1948-08-18 — Page 14

China Mail Wednesday Supplement

AUGUST 18, 1948

TEEN AGE TOPICS

Hello There

It doesn't seem like it, but more than half of our vacation lå over. In less than a month many of us will be back in school. Our pleasant days on the beach will be only a memory You go to school nine months out every year, so, you would be

if you liked it. The people better off if you

much that like are the ones that get the best marks. If you fall in everything. you become fed up with school very BOOD. Then you have months of un happiness. It fen't worth it. You have to

make the best of itschool, so why not

If

you are near the bottom of your class, you will have a steep climb to get to the top. It will take more than work, it will take time too. Many of u can work hard, but we can't work hard avery day. But that is what you have to do. That is why so many people at the bottom of the class stay there.

hope you aren't one of them. It's up to you whether you are. Your life is your own, you can do what you with it. All anyone else can do

• suggest: you know what you to do, and only you can do it. TEËN AGE TOPICS EDITOR

SIGNALLING

You

can go through life quito happily without ever knowing the In- ternational Morse Code. It's fun, though, if you do know it.

- When you're good at it, you can read the messages between ships in the harbour. You hear morse over the short wave radio all the time, and there are many jobs that require its knowledge.

It isn't hard to learn, if you know the short cut. You can follow the five day plan even if you have a job or are busy doing something all day. You can stort it right now, and by Sunday morning you will know the International Morse Code.

Sounds simple doesn't it? Well it is. Just five minutes each morning and evening, every day for five days and you have it. Don't put it off until next week, or say that you 'haven't enough time. You have at least 10 minutes spare each day.

Don't forget that this is lazy 'man's plan. If you are really keen, you can learn it in one or two days. Notice that No. 2 and 3, are related. The only ones that aren't related to something else are the last three. So don't put it off, "start, right now, and learn it.

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READERS' LETTERS

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Do you mean that only Europeans should write to Teen Age Toples? You say to mention "where you are from," and one of your readers' letters does the same. I wish you would add few lines telling your readers whether. they are all welcome, or otherwise.

Your idea of a "Men of Distinction” but why not also a "Women of Distinction" section?

You were quite right about the latest cut, the new short hair-do. Last in the wind-blown mode, and find it Sunday had my hair cut and permed

really comfortable, as I don't have to bother about long hair,, with its knots and tassels.

WANDA R.

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Editor's Note: Thanks for plain speaking. Wanda. This is a page for all teenagers, no matter who they are. The reason toe, asked where you are from is because it snakes a difference to your opinions. You don't have to tell us anything about yourself if you don't want to it just makes it more interesting you do.

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I suggest we have a designing con- teat. Let's call the model Joy, or any other name, and say she's going' on plenic or party next week, and the readers will design her dress. What do you think?

MILDRED.

Editor's Note: A good idea, but to make

it better, why not a fashion club? We could meet once a week, decide on the subject, and vote on it. If you are interested. send in your name and address. If enough girls write in for boys too) we'll start the club. If not, it's still a good idea if you will all support it by writing in.

Classy Lassies

realise Isn't it nice to

that the things that help us to be the smartest looking girl in the crowd can be easily had out of our own allowances-plus n large order of energy.

Take hair for instance. Soap and

water to plenty of fresh

make it squeak-clean, plus brushing it in the comes to a positive glow,

sun

until makes your hair, reac

reach its loveliest - without getting a permanent.or going near a beauty parlour.

Just a little soap and again lots of fresh Water

applied with a gentle scrub will leave your skin glowing and not an expensive cream or lotion is needed to improve *it.

Let's not try to fool yourself that you don't need a new dress. · Every- body always wants a new dress, but supposing you can't, take almost any wash it. carefully fron It and check to see that the buttons are where they should be, and, that any rips are mended. Carefully check the

dress,

hemline. An uneven hemline can poli

the whole deal.

Try getting those legs besutifully sun, tanned, remove any hair, apply the old soap and water treatment, and your legs will look new and different

And you

everybody else. · Kindly spply the usual routine to those play shoes, Dirty, play aboes -

have even less

to

appeal than uneven. De Meur.

Now let's add this

all this shine and glamour willy cont

the

price of one good cake of soup.

You

think it's the bigger bargain we teac sgers could hope for.'s Oh, but I forgot the most Important of all: BuY HOLDE nice toothpaste, polish those teeth “un- til: they "glisten, and then-greet your friends with a wonderful -smile!"

HEATHER.

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CHESSMEN

Every Tuesday and Thursday "at 5.30, in the Green Room of the Penin- sula Hotel, a group of young people meet for a thought combat that lasts

one and * half to two hours. They are a group of chess enthu-. siasts, learning the fundamentals of the game from Mr. K. Welas. His pupila improve all the time and then their teacher shows more of his real strength. Would you like to learn chess? Even if you have never played before you have your chance now to learn from an expert:

It's free; Mr. Weisa is doing it because he loves the game and wants to pass his knowledge on to others. Don't be embarrassed if you don't know any

chess at all. There are many others who have started from scratch there and now are fairly good players. 'I say fairly good because the class has only been going for a month.

VIEWPOINTS

You all get an allowance from your parents, money » to spend on moyles

and sweets, and things like that. The question is, just what things should you be expected to buy for yourself, and at what age?

Test Your Quote Power

Below are some well known sayings with one

word Left out. They aren't very hard on the whole but some of them will keep you thinking. All correct is exceptional, one wrong is good, two to three wrong is above average, 10 right is average, and five. right Is pretty low.

1}

2)

An eye for an

wasn't built in a day, 3) Don't shoot until you see the

whites of their

4)

You can't Judge a book by. its

5)

Your teeth are like stars, they

come out at

6)

Glve

me liberty or give me

7) A slip of a

ship.

B)

The

can sink a

.or the end. 9) Beauty is in the eye of the

10) Money is the root of all

11) Friends,... ・・・ Country-

men.

11

Ask me no-questions, I'll tell

before they are hatched.

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you no'.

13)

Don't count your

For instance, Is a girl of 16 too young to buy her own dresses? Should a boy of the choose his own clothes?

14)

Dr. Livingstone, I

age be able to

15)

He's da

As an owl.

There are some parents who say

- that your taste in clothes isn't good

until

you are

and some say that older, you should wear clothes that other youngsters of your age are wearing, only a little bit better.

What do you teen agera⚫ think? Teen agers can-think as straight as their parents, only they are fresher and have no experience.

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