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Title: The Young Citizen : the magazine for young people
Issue Date: Volume1 {Issue No.12) January 1936
Year: 1936
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extracted text: UARY, 1936 v. I YkJ, I y !(iv I<?,/ tt ~o / (. ! 30 Centavos T~E YOUNG CITIZEN The Magazine Edited and Published Especially for Filipino Children What Bocobo Says-:P1·esident Bocobo of the Unh·el'Sity of the Philippines, in a speech delivered during the Boys' Week on December 8, 193G, said: "There is the need of fostering the publication and reading of children's magazines. One of the gl'eat needs in this counti·y is the circulation of chilch·en's magazines of local material which will diffuse information to the children reganling wholesome games, beautiful Filipino legends, stories of om· nationalheroes, etc." We say: The YOUNG CITIZEN answe1·s this need. This i:; the only publication in the Philippines /(exclusively edited for Filipino children. 405 P. Faura1 Manila / It fa aJ>fJl'Ol'ed b!J Ifie JJureau of /.,,'<)Yi-atiou. / Send Your Subscriptiefn To I ( Puiyfishers, ) n c. Tel. 5-7b-Bb Jh ~ ~' t' THE MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG t !Joung 1,.,-l lltn PUBLISl-IED MONTl-ILY. Volume I PEOPLE Number 12 .. Entei·ed as Second Class Mail Matt~r at the Manila Post Office on May 16, 1935 This Magazine is Approved by the Bureau of Education for Public Schools --------'--The Message This Month THE NEW YEAR-1936 Happy New Year to everybody! This is the first month of the year, 1936. le is like a new page or a new chapter of a new book. The pages or the chapter~ of the year 19 3 5 have gone forever. No one can ever turn them back to us. Whatever we have said: whatever we have thought; whatever w e have planned; whatever we have written; in othe1 words, whatever we have done-good or bad-, w~ 1.:an never undo them. We can only bring them back to us through our memory. The bad or evil things that we have done make us sad; and the good things that we have done make us. happy. . We are just beginning to write a new page or a new chapter of a new book, the year 1936. On the first day of the yea1 we greet each other, "Hap· py New Year." The year, 1936, will surely be a hap· PY year if we try to say. think, pl.:m, and do only those things that after thev have been said, thought, planned and done wi!i never bring to us unhappiness. (Please turn to page 355) This Month JANUARY, 1936 Verses for Children (Poems)-Lulu de la Paz 344 Happy Little Nena (A Story)-Aunt Julia . . 335 Love pf Country-Jose Feliciano , , .. , . , . , , . , . \hood Son (A Story)-Antonio Muiioz ... , , Tita's Dxeam (A Story)-/. Pnnlnsigui ~ampaguita Garlands (A Story)-Hct·minia Ancheta ......... , ........• , ... , . , .... . In Far Away Ethiopia-Fiancisco Cai·ballo . The Adventures of a Beggar Boy (A Serial Story)-Julio Cesa1' P1!iia , . , The Sky and the Stars 336 337 338 340 341 342 344 fl'laeterlink's "The Blue Bird"· 347 Celebrating New Year's Eve (Safety Section) -J, C. P. ................... 348 B1ac-na-Bato (Interesting Places)-Fortunato Asuncion 348 Among the Boy Scouts-Honuio Ochangco 349 The Mackerels (Aunt Julia's True Storie$) 350 Pen and Pencil Circle 351 Young Writers' Page 352 Kiko's Adventures (A Comic Strip)-Gilmo Baldovino 35.1 Philippines, the Beautiful (A Song)-Antonio Muii.oz .............. , . . 355 Drawing Lessons for Little Ar1.ists-Gilmo Bnldovino 357 Cross Word Puzzle·-Gco1·gc Fletchcl' 358 Secrets (A Poem)-Francisco G. Tonogbmwa 3M.I Every Month In THE YOUNG CITIZEN you will always find: Stories Young people will read again and again - stories that build character, folklore, fanciful stories, and €.ducational stories. Poems that the young people of thP. Philippines love. Contests and Things-ToDo Games, puzzles, things to make, cooking, drawing, et~. Al't, History, and Nature Study . Beautiful photographs and entertaining articles and stories which can really entertain and interest young "":People in these important subjects. Interesting Features The Pen and Pencil Circle, which stimulates creative expression; the Hobby Page, which opens the way to new interests and develops initiative; and the Citizenship Page, which instills practical ideals of good citizenship in the boys ti-nd girls who to· morrow will be the leaders of the world. Book Chats About books and authors young people will be interested in. Science and Health Talks on scientific subjects, speci8.l recipes and menus, articles on health and sanitation. Editorial Director: Jose E. Romero. Contributing Editors: Juliana C. Pineda, Encarnacion Alzona, Alvaro Martinez, Ursula B. Uichanco, I. Panlasigui. Subscrivtio11 P,-jce: P3 for one year of 12 issues; $2.00 in the United States and foreign countries, Single copy, 30 centavos. Staff Artist: Gilmo Baldovino. B11si11css Ma:nager: E. C. Garcia. Published by COMMUNITY P11BLJSHERS, INC., 405 P. Faura, Manila, Philippine Islar,ds. Subscriptions are to be paid to CoMMUNITY PUBJ,ISHERS, INC. 105 P. Faura, ?ifanila, P. I. Reprocluetiun of any mattci· he1·efr1. is prohibited. THE YOUNG CITIZEN VERSES FOR Cl-ULOREN By Lulu cle la Paz To a Spider I know not what kind of thread, You spin the yam for your house web. Is it of velvet, wool, or silk Or moonbeams frail and delicate? To a Yellow Butterfly How did you get those wings so gay, Where rainbow colors dance and play? Did some fairy on a fair dayGive you that wonderful array? .f(llH/fff!J, J:1.,'(i ./an1•(try, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 3 )i LITTLE STORIES FOR LITTLE PEOPLE ~APPY LITTLE NENA By Aunt Julia LITTLE NENA sang "Good Morning Bright Sunshine" as she stooped to pick little blossoms of touch-me-not on the roadside. "How lovely and soft!" she whispered as she touched her cheeks gently with the bunch of the modest flowers. Behind her a kind voice said, "Good morning, little girl. What makes you so happy?" "The bright sunshine, Sir, and the pretty little "makahiya," and, of course, the breakfast" . . . "What have you for breakfast today?" "Champorado and dried fish. And my mother has a golden papaya for me." Nena's face beamed at the thought of her favorite breakfast awaiting her. "I shall put these flowers in a little bamboo vase. Our table will look like the picture on my hook." "How would you like to play with another little girl? I live in that green house." The man said pointing to the house on tbe hill. "That large house? The one with the beautiful iron fence?" Nena asked with wide-open eyes. "Yes. In that house lives another tlear little girl about your age. Her name is Anita. Would you like to meet her?" "Yes, Sir. But it is time for me to go home. My parents must be waiting for me at the breakfast table." "Run home then. Come back after breakfast. I'll be waiting for you." After breakfast, Nena came up to her mother and said, "Mother, the man who owns the green house with the beautiful iron fence wants me to play with his girl. May I?" "Yes, clear, but don't stay long. Your sister will miss you." The man held Nena by the hand. He took her around the garden. He led her to the green house. There everything wa~ beautiful. There were finely carved chairs. Soft lace curtains hung on the windows. Reel roses were placed in beautiful vase~. They entered a room which was different from the others. It was done in pink like a sweet pink rose. Birds and flowers were painted on the bed and on the chairs. (Please turn to page 356) 316 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Love of Country By JOSE FELICIANO * HA VE you ever met a man who does not love his native country? I think you will never find such a person. Love of country is born with every man regardless of his race or his beliefs. You may have heard of "the man without a country," and you may say there was at least one who did not love his country. If you had read his story you would know that even he loved his country clearly. Some day, you ma:,· read the book, ''The Man Without a Country," if you have not already clone so. If you wish to know, this man who had no country was one Philip Nolan. At the beginning of the story, he was a young naval officer. One day when he was very angry Nolan exclaimed: "I wish I may never hear of the United States again!" Little thinking that he would be taken at his word, he heard the name of his country mentioned but once in fifty-five years. During all that time he was kept a prisoner on board a battleship. He was allowed to talk with the officers, mix with them, and eat with them, but the United States was never mentioned in his presence. Should he happen to approact. some officers who were talking about the United States, they would immediately stop their conversation. But as the years went by, his love for country became stronger and stronger. How much he had regretted the act he had thoughtlessly committed in a moment of anger. For you there is no other (Please turn to page 356) •Academic Division, Bureau of Education. Jmurnry, 1.9.i'fi .Ju111,ftrJ1, J!J.16 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 3J7 A GOOD SON A Story By Antonio Muiioz MANY years ago a boy named Rico lived with his father and mother in a small house near a forest. The father was a woodcutter. He was a good man and everybody m the neighborhood liked him. The orny trouble witn him was that he was hot-tempered. :Sometimes when he became very angry, he would whip Rico but he always telt sorry about it afterwards. Rico loved his parents very much. H~ stayed at home most of the time because his mother needed him to fetch water, gathe1· fuel, and run errands. He had a few chickens which furnished the family with eggs when they had nothing else to eat. One day Rico saw a snake near the chickens' nest. To save the little chicks, he got his father's narra cane and struck the snake with it just as its head entered the nest. In his haste, he missed the snake and the cane hit a big stone on the ground. The cane broke. Rico took it back to the house and put it in its place. He knew his father would be very angry. When the woodcutter came and discovered the broken cane, he was mad. "Who broke my cane?" he thundered. "I did, father," answered Rico. "A snake came and ... " Rico could not finish what he wanted tu say for his father's whip was on his back. He did not say anything but tears rolled down his cheeks. He knew that his father was again the victim of his bad temper. When his father went away, Rico knew that he was sorry. A few minutes later, he went to gather fuel under the trees. At noon he had a big bundle of dead twigs and branches. He sat down under a balete tree to rest. "What are you doing here?" asked someone behind him. Rico looked around and saw a beautiful lady standing near him. "I am resting for I am very tired. I have (Please turn to page 353) 338 THE YOUNG CITIZEN .lromm·y, lfJ.Ji; TIT A'S DREAM By I. Panlasigui TITA is a little girl barely eleven years old. She is very healthy although too tall for her age. She is very active and is rapidly developing a will of her own. She likes to play all the time. One day while the family was at dinner Tita did not like to eat. Her mother tried to make her eat her dinner but she absolutely refused to touch her food. She was not · sullen, nor was she sick. She simply did not like to eat. "Now, Tita, you had better eat because if you don't you will not grow to become a young lady," urged her mother. "I do not want to grow big to become a young lady," came the decided reply from Tita. She wants always to be a little girl. "But why?" asked her surprised father. "Because if 1 grow big like a young lady. I cannot play anymore. I like to play very much, and only little children play," reasoned out Tita. "But if you do not eat, you will grow smaller," argued her mother. "Very small like that?'; asked Tita quickly showing her little finger. "Surely," asrnred her fath:r. "When I become small like that, then will eat so that I will grow big again," concluded Tita. Tita could not be induced to eat. Her mind just now was on a doll which was giv.!t111111ir11, 1.'1./6 THE YOUNG CITIZEN en to her by her father the day befo1·e. Of course, mother knew very well that to keep peace in the mind of her little daughter and among the members of the family while the dinne1· was going on, it was bette1· to let Ti ta he1· own way. So she was let alone that day. Tita is the only child of the family. She is a bright girl and full of imagination. Being the only child she often imagines other children as he1· playmates. Sometimes in her plays she talks aloud to herself, imitating imaginary playmates. That afternoon she played with he1· doll after she 21Tived from school. It was aiready about nine o'clock in the evening when her mother told her that it was already time for her to go to bed. "Mother can I play some more? You see rny doll will be very lonesome to be left alone if I go to bed now. Dolly likes to play with me," said Tita. "Take Dolly with you and sleep with her," suggested her mother. "You know, mother," she answered, "] like to play very much. I like the day because I can play. I do not like the night because I cannot play. You always make me go to bed at night. Whv can't we have dav all the time and no night at all?" "You are too young yet to understand why we have day and night. But it is im· portant just now that you should go to bed. Take Dolly with you and sleep with her. Then you can play together in your dream," swr11:ested again her mother. Tita obeyed reluctantly. She took her doll with her. And after kissing her mother good night and said her little prayer she climbed up to her bed. Dolly was with her in bed. Befo1·e long Tita was playing with her doll in her dream. She dreamed th?t she was almost as big as a young lady. But still she liked to play with her doll. They were playing in a very strange place where there were many beautiful plants and flowe1·s of many colors, Among the flowers were many butterflies fluttering and dancing; from flowers to flowers. Tita was very much pleased with the butterflies that she wanted to have one of them in her hand. She tried to catch one of them. She ran here and there after a yellow and blue butterfly. But the butterfly flew faster than she could run. Soon she became tired. She could not run anymore so she sat down on a large round stone. While she was resting she heard a voice but she did not know where it came from. It was like an echo, but it sounded louder and clearer. The voice said, "Ti ta, why a1·e you here?" Tita looked around to find where th8 voice came from. She ~as a little bit afraid and did not answer. "Do not be afraid, Tita. am yoUI' friend," again came the voice. Tita took coUl'age when she hea1·d the word 'friend.' She asked the unseen speaker, (P/r'asr furn ro p11gc .Jfi.J) 340 THE YOUNG CITIZEN .f•rnnon·y, J.'l.J6 SAMPAGUITA GARLANDS ALL through the hot afternoon, Berto trotted up street and down alleys in search of customers. He was on the look out for ladies to buy his sampaguita garlands. "Sampaguita garlands! Sampaguita garlands!" he called to a slim looking girl. The girl shook her head and walked on her way. The old afternoon sunshine glazed brightly on the stone patio of the Quiapo church. Berto was sure to find customers here where women often came to lay offerings to the patron saint. He was lucky enough to sell six garlands to a couple of young women. The garlands would match their balintawak costumes. Berta's attention was caught by the sign boards of the old Metropolitan show. Berto passed through the pavement across the crowded street to the show house. Inside the Cine the audience roared with laughter. The hero was Douglas Fairbanks. A couple came out of the show house. In an instant Berto ran after them. "Sampaguita Ali," he pleaded. Perhaps it was the look on his face which won the woman. "All right, I want two garlands for a cenBy HERMINIA ANCHETA* tavo" replied the woman with a tone of finality. "Surely Ali, how many please." "Only five centavos" came the answer. Berto allowed the woman to pick out the good ones. Berto slipped the coin· which the woman paid him into his pocket. His flowers were all sold. In a hole in a pavement just a stone's throw from his place lay a purse. A lady's purse. His eyes swept from the pavement to the young couple dis'.lppearing in the distance. He stooped and picked up the pocket. It was bulky. He supposed it col'ltained peso bills. That meant a new shirt for him and then a good supper. f Pfrase turn ro page 356) "' ,Teacher, Tayabas Elementary School. .Jam•a>'y, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 341 IN FAR AWAY ETl-llOPIA By Francisco Carballo* THE daily papers are full of news regarding the war going on between the Italians and the Ethiopians in Ethiopia, and perhaps you are anxious to know more about this country and the causes of the war. By referring to the map of Africa in your geography book, you will find that Ethiopia, or Abyssinia as it is still named on old maps, is in the northeastern part of the continent. Its area is more than thrice as large as that of the Philippines, but its population is estimated at twelve million only. The country is in the tropics but its climate is tempered by its mountains and piateaus. The land is rich in natural resources consisting of minerals; such as, gold, iron, coal, oil, and potash, and water power· which are little or less developed. In the cultivated valleys sugar cane, cotton, cof · fee, and rubber are produced, and on the cooler highlands grain, fruit, tobacco, and potatoes are raised. Cattle graze on the highland slopes. Kafa, a province in Ethiopia, is said to be the home of the coffee plant and there it still grows wild in abundance. It found its way to the different parts of the world through Arab merchants and travelers who were among th"' early consumers of coffee. The chief exports are coffee, beeswax, hides, and skinR. Cotton cloth and salt are the leading imports. The people are a mixture of whites and blacks. Seventy dialects are spoken in the country, but Amharic is the official language. The ruling people, who number about five million, have been Coptic Christians since 330 A. D. The remaining seven million are Moslems and pagans. Their emperor, Haile Selassie, claims descent from Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, who visited King Solomon of Palestine whose wis"' Formerly Principal, Intramuros Intermediate School. dom and wealth were known far and near. Besides his name, which means "Power of the Trinity," he also bears other titles; as, Negus Negusti or King 9f Kings, Conquering Lion of Juda, and The Elect of God. Education is not general and the masses of the inhabitants are illiterate and superstitious. Recent visitors to Ethiopia have observed that slavery still exists there although she was recognized as a member of the League of Nations on her enacting an anti-slave trade law. · The capital, Addis Ababa, which means New Flower, is connected with Djibouti in French Somaliland on the Gulf of Aden by 784 kilometers of railroad built and administered by the French. Outside of the capital there are practically no roads and people go about on difficult trails ;;ind dangerous caravan routes. But Ethiopia has been invaded by Italy, sad to say, they are both Christian ancl members of the League of Nations. "What are they fighting for?" we ask. Some of the reasons given by Italy are as follows: 1. She wants to avenge her defeat by the Ethiopians at Aduwa in the war of 1896. 2. She wants to get even with the Ethiops for alleged insults committed against Italian citizens. (Please turn to pnge 84.''i) THE YOUNG CITIZEN January, 19.Jl> Chapter Ten AMONG BARRIO BOYS ACCUSTOMED to a life of regular habits, Tonio did not find any difficulty in following his daily schedule of work. Two hom·s in the afternoon, from four to six o'clock, were his to spend as he pleased. He easily made friends with the peasant boys of the neighborhood. They all liked him because he had no "airs," although he had been brought up in Manila. When they asked him about the manner of iiving in the big city, he did not brag at all about it. In fact Tonio made the boys understand that city boys were in no way superior to the barrio boys. Tonio found the barrio boys more congenial. Their pranks were harmless and their games wholesome. At sundown before the boys drove the carabaos home, they played leap frog. Tonio's friends taught him all the tricks of the game until he became just as skillful as they. He learned to balance himself standing on a carabao's back. On moonlight nights the boys played "patintero." Among the farm boys, there was one who was particularly friendly and played the part of big brother to the smaller ones. Every boy called him "Ka Jose." He taught the boys how to make lanterns and kites and how to initiate bird calls. Hill father, too, was very popular among the THE ADVENTURES OF A BEGGAR BOY by Julio Cesar Pena boys. The old man told them the most fantastic tales about enchanted princes, kind fairies, and wicked witches. He knew the local names and legends of constellations. He did not tire repeating the tales about "Juda's Purse," "The Three Marys," the "Cross," and the "Hair of Queen Esther." He was illiterate, but he could chant pages and pages of the "Pasion" and recite in a sing-song manner the entire adventures of such heroes as Carlo Magno, Rodrigo, and Bernardo Carpio. The children of the country seemed to Tonio neare1· to God. At d·usk they hurried home to be with the rest of the family for January, J.9.16 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 34) the evening p1·ayer. Every chil<l coul<l say the rosa1·y. Every young person greete<l an ol<ler one at night with "Good evening" or "mano po," bowing low as he uttered the words in a most reverent manner. The young people were regular church goers. Tonio observed that the faces of the country people seemed bright and happy on Sunday. The traces of poverty and daily grind seemed to banish from their countenance as Sunday <lawned. Having been brought up in the old-fashioned way, Tonio found he had much in common with the barrio boys. He realized that country life was just the life for him. His once vague ambition took a definite form. He decided to prepare himself for the farm. The last days of May were most pleasant and gay. Every village had its own fiesta as each had its own patron saint. Simultaneously almost every street had its series of -"Sta. Cruz de Mayo" processions. To climax all the minor "fiestas," a general "Flores de Mayo" festival was held at the end of May. While nobody /in the City paid attention to him, everybody in the country seemed to have taken a fancy to him. Several times he played the part of "Constantino" at processions in honor 0f the Holy Cross of May. About a week befo1·e the opening of schools in June, Tonio's Lolo was called by Mr. and Mrs.· de! Valle. ''As we once told you," Mr. de! Valle began, "it is our intention to send Tonio to school. We have a barrio school here." "But I wish to send him to a school in the City. Anyway Mr. de! Valle goes down every day," Mrs. de! Valle interrupted. "Yes, Madam," the old man agreed, "I believe the schools in the City a~e superior to our barrio school. But I am afraid to let him stay alone among strangers the whole day." "Oh, your fears are unfounded. Pupils are taken care of in schools," Mr. de! Valle blurted in defense of public schools. "If you would rather have him in a private school, I am willing to send him to one," offered Mrs. de! Valle. "Oh; no, Madam, it would be too much . to ask that of you," the old man exclaimed. ''Besides, I want Tonio to mingle with poor children and to meet problems which he must learn to solve by himself. However, I would not want him to go with street boys from whom he will learn nothing good." "All right, then," Mr. de! Valle finall~· said, "think it over. YOU have a whole week to decide." "Yes, Sir, we shall talk it over. Although my boy is young, he has a mature mind." (To be continued) 344 THE YOUNG CITIZEN January, 198fi The Sky and The Stars YOU are now acquainted with a number of groups of stars or constellations. Go out on moonless nights and locate some of them. Turn to the north. Can you point to the North Star or Polaris? lf you are not sure which it is, locate the Big Dipper. The two stars forming the side of the dipper opposite the handle point to the pole star. Have you been attracted by a wide strip of whitish light that encircles the sky? This is called the Milky Way. It is more magnificent if you can gaze at it on a dark night far from the glare of city lights. It is caused by the light of great numbers of. stars that seem to be close together. Have you not often wondered what stars could be? Astronomers, or men who study the stars, believe that they are suns like om· own. Our sun is much larger than our earth, but many stars are much larger than the sun. The stars are of different colors. Some are blue, some white, and some orange. They differ in color because they differ in temperature or heat. Stars as hot as the sun are white, those that are hotter blue, and those that are cooler, orange. Stars differ also in brightness. Some are more brilliant because they are nearer to us, but many are brighter because of their great size. Stars have been graded according to the brightness. The brightest stars are called first magnitude, others not so bright, second magnitude, and so on up. There are only twenty stars of the first magnitude and about sixty of the second magnitude. The star that forms the head of the Northern Cross is of first magnitude. It is called Deneb. In January, you can see the Northern Cross in the north western horizon. Jw1111ary, 1936 • THE YOUNG CITIZEN 345 IN FAR AWAY ETHIOPIA (Continued from page 341) 3. She wants to acquire addicional territory for her surplus population. 4. She wants to develop the resources of the country for commercial reasons. 5. She wants to civilize the Ethiopians and abolish slavery. · Haile Selassie, speaking for Ethiopia on the other hand, says that1. She is determined to maintain the freedom of her people and will nor stand for Italian incursions into her territory, cost what it may. 2. She wants to hav.e a seaport either on the Red Sea or on the Indian Ocean to facilitate her commercial rel<!-tions with the outside world. She is hernmeJ in on the east by Eritrea. French-, British-, and Italian Somaliland, which formerly formed a part of Ethiopia. The League has tried co prevent Italy from invading Ethiopia by calling her attention to provisions of the covenant regarding self-determination anJ manner of settling disputes between member nations but Mussolini is obstinate and he has invaded the REMEMBER country withou; even declaring war formally. And although the league has agreed on sanctions against Italy she cannot be dissuaded from her well-planned· conquest. These sanctions are arrangements whereby the contracting nations agree not to sell Italy anything or provide her any means which may aid her in pushing the war. According to the papers the lcalians with their superior war machinery and with the help of Askaris and Ethiopian deserters have already occupied Aduwa, Adigrat, Aksum, and Makale in northern Ethiopia and are strengthening their position for an offensive towards Gondar near Lake Tsana, the source of the Nile so important to the British. In the south Walwal and Gorrahei have already been taken. The Ethiopians. 'however. despite their lack of a well-disciplined army and modern implements of war are offering stiff resistance, War is a terrible thing as it causes great loss of life and property, but as long as selfishness cannot be curbed among nations. the strong will always prey upon the weak. The whole.idea, of course. is against the laws of humanity and civilization. Let us hope that the League of Nations will finally succeed ill ending the halo-Ethiopian war to the satisfaction of the nations concerned and for the interest of world peace. 1936- FEBRUARY this DATE----------8 - The ELITE KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY SCHOOL, INC. Presents "THE BLUE By Maurice Maeterlinck. at the SATURDAY 5:00 P. M. BIRD" MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE Tickets Still Available-- Call Up 5-46-36 For Reservation Seats ADELIA B. FUGOSO VII-A' E. Jacinto Elementary School. Adelia is one of our young contributors. VIOLETA MORALES Re~d her letter to Aunt Alma on page 351. LAKAMBINl'S DANCE A number in the Ghristmas program given by the Tondo Community Health ~nd Social Center on Dec. 23, 1935; FELIX ABCEDE- Filipino Boy Violinist Last month in Los Angeles, Californi<i. a Filipino boy by the name of Felix Abcede, Jr. played the violin before a .large group of people. All those who heard him play were astonished at his skill. President Quezon sent fl. cable to congratulate Abcede. Felix is only fourteen years old. Even when only eight years old, he already. knew how to play violin well. Now at the age of fourteen Abo~de is earning $500.0G a week, playing violin to radio audiences in New York. His father is Attorney Felix Abcede, -who comes from T ayabas; and hi~ moth· er is Guadalupe Sitjar from Capiz. He has a younger sister by the name of Josephine, who also sings on the re.dio. In 1931, ~hen President Quezon was sick in a hospital in California, Josephine sang on the radio for him. Felix' ability as a violin player came to the attention of American musicians in 1929. He was then invited to become a member of th~ HollywOod Baby Orchestra. Many persons think that if Felix continues to improve in his violin playing he will become one' of tht most famous violinists not only of the Philippines bu~ also of the whole world. CARMELO PANLASIGUI One of the enthusiastic readers of THE YOUNG CITIZEN. FELIX ABCEDE, JR. DANCE OF THE FAIRIES One of the numbers in the Christmas progrfl m given by the Tondo Community Health and Social Center on Dec. 2:~. 1935. Ja1111ary, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 34/ MAl:Tl:RLINK'S "Tl-II: BLUI: BIRD" To be Presented. by the Elite Kindergarten Students ON FEBRUARY 8th, at 5:00 P. M. the Mani!a Theatre-goers-adults as well as children will be charmed by Maurice Maeterlinck's eX·· quisite, allegorical fairy-tale-"The Blue-bird." This beautiful six-act drama telling of the search of two little children for the Bluebird of Happiness will be presented by the children of the Elite Kindergarten and Primary.School. Inc., at the Manila Grand Opera House. Rosario Castro, age six, and Mitos Sison, age five. have the leading roles and as actresses they rival Shirley Temple. They have each memorized parts which are extremely long and difficult and. their acting is very natural and unstudied. Rosario plays the parr of the boy, Tylcyl. and Mitos, his little sister, Mytyl. The fairy, who is at fir~c very ugly but lacer turns out to be very beautiful is played by Isabelita Diaz. The other leading characters are the personification of Light which is played by Angelina Uson: Sugar, Gloria Alvear; Bread, Caesar Celeste, (a student at La Salle College, who is substituting for one of the children who is ill): Fire, Raul Fores; Water. Mancia Garchitorena: Ty lo, the Dog, Generoso Villanueva; Tylette, the Cat, Arcadio '.,?:aValla and Milk, Luz Franco. The part Of the Neighbor's little girl in WHY NEWS PAPERS CAME TO BE CALLED SO In the olden days, when newspapers were just being started, they used to carry above their headlines on the first page a picture of the compass. Some en· terprising editor had the idea of re-arranging the letters symbolic of the points of the compass into a straight line and printed the word NEWS (meaning· North, East, West, South). The other publisher~ decide'd to follow his example and from that time on newspapers came to be called thus. WHY WE CALL THEM X-RAYS X-rays are used to get pictures of the skeleton and all the internal organs of the body to help the doctors in determining the trouble in a person's body. It is also used for the treatment of tumors of a certain kind and some skin diseases. When Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen of th~ University of Wurzburg. Germany, discovered the X-rays, he was not sure of their exact nature, and so he named them "X-rays", "X" being used to desigAct IV is taken by Baby Limjap, age four. The younger children are taking part in the dancc5 of which there are m·any directed by Miss Anita Kane. and every child in school appears in the Kingdom of the Future Act V. Adult characters tor the adult roles have been borrowed from among the friends and relatives of the children of the Elite School, the leading members of which are Mother and the Joy of Maternal Love, Rosa Visaya: Father and Grandfather, Raul Arellano; Grandmother. Angelina Fofes; Neighbor, Teodoro Paguirigan; and Night, Olimpia Ubaldo. The scenery for the Bluebird matches the play in exquisite beauty in which every detail has been carefully carried out and the gorgeous costumes carry out the unusual splendor of the play. The children of the audien(:e will enjoy the fairy story an·d will be delighted throughout the entire play, but the older people will at the same time thor.oughly appreciate the allegorical and symbolic beautY of the story as well. every line of which is fraught with meaning-and "The Blue-bird" will be a pla) which will not be forgotten for many months to come. HOW NODDING THE HEA'D UP AND DOWN CAME TO MEAN "YES" Although man claims to be superior to the lower forms of animals, still he has to admit that he has copied a great number of things from them. One of these is the movement of the head to indicate "yes" o.r "no" When the mother animal brings to its young ones a piece of food, she dangles it before them and the little ones open their mouths and nod their heads forward to show that they want it. Likewise, we nod our hea'ds forward when we mean "yes". It has been observed chat we unconsciously open our lips a little when we do this. just as the little animals open their mouths as a sign chat they want the food. When the little animals are satisfied, they close their mouths and shake 'their heads from side to side to prevent the mother from puttirig into their mouths any more food. Likewise, we shake our heads to indicate "no" and unconsciously clinch our teeth when we do so. nate any "unknown quantity" or a thing not quite known. 348 THE YOUNG CITIZEN January, 193ti SAFETY SECTION Celebrating New Year's Eve By J. C. P. W HY. JUAN, what happened to you?·' All his classmates asked ac the_ same time when they met on the first day of school in January. ·'What happened to your eyelashes? Were they burned?" Curious Jose insisted in asking. "And where are your eyebrows?" Pablo asked with a mischievous twin'kle in the eye. To all these queries. Juan answered with an angry side glance and walked away. But the group of naughty boys followed him repeating their unanswered questions. "I know. I know. I will tell you what hap~ pened to Juan," shouted Andres running toward th~ crowd. The boys gathered around Andres. "It happened on New Year's Ew. The boys in Juan's place made bamboo cannons. Juan bragg~d that he could make one with the most thunderous report." "Yes, yes, go on. Did he make one?'" Pablo interrupted laughing. "Yes, he did," Andres continued. "Everybody marveled at his invention. The boys stood around him as he fired his cannon. 'I will show you how to produce the most deafening explosion.' he announced, and he prepared to demonstrate the operation." "How thrilling!" Jose screamed. "Keep still," another shouted. "Go on. go on with the story," everybody cried in unison. "Well,'' Andres cleared his throat as he picked up the thread of his story. "He poured more petro leum into the bamboo. A heavy smoke gathered in(Please turn to page .'152) INTERESTING PLACES BIAC-NA-BATO By FORTUNATO R. ASUNCION* r BIAC-NA-BATO is historically famous because it was the place where Pedro A. Paterno, with Filipino insurgents who defied' the might of the American soldiers in the early days of their occupation, brought about a very significant treaty. This place is as beautiful Js it is famous-in fact it is fast attracting the attention of numerous travelers and sight seers. Biac-na-bato can be reached either from Sibul or from San Miguel .-both places are in Bulacan From a distance nothing beautiful will attract attention. A vast expanse of green things can be seen ail around, the histori~ mountain idly silhouet· red against the blue sky offers no special attraction. Towering C_hinese bamboo plants gracefully sway· ing to the accompaniment of the gentle breeze line the sides of a trail leading to the wanders of the place. A huge anvil bearing historical inscription stands at the entrance of the trail which leads to a rivulet below. A natural shed of large flat 'itonei:: provides an ideal spot from which to view the won·· derfol panorama at the bottom. All around the flat stones are names and dates, perhaps inscribed by those who. had visited the place. On the right side of the rivulet is a cave filled with clear, cool water. The water is so clear that the white pebbles beneath are distinctly visible. People come to the place only to bathe in this water. if for no other purpose, the people say. Opposite this cave is a ·trail penetrating a thick woods. Wild monkeys inhabit this place. Many can be seen hopping from one branch to an· other. This ascending trail terminates in a small enclosure barely one and a half meters in circumfer~ ence. From this place a wonderful whitish wall will greet your eyes. The whitish wall is so tall that it towers way uP into t~e clouds. Below thi~ towering wall of white rock is a cavern inhabited by millions of bats. The cavern yields a fortune in the form of guano, the bat's manure. Summing up the wonders of this place, one can form a lovely picture of Biac-na-bato, linked with its history. ""Teacher, Emilio Jacinto Elementary Scli.ool. -Ja1111ary, 1986 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 349 AMONG Tl-IE BOY SCOUTSCUBBING IN THE PHILIPPINES (Continued from the last issue) ITS PROGRAM By Horacio Ochangco' AN ADVANCEMENT PLAN. This plan stimulates the boys by giving recognition, in the form of badges and ranks. to those who are energetic. Th~ activities of this plan are graded. There are many electives. This makes the plan elastic enough to meet the individual demands of the boys. Because it is elastic, it can be adjusted to the conditions of the neighborhood and the community. NUMEROUS ASSOCIATIONS. This gives th' boy a greater chance to. meet and know other boys. They get acquainted with other men and other mothers. An opportunity co' "do together" and "do for" someone elese is open to each boy. All of these factors play an important part in building the character of the boy. VARIO US ACTIV !TIES OF THE CUB. Their ·i?ctivities, either individual or group. fiave a local or national setting. ~hey may thus be held in tht'" backyards and other places nry near the ·homes of the boys. Their meetings and other activities little by little will influence the boys to love their own native surroundings, adding more satisfaction to their life. Activities undertake:n near their home or in the ba.ckyard get more foIIowers as most of the playtime of boys is spent in these places. Needless to say that mothers and fathers have to give their help in this matter. The boys usually meet in thE' neighborhood "Den" where they usually play. Here they organize themselves under the leadership of the "Denner" who leads them in their play and other activities. The Denner, or the Den Chief, conducts the meetings and hears suggestions from the boys concerning their plans for the day or for the following dav. Or he thinks up a game that will be of new interest to the boys. (Note: All these aim towards, rather than away from, home.) • Manager, Publicity Department, Boy Scout Headquarters, Manila. HOW A CUB IS STARTED DESIRE FOR IT Some Institution Formally "acts on" and "asks for" (Ask the Local Scout Council. B. S. A.) L Appoints Pack Committee of 3 or more male citizens - - - ' Who Select Cubmasters and Assistants TRAINING NEXT FOR Pack Committee I fat boys in one after- Cub Master noon. Can be done Over- Assistants night 1:6 day session. Den Chiefs '--~~~~~~~~~~~D_a_d_s~of~I I I I First Meeting is with Parents I Second Meeting is with Boys I Pack Divides Into Dens I Den Den Den Den Den Den Boy Activities THE CUB PROMISE I. . promise TO "DO MY BEST" 1) to be square and 2) to OBEY the Law of th; Cub Pack THE LAW OF THE CUB PACK The Cub FOLLOWS Akela . The Cub HELPS the Pack go The Pack HELPS the Cub grow The Cub GIVES good-will 350 THE YOUNG CITIZEN ,/(l)ll!(ffy, 19J6 TO the mackerel family belong a number of fishes whose bodi~s ~re adapted for :;peed swimming. The most commonly known are the hasahasa, alumahan. and the tanguingue. Th~ir scales are so fine and smooth that they can hardly be recognized as scales. The hasahasa and alumahan are called chub mackerel while the tanguingue is called the Spanish mackerel. The chub mackerel is much smaller than the Spanish mackerel and is much cheaper. The tanguingue is among the finest fooci fishes in Philippine waters. It grows to almost two meters in length. It is sold in slices either fresh or dried or pickled in brine. The small ones come in great schools and can be taken in large quantities by nets or in fish corrals. They are usually sold for from five to ten centavos each. The tanguingue is caught by trawling. which is a method of deep sea fishing. You are familiar with hasahasa. but you may not be acquainted with the tanguingue. They arc bluish in color. its shade growing paler near the bell\'. The sides are marked with lines and spots. COMPULSORY SCHOOL FOR CYCLISTS Lectures on "Safety First" and on "Rules of the Road" are given at the police station at Pforzheim, Germany, to all careless drivers. The careless drivers are kept at the police station for one hour. During this time they are forced to listen to a sound lecture on careful driving. So far. the majority of careless bicycle drivers haw been school children. Within one week 60 schooi children were taken to the station. As they sat there listening to the lectures. many of them showed injuries on their bodies caused by careless driving. So that after all. the lectures are bound to produce safe driving for both grown ups and children. No matter who is found to be a careless driver that person receives a summon to attend the .. Safety First" lectures. Tl-IE- MACKERELS Aunt Julia's True Stories Next time you go to the market with your mother. try to find a whole tanguingue before it is sliced. The hasahasa is usually served as paksiw, that is. it is boiled in vinegar seasoned with salt and ginger. It is eaten ordinarily with shrimp sauce known as patis. Next time your mother prepares hasahasa in this way ask her to add a few slices of ampalaya when the fish is almost done. A very appetizing salad is a mixture of chopped tomatoes, raw onions. and.wansoy leaves. Use patis instead of salt on your salad. Ask your mother how she prepares the tanguinguc. Have you tried it cooked with pickled mustard. toma toes, and soya bean cake? In whatever manner your fish dish is prepared, have plenty of vegetables ~erved with it. Vegetables increase the food value of the fish. A DOG'S LOY AL TY Peter, a lovely German sheep dog. lost his own life because he retused to lea\'e his master. An old gamekeeper who had been reported missing was found dead in the high Alpine region. He had evidently died of heatt failure. But his faithful dog had remained near him. When other gamekeepers discovered the dead body of their companion they found Peter standing over his master's body. The dog had been without food for days. He had al~ ready grown thin and bony. But in spite of this Peter would not leave his master. Nor would he let anyone touch the body. Every time the gamekeepers made an attempt to pick the body up the do~ resisted them. Finally. fearing that the dog would bite them they decided to shoot Peter. After Peter. too. lay there dead. the men took the body of their comrade and his faithful dog to the village. Janiiary, 1996 Dear readers: If you have stories or pictures of fiOur school and community activ·t1es. send them to me for publicu tion in "The Young Citizen." Other children wilf surely be interest<'d in them. Let me knou), too. if you want to make friends with other readers of "The Young Citizen." Man~ children are eager to have pen friend~ ft om other parts of the country. AUi\fT ALMA 2 7 Espiricu. Singal0ni; Manila November 4, 1915 Dear Aunt Alma. I am a seventh grade boy study·· ing at the Paco Elementary School. I am a subscriber of the "Young Citizen" together with my thr('c brothers. I think Aunt Alma, I wi!i tell my story of "When I was in Bed." I have a heart disease, Aunt Alma. My story begins this way: WHEN I WAS IN BED For a month I did not see evea the shadow of my school, Paco Elementary School. I'm sorry, bul what could I do? I was in ·bed char month. All the time, my friends were my books and my pen. I tried to turn the days into a good read ing season. The month passed lik"' a year to me because I was waiting for my "schoolbound." I want to go to school at once to meet my friends and my teachers but th..! doctor says it was not yet time so I did not have a chance. I have a THE YOUNG CITIZEN l-B was selected. As I am also healthy, won't you include my picture in your pictorial pagd Yours affectionately, VIOLETA MORALES 3 3 3 Libertad Pasay, Rizal December 26. 1915 Dear Aunt Alma: h:-art disease. It's too bad that·~ why I didn't insist on going. I I am a girl twelve yc"ars old, and was even forced to write a shon am studying in St. Theresa's Colpoem entitled "White Lily." but I kge in Mantla. I ai;n in the seventh hope to recover soon. grade and expect to graduate in I hope you find it interesting t0 March. I am trying to· do my best n·ad my story. Aunt Alma. to graduate with a high rating in order to be the pride of my parenls. I am also one of the new subTruly, yours, scribers and at the same time one of GONZALO PAGDANGANAN the new admirers of the Young Citiifh gmde, Paco Eli!menfnry Sdwol, Ma11il<I D<'ar Gonzalo, I hope you will be rJOUr own ~trong self again. I admire you for your strong wilf. Other boy8 u..Jould only complain and fret during sickn:?ss. But you could even produce something worth whihU..'hen yo:.i were laid off. Yo:.io poem "The White Lily" reveals imagination and a desire to see th, b£Outifu{ and the true even in Jh.· darkest and most trying hour. \\'rite some more. There wcr.: many famous writers who produced their best when they were affliclPd with diseast?. · Dear Aunt Alma, AUNT ALMA 1630 Juan Luna Manila. P. I. Oct. 9, 1935 I have read the "Young Citizen" magazine, and I enjoyed it very much. I found pictures of health/' children. Last "Child Health Day," I was chosen to represent our class in an A- I Child Contest. I was called to office. I thought I would be the winner. I was disappointed when I learned that a girl in Grad~ "len. Beginning. the month of Aprit. when the story of the "Adventure') of a Beggar Boy" first came out l began reading it. and I found it growing more and more interesting. Every 'month when the Young Cit1~ zen arrives the first thing I read i5 the · · Advcn tu res of a Beggar Boy. and when I finish reading it, I .r<.bte it to my friends. My friend<> and I arc all eager to receive the January number. Your friend. JOSEFINA VILLANUEVA Dear Josefina. Few children are as fortunate ,1s you. Only a few can afford to study in a fine. college like St. Theresa's. You should be very grate~ fut to your parents for sending you to an exclusive college. However, I hope you will not forget the ma~ jority of children in the world who cun haVC' only the bare necessities of 'ife. Reading stories like the "Ad. uentwes of a Beggar Boy" will give ~1ou some ·idea "about the hardship that poor children suffer. I am glad you find "The Youn({ Citizen" interesting and truly wor1f1 u..:hile. I hope. too. that you will grad~ uate with honors. AU.IVT ALMA 352 THE YOUNG CITIZEN January, 193fi ______ Y_O_U_N_6__;_WRITER_S_' _P_A_G __ E _____ _ WHY I ENVY MY SISTER I envy my big sister. My mother says it is wicked of me but I cannot; help it. I shall tell you why. She is the eldest in our family of nine children and the only girl be· fore six brothers. She does not run on errands. She does not help cook our food or wash the dishes. She does not help clean our house. She does not feeJ our pigs nor even make her bed. She can ask anyone of us to get her a glass of water, look for her pair of shoes, run to buy hair pins. get her newspaper, polish her shoes and many, many other things. Sometimes, I hate to be within her calling distance. She's like a Big Mistress to all of us. The last thing I envy about her is that she gets the best things always. She is given the best food, has beautiful clothes and many of them, goes out very often . and mother gives her the most money. Won't you envy your sister too if she had all those privileges? GERALDO DE LA PAZ VJ-A,' Bonifacfo Elcmenfary S('hod WHAT A LIFE I "Juan!" called Juan's mother. "Yes. mother," answered Juan as he came running to his mother. "Did you get the five-centavo piece from my pocket?" "No, mother." "Then who got it?" "I don't know, mother. "Are you telling the truth. Juan?" "Yes, mother." ''What is that on the' cornE'r of your mouth?" "Dirt," answered Juan after h~ quickly wiped it away. "Dirt?" "Yes, mother." Juan was turning pale. "Are you eating dirt?" "No, mother." "What you wiped away is not dirt; it is bread.'' "No, mother," said Juan with a tremor in his voice. ."For the last time, I'm asking you. Did you get the money?" "Did you get the money?" "Yes, mother," slowly. "Why did you deny at first?" "I am afraid to be whipped." "Measure your length on the floor. For lying, I'll whip you the more. "Pak!" "Aruy!" "Pak~" "Aruy!" "Pak! pak! pak!" "Hindi na po!" "Juan, don't tell a lie anymorl?, ha?" "Yes, mother." "All right, remember that well. don't care if yOu get' even more if you will only tell the truth." II "Juan," called Juan's mother. "Yes, mother," answered Juan as hE' came running to his mother. "Did you get the one-peso bill from my pocket?" "Yes, mother."· "Where is it?" "I spent it for a blow-out." "What?" "I gave a blow-out to my friends, because I got the lowest in music." "You gave a bl~o-aoot to your friends because you got the lowest in moosik!" "Yes, mother. that is it." "Measure your length on the floor!" "Why, mother? I am telling you the truth." "Pak!" before Juan could lie flat on his stomach. "Pak! pak ! pak ! " ABELARDO SANTOS, !-~ KIKO'S CHRISTMAS DAY Clang - clang - clang came th:! sounds of the barrio church Christmas bells, which were beaming softer and sweeter at every minute. They seemed to be the herald' an· gels giving ne\\•s that the King of all Kings, Jesus Christ would be born. As the voices of the angels, if I may call them such were heard, in one corner of the churchyard were grouped Kiko, the town clever boy, and his comrades. With serious faces they were planning a more joyful an·d a. different way of celebrating Christmas ·Day. "As for me," Kiko began, "the previous Christmas davs were all getting on my nerves f~r I have already had enough of Our Christmas food the 'pinipig' and the 'suman' and our funny Christmas customs.'· "I, too," cried Pepe, "I wish we could spend our Christmas day as city people do." "That's a good idea," interrupted Cleto, '-'Let's have our roasted chicken for our inidnight lunch and our own Santa Claus.'' All at once Kiko, being the biggest and most clever boy. cried. "I will be Santa Claus." (Pleasu turn to page 360) CELEBRATING NEW (Continued from page 348) si.de. He stooped low and tried to force out the smoke by blowing hard into the hole. Some of the watching boys stopped their ears with their palms as they expected the loudest report." "Then, what?" Pablo asked impatiently as Andres paused. "The boys felt a little nervous lS they waited for the report. But they heard nothing. Instead they <Jaw a big flame bursting out of the liule hole. Juan covered his eyes with his hands and leaned back. When he removed his hands from his face, it seemed as if another boy were before us. His face was smooth, his eyelashes and eyebrows having been badly singed." ''Ho! Ho!'· the boys howled. 'And so the inventor is now minus his eyelashes!" "What price invention!" Pablo sighed heavily with mimicked sorrow. Everybody chuckled heartily. January, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN A GOOD SON TIT A'S DREAM ;,ho I am." (Continued from page 337) "I play with you all the time," just gathered a big bundle of fuel "Who are you?" continued the voice. "I cover tho! for my mother," answered Rico. "Don't you know me? 1 am your earth with bright sunshine. The "Why is your back bleeding?" friend. You play with me all the birds sing, the butterflies flutter, and the lady asked him. time the flowers smile at the sky when I "My father whipped me because "But I do not know you. I can- come to earth. I broke his cane when I used it to not see you. Where are you?'' "When I come to waKe you up kill a snake," Rico told her. asked Tica looking around in the from your sleep the air is still cold, "Your father is cruel and you hope of seeing the unseen visitor. the sky is soft and blue. The sun should do something to stop his "Listen!" said the voice. "And rises behind the moUntains and cruelty," said the lady. soon you will see me and know smiles over the tops of the trees, thl ''No, my father is not cruel. l Ie els. They were very attractive and stars close their twinkling eyes to is hot-tempered. That is his weak- would tempt an ordinary person but sleep, and the cock crows 'good ness. Although he whips me some- Rico loved his father and was blind morning' to the world.times, I don't think he is cruel for to all those riches. "I paint the distant mountains I know that he does not mean i£ "I love .my father," he said fi- with blue, the trees with green, aud and he always feels sorry after- nally, "and all the riches in the the flowers with all th.: colors of wards," explained Rico. world cannot make me hate him the rainbow. "But you must do something to or do him any harm. Please leave "When I am about ro go away correct your father's temper. If you me or let me go now." the sun gozs down behind the Con't, some day be may kill you," "Enough," the woman said. mountains against rhe weste.rn sky. argued the lady, am convinced now that you are a And the sun makes the clouds into "What do you want me to d~ good and loyal son. I was just try- flowers of many colors-gold. yelthen ?" asked Rico. ing you. Now you aescrve a reward. low, red, blue and soft hazy pur"Tonight." said the lady, "whit~ Take as much treasure as you can ple. Th:? heavens and the earth your father is sl~eping. get a big carry. You will find also that your part to go to sleep. stone and give him a heavy bfo~,, father is cured of his bad temper."/ "I mak; ch2 people of all nati0r:s on the forehead with it. That will Rico filled a sinall sack with gold work. and I play with th:? childre~ cure his temper. Then lie down and coins and precious stones. After of all race-;." go to sleep or p:-etend to be sleep· thanking the kind lady, h'= ran Tita listened with amJurrienl ing. In th:;- mo:ning your father homeward as fast as his legs could and wonder to the recitai of the will be cured of his bad temper.·· carry him. When he' reached home, voice. When the voice ceased to "I caitnot do it," Rico told her. he laid the sack in a corn2r at th~ speak, she recogni:.:ed the speaker "I love my father although he loses foot of the stairs. He went up to and understood the message. his temper someti:nes and whips me. his father with fear in his hearr. "Yes, I know, now. who you No, I cannot do it and I'll never He was surprised when he was greet- are." she said with glad excitement. do it." ed by his father in ~ v2ry pleasant ''You arc Day." And as she spoke. "Listen. my boy," persisted the tone. the place where she was c;itting belady. "I hat:? your father because "Come to me, my sou, and'kiss gan to get dark and chilly. he is cruel to yo:1. I like you and your old father.'' And he presse<l "It is getting dark.! Wait for a I don't want yo::r father to abuse Rico against his breast. "Forgive me while, come back, talk some more. you. my child for having been so cru1>l and play with me," cried the little "My father is taking care of to you ac times. girl. moth2r and me," said Rico. "If he "Oh. Farber, let us forgel the "I cannot tarry any longer, I dies or becomes sick, we shall have past. It was not your fault. I have must go away for the night is coma h:ird ti~e. Nobody will support a wonderful story to tell." ing," answered the voice as it rethc family for I am too young to Rico r.m do·.vnstairs for the sack. cedes away into the limitless discut trees and mother cannot do hard Placing ic carefully be~or~ his par- tance. . work.'' cnts, he related the story of the Tica hJrdly heard the last word, The lady smiled and s'aid, "J can beautiful lady of che balete tree. His of the voice. It was already dark. S'!:ive you all chat you need becaus'? parents were very happy over their and for an in'stant the flow::rs ant! I am rich. Come with me to the good fortune, but thi!y did not for- the butterflies that she saW on th' trunk of the balcte tree and I'll show get their poor neighbors. They ground when ic Was yet bright you my wealth." shared their riches with the poor seemed to have been transfered to Inside the h0le in the huge balete people. Everybody was made hap- the sky for the st_ars were :tlread~ tree, Rico saw piles of gold pieces. py and prosperous because of a son's sparkling over head. There were precious stones and jew- loyalty to his father. (P!ea.<Je tuJ"n to page 360) l54 THE YOLJNG CITIZEN Kiko's Adventures--A mishap because of a mischief. . .. : __ : . ...:.1111·.c :_,;:]1...::c-.':; ~ Co Jnn11ary, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 355 Philippines, t:he Beautiful Music by Antonio Muiioi Composed {!xclusive/g for The Young Citizen ,., o era ... - - '· T anjay, Oriental Negro. - - , - ~ 0 boou--1(-ful for s~ -c~us <Ski-zs, Tor" an"'l-bz.,. CJ.aves of .. Tor 9r'"''"' II " v . .,. 7. + 7 + , _g.. lf*' II ~ ~. J . . - - fru'tt-ed. pur-ple.. moun-~a\1'\ ma - jiz..s- -\:ie.s . A hove \f.-.e. rlait'\. . rry ,, - "~· + _,. :i;+· . -r -r -T +. - ..g.. n .J Ph'l .- ·' - 1 - •f' - p•N<s,D..or II J - fl oJ crow.I"\. thy~~ w;ti-_ () l ., - - And crowl'\ H;y ~ocd THE NEW YEAR-1936! (Continued fl'om page 834) Let us, therefore, make o'ur youn~ life now the beginning of a new chapter of a beautiful book. As school children let us do our school work diligently and earnestly so that we may not fail to achie"'-' our ambitions. We want to be doctors. lawyers. merchants. farmers, mechanics. or the like. But we will never become one of them if we ar1• lazy now when we have all thr chanccs to study. 'When we have bo.'.. + ' cl :Phil-. i.p -t•ne.s, Go shed 1-lis 9r"ce on .\1--:,A"'cl + - . _,. ..,.. ~---- ~ ~ ..,.. .-. Q I ' I bro~\...- e.r-b.cl,from s= .\-o sht".'"'9 ~eo,,.-. -.-+ - - come men and women. ten or fif· teen years hence, we might be unhappy because we have failed to takt advantage of our educational opportunities. We should do our best now to insure our future happiness. As school children we should put our best efforts to cultivacr in u<> desirable habits-skills. ideals. and attitudes-now th.:it we are still young. If we cultivate bad habit'i now, later on our bad habits will become our cruel master. Bad habit!ii will never make us happy. Every - -8- ' sea.-. new year will never mean to us a happy new year. Therefore. to us school children. "Happy New Year" should mean an earnest detirmination to makt? our life useful to our fellowmen and to our country because it is only in so doing that we b.:come truly happy. Let us greet e.ich other-··A HJ.ppy New Year to You!"' OR. I. PANLASIC.l"I HAPPY LITTLE NENA (Continued from page 335) Butterflies and flowers were em· broidered on the table runners. chair covers and curtains. Nena felt as if she were in a garden. But che most beautiful thing in the room was a sweet little girl with big curls on her head and a bean· tiful twinkle in her eyes. ''Anita, I have brought you a playmate.'' "Oh, how do you do?" Anita extended her hand to greet Nena. "My name is Nena. I live in tht: small house at the foot of that hill.'· "Would you like to play doU: I have many. many dolls." Anita opened a case. She brought out a Japanese doll in kimono. ShP. put out a Spanish doll in a beautiful lace dress. There was a French doll with white hair and wide skirt. There were dolls· that said. 'Mamma" and dolls that danced. There was a baby doll in a crib. There was a big lady doll in a carriage. Nena looked long at everyone vf them. She touched their rosy cheeks. She stroked their curly hair. Sh~ sajd over and over again. "cute. lovely. beautiful!" She forgot Father. Mother, and Baby at home. She had not seen such beautiful dol!s before. Her dolls wen~ tiny thing:-> without hair and without clothes. On her way home, Nena kept thinking of Anita's dolls. If she could only have one which saic!, "Mamma!" When she was met by her mother on the stairs. she ~ried breathlessly. "O Mother, such a beautiful house!" And the girl is very lovel >'. Her name is Anita. She had dozens of th~ prettiest dolls. Mother, may I have a doll that cries 'Mamma' ?" THE YOUNG CITIZEN LOVE OF COUNTRY (Continut:d from page 336) country so dear as the Philippines, because she is your motherland. Under her skies. you firs<: saw the light of day. Just as you can't help breathing her air. so you can't help admiring her woods, brr rivers, her mountains; her sunshine. her plains and valleys, because they are filled with a singular beauty. You are growing up under thi?ir good and kind influences. Are you not glad that you were born in a country to which our Mother Nature has been most generous? You can show your love of country by serving her with all your soul. True love of country does not mean blind worship of ever.ything that h~s to do with one's country. "My country, right or wrong!" is not a wise prinCiple to ~follow. Truth and justice should guide your conduct. If ,you know something to be wrong and improper, you should not uphold it simply because it happens to be of your native land. The best way to show that you have the welfare of your country at heart. is to work for the happiness and prosperity of its people. You should employ yourself in some profitable occupation so that you may be able to make your own living. You should willingly help those who you see are in need of help. You should love your fel· low country men as· you love your mother murmured very softly. "Ma, ma. ma. Da da da" cam~ the silvery ripple of the baby's voi...:e from the bedroom. Nena tore herself away from Mother's embrace. In a moment she had Baby in her "Perhaps I can buy you one ne>.:~ arms. Christmas if I could begin savin~ "Why· Mother· Baby can sa;: now. I must save at least fifty cen- Mamma like Anita's doll. She can tavos every month and ic will taki? say Dada. Perhaps it means Daddy me a whole year co save enough to She can rry and she can laugh. buy a big doll." Don·c buy me J doll. I love Baby "A whole year. Mother~" Ne- better than all Anita's dolls." ua's eyl'S were very wide with sur- "Tcy. Tcy" crooned che baby. prise. "Mocher, she calJs me 'Siscer. Sis"Yes, dear, and you will have to ter'." And Nena pressed the baby's EO without school dresses." Th.: checks against hers. SAMPAGUIT A GARLANDS (Continued fro,., PQlfe .uo; He shot out of the scrret like .l bullet. He was swallowed in a stream of faccory women picking their way home. He was almost crushed below the wheels of a tn:ic.ab had not the whistle of a tr:'lffic policeman stopped the car. Berto pushed on unmindful of th.: driver's curses. He found them at the corner of Echague and Vilblobos. He was panting and shout1?d: "Ali. Ali is this your purse?" ''Oh yes. that is mine.·: Where dal you find it?" "Near the show house," answered Berto wiping his forehead with the hand. The man brought out a few coins and handed them to Berto. Bert.;> flashed a smile and was gone. By this ti~e fleeting shadows had come. When Berto was gone the wom,1:t opened her purse. Two folded show programs, .i prayer book, and a rosary came out. Berto strode off, whistling a familiar talkie song hit as his fingers caressed the two five-centavo Pieces which the man had given him. own brother. If you truly love your country, you will obey and respect its laws. If the people do not obey their own government, there can be no peacl! and order in the land. Under sucli a condition. the life as well as the property of the peop~e are constanLly in danger of being lost. Ours is a country in which the people rule themselves by electing their own officials. If we want a good, dun government, we must elect only those men whom we believe to be entirely capable to run the government. Once they have been elected. it is our solem.n duty to obey and respect them. What must you do when your country is drawn into war with another? There can be only one an· ~ w;:r- Fight for her! If need be. die for her! As patriO[ic sons of your motherland. you should be willing to shed your last drop of blood for her. )fll'•lf/,-•/, /'I.fl; DRAWING LESSONS FOR LITTLE ARTISTS b ·1 baldovi,,o '/ ~ 1 mo · .. \ff\' of dro\\· 11(·1 e is i111 Pn\~ ' . . - llw lwnd (Jf n nirnlu1(1. 111•_1 THE YOL'."C err IZE'." ;-, 358 2. 9. II. 11. 14. 16. 17. IQ. 20. 24. 26. 28. ii 14. 15. 39. 40. 41 42. ·H 41> 48. ~o 'I Cross-Word Puzzle ACROSS The 25th of December A mountain O('Jr Suez Canal Tag Coal container National Rccowry Admini.> tr,1tion ( Abbr<v. l Insane 1.amcnt Radicals (Pl.) Ensnare Pl·rforms Hl'lpl'TS in c.11np.o; One who \'CXl.'S Pot.>t t5p.inish l 1\ suffix (Comp.uatjwl Nl)ti: ol 1hc sc.tk Cl'Olr.1\ Amcric.1 R.1diu Manii.l An ohjl'l(l\'C pronoun Sl'OlllT Sun God Fxist fl.lnrnin~ Comp my t\ pn·positilin 52. An article 53. Toward 54. A ruler during Jhc time Chri~t was born. 56. A horrible disease 58. First man in the picture 61. Burden 65. A false accusation 6 7. Animal who ran ,1 race wuh a tortoisl'. 69. A piece of land 70. Opposite of night 71. S.:iilor 71 Salt 74. A number 77. Not now hut 78. Birth p!Jcc of Christ DOWN A ron!JOl'nl 2. A cont.1in.·r Tei p.iy for lhl· use l)f .i thin~ 4. Nl·u1a pronoun 5 RlWSl·wlr"s initials 6. Exd.im.11ion .. Nl)I haprv NEW STAR IN Tl-IE 1-lEAVENS Pn)ll"\'\ur B \'on:S.SO\' \',·Jnmi nov of .\toscow. Russia has d1s.:o\·· l'rcd that a ccrtJm Ol'W star m th< heavens is hotter than six suns This SI.tr was d1s..:rn-crl.'.d l.ist lA·.::l·mbl·r in 1hc con'\1cl!Jt1on of Hl.'.rcu\,·s The he.it or tcmpaarurc of th.: sun is 6.000 degrc.:s. This new star is six times JS hoc 8. A color I 0. The last part of a book 12. To wear out I). Juan is brave but Pedro is -I 5. A collection of facts. 16. Manila Public School 18. To flee from 21. Note of the scale 22. Road (Abbrev.) 2). A Latin diphthong. in deriva· ti\'es mostly superceded by "e'' 25. An air 27. Mast 29. Before 10. Etcetera (Abbrev.) 12. A rcsistJnce 31. Masculine nickname 42. A place where instruction is given 41. Spawn of fishes 44. River (Spanish) 45. Man's nickname 46. Bare 47. Point of compass 48. Consumed 49 A small pil'CI.'. 55. Course 5 7 Appe.u.rncc 5 8 D.:cL'lte or to Ultl't 1n word~ 5<:1. Short for Alfred tiO N.1tion.1l Unity l Abbtl'Y ti I Taj l'-.bh.11 i Abbrl·v 1 02 An ins,·ct ti4 P.ut of tlil· f.lcl' (l'i :\ w.1lking stick 6ti A uniwrs1n· in L1 S A 6.. \' l't\' sddom 7'l) Odiuunt,· 7' 2 ~bl.: .. h,·,·p -5 rxcl.rn1.1l1on ol 1nqu1n· -6 Pron1.,un '"'''"''''·).'I.ff; ., Iii. YCJL:\(, en IZL>: !S!:CR!:TS Hy Fm11ciscu G. To11oyba1111a Downy little pussy willow, Softer than a silken pillow, When the sun has gone to bed, Do the fairies lay their heads . On your pretty coat of gray'? Won't you say'? Won't you say'? Won't you tell, won't you tell'! Where your friends, the brownies, dwell'! Where the plll'ple violets play'! Won't you say'? Won't you sa,·'! Puss~· 11·illo\v, pussy willow, Won't ~·ou tell nw all those secrets'? How the buttercups get lheir gold·: Why tl1L' sunflowers stand so bolt!'! Won't you tell me 11·hat's untolt1·: ;'}. '60 THE YOUNG CITIZEN .1 .... ,...,. Jiff TITA'S DREAM tains and gliding ovu th< vall<ys to_ YOUNG WRITERS' PAGE (Conliruud from page 353) the great oceans of the urth. "The night la coming," repeated "I scatter all over the vast buvTita to herself as she felt a chill ens millions 'f twinkling and smilcripping on her. She walked.around ing stars which like flowers, are no"'· Lo look for her doll, because in h~r one by one opening their petals to eagerness to catch a butterfly and in breathe in the evening air. her ~onfused excitement when she "I send the wild animals of the forwaa listening to the voice, she for- est to their caves and dens. I mak'I? got all about her doll. the birds go home to their nests and ·'Where are you Dolly? Come. give warmth to their young ones. let us go home for it is now very I make the flowers close theirc ey~. dark and [ do nor like ro sray here and sen_d rheir prayers ro heaven. ar nighr," called our Tira. Bur she ··1 make the whole earth as quiet received no answer. Once more she and srill as the moon beams that called and immediately she heard a walk among the flowers in order voice answering her call. that the maide.i can hear the throbs ''] am here already.'' of her lover's hearr. "But who are you? Your voia "In the quietnes\ of the night I is not the voice of my doll. nor thie make all living creatures rest from voice of Day who had just spoken their plays and toils. With the soft to rne a while ago. Who are your: and cool air of the eveni!lg, with she inquired with· puzzled excite· the wordless melody of the heavenment and she was now more afraid ly starry cho_ir, I lull them to their than when she heard the first voic:!. r<stful slumber."·. "No I am not your doll. I am "Perhaps I know who you are not Day either, f~r Day and I can- now," interrupted Tita. "You 1.rl" not stay together in one place," an Night are you not?" swered the new voice. ·"Yes, l am Night. I am glad "'Then please tell me who you that you re~ognized me, although are. Please, let me go home for 1 J am sorry to know that you do not am now afraid," she answered and like me. Some day when v.ou un.s.tarted to go away. derstand the speechless language of the moon, when you can hear the "Do not be afraid, Tita. Yoll chordless music of the evening a!r, will soon know who I am and 1 and when your heart beco111es sensi· hope that you will also learn to tive to the noiseless throbbings or like me as you like Day... another heart then •. I am SUfe, Tita, "Do tell me then who you u~ you would like me bette'I than Day. that I might not be afraid any-· Then you would wan't me to stay more," she pleaded with the Second .with you all the time so that I mav unseen visitor. lee the moon and the stars watch "i will. Now, listen," said thl! ovet you while you tarry to pla)'. voice. to dance, to sing. and to whisper in the beautiful garden of love." "I come when the day goes away. When I arrive I close che dark blu.: curtain over the western sky to hid\° the golden rays of the sun. becausethe moon and the stars.. like a timid maiden, do nfi)t like to come fJ.cc '"Even now I like you, Night."' -said Tita. "Please, dq not go aw1r yet. Make the moon and the stari \\ atch over me for I am now tired and very sleepy."" (CoaJn.11.,d fr-oPR PG6' 351) "Finr!" cried all th< rat. "Wr all see that you ~re clever:· • That evening. K&o was vrry busy over his costume and thrir "Nocbe Buena." Ah! b< thought of a plan. H< wonld get bis moth er's false hair for his beard. his mother's "pat~dyong" for his dna. and his falb<r's lighting cOck for their "Noch< Buena." Tix nn:t morning" h< did all bis plans S<Cm· ly and went to his companions and lo! what a fine Christmas th<y had. No sooner had they finished than his parents came with their sticks in their hands. You could imagine the sound beating Kiko tteeived for Whar he had done. But in spite c.f that he was very much pleased because he celebrated his Christmas: day as city. ptopl< do. LEON DAQUIS, VII-A ' was the voice of her mother thJt ~he heard. Sh< wok< up. Sh< was happy. breathltssly. happy but she did not know why. She remembered she had a wonderful dream. but she could not describe it now to any one, eve:n tu herself. Sh< only Mt its wonder and its promise. "Moth<r. I had a wond<rful dream!" she told her. "Do t<ll m<, all about it," answered her mother. '·Mother, I am "sorry I cannot tdl you. I only know it was wonderful. It seemed to be about me• wh<n I grow big likr i lady. Ob. it is wonderful. bUt I cannot r~· member· it at all." "Can"t you remembei a·nything .about it?" asked her motht:r urging her to recall. for ahr beam" ..:crious to knoW about her daugh tcr's dream. to face with the sun. The sound of her voice was stiil in her ears when she became a.w.1n. ""Yes, I remrmber one thing "I b'ring with me the pale moon of another voice, which at this tim~ now!'" she said with n:citemenl whose silvi:?ry rays dance and gliJI! was familiar to her. that htr mother looked at her with gracefully over the surface of th·: ""Tiu. wake up. it is time fc, focused anrnrioo. ri\•ers winding around the mour1- you to get ready for school."" It ··1 lo.st m~· doll! .. stw continued .. PRINTING likl· m,..;t uth«r l'"lllllloclitil·"· is "uhjl'l't to a varil·ty ,.f 11ualities dl'pen<ll'nt upon what you wish to pay. Fornwrlv man,· buvl'rs l·"' ofl<·n f~lt that the 0 low bi1] wai; thl' right price. Xv\\ Wl' an• glad to note that a distinctly different tre:1.J i!-1 manifesting itself. Yo1· ca;T WHAT YOC PAY FOIL Buyers are hl'ginninJ,! 1o look with disdain at a ltm Jll"it:e. It is uot how nw1w bookl.-ts for a dollar but 1\ow ma;n· dnllars you /,!('l a bookl~t that sets its \'aluc. Profitablt• printing b not found on thl' bargain countl'r. UNIVlkSrJ Y OF ·1 HL PHILll'Pl!\lS l'klS' F-RINTERS • BOOKBINDERS• STATIONERS • <:IJBLISHERS 405 Padre Faura, Manila Telephone 5·76-66 The MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR Cl-HLDREN t Complete in one volume) 1,200 pictures 300,000 words Every Picture and Every Paragraph Answer Your Children's Questions Every elementary school should have this book m its library. Approwd by 1hr Bureau of EJu(,llJon for Elemenlary Schools .-'\ H :\'o. 1, 19 }j COMMUNITY PUBLISHERS, INC. 40.5 p. Faura, Manila Tel. .s.16-86 Just Published A PRIMl:R OF THI: PHILIPPINI: CONSTITUTION BY PROF. VICENTE G. SINCO A textbook which should be in the hands of every student of civics and Philippine government, because it is tlte only up-to-elate buuk 011 the subjer·f. Approved by the Bureau o' Education-INRrPLYADDllHSt"r DlHCfOR or EOUCATIOlt MANILA, P. I. COMMONWEAL TH OF" THE Pl"'flLIPPIN~S DEPARTMENT Of' PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BUREAU OF EDUCATION MANILA 51534 December 27, 1935 Prof. Vicente G. Sinco University of the Philippines Manila, P. I. , , Dear Sir: This is to advise you that A Primer of the· Philippine Constitution has been approved as a supplementary reader for Grade VII and as a reference book for Grade V and VI. Its approval will be announced in a forthcoming academic bulletin, Very respectfully, 54029 JJ~~ Director o"f E d v Send your orders to Communitq Publish~rs, Inc. -105 P. FAllR.\, MANI!..\