Evening star., 1942-02-15
Oscar Showcase Dummy Used Teach Students Artificial Respiration
Just
Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE-
Junior Star Editor.

SuHlof Quar- 6oAl"'
The recent campaign for funds to
continue the war against infantile
paralysis prompted Betty E. Burner,
l3, to write one of the most inter-
esting letters have ever received.
On October %, l941, Betty went
home from Claude A. Swanson
Junior High School, Arlington, Va,
with what she still recalls as "a
dreadful headache" She felt well
enough next day to climb out of
bed, but the moment her feet
touched the floor she fell. II kept
trying to get up." she writes, "but
did not succeed"
A physician summoned to the
Burner residence, isis North Curtis
road, Arlington, decided that Betty
was suffering from "strep" throat.
BY the next day, however, Betty's
illness had taken a more definite
form and the doctor diagnosed it as
infantile paralysis.
Mother was very worried" Betty
recalls. That night I was taken
to Children's Hospital. ! was in an
isolation ward for two weeks and
then was transferred to private
room"
Betty was not in the hospital very
long before she received a letter
from Mrs. Roosevelt. Later, as the
time of the annual infantile paralysis
drive approached. she decided to
write to the President.
II wrote on a Wednesday and
received a lovely reply from the
President the following Saturday"
she says. Il was thrilled to DEATH"
After nine weeks in the hospital
Betty was permitted to return home
for the holidays. And despite the
fact she was-and still is-flat on
her back, she reports that her
Christmas was "a very merry one"
She hopes to be able to sit in a wheel
chair in about three months.
II sent my beloved President go
dimes for his birthday anniversary,
Betty concludes. "A dime for each
year Of his life"
1t was a real pleasure to receive
another interesting story from Julia
Dutton, the enterprising corre-
spondent who covered" the jap
anese attack on Hawaii for The
Junior Star. In a note accompany
ing her latest contribution she says:
II want to thank you sincerely
for your kindness. I appreciated
your sending the clipping and also
the reporters card. I hope some
day to have q real press card to
put in my hat"
Friday, as every one knows, was
the 18th, regarded by the super
stitious as a day of misfortune.
But it didn't bother Rose Marie
Winslow, 13, OF st. Michaels School,
Silver Spring. Md.
Not to discourage superstitious
readers, but I'd like to tell you Of
a certain Friday, the 18th, that I
experienced. Rose Marie writes.
ITO begin with, when I awoke, the
sun was shining brightly. and that
was good omen. Later that morn
ing, I received beautiful gift
And that evening, I went to a party
and had a delightful time"
Rose Marie, being a sensible girl,
places no stock whatever in super
stitions.
"Of all the thrilling experiences
have had in the past year." says
note from Phyllis Bardos. IL, of
Paul Junior High School. II think
the most exciting was having my
picture taken with Gene Autry on
January 80.
THE Camp Fire Girls, chaperoned
by ladies on the Ticket Committee.
were at the various hotels selling
programs for the Presidents Birth
day Balls. the proceeds of which
were to go to the infantile paralysis
fund. While selling a program to
the famous movie cowboy, Sylvia
Simmons and I had our pictures
snapped. Besides having a lot of
fun. we were glad to participate in
such a worthy cause"
Junior jottings:
Janice Ann Shearer, Takoma-
Silver Spring MD School, reports
that she and Jack and Murry Rus
sci are publishing q neighborhood
newspaper to raise money for the
purchase of q Defense bond. E.
Jeanne Barinott, Mckinley High
School, says of two recent prize
dollars: "One went for the Red
Cross war fund, the other for more
Defense stamps to provide more
cartridges for Uncle Sam. A
similar message comes from another
recent prize winner, Demetra Bacas,
Coolidge High School, who writes:
Needless to say, I'm going to buy
some more little green stamps"
Eloy Fominaya, l6, violnist In the
Maryland Park High School Or
chestra. can play anything from
Turkey in the Straw to Chopin"
according to his schoolmate, Eleanor
Schrader. Students of Oxon Hill
md High School sold $l38.l5 in
Defense stamps in q recent four
day period, mostly to pupils Of the
towns elementary school. The SELL
ing was done by Larry Alsop, Kerby
Latham, Ethel Sawyer, Laura Lee
Lewey. Minnie Russell, Marguerite
Adams, Ellie Francis and Margaret
DelOzier.'