PETER PAN ANSWERS HIS MAIL

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 201, 26 August 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)

PETER PAN ANSWERS HIS MAIL

■•ll* Antunovioh—Now that you have summoned up "enough courage." writing 1 a letter to ask if you may Join our club, Belle, I hope It won't he loner before you are sending In little items Tor our pages. Will you let me know your date or birth, so that I can post you an enrolment certificate?

Lesley Taylor—You forgot to mark your verses "original" or "copied," Lesley, but I will be using them. Don't forget tMs| little rule when fending In future contributions, will you? Joyoe Hamad en—l am printing - the descriptive letter you sent me, Joyce. All typewritten contributions should be double spaced. Doraan Hickman—l do not publish the names and addresses or New Zealand boys and girls In my pen-Trlends' column, Doreen, but only particulars or overseas correspondents.

Vvonna Sinolalr—l was to pleased to read your neatly tyj>ed letter, Yvonne— what a lucky person you are tohave a typewriter of your very own! Of course. 1 wasn't bored, and now 1 aee you have a few queries to ask. Every xiamos of two clut) mombsrs we chosen random and published « the; litt e space marked "Call of the Club." ir your name appears, cut It out and send It in to this omne. You Will then recelvc a prize of hair a crown. Points are »w«rded on merit hlffhest nurnber totals four. Arter you have turned 18 submit stories and articles Tor possible publication In Er;zed JunW. tunica ■arnalww—-Pet ltmbs jn eer talnly darling*, Eunice-—I do yours. I was so glad to hear that things were tip-top again In Otane. th t Kelvin Womnia*—l w«**o that that mistake occurred, tho majority of competitors would notice it. However, Mr. Prlnterman h*, promised to toe very careful In future. Jean MeCaekindal*—Please aend along your date or birth, iean, and. 1 will m«ke you a club member. 8o glad you enjoy doing the competitions. ■o« n■in i am printing the riddles you sent me. Hoy, but remember to mark all Tuture Items either original or copled. Lan meOomindala—Welcome to the club, lan. will you let me know'when your birthday is, so that I can enrol you? ■ctiv oiftPk—lt "Wl» so encoursyingr to read your letter, B«#"y, was very pleased to recGlveffucfi a c A* er JL «m arrald I will npt be tble to publish the questions'yotrdent me, m 1 #m not quit# clear regarding them. Batty Jaofcaon Yes, Betty, that was an unrortunate error, but it occurred too late for me to do anything about It. lilaan Taylor—You chose too weighty a subject for your poem, Eileen, and I tntnK you would have done much better with a simpler theme. Narrative verse is jather dlfTlcuit for young writers to *»empt. and 1 suggest you try a different verse pattern next time. lll««n Gardner— Very Jolly little sketches, Eileen, and I think In a few yeari' time you'll toe doing work good enough for publication. When you are older you will learn how to use pen for drawing and Indian ink. . lan Smart—'The trees are not too well •paced, and I think the foliage is represented ss too heavy. You have missed the light toucb of the tree swaying In the wind.

Muriel trtingtr—Quite Jolly little sketches, but your work Is a little too scratchy. Some of the lines are too fine and would not print well, otherwise your work is quite good enough ror publication. - Alidre Douglas—A nice little snow scene, Gladys, out you've failed rather In your representation of the stag. The poor animal seems to have broken its backbone in at least four places.' Please send In some more or your work. Susan MeKenale-—lt 'would be much better, Susan, If you did original work, as you have quite a talent for drawing. Be carerul not to make such scratchy lines. You lift your pen too often from the paper. Practise making long, sweeping strokes. Mary Mercep—' You've chosen a Jolly little subject, Mary, Init your lines are too I scratchy. Keep on trying, and I'm sure yotir Work will soon Improve. Plfl Mercep—Like Mary, Pirl, your lines aro too wavy in your drawing, but keep on trying, dear. I should like to see some more of your work. Patty Tlndl»—Your portrait or a bee Is not quite correct, Patty.' You have Torgotten some of his legs. A very good attempt ror a little girl. Your work Is not quite ready yet to see print. Hotsen There are no special rules to observe on Joining our club, Jean. All contributions intended for publication should be marked either original or copied, and do not write on both sides of the page. You may send either stamps or postal note Tor your badge—hut you do not have 10 buy one unless you want to. 1 am posting your certmcate shortly. The little .sketch was not quite good enough for publication. C. Hartley—l was so sorry to learn that an error crept Into that competition, but did not notice it until it was too late. However* the attitude of the skier was quite clearly depleted, and I do not think there should have been much difficulty In naming it correctly. Roeemary Bner—There fs no need to enclose a stamp with your competition entry, Rosemary. All prizes and certificates are posted 10 members post free. Owen phllllpe—l received a small key in your last letter, Gwen, and as I am rather puzzled about It, perhaps you could tell me how it got there, Shirley Doulton—Welcome to the club, Shirley. Basketball is a line game for these cold days, Isn't it? When you have certificates totalling 25 points, you are eligible ror a book prize. . . Malale Halliday—The little story about ■ Tom was quite a good attempt, Malsle, but you overlooked one or two quite important things. Tom was an orphan, so where did he get the money to live in his little house? t don't think He would have been allowed to live there all by himseir, do Orou? How about trying again? Margaret Wlmeet Quite a ralr attempt at verse-making, Margaret, b»t not quite good enough for me to print. However, don't be discouraged, but try again. Jean Hcteorv—l'm afraid I will not be able to publish all the Items you sent me, Jean, as I have a pile of copied work on hand at present. However, I think you wrote them out very nicely, and one or two will appear in these pages shortly.

Joan and Noel in* Morrison—Welcome to the club, girlies. I would Just love to have you both as members, but nrst of all you must let me know when your birthday is. Allan Ihle—Thanks for informing me or your change or address, Allan. Minnie Ooflde*—»So glad to bear you liked seeing your sketches in - print, Minnie. Yes, send in another by all means. I am posting your mark card •nortly. Jay Barron—Just send along your date of blrtn, Joy, and I will enrol you in our happy band. David McKee—You appear to have a good Idea or rhyming, David, but I don't think the little verse you sent me quite "followed on," did -it? How about ailother try? Daley Ah Chan—l don't think it has been very much warmer In the cl'.y, Daisy, In spite of the fact that there has been snow quite near Auckland. I'm glad you liked the book—lt has always been one of my favourite stories. Joeephine Antunovich—l liked the little poem you sent me, Josephine, -and am publishing It. Noel Boardman—Yes, you may print competition entries, Noel. I -hope your cold Is quite better by now. Philip MacDlarmid—l am publishing the 1 little story you sent me some time back, ' Philip, but I cannot use your drawings unless you do them in, Indian ink. Nola Mathieaon—l'm afraid your little sketch was not quite well enough done for me to print, Nola, but keep on trying. ■ileen Gardner—lf' you want to see your drawings in print, Eileen, you must remember to do them in Indian ink. The little sketch or the rantail showed promise, and I would like to see some more of your work. Margaret Hanach—A good attempt, MarSaret, but your story arrived too late, to e published during the campaign. However, I -hope this will not deter you from . submitting some more or your work. Margaret Perklna—l am so sorry that I was not able to allocate the points as you suggested, Margaret, a« the winning clubs had been already decided' on when your letter arrived. A. Oliver—There Is very nice composition in your sketches, but not enough light «nd shade. "You can suggest distance by drawing the raraway hills with lighter pen strokes. I would like to see some more of your sketches, so how about sending them In? Denia Stanton—You have a good idea or rhyming, Denis, and IT your little poem had embraced a New Zealand scene I would have printed it. I suggest you send It to an' American paper. Margaret Stanton—Every week two names are chosen at random rrom our list or members, Margaret, and these are published In the corner marked "Call or the ClUb." When your name appears, cut out the little sketch and rorward It to this ofnee. You will then receive a prize or hair a crown. > Patricia ©or—Thank you so much for the patches, Patricia. I was sorry to hear that you lost the match, but perhaps your team will win next time.