Evening star., 1945-06-24
Just Between
Ourselves
BY Philip II. Love

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This year, as in the past, gradua-
tions are taking their toll of Junior
Star correspondents. So If you have
been thinking about trying your
hand at J. s. reporting, but haven't
quite gotten around to it, don't put
1t of any longer. The chances will
never be more favorable than they
are right now.
1t has been nearly seven years
since the J. S. became a page by
boys and girls, rather than just a
page for boys and girls. Hundreds
Of correspondents have come and
gone in those years and you'd think
I'd be used to welcoming the new
ones and saying good-by to the old.
But I'm not; still hate to part with
old friends, even though there is a
certain compensating pleasure in
greeting new ones. Graduations
come twice year, but I've just
never learned to take them in stride.
But getting back to you and your
intention of taking the place of one
Of the girls or boys among this
months graduates-you don't have
to wait for school to reopen to get
started as a reporter. Stories for
the j. S. don't have to be about
school activities-they can be about
camping, hiking. sports, hobbies,
talents, unusual experiences, inter-
esting ways of earning money; in
short, about any subject likely to
interest girls and boys. And If
you're sufficiently interested In
something to want to write about it,
the chances are that other young
people will find it interesting, too.
The oldest correspondent - in
point of service, that is-to whom
the J. S. says good-by this year
is June Sickels, whose poem, Grad
uation." is published today. She
started writing for this page as a
l4-year-old Powell Junior High
School pupil. That was way back
in June, 1910, and she's contributed
dozens of articles, stories and poems
since then-most of them prize
winners, too.
In her farewell note to the j. S.,
June wrote:
Each year you receive letters
from students-like myself-who
want to thank you for the happy
moment of finding an article or
something they've written in The
Junior Star. Truly, it has been
great fun, and shall never forget
one instant of any of it. I have
kept a scrapbook and shall peek in
now and then and remember
Graduating from high school, I
find, Is both exciting and a bit
frightening, too. I wake up think
ing of the big world we graduates
are stepping into, and almost wish
I were starting school all over
again. Il said 'almost!D
Again I want to thank you for all
you've done I've had a wonderful
experience
In l943, Robert Won Gunten, then
II, was one of the J. S. CORE
spondents at Western High School.
In February of that year, he came
to the j. S. office to turn in story,
and that was the last I saw of him.
Last week I received a letter,
rubber stamped with this return
address: Robert Won Gunten, S. c.
I2/C, U. S. N, Receiving Snip Ships
Company, Navy 3242. co Fleet P. O.,
San Francisco, Calf" Bob wrote
Il have been in the Philippines
for some time. Generally speaking.
it is a mass of destruction. One
look at the people and their homes
tells the hardships they suffered be-
fore the Nips were pushed back
Money has no value-three eggs,
S1.50; one small loaf of bread, $3.50;
other items on the same scale"
Recently, Bob wrote, he was guest
at the home of Filipino physician.
The doctors wife served coffee on
the veranda. There was no milk or
sugar, and she apologized But the
apology wasn't necessary, Bob said
Il understood"
AT present" Bob went on, Il am
cooking and baking at night. We
have two changes here, sunshine
and rain. This is undoubtedly the
hottest place in the world"