OUR WEEKLY MOTTO.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 24 March 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)

OUR WEEKLY MOTTO.

I Owen Endres, Kakubi, age 14 i" years, has sent us the best motto this week. There were also some ] very sweet words sent in by Paddy | O'Connor ana Valerie lioweartb. | Those who bring: sunshine into ; the lives of others cannot keep | it from themselves. Maisie Laskey saw the answer to her letter in the Mailbag recently and was glad Do Dave had her Jokes and riddles published. She wants to Know ir there arc points awarded for queries to toe Witch Doctor, as she is keen to get her 25 points.—Th* rain was indeed a blessing, Maisle. No, the Witch Doctor answers questions that puzzle readers, thus increasing- their general knowledge. No points are given in this section or the paper. Or course you are keen to get a book and your points are sure to mount up swiftly. Do you send In "Dear unto my Heart" contributions? Glory Quick lias a suggestion to make. She suggests that, as the fortnightly story is run. so should a fortnightly drawing competition be run, in which children may give scope to their talents, on subjects which must be original.—Your Idea Is a good one. Glory, but unfortunately I have not the available space just cow. Thanks all the same for the idea. Naera Mack To is in Standard Vir. at the Kowhai School, and last year won a Junior National Scholarship. She has a jolly teacher, wno makes lessons very interesting.—Kowhai School has a reputation Tor new and modern methods; in fact, is said to possess the best of everything. It must be nice attending such a school, and having a teacher who makes lessons interesting causes school days to be very happy ones. Jim Middleton says that this week's competition was so hard that he could not quite manage it all by himseir. Jim has many pets, three cats, two dogs, some hens, chickens, and lots or young turkeys. You should not have asked help or your rriend you know, Jim. It's against the rules. By rights your entry should be given to the crocodile. In future If a a competition is too bard for you, then I'm afraid you must leave it. Gertie Davis writes me a Tew hasty lines betore scnool to ask if she might have an American pen friend. She Is looking Torward to the Easter holidays.— Pm afraid that you are a little too late ror an American pen rriend. The Easter holidays will soon be on us. Eugene Waetford sends In a Joke, for which I tnanx mm.