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Title: The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
Issue Date: Volume 2 (Issue No. 4) May 1936
Year: 1936
Language: English
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extracted text: HE- OUNG ITIZEN This Magazine Is Approved by the ~ureau of Education VOLUME 2 NUMBER. 4 MAY 9 3 6 • STORIES ,,:;,~nv~~t~P~~~- Nfi,\~l~~~,~~~~':,,~::~::' J/;,·,;«,::· ?~-~::::: ·.: ~~~ A ~tory oi thC' Cabchm·hl•·-1 .. 1'. ll . ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Vacatrnn Da;.·io CTh<• Arln•ntlt1'l'l'l nf a Bl•ggal' Boy)-J11/fo (,'('.'Ill/" J•r·1it1 ...... , , .... , . . . . . . . 118 Th" ~tory ol' a Goldfi:<h-(\'oung Writers)-,.:1·/imfo Alrm1lr1m 128 e POEMS A ~ick Roy Qm•-:tion~ ThP Hosp1ta1 . . . ............... . Rose:-1 (Young Writm·s)-Pn1,1·r·d1•1o1 fl. T11JJ1M ~11mpaguita-/,1du dr· lrt Pri.: • CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP An Angel of God-·.S11/ S11l1•tJ1o1t1 Se:1ior Scouting-H111·octo Oclw1111ro Simplicity • HEALTH &- SAFETY 8ir.-nificaw .. ..: Of Jio:•Jli·t~·J J)a~·-f'ili11hw S(llrmm Kerping the: Honw Safe During \'aeation • SCIENCE AND NATURE STUDY Antipolo ( lnten·stiug Placei;) ...... . Th(• Pi1la • 8tory d Philippilll' Cloths) How Heav._on)y Rodle:o ar(• Ob:ot>l'n•d The Stol'y of tht• Monti"l of )lay Aunt .Julia's Tnw 8toril':< e WORK AND PLAY • Old Filipino Games .................. . Small Pa\''-•nwnt Sail Roat ( Hohbr Page) GrowinJ! !,'ucumbc1;; (f'onw Into '.\tly G:i.rdt!l.1) Fur Yout• Cooking (iames Kiko'!< Adv<'nturl•:Mo\•ie Pag~· Pl·n and l't>m·il Cir{'I(' Drawing Les:oons for Litth• Arti:ot:o MUSIC Sam1H1g11iia-1I 11.lu11.i,, .1/uiw.: • N~WS 8t1·angc Fact." Ncws<'tll•i' • BOOKS TO READ IOEl ll-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 1::1 107 1:!0 12'l 115 116 II:! 1rn 114. 11fi 122 117 !21 12:: 12:1 l:!I 126 127 l:JO J:!5 Holida~· Shor<' /<,"dith ,1/, Pr1tcl1 rrnrl C,,;.,."f/ J.r1111• F1·11lo11 128 Su!lg lTnd .. r _ th1• Silver llmbrella 128 l'uhli>;ht"ll monthly h)· lh•· Communit~· l'uhh,ho·•·~. Jn•· •• \fl:, I'. Fmm•. M:rnil:i. Philippine•. ~;nl••rtld a~ ~·t.,md ci.,~ .. ~J:iil M11tl1•r at M1111il" 1'11 .. 1 Of;i,.,. on ~lay 16. 1!1:1: •. 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Who brings the sunshine everyday, Is it the lady bright Who wears a funny little cap, And walks with steps so light? Mamma, do you think that I Can one day very soon, Walk out again to play and sing Beneath the sun or moon? L.V.R. 105 THE YOUNG CITIZEN LITTLE STORIES FOR LITTLE PEOPLE When Little Boy Ran . Away By Aunt Julio "/,illf,· /;,,11, f,it!/, /J••!J, lflw/ is 1/u llltJf/1·1·!" /I 1rt111 111t!fl11•1". LITTLE Boy had been playing. He played long. He played with many toys. He played ball. He could hit his ball with his bat. He played "bean bag toss." Soon Little Boy was very tired. He looked at his bed. His bed said,. "Little Boy, come here." "No", Little Boy said in a big, big voice. "I will not sleep." By and hy he went to his mother. Hr said, "Mother, I want some cake. Please bake a cake for me." "No, not today," his mother answered. ·'May I have some bananas, Mother?" "No, not now. Run to the store for me. Buy a box of matches." Little Boy went out. But he did not go to the store. ''I am running away," he said. "Mother 11· ill not hake· a cake for me. She will not give me some bananas. She wants me to buy things for her." Little boy walked on and on. He met a blue bird. It had a big hill. It sang, "I like the blue sky. I like the wind blowing among the trees. I -am happy." Little Boy said, ".The bird is happy. I, too, will be happy." He walked on. He met a butterfly. Th~ butterfly was on a big blue flower. The flower looked like a bell. ·'The butterfly is happy," Little Boy said. "The butterfly plays among the flowers. ·The bird and the butterfly are happy. I 11·ill be happy, too.' Little Boy walked on and on. He had been walking for a long time. He began to grow tired. He wanted to sit down. The1·e 11·as no bench. He felt very warm. He wanted to take a bath. He was hungry. "Oh, for a bite of bread!" He said. "Oh, for a bowl of milk, or some bananas!" But there was nothing to eat. Little Boy could not walk on. He wanted to go back. He could not walk anymore. He thought of Baby at home. Baby must have a bowl of warm milk. He sat on the ground. Soon the sky g1:ew black. A bell was ringing in his ear. The sun was burning his face. A hig brown bee came. It said "Buzz, Buzz." The big brown bee stung him on. the face. "Mother!'·' Little Boy screamed. Nobody came. THE YOUNG CITIZEN lQi An Angel Of God 6UY DE FONT6ALLAND By ~ol Solvosa IN a story of the little saints which you read last month, you saw the name of Guy de Fontgalland. This month we shall tell you the complete story of little Guy. He was born in France in 1913. At a very early age, he was made to wear the colors of the Virgin Mary, whom he calle<l his Heavenly Mamma. 'l'he love for Jesus was inculcated in him by his parents, and the first word that he learned to say was "Zesus" meaning, "Jesus". His short life was filled with many illustrations of his love for Jesus. He did not like to eat meat, but at every meal, except on Fridays, he would take a mouthful of it as a sacrifice for Jesus. One. Friday, his nurse noticed that Guy was finding difficulty in walking. Removing his shoes, she found a stone in one of them. Guy explaine<l that since he could not make his sacrifice by e~ting meat, he substituted the stone for it. Another time, his mother gave him some bitter ·medicine. "Swallow it quickly, so that you will not taste it," suggested his mother. Guy only grinned and let the medicine stay in his mouth for a long time before he swallowed it. These are only a few of the little sacrifices by which he ·showed his love for Jesus. Little Guy's foremost ambition was to be a priest. "When I grow up," he said, "I shall be a priest. I shall invent an airplane and fly to the lands where the people have never heard of Jesus and I shall tell them about Him." But God had a different plan ~for our little saint as we shall see later. . j Even before he received his first Holy ;f_ Communion, Guy had already a sort of comj munion with Jesus. One day, his grandmother said to him, "Do you know, Guy, that Jesus lives in the heart of little chi!~ dren when they are good?" These words ~ had an effect on. Guy, for from that day on, , even when he was playing, he would inter~ Guy de Fontgall<ind at the ngc of 12 years rupt the game and ask someone to listen if Jesus was in his heart. Guy had always looked forward to his first Communion Day. The day before that, his mother prepared him for confession.. She began to tell him about hell in order that he would be sorry for his sins, but he said, "Just tell me how Jesus suffered because of my sins." That was enough to make him sorry; so great was his love for Jesus. The next morning he woke up very early and with his parents, arrived at the church before it was opened. He was very attentive at Holy Mass and when at last Holy Communion was distributed, he received Jesus very devoutly. While he was feeling and thin.king of the joy in having Jesus in his heart. God said to him, "My little Guy, I shall take you; you will di.e young; you will not be my priest; I desire to make you my angel." And the boy answered, "Yes", to the will of God even if it meant leaving his parents and his little brother. Many times, he was about to tell this to his mother, but the thought that it would make her sad made him keep the secret to himself. (Co11tir111ccl 011 page 129) 108 THE YOUNG CITIZEN I-low Vito Spent 1-lis Vacaticn A Story By Antonio C. Muftoz W HAT shali we do with Vito, Juana, when school opens in June?" asked Amboy, the father of the little boy. "I don't know" his wife replied. "Unless we. mortgag~ our little cornfield, Vito will have to stay out of school for a year at least." It was the night of the first day of vacation. While the father and mother were t~lking outside, Vito was already in bed. But he. was awake. He heard what his parents talked about. He knew then that it would be very hard for him to continu1.· his studies the' following year. His father could not send him to school again with the little means they had. Just before school closed, the principal teacher announced that all fourth grade pupils should provide themselves with the text books required, either by buying or renting them from the school. Then there were the matriculation fee. the Junior Red Cross contribution, the school supplies, and other things an intermediate pupil must have. It was a problem which was hard to solve, too hard for a little bo~· like Vito who was only twelve years old. However, Vito was a good boy. His teacher had taught him useful lessons in their class in character education. It was then that two character traits came to his mind-industry and thrift. "Why should I not work during vacation?" Vito asked himself. "I may eam enough for all the things that I shall need when school opens." "Let me see," he tried to think .hard. "If I make it a point to earn and save ten centavos a day, I shall have enough, at least. to start the school year." Before he slept that night, he had decided to work hard during vacation. It was Saturday evenin'l", the tenth of June, when father and mother talked agaiu about Vito. "Vito must stay out .of school. We don't have any money. Next year, perhaps, we shall be able to send him to school," Amboy told his wife. '"Oh, I am sorry! I am very sorry for l:im!" Juana replier! with a sigh. "He is very much interested in his studies and it's a pity that he must quit." "Poor hoy!" was all th1t the father could say. Just then they heard Vito's voice. He was on the street singing, "HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!' "Good eveninq;. father. Good evenin.g. mother," was Vito's greeting to his parento as he took their hands and kissed them He then put his hand in his pocket and drew out a one-peso and a two-peso bill and placed them on the t~ble. He ran to th~ kitchen and came back with a bolo. From his other pocket. he took out a milk can which was covned with earth and rust. He opened the can and. poured its contents on the table. One-centavo, five-centavo, and ten-centavo pieces rolled.on the table. The father and mother stared in dumb astonishment at the money on the table which Vito was counting. "Three pesos and seventy-five centavos or !'6.75 including the paper bills," Vito muttered when he had counted all the pieces. May, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 109 "Now let me see if my record is correct." he said as he opened his little note book. "Okay!" he exclaimed with a chuckle. Then he went to where his parents we.re sitting and said, "Father and mother, about two montl:s ago, I heard you talk about not · sending me to school for lack of funds. That same night, I decided to work hard during vacation in order to earn something to start the school year and now I have it," he concluded as he pointed to the money on the table. "Where did you get that?" the astonished father asked. Vito read the record to them. It had the following: Received for polishing shoes . . . . . . . P3.5ii Received for watering Mr. Calumpang's plants, morning and afternoon, for 60 days at 5 centavos a day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00 Received for sweeping l\fr. Oracion's yard ( 8 Saturdays at 10 centavos each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Received for carrying stones to the home of Mr. Alcantara . . . . . . . . . .50 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P7.85 Paid for polishing materials and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Balance .................. P6.75 "I was not idle during vacation," Vito explained. "Perhaps you thought that l spent my time playing with other boys; I did not tell you about it as I wanted to give you a surprise. Have -I surprised you, Father and Mother, and are you happy that your little boy has done something useful?" With tears of joy in their eyes, the poor father and mother ran to their son and held him tightly in their arms, the father shouting like a madman, the·mother sobbing like a child. ~t last Vito tore away from his parents and said, "Mr. Alcantara has kindly lent me his son's books so I do not need to rent any. I need only two pesos for matriculation, thirty centavos for the Junior Red. Cross, and a little for school supplies. You may keep the rest, mother." It was a happy night for the poor family. CJ "Where rlid you get that?" the a.~tmli.~li.ed father ad:ed. I ANNOUNCING "Tl-IE YOUNG CITIZEN'S" Big Essay Contest Valuable Prizes for Schools and Individual Pupils Watch for Part:icu la rs 110 THE YOUNG err !ZEN May, 199rJ A Story of THE CALACHUCHE / By L. V. R. A Young Gardener once went into her fiower garden. The garden bloomed with many f10wers which her mother and her grandmother had planted before. her: "My, my," she said to herself," the garden is crowded. Where shall I place this cutting which my Uncle gave me?" And she looked down at a stem cutting which she held in her hand. The cut stem was sticky with sap. It looked strange and ugly in the garden of beautiful flowers. The Young Gardener did not know what to do. She could not plant the cutting in the center of the garden. It would spoil the looks of the whole garden. She could not plant it near the gay cannas and the lovely chrysanthemums. The cannas and the chrysanthemums might feel offended. "I will plant it where it would not get much attention," she said, and taking a spade, she begun digging a hole in the corner of the garden. She stuck the cutting in the hole. "There," she said, as she wiped her hands, "Grow if you must." With these "How l;cu--tif11l you are!" she cried. words she forgot the strange cutting and fled from the garden. The cutting felt very lonely in the strange world of the garden. The flowers blooming brightly on their stems made the ugly newcomer feel unwelcome and lonely. Bare of leaves and of a crooked figure, the cutting looked like an unnecessary· blot in the picture which the rest of the garden made. So it tried to hide more closer still to the shadows of the fence, afraid to hear the unkind words which one flower whispered to another. But "Come!" said the sunshine, extending a bright finger, and. up the cutting shot. The kind dew in the evening laid it cooly to rest, and the motherly wind lulled it to precious sleep. Very painfully, the leaves burst out of the tight bark. Inch by inch, the trunk pulled itself from the earth. Taller and taller, the little plant grew, till· it looked down on the other plants in the garden. "I am big," the cutting said to itself. "I am bigger than the rest. I am taller than the slim lilies and the lovely camias. I am bigger than the low fence of the garden!" "You are big," answered the other flowers of the garden," but are plants measure<! by their height? What have you to show for that tallness? You have no brightly colored flowers to delight the eye. You don't have a sweet scent to make the atmosphere sweet as the wind passes by. You have nothing but a thin skeleton of a trunk and a few sickly leaves." The stranger heard the flowers say these and felt ashamed for it.s pleasure in its height. But the sun and the moon and even the little visiting birds said, "Come-higher, higher!" And the cutting shot a little more upwards, answering the call. It grew so t~ll that it could see the small children playing in the adjacent yard. It heard the barkMa11. J.9.16 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Ill ing of the dogs in the streets. From it~ humble corner, it waved shyly to the other plants, alone and friendless in the world of the garden. The Young Gardener went to the garden one morning to visit her flowers. She looked happily at the rose smelling so sweet in the morning breeze. She touched one flower after another. When she came to the corner cutting, she paused. "You are tall, aren't you," she said, surprised. "But of what use are you? You have no flowers. You give me no fruit~. I think I should throw you away." "Wait!" the cutting prayed. "Wait a little longer. Then perhaps kind Nature will give me a gift some day. That gift I shall give to you." The Young Gardener left the cutting alone. Day by day, the cutting grew. Then, one lovely morning in May, the tall cutting opened its eyes to notice strange growths along its slim trunk. These rough little growths .like pimples upon a smooth sm··· face, made her feel uncomfortable and fear· ful. But the kindly sun winked one bright eye and smiled. And the gentle dew fell brightly in the night and said softly, "Do not fear, young one, do not fear." The rest of the flowers were surprised one morning to catch a faint fragrance which the breeze brought happily. "What is it?" one flower cried to another, as each bloom raised up its pretty nose to sniff the fragrance. The Young Gardene1., who came into the garden, was attracted by a pretty sight in the· corner of the yard. The cutting, grown tall and graceful, was loaded with lovely white flowers with yellow hearts. Thin veins of red and purpfo ran delicately from one petal end to another. An exquisite fragrance came from the golden heart of each strange flower. The Young Gardener clapped her hands with pleasure. "/ shall make your ffou·crs into a heart to -offer .the Virgin u:hen I go lo clturch, ... "How beautiful you are!" she cried. "f shall ask my mother to give you a name." And so saying, she ran into the house to ask her mother for a name to give her new flower. "That is the Calachuche," the mother said, as she leaned out of the window to look at the flowers that grew from the tall trunk. ''Calachuche! Calachuche!" .the Young Gardener cried happily, pleased by the strange sound of the name. "I shall make your flowers into a heart to offer the Virgin when I go to church. You are so lovely, and your petals are so golden and thick." That afternoon, a beautiful, large heart of white and gold flowers rested beneath the Virgin's feet. A soft· fragrance came from those flowers, shaming the scentles8 gumamelas and the gaudy cannas which other children had offered. The Young Gardener prayed softly that the little cutting which so humbly grew in the corner of her garden, would live forever to give sweet homage to the Virgin. 112 THE YOUNG CITIZEN May, 1936 INTERESTING PLACES ANTI POLO ANTIPOLO is. the chief pilgrimage spot of the Philippines. For many years, people from different parts of the country have come to this little town nestling among the mountains to pay their homage to ''Our Lady of I;'eace and Prosperous Voyage". Journeying to Antipolo in the old days involved hardship and sacrifices. In the first place, there were very few vehicles which could reach the place. No good roads could be traveled on, so many devout Filipinos went to Antipolo on foot or in rattan hammocks carried by hired men. Sometimes, caritelas could be hired to convey passengers to the pilgrimage place, but few horses could stand the difficult passes and rough roads. At present, however, the trip to Antipolo has been m:;i.de very easy. Good roads leail to the church and enable automobiles and trucks to do good business. The trains have their own buses which take passengers from the station of Taytay to the heart of the town itself. Even the small taxis can now reach Antipolo. Transportation is very easy for the present-day pilgrims. The town of Antipolo is on a: mountainous section in the province of Rizal. The fame of the place sprung from the miraculous patron saint called Our Lady of Peace and Prosperous Voyages. The image of the Virgin is among the most beautifully decked images of the Philippines. The garments and bright jewels which adorn it are said to be worth about a quarter of a million pesos. The miraculous image was first brought to .the Philippines by Juan Nino de Tabora who was appointed Governor-General of the Philippines in 1626. Th.e image was brought here to insure the galleons or old trading vessels of safety at sea. Accord" ing to the legends, the Virgin crossed the Pacific eight or ten times besides the first trip. On each voyage, she had calmed th" tempests at sea. She was said to have appeared one time on the branches of the antipolo or bread-fruit tree. So the town was named Antipolo in her honor. It is believed that she was not burned when the Chinese cast her into a roaring fire in 1639, but the incident made her very ·dark. She also gave the Spaniards victory over 12 Dutch ships when they fought off Mariveles. In 1672, the image of the Virgin was removed to Antipolo·where it has since stayed. Yearly, during the mon.th of May, people from many provinces travel over the mountains to attend masses and join processions held in honor of this beloved saint. In accordance with pledges and vows made in time of trouble, devout Catholics accomplish trips from the door of the church to the altar on bended knees. .Way, 1!1/!6 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 113 The Story Of Philippine Cloths • Pl"'A • AVE you seen a pineapple plant'/ H Perhaps one grows in your yard. Do you notice the pointed stems and tl\e strong leaves? From these, cloth can be woven. A long time ago, there was very little silk in the Philippines. So the women wove material from the pineapple plant and used this for their holiday clothes. This material, which is known as the piiia cloth, is very beautiful and fine. It is soft and can be made into the most charming skirts. The fine threads and glossy appearance of the material makes it one of the most expensive materials manufactured in the Philippines. In getting the fibers from the pinneaple plant, care is taken that it is not broken or cut. A tool with a blunt edge is used. A sharp knife would spoil the fiber. When the fiber is cleaned, washed and dried, it becomes soft and lustrous. Sometimes the piiia cloth is woven solely of pineapple fiber. When it is pure, the cloth is delicate and silky and can be made Next to the church, the most sought out spot of Antipolo is the Hinulugang Taktak. This is a series of streams and falls locaterl some kilometers distant from the town. Here people, young and old, get plenty of fun bathing 01· sight-seeing. Tall trees and grasslands line the trails which lead tu these famous falls and streams. Mangoes, santol, and other delicious native fruits may be bought or picked on the way to Hinulugang Taktak. into pretty dresses and other articles of women's wear. It can also be embroidererl and sold for a very high price. To save some expense, the pineapple fiber can be mixed with other fibers, such as sinamay, cotton or silk. The i·esult is also very beautiful and can be sold for a good price. Handkerchiefs, doilies, centerpieces and sometimes framed embroideries are made of the good piiia cloth. The piiia cloth is manufactured mostly in Capiz, although the plant grows all over the Philippines. Other piaces like Rizal, Bulacan, and the Bicol region manufacture a little also, but this is largely the mixed kind which is cheaper. Capiz makes the cloth not only for use in the Philippines but also for exporting to other countries of the world. 114 THE YOUNG CITIZEN iWrt!f, J.YJli The Sky and The Stars How Heavenly Bodies Are Observed Abovr.-Tl1 e JM-inch telescope hciiscd in this Mount Wiltion Observa f(WJI, near I'asa<lcmt, Calif., has incn.~ascd man's Jmrnvlcdgc of ustronom.y. The new JOO-inch telescope will also scan the skies i71. tl1c clca.1· Ca.fifo1-,1ia afr. You have read a great deal about the sun and moon, the stars, and the planets. You will perhaps wonder why so much. is known about the heavenly bodie~. In our stories about the stars, you learned how the ancient people regarded .the stars They told many fanciful stories about the constellations. But even among the ancient people there were some wise men who made a real study of the skies. From the word "astron" meaning a star, cam·e the word astronomy or the science of the stars. Those who practiced this science were called astronomers. The early astronomers used only their eyes in their observation. At present, as·· tronomers use powerful instruments called telescopes. Through the telescopes, the heavenly bodies can be seen as if they were much nearer. The first telescope was invented three hundred years ago by the great astronomer Galileo. It was very small and crude but it was of great help to the early astronomers. At present the largest telescope is one hundred inches in diameter. It is located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, California. It is so powerful that it seems to bring the heavenly bodies close to the observer. When nearest the earth, the moon is about two hundred twenty thousand miles away. Looking at it through this telescope, it seems to be only sixty miles away. This huge telescope is housed in a large building of concrete al)d steel. On top of it is a great revolving dome. The telescope and dome are moved by electricity. The machinery that operates it has delicate instruments which work as accurately as a fine watch. With the use of powerful telescopes, the sky can be studied as if it were a book. lHE HOSPITAL Have you ever thought of the hospital As a strange and friendly land, Where nurses are the fairy bright Who work with magic wands? One waves a thermometer, And right away she finds The secrets hiding far from sight, Within our hearts and minds. The doctors are the wizards Whose kindly ministration, Can chase away whatever imps Have us in their possession. Have you eve;. thought of the hospital As a simple fairyland Whose labyrinths so clean and white Lead to Health and Happy Land? May, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 115 Significance Of l-lospital Day By FILIPINA SAL VOSA • DOES MAY 12th mean anything to you'? If there's anybody who does not realize the significance of the day, it's time that he did. It is the day of all hospitals, both private and public, big and small. Do you know why we have to celebrate Hospital Day? Hospitals play an important role in the community. A place without hospitals is just out of luck~ During the Spanish regime the value of hospitals was not realized. The people were afraid to go to hospitals. They feared the sight of a doctor, nurse or other health workers, especially the sanitary inspectors. But now, with the American rule, the people have come. to realize the importance of hospitals. They no longer have to be coaxed to go to hospitals for treatment of their sickness. Even barrio people now welcome the sight of visiting nurses. They eagerly await the coming of doctors and nurses. One will usually hear these questions asked by someone. : "When will our nurse come again?" or "Will she not visit us anymore?" Visiting doctors and nurses are more appreciated in the remote barrios of the Islands because of the absence of hospitals. There are barrios where nurses visit only once a month or once a year. So the arrival of a nurse is a gay of rejoicing among the barrio people, for in her, they find an always ready friend. We often read of complaints and reports about the inefficiency of a certain hospital administration. But let us be more slow in our criticisms of hospitals. The unhappy " Graduate, Philippine General Hospital. ·~~¢ .. ..,.. .,.,. ~- ~~·'' . ~~· ~~ Philippine Genarctl Hos~itctl incidents that happen· more frequently in public hospitals are not always to be blamed upon the hospital personnel. They may happen because of lack of personnel and . adequate facilities which are caused by insufficient funds appropriated by the lawmaking body of our government. It is a sad thing to note that some of our legisla. tors are more quick in slashing appropria·· tions for health work than those providing for luxuries of some of our privileged lawmakers. Just what are hospitals and what do they do foi· us? Hospitals are houses where the sick are cared for. Hospital~ provide for dispensaries where people who do not need hospital confinement can go for treatment as prescribed by the doctors. Some hospitals in Manila that do this kind of work are the Philippine General Hospital, San Juan de Dios Hospital, Mary Johnston Hospital, St. Lukes' Hospital, and St, Paul's Hospital. The Philippine General Hospital has an extension service by which patients discharged from the hospital are followed up. The St. Paul's Hospital has a similar service callee! social work. The sisters of the hospital (Continued on page 128) 116 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Mny, 1936 AMONG the goddesses of the ancient Romans was the goddess Maia, whose festival comes on the first day of the month which was named after her. Maia was one of the seven daughte1·s of Atlas and Pleione. Pursued by the great hunter Orion, the seven girls were changed into pigeons. When they flew into the sky, they became a cluster· of stars.. This constellation has been called the Pleiades. Maia was the goddess of the plains. The Romans offered sacrifices to her on the first day of May for productive land. She was the mother of Mercury, the messenger of the gods. To enable' him to move swiftly, Jupiter gave him. wings for his feet and a winged cap for his head. Apolo gave him a magic wand which had the power of making enemies become friends. Mercury put it between two fighting snakes and they at once wound themselves around it. Since then Mercury has always been represented with his winged sandals and cap and his wand around which two snakes are wound. HEALTH AND SAFETY KEEPING THE HOME SAFE DURING VACATl::>N I am sure that you are not fond of flies. They are dirty and leave germs in your food and other things in your home. They can make you very sick. Is there . any other reason why you should fight flies? Here are some rules which will help you in fighting them: 1. Swat each fly that comes within your reach. Flies breed so rapidly that one fly can have several million descendants. 2. Flies breed in manure and garbage. Empty the garbage cans very often so that the flies won't have a chance to breed. in them. Use a covered garbage pail. This will make your task easier. Be sure to burn or bury garbage. Then the flies cannot get' at them. 3. Flies carry germs from outside to th" food in the house, so there should not be any dirt lying about your house and yard. 4. Make war not only on flies but also on mosquitoes, cockroaches, and dirt, for . then you will be fighting disease. Have you ever seen children who get hurt because they do not help their parents keep the house safe during vacation? Some cliildren get poisoned, others fall down stair~. There are those who get scalded by boiling water. Children like you should be able to do your share in keeping the home safe from accidents. Here are several things to remember: Keep brooms, mops, baskets and other objects away from stairs or steps. Then the smaller children will not fall on them and hurt themselves. Help your mother when she tries to keep pots of boiling water and· other hot liquids in places that cannot be reached by care'iess hands. Medicine should be placed in the medicine cabinet. All bottles should be labeled. Never use the contents of any .bottle if you have not yet asked what they are for. Muu, 1.936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 117 Old Filipino Games , (Collected) / ' IN the old days, our grandparents played games that were very interesting. They often used shells and pebbles in these games. Sometimes, they played for forfeits such as songs, dances, food or money. But always, they played for fun, and their games needed plenty of thinking and reasoning. This vacation, you have plenty of time for play. If you get tired of the games you have formerly learned, here are some games which are so old that they will be new again if you play them. Carefully read all the directions for playing them, then teach them to your brothers and sisters and to whoever will play with you. CHUNGCAJAN OR MANCALA Chungcajan is a game that is still being played, but many of the young boys and girls now do not know what it is. It is a very interesting game which will not only rest you but also develop your watchfulness and your ability to calculate. The game is played ~ith a boat-shape board that has fourteen holes in two rows and a large hole at each end. Ninety-eight little shells or sigay are distributed in the holes, seven in each hole. The two players sit at each side of the board. They begin at the same time, taking the contents of any hole they like. They drop one shell at each hole, passing to the left and leaving one shell at the end hole which belongs t<J him. When he has dropped the seventh shell, he takes the contents of the hole in which he dropped the last one. He continues in this way until he has dropped his last shell in his own big hole or cavity. Then he gets another set of shells. Both players continue alternately. If one gets a set of shell and drops the last in a vacant hole, he stops and lets the other continue. They go on alternating until there are no more shells in the small hole. PUNGITAN This is like an old shooting game. Now, perhaps, you play this with bottle covers and centavos. A long time ago, this game was _played with shells. The game can be played on smooth ground under the houses or on the basement floor. Concrete places are also very suitable, and· of course, the floor of the sala when it rains. Draw a ring on the ground or floor. A ring · with a diameter measuring two feet is good enough. Draw a small circle inside the ring. Place a small shell in the circle. Each player has a white shell which he twirls in the air to determine who shall shoot first. If one shell falls mouth ·up and the other falls mouth down, the owner of the first shell shoots first. If both shells fall mouth up or mouth down, the play is a tie, and both players twirl again. The first player places his shell on the line of the large circle. With a flip of thumb and forefinger, he shoots it at the small shell in the inner ring. If he succeeds, he wins the small shell. If he does not, the shell is put back in the inner ring and the opponent shoots. .The bets are usually food and other common ·articles. The one who ha8 the most shells in the end wins. 118 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Chapter Fourteen VA·~ATION DAYS DURING the Christmas recess, Tonio had a chance to be with Mrs. Dei Valle a great deal of the time. Before the sun was up, she took long walks through country lanes and Tonio was her sole companion. She asked him about his school work, his teachers, and friends. Sh~ showed a keen interest in the boy's past life, in those years when Tonio and his Lolo had to go begging. He related to her his experiences with street boys and how he almost fell into the hands of thieves and shoplifters. "Why did you have to beg?" asked Mrt>. Del Valle once. "What about your par·· ents?" "My parents?" Tonio turned a puzzled look at his companion. ro('ks on thr' L111l.l'f(f. THE ADVENTURES OF A BEGGAR BOY by Julio l..esar i"en11 ·i omo reanzeu tnat ne nad never asKeu h1mseu tnat question. .ttis Lo10 had taKen such good care ot n1m that he did not tnmK or asKmg ror his parents. .tie rememoereu navmg tnought or a mother on1y once amt that was when he dreamed of a kind iad;y who welcomed him to her beautiful home. vv hen he looked at i\1rs. De1 Valle agam, there was a strange light in his eyes. "I remember now," he exclaimed. "I have been trying hard to recall where I first saw you, Mrs. Del Valle." "Where could you have seen me?" she asked. "In my dream," he . answered. Tonio suddenly ,JtJalJ, 19J6 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 119 realized having said something that must have sounded foolish to Mrs. Del Valle. Assuming his ·usual serious look, he answered her first question, "I never knew my parents. I know of no relatives. My Lolo is my all." Mrs. Del Valle's heart went out to the boy in deep pity. She thanked heaven for having found him. Whatever she did for him worked both ways. While her help gave the boy an assured future, it also afforded her an interest which drew her thoughts away from her own sorrow. Twice a week, Mr. and Mrs. Del Valle went to the movies in the City and took Tonio along. Once in a while, they spent the twilight-hour on the big rocks on the Luneta. Tonio was given longer hours for play. With his friends he explored the streams and woods of the locality. While the carabaos took their midday wallow, the boys dug up wild turnips and hunted for half-ripe guavas and green mangoes. To his astonishment, Tonio found that he derived much greater .pleasure from munching unripe fruit than from eating delicious apples at home. Once in a while, the boys took a plunge in the river and raced to the other bank. Then they would roll on the sand or play -=-,, \f The eye specfolist fl1ey commlted decla.i·ed that an operation might /iring line/;: tlir old 11wn's sigl1t. hide-and-seek among the camachili trees that lined the river edge. Noticing how deeply tanned Tonio had become, Mrs. Del Valle suggested to her husband that a bicycle be bought for him to keep him more at home. "Let him have a full share of the joys of a normal boy's life," Mr. Del Valle said .. "There is nothing like the companionshi1' of boys of his age. It will teach him how to get along with people." '.'But he stays at the river when he ought to be resting. He might meet with an accident when the tide is high." "Well, you may warn him, but don't forbid." The following day Mr. Del Valle brought home a bicycle. He answered his wife's questioning look with, "Every boy must learn'to ride a bicycle."· Mr. Del Valle himself taught Tonio how to get on and how to keep his balance. The older man's face lit up with almost boyish pleasure as he performed his demonstrations before a group of gaping boys. "Lolo, you certainly have brought a strange influence over this house," the old cook remarked that evening as he had his · after-supper chat with the blind man. "I?" asked the old man in surprise. "Tonio, your boy, has." "In what manner?" "You know, this house used to be very quiet. Mr. and Mrs. Del Valle kept to their rooms all the time. They mingled with the neighbors only on two occasions, on Christmas day and on a birthday." "Have they ever been in trouble?" "Yes, they suffered a great sorrow." "Poor dears! May God send them a balm for it!" Lolo murmured. "Everybody can see the change in them. The Mistress talks with life and moves about with alacrity. Mr. Del Valle's laughter sometimes rings through the house." The old men's conversation was interrupted by the entrance of a servant who informed the blind man that he was wanterl (Conliu11rd <m pug" 1:::!!1) .120 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Mau, 1996 A ~· AMONG THE BOY SCOUTSSEN IQR SCOUTING By l-loracio Ochangco • SENIOR SCOUTS A First Class Scout (or a First Class Achievement Scout) at the age of 15 years or over may enter Rover Scouting as a Senior Scout apprentice Rover Scout by joining the Senior Patrol or Senior Circle of his Troop or Group. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS (I) First Class Scout or First Class Achievement Scout or in special cases and when recommended by rhe Scoutmaster, older Scouts or Scouts large for their age or Scouts with three or more years of tenure may be accepted on probation as a Senior Scouts pending their attainment of the First Class Rank. (2) The leader of the Senior Scout unit shall ascertain whether the candidate for membership is try ing to put into practice in his daily life the ideals and principles of the Scout Oath and Law and "Good Turn" and the Motto-."Be prepared" (such testimony shall not be secured by the candidate himself) and the Candidate for Senior Scout shall formally indicate to the leader his readiness and desire to carry on this effort. (3) The candidate for Senior Scout membership shall undergo a 60-day period of probation and training in prepara~ion for his acceptance and .formal admission as a full member. SENIOR SCOUT PROGRESS Following admission to full membership there arc two Progress degrees attainable before the Senior Scout eligible to prepare to graduate into the Rov<'t Scouts at 18 years, the degrees are as follows: I. Preliminary Senior Degree. 2. First Rank Senior Degree. 3. Admission to Candidacy for Graduation into Rover Unit. ROVER SCOUTS Upon reaching the age of 18, a young man m:iy seek admission into a Rov~r Circle as a Rover Scout. MEMBERSHIP To join a Rover Circle the candidate shall: (I) Affirm his desire to do his best to put into practice in his daily life the ideals and principles of th~ Scout Oath and Law and "Good Turn" and •Manager, Publicity Depai-tmcnt, Boy Scout Headquarte.rs, Manila. Motto-"Be Pr~pared". (If the candidate has not been a Scout this requirement .will involve a fuller contact with those basic items. (2) Shall have passed his 18th birthday or its equivalent in intellectual advancement and serv.ice and promise of leadership--in all cases however he shall have passed 17. (3) He shall present to the Circle, not at an open meeting. his conception of the principles, aims and methods of the Scout Movement and indicating why he desires to join it. This may be either as a speech or may be read from manuscript if preferred. ( 4) Continu.mce or development of an acceptable prqgram of service agree.cl upon between himself and the Rovermaster. This shall admit him to membership as a Squire and to participation in the unit activities. INVESTITURE AS A ROVER (I ) This shall be after such satisfactory period of probation as a Rover Squire-as may be agreed. upon between the Squire and the Rovermaster but shall in no case be less than three months. This period is to enable ·the Squire to orient himself and think · and talk through the applications of the Scout ideals to young manhood and adult life. ( 2) Prior to investiture. the Squire shall carry through his Vigil and counsel with his Rovermaster. ( 3) Before investiture, the Squire shalI present to his Rovermaster and fellow Rovers an ele~entarv study of the social needs of his community as th.e basis of his own Quest for a zone ~here he should serve. ( 4) He shall cieve:iop a prospective program for himself as a Rover, suited to his own time limitations and in consultation with his Rovermaster bring this t~ point of acceptance. This shall include: ( l). A plan for his own Health and Recreation and that of others. (2) A plan for his own ed1:1cationaI broadening. (3) A plan for dealing wi&h his own vocatio:ial outlook and responsibiliities. (4) His own service within the Scour Movement. ;ind also through some other of the agencies of th~ community as well. ( 5) Suggested ways other than those for exercising good citizenship and establishing active contact with the political machinery of his community. (To be continued) Jl11y, l!J.'/6 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 121 HOBBY PAGE Conducted by gilmo baldovino A Small Pavement Sail Boat Have you ever madt> small paper sail boats that can sail on the land? I know how to make som~ boats which can run along. the pavements almosc JS fast as che wind. They are so simple that ewn chin pieces of paper can be used for sails. The frJmcwork consists of a front axle. reach. or beam running from the axle to the rear end. For a simrler frame, chr.:e wheels may be used. If you prefer co use four wheels. a shore axle may be placed ac the rear 1.?nd of the reach. The plans on chis pge will show what I mean. The axles can be made from a pic~e of I ight wood 3/8 inch lhick and with J width of I inch. It your model is 4 feet long. yon must mJkc che front wheels 2 feet and 6 inches far apart. The tops from coffee or other tin cans can be made into excellent wheels. Before placing th.! wheels. nail a whed block undc .. each end of Ch\~ axles as shown in the plans. But in case of a single n:ar wheel. extension scrips are used. as also shown. In order chat c_he wheels will. noc wobble, nail a $mall wood hub about I inch in diameter and l /~ inch thick to the imidc of e11ch tin wheel. Punch a hole through these wooden hubs. Then n;iil each of them co lh-.> wheel blocks. Use smaller nails than the hole of the wooden hubs so chac the wheels will run smoothly. A good location for the mast is about one third the distance from the front to the rear of the reach. A piece of hard wood. 3/8 inch in diameter and feet high. can serve as the mut. A square saiJ' needs a yard arm near the top. The lower corners of the yardarm are held down by two pieces of cord tied to a crosspiece attached to the reach. This crosspiece is placed about one third the distance from the mast co Che end of the reach. 'To hold the mast and yardarm in place. fOl! must provide stays as shown in the plan. When there is a strong wind. a small ballast or lead sinker may be necessary. This ballast is used to balance the toy against the strength of che wind. The sq•iare sail may be of cheap thin cloth oi: paper. But I suggeo;t clorh b~cause even if the land sail boat overturns. rhc sail remains in condition If you cannor get enough pieces of wood to form a good framework for your land sail boar. pieces of bamboo are quite as good. 122 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Mn:J, 19J6 • Aunt Julia's True Stories Tl-IE LILY On many pictures of saints you find the white lily. The lily has been used as a symbol of purity. Po-::':':!: have been wrinm about it from earliest time.i. How many kinds of lilies do you know? How do ch~y differ? The lily is easily grown. le grows best in cool places with wet soil. It grows from an underground stem. 1-Iow do the leaves of the lily differ from tho::: of th: kamantigui? How are they like the lcavl!s of the canna in shape~ How do the veins run? The flowers are not only beautiful but have a delicately sweet odor. They arc very much used at processions and weddings and in churches on Eastir Sunday. MORE COMMON l-IERB FLOWERS The Touch-me-not The touch-m~-not is a small herb usually about two feet in height. Because it does not require much care and b~ars .u tractive flowers, it is found in mO!>t g1rC.cn:;. The Tagalog name is ""kamantigui. ·· Then:' are many varieties of kamantigui. The flow· c:·s differ only in color~ Some are pure white. som•: 1. helld; 2. scales: J. do1·sal fin; .t eriudal fin; 5. mouth; 6. eyes,· 7. gills; 8. ppclcmil fin; 9. 11tn'ral; 10. aM.l fi-n,. STUDYING A LIVING FISl-I You have studied the most" common food fishes in the Philippines. You have read something about their flesh and how they are prepared for food. Let us now study how the fish lives. Note how it moves. how it breathes, how it eats. Watch a fish in a glass container. The body of the fish is shaped in such a way that it can ·move swiftly through the water. What de you do with your arms and legs in swimming; Now watch the fish. It uses the pectoral fins, which are 'paired, as you use your arms. The ventral fins do the work of your legs. Watch how the fish turns. Which fin helps it in turning? By observing the fish closely. yoU will be able to tell the use of each fin. Look at each fin. It is composed of the hard pointed parts called spines and the soft fan-like parts called rays. · Try to catch a fish. Is it easy to catch one? Because the body is slimy, the fish can slip out ot your hand easily. A fish docs not breathe through the nose as you do. On each side of the head is a hard covering. Under it you will find feathery things called gills. As the fish moves its mouth. water enters it and passes over the gills and out of the. opening. The fish gers its air from this current of water. WhJt docs the milkfish c·t~ Other fishes do not cat water plants. Thev feed upon the eggs .md young of other small fish. Some fishes have small teeth while others have big and sharp ones that work like a saw. pure pink or red. others white with pink spars. Th~ pecals arc not arranged like those of ordinary flowers. The divisions of the petals arc irregular. Look at a kamantigui flower. Compare it with a sampaguita. How do they differ in petal arrangement? The fruit is a small oval-shaped pod filled with linle seeds. When ripe. the pod bursts open at the slighcest touch. The little scl·ds Jre scattered in all directions and soon grow into plants. Ma,11. Jtl.'16 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 123 Come Into My Garden Growing Cucumbers In my garden this month. I am growing cucumbers. Cucumbers are good for salads. They arc cool and juicy. They go very well with rich food-; like adobo. or with fried fish or meat. When yo11 eat a slice of cucumber during mealtime, you feel as though you have drunk cool water. But cucumber is not as filling as water and will help your appetite instead of lessening it. Cucumbers ar~ best grown beginni_ng the month of May. To get good fruits., the soil must be rii:h and well-drained. Place four to six seeds in holes one to two inches: deep. The distance between each hole should be about a meter or more. When the seeds have grown to plants, thin each hole, leaving only about two or three planls per hill. If you wish. you can ask your mother to mak! pickles of the small cucumber. which first appear on the plants. Pick them early. before they ripen. They taste very well whcfi pickled in sweet or sour sauce. Other fruits may be allowed fo grow big on the plants. These will later become good materials for salads. When the skin of the fruit becomes white and smooth, it can be picked from the plant. The kinds of cucumbers which grow well in our country are the Native White. Native Light Green. and the Indian. The seeds of these varieties may be bought from seed stores and from lhe Bureau of Plant Industry. Have you ever cooked small, n.u:v.: bibingka' If you have, thc.n you know Qow enjoyable is the gaffie of cooking them. If you have not. chen it is time you learned to cook them. Gather a few of your friends and contribute for the _ingredients. the utensils, and the work that will be needed for this intzrcsting game. One of you should contribute th'? fuel. another should contribute the stoves. and so forth. In this game, you will need an earthen pan. very much like the ones that professional vendors of hi· . bingha use. Then. of course, you will need a tin lid which will cover the pan c;ompletdy. Have pieces of banana leaves cut round to fit the pan. Also have coconut husks for fuel. as well as coll and wood. A small stove stood on the ground will serve you very well in this game. . In cooking th~ bibingha that I shall describe to you. you will n:?ed bread that is a day or two old. The ordinary pan dt• sal that were left over from the other day's breakfast will do. Cut the bread into small pieces and soak the pieces in a little water. Whl?n the bread has softened, mix a cup of milk to a half cup of sugar. Add a beaten egg if you wish. Mix all these things togethe~ and stir for a while. Prepare your stove. Build a good fire. Then put the earthen pan over the stove. Place a round· ed piece of banana leaf in the pan. Pour a cup of the mixture into the pan. Cover the pan and place some fire on the tin cOver. At the end of ten min· ures, lift the cover carefully an.d sec how your bi .. bingka is cooking. If the top is partly cookert. moisten it with a linle butter. Arrange slices ::>f white cheese on top. Then cover it once more. and wait until the whole bibingha is cooked. Remov~ the cooked bibingha from the pan and place it on .1 piece of .dean banana leaf. Cook the rest of the mixcure this way. 124 THE YOUNG CITIZEN .lfoy, J.'l.Jli Kiko's Adventures by gilma baldaviV\a THE COi!·DIONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF' COMMERCE AND COMMTJNICATIONS MANILA SWORN STATEMENT (Required by Act 2fi80) The undersig-ned Community Publishers, Inc., owner or publisher of The Young Citizen, published month·· Jy in Manila, P. I., after having been duly sworn in accordan('e with !aw hereby submits the follow~n,~ slatement of 01011crsltip, mmwgcm('UI, circulation, etc., as required by Act 2580 of the Philippine Legislature: Editor: Jose E. Romero Managing Editor: Ligaya Victoria Reyes Publisher: Community Publisher,::;, Inc. Business Manager: E. C. Garcia Owners or stockholders holding one per cent or more (If inte1·est, stocks, bonds 1H' other sccul"itics: Bon<lho!dcr.;. mortgagee.": None. ( Sil!:natu1·e) Community Publishers, Inc. ( Ownc1: or publisher) By E. C. Carda Subscribed and sworn to bc>fore me this 24th 0f April, 19.'lG, the declarnnt having exhibited no C<'dula by reason of her LSEALl (Sgd.) C. 'I. PICACJ:IE Notary Public (Signature of cfficer administering oath) Ma11, 19.16 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 125 CHARACTER BUILDING SIMPLICITY Fernando Maria Guerrero is rightly called "th;? poet of the revolution." Most of his verses were written during the revolution. They were dictated while guns were roaring. They were recited on the countrysides an.d in the battlefields. The Filipino soldiers who fought in the trenches knew his poems by heart. With the help of his beautiful words. they felt strong enough to face the powerful guns of their enemies. . At heart, this great poet was a very simple man His simplicity was shown in· his manners and hi'i habits. He always dressed in white. His hats w..?re either felt or straw. His neck ties were of the quiet~ est colors. He never wore red neck ties. Som:!· times he wore violets on the· lapel of his coat. Hz liked brown shoes because they looked like the earth. The cigarettes and cigars that he smoked were Philippine products. He drank very Jittle wine. He was a very shy man. Whenever young men visited his daughters. he ran upstairs and quietly stayed there until these visitors had gone. And yet. when h~ had a just cause, he did not hesitate to fight. His work in the battlefield was to print encouragini verses and articles about his country. He worked like an ant who was not frightened by the noisl! and the fire. To him is given the honor of seeking more freedom for the p~ess. He believed th<it the pen is as mighty as the sword in getting recognition.for his country. Sampaguita Words from OUR SCHOOLS Music by ANTONIO MUFIOZ Tanjag, Negros Oriental i@jJ 1 Id g !, j d I 3. I ~ 1 I ~ 1~ Id d I 3:] JJ I The fair ones }o our Vir_.:._9in, Wilh m .. _ their hom-a~e. fay-- Ajlj:1 1 a1~91~ ~1tn2 1 1 -round the neck of beau- ty 1 throw 8 charm d; -vine.. Of 1@ J ~ 1 J: 1 J 1 1 a a .1 i ' f 1 , J ~ 1 atti , )' 1n -no-cenc.e. Un-spoiled .Whal luck IS m;ne. l 126 JACKIE COOPER in "TOUGl-l GUY" You remember Jackie .co.~p-;>r, don't you ? He was m Our Gang," "The Champ . .'. "Peck's Bad Boy," and other popular pictures. This boy is about twelve years old, yet he earns more money than many older players in Holl ywood. His latest picture is .. Tough Guy." In this pictur~. Jackie is th<! son of a millionaire who arrives home from a boys' school in Eur· cpz. He brings home with him his Co~ Duke. whom he loves very m~ch. His father did not under· .stand the boy's love for the dog ;;.nd wishes to send it away . So th~ boy ran away with the dog. Jackie and his dog stow away ir; a truck. Th2 truck is drivep by a gangster. Joseph Calleia. When the gangster steals an armored car. the boy secs th2 robbery . The gangster discovered the boy; and fearing that he might t!?ll the police about rhe robbery, he takes the boy with him. The boy was Io::ked in an atti.c while the other companions of Calleia fight over the division of th:: THE YOUNG CITIZEN 1 lfo-y, 1936 MOVIE PAGE .fffd.,ic Cooper de11wr1sfl"atcs how /tis fricncl, Rin-Tin-Tin .Junior gels 1C!Uly jor work before 1t cnmcra. Both UJJpear in tli e picture "Tongh Guy." stolen goods. Th:? dog tries to help the boy escape, b~t Calleia saw them both and shoots to frighten the boy. The shot hie the dog. The gangster put the boy and the hurt dog in his car and goes to the mountains. But first, the b:iy begged thai a veterinarian cure thl dog. Later. the gangster. the boy and the dog transfer from one stolen car to another until they get to the mountains. In the woods, th.:: three become great friends and everything was going on well. but the other gangsters came to capture th;! bey. The go\•ernment men who had followed the three came in time t') arrest Calleia. They thought he had hidden the boy. But C:alleia pleaded for help in getting back th.: boy. He was refused. So he prztcndcd co be sick and when he W 3S put in an ambulance, he escape:-. The dog followed. In the end. Calleia rescues thz boy and gets shot. When he WJ.S dying, he asks the boy's father to be · good to the boy and the dog. Herc is lo11 dy Mcwrr.r.n O'S11lliv11n with five J•Uppie.o; born ctt t-hc Metro-Goldwyn Studios d11-rittg the filminf/ of a picture. Wlifolt p11ppy do yoll like llcst? You can see this thrilling pictnn~ ;.t the Ideal Theatre. The actior.. fine acting and good story in the; Mu11, 1936 33 3 Libertad Pasay. Rizal March 30th. l 936 Dear Aunt Alma: ... In my great desire to be mor~ closely related with the ''Young Citizen." here. I am writing to you again. Well. concerning my letter to the "Young Citizen," if you still remember, and since I began to be a .writer of that magazine. I had many pen pals from distant provinces. Maybe you know some of them for they told me that they too. ate sub~ scribus of the ··Young Citizen:· (Xcept a girl who.:;e name is Francisca San Jose from Bais. NegroS Oriental. She told me that while picture should recommend it to the whole family. "AH WILDERNESS!", .1 picture made by MGM. is one which the whol.! family will enjoy. In it are many old favorites: Wallace Beery, Liond Barrymore, Eric Linden, Aline Mc· Mahon and Cecilia Parker. The story is fine and will m.akc you think of your own family There is the father who tries to earn as much ,as h~ could for thl! support of his. home. Then. there are the b~·oth~rs. one of them in college. th:: other just ou~ of high school. Th?re are the loving mod:er. the aunt and uncle, and the oth· t'.r people who arl! in:.:ludl!d in th~· family !if:: of this simple group. The things that ,happen in the story are things that even your own family .may have met. Th~ si!nplicity of the story. and the good actin:s .!ihould make this an enjoyable picture for t"vcryo:ie in your own family. THE YOUNG CITIZEN reading the "Young Citizen" in their library hall in Negros. sh.! happpened to read my letter to you. There were still many others from Tanjay. Oriental Negros. Dumagur.te. Oriental Negros, etc. But I am sorry to tell you that I can no longer remember their resp~ctive names. I guess it's already time for me to sign off with the hope that you will be kind enough. to extend my best and sincerest regards to the other writers of the "Young Citizen Very truly yours. Dear Josefina, Josefina Villanueva St. Theresa's College 1st Year Your friends of the Pen and Pencil Circle appreciate. your thoughtfulness in mentioning them. I believe that if you look ouer this pag~. you will come across a name thctt is familiar to you. Did you find it! Aunt Alma Bais Sugar Centr~11 Bais, Negros Or. Feb. 26. l 936 Dearest Aunt Alma. Because of my great admiration for :.The Young Citizen," I am writing you this letter. Since the v:ry first time that I 1cad "The Young Citizen" in ot1r school library. I liked it very much. To miss r~.1ding earli:!r an issue of it makes me sorry and lonesome. I cion"t know exactly the reason why Maybe it is because I am young and am in the six1·h grade and so am interested in the stories of younti: children and the activities of the pupils in the different schools of rhe Islands. 127 The same interest is shown hy my classmates and other pupils in our school. They love to read thi'i magazine ve.ry much. Some saic! that they are interested in thz Pen an4 Pencil Circle section. The bovs like very mudi to read the stories about Boy Scouts. For these reasons. they love "The Young Citizen... They prefer to r:!ad it. Our school subscribe regularly for "The Young Citi~cn." "The Young Citizen" is sometimes used as a part of our lesson<i, especially during miscellaneous oral reading in ou~ class. It is very popular among all school children of our school. For my conclusion, Aunt Alma. let me say that "The Young Citi7.cn" is my favorite magazine. Your devoted reader of· "The Young Citizen" Francisca San Jose Dear Francisca, Your admiration for "The Young Citizen'' is very encouraging. J am glad th:it you and vou.r friends read it regularly. I hope that you will continue using its stories and poems as oral readinq h:ssons. Aunt Almt1 WHEN LITTLE BOY RAN · (Continued froni pa.ge 106) Lillie Boy looked back. Behind -him was a big brown bear. "B-r-r B-r-r" said the bear in a big voice Little Boy screamed again aS h~ rolled on his back. "Little Boy. Little Boy, what is the matter?" It was Mother. '"The bc.ir! Thz big brow:t brar! He will bite me." Little Boy cried. "What bear. LitJc Boy? There is no bear. Have you been dreaming?" Mother took Little Boy in her arms. Little Boy looked around with big eyes. There was his ball. The bat was beside the ball. There wa.!i the little bell. It was behind the bean bag. Thzre was his bed. too. Ther! was no be"?. There was nu h:tr. It was all a dream. 128 TV HOUDA Y SHORE By Edirh M. Parch and Carroll Lane Fenton Have you ever gone on a picnic <t the seashore? If you have, then you must have seen what a delightful spot the. beach is. Yau must also have seen the strange creatures who mak~ their homes near the sel. You rr.ust ha''' met the little crabs who go in and out of holes with amusing rapidity. Perhaps you hav? ~ccn strange anima:ls clinging to rocks. swimming in little pools or lying on the sand when the tide goes out. This fine book tells many interesting stories about the little creatures of the seashore. There is a story about King Limulus whv can swim backwards and change his color when he wants to: Hermit Crab, who grows a new leg when one is broken. is also in the book. There ar~ fishes without bones, and others. A child who loves nature THE SIGNIFICANCE OF visit and give nursing care to th!! poor families in the neighborhood of lntramuros. · Many hospitals havt> an ambu· lance service which is very nicessarv in meeting emergencies. This is one of the most valuable services tl1t: THE YOUNG CITIZEN study will find a friend in this book. SUNG UNDER THE SIL VER UMBRELLA Prepared by the Literature Committee of tht Association for Childhood Education This is a book of the best vers..: for children. Old and modern poems, sad ones, gay ones, short ones, long ones, are contained in this book. The poems were selected because chil.dren have liked them. Rosetti. Stevenson, Tennyson .and others. togeth.:r with many modern poets of wrses for childr.en are represented in this "anthoiogy which was prepar~d by a committee who did plenty of sorting and shifting in order to create a good book. This is a popular book for teachers anrl parents to use with children of kin~ dergarten or· primary age. Dorothy Lathrop. a wcll-kqown illustrator: drew many charming pictures for the book. Hospital offer training facilities to medical studenu and practitioners. The Maternity Hospital and Sta. Theresita's Hospital have schools for midwives. These are only somt of the many benefits that we get from hospitals. W har arc we supposed to do on Hospital Daw? We are supposed government hospitals qtn render. to answer th? invitation of the hos Ma.y, 19811 YOUNG WRITERS ROSES Of all the flowers I like best That bloom sO radiant and fair. The fragrant rose lead all the rest. As I tend it f~om day to day. [[ When ail its rosy petals bloom, And sparkle with the silv'ry dew, The morning sun that shine on high Gives it a little smile Or two. By Praxedes B. T upas A GOLDFISH'S STORY I was born in a big aquarium in a ·pet shop: I was very weak an~ so I had to be separated from my mother because she might eat me any time. The food they gave me was oatmeal and soon I. grew strong. Many months later I was a full grown goldfish. I looked for my. mother but alas! She had died. I stayed in the shop for nearly a year until one day a kind-looking woman bought me and had me brought to her home. She had many children. She gave me to them. They all took good care of me. Now I have six children. Four are males and two are females. The family is very proud of me and always take good care of my children too. Erlinda T. Alcantara There· are also hospita.ls in differH pita.ls by visiting them, then we St'I! baby contests in the morning and mt parts of the Islands that have what they have to show us. By games in the afternoon. In th'! schools of nursing, some of which doing this. we can realize how the wards the doctors, internes. and ;ire- the Philippine Gmeral Hospi- money that we give for hospitals nurses can be seen at work. The tal, San Juan de Dios Hospital. are spent. On this day. everybody dormitoric.> of the doctors and Mary Johnston Hospital. St. Lukes" i$ given the op,ortunity to see tho? nurses are also open to the public. Hospital. St. Paul's Hospital. different departments. some of Tn visiting the nurses' dormitgries Southern Islands Hospital, lloilo which are not always accessible ~o one cannot but be impressed by th~ Mission Hospital. and the Emme.- lhe public every day. There are cleanliness and orderliness of th.? nuel Hospital. The Philippine Gen- demonstrations O'l different kinds whole building. The nurses are excral Hospital and San Juan de Dies of surgical operations. There ar~ pected to see that everything is clean May, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN STRANGE FACTS 129 A boat painted red will travel foster than a boat painted blue or white. The reason is that-barIn ancient Egypt a brother anJ sister mJrriage Was said to be an ideal one. An elephanc talks through its. nacles fasten themselves to the hull of boats. And boats that have In England. there are many canals and inland waterways. And on these canals and waterways. about 10.000 boats are registered. as dwellings. 40,000 persons live in these boats. The war in Ethiopia has had many strange effects on- trade. All rhinoceros in the London market ;:re now immediately shipped to China. There they are ground into powder. Then they are made into ipagir potions that will assure courage and brav~ry. From China. the powders are sent to Ethiopia and sold to the soldiers of Haile Selassie. In the Civil War of the United States. more Union soldiers died from disease than were act~alh killed in the battle. Camphor balls are not made our of camphor. They are made cf napthalcne. 13.Jt> a .. c noc blind. Most of us believe that they are blind. Bats possess very good eyes which 1r-? hid~~m U!l.dcr the fur on the face. Eskimos were free from disease before visits by white men. and in ord"r before they leave for duty. Baby contests are. held to stimulate interest and encourage better care of babies. There .can be no ~reater pride for a mother than to have her baby acclaimed as the most h<althy. Let us not (orget co pay a. visit ~o any hospical or hospitals on this pa·rricular day. We can be sure of Peing received with hospitality in all hospitals. for there. even sti'angcrs are always welcomed. nose. Ice cream is not cooling. In fact. ic makes you warmer. Ice cream contains starch and sugar. These toods arc classed as fuel foods which produce body heat. . Among the frogs--the he frogs make all the noise-while the she frogs remain mute. . Enrico Caruso, the late opera ·singer, will long be remembered in Italy. In a tiny chapel. there stands a candle sixteen feet high. which iR burned once a year in his memorv. That candle will last eighteen cenruries. Flauberc, noted. Fren(\h noveli<>t. wrote poetry when he was young with a human skull on his desk for inspiration. Georges Clemenceau. the latl' French statesman, often wo~e slippl'rs and gloves when he went to bed. Alexander.Dumas. who has written 298 books . .finished "The Thfcc Musketeers" in the middle of a page. He drew :i line underneath the end of the no\'::I. then he started "The Count of lvfontc Cristo" ·an the same page. AN ANGEL OF GOD (Confinued from page 107) h 1923 the Fontgallands made a pilgrirr:age. co Lourdes. There, his Hca.venly Mamma spoke co Guy: "My dear little Guy, I will •oon CO'.Tie co take you. I will come ro seek you on a Saturday in the ~rms of your mamma and will bear you str:iight to heaven." Again, the boy said. "Yes. yes." All these came to pass. Guy died of diotheria on a Saturday in the year 1925 .. It was only when he was about to die that His mother knew of his secret. His last words plenty of barnacles can not travel easily. Now, barnacles have no love for the color red. So that if J boat is painted red, barnacles will r.ot fasten themselves to it. Henc'!', a boat pain red "red can travel faster. Like hens, turtles dort'c have teeth. They have horny beaks which usually have $harp cutting edges. The tOrtoises have most of their bones on the outside like shell-· fish. Some fish also have beaks instead of teeth. Nowadays we know a good d·.?Jl .1bout bird .migrations. Bird-band. ing and oth:!r methods of identifi-. cation have helped our knowledge Hack in 1703 an English writer seriously suggested that British birdi; flew away for the Winter to the rT1oon! On the roof of the New York "Journal"' building in Manhattan 7 6 carrier pig :ons live. They bring pictures of in·oming celebrities from !hips at Quarantine 14 miles dqwn rhc Bay. Time averages 12 minutes --·-against two hours for the newspapers that wait until the ship docks. An aluminum capsule on the carrier's leg takes .two ounces of film negltivcs oc "copy" to be set. THE ADVENTURES OF (Contin11e.d from page 11.9) by Mr. Del Valle. Thz nzxt day Mr. Del Valle took Tonio and his Lalo to the City. The eye speci1list they consulted declared that an operation might brin~ 0 back the old man's sight. (To Be Continued) were: "Jesus I love You Mamma!" Madame de Fontgalland knew that che last word was not for her but for his Heave11ly Mammo. 110 DRAWING LESSONS FOR LlfTLE ARTISTS by __gilmc baldoviM THE YOUNG CITIZEN Some berries are red, Some berries are blue, Mt1y, 1996 But we are black berries dark as night, Our leaves are of greenIf you color us right, Won't we make such a pretty sight? Ma'iJ, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN I 31 NEWSETTES house when the fire started. Thc1r parents had gone away. so the littll;' rirls were f a.:ed with the necessity of saving whatever they could. T11c litLlc girls rose bravely to the occa · sion. They bundled their clothes ·and those of their parents. they i;Jthen•d their few prop~·rries togl'· thcr. and they took these to a place which the fire could not reach. For· runatcly. rhe fir~ was stopped ·b..:· fore it could burn tht>ir house. so 1 he girls had to carry b.1ck their be longings. Successful Rally BJcolod became a scepe of a spectacular Boy Scout affair last March 7 and 8. Originally planned by the IJte Mr. E. Schaffner. former Divi· sion Superintrndcnr Jnd Field Scout Commissioner. Mr. Williams. the !'luccessor to the post. carried it our successfully. Forty-two out of the fifty-tw•.J troops in this province participat rd in what is considerl'd the bi~ggcsi number of troops ever gathered to· gcthcr in the most successful ully ever held in this province. T..-11 troops could not particip<i~e for lilck of funds. The rally opened with Jn imposing parade in the streets of Bacolod. featuring troops and officer:.. ,oJors and music. yet before a vast audienCe of 700 people or more. they gave a splendid demonstration. · As an opening troop-entries of the Jamboree, the troops paraded ;.IOund the town at 2 o'clock in thi aftl'rnoon. Immediately after the parade a passing review and inspect ion of the troops followed. Mr. Hipolito · Tamesis. Field Scout Commissioner. made the oprning 1-""Cremony. Thi! winners of the Gf.ner.11 ChampiOnship in the Jamboree ~re as follows: 1st place. Troop 81. P.1ombong Catholic School: 2nd place, Troop '141, Annunciata Academy; third place, Troop 91,. Bocaue Central School. Prizes in the form of medals. bars and other Scout prizes w-ere giVl'n to troops as w~ll as ihdividu.11 winners. During the first day of the af· The success of the ~amboree W·lS fair. Mr. Williams suggested th'at . the result of the undivided a.ttenFor three marks and a half. m about P2.RO, people can talk and sec each other through the telephone lor three minutes between Berl~n ;ond Leipzig. A commercial telephone with television bas just been opened in th~t place. Leipzig and Bulin arc aboiit 110 miles apart. l"ut the light and sound waves tr.i\"CI mo~e thJn 110 miles because the cables go quite roundabout between the two places at J total distance ot 186 miles. one minute of meditation be dedi· cJted in memory of the· death of Mr. Schaffner on December· i, 1935. and which. by coincidence, happened to be exactly three months ago on the date of the Rally. Th.: suggestion was tJken. and at 11 :00 A. !'vi. Saturday, March 7. th< cwnts were stopped. the B~y Scout.'i 5-tood at attention when the tap call was given. le wa·s .1 very solemn Juccasion. This gave every Scout a chance to dedicate a solemn thought to ~he deparred Boy Scout leader. BULACAN JAMBOREE A REAL SUCCESS For the first time in sc~uc hisrory, a provincial Jamboree W<\~ held at Boc.aue, Bulacan, March 29. I 9J6. Sever.ii Troops of Bulacan a,; well as neighboring provinc~s joined in the Jamboree. Though ·some of the Troops that competed arc fresh-green. like rhose of Troop 141. Annunciata Academy, and Troop CJ I. Bocaue Central School. tion of thl' Scoutmasters. Scouter'>. • ·md the able leadership of Commissioner Hipolito Tamesis. In San Fernando. 0 Pampanga. a big fire destroyed 27 homes and burned four people. The four arc n'ported seriously ill. Thirty families were left homeless because of this fire. Many little stories were ·told ,1bout the fin.'. Perhaps the most inh•rcscing of these is the story of two I it tie girls who were alone in thl·ir Col..Lindbcrgh. the famous flier . h;:s rcnred Long Barn. four cottJgcs wi1h a barn·built. into one of them, ar Weald. in Kent, England. Great meadows thJt surround the cotcag(s make a fine landing field for planes. The house is said co be haunted hy the ghost of William Caxton. lhe first printer in England, who may ha\'e been born chere abouc 514 y~ars ago. ·an moonlight nights. the printer .is said to return rhen· and sets up his hand press. SAMPAGUITA By Lulu de la Paz I love the gumamelas red, The ~'ellow bells and roses pink. I love the calachuchis sweet Aclelfas tall, Champakas bright. Still when'er I have all these The1·e·s one. flow'r that I often missThe Sampaguita-pale and white~ Much sweeter than all the flowers b1·ight. I H THI' YOUNG CIT IZP.N The Message This Month Vacation And School The two months, April and May, are the months of vacation. As I write this morning, I see from my window several children playing on the side of a small hill. I can hear them .laughing as they fly back and forth on the swings. They are very happy. They are enjoying their vacation. Almost all school children· are having their vacation. Vacation is good because it gives us the chance to play as much as we want to. It gives us time to work a little and help our pa1·ent8. During vacation, it is possible to earn a little money to help us go through school. But vacation does not last the whole year. Soon our schools will open and all of us will be going to school. What did we do during tl1e months of vacation? Has om: vacation made us ready to do om· school work beginning next June? Has it made us physically strong? Has it made us more ready to study om· lessons and more eager to learn and to study? Our vacation should do these things for us. It should prepare us for another school year. Nex month, June, schools will be opened. Let us be ready to go back to schools and be happy because of our opportunity to gain an education. During vacation days let us play and be merry; but during school days let us study as diligently as we can. / l. 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