Girls and Boys

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24281, 23 May 1942, Page 4

Girls and Boys

DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS,— SUCH fat end attractive scrapbooks are coming in for the competition. You are all doing splendidly and even some generoushearted grown-ups who, alas, are not quite young enough to enter for the contest, hove very kindly sent along pictures or children's books. For these we are very grateful and 1 feel sure the wee folk in hospital will just love them. And now the golden hours of holidays will soon be over and back to school you'll all be trooping. It was fun though, to be able to stay at home for a while and to spend joyous moments in your favourite garden corner or curled up with an exciting book, wasn't it? Time just to do what you like and no lessons to think about! Yes, holidays are the greatest of fun, but so is school. And 1 can see you all eager to be back to the classrooms with light hearts and a crowded store of holiday adventures to relate to your chums. . . Gay days of sun. f shine and smiles and love to you all 11 I from J Painting Contest Results Entries for the painting contest came in hundreds and some of the pictures were really very artistic. Outstanding were the paintings of the very Toung readers who sent some very good efforts indeed. Here are the details of the results: —The eight half-crown prizes go to Leith Robertson (6), Mavis Porter (9), Johann Clow (11), Marie Yickerman (12), Pat McCurdy (14), Joan Winchcombe (16), Minnie Goodes (16), Helen Grose (18). Mark-card consolation prizes go to Mary Hvland (IS), Doris Croasdale (17), Mary Cummins (17), Edna Turnbull (16), J. Hopper (16), Ann Bray (15), !sornia Croot (14). Muriel Beckerleg (14), Helen McCaw (14), Stella Jackson (14), Joyce Binns (14). Alison Bay (14), Beverley Bourke (14), Bruce Thorne (14), Betty Hawes (14), Sylvia Ward (14), Clarice Boyle (14), Vera Newland (13), Gwen Hookings (13), Susan Trought (13). Kathleen Scbell (13), Marie Ash (13), Margery Tucker (12), Stella Milnes (12), Jessie Brady (12). Pauline Thompson (11), Marcaret Bryan (11). Dawn Harbidge (11), Sybil Taylor (11), Peggy Collins (10), Rae Overton (10), Barbara Webb (10). Shirley Collins (10), Pat Catley (9), Elaine O'Neill (9), Doreen Andrews (9), Xaomi Heaslip (9), Murray Bishop (8), Lucy Fisher (8), Doreen Morris (7), Mary Murcb (7), Brian Thorburn <(>), Alison Howe (5), Fay Neill (5). Why Is the letter A very lazy?— Because it is never in time. What word remains whole though you have taken some away?— Wholesome. —From Noreen Giddy (11).

Good Boy, Bobby! Dear Anne Shirley,—l worked during my holidays and earned enough money to purchase a defence bond, lhis is the very first money 1 have ever earned by working, and my teacher and everyone else seemed to think it fine that I should spend the money this way. We youngsters who cannot in any other way help our country can do it this way. Bv investing all our available money in bonds and stamps for defence. I am going to use all my prize money from the clubs this way, too. Best wishes to you, Anne Shirley, and all New Zealand jphildren. Sincerely, Bobby Cruse, U.S.A. Song Story One day when it was "Raining Sunbeams" "Johnny Pedlar" came along arm in arm with "Peggy O'Neil." They were both singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperarv." As they were "Walking to Mocking Bird Lane" a "Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." —Original, by Una Mcintosh (16). Unobtainable Books "Five Years in Africa." by May Rhoda Rhino; "The Hold-up," by Countess Doe; "Hide and Seek," by Bob Down; "Room 15/' by X Rae Warde; "The Atmosphere." by I. C. Cold; "Memories," by Ida Pound; "Story-Time," by Fay Bulls. —Original by Robin Armstrong (12)

Bubbles 0, strange small worlds akin to dreams, Fantastic and unreal; You hold a million fairy lights, Yet if 1 dared to feel, My softest touch would break the spell, And all that was before, Like every dream that I have knovra, Would break and be no more. —Original, by Susie Jurd (19), D.M.B.G