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Young Citizen

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title

Young Citizen

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Volume 3 (Issue No. 2) March 1937

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Community Publishing, Inc.

Year

1937

Language

English

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Children's literature, Philippine (English)

Children's literature.

Philippine literature (English)

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Manila

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This Magazine Is Approved by the Bureau of Education VOLUME 3 NUMBER 2 MARCH 9 3 7 • STORIES How the Cock Lo~t Hii- Comb-A1111/ J11lia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Reading Time fol" YounJ!.· Folkii--For Manclinp:'i::. Teechcr .a4 My Little Pony-fl. l!ill Crworn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4h" The Golden Image of Sri Vi!'aya-Alic-r 1"rm1l.-liu /Jrymil 54 e POEMS To a Playmate (A Night Song)-/,11/11 de lri l'a: Gti/wir'I . . 41 Happy Little Alicc-Cl1risfh/(/ Ros.-:f'fti 52 Vacation-A. ('. Crrnrillu 71 • CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP Vacation Plans-Dofol'es Tn11wa11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Among the· Boy Scouts-Camping-Rictm:lo de la Cruz . . 53 The Unknown Citizen-F'!rt1mato As1111cion . . • . . . . . . . . . 63 • HEAL TH AND SAFET'i ·A Skillful Swimmer-Q11irico .4. Crnz Health:v Mario ........... . • SCIENCE AND NATURE STUDY Lightning .... : ..... . The Cricket's Cave .......... . ~~~~e~i.S1r~~i~!r .. ~~~~\.; ·: ·:: · · e WORK AND PLAY Enlarge Your Vocabulary-.1'/arJJflritn S<rntos .. . The Good Reacleirs' Corner--/Jolon•s Sil011 .... . Things to Do-fl. /Jill Cau1n·u ..... Interesting Places-Mt. Makiling-li'11d1111ato As1mdon ~~~o'~o~~;e~ti~;~e:n ·p~~t;~:~j;1ii~1~;,; .jj;il~t~; . ."::: .":::: .". • PICTORIAL • PEN AND PENCIL CIRCLE • YOUNG WRITERS' SECTION • MUSIC Until We Mel't Again-I. Al.f11mw 61 62 58 58 59 60 45 .\9 64 ... r,;; . . . . . . 67 68 . 56 66 GG 69 l'ubli~twd month!)· by tht• Cnmmunily PuMi,.ht·r~. hw .• Tt•l. :..76-86, ~(If> P. T·"aura. Manila. ;:,i;~J1~~(~~~1,.~~~J:.t:d~ .~1.f :;~~B~;f !1::~~:1 !~.':~~;,?!::~'.I;{~~.;::~~~~~i··~:1·1j~~~~~;.:s~.~·~~~i~1~.~ ~~~~~~~!~ Mnnaicer: Alfredo dr. /,oro.. • Suh..cription Prk••: r:i.oo rnr Qne Yt'nr of I:.! i~su"": $2.00 i•i the United State~ and foreign ~ount1ics. Sini::lt• roJ>y, 30 rt•11tavn~. Suli ... eription,. ore 111 lir. paid t11 C""'"'uniltt 1• .. 1i1;~i.. .. ,~. l>u:, THE: MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG. PEOPLE Mr.rch, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 41 TO A PLAYMATE (A Night Song) Will you come with me, dear playmate, Where the moonbeams bathe the grassy lawn, Where the starlits play hide and seek. With the white cloud until the dawn? We shall roam about the cornfields, Among bamboos standing tall, We shall hear the song of crickets, And the gecko's plaintive call. We shall tell each other sweet tales, Of fairies, kings and princesses, of rainbow trails and priceless pearls And wonders of the boundless seas. Then we may sleep and dream and dream, Of paths and lanes our feet have trod, Of childish hopes and funny whims, Dear playmate-we'll fill each hour with love. -Lulu de la Paz Gabriel 42 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March, 1937 A big red cock lived on a farm. His feathers were the brightest, his spurs, the sharpest, and his voice, the loudest of all the cocks. But he was especially proud of his fiery comb that stood out straight on hif, head. When his "Kok-ko-ko-ok !" rang from the house top, the hens came out. "Kok-ko-ko-ok !" they answered in >l LITTLE STORIES By Aunt The Cock that One morning the cock awoke feeling \'ery strong. He wanted to fight. "Kok-ko-ko-ok ! Kok-ko-ko-ok ! Come out here, all you soft-combed cocks." But no cock would come out. All the young cocks had hidden themselves under the bushes. Every challenging cry of the big red cock sent a shiver through their necks down to their bodies and up to the ends of their feathers. "Should we not be ashamed of our. selves to run away from that bully?" asked a young cock of his companions. "What else could we do?" the rest asked in a chorus. "He is proud because of his beautiful comb," the young cock mused, "and he is brave because of his long spurs." thin voice. "We are all here." "Friends," he said aloud, "something But the other cocks scampered out of must be done." the yard into the field. They wer,, "Yes, Yes," the others agreed. "Go afraid of the big red cock. They had ahead and do it." seen several of their companions killed outright when they tried to fight the master of the poultry yard. Those Epurs of his were long and sharp, and, when he struck, his stab was sure. That night the little cock peeped into the big cock's roost. He saw the big cock take off his comb carefully. He washed it and stroked it until it became redder and harder. Then he laid it on a shelf and went to sleep. Mar~h. 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 43 FOR LITTLE PEOLPE Julio Lost His Comb In the morning when the big cock awoke, he stretched his legs and flapped his wings. When he went to the shelf for his comb, it was not there. He looked into every corner but. the comb was nowhere to be found. He ·would not inquire, for he did not want the others to know about his misfortune. Besides, he must fly to the housetop to sound his morning call to the chickens of the farmyard. He crowed loud and long. Cackling merrily the hens came out and looked up at their lord. They were about to start crowing in i·eply to the call when they all stopped at once. They blinked their eyes and tilted their heads to get a better view of the big cock on the housetop. Then they looked down and began to scratch for their breakfast. All the young rocks came trooping in. They glanced bravely up at the big cock and then crowed their loudest, a thing they had never done before. Choking with rage, the lord of the fowls shook his wattles threateningly and threw up his head to display his blood-red comb. Then he l'emembered that he had no comb at all: "Ah, false hens," he muttered bitterly, "so it is my comb that you care for. 1 must find it." The big red cock, the lord of the poultry yard, flew down from his perch and skulked out into the bushes. "I must find my comb," he ·said. "Who could be the rogue that stole it?" He would not ask the hens. He would not ask the other cocks.· He wanted to go to the owl for advice but the owl could not be disturbed in the daytime. "I must get back my comb," he repeated. "Without my comb, I have no power. The hens are indifferent to me. The impudent cocks even dare look at ~e. Just then he heard the splash of mud Looking back, he saw the sire of all the pigs on the farm. Old Snout was taking a luxurious bath in a deep mudhole. Old Snout was an unrefined beast but not a snob. Neither was he ambitious. He did not aspire to rule the farm animals. So the cock thought his pride would not suffer if he asked the pig for help. (To be continued next month.) 44 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March-, J!JJ; READING TIME FOR YOUNG FOLKS "LOLA, please give me my cap," Manoling said pulling hi8 grandmother by the skirt. "Why, where are you going?" "To school. My cap, quick. will be late." "To school? You? You are not yet four." Big Sister laughed. "Yes. Yes. See, I have 'flowen' for my 'teachen.'" "And who is your teacher?" Lola asked. "My 'teachen' is beautiful. I shall give her some 'flowen,' " Manoling boasted. Father came in. "Come, Manoling, we shall take a bath." "I don't want a bath!" The boy cried running to his grandmother. Father picked up a slipper. "See t.his? This is for the boy who will not take a bath. Come." For Manoling's Teacher "I don't want a bath," Manoling repeated. "I am going to my 'teachen.' " He mumbled burying his head in Lola'> lap. Mother got up and reached for Manoling's cap. "Manoling, here is your cap. Aren't you going to school?" "Yes, Mother, but I do not want a bath," he answered raising his -head a little. "Your teacher will like your cap, but ~he does not like dirty children," Mother said very gently. "Am I dirty, Mother?" Manoling: ~toad up. "Yes, dear, because you have bee1: making mudcakes. You will be ver;.· clean and sweet after the bath." Manoling offered his· hand to hh mother and allowed himself to be led to the bathroom. Jfo.1.;,h, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 45 ENLARGE YOUR VOCABULARY By MISS MAR GAR IT A SANTOS * I. Fill the blanks with words from the right-hand column. 1. A--sells sugar, coffee, and othe1· foodstuffs. 2. A - - makes man's suit. 3. A -- carries letters from house to house. 4. A -- sells meat. 5. A -- repairs water pipes and water closcarpenter fireman grocer plumber ets. butcher 6. A -- drives autos and trucks. farmer 7. A - - prepare:, bread, pastry, etc. chauffeur 8. A - - builds houses. postman 9. A -- plants r i c e , corn, etc. tailor 10. A - - puts out fires. baker II. Below is a list of the things used by the persons enumerated below. Select the things used by each and write them on the blanks. knife saw tape measure hammer measuring cap hose monkey wrench weights plane chopping board plow harrow scissors thimble bag rolling pin jack apron bowl ladder water pipes chisel tractor cash register "'Teacher, Emilio ,Jacinto Elementary School. 1. baker --, --, -2. tailor --, --, 3. postman --4. chauffeur -5. farmer --, --, -6. butcher --, --, -7. plumber --, -8. grocer --, - - 9. fireman --, -10. carpenter--,--,--, -III. Something to do From ·old magazines and papers cut pictures of the above persons and the things they use. Paste them in your vocabulary booklet. Label them properly. ANSWERS Ex. I 1. grocer 6. chauffeur 2. tailor 7. baker 3. postman 8. carpenter 4. butcher 9. farmer 5. plumber 10. fireman J<~x. II 1. measuring cup, rolling piri, bowl 2. tape measure, scissors, thimble 3. bag 4. jack 5. plow, tractor, harrow 6. knife, chopping board, apron 7. monkey wrench, water pipes 8. weigh ts, cash register 9. hose, ladder 10. plane, saw, hammer, chisel 46 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Marek, 193 i'My Little Pony By B. Hill Canova LORENZO wanted a pony. He . wanted it so badly that he talked about it all .day. Even in his sleep one night he was heard to say, "My little pony, good little pony." He was only eight years old and his parents thought he was a bit too young to manage a pony. So they tried to interest him in something else. One day a dog and pony show came to town. The fa,ther took the childre11 to see it. Lorenzo's brother, Pepe, and his sister, Anita, enjoyed the clowns, dogs, ponies, and all parts of the program. Lorenzo saw only the ponief'. He wanted one so badly that he simply sighed and groaned as he leaned against his father. "Daddy," he whispered, "couldn't I have one like those?" By and by a black and white pony trotted in the circle. Lorenzo jumped straight up in his seat and shouted out loud, "That one, Daddy, that one! Oh, he is so wonderful." "Sh-s-s," scolded Pepe and pulled hh; little brother down to his seat. "The show people would not sell theh trained ponies, but when you are a little older I'll look for a real nice one for you." That was not much comfort to Lorenzo. He wanted that particular black and white pony, and he wante<l it now. When they reached home that evening all three of the children started at the same time to tell their mother what they had seen. Pepe had enjoyed the clowns most. Anita insisted, "The dogs were the nicest." "No, no," corrected Lorenzo, "the ponies. The one black and white one was so pretty. Oh! mothe1·, if only I could have it. Don't you think the <how man would sell it· if Daddy offered him plenty of money." "I doubt it." Mo.Jrch 19&'1 HIE YOUNG CITIZEN ~7 "You ask daddy to go tomorrow and ask the show man." "They will probably be gone by morning." "If only I could have that one," moaned Lorenzo, "I would . . . " "Just what would you do if you had it?" asked his mother. "Oh, anything, mother, anything, if only I had it." "Would you stop teasing Anita?" "Yes, I'd never, never call her 'Pug Nose,' or hide her doll or thump her on the ear, or anything. I'd be such a good boy all my life." "It would be worth a half dozen ponies if something could be found to stop him of that naughty teasing,'' thought the mother to herself. That put Lorenzo to thinking. The next morning he told his father, "Daddy if you will buy a pony for me I'll be such a good boy and never tease Anita again, ever, ever," he emphasized. "Very well, that is a bargain. I can't buy the show pony, but when you ~top teasing Anita for three weeks then I'll start looking for a really nice pony." Lorenzo left the room and his father heard him call, "Anita do you want to play with my ball?" "The boy has a very firm resolution in his head right now to be nice to Anita," said the father to the mother. "Yes, but I am afraid it will not last very long. This teasing has become such a habit with him." "He might fool us. He is in dead earnest about wanting a pony. He nearly lost his wits over them at the show yesterday." "Peace between Lorenzo and Anita would certainly add harmony to the household," continued the mother. · . The days that followed Lorenzo was very kind to his little sister. He gave her first choice in everything and helped her to do her chores. When he felt tempted to tease her he would pinch himself and do something nice for her. The parents watched this change in their little boy but thought it best to say nothing. Lorenzo said nothing more to them about the pony, until one day he asked, "Daddy, how many weeks has it been since we saw the dog and pony show?" "Two weeks," was the reply. Lorenzo went out and joined his little sister, who was playing under the window. The father heard him say to the little girl, "You know, Anita, next week when Daddy gets me a pony I am going to let you have the first ride." "When Daddy gets you a pony?" asked Anita in surprise. "Yes, next week Daddy." is going to find a pony for me." (Pleo,1u• tnrn to 7Jagc 6.5) 48 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March, 1931 GRADE ONE Finish these sentences. Choose the words from this list: clothes, vegetables, outdoors, milk, coffee. 1. A healthy boy or girl eats --. 2. A healthy boy or girl drinks --. 3. A healthy boy or girl plays --. I The Good Re Conducted by M 4. A healthy boy or girl wears clean Choose the correct name for the picture: healthy gh-1 healthy boy hearty meal box of meal playing in the house playing outdoors pl::iying indoors. bottle of medicine bottle of milk GRADE TWO Open your Philippine Readers on pages 34, 35 and 36. Write down words beginning with t.he following letters: Examples: b 1. bamboo 2. basket Work here: c h _.. Assist11nt P1·incipal, G. de! Pilar Elementary School, Manila. 3. babies 4. brook 5. bills GRADE THREE Copy the word in parenthesis which belongs to the first word of each list: book (horse, cow, page, rabbit) doll (fruit, animal, person, toy) broom (write, sweep, roll, read) fish (swine, cry, swim, bell) JJ .. 1ch, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 49 GRADE FOUR 1. The night before Christmas is called (Christmas Eve, New Year, Holiday). 2. New Year's Day is on (December 25, January 1, December 24). 3. St. Valentine's Day falls on (December 28, February 14, May 24). 4. Innocence Day is on (November 1, August 13, December 28). 5. The Commonwealth anniversary is celebrated on (July 4, Nov. 30, Nov. 15). GRADE FIVE Supply the opposites: 1. Father went to work. --- stayed at home. 2. Your sister goes to school early. My brother comes home ---. 3. The little girl was crying. The big boy was ---. 4. Grandma is fast asleep. Grandpa is wide ---. GRADE SIX Choose a word in the list that is often confused with the one italicized: 1. Boats sail in it. List Ships sail in it, too. mango It is a big body of water It is a sea. --- basket 2. You think with it. she You put your hat on it. It is your head. --- table 3. It is tall. It ha~ leaves. 'lt has flowers. three It has many branches. It is a tree. --- home 4. It is an animal. It lays eggs. had It says cluck, cluck. It is a hen. --- hand GRADE SEVEN 1. Jose goes somewhere everyday. He carries a bag where he puts books, pencils, paper, and crayons. What is he? Tell many things about what he does. 2. One day a boy went to the beach to take a bath. He enjoyed swimming so he swam and swam. He did not know the water was getting·----. What happened? (Turn to pnge iO for th(' rrnswl'l's) 50 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March, J.937 Scene-In the schoolroom (A group of girls are happily conversing. ff' who has just arnVC'd joins the group.) Fe-Hello, girls. you all look glad and excited. What .is the big news of the day? Corazon-0. Fe, we a~e all happy because we .are eagerly looking forward to the enjoyments \Ye shall have this vacation. Consolacion-Yes, vacation is fast approaching and we have been discussing as to how we shall spend it. Pilar-We have built such wonderful air castles that we feel as if we could hardly wail for vacation to come. Fe-It's fun to build air castles but be sure they are strong enough. otherwise, you"ll be disappointed if they crumble to ruins. Loreto-You should have heard our plans, Fe. Fe-Well. I suppose, it is not yet too late to know them. May I not hear your vacation plans? Corazon-Let me begin then. You sec, mother and I '""ill go up to Baguio immediately .:1fter the closing of school. Father is working there and he wants us to spend the entire vacation with him. Fe-That's wonderful. Corazon-At last my long-time dream of '"'Teacher, Washington Elementary School. CHARACTER EDU VACATION MISS DOLORES seeing the summer capital. with its cool breeze, world famous terraces, majestic_ pine tre:es, and quaint lgorots, will be realized. Fe-You have every reason to long for vacation. How about you, Consolacion? Consolacion-I shall go to my grandmother's home in Tayabas. My cousins there assure me of a jolly time throughout vacation. They sa} that we -shall go fishing, boat ·riding, hiking. and picnicking. Oh, I can almost picture the fun we shall have. Grandpa says that I can have as milch young coconuts as I desire, but what I long most to experience is riding in a cart pulled by a carabao. Don't you think that would be fun? Fe-Well, well, I should say you will indeed have a thrilling time. How about you, Pilar? l understand that you have no relatives in the province, am I right? Pilar-You are right. I won't go to the province, and so with Loreto and Rizalina, but even then. we have made plans to make the most of our vacation in the city, haven't we, girls? Rizalina-Of course, we have. Loreto, please tell them about our agreement. Loreto-Well. girls, we three have decided to play every afternoon in the Dapitan Park. which is very near our homes. Every Saturday we shall go to Pilar' s home and put to a test our cooking ability by preparing some delicacies. Then we shall invite some of our dose friends and enjoy by having programs. Every Sunday we shall go to the Luneta and afterwards to tbr show. Fe-That's equally interesting. hope you'll enjoy just as much as Consolacion and Corazon. How does our quiet· candidate for valedictorian, Lourdes, intend to spend her vacation? lUnrdt, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 51 CATION SECTION PLANS TENSUAN * Girls-0, she hasn't told ~s her plans. Fe-Always the silent Lourdes. isn't she? Corazon-I'm sure she will give us an idea of her air castles, won't you, Lourdes? Pilar-Yes. Lourdes. do tell us something. Lourdes-There is nothing wonderful and exciting in my plans. because I have to stay home most of the time. Rizalina-Why, Lourdes, didn't you tell me a week ago that your cousins in Manila are inviting you to stay with them during vacation~ Lourdes-Yes, but I declined their invitation. much as I desire to experience life in the province. Pilar--But why did you decline it? Imagine how silly it is of you to give up such a rare opportunity. What is the cause? Does your mother not want to permit you? Lourdes-Far from it. Mother, is in fact, very eager that I go there and mjoy. Corazon-Why then, don't you go? I can·~ 1.rnderstand you at all. You are a puzzle. aren't you? Lourdes-Not at all. You see. the reason is this. I feel that it is my duty to help my mother do the household work during vacation. \Ve have no maid and throughout the school year mother does all the marketing. cooking. cleaning, washing. and ironing of clothes, taking care of the babies, and a thousand and onr other chores in the home. She has never complained of her work. but I can see and feel that her health is foiling. 1 have inade a firm resolution to relieve her of most. if not all, of the work this vacation. She deserves a good rest, don't you think so? Fe--Lourdes, I'm very glad to hear your nob!!? plans of helping your mother. We have similar projects. I'll not only help mother in the household work but I'll try my best to earn some money by sewing baby. dresses. We are poor and. I realized only too well that mother has much difficulty in trying to make both ends of oui:; meager income meet. I'll be saving her a lot of worry if I earn enough to pay for mr matriculation and book rentals. Pilar-Well. girls, isn't it a shame that while we have planned of nothing else except personal recreation and enjoyment, Fe and Lourdes have planned just the reverse? Rizalina-Certainly. When 1 heard their noble plans. I feel as if I can't go on keeping up with our worthless agreement. I realize, that I. too, must help my mother. Loreto-You said it, Rizalina. Our plans are really selfish ones. We have thought of nothing but fun and pleasure for ourselves but we have not thought of our mothers. Let us give up what we planned. Rizalina and Pilar-Agreed, Loreto. Consolacion-Girls. you surely opened my eyei.. I believe that is the very reason, mother seems a little bit sad. every time I rave about th~ glorious time I shall have with grandma during vacation. Perhaps she wishes me to stay and help her, but she is too kind. too considerate, and too loving to disappoint me. Now that you have awakened my sleeping mind, nothing ever can induce me to leave poor mother. No, Sir, not even the jolliest boat ride and carloads of young coconuts can make me go to Tayabas. (Please turn to page 69) 52 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March, 19.'l; MEMORIZE A POEM A MONTH Have you ever been so happy that you sang and danced and saw beaut~· in everything? If you are truly thankful to God for the things that you get, you should always be happy. Even if you are poor, you possess something to be glad about. Read the little poem by Christina Rossetti. What kind of girl is the poet talking about? Name the different things she does which shows that she is happy. Read the last stanza carefully. Is she rich? If she were 4 princess, would she be any happier? Read the poem aloud several times, remembering the pictures in order. Now, try to recite it without iooking. HAPPY LITTLE ALICE By Christina Rossetti Dancing on the hilltops, Singing in the valleys, Laughing with the echoes, Merry little Alice. Playing games with lambkins In the flowering valleys, Gathering pretty posies, Helpful little Alice. If her father's cottage Turned into a palace, And he owned the hill-tops And the flowering valleys, She'd be none the happier, Happy little Alice. Mai .:,h, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN AMONG THE BOY SCOUTSBy Ricardo de la Cruz" CAMPING (The "out" in Scouting) "A Scout walks through the woods with silent tread. His eyes are keen and he se("s many things that others do not see. H£ sees tracks and signs which reveal to him thC' nature and habits of the creatures that madt your boys a real "treat." Do you remember how your own heart used to beat ttimultuously in answer to the call of the roaring camp fire? Do you remember the varied and useful experiences? Do you remember the thrills that you them. He knows how to stalk birds and ani- felt? mals and study them in their natural haunts." That is the "out" in Scouting,-Camping! One cannot read the above paragraph without feeling a sudden thrill pulsating in his veins. It depicts the inner program for which the Boy Scout Movement stands. The month· of March is come. Vacation io:: but a matter of thirty da'ys away. What ar1! your plans? What is the plan of every real Boy Scout? Camping' The mere word. in itself. possesses an indefinable lure. It is the call of Nature, the call of the open camp-fire. Scouting is not simply the passing of tE'sts and the impussivc investitur(" ceremonies. It has a greater "it," a greater attraction. Every bov of Scout agr must have read of the wonderful stories about the heroic pioneers of the past of their glorious deeds and achievements, of their thrilling adventures in the open. of tlieir life of incessant struggles. And as he reads these stories, the eyes of the boy kindle with an enthusiastic gleam, his bosom heaves violent!)' in rhythm with the ominous beats of the tomtom. his entire body quivers with excitement. Scoutmasters, here is a challenge to your leadership! Vacation time is come,-a deviation from the hum-drum of school-life, a departure from citv standards. It is a time for planning and also. it is a time for carrying out those plans. Giw The Camping Program heralds forth a thunderous answer to the roving inStinct of the boy. It offers great opportunities to the leader as well as to the boys that he leads. It gives each and Cvery Scout the chance to execute whatever ht' has learned in Scouting. At the same time, it affords him the wild, care-free life in the outof-doors. which has always been the subject of his dreams in school. Aside, however, from training the Scout in tht' different phases of Scoutcraft. and from giving him a chance to realize his ideals of adventurt', die Camp site serves as the training ground of a future citizen of the nation. It is the place where his useful traits are developed. Coupled with a guiding hand and lofty ideals, the Camp Fire,-kindled by brotherly love-warms, cooks, and finally, produces the finished product,-a citizen! From a weak, helpless boy of twelve emerges a Scout,-self-rcliant, resourceful. coopcrativc,-a· real boy, as deserving and as dependJ.ble as any citizen of today. It will require much of the organizing and executive ability of a Scout leader in order to carry out successfully a camping expedition. Knowledge about the methods of dealing with boys and the method of learning to like them ;ind of making them like you in return,-that is also an ei:.sential asset of the Camp Leader. Very many parents arc apprehensive over send(Continued on page 71) · *Manager, Publicity Department, Philippine Council,B. S. A. 54 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Jlarch, JUiTHE GOLDEN IMAGE [By ALICE FRANK (Contimied f1'om which is used in the manufacture of tuba. Now that the weather was settled and calm they had sailed . northwards to sell this bark. And under th<THE river, now that it was about to enter the sea, was deep and quiet, bark they carried something more preand had only a moderate current. cious-can~ of opium that had been The boys, although they did not know ~muggled up from Borneo. it, were about thirty miles nqrth of These Moros were now very happy, Pablo's home on a part of the seacoast for they had sold the last of their valuathat was very thinly populated. hie cargo. They had much money and While they were still about a fourth . wer.e ready to start home. of a mile from the road, which at that But their ancestors were pirates, and point ran along the shore, they followed they still have the instincts of pirates. their path around a curve and found So when they saw the boys, one of them themselves face to face with a group of ~aid in their own language, "Let's catch Moros! those boys! They don't look as if they These Moros wore exceedingly tight _belong to anyone." trousers and reel fezzes, except for one "Your suggestion is good," replied \\•ho wore a fringed turban to show that another. "My grandfather was stolen he had made the pilgrimage to Mecc<! as a boy from this very coast." and should be addressed as Hadji. In "We will gain the favor of Allah by their belts were Kris of striking de- converting them to the True Faith," sign. said the Hadji, "We will do them the Some of them were on the shore, thr favor of saving their souls, and we will others in their vintas, or outrigger get us some slaves. It is all good. canoes, in which they had sailed up After we catch them, we will gamble from the Sulu Islands. to see which of us will get them." These Moros are often called Se>i So they stal'ted after the boys lookGypsies, because they live mainly on th,, ing very fierce and blood-thirsty. Pablo water. Most of the year they had spent and Ulan sprinted away along the path in their boats in the channels of the as fast as they could go. · Their muscles swamps of southern Mindanao and the were hard and firm; and they could run Sulu Islands in quest of cascalote bark, faster than the Moros, whose muscle~ M..irch, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 55 OF SRI VISAYA LIN BRYANT .the February issue) were flabby from sitting so constantly in their boats. As soon as they had gained a lead of a hundred yards on the Moros, Ulan pulled Pablo into the forest, and led the way as fast as he could in spite of the thick vegetation. Their pursuers also left the path and turned into the jungle, but the boys were getting a little farther head. Soon they reached a cliff and started to skirt its base. They had gone along it only a short way when Pablo stumbled and tried to keep from falling by catching a vine and throwing his weight against the side nf th0 cliff. But, greatly to his surprise. he fell through the vines right into th~ diff, or, as it turned out to be, into the entrance to a hole or cave in the cliff. Ulan heard the fall, quickly jumped in after Pablo, and with lightning speed l'earranged the vines over the entrance sp skillfully that no one would imagine there was anything but solid stone behind them. · Just then the Moros, panting, passed . so close 'to them that they could almost have stretched out their arms and touched them. The boys crouched, holding their breath until; after the Moros had passed, then. relaxed and looked about them. They were in a small, uninteresting looking cave. By the dim light filtering through the vines they could see what appeared to be a hole in the far end. Pablo, always inquisitive, just had to explore this hole. When he had groped his way into it only a few yards, there was a great squeaking and fluttering, and he suddenly emerged. "It's just bats," he said to Ulan, a little angry with himself for having been so startled. "But I can just barely see a little coming from the other end of this hole, and the hole is bigger after you once get in to it. Perhaps there is another way out. Come on and let's see." So the two boys started into the hole, 'Yhich promptly became quite a passageway. They felt carefully ·ahead of them before taking each step for fear that they might fall into a hole or chasm. On their left they felt rather than saw a large high cavern opening onto their passageway, and "from some place within it they heard· the trickle (PleasrJ turn to page 67) 56 THE YOU.J'i I lPICT( Getting more interested in birds At the school lunt::h counter Learning to <:at't! fol' pets RIZAL ELEMEN MAI' Dancing THE YOU.NG CITIZEN I FICTCIRIAL Getting more interested in birds RIZAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANILA Dancing A e "Su1·tido" A Clas~ in Lib1·ary Science G CITIZEN 0 1RllAL TARY SCHOOL ILA ~e "Surtido" A Class in Lib1·ary Science Recr'!ation h~ ur Children trying to befriend a stray pussy cat. March, l!J31 58 THE YOUNG CITIZEN !l4ftrch, 111.:;; ELEMENTARY SCIENCE SECTION THIS EARTH OF OURS LIGHTNING You have read how our earth sometimes has bad weather. Then there is rain or a storm. During a storm have yo'!- ever closed your eyes and covered your ears a'> the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled? Lightning is a form of electricity just like the current that gives us light at home. It was a n1an named Benjamin Franklin who proved lightning was electricity by sending up a kite made of silk and wire with a key at the end during a thunderstorm. -Franklin touched th2 key and drew a· spark which he proved to be electricity. The lig\'lt which we see when the electricity passes from heaven to earth is caused by the intense heat of friction which makes the air luminous. The great heat of the lighcning makes the air through ·which it passes expand very quickly. This causes what we might call. "a hole in the air.'' The surrounding air rushes in to fill the space and this disturbance of the air makes the noise we call thunder. HOMES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM THE CRICKET'S CAVE When you hear a cricket singing somewhere far away. I know you say to yourself that he is idling his cime instead of storing food like rhe busy ant. But the cricket is a happy creature and perh.lps has a saying like ours in Tagalog, Hahala na! It is strange to think of this singing creatufe as Jiving in. a dark cave. This lirtle black musician builds the doorway to his cav~ between ·two small stones. Inside there is a narrow tunnel where he lives. When the sun is bright Mr. Cricket stands at his doorway, his wings lifted a little and when he scrapes onr against the other he makes a pleasant sound. Mrs. Cricket does not always stay inside her cave. There is no music to her wings because she has other thi~gs to do: She goes Qut when · che sun is high and searches for a soft, dry spot. At the tip of her body is a long, slender thing that looks like a black needle. This is che tool she uses when shf lays her eggs. She thrusts i"C into the soft ground and leaves some eggs hidden there. Then she rakes the place with her jaws, pats it until there iS' no mark to show where her eggs are hidden. Then she goes to her cave which is also a narrow tunnel. 'the doorway of which is between two stems of grass. .1!tJ'l'(;/i, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,. TRUE STORIES ;• :1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLANTS ABOUT US LEAVES AND THEIR USES wash the sores in boiled water with guava leaves. Perhaps when you were a baby, your mother often heated a leaf of the tuba plant to place on your stomach before you slept. And when little brother had running ears, she heated the leaf of a soro-soro and squeezed it into his ears. Ask your mother or grandmother what other leaves she has used for medicine. Leaves are also used for decoration at· home During the Christmas season, the gay poinsetti<.1 leaves help to give the home a festive air. Our windows are incomplete without the dapo or the mah•arosa. In the provinces when peopie give parties out of doors, they use the leaves of the coconut and the banana to· give then'l shade Can you think of other ways leaves have been useful to you? What 'do you call the leaf some women chew with betel-nµt and lime? Market-. Are you fond of eating ieaves? Perhaps you sellers use the banana leaf to wrap up fish think of a goat or a carabao but you forget shrimps, lard and other things they sell. We your fresh fumpia z11 d the sinigang that your clean our tables at homz with the aid of the moC.ler co6ks. 'Leaves help make them delicious. isis. And most of you must live in housc-s We eat some kinds of leaves which have great food value and help the body grow. They give color and taste -to our foods. We use th~ lettuce for salads. The pechay, the.cabbage, th.: young leaves of the sweet potato, kan_qkong, anrl squash have at one time or another been cooke,.d with fish or meat. llocanos are fond of saluyot leaves. The leaves of the malungay plant are fed to nursing mothers to increase their milk. The leaves of the pepper plant improvr thatched with nipa 1 leives. Some women use the taste of fish and chicken. Can you think papaya leaves with soap and water ~hen they of other leaves you have used for food? wash clothes with mildew stains. Some leaves have medicinal value. When Below is a list of plants. Give the use of their you have ~tomachache boil the leaves of the leaves: pandan, gabi. tamarind, dahong maric<, sambong and drink it. If you have itches, bunaba. 60 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 1Uarch, 1 !IJ': ANT WAYS ANTS AND THEIR "COWS" This month you will read about the food of Jnts and how they get chem. At home you must have often noticed that "where thi? sugcir is. there is the ant." This is because all ants like sweet things. esp.!cially sweet liquids. Their main food is in the form of nectar and honeydew. Ants get their honeydew from smaller insects called aphids that punch holes in plants with their beaks and drink plant jui,e. This juice helps the -1phids grow and some of it is passed through their bodies in clear, color· less sweet drops which fall on leaves and on the ground. People call them honeydew. An ant will run up to an aphid and strokt its body with its feelers: the aphid lets out a drop gently from the rip of its body. The ant licks it up greedily. Aphids are then lik"! .. cows" to ants, the ants milk them for their honeydew. Ants sometimes build little sheds or colonies of aphids on the stem of a plant. Sometimes ants carry their little "cows" in their mouths to fresh plants where there is more juice for them. There are other ants which gather the eggs of aphids from leafstalks of plants in October, take them into the nest and watch over them during the cold season until they are hatched in March. Then they place the young ones in the shoots of certain plants. And so they are sure of food during the following summer. ls not the ant a creature of great foresight and prudence? The ants maintain other insr:cts in their nests that help them in other ways. They have th~ small wood-louse that feeds on refuse in the nest and so act as their janitor. A very welcome guest in their nest is a tiny, blind beetle with little tufts of hairs grouped on its back.' Their hairs secrete a substance that the ants like very much and so they lick these hairs with great enjoyment. So the ants feed the beetle from their cwn mouths and in every way encour3ge it to remain with them. The ant must be a very thoughtful insect, is it not? STUDY TEST ON "ANT WAYS" l. Choose the best answer: a. What do all ants lik« to eat? (aphids. beetles, sweet liquids. rice). b., How does the ant make the aphids secrete honeydew? (by feeding it, by stroking its body, by hatching its eggs, by devouring it) . c. Where does th.: aphid get the honeydew? (from plants, grasses, the ground. the ant). d. What are "ants· cows"? (wood-louse. beetle, bees, aphids). e. Which is the ants' janitor? (The aphid. the queen ant, the wood-louse, the beetle). f. What does the ant get from the hairs on beetle's back? (honey dew, nectar. a substance they secrete, eggs of aphids). 2. Give three adjectives which properly describe the ant. Prove your an~wers. 3. How does the ant encour.ige the blind beetle to stay in their nest? THE YOUNG CITIZEN 61 SAFETY SECTION A Skillful Swimmer By QUIRICO A. CRUZ • "Andoy has disappeared. Where could he be?" asked one of the five boys bathing in Sampalok Lake. "He is ju11t hiding underwater. He is ou1· best swimmer and champion diver. He can star long under water. What is your worry?" replied Pedrito. And the boys continued swimming, diving, and chasing one another in water. When they were about to go home, Andoy was still missing. The boys suspected somethin~ wrong. They turned pale when the horrible thought of Andoy's being drowned came into their minds. Angel, who was the biggest of them all, ran at once to some nearby houses and called for help. Three fishermen came and asked where they last saw Andoy. The boys pointed to the place. The fishermen dived into the lake and after a long tideous search they· found Andoy practically lifeless. They took him ashore and without a moment's delay administered artificial respiration. It took them a long while to revive Andoy. They brought him to a hut; gave him some hot coffee, and wrapped him in a thick blanket. Andoy's companions were only too glad to see that he was safe. In spite of this, they still .; Teacher, Gregorio de! Pila1· Elementary School. were silent. They were so badly shock~d by the accident that they didn't know what to. do or say. "Have you ever gone swimming in this lake before?" asked one of the fishermen. "No, sir. This is our firi;t time to bathe here," replied Cosme. "Well, boys. Next time never attempt to take a bath in a place you do not know anything about. Do you see this wound?" the fisherman asked, pointing to a wound on Andoy's forehead. "In this lake there are big sharp rocks. Your friend bumped his head ·on one of them and lost consciousness. However skillful a swimmer you are you can not do anything when y0ou lo Se consciousness.'' Andoy was taken to his home when he fulh came to himself again. He thanked the fishermen who saved his life and assured thein tha~ he would always remember their advice. Do you suppose the boys ever attempted to bathe in unfamiliar swimming places again? 62 THE YOUNG CITIZEN March, 1.937 HEAL TH SECTION HEAL THY MARIO Mario was voted the healthiest boy in school. He was giwn by th~ Parent· Teacher Association a prize of but before _I tell you what he received, let me tell you why he deserved it. As a bJby, Mario was a little, sickly chilcL His arms and legs were small and soft. When he first went to school. nobody noticed him ex" cept the teacher. Before long. however, M a r i o started growing! Growing taller, heavier, and stronger. La.St March, when he completed the primary course, he was pronounced the healthiest pupil. \\'hen asked how he made himself grow, he answer;d. "I just remembered what my first teacher taught me. Then I practiced it throughout. ·'We are poor and I cannot have plenty of milk and eggs. But I ate plenty of vegetables including the bitter. ampalaya. I cannot have a variety of fruit l:lut I can have bananas at every meal. Instead of meat, I eat some mongo every day. I eat it with shrimps and pork. For breakfast, I eat bread and butter and a bowl of boiled mongo with sugar and cream. "Every afternoon when school is over, I polish the floor and rub it with coconut husk. It is fun to slide over the slippery floor. When my work is done. my mother permits me to play with other children in the back yard from five o'clock until six. I eat with a keen appetite and I sleep sound I y till morn mg. Can you guess what prize Mario got~ It was a fine garden swing. J 0 KE S Children playing visiting the dentist. Some one suddenly shouted with pain. Teacher-What is wrong? Jose-He pulled Teacher-That is all right. He did not mean to hurt you. Jose-But, sir, he pulled my tongue very hard. Teacher-Use neighbor in a sentence. Eriberto (sudly)-My neighbor died last night. Teacher-Is it true? Eriberto--Aba ! no sir. Teachef-Then give us a sentence that is true Eriberto--My neighbor is like a phonograph. T eacher--Why? Eriberto-Because he shouts from morn till night. --Do you know of anybody who hates corn? -Yes. -Who? -My father. -Why! -Because he cahoot wear his new shoes. Paz-I can tell if Alberto is coming even if I am blindfolded. Dolores-Impossible! Paz-No fooling. Dolores-How? . Paz-By his smell. Jfp1"Ch, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 63 CITIZENSHIP THE UNKNOWN CITIZEN By FORTUNATO ASUNCION There was a hot discussion going on. Sug- "There is nothing funny about what i said. gestion after suggestion was turned down by -nor is there anything foolish about it. Yes, the teacher. Finally Clarita who was quietly seated near the wall timidly raised her hand. "Clarita," called the te2cher. all of you know him as a dirty. bald-headed bc:ggar who approaches everybody to ask for a Slowly she stood up and thought for a mo- centavo. That alone blinded you to realize the mcnc. ··r .-hink Zumboanga is a good example good he docs for you and for me. Why. on his of an unknown citizen th:i.t way home he picks up all thl' should be given credit.'· dirty rubbish which lies on The class was thunder- his path and carefully put it struck. Zamboanga to b...: included in the Hall of Fame for unknown citizens? That dirty, old, bald-headed beg gar whom everybody mocks~ That pest who annoys every one he meets by asking for a centavo? Clarita must be fooling or she must be crazy After the shock was over, the class burst into laughter. Whisper of mockery filled in the garbage can. Is there anyone of you who has ever thought of doing that? He runs errand for those who are in need and all he expects in return is but a centavo. H~ brings home firewood and things to eat for the poor people with whom he sleeps. Has anyone of you ever been as thoughtful? If you were the room. The class made fun of Clarita who laughing at me and mocking me because of the was now blushing from head to foot. She looked around. There was not a friendly fan• at that instant. All were mocking her. With eyes beseeching for sympathy she turned to the teacher who just smiled at her. Did the teacher J!so think that what she had said was funny? She could bear it no longer. The hurt was worthy traits I admire in him, then I do not care whether you all burst laughing." The hostile attitud1 e of the class was changed. The room rang with whispers of approval. Finally the class pledged never to ~ock nor play more than she could endure. 'With a much _ioke on Zamboanga. In like mlnner they clearer voice she silenczd the class. rromised never to make fun of any old beggar 64 THE YOUNG CITIZEN M<irch, 1 .<1.r; Tl-llNGS TO DO By B. Hill Canova Look at the pictures and the words at pictures. If you are not sure you can the bottom of the page. Select a title spell the words correctly write them for each picture and write it on the line three times on the lines be!Ow the below the picture frame. Color your words. 0 A Q ~ I . - Lemon Leaf Mango A tis 11'/r.:rch, 1937 .1 nteresting Places MT. MAKILING By FORTUNATO ASUNCION' Have you ever scood on che cop of a towering mountain with nothing to see hue dense clouds above, dark blue sra on one side, mountain ranges dimly silhouetted againsc che distant sky on che other, and tops of tall Crees on all sides? Climb Mt. iVlakiling and you will be struck with awe at th~­ sight of the beauty of nature all around you. From the School of Forestry in Los Baii.os. you can make an easy ascent to this famoU"i mountain-that is, if three or four hours' climb with all the difficulties to be encountered i~ easy. Trails will direct you to theo summit. However, one must not be surprised to find one"& self at the starting place aftf.r hours of bending, dodging twigs and thorns in following Teacher, R i z a I Elementar~ School. THE YOUNG CITIZEN MY LITTLE PONY (Co11tin1tl'd f1·01n page 46) ··How do you know he is?" ·"When Mocher and Daddy promise us something we get it, don't we~" "'Yes, of course." "Well. in one more week he will look for a pony, a very nice one . ., "Bue if he didn't promise how do you know?·' "Because when I promise ro do something I do it.·· . "You know, Lorenzo, you are getting co be a betcer play· mate than you used to be.'' "You aren't so bad eithl'r. Maybe you were too liu!C be fore." "I am getting -big now." marked six-year-old Anita. ''And you. Lorenzo, are getting very big," she said with large round eyes full of admiration and affection for her brother just two years olde: than herself. Toward the end· of the thirJ the traih. for most of them real· ly lead back to the school or forestry. One ought to beware of leeches should one attempt to climb, for near the summit they an: on the ground, on thi.: !caves, in the water, in fact, th~y are ~verywhere-and how r hey stick on your skin~ At the top is a dilapidated hut full of all sorts of inscriptions either carved or written with charcoal. This serves as a rest house. From i-he top, you may look up, down, and all about you and your gaze will be met with beauty and grandeur. 65 week the father said co th:;mother, "It looks as if we are going to have to buy the lad a pony. He has kept his promise to the letter." "Yes, and the change has certainly been for the l?etter." That evening as Lorenzo's father read his newspaper he saw an advertisement which said: "For sale. a trained show pony at th1: veterinary hospital." Early the next morning he went to see ab6uc it,. It seemed that the very pony Lorenzo had admired so in the show had fallen very sick just as the show people were about to leave town·. They felt sure the pony could not get well so they told the doctor in charg.! of the hospital to let anyon~ have it who would pay for its hospital care. Lorenzo's father bought it at once. The first Lorenzo knew of this was one morning just at <lawn the pony put its head into the window and pulled the cover off of his new master. The lictle boy was so happy chac he thn.•w his arms around the pony's neck and kissed it:; nose and ears. He called, "Ani· ta, gee up quick and come rid(' the pony." The parents were looking through the door and were pleased to sec their little son so happy as he stroked the pony's neck. saying: "My lictle pony. good little pony, you wonder· ful little pony ... The animal had found a good home and· Lorenzo and his little sister spent many happy days taking tur~s in riding and caring for the pony. 66 YOUNG WRITERS MY PETS have rwo little orphan puppies. When they were ten days old, their mother died. Everybody in our house thought they would die, too. But I fed them milk with a spoon eight times a day. Now t~ey catch it with their mouth. pies. Onr of my puppies is white with brown ears and a long brown tail. 1 call him Brown Spot. The other puppy is also white but has a black star on his heacl and three funny black spots. like finger marks on hi-; back. I call him Black Spot. Both of them have hair as soft as silk. These puppies of mine are both clean and neat. Every day, I bathe them with, soap and wate1. One thing I lik:: best in my puppies is that they know how to play manf funny tricks. One of the funny tricks they sometimes play is rolling the b3ll and sometimes they catch it with their mouth. Everyday when I come home from school, these puppies always meet me at the door. harking and wagging their tails as if greetiitg me "Good morn ing," or "Good afternoon," Master. How I appreciate them. One day when I came home from school. I was surprised to see that my little puppies were not at home. I looked for them in every corner of our house, but they were not there. I cried bitterly, as if my heart would break. But do you know where they were? They were hiding inside our bookcase, because my ( Pleaie tHrn. to page 70) THE YOUNG CIJ'IZEN PEN and ·PENCIL CIRCLE 1890 Juan Luna. Tondo Manila, P. I. February 19, 1937 Dear Aunt Alma, It gives me a great pleasure to write to you because this magazine interests me most. I enjoy reading this magazine because it contains poems. true stories, songs. jokes. letters and other activities that inter~t me. When I read the jokes I always laugh. I al ways try the songs on our piano. -How 'beautiful the songs are! Sometimes there are tricks and I try them, too. When I read the January issue, I read the adventures of Kiko. I learned from that adventure what happened to Kiko when he lighted the firecracker. So I was afraid to light firecrackers that New Year. With best re· gards to you. Yours truly, Dear Ruth. Ruth V illafria VII-B' You are certainly making ,. good use of ''The Young Citizen." Everything in the magazine is worth-white readiRg. Do you tell the. stories before the class? Try singing tht! songs to !JOur classmates. Sin.cerely yours. Aunt Almc1 San Jose, Batangas February 27. 1937 Dear Aunt Alma. I wrote a letter to you b~­ cause I am interested in reading "The Y-oung Citizen." I have read your stories and poems. Our town fiesta is coming. It will be held on March 19, 1937. Will you please giv' me one magazine? I have many visitors and I want them to see it. Please answer my letter and put it on the magazine before our town fiesta comes on March 19, 1Ql7. Affectionately your:,, Adoracion Moralit Dear Adoracion, It certainly is a pleasure 01i my part to hear that you ari: interested in "The Young Citizen." That only goes to prove that you ure a studious student I am sending you the March isSue of "The Young Citizen." Let your friends read it. and I am sure. they. too. will be interested. Sinc~rely yours. Aunt Alma Mart.It., 1987 THE GOLDEN IMAGE ( Contim~ed from p~ge 55) of falling water. But they kept walking to· ward the atom of light which Pablo had first seen; and now their passageway became light enough so that their eyes. accustomed now to the darkness. could sec tolerably well, anci they did not have to feel their way along. And soon they came out into a huge cave· room. But the center of the top had fallen in-part of th~ rocky debris was still there in a pile in the center of the room. It was through this hole in the roof that the light entered. The boys were at once interested in what they saw. The THE YOUNG CITIZEN KIKO'S ADVENTURES room in which they stood wa~ almost perfectly round. and th~ roof seemed to go up into .i kind of a dome. The hok, which acted as a skylight, was just slightly to one side of th-~ center. and it was small in pro· portion to the size of the room. "Say. Ulan," said Pablo. He paused startled by the echoes that came back to him, anrl then continued in a lower tone. "This is a great place. If I were a pirate and had any treason! to hide, I surely would hide i!. in here. Do you suppose anyone ever did hide anything here Let's look around thoroui;;t:hly.'' They started to go around the large room, looking care· fully along its sides. bur they 67 had not finished their explora· tion when daylight began to fade. The cave at best was on· ly dimly lighted, so the boys had to end their search and pass the night just where it found them. Bats flew over· them and our into the world above. S o o n a star shone through t he 1 r skylight. It seemed to connect them in J way with the outside world. and they felt cheered at sight of it. And welt they needed some cheer and comfort, for the poor boys had had nothing to eat since morning, and had had the. two narrowest escapes of their· lives. (To. be continued) 68 THE YOUNG CITIZEN MOTHERS' GUIDE IN CARE OF CHILDREN The dry breeze and awfully hot noons invariably remind us of the Holy Week. This season is a cause of much prcpara rion, especially in the provinces. for it is the time chat mo.;t Manila residents go home to renew associations with close rclativrs. le is celebrated in much th.• same way as Xmas-by paying homage, rounding up old acquaintances, reviving memoril's of the past and by ··cats." But. while roasted pig (lee hon) , stuffed chicken ( relleno) , custard (lee he flan). ham and oranges express Xmas. suman. ripe mango. sweet macapuno and puto signify th~· Resurrection, the last Sunday of the Holy Week (Domingo de Pascua). All of us must have enjoyed the smacking sweetness of eating suman su ibos with either ripe mango or sweet macapuno: yet-how many of us know ,. Teacher of Home Economics, Emilio Jacinto Elamentary School. lht !loung €itiltn PANTRY BY MISS JULIANA MILLAN ' how this very common dish~ suman sa ibos is prepared? Truf enough, it is such a cheap and common preparation that it can be bought in neighboring stores whenever we wish to serve it, but still won't it be worthwhik to know how io prepare such an everyday recipe as this and take pride in claiming that we prepared it~ I shall then discuss how to prepare some common kinds of suman. "Suman sa /bos" 3 c. glutinous rice I tbsp. colored' rice 1 coconut ~~ tsp. salt ibos leaves {nipa palm leaves) Mix the glutinous and colored rice. Sort and wash. Extract the firt milk of th~ coconut and dissolve the salt. Soak the washed rice in this for a few minutes. Pour by tablespoons in tube-like ibOs leaves prepared for the purpose. Seal with small, pointed pieces ol bamboo and tie securely. Arrange nicely in a pot or kettle. Extract the rest of the coconut milk and fill the pot with as much water as when cooking rice. Put weight on the top of the suman to prevent them from floating. Boil until the rice is cooked. This suman lends itself to various ways of serving. namely: I. Cover with hot ashes and serve with chocolate. 2. Soak in chocolate and serve. 3. Fry in deep, hot fat and serve with sugar. 4. Serve with ripe mango. 5. Serve with sweet maca puno. "Suman sa Lihia" 3 c. glutinous rice Y. esp. lye (lihia) banana leaves (butuan) (Please t11m to vage 71) THE YOUNG CITIZEN 69 UNTIL WE: ME:E:T AGAIN! Lyric rmd music ln1 I. Al_1m1 . ..;11 I$ ill: r r rlr rlr rl r<>lr JI ~o you.dear friends, ferct-well.To you a. All +hrou.\"h ~he year 1va. worked and lctat'ned. \Va. did ~~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~ I ~ who are to me so kind, our- b .. st-, th¢. hon-o,.'s qainctd. J J I J >' J .,.J I leave be- hind ' rare-well riori time ,., he,.e, le rit rlJ:ll r r r.I r a-l(ain . fare-well un -·l--111 VACATION PLANS (Continued f1·om 'Pftge 51) (Miss Reyes. the teacher, enters unobserved bl/ the girls.) Miss Rcye:.-Good morning. girls. Girls-Good morning, Mis!: Reyes. Miss Reyes-Forgive me, girls, for listening to your conversation. I was outside thl:' door watching the boys in their military drill. and I couldn't help but hear your interesting talk. I' ITi very glad I heard everything. I admire your spirit of service and conside~ation in gi\•ing up your personal enjoy· ment for the comfort of you: mothers. That is a noble deed. girls. I'm very proud at you all. Corazon- (In a very fotv voice) Not me, Miss Reyes, I'm sorry I can't give up my plan but I've to go with mother to Baguio. Miss Reyes-It is perfectly all right in your case. Your parents need you with chem in Baguio and you have to go. Girls-We are glad to know that you are pleased with our plans of being as much service I ~ I ~ *~ ~ Mr. thou~ hts for yo<.1 At lcwt Va - caJ F r L.ln - till we --r.i---l;J~lg-11 as possible at home during vacation. Miss Reyes-How I wisl1 th.at all the school boys and girls who are big enough to b-..· oi help at home. will follow your worthy examples. Girls-Miss Reyes. chat gives us 1 an idea. Suppose we all acl as a campaign committee to induce as many classmates as possible to follow our vacation plans, won't that be better? . Miss Reyes-That's an excellent project. In the name of our patient, hard-working, loving mothers. I wish you success. 7o THE YOUNG CITIZEN 'Marek, 1937 ANSWERS TO Tl-IE QUESTIONS ON PAGES 48 and 49 GRADE ONE 3. February 14 1. vegetables 2. milk 3. outdoors 4. clothes 4. December 28 5. November 15· GRADE TWO GRADE FIVE c h eould his let 1. mother 2. late 3. laughing 4. awoke calling hen little eluck her looked GRADE SIX ealled heard looking chickens here 1. she 2. had 3. three 4. hand GRADETHREE page sweep GRADE SEVEN toy swim 1. A pupil. 2. deep He was drowned GRADE FOUR He reads ·He writes He sings He talks 1. Christmas Eve 2. January 1 THIS EARTH OF OURS (Continued from page 58) There are three kinds of lightning. The ordinary lightning is called "zigzag." Lightning in its quick travels from sky to earth takes the easiest path, even if it is not the shortest. So it comes down like long "z's." The second kind is ca11ed "sheet lightning." This is thought to be a reflection in the clouds within our sight of lightning too far for us to see. Th:! third variety of lightning is not often seen. It appears to be just in the form of a b::ill. and then breaks into bits. Are you afraid of lightning? If lightning enters a human body it stimulates the nerves so greatly that it is likely to cause death. The safest place during YOUNG WRITERS (Continued from vaue 66) mother hid them· when I was coming. What a funny joke they played on me. From tha<; time on I consider my puppies my best playmates. Remedios Karroy VIl-B2 an electric storm is in the house. If you are ever caught out of doors it would be better to_ lie down flat in an open field than to stay under a tree. If you are in the house during a storm don't try to telephone. Don·r lean against a screen-door or place yourself near the chimney or between large pieces of metal. Above all don't worry. Lightning is very beautiful. you can enjoy looking at it. MY NAUGHTY BROTHER Have you any brother who is naughty? I have a naughty brother. I will describe him to you. My brother is fou!' years old. He is strong and big for his age. His hair is brown. We call him Junior. He is so naughty that my mother always gives him some .spanking every day. One day he got thr can of milk and poured it into the aquarium. He got also rice and fried fish .and put them into thC aquarium. He said that the 1fish were very hungry and that they were dying. He got also .the soap and put it into the aquarium. He said that the fish were very dirty. When we went to see the fish in aquarium, we found them all dead. Elvira Sabat ~vurch., 11111 CAMPING .. (Continued fro11~ page 53) ing their boys to camp. Thr Scoutmaster should know how ro deal with this difficulty. Long, personal talks, explanations on camping,-its purposes and its good results.are often helpful in these instances. Careful planning is absolutely necessary. "Budgeting on the safe side," securing the required equipment, and above all, thorough physical examinations,-these prerequisites must be met before any troop should attempt to go to camp. The last item especiallyphysical examinations - ha:; been a sorely-neglected require· ment. Very few Scoutmasters realize the vital importance of thorough physical exalt)inations. A recent case of a Scout having died in camp because of heart-failure is enough warning to any Scoutmaster to make him seriously consider the quesl'ion of physical examinations. A mere sqatch on the leg, or a sore tooth.-this may prow to be a fatal case of blood poisoning. How would you, Scoutmasters, feel if you had such a case in your troop while out in camp? The Camping Program io; the moulding of a boy's char<1cter. It is a serious undertaking, notwithstanding the fact that it is often alluded to as a program of "fun and frolic.'" It must have enough of the elc· ments required to make it sue ccssful. Enough,-too much fire will burn a loaf of bread: very little fire will leave it halfbaked, When a Scoutmaster THE YOUNG CITIZEN THE YOUNG CITIZEN PANTRY (Continued from page 68) Sort and wash the glutinou~ rice. Put in a native sieve to drain off the water. Sprinkle the lye over it and mix thoroughly. Cut the banana leaves into the desired size. Wash, wipr and pass over the fire to evaporate some of the water and mak:: it less brittle. Wrap the prepared glutinous rice and tie b} pair. Put in a pot and cover with as much water as when cooking rice. Put weights on the top to keep them down and boil until the rice is cooked. Remove from the wrapper. Brush the top ligbtly with but·· ter and serve with iatik or coconut meat and sugar. hikes out to the country with his boys, he shoulders a grave responsibility. To go out thus would be to cook a certain food, or rather, to attempt to cook it. The Scout is the r"aw material. What he will be depends on thl Scoutmaster. The Camping Program is a well-prepared schedule of outdoor activities and fun, of an effective system of teaching th.! boys "how to do. it." It is a well-balanced menu of boys and men, seasoned with high ideals of citizenship--self-reliance, resourcefulness, helpfulness, and loyalty ,--cooked and boiled over the hearty embers of a grand and blazing camp fire kindled with comradeship and love. (Note: For detailed information about camping, write to Philippine Council. B. S. A .. P. 0. Box 878, Manila, for 71 VACATION At last vacation time is here, And now our school-work partly ends; Without our books we hold so dear We· re out again to meet old friends. Away to the fie{ds to play th~ kites, Or gather f 1 o w e r s by the brooks; We know we spend the happiest life As that we find in story-books. Together with ou[ playmates, Our fishing hooks we throw Into the quiet pond in the meadow Where children use to go. Then going home in the sunset Wirh the basket full of fish, Mother and father are waiting To cook our delicious dish. When evening comes and the moon is bright, We, children come out to play, And after which we go to bed and pray For another pleasant day Oh, for the care-free life in vacation! The thrills and perfect joys! We know they'll make us sr,ong and healthy, Pretty girls and winsome boys. By A. C. Canciller Li'gao, A/bay our pamphlet entitled MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BOY SCOUT CAMPS.) 72 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Mat·rh, 19.:; MY DAILY LESSONS The school year is soon over. During the school year my teacher has assigned many lessons for me to study. Some of these lessons I didn't like so I did not study them; some I studied well because I liked them. Now the school year is almost ove1·; perhaps I shall be promoted, or I may remain in the same grade, or I may be demoted. I cannot now change what might happen because my daily lessons that have gone by could not be made to come back. My teacher often tells me that my promotion to the next higher grade depends entirely upon my mastering my daily lessons. Now that the school is about to close I am a little bit afraid because I may not be promoted. Even if I study hard now it is too late to make up for lost time. I must study my lessons every day because in so doing I make myself ready not only for the periodical examinations during the school year but also for the higher grade to which I expect to be promoted next school year. If my teachel" promotes me next year my lessons would be more difficult since I did not study my lessons well this year. And what I learn now will help me understand my lessons. That is, if I learned well my daily lessons in Grade IV my lessons in Grade V would be easier to understand; if I learned my daily lessons in Grade V my work in Grade VI would be easier, and so oh. To-day I am preparing myself for what I may become when I grow to be a man. -Dr. I. 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