Letter-Box Corner

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23761, 14 September 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)

Letter-Box Corner

AILSA PARKE. —A delightful description of vour visit to Cambridge, Ailsa. RONALD MURPHY .—Sorry, Ronald, we do not deal with pen-friend requests no*. AUDRE HEWITT. —A nice newsj letter, Andre Your little sketch will see print l?*?*ROBIN HUNTER. —Quite an entertaining tale, that will' be published if space permits, E0 pi n FfINOR CHAPMAN. A delightful ■ little poem, Eleanor. The best of luck in P«m « '' quite suitable for publication this.time, Faith. •'- ALISON POWER. —Sorry, Alison, I did . not think your story quite reached publication Et3 JULIA* h PETT IT. —Many thanks for all °IDOR°Ee'n^WALKER. —Sketch not up to publication standard, Doreen. Thanks for the rUi LESLEY RIACH.—Your story was good. Lesley! but you forgot to say whether it was copied or original. Will you let me know. ERICSON. —A most interesting letter, Olwyn. Thank you. tn hcar NGAIRE HYDE. —I was delighted to near all about your pets, Ngaire. ' ,t, q mll ci OLWYN HYDE. —One hundred marks must he gained for M.B.G. and for Sorry, your story was not quite suitable Pr jOAN T> HARRISON.—You need to try a little harder yet before your sketches meru •' • PU JOYCe"'NEIL Ll—lt must hare been ran -watching the tadpoles. Joyce. The *ce si'etches were quite neat and will see print P6 TED LEE. —I was pleased to hear a" about ' your pets. Ted. Sorry, your sketches were not, well finished enough to merit publication. ir> FINLAYSON. —One hundred points m usT Y be F Sd for M.B.G Will you let me know your home address. , i nv clv MADELEINE MORTIMER— Bow l°\eiy your grape hyacinths must ' on )y ; ■ member to write on one side of the page on j DC PAt" PR ICE.—'"Can You Guess" was a sweet little poem, Pat. -□ (h vour FAY AND DAWN PRICE.—Both your poems were good, girls. tnr the GEORGE DABB.— Many thanks for tne Problems, George. , was *-■ EDITH SHEAFF.—Your cl icks skctcn *« the best of your last batch. Edith The ricioi me-ree was not suitable for print P * ee JOYCE DABB. —What an „, . am \ l „«?_ thin*? the calf must be, Joyce. 1 hanks f rid NAOMI HEASLIP.— Many thanks for that '■■fi. Rood puzzle, Naomi. I expect >ou lo\e Deintj ' in the new house. ' . nnrm JOHN HEASLIP.—A sweet wee poem, ,o li n UN T | a'lW .SOTON.—-Thank >» tor ST..' ' 'erlc^DlMMOCK.—Tliaoks tor the to" 8 ™; • twisters. Sorry, the poem was not suitable publication on'this nage, Eric. poultv MERLINE BROKENSH RE. FauUj metre spoilt your verses, fl c (ter *as not quite natural enough for print, lurk next time. .. Time" HEATHER BUCHANAN- Spring: Tune was not quite up to pnWieation stanaa Thanks for the limerick. Heather. Margaret -barron, t eousin will be delitrhted to reee n e . copies of the Boys and Girls |ia ge Margare BARBARA PH ILLPOTTS.—Suc a nice . newsy letter. Barbara. You need practice with your sketclies yet. To i the lines finer. Pr 0 f „ AVONNE ROGERS.—What a number 01 little calves you have on your farm, A They must- be pets. mn<i t . RAYMOND CLARK.—What, fun you mn^ have had during your stay at the beacn, i . m °HEATHER WHITE.—A very dainty little sketch. Heather.', , _. orv " o SUSIE JUPD.—Yonr story was l" y f aSlty Susie, while the poem was spout oy iau y metre in some of the verses. ... . it,. HAZEL BAKER.—Your description of ttie £wing scene was good, Hazel.

ELAINE READER.— Sorry, Elaine, your sketches did n9t quite reach the required stanRYALL. —Spring is indeed a lovely time, Maureen. Thanks .for the riddles. w a ii the storv original or copied? CHRISTINE RYALL. —Of your two poems I liked "Spring" the better. Thanks for the rid DION C BOWDEN.— Your sketch of the tree and fence was the better of the two you sent this time, Dion. Keep trying. JULIET WHALLEY.— Many thanks for th BARBARA U JOHNSTON.— What a lovely little garden yc ts must be. Barbara, lou certainly did w. . in the exams. Thanks for little poem was good, June. It will appear on the page if 8P EYRE. —Of your three sketches the one of dhe rabbit was'the best, Joan. Try to ma CORAL °EYRE.—None your sketches wen* quite good enough for print this time, C °AIDRIE a H a |LL.—That must have been a de CWEN PATOn!-—Sorry, Gwen, sketch not YL LI - You must try harder yet withi your sketches, Frills. to ,f *»- enough. / C Thanks M'US? &h 6e s!d ft cm. .p I. St UNE d 'BOLER.-A very neat sketch. Une. Thank you. ST. We have already recoi«d a copy o! that (». E fe-?S" E n R ifnWAW triad. H HI he p'OLLARD.—Sorry, sketches did not C °M InR E Y PU CO LM E R.—Your story was quite well told, Audrey, b " t ,A hc theme is ra cWEN r cTIIMEV.-Yes, Gwen, hens do Sorrv. ,r the%ke"ches in did h not 4 come up'to^the f °j Ju LI an" W RIG HT. —Thank yon for your Ue DOROTHY TUREl.—Deliehted to hear all M M Dorothy. So glad you like it tllC RUTH SUNDSTEDT.— Thank you for the kks a&s* Tr -V D n swp HOLLAND.—No, Irene, we do not run a pen-friend corner now. Both sketch and P °MAUREE C N OCi GRACE.—I liked the long. iiwK! Jf"?> bt**'" Yoot le LAYSON.— Thank you for your ite r?rii * i,S |liii<iKELL,—Faulty metre rather spoil? your"oem. Nola .When yon haw Rained I(V LORNA U°UKlN!—Only sketches should be L°RNA LUk d stories may be do m,n nr nrintc in onUnary blue ink There written or prtnicn Q but n hook prlze \l nwarded for the fourth hundred points. lR ARTHUR AND MYRLENE DROWER.T JEAN O NAYVoT-Yonr sketch lacked the finfsh for publication. Jean.

4 vprv hearty welcome to these Circles is A v" y £ the following new members:— extendfHj to „ TWysnap, Jfgaire Hyde, Bn>e° Lee, Avonno Rogers, Elaine Oltt> n "Watson, Ijorna Jjukxn. EH a Curti"'Jean Naylor, May Dynes. Jean Foster. Marjorle Worth.