Evening star., 1940-08-18

h ere are ''7s
she elve+is Ann Bradley.
whitewashed. In it I grow bacteria
and make slides. I have a port
able microscope. through which I
can study my bugs
AIMS hobby developed from her
studies at school. When her class
began studying bacteria, she ex-
planned, her interest was aroused
to such an extent that she decided
to continue the work in her spare
time. Her father gave her permis-
sion to use the cellar closet, and
borrowed q good microscope for her
besides.
But bacteriology is only one of
AIMS hobbies. She also Is inter
ested In ballet dancing, playing the
piano and writing what she calls
descriptive contrasts"
The dancing occupies most Of her
time. Il enjoy it very much, and
this is my tenth year of study"
she says. Il have appeared in
several recitals-for the last three
years at the Arts Club"
Ann takes dancing lessons once
or twice each week. Her ambition
is to become a professional dancer
when she grows up.
II have taken piano lessons about
three years" she writes. I have
lesson every other week, and right
now I am studying . Beethoven
sonata"
AS a pianist, she also has given
several recitaE, most Of them at
music schools
But the writing Of descriptive
contrasts" Is the hobby she has fol-
lowed longest I can't tell you
exactly what it is-except that Ann
writes descriptions of various things
in an imaginative way that seems
poetic without actually being poetry
Usually she throws them away as
soon as she writes them.
Getting back to "Bradley's Lab"
however-and that's where We
started-its walls are decorated
with bacteria specimens. These,
Ann submits, give the place a cer-
tain atmosphere that could be cap
tured in no other way. She did the
decorations herself, painting -four
kinds of bacteria and the red and
white blood corpuscles"
Ann sums up the ADVANTAGES of
three of her hobbies-dancing, play
ing the piano and studying bac-
teria-thus: II can turn any Of
these hobbies into a career and
continue the others as pleasurable
pastimes.'
And when you've said that of a
hobby-any hobby-you've said all
that can be said.
Elsewhere in today's issue of The
Junior Star you will find a story
by Robert J. Freyder. That story
was written as a matter OF duty
because Robert felt that the girls
were outshining the boys as con-
tributors to the j. s. In a recent
j. s.. he wrote in letter accom-
panying his story, he noticed that
all the best material was written
by girls. To him it looked as if
the boys were failing down on the
job" So, he added, right away
I took time out to write about my
camping trip"
Well, frankly, Robert is not far
wrong in his suspicion that the boys
are falling down on the job" For
some reason, the girls are much
more active as correspondents than
are the boys; and even when the
boys try their hands at contributing
their efforts, for the most part, fall
short of those of the girls. wish
this were not so; but it is, and
we'll, boys, what are you going to do
about it? Are you going to let the
girls beat you out? Or are you
going to follow Roberts excellent
example and give them some real
competition?
X X X
In a note that came In with the
story of Squeaky. also published in
today's j. S., Margaret Jacobson
wrote: Our little cocker spaniel
was killed last week, and Squeaky
has helped US not to feel 50 badly"
Some time back, Jeanne Barinott,
was mentioned in this column as
having presented to the Red Cross
war relief fund the first dollar she
won as q j. S. contributor, Now
comes this note from Jeanne: II
want to thank you for the grand
article you wrote about me. I
do not think 1 deserved 50 much
praise. 1t was so little to do at q
time when millions are losing every
thing they have"
But Jeanne's aid to the Red Cross
did not end with her contribution
Of 81. A couple of weeks ago, she
made a batch of ginger cookies and
peddled them around her neighbor-
hood for the benefit of the war
relief fund.
II sold six small bags at 10 cents
each," she reports. This week, I
made some more cookies and sold
seven bags, and a lady gave me a
scent tip. I now have $l.35. When
I get So, I shall give it to the Red
Cross. enjoy making the cookies,
and have no trouble selling them y