Evening star., 1943-04-11
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| Between
| Yourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE
Editor, The Junior Star.

Editor, The Junior Star.
High schools everywhere seem to
be taking up the Victory Corps idea.
Among the latest to do se-and with
excellent results, according to cor
respondents of The Junior Star
are Fairfax Va) High School and
Lackey High School, Indian Head,
Md.
At the Virginia school, says let
ter from Jacqueline Monroe, IA, the
organization has been divided into
six sections: Army, Navy, Air Corcs,
community service. production and
general membership. The Navy
branch IS the largest, having 400
members, but the Army runs it a
close second with 800. The COM
munity service branch has SO men,
bers, the Air Corps, GO, and the
production and general membership,
40 each. Jacqueline joined the COM
munity service because, she explains,
Il was particularly interested in
medical work. Members of the
nurses aid platoon of this branch
are on duty two afternoons each
week in the Fairfax County clinic.
II find clinic work very interest
ing" Jaculine writes. 1--WE register
new patients, get out the record
cards of old ones who come in, fill
out appointment cards and give out
booklets to people who want them.
We have a large box of toys to
keep children amused while their
mothers are busy with the doctor
and nurse. We measure and weigh
pre-school children, sterilize equip
ment that has been used and see
that all supplies are in their proper
places. All this work formerly was
done by nurses"
Other platoons have equally
worthwhile duties, ranging from the
sale of War savings bonds and
stamps Cthe school has bought one
jeep for the Army and is we'll started
toward the purchase of another) to
the writing of letters to former stu
dents who have gone into the
armed forces.
Our Victory Corps is advancing
rapidly and we hope to accomplish
many more things" Jacqueline con-
cludes.
The Victory Corps at Lackey was
set up to meet "the growing need
for healthier and stronger boys and
girls" according to Joan Mattingly,
13, who, with the assistance of Joyce
WEIGH, commands the girls. Jimmy
Byrd commands the boys, assisted
by Wayne Foster.
"At the beginning of our organiza-
tion," Joan writes, two Minute Men
sergeants trained in the Marine
Corps kindly consented to help us
in our drilling. There is a large
variety of work being done by our
members. Some are doing airplane
spotting, collecting scrap metal,
taking care of children whose par
ents are engaged in war work and
doing many other helpful jobs.
Members of the Victory Corps must
have at least &C. average in their
studies, do at least two hours of
war work each week, have military
drill and do regular exercises. We
have an extensive athletic program" !"
Drawing pictures of movie actors
and actresses is the "favorite hobby"
Of Janet M. Dunnett, 9, of Ban
croft School.
Il have started to draw a picture of
Madeleine Carroll" Janet reports.
Il have quite collection of photo
graphs of stars which I cut out of
papers and magazines. I enjoy copy
ing them. Some of the stars in this
collection are Janet Blair, Ann Shir-
ley, George Murphy, Rita Hayworth
and Jack Benny. When 1 finish
Madeleine Carroll, 1 intend to draw
Joan Carroll. I have loved to draw
ever since / was in the first grade. {"
A sample sketch accompanying
Janets letter indicates that she
draws very well for her age.
Janet Ralph, one of today's prize
winners, explains her contribution in
note: THE other day 1 was recall
ing vacation in Maine in 1889 and
jotted down a few happy recollec-
tions It occurred to me they might
interest some of our j. S. readers,
especially now that Maine and va
cation trips seem so far away, in
memory, we may relive all the fasci-
mating trips to historical and beau
tiful places we made in prewar va
cations. How exquisite and vivid
they each seem now, and how won-
derful to enjoy them all over again
in retrospect. :" In a recent
column I said: Caroline Huestis,
Roosevelt High School, entertains
servicemen every Sunday night at
Almas Temple. Her program includes
singing, dancing, a special broadcast
and barbecue" I was wrcng.
There was no dancing. Instead,
Caroline writes, there is "a message
by an interesting speaker. :" Bu-
chanan School pupils solved the
problem of how much to contribute
to the Red Cross in clever fashion,
says Martha Galloway, II. Each stu
dent gave his or her age in pennies.
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