Evening star., 1949-11-13
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love-

by ThiiiP n. Love
Thoughts while trying to decide
what to write column about:
Children's Book Week is the logi-
cal subject. But I haven't
read enough kids books this year
to make it worth while. How
about something on the import
ance of reading good books?
No. Too preachy. Kids
don't like being preached to.
Wrote about favorite books OF my
boyhood last year. Can't do that
again. Here are a couple OF
books that haven't been reviewed.
Adventures Of q Letter."
by G. Warren Schloat. jr., pub
lished by Scribner. price 81. Pic
ture story of what happened to q
letter mailed in Los Angeles and
delivered in White Plains, N. Y.
:. Very interesting and in
formative, but hardly important
enough to warrant a whole COL
umn. Tricky" by George
Cory Franklin, published by
Houghton- Miflin at $2.25. Story
Of the adventures Of red fox, for
8-to-12-year-olds. Fine illus
trations by L. D. Cram. {. No
column here. either. How
about Armistice Day? Well,
it really isn't much of holiday
any more, thanks to World War
II and the threat Of III.
And it's too soon to write any,
thing about Thanksgiving or
Christmas.
Maybe these high school news
papers will suggest something.
Woodrow Wilson Beacon:
Miss Edith Barnett, new gym
teacher. was born on the site Of
the school. A sort Of hon1ecom-
ing. Cute item in the "Bea-
con Feekin' column about "the
bright boy who thought the
ancient mariner shot Albert Ross"
There's a name that really
rhymes-Larry Harry. The
David and Garland
Grimes spent the summer prac-
ticing lifting weights up to 120
pounds. Mary Wang came
to Eastern by way Of her native
China and France, England and
India. Likes it here. but hopes
to go back to China. =. Tech
Life: Dancing is the art Of pull
ing your feet away faster than
your partner can step on them"
Phyllis Ellis models in q
downtown store on Saturdays.
McKinley's choir will sing
Friday and again December II
over WRC. Barbara Rhom
is a new student from Venezuela.
Dunbar News Reel: Norma
Morton has already gained recog-
milton for her outstanding talent
in playing the violin. She plays
with the school orchestra and has
appeared on the stage and over
the radio. Norma also plays in
an orchestra outside Of school.
She has been playing since she
was very young and was encour-
aged by her father, also q violin.
ist. Plays the piano well.
TOO" Sound advice: Don't
grippe about your marks. You
made them" 49,
Dave Breger, who draws "Mr.
Breger" for The Star and other
studied architectural
engineering, medicine and psy-
chology and worked in a sausage
factory before becoming q car
toonist. Mrs. Fred Neher can't
figure out how her husband finds
time to do his ''Life's Like That"
cartoons. Whenever see him
around" she says, "he is working
in the garden, trapping for moles,
playing with the electric train The
bought for our two boys, or feed
ing the chickens" Nevertheless.
Mr.. Neher turns out six daily car
toons and a Sunday page for more
than $50 newspapers, including
The Star. :. Nice letter from
Paula Simonds. former J. s. cor
respondent at Wilson, now at De
Pauw University, but not Of enough
general interest to make q col
umn. Can't spend any more
time thinking about it-too many
other things to do to get ready
to go to Detroit for nearly q week.
;. There just won't be any col.
uunu this week. that's all.