Evening star., 1943-09-05
lust Between
Ourselves
by PHILIP H. LOVE-
Editor. The Junior Star.

EDITOR, Inc JunIOr star.
Within the next two weeks many
boys and girls will have to make one
of the most important decisions of
their lives.
The situation of one of The Junior
Stars high school correspondents is
typical of that of thousands of
young Americans. She is 16 and if
she returns to school this month
will graduate next June. All sum-
mer she has worked at job she
likes, for salary which in normal
times a girl or boy of her age, edu-
cation and experience could not hope
to achieve. Now she has to decide
whether to give up her job and go
back to school.
What would you do2" she asked
some of her friends.
One said: ''If had three years of
high school and job I liked, I
wouldn't even wonder what to do.
I'd forget school-and quickly"
Another advised: THE job may
not last, and even If 1t does it may
not lead anywhere. You'll just go on
doing the same thing at about the
same pay for SO long that you'll
wind up wishing you'd gone back to
school and fitted yourself for some
thing with a better future. You can
always get a job, but you can't al
ways get an education. I'd go back
to school,"
Still another counseled: "I'd keep
the job and 60 to night school. That
way you'll have your job and get an
education, too. You can't lose."
But you can lose-and probably
will. 1t is easy to say you'll finish
your education at night, but hard
to do. Your job may take SO much
out of you that many nights you'll
be tempted to skip your classes.
And after you have missed a few
you'll say to yourself: I'm too
far behind now to catch up. may
as well quit"
It takes a great deal Of character
to work all day and get an edu-
cation at night.
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always get a job but you can't al
ways get an education"
The time to get an education Is
now-while you are young. And
there is no reason why you can't
get it and still do your share toward
winning the war.
If you know from experience
that you are blessed with unusual
determination and fortitude take
the advice of Friend No. 81. Keep
your job and go to night school.
But If there is the slightest doubt
of your ability to carry out such
difficult program don't gamble
with your future. Swap your Job
for part-time work that will not
interfere with your studies. Thus
you still will be doing your bit to
help solve the acute manpower
problem. But, whatever you do,
don't listen to Friend No. don t
forget school" until you've taken
full advantage of all it has to offer.
AS student you can find many
ways to work for victory in the war.
If you cannot land a suitable part
time job you can put your best
effort into the Victory Corps pro-
gram; you can collect newspapers
and magazines, salvage scrap metal
and rubber, save waste fat and
grease, help the Red Cross, buy War
bonds and stamps-really, there's
hardly any limit to the worthwhile
things you can do if you are alert
and energetic.
Junior jottings:
Robert Buzzell, 10, Of Claude
Swanson Junior High School sug-
gests @some ways that boys my age
can earn money for War stamps
and, of course, go to a movie once
in a while, because you have to
have some fun: Il, NOV lawns.
2, run errands; 8, carry bags of
groceries out to. peoples cars, or, if
you have wagon, deliver for people
who have no cars; 4, try comic book
contests; S. help with victory gar
dens; 6, clean and polish cars; 7,
wash windows; 8, make grab-bags
of old toys and sell to kids for 2 or 3
cents a sack (marbles, airplane
cards, old funny books, duplicate
stamps, etc.; 8, write prize article
for The Junior Star" Sugar,
pet cat Of Dorothy Baker, 13, Alice
Deal Junior High School, has three
kittens, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby
and Dinah Shore. Another
post card from Shirley Turner, IT,
Central High School, who is in At
lantic City: II believe I wrote you
about my job as a string reporter
on the local paper-well, it is even
more interesting now. 1 have COW
cred some very interesting stories
and recently was lucky enough to
get column of my own. I'm still
enthusiastic over this type of work
and feel that my experience on The
Junior Star has been a great help
to me-" . A visit to the Statue
of Liberty was memorable expert
ence for Blanche Coins, 13, Hyatts-
vile (Md) School. "It was very
exciting and thrilling" she writes.
=. A visit to the White House
stands out similarly in the memory
of Jeanneane Bauman, 13, Holy
Redeemer School, Berwyn, Md.
Mary Minor Ruffner, Lorton (Va.)
School, has two black kittens which
she found on her porch during q
summer rainstorm.
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