GIRLS V. BOYS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20076, 13 October 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)

GIRLS V. BOYS.

.WHAT MOTHER AND DAD THINK! 1 j K t V ;! '4 >' pear Boys and Giris: ij'' j You will find so much to interest you |;f. in Letterbox Corner to-day that I am not (Jfc fioing to t;ike up one more lino than neces1 1, J; sary. The most important thing, of [jj ; course, is the result of " Mother and j!;;, j Dad's" voting as to our two special pages, ijl Well, the laurels this timn have fallen fc j.very decisively to "Girls' Own." {fj.'-j Thirty parents voted; eighteen votes were \\l cast lor the girls, and seven for " Boys' jjj Own," while live voters thought the !|| honours were even. So you mav well bo proud of yourselves, girls, for, as [if every voter admitted, the hoys' effort |'j was a splendid one! Some of the parents letters were so interesting that I simply iy.f; cannot deny our boys and girls the :jj. pleasure of reading thorn, and I hope the writers will forgive me for publishing i j them without permission! My thanks jto all parents who voted and 'who also 1! Sent such interesting letters. Just one personal word in concluding, I' |io thank all those boys and girls who sent. 11 .mo birthday letters and good wishes last U S week. I had no idea any of you knew the jj; date, until I remembered someone had jj asked through the "Mail Ban." so that your letters were a delightful surprise, and it made ine verv happv to think mv little friends had remembered me. Tonr friend. ||

iR; j Eear Miss Morton,—You ask for (he jl| parents opinion rind choice between tlio t Boys and Girls' Own Pare! { have read IVj ®£d reread _ both, and I am gtill unablu to ; ; choose—Ootn are so cscelient. I thought, hi. ; i when .Boy* Pag© came out it could I; ««>roe»y b« beaten, now I think the same , of tbo Girls £ age. The Buys' was essen- [| ,j tally a pase for our " man of to-morrow." fil ® 7ery e ntry .and contribution contained that il'l t 8omet " !n »" 30 dear to a lad's heart, and Ipj I <mre it will be a glad memory in ] 3f®**rs to come, to many oi those who helped |t; .to mako it a success. Then the Girls' itR: Jar "' v ' ■ How refreshingly feminine were tlie ;tK, 1 •ntiics. and how the true spirit of the modem maiden," with her sweet inde- | 1 rendence and courage, stood out! No! J | i choose between there. They stand shoulder to shoulder, and side by side, these boys and girls of ours, and may they ' > c °. '.' n 10 l ' lo years to be, cherishing the ff ppirit of true comradeship thut i-i the prem\ dominating feature of Boys' and Girls' Own jX ; > Page.—Yours sincerely. M. Moleswortb.

Dear Miss Mortoii,—There was great excitement on Saturday when the GirJa' Page Arrived. " .Not t>ad tales, those," I said, " Better than tho Boys', I reckon'. " "Go ou! The Boys' were jolly decent tales, considering that tko boys were younger than the girls! Chrissio Allison is reckoned to he one of the best essayists in Pukekohe High. You would expect something good irom Ler! " When father's opinion was ho said: "The Boys' every time." A. visitor's opinion was the Baltic. " What ara your reasons? " " Look at the heading- alone.'" lie said. The Boys' is much the best." "Yes," I said, " but there's a tremendous amount of work in the Girls' Page." "That's right. There is too much. It is net nearly so artistic!" ami i had to cgree. -Fb** Boys| I'ase was a real ' Cheerio! " fciid I don't wonder the children in the hnspital enjoyed it. Tho literary work of the Girls' is. no doubt, the best, but when you consider that tho average age of the boys •pas younger than the trills. and also that "the jjirla knew what they hau to compete n gainst, I think tho Boys' Pago is the better. Hearty congratulations to s.ll who took part, for both pages are splendid, and I am sure you must be proud of your boys •nd girls.—Yours sincerely, iillen L. Driver.

Regard in? the " Special Pages." " Girlo' Own " v. '• Boys' Own," £ think the voting is a very difficult matter when judged from every corner. The sketches by the jriria aro without a doubt far the Letter. But I think the rest of the work by the hoyn, ia equally as stood as the girls', if not better, for in judging that part I am iakiue into consideration that in no less than Jour instances the stories and letters, etc., ere by little boys, seven and eight years old, whereas the work o: " Girls' Own" is all done by children much older. Then again the girls had more, space for themselves, for on their page there is no editor's latter, no comments oil work or prize-list, no merit list, whereas all these have taken Bpace from the boys.' Still, the sketches by the girls are so well done, that I feel I must* say the "iris have beaten the boys, and deserve our heartiest congratulations.— D. Middleion.

Dear Miss Morton, —In answer to your ; request for all who enjoy " Boys' and Girls' " page, to state which we considered the better of the two. 1 must vote for the Rirls. Jenn Moir's drawing is beautifully done, the poems and stories are also excellent, ur.d I am sure wo nil agree with : Sitfiey Putwain when fire says. " But best | loved of ail i 3 our friend, E.K.M." Ono ; thing ono has to remember when judging i is that wo have the Girls' Page just before i ua. and the Buys' is a thing of the past, i and wo were not prepared for having the j I privilege of voting.-With every success to i ! the page, yours sincerely. Bentrice M. I Coates. My opinion of Boys' and Girls' Pages. ] Well, the Boys' Page is a real boys' page, | and the Girls' a real girl.-,' page, and eacli I bo excellent in their own way tiiat it is ! hard to decide! But I think ray vole must j go to the gills for allowing most originality | in all subjects and for the splendid sketches, j The "Girls' Own" sketch, to my mind, is n talented piece of work, beautifully done, j I always send the Boys' and Girls' Page to j eomo young folks in America, they eagerly look for the images and enjoy them very j Kuch. —Mary Hill. i Dear Miss Morton, —As tho mother of a pen-friend and an interested reader of " Boys' and Girl?' " "I would !ikc to record my vote. ftee.Hy both the Hoys' Own" nnd " Girls' Own'' leave little room for improvement, so excellent, and varied are ) tho examples of the children'a work, the i arrangement of which was so admirably carried out by their editor. For general appearance fhe girls lead, but, taken on tho whole the boys, to my mind, lead by a small majority of points.— With beat wishes ways for tho success f) f your splendid | v/ork among the children, yours very sincerely, E. S'otister. Dear Miss Morton.- -It. gives me much pleasure to record my vole. The pages urn both splendid, but 1 think the Girls' the better or the two. f really think tli'* Boys' and Girls' I'ai/e a splendid idea, it teaches the children to use their brains. They are always so impatient to see the .Supplement Saturday morning.—Yours sincerely, Phyllis, Betty and Joan's grandmother. With regard to recent pag"s in your cnlnjnns for " Boys' and Girls'," I run of opinion that taken as a whole the Girls' Pago is tho better. I certainly think that the " Boys' Own" heading is the best design, vrlulo the supplementary sketches and ntories on tho Gills' Page tend to make. it. from my point of view, superior an a whole. . Kindly accept my congratulations for the "access attained iu the competition.—Mr3. L. 11. Hudson. I wish to vote for the "Gills' Own." i?*i l Morton, mid consider it a splendid effort. The Boys' Page was very good indeed but J think the irirl.i have more original work and the. heading is excellent, i L , Children's. J't.-o is really a great ? acl ' week. and 1 am sure all * b _ (P-!;t,J 3 \vi"'l <;lll 1 l! »!'« Rood work you j aro Uomg.— With best wishes. Lulu M. Self. W th\\\k n the Cß c;i t ,\'v u y t' " n w Bhowfl great ability Ih n hi • be.it. ] t written and tho poetry "T W ° ttdvico for each of us! If IL, good class of "Girls that are Want i r-' t:C r Ul ° forseo a splendid band of won on f r Ca " | future leaders.—Wishing tlio ll,' , °" r | success, yours truly. Mrs. K. league; ' I hopo my vote will be in ii»,„ i \ aon't get the paper until Mond™J' T U 7 S ° day sometimes. It is verv i,,./ r .lu,eabetween the two pages, both a'ro very «o o 'd but 1 »m inclined to think tho Bovs' P«5» ia the best. I liko the heading and drawings are better in my onii>™ v kfejly. E. 11. Gillespie, Tntannkll