Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
Just Between
Ourselves
BY Philip II. Love,
Editor, The Junior Star.

To all its readers The Junior sta,
extends best wishes for the new
year. knd to the many readers who
sent holiday greeting cards, thanks
Claire Marie French, whose dol
collection Is the subject of one OF
today's prize winning stories, Is a
very busy girl. Barbara Fisher, au-
thor OF the story, reports:
I'm addition to her dolls, Claire
has to take care of a canary, some
goldfish and a dog. She also has a
dollhouse and playhouse to care
for. Still she finds time to carry on
her school activities. collect certain
clippings and play the piano well
She also has fine collection of
books and large doll piano more
than 80 years old"
incidentally, Barbara thought up
a new word to describe her re-
action to Claire's dolls. They COM
pletely sinatraed me-" she says.
If you enjoy writing and would
like to try to win a War Bond, drop
in at the Civil Aeronautics Admin
istrations "Sky-Roads" exhibition in
the auditorium of the Department
OF Commerce. Look over the model
airplanes, photographs and maps on
display and then write an essay de-
scribing them. You may win one
Of the three bonds-$100, $50 and
$25-offered by William A. M. Bur-
den. Special Aviation Assistant te
the Secretary Of Commerce.
The exhibition Is open every day
from 10 am. to 9 pm. and pupils
Of the public and private schools
Of the Washington Metropolitan
Area-from the first grade through
high school-are eligible to compete
for the prizes. Write your essay or
one side Of the paper and put your
name and address and the name OF
your school in the upper left-hano
corner. If you are IN grades / to s
limit your composition to 100 words
and If in 7 to 9, to 200 words; but
If you are in high school, you may
write as much as 800 words.
Essays must be delivered-by mail
or In person-to the Information
and Statistical Division, 1921 Com
merce Department Building, not
later than noon February /. Tit
exhibition will close next Saturday
College Park School has creed
all its own, composed by seventh
graders. A member of the class
Cynthia Davis, has asked me tc
publish 1t here, and since 1t is a
/ very good creed I am glad to do so
1 believe in the American public
school as democratic institution
for the benefit of all, as an oppor-
tunlty for every child's physical
mental, moral and social develop
ment. I therefore believe it is m,
duty and privilege to love it, to
obey its rules, to respect its prop
erty to conserve its supplies, to par.
ticipate in all activities for its ad-
vancement and to show my appreci-
alton for the American way of edu-
cation"
Collecting souvenirs OF the wa,
is the hobby of Alvin Wolfmar
Of Paul Junior High School. Among
his souvenirs. all sent to him By
relatives in the fighting forces, are
japanese money from Guadalcanal
money from Australia and New
Guinea, two cigarettes taken from q
Jap Navy officer, an overseas car
and insignia OF the various services
Another Paul pupil with an in.
+teresting hobby Is. Daniel Goodsaid
His collection 81 numerals include.
copper, gold, lead and SILVER Ore
turquoise and petrifed wood. ~;
Junior jottings: 37.<.iA,%'
Jimmy Lee, vice president of tn,
Student Council at Woodrow Wilson
High School, spent last summer
working in machine tool factory il
Vermont-a very practical contribu
ton to the war effort. He CAM
to this country from China in 194l
Lucille Basinger, Eastern High
School, is doing volunteer work a
the USO. and Frances Kircher, alst
OF Eastern. is working as a nurses
aide at Casualty Hospital.
Peggy O'Connor, who graduated
from Mckinley High School in 194l
is now Powers model. While a
Tech she was chosen as the school,
''healthiest girl" Laurett;
Chambers, Dunbar High School, de-
votes much of her spare time t,
being playmate of invalid children
in Freedmen's Hospital.