Evening star., 1941-09-28
Bows Too Young Football Team Can Still Prepare for Srdom
Just
Between
Ourselves
By PHILIP H. LOVE.

NOW that all the SCHOOLS are Oack |
In operation. The Junior Star finds
1t necessary to say good-by to many |
of its old correspondents and well !
come new ones to take their places. |
Graduations, as usual, have re- |
suited in vacancies in many schools, |
not only in the District, but in near
by Maryland and Virginia as well. |
The graduations came last June, of
course, but they did not affect The |
Junior Star until the reopening OF
the schools this fall Graduates are
always permitted to continue their
correspondence for The Junior Star
until they either enter college or at
tain the age of 18.
For several years now, teachers
of English and journalism in many
of the schools have been appointing
boys and girls among their pupils to
act as reporters for The Junior Star.
Some teachers pick boy or a girl,
or both, for each month of the
school year; others make their Sc
lectionS at the beginning OF each
semester. Either way is all right
with The Star, though the monthly
system seems to produce the best
results, and is, therefore, preferred.
Perhaps Miss Margaret Manning,
English teacher at Anacostia High
School, has the best method OF all.
She has her whole class write stories
and articles for possible publication
in The Junior Star. A board OF edi-
tors made up of students selects
the best compositions and submits
them to Miss Manning. The teacher
reduces the pile of manuscripts still
further and then sends the re-
mainder to The Junior Star. The
results: Good representation OF
Anacostia in The Junior Star, a
good selection of material for the
editor and good marks for the Sue
cessful writer's.
But YOU do not need to have an
appointment from your teacher to
become a correspondent for The
Junior Star. This page is open to
every girl and boy of high school
age and under who can write or
draw anything which, in the judg-
ment of the editor. will be OF in
terest to other young people. All
! that is required of correspondents
is that they observe the rules of the,
| contributors contest pubnShed on
/ this page every Sunday.
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At this time of year The Junior
Star receives many letters from
departing correspondents. Typical
of their sentiment is this one
received Just the other day from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
correspondent now attending Amer
ican University:
81 am so sorry I didn't hear
The Junior Star of the Air last
Saturday. but I am now deep in
A. U. activities. I did hear, how
ever. that you somehow managed
to put in a good word for me.
Now I should like. briefly, to put
| in a good word for The Junior Star
and its editors, who have helped
me these many years. I believe.
! truly, that / miss The Junior Star
more than my high school. Turning
from high school to college is not
nearly so big step as jumping
from the familiar Junior Star to
some new paper and editors.
With you so graciously helping
and encouraging me, writing has
been a grand experience. Any young
! 10 ri
toward writing should try The
Junior Star and receive the editors
sound judgment-so I did and
gained a wealth of experience for
which I shall always be grateful"
1t is heartwarming to know that
some boys and girls have much the
same feeling toward The Junior
Star as they do toward their school
And. at the risk of being considered
an old softie, The Junior Star may
lust as we'll confess right now that
the feeling is mutual. 1t hates to
see its young writers (and readers
too, of course) grow up and grad
uate and say good-by. 1t draws
compensation, however. from the
fact that there are always other
boys and girls coming along to take
their places.
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In a different vein, but inspired
by the same kind of situation is
this note from another leave-takine
correspondent who has entered I'M
maculata Seminary:
"s Before discontinue my
term as a reporter I want to tel
you how much I have enjoyed writ
ing for the j. S. and being or
your Saturday morning broadcast
It has all been lot of fun anc
I've enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks
for everything and I hope The
Junior Star will grow to be bigger
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