Evening star., 1949-07-17

i an Stlll corresponding WIFI HeI.
Several weeks after Christine
named Anne Clarke. who had got
friend of hers in England.
I became interested in other
countries and people. I wanted to
write to more people Of my own
age. So when my girl friend got
two letters from Japan and Of
fered me one I took 1t. Through
this young man another boy from
Japan wrote to me. Each letter
seems to bring the countries
closer.
The following letter was written
to me from Japan:
Dear Carla:
received your letter a week ago.
Many thanks for the letter you
have kindly sent me. How are
your family ? I am quite we'll.
You have no idea how glad I was
to receive your letter. It Is SO
much fun to hear from you far
away. It seems 50 nice to write
to you away across the ocean
Don't you think world friendship
is q good thing I have only
you in America.
Please introduce me your friends,
any one and they will try to write
a letter to me.
will now tell you about myself
I am II years old and my birth
day was seth of June. When your
birthday? Then at that time
will sending you for your birthday.
I go to the prefectural Isurumi
High School. it is a school Of about
500 boys only. I am studying six
subjects. @
Three Of those are required. one
is English and that Is required
straight through all three years
of high school, and the other re-
quired subjects is language Jap-
anese). gym. The three elective
subjects that I take are geometry.
history Europe. America. East
ern) and music.
There are also other elective
subjects II I wish to- take some
thing else. We have five days of
school q week and every day we
meet in each subject-holidays is
Saturday and Sunday.
Our school Is built up on a hill
to see Mount Fuji. Nihon Alps and
many other mountain-ch chains by
North-side and also to see the
sea by East-side.
Has Seen Television.
Have you got q television at
Washington yet?
have once seen television in
Japan Foreign Trade Fair that
holds at Yokohama! You know?
Do you fond reading?
What do you chiefly read, literary
classical or scientific? I like nov
els and essays. Reading Is my the
greatest pleasure. I often sit read
ing far into the night without
notice the passage Of time.
! I have read lately Gone With
the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell.
Have you read it?
What school do you 60 to? What
is your favorite subject? How
many hours do you give to your
studies day?
What do your country and city
look like? I think your city is
very pretty and wonderful.
I am enclosing 3 pictures in
commemoration Of Japan Foreign
Trade Fair. I hope you will enjoy
looking at them.
Do you like movies? Who is your
like actor. actoress in movies? l
go to the theatre several times Tor
month, but I not see a japanese
movies but see American movies
and French and English, Soviet.
Japanese Baseball.
Do YOU like baseball? Your
country's Washington Senator's Is
in 4 grade on the end Of May.
In Japan. there are 8 baseball
teams that called Giants"
"Tieers," Hawks Flyers"
Robins" BRAVES '"stars." Drag
ons." These are nicknames OF
baseball teams.
I intend to climb up the Fuji
during this summer vacation.
How do you spend your holidays?
am not a crack hand at tennis,
but I take great pleasure in the
games, so much as also ] spend
about four hours Saturday play
ing 1t. ...-
In japan mountaineering in
summer has come into vogue year
by year.
I think that studying foreign
languages will promote mutual
understanding among nations and
consequently contribute much to
the establishment Of the worlds
peace.
will sending to you the next
letter some picture-Tokyo and
Yokohama and other beautiful
place.
Please remember me to all your
family.
I guess I will close now and
look forward to receiving your let
ter. Please write soon.
Sincerely yours,
ADBO ARAi.