BETWEEN OURSELVES

Southland Times, Issue 24153, 15 June 1940, Page 2 (Supplement)

BETWEEN OURSELVES

If there is an answer to your letter in Between Ourselves you are entitled to one mark for the degree Writer of Letters (W.L.). For this degree 50 marks are needed.

Cousin Jack Horner: The first degree is Able Contributor, and to earn it you must have 50 competition marks. When you have 100 you become a Very Able Contributor, and 200 makes you a Most Able Contributor.

Cousin Prairie Flower: Which of you can go the faster? You on your bicycle, or your brother on his pony? Write a longer letter next week, my cousin. Cousin Cowboy: Did you go out to watch the chaff-cutter? Luckily

Cousin Dairymaid: The Art Club results are in the Chronicle today. Are you writing a story about a snowman for next Monday? We had our first fall of snow last week. Cousin Maureen Forde: The holidays do seem a long way behind us now. Are you starting your examinations soon? How many pupils are in your class? Cousin Green Goblin: Do you learn first-aid at the ambulance dub? It is a good idea, having your own club at school. . Do you know how to bandage? Cousin Noeline Porter: I know you have a pen-name, but you have forgotten it, and so have I. Your pixie hat will help to keep you warm on these cold winter mornings.

for you, it was there on a Saturday when you were free from school. Are you a good shot with the air-gun? Cousin Mozart: Yes, letters are awarded neatness marks, too. Perhaps your letters were not as neatly written as usual. What a long time to wait for the results of the examination.

Cousin Alemap: Neatness marks are counted separately for the degree Master of Neatness. Prizes count as four marks towards the degree, but may not be added for the prize of 2/- for each 50 marks. Is this clear? Cousin Black Beard: The next few weeks' will be like a holiday for you, though I suppose there will be plenty of work to be done. Cousin Flower-o’-the-Lily: Will you carry on with the clan and the secretaryship while you are away? I hope to see your entries arriving regularly as usual.

Cousin Joan Kemp: If you watch my letter you will see when the new badges arrive. If you write regularly you will soon have your first degree. Cousin Mavis Kemp: Are there any other Little Southlanders in your class at school? I hope you will write often now that you have begun again.

Cousin Coronation Lassie: How long will you be staying at Garston? I hope you do not miss too much school work. Will you be a good distance from the local school?

Cousin Donald Walker: Your enrolment card has been sent, and you are now a Little Southlander. Are you framing the card? Write again next week. Cousin Imperial Primrose: I cannot get used to the idea of exams in the middle of the year instead of at the end of the terms. Do you oil your bicycle, and keep it clean?

Cousin Goldilocks: This is the first time I have seen a leaf skeleton. How do you dry off the green part and leave the framework intact? Will you be staying at home next year?

Cousin Green Bottle: Each time there is an answer for you in Between Ourselves you are entitled to a mark, and when you have 50, you become a Writer of Letters, with the degree W.L. after your name. Are you back at school yet? Cousin Sunset: Your suggestions were good, and you may see one in the Chronicle soon. Are all your marks for stories and poems? Cousin Dainty Rose: Yes, the book arrived safely. Did your sister read it, too? Winter has come to Invercargill, too, and Jack Frost has been busy.

Cousin Bookworm: You are a real gardener, and I am sure you know the correct time of the year ' for planting, pruning and all the things which go to make up a good garden. Cousin Garden Girl: Congratulations. I must see this sewing that won you a prize at the Otago show. Is it Richelieu work? Are you in the party singing at the theatre?

Cousin Freckles: If any more Little Southlanders come to live near you there will soon be enough to form a clan. Are any of the new children in your class?

Cousin Lovdy: Your letter was a pleasant surprise this week. As you have not many marks to carry over, I think you could use the same book this year. There is a mark for this letter and one for neatness. Cousin Queenie’s Mistress: Perhaps it would be better to wait awhile before you go on with the clan. Have you received any letters from your pen-friends since the outbreak of war? Cousity Black Beauty: If you read the Rules to Remember you will see that your age should be on all entries. Will you remember that? You will see the competition results next Saturday. Cousin Film Fan: Your short notice is in the Chronicle this week. Have you a . good collection of pictures and cuttings? I Cousin baddy’s Sweetheart: Can your little sister read her first book? You must bring her to see me one day, and she can take a picture-book from our library.