FROM THE HUB

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6803, 5 January 1929, Page 14

FROM THE HUB

ftear Cogs, A very happy New Year to you all. We will begin the year the way we would like to have it continue, and that is by being happy. Aie you all having a. good time? Make the most of your holidays. A new Cog is little Alison Davis, of Woodvillo, who goes to a boarding school in Auckland, and is going to compete from there. Ask mother to send the “Cog” page up by Saturday’s mail, Alison dear, so that you will have plenty of time in which to reply. You must have your answers or essays hero by Friday morning, or afternoon. Alison asks if I have many Cog members. We began our Cog page less than four months ago, and we now have over 100 Cogs names on our roll book, which is excellent, don;t you think. You would iind it so, if you were to receive 100 letters a week. Such lots of the Cogs write to me. each week, and say how they enjoy reading the page, but I lovo to sec you all competing, and not just enjoying what otner Cogs do. We want to make It a real live page. Augusta Bockctt, sent in a very good suggestion for the page. I will publish it elsewhere, and maybe some of you will bo able to think of new ideas. I will then choose one, probably more, and give a prize lor the result. Jack Bockett, wins the prize lor the best rhyme. I can just imagine a small boy having a dream like that, Jack. It would be a delightfully creepy sensation. It sounds almost line Christopher Robin. Thank you for your nice little note, Beattie. The little ducklings must be lovely. You are a clever aud good little girl to be able to ride your bicycle four and a-half miles to school. You deserve to get ouj and X am sure you will. “Aster” Kearney says the weather has not been very line at Apiti. Neither has it been line here Aster., But wc jog along merrily, all the same.' r Elsie Hore is also a new member, and tells me she received three prizes at school, one for being first in her class, one for good work, and one for possiblo attendance. Clever girl Elsie, you should do well this year. Give my love to Amy. Now next week's 2/S will be for the best three savoury sandwich Tecipcs. I want you all to compete for this. 1 do not mind where you get your recipes, so long as they' arc sent in with your names written clearly. Good-bye chicks, from TUB HUB.

pr ' 'JACK BOCKETT, Ist. Prize. VERSE. I dreamt I saw a motor-bus, A climbing up the stairs; I looked again and saw it was ■ A flock of polar bears. Very Highly Commended, Colin Smith. The Hub makes children happy, She greets them with a smile. And in the ‘Times’ on Saturday, Wc read of her the while. r Very Highly Commended.'r Joseph Oliver. Our Cogs arc just a budding band, Out to help and cheer; 1 ,:b ' . If to our code wo staunchly sjandg, We’ll start a Happy Year. Highly Commended. A merry band of “ Cogs ” arc we, By the “ Hub ” held together; The children of the country-side. All tanned by wind and weather. —“ Pcriwin.klc ” Wheeler. SKHiLTEST PUZZLE Nc. 6. Despite the myriad attractions of the holidays a largo number of Cogs sent in entries for the puzzle, and most of them were good. The prize goes to “Aster” (Annie Kearney). Annie has always taken such au in--1 ■ tcrest in the puzzles and always remembers the rules. Quito a few entries I had to disqualify because Gogs did not sec that they used. onhfilhc } letters given. You must all rcmcijlbcp; this important point. Best of luck to you all. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO:— . BBtty Corkill, Milletta Doughty, Laurence Davey, Alison Davis. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE “COG” PAGE. All Cogs to make a Scrap book of any interesting pictures you may sec in books. For the neatest and most interesting scrap book a small prize be awarded. NOTE:—AII scrap books sent ir. for this competition will bo given to the hospital and children’s home. Augusta Bockctt, Raumai. i

The hospital was well known for giving its patients insufficient food, and Tommv was just, about sick of it. One day the doctor camo to Tommy and said:— “What’s your complaint?” “Seariot, fever,” replied Tommy. “And the diet!” questioned the doctor. Tommy had been aching for an opportunity to get his own back, so ho quickly replied: “Two sucks at the thermometer daily.” What is it that you can never buy, but can always spend? A holiday.

Farmer: John you have been working well and I am going to present you with this pig. John: Thank you kindly—it’s just like you. Teacher: If your father gave you ten coconuts and took aw • four and gave them to your brother, what would that make. Toby: Trouble! “See that man, Johnuy, well he’s six feet in his boots. ’ ’ “Go on! You can't expect me to believe that! You might as well say ho is six heads in his hut.”