Evening star., 1943-06-06
Just
Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE
Editor. The junior Star.

A journalism teacher who knows
how to put her instructions to prac-
tical use is Miss Jean Moffatt Of
Anacostia High School.
This issue of The Junior Star
contains a prize winning story by
one of Miss Moffatt's pupils. And
on my desk are several other stories
by members of her class, all sched-
uled for publication in future is
sues of The Junior Star, with ex-
cellent chances of winning prizes.
Miss Moffatt has taken the trou-
BILE to learn what kind of stories
fers, and to direct the work of her
students along those lines. Thus,
every member of her class is work.
ing not merely for practice, but for
possible publication. Which is, of
| course, an incentive that results in
| better work.
Each week the best stories and
articles turned in by Miss Moffatt's
pupils are submitted to The Junior
Star. And gratifying number of
them get into print, with the thrill
ing words, Prize Contribution"
above the names of the authors.
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Recently I attended an assembly
at Anacostia at which new chapter
of the Quill and Scroll, international
honor society for high school jour-
nalists, was established. To my sur
prise and delight, at least half of
the boys and girls honored by mem
bership in the organization were
contributors to The Junior Star, sew
eral of them over period of years.
And that, think. is convincing evi-
dence of the soundness of Miss Mof-
fats teaching methods.
Speaking of the Quill and Scroll.
the Mckinley High School chapter
of the society recently initiated 10
new members: Richard Caslin,
Ruth Collins, Joyce Gochenour,
Phyllis Hall, Lois Mendum, Jean
Murphy, Frank Rolston, William
Scott Jean Root and Jeanne
Barinott.
incidentally, Jeanne Barinott, J. S.
correspondent at Tech for several
years, has been designated alter
nate" to Darleen Weisenburger,
winner of a four-year scholarship
to George Washington University.
Winner of the boys half of the
scholarship competition was Ed
ward Fisher and Harold Keesling is
his alternate.
The patrol boys of Blessed Sacra-
ment School sold s10788 in War
bonds and stamps during the month
of May. An Army ambulance pur-
chased with part of the money was
delivered to the school with appro-
pirate ceremonies. including the
placing of commemorative plaque
on the vehicle Blessed Sacrament
pupils previously had purchased
81 1926 in bonds and stamps.
Dorothy Scott and Morton Eanet
of Roosevelt High School have won
four-year scholarships to George
Washington University, with Ellen
Liska and Eugene Atherton as their
alternates. Eugene also has won a
years scholarship to Johns Hopkins
University.
The Roosevelt Reporter has been
given an excellent" rating by the
National Scholastic Press Associa-
ton.
Roosevelt's newest organization is
a non-sectarian Bible club formed
under the leadership of Carolyn
Heustis.
Violet Musicante is the new cap
tain Of Roosevelt's Nurses Aides.
Charlotte Frank and Amy Lou :Har-
ris are her lieutenants, and 18 cor
porals also have been appointed.
The girls have been making them
selves useful at Children's Hospi-
tai.
The Calvin Coolidge High School
Courier was given third-place rat
ing by the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association.
Virginia Leatherwood has made
her school work pay dividends. At
Coolidge she has served as a clerk
in the school bank Now she has
landed job as a bookkeeper in
real bank. Its job I simply love-"
she says.
Architectural drawing is the hob
by of Dan Gold, captain of Com
pany c, Woodrow Wilson High
School Cadets. His ambition is to
become naval officer.
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To-day received a check for 81
as payment for my prize winning
article in The junior Star" writes
June Sickels, Central High School.
Thank you very much. I am quite
sure that I couldn't find a better
investment than War stamps, so
shall use 1t for that purpose"
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The Children's Museum, 4215
Massachusetts, avenue NV, cele-
brated its second birthday ami
versary yesterday