Evening star., 1942-06-14
Becoming Good Catcher Is Sre Way Win Success Baseball
Just
| Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE
Junior Star Editor.

stan OF the IrOCCeT, Stuocnt ncWe-
paper of Takoma-S Silver Spring
Junior High School, went to New
York recently to attend the annual
convention OF the Columbia Scho-
lastic Press Association. 1T was a
wonderful trip" says a report from
Kathleen Faulconer, feature editor
of the paper and one OF the dele
gates to the meeting.
The other members Of the dele
CATION were Betty Pisapio. editor in
chief; Virginia Roudlett, art editor;
Harry Biller, sports editor; Shirley
Workman, exchange editor: Dick
Hesselgesser, Ed Metcalf, Monroe
Hite and Laura Nicholson. They
were accompanied by their faculty
adviser, Miss Maxine White.
Sightseeing tours took the young
journalists to Grants Tomb, the
Statue of Liberty, st. Patrick's Ca
thedral, the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine, Harlem and the RCA
Building. I'VE rode in New York
style, in the subways and on double
decked buses" Kathleen writes.
The delegation also attended
broadcasts of three famous radio
"Maudie's Diary" Mai.
Edward Bowes and His Amateurs"
and The Hit Parade"
Kathleen and her friends brought
back MANY souvenirs Of their trip,
including autographs Of Maj. Bowes,
Mary Mason, Vincent Lopez and
several Of the more important con-
vention speakers.
The trip was an experience that
we shall not soon forget" Kath-
leen's report concludes. 1T is an
especially good topic OF converse
ton now that the convention is on
and the talk is on"
Harry Zehner, jr.. is making 1t as
easy as possible for the other pupils
of Stoddert School to purchase
War savings stamps.
Every Thursday afternoon / 60
to all the rooms in our school,
Harry writes. The pupils give me
their money and put down their
names. along with the kind and
number of stamps they want.
Then. after school. Miss Arnaud,
the fourth grade teacher, and I go
to the post ONCE in her car and !
buy the stamps-usually thirty 10
cent and sixty 25-cent ones.
The next day deliver the stamps
to nv schoolmates. The most /
ever got was s42.30. estimate that
have delivered about $500 worth
Of stamps so far"
Fine work, Harry. And the re-
porter's card you requested already
has been mailed to you.
Because she "loves to dance" Mrs
Betty L. Zeiger is offering free les
sons to girls and boys living in the
vicinity OF her home. 56l6 Thirty
first avenue, Queens Chapel Manor
Md. Her only purpose in making
the offer. she says. Is Ito keep IN
practice as both dancer and
teacher"
Mrs. Zeiger has been dancing
about eight years. always for diver
sion rather than for pay. Before
coming to Washington in Septem-
Der, 1910, she gave numerous free
recitals in her home city, Phlla-
delphia. Last year. from September
to November, she gave free instruc-
tions to 10 children and. she says
enjoyed the experience very much
She teaches ballet, interpretive
modern and folk dancing.
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Saving samples of various articles
is the hobby of Betty Dillon. Sher-
wood School, Sandy Spring, Md
She obtains the samples by answer
ing advertisements in newspapers
and magazines.
Il have so samples of different
| things" Betty writes. Her favorites
are a small bar of soap and q pack
age of face powder.
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The Science Club of Hine Junior
High School took its first trip re-
Gently, says a note from Mozelle
Bigelow. The group visited Benja-
min Franklin Institution, Philadel-
phia, leaving early enough in the
morning to have good time and
return to Washington before night
fall" Mozelle adds. Louvinia
Warfield, Banneker Junior High
School, makes a hobby Of collecting
news of the activities OF Negroes
She keeps her collection in scrap
book divided into sections on art,
history, literature and music. Il
find this hobby very interesting and
educational" she reports. -. Cora
Hastie, Coolidge High School, has
won a scholarship to Pembroke Col
lege, Brown University. She hopes
to become a physician. Adrian
Tolley, Roosevelt High School, won
first place for Washington in the
Pan-American essay contest. His
essay on What Inter-American
Cooperation Means to Me" earned
him a $50 War bond. Gordon
Van Hook, Gordon Junior High
School, witnessed the japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor. Peggy
Ann Shelley, Cooke School, who
won a prize with her recent article
on her collection of miniature pitch
ers, writes: Thank you very much
for the 81. I have decided to use
half of it for War stamps and the
other half for a new pitcher"