Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. január-június (24. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1941-02-27 / 9. szám
Page 10 Verhovayak Lapja February 27, 1941 CHILDREN’S PAGE + + + Conducted by AMELIA NYERS It was exciting when Fifi’s puppies came. Sally watched the puppies grow < stronger day by day. There were so many of them! How hungry they were! Poor Fifi was kept busy feeding them. And how they pushed one another this way and that while feeding! , Sally took one of the puppies and fed it with spoonfuls of milk. He grew contented and nestled in her arms. She called him Purp. After a while they were big enough to wander in the yard. How they loved to chase each other, running this way and that. One day they were playing in the backyard as usual, but Sally couldn’t find them. She wondered if they were playing a puppies’ game of hide-and-seek, for she couldnot see them at all. She heard their playful barks and knew they were in the yard. Finally Purp came forward. She sat down on the soft grass and picked him up. Sally has found only one of the puppies. See if you can find the others in the picture. BUT DON’T COUNT THE PUPPY THAT SALLY HOLDS IN HER LAP! NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY, CHILDREN! Beginning now we are having a contest which will last three months, that is, for the months of February, March and April. After the three months are over, we will select the unnners just c,s we have~ been doing up till now, by picking out at random ten winners from among the answers that were previously mixed up in a box, but in this case the ten winners must each have correct answers for all three months of February, March and April. And those ten having correct answers for all three months will be awarded beautiful Verhovay prizes. Both the boys and the girls will like the prizes. So, children, be patient for three months. It will be worth every bit the waiting., You won’t be sorry. But to win one of the beautiful prizes you must send in an answer for every one of the three months. Don’t forget! In May you will receive your prizes. Meantime each month follow the same rules: Cut out the picture, put x’s or check marks on, or circles around, the hidden objects, or shade them with pencil, pen or crayon, or use any other mark of easy identification, and tell us how many there are; then send in the answer in a letter or paste it on a penny postal card. In sending in your answers, be SURE to include your complete address and state your age. Address yoür answers to: CHILDREN’S PAGE, VERHOVAY JOURNAL, 345 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. CHILDREN: This is your part of the Verhovay Journal. We invite you to send us your writings so that we can publish them on this page. We are more interested in what you send us than in what we pick for you. It will be nice to see your names under the writings and other Verhovay children will enjoy reading the articles. So let’s get started! Be sure to give us your names, your addresses, and tell us how old you are. THE JANUARY WINNERS TIME Gone with the wild duck, winging, Gone with the tide to sea, Gone with the red-wing blackbird; But tomorrow is yet to be. Gone with the sunrise carols, Gone with adventure’s lure, Gone with my cheap ambitions, Have I courage left to endure? Tomorrow is just at the dawning, The future is held by me, Vision shall meet the challenge Held by Life and Eternity. —Elizabeth Gresko Bobtown, Pa. The winners of the attractive Verhovay pencils for the month of January are as follows: Joseph Köteles, Age 11, 1104 8th St., Muskegon Heights, Michigan. Irene Latos, Age 12, 173 N. Brockway, Youngstown, Ohio. Pearl Feher, Age 12, 5801 N. Pk. Dr., East St. Louis Illinois. Louise Poeh, Age 11, 2576 York St., Toledo, Ohio. Olga Hegedűs, Age 13, Box 215, Cassandra, Pennsylvania. Alex Luksa, Age 11, Box 66, Monaville, West Virginia. Lillian Kulcsár, Age 13, Box 43, Caretta, West Virginia. Steve Pastor, Age 11, R. F. D. 1, Box 348, Daisy town, Pennsylvania. Gabriel Luksa, Jr., Age 9, Rossmore, West Virginia. Esther Kohler, Age 4, Box 221, Wheelwright, Kentucky. Congratulations! winners. The correct number of hidden turtles is 11. The prizes were mailed February 14th. Many of the children dis qualify themselves by not telling us how old they are, or by just marking the hidden objects without telling their number, too; you must do both. BE SURE TO READ ABOUT THE NEW CON SNOW SONG What fun the snow-angels have When the earth turns cold and brown. They heap clouds full of snowflakes And send them tumbling dowjf! . From Jasmine Petals A Book of Verse By Hasmick Vartabedian --------------O-------------TEST. EVERY VERHOVAY CHILD SHOULD JOIN IT. Incidentally, Miss Nyers wants you children to send in your poems, stories, and what have you, so that she may publish them in the Children’s Page. Get busy, children. ----------—O-------------WALKING By Peter Gray Wolf When walking on the sunsteeped earth, I’m sure of God. I know the worth Of all that’s hidden in the woods— The mossy stones— The brooks that flow through shadowed solitudes, The dreaming hills, and nature’s many moods; All this I love, dear God! Let me still walk the ancient earth With eyes that see and old friends by my side! From “Star-Drift”— a book of- verse. Peter Gray Wolf, author of this verse, has published articles, stories or verse in Corohet, McCalls, Asia, Boys’ Life and other periodicals. He is author of three books. His latest, “Boy Grizzly and Wolf,” was reviewed in this Journal. He teaches by cor respondence English and story writing; also verse construction. He can be addressed care of this department. INDIAN SLEEP MAN TALES By Bernice G. Anderson Caxton Printers, Ltd. 8 vo. — 145 pages Price $2.00 INDIAN SLEEP MAN TALES is a beautiful book for children. It retells the legends of the Otoe tribe who lived in the Nebraska area. They were Indians of the plains. There are many “How” stories in the book, based upon the questions the head chief’s four sons asked concerning the seasons, elements, and animals, and man’s superiority over them. It is interesting to note that the Indian has a different name for each season; poetical names the children learn when they are very young. There are legends that tell of the Thunder god, the Rain-god, the Spirit of the Wind and the Waterspirits. But it is Wacunda, the Great Spirit, who rules over all the lesser gods. The Indian’s attitude towards his gods is reverential; there is much ritual connected with his religion. Fasting and feasting play an important part; also, dancing. The children learned an interesting ball game called Tow-wa. The evenings were spent listening to tales told them by their parents as they sat around the campfire in their lodge. These legends are (Continued on Page 12)
