Evening star., 1943-11-21
lust Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Editor. The Junior Star,

lSs
ports on several worth while books
for boys and girls had to be omitted
from this column last Sunday. But
Children's Book Week continued
through yesterday, SO today should
not be too late to give those crowd
ed-out volumes the mention they
deserve.
The most important book in the
lot is How to Fly an Airplane," by
Capt. Bernard Brookes (Consoli-
dateO. Every boy and girl interest
ed in aviation should find it a source
Of much valuable information. 1t
is. in fact. the next best thing to a
course in flying.
Capt. Brookes, who lives in Wash
ington, is an expert on aviation, and
his book has been approved by both
the Army and the Navy.
Another interesting book is "How's
Inky?" by Sam Campbell (Bobbs-
BerrilD. In it a porcupine and his
pals offer some high lights on happi-
ness for young readers Of all ages
The other books-recommend
for the very young-are: "Once
Upon a Time" by Agnes Fisher
(Nelson): 'The Water Buffalo Chill
dren," by Pearl S. Buck day =;
THE Little Builders ABC," by Nell
Rippy (Simon g. Schuster): Ada
the Ayrshire" by Walt Wetterberg
MilD; "Bippy Rides Again." by
Elizabeth Downing Barnitz day ;
The Climbing Book" by Charlotte
Steiner and Mary Birmingham (Van-
guard; "Gigi and Gogo," by Ed
gard Kiger Belair (Reynal &
Hitchcock; First Steps," by Mar
ion V. Ridgway and Hildegard L.
Hopkins Howell Soskin); THE
Timbertoes," by Aldredge Mckee
(Beckley- -Cardy); The Trumpet
by Margot Austin; The Unlike
Twins" and "The Unlike Twins and
the Animals" by Charlotte Becker
(Scribner's).
The boys of the woodshop classes
Of Woodrow Wilson High School are
making floor. lamps for use in Red
Cross recreation rooms at various
Army posts. And for the Navy they
are producing six small-scale models
of Japanese bombers.
Before starting on these two prof.
ects. the boys turned out 10 benches
which the Red Cross presented to
the armed forces on duty at Camp
Springs, Md
The Cleaner, student newspaper
of the Academy of the Holy Cross.
has been accorded "All-Catholic" "
rating in the annual survey con-
Quoted by the Catholic School Press
Association. Joan Callahan is edi-
tor of the paper and her associates
are Patricia Irwin, Marta Rover
and Patricia Keck.
The Reporter, student newspaper
OF Roosevelt High School, has been
awarded first-class honor rating
Of excellent by the National Scho-
lastic Press Association. Don Wolpe,
John Del Vecchio and Ez Henkin
were the editors responsible.
u y
Another high school paper which
has won distinction is the Dunbar
News Reel. Edward Nell, executive
secretary Of the International Hon
orary Society for High School Jour-
nalists, wrote to the editors: Con
gratulations! Your publication has
won outstanding honors in the l943
Critical Service. The judges of this
years service, under the auspices
Of the Medill School of Journalism,
recognize your paper as one of the
achievements and be-
stow upon it the excellent rating
shown on the scorebook inclosed." +"
The rating indicated was First
international Award" Falva Joan
Logan is editor of the paper and
Cordia Baylor is her associate.
Junior jottings: June Sickels.
Central High School, gave her last
j. S. prize dollar to the Community
war Fund. -. Ruth Davis, Coolidge
High School correspondent of the
j. S., was valedictorian of the grad
uating class at Paul j. H. S. last
June. Writes Paul Riley, Mount
Vernon School, Alexandria: I'VE
have already sent IS Christmas
boxes to orphaned children in Eng
land. and many painted and deco
rated cans were made for the girls
in the service, in which to carry
their cold cream. Also, this year
we have sent rs coat hangers and
many utility bags to the Army
camps. Other things made by the
pupils Of Mount Vernon and sent
to Red Gross headquarters are
books, games, Christmas cards. ash
trays, a Christmas tree for the SOL
diers' Christmas table, tray covers
and place cards"