TEEN AGE TOPICS
Hello There
Things are really moving now. Less troubles and' more fun. There are lots of things doing and I hope you'
time are having as interesting a
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I am
Are you working on something that is fun? It's no fun just altting around at home. People are famous for what they do, not what they don't do.
If you ever intend to be anyone of something importance you must do
about it. When you are doing some- thing interesting, you are learning something. When you are learning something you are preparing yourself for the future.
After my long talk on doing some- thing. I hope you aren't so busy doing something that you haven't time k enter our contexts, and send in Bug- gestions.
To be busy is a good thing, but you don't have to kill yourself. You might as well live while you have the chao. Well, this page wasn't written for dead men, so I hope you like it.
TEEN AGE TOPICS EDITOR
Readers' Letters
.. Before I proceed with my "answer to Viewpoints, I am submitting an idea which has just come into my head. It is that a Teen Age Club be built.
Also I suggest that should any of the members wish to write an article on one of their hobbies to be printed in the Teen Age Toples, they should be encouraged to do so.
They
Viewpoints: girls should wear Upstick, otherwise they will feel out of place, because every girl wears it. should not use it until they reach the -age-of-17-and- are....out. of school...On no account should lipstick be smeared In a dark hue by any teen ager.
WANDA R.
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In the last paragraph of your torial you said "I have my fingers crossed, hoping you will like it—” etc. You will like" what? It is very am- biguous.
In general the article was rather in- teresting. I would try and suggest something new. What about a Pen Pal column? Say every Wednesday give a list of about five people with their hob- bles.
ARMANDO ROZARIO.
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Here are some observations on your first issue,
Viewpoints.. Obviously you never thought about your article before you wrote it, because to put it plainly it was not worth reading.
Chiun Mail Wednesday Supplement
Class For A Lass
It looks as if the girls are having a determined drivo, to be cool this sum- mer. Some new dresses are sleeved, off-shoulder types, some have sunbacks and jackets, some simply deep-scooped backs and fronts.
The short barbe, and the lower neck line along with a good sun tan, are going to make you look cool, healthy, and clean. This is heightened by the fact that no Jewellery is worn around; the neck with them.
The illustration shows A white pique jacket worn over # strapless camisole. In the office when others have left, the jacket can be removed, leaving the wearer in cool, ruffled camisole.
1 do not think this outfit can be bought ready made in Hong Kong, but you could always have it made up by
a dressmaker.
Danger-Many girls are a com- bination of these; 'be extremely careful with them, there la no telling what they are up to.
TYPES
Athlètic
CHARACTER
What's His Type?
This type test is directed at boys. It comes in handy; girls, when you meet a boy you don't know and you' want to find out what he's all about.
When he isn't busy or when you are - alone with him and stuck for words, ask him if he has ever been psychoana- lysed. The chances that he has aren't very great. If he hoan't, then ask him these questions.
1. What would you rather do thanı anything else? (If answered specifical ly-such as "play Roll, write short stories"-this means #
person who knows his own mind. If answered generally "just relax, take a. Vaca- tion" he is apt to be an undecided, vague type).
or
2. What would you rather, see than
(Specific anything else?
places things show the determined type. "TO magnificent scenery" or "foreign able or romantic nature.) countries" Indicates a wandering, ami-
sce
3. What emotion, would you most prefer to experience? (if your answer is "happiness,” you are conservative type: "success"---driving force, ambi. tion, and so on.)
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4. What would you rather cat than anything else? (Raw foods, or those easily prepared, show a natural, affected, unselfish nature. * Dificult dishes show a lazy nature. "Steak, beef”-common sense; "ice стент, candy"-the, eternal child, and so on).
5. If you had to turn into a bird what bird would you choose? (Caged birds show inferiority complex. Soaring birds show ambition and · self-attain- ment. Colourful birde show love of colour, a bit of a show-off,)
6. If you had to turn into an animal, which animal would you choose to be? (Domestic animals indicate home-lov ing type, sincere, even dispositions Wid animals show the love of conquest. ruthlessness.)
What would a boy think if you naked him all this? Just ask any boy-he'd say, "She's a smooth gal, amusing and smart enough to make a bright conver- sation with anybody!"
TEEN
Good looks, healthy,
and an enchanting Streamlined smile.
Dumb and Has no idea what you Modern-with
AUGUST 11, 1948
PICTURE PRIZEWINNER
We are still looking for some good photographs from you folks. So for we've had a very small selection.
Last week's $5′ is still going beg- ging, so why not dig out your favourite snapshot of young people doing some- thing, and send to the Teen Age Toples Editor, "China Mail,". Windsor House. The print 'must be clear, original and your own property,
Myrdol Nicolison of 2. Forfar Road wins the first $10 prize for his "Boat- ing in Hong Kong Waters" shown above. Nice work, Myrdol! The cash will be sent to you today.
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THIS WEEK'S CONTEST
Another $10 Cash Prize
This week's prize goes to the best contribution to Teen Age Toples. Write up an article on your hobby, your ambitions, a short story, anything that other teen agers will be interested in. Its length should not be more than 250 words, so get out your pen and start writing. Be sure to get plenty of action in it. Poems should be sbort, not more than 30.lines.
We may print. both a poem and a "story."""Make "your"poems ̈asTM Interest-~ ing or stirring as possible. A good poem should make you want to read it again, but a good story should keep you, intense all the way through.
AGE TYPES
O.K.
CLOTHES
LANGUAGE
FAVOURITE LINE
Tends toward
slang.
good. Jooking
are talking about,
plenty of
Simple
but acta enchanted
curves
entitled
by your knowledge.
Oh Johnny, I thought you never would.
Age girls
Little
Girl
But my mother said Children's
I Good, simple, But
refined
mother couldn't.
can't, my
zald
Smooth, smart
and a
'snob,
Changes,
her age are child- The best ish.
Music: We object to being told that We should appreciate all kinds of mu- consider everyone is
HC,
and
to one's own opinion.
Chus for a Lasa: Teen should not be encouraged to wear such an elderly dress as illustrated.
Bringing Up Parents- We are deeply shocked to and that an article of this kind could be published. You ought to respect your elders more than you in- 'timate you do, and as for saying your parents are "dumb, old fashioned or asleep is just grozi insolence.
FOUR DISGUSTED TEEN AGERS.
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-- Viewpoints: It all depends on how the girl looks, I think girls should start wearing lipstick at 17.
But there are girls that look older than their real age. I used to know a girl who was 15 but stood five foot, seven, 'and if I asked you, you would prob
ably say that she was 18.
Thinks all others of
COMMENTS
⚫depending
out whom she. Is talking to...
I
(With Chef's nose in the air) No, 1- don't think I be there.
Hubba Hubba
The kind that fall for ber are
the kind that look before they' think and stop thinking once they look.
This type is completely built on what her parents say "and think. She likes security.
Comes from nice parents with ' plenty of cash. She'is a first classnob. The parents : muy not be, but she is.
This
type is altogether too, amart. You can't talk to them. You have to be careful what you say.
Plenty of long
Scientific
Known everything
words, only
Smart
WTONE.
the diction Theoretically ary never heard of them
Show Off
Lipstick, face powder, all over the place, Craves
To balance her age and weight this girl used Hostick only at certain times and with certain clothes.
attention, Colourful, even pulls hair just zo everyone will look at her.
Slang, very
loud.
Oh, shut
This was very wise of her as some- times she looked better without Up- stick
Always' soum to get in Always a
Porky
the way. When
size too
she laughs every-
large
No typical language
Haw Haw,
be f
DONALD CHEUNG.
one. laughs at her. ;;
that's
This type has the opposite re- action on other people to what she wants! Bha doesn't know It, wo things: get worse..
The-type: of' boys-that≥ fall for leher, are the dent, dumb and
-blindže
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