JUVENILE SECTION OF "NAPREDEK" Tivilight of the Year There is a gentle tivilight of the year, Between the summer’s heat and icintePs chill, A melloio, kindly time of peace and cheer, A friendly time of gladness and good ivill. And in this autumn quiet, ivhen each field Lies shorn of ali its wealth of shining grain, Man lifts his heart, rejoicing for the yield, And celebrates Thanksgiving Dag again. * * * HALLOW E’EN AND THANKSGIVING DAV No time of the year, unless it is vacation time, gives our boys and girls more cause for re¬ ji oicing than October, Novem¬ ber and December. Each month has an important holiday; first comes Hallowe’en, then Thanks¬ giving Dag and, finally, the hap- piest occasion of them ali, Chirstmas. Ali three are fixed characteristics of the American \vay of life and each deserving of celebration. If your Vrtec intends to have a Hallowe’en Party, no doubt plans are in the making and in- vitations are or soon ivill be on their xvay to members and friends . . . And hardly will the echoes of Hallowe’en fun and laughter cease rebounding in your memories when the second of the three holidays will burst into your young lives—Thanks¬ giving Day. Some will celebrate it on the 21st of November, some on the 28th, and some on both days, but \vhichever date you choose, be sure to make it an occasion of thankfulness and much gladness, for really ive have a great deal to be thankful for. Be thankful for small things, for from small begin- nings ali great things grow. The blessings which we enjoy in this modem day would never have been ours ivere it not for our fathers and mothers, and those before them, who, with naught but courage, determination, and faith in themselves set sail for CLEVELAND, OHIO, OCTOBER 16, 1940 With Our Juniors By MICHAEL VRHOVNIK, Director of Vrtec and English Speaking Lodgea this great country of ours. Perhaps, it would be asking too much of our Administrators to plan a party for Thanksgiv¬ ing Day, especially so, if one was held for Hallowe’en, but it \vould not be expecting too much if a program of games ivere ar- ranged and, also ,a few songs, including “God Bless America,” “America,” and a feiv others known to most of you .. . Then, too, \vill be a good time to bring out your ideas for a Chirstmas program and party comprising of a short play, recitations, mu¬ šic and dance, Santa Claus’ visit and bag of gifts and, if possible, a Christmas tree ali ablaze and glittering in brilliance. There is so much you can do and the time is short.. Don’t waste time, for before you know it, the big days will be here and then things will have to hum if you want them done. LITERARV AWARDS Congratulations to the boys and girls who achieved a meas- ure of success as contributors to the Vrtec Section during the July-August-September quarter and \vho, also, were rewarded with a prize for their exception- al ability. Missing from this group for the first time in many months is JULIA KRAMZER, formerly a member of Vrtec No. 72, Sygan, Pa., ivho trans- ferred to the Adult Department last July. Her articles, ahvays interesting, are going to be missed very much by the read- ers of the Vrtec Section. Hoiv- ever, in losing one good writer, we have been very fortunate to gain several very proprising ones, among them being Julia’s brother, Rudolph, Elsie Prosen, Dorotlig Grebenc, Vera Somrak, Lillian Helag, and others whose names are honored in the prize ivinners’ list below ... Marie Ermence.Balkan Jrs. Dorolhy Helay .... Challenger Jrs. Jane Gašperšič.Comets Irene Rovan.Budgets Mary Klevisher .... Mountainecrs Agnes Tekstar. Comets Edward Ermence.Balkan Jrs, Samuel Zampan . Challenger Jrs, Dorothy Grebenc .. Concord. Jrs. Lillian Helay. Challenger Jrs, Rudolph Kramzer.Sygan Jrs, Vera Somrak . Concordian Jrs, Martin Leskošek .Balkan Jrs, Florence Turk . Outlookers Mary Mcnich .... Concordian Jrs. Attention is called to ali Vr¬ tec members tkat special liter- arg achievement trophies shall, again, be aivarded to the tivo Vr¬ tec’ units liaving the outstand- ing record for the gear. Last gear, if gou recall, the OUT¬ LOOKERS of Cleveland and the BALKAN JUNIORS of Mil- ivaukee ivon first and second plače honors, respectivelg, ivhile VALE RIA ARTEL and FRED- ERICK BASHEL were honored as the outstanding individual contributors. Who ivill be the ivinners this gear remains to be seen for much can happen in November and December to turn the tide one ivag or another, so ali gou ambitious bogs and girls keep right on with gour ivriting for gour personal benefit as ivell as the Vrtec gou represent. OUR QU E ST ION BON We are stili in the very thick of the campaign for president of the United States, but before the November issue of the Vx - tec Section goes to press, \ve \vill know who is going to head our government for the next four years, beginning January 1, 1941.1 knoiv you’re too young to vote in the coming election or, perhaps, even to venture a per¬ sonal opinion on the merits of one candidate over another, but many of you are not too young to know and to learn more about our past presidents and those ivho are seeking that honor in the present campaign, and so I’ve prepared another list of questions pertaining to this sub- ject. If you have tried to folloiv political conversations around the house and community, on the air and in the daily neivs- papers, particularly, if you like American History, these ques- tions will be as easy as rolling off a log. But, before we come to our second presidential quiz, here is something else . . . So far, the extent of your vot- ing has been limited to elec- tions of Vrtec officers, class of- ficers in school and, perhaps, if you live in an active neighbor- hood, officers in other juvenile groups. Ali this can the taken as an important step in your training as citizens of the United States, for some day in the not too distant future, you ivill be urged to go to the polis and make your choice of men and ivomen candidates best fitted to run our government. You too,, might run for a government Of¬ fice, and for that reason it is well that you begin to take an interest in such affairs as soon as possible. It is said that EVERY PEO- PLE HAVE THE KIND OF GOVERNMENT THEY DE- SERVE, and if that is true, it is more than ever your duty, and mine, and every other Citi¬ zen of our country, to study and work for the kind of government best suited to our needs; the kind of government we can be proud of and ivilling to serve, honor, and uphold ivithout too much force and sacrifice. I be- lieve you ivill understand ivhen I say that the kind of govern¬ ment you and I should strive for is one that is HONEST, EF- FICIENT, PROTECTIVE and BENEVOLENT; that draivs no lines because of RACE, RELI- GION, or POLITICAL BE- LIEF; and that guarantees FREEDOM of SPEECH and, (Continued on page 2) TRAIL BLAZERS TO CELEBRATE HALLO- WE’EN Ali members of the TRAIL BLAZER VRTEC are reminded that the date of the ne.vt regular month- Ig meeting has been changed from OCTOBER 191h to OCTOBER 24th. This meeting is of special importance because it ivill be combined ivith a HAL¬ LOM E’E N PARTY for ivhich a program of GAMES, C O N T E ST S, MOVIES and REFRESH- MENTS ivill be arranged. There ivill be fun galore for evergone, so be sure to attend. Parents are ivel- come. The TIME and PLAČE is Thursdag, OC¬ TOBER 24tli, at 6:30 p. m., STANCI K’S HALL, 205 E. lloth St. n ' i Du wn Patrol With Our Juniors Zxxssxxx: (CmiEW NEW1 ssxxx%se%xxx3e%x3sxx3e3exx3exsex)ixxse%xxxsexx3exx3e%3sx%se3S!K GOO D NEWS Gowanda, N. Y. — After a long three months’ rest from the “Napredek” I thought it should be time to write again. I was quite busy during the summer and I was planning to write last month but homework prevented me from doing so. I might as well start off and \vrite a little about the events that have happened during my absence from the paper. In July Lodge 211 SSPZ had a picnic and everyone had an enjoyable time. (How about having a dance during the winter, gang, and sort of bring the people to- gether and ali have an enjoy- able time? How about it at the next meeting?) Also, during the summer the members were sur- prised to hear that Sister Rose Matekovich resigned her posi- tion as administratrix. We were ali sorry to hear that Rosie had left. Her position has been tak- en over into the capable hands of Sister Olga Leonard and I’m sure we will ali have just as much fun with Sister Olga as ,we had with Sister Rose. How about it, gang? We’ll ali try to cooperate with her and things will just go fine. Now that school has started and everything has settled down and colder vveather is coming on, why don’t a few of you members sit down and write to the paper? It doesn’t take much to write a little of something. There’s always something to write about. Come on more of you Dawn Patrol members, write and let’s have a page fill- ed every month with articles from Govvanda, There’s pienty of you and if you need help, ask your older brothers or sisters, or parents, and i'f there is no one else I would gladly help you. Don’t forget now, mem¬ bers, and let’s surprise every- ione. Talking about the cold vveath- er coming, I think it would be niče if ali members would try to pay their dues at the meeting as it would save Olga and my- self plenty of trouble, time, etc. During the vvinter months, if you think it over, it is difficult running around after dues. I don’t think thafs asking too much, so please try to pay your dues at the meeting. Maybe there was a little difficulty as to whom you were to pay dues this last month, but now things are ali straightened and you may pay your dues to Sister Olga Leonard or to me. Now for a little of this and that about members. Our good old pal “Stub” is now on the football team and a swell player. We have quite a few members who are musical- ly inclined and I should think we would have a Dawn Patrol Band. Those who play musical instruments and like mušic, are “Nesty,” “Our Roving Report¬ er,” “Shorty,” “Dickie,” Hippo,” “Anne Stibil,” and our beautiful little singer Bobbie Vehar, and I believe there’s more but I just Marsha was in the room she shared with Elaine, her older sister. It vvas here that she struggled with every day prob- lems ;it was here that she had shed many disappointed tears during the last few days. At this moment she was lying across her bed and gazing thru the vvindovv vvith unseeing eyes. The root of ali this trouble, and the eause of the disappoint¬ ed tears was the Annual Har¬ vest Festival. The Festival was to be held on Saturday and to- day was Thursday. Just two days ahead, and as yet, Marsha didn’t have any escort. Do you blame Marsha for being vvor- ried ? Elaine was going with Paul, son of well-to-do parents. Ali of Marsha’s friends vvere going vvith someone or another. Mar¬ sha had been sure that Tom vvould ask her; that is until she had that quarrel with him last Saturday. Marsha vvas thinking about the quarrel as she lay on the bed. “What a fool I was!” she mumbled. “If I had only ex- plained why I was late for the movie! Well, he didn’t give me a chance to anyway. But stili, I could have tried.” Marsha svvung her legs over the side of the bed, and put her elbows on her knees. With her chin cupped in her hand, she stared straight ahead. “No boy will ask me because Tom usually dates me for ali the big dances. If Tom doesn’t ask me, no one else will. What a set up!” At this moment Elaine walked in. She took one look at Marsha and said: “Why the long Jace? The vvorld isn’t coming to an end. Nor have you lost your last friend.” “Don’t ask me why I’ve a long face; ask Tom.” Marsha rushed can’t think of them at the pres- ent. Brother George Samson has recently purchased a new accor- dion at Cleveland. Why not come to one of our meetings and play a couple Slovenian polkas, Chie’f of Police ? .. .• What hap¬ pened to our roving reporter? Did she go to sleep for the vvinter? . . . Don’t forget to bring Elaine along to the next meeting, Frances! ... Elaine is our newest member and vve vvould ali like to see her at the meeting. Although the meeting will be over when this letter is in print, I hope you ali attended it and had plenty of cider and dough- nuts and plenty of fun. While I’m vvriting I might as well men- tion that our next meeting will be on November 10, 1940. Until then, Pil be saying so long. Violet Widgay, Treas. Dawn Patrol, 148 SSPZ across the room, and slammed the door behind her. She went out on the front porch just in time to see a florisfs truck puli up at the curb. “Who can be getting flovv- ers?” wondered Marsha. The driver held a huge box out to her and asked :“Miss Ty- son?” “W-why yes, I'm she,” stam- mered Marsha. “Then this is for you,” said the driver, tipped his hat and walked back to his truck. Marsha’s knees turned weak ali of a sudden, so she sat down on the nearest chair. With shak- ing fingers and flushed cheecks, she tore the box open. “Oh!” was ali she could gasp \vhen she looked at the mass of roses that lay on a background of lacey green ferns. She buried her noše deep in their midst to get the most of their svveet fra- grance. How svveet of Tom to send roses, thought Marsha! How dear of him! Marsha look¬ ed for a card, and after reading it, buried her noše in the roses once again. After a moment, she reread the note in a soft voice. “ ‘Don’t forget you are going to the dance vvith me ,and no one else. Be ready at 8:30.’ ” Ali of her vvorries vvere over! She was going to the Festival! Unable to keep the good nevvs to herself, Marsha dashed up to Elaine. “Look, Elaine! Tom sent me roses and he vvants me to go to the dance vvith him!” cried Mar¬ sha breathlessly. “Hovv niče,” said Elaine look- ing at them. Did you get a card ? Let me see it.” Elaine read it, then asked for the envelope. “Look at this envelope, Mar¬ sha—it says Miss Elaine Tyson. They’re from Paul, darling. Come novv, don’t look so crest- fallen. 1’ve good nevvs for you. “No nevvs can be good after this,” sobbed Marsha. “You just wait and see,” re- plied Elaine. “Tom spoke to me about you. He seemed to have something on his mind, so I asked him to come up tonight and have it out vvith you. I’ve a feeling he’s going to ask you to go with him to the Festival.” The last part of Elaine’s “good nevvs” was drovvned by the din of Marsha’s “Whoop” as she threw her arms around El- aine’s and whirlled her around the room. Jane Gašperšič Vrtec 44 (Continued from page 1) PRESS. You will find that our Vrtec meetings and affairs are places vvhere you are given an opportunity to learn and prac- tice self-government along pret- ty much those lines. You can’t go vvrong if you make a habit of attending them. And novv for the presidential quiz . . . Here’s hovv to grade yourself: If you get 8 questions right, your grade is AVERAGE; 10 is FAIR; 12 is GOOD; and ali over 12 is EXCELLENT. (Turn to page 3 for the an- svvers.) QUESTIONS 1. Who is the Democratic Party’s candidate for president? 2. Who is the Republican nominee for the presidency? 3. Which two are considered the major political parties in our country? 4. Of vvhich party is Norman Thomas a candidate? 5. Name the party of the fol- lowing vice-presidential candi- dates: McNary — Wallace — Krueger. 6. In what-city vvas Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for a third term? 7. |What president ran for president three times and vvas elected twice? 8. Thanksgiving Day has been proclaimed since the term of vvhat president? 9. What president declared war in 1917? 10. Where is George Wash- ington buried? 11. In vvhat state did Abra¬ ham Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg address? 12. Who vvas the first presi¬ dent of the 48 states ? 13. What president of the United States vvas svvorn into office by his father? 14. Who vvas the only presi¬ dent elected from a state vvest of the Mississippi river? 15. Who vvas the first presi¬ dent to address the American public Over the radio? COMETS Ambride, Pa. — I vvish to ex- press my gratitude to the con- test judges responsible for my recent award. When it vvas given to me, I spent a blissful ten min- utes of planning ways and means of spending it. Hovvever, I couldn’t come to a decision, so I dropped it into my greedy piggy-bank. There it shall re- main as the the first contribu- ' tion to my “Christmas Presents Savings Fund.” I had been vvon- dering hovv I could scrape up some money for this purpose, so the avvard came at just the right time. Once again ,thank you. Jane Gašperšič Vrtec 44 Mountaineers Madison Vrtec 13 Chalienger .Himer s Rožnik 3 umor s ESCAPE One night as I sat in the thea- tre I was rather impatient for the movie, “The Great Waltz.” As I was a little early I chatted with a friend about the affairs of the world. The lights in the theatre went out and some news reels were flashed on the screen—horror, destruction, mass murder— everything that makes it seem that there is no hope for man- kind. He will destroy everything he has made which will lead to his own destruction. I was glad when the news reels and other features were over for I was eager to see “The Great Waltz.” The picture be- gan and then I heard the beau- tiful waltzes—mušic that has first thrilled the gay crowds of Vienna years ago, and years later I thrill to the same mušic. It was here that I found escape —escape from the world filled with tragedy for there was only space for the more beautiful in life. The problems of youth, horrors of war, and the future have ali escaped my mind. I was in a different world where noth- ing was heavy upon the mind. It was beautiful—the Danube River, the gay city of Vienna, and the scenery—ali back- ground for the beautiful world into which I escaped. This was my escape from this world. I stili long for such moments of escape as I experienced in the theatre when the beautiful mušic and life of Johann Strauss was heard and seen. Mary Klevisher A LETTER FROM PITTSBURGH Dear fellow members and Vr¬ tec friends: As I sit here writing, I am thinking of you fellow Vrtec members out in Pierce, W. Va. I have heard nothing about the Vrtec—whether it is progress- ing or not. I read the Vrtec page every month but nothing about our Mountaineer Vrtec ever ap- pears in the Vrtec page. Now that a few of the older members have started another step in life, it is the duty of you young- er members to take the respon- sibility upon your shoulders and say “I will continue to work and keep this unit an active branch of the SSPZ.” Yes, you can keep the Mountaineer Vr¬ tec active if you get down to real business and let the other Vrtec friends know what you are doing. I want to thank the contest judges for the awards that I have received in the past few months. It really gives me pleas- ure to write for our Vrtec page. Don’t forget Mountaineers— let the other Vrtec members know \vhat you are doing thru our monthly Vrtec page. Mary Klevisher Madison, 111. — Here in Madi¬ son, writing in with a gust, is an inside story. We’re ali out of breath, but we’ll say what iwe have to say. We’re a long ways from the Convention, but we thought we’d give everybody time to read the other accounts first, and read ours last, so as to attract more attention. We appreciate the hospitali- ty that the people of Cleveland showed to the group who rep- resented Madison. I, for one, hereby thank from the very bot- tom of my heart each and ev- eryone of you for the splendid opportunity of you Clevelanders gave to our beautiful blond Shirley Joy Uzunoff. I am sure from what I have seen and heard from other people about her, that she gave a magnifi- cent performance to the audi- ence. I am writing these thanks for the other members of the party who were: Mrs. John Uzunoff, Shirley Joy’s mother, Shirley Joy herself, Bro. George J. Tir- pak Jr., Bro. Anton Paynick Sr. and others who were in- cluded in the party. Again I wish to express the appreciation from each and ev- eryone of us here in Madison to you Clevelanders who made it possible for our members to visit Cleveland and represent our little Madison Vrtec. Our hats are off to you. TJiank you and so-long till we meet again on the Pen and Paper Avenue of Writing. Fraternally yours, Olga Yambrovich Secretary-Treasurer Vrtec 13 THE NIGHT HAS COME Night has come and day is done And darkness covers the earth, Tis now that I think of the day that passed, Sweet memories for a dream. The day is done and now I think Of kind words some friend has spoken. The \vords that have brought joy to me Of a devoted friends they are a token. And what have I done to cheer a sad heart Has what I said given some- o n e courage and strength ? These are the things I think about When light vanishes from the world a itd darkness is sent. And oh, my dreams will be so sweet, Dreams of things that to me are dear, Of friends and love, of bird and song Sweet memories of the day that’s gone. Mary Klevisher Vrtec 140 REPORT OF MEETING Strabane, Pa. — The October meeting of our Vrtec was held at our administratrix’s home. The Literary awards were given out. One was given to Samuel Zampan, our president, and the other to myself. I also received a beautiful Star Em¬ blem for writing poems. I know I can’t vvrite poems as well as others, but I’m learning. Re- ceiving the money and now the pin means a lot and builds my hopes higher. We decided on Tuesday, October 29, for our Halloween Party. It wili be held at the SNPJ Hall at 6:30 o’clock. We’re going to have a lot of fun playing games, danc- ing and such. There is going to be a prize for each of the fol- lowing: (1) loveliest, (2) ugli- est, (3) funniest, (4) most dif¬ ferent. You’d better start think¬ ing now what you’re going to wear. I am hoping to see you ali there. Five new members were en- tered for the month of October, — Vincent Pariš, Carl and Mary Cigana, Dorothy Skowuran and Lorraine Sciabica. We are very happy to have them and hope they will be hap- py with us. Dorothy Helay, Sec’y Vrtec 10 * * HALLOWEEN Hallowe’en has come again On October thirty-first is when The goblins and witches will come Down from above and scare you dumb. We!l see Jack - o - Lantern’s cheery light That makes windows in homes so bright. We’ll dress in our suits so furn¬ ir And go around making the day sunny. Mother and Father both will run When they see me in my out- fit and gun, Pil march thru ali the streets in town And coming home late on the door Pil pound. Dorothy Helay Question Box Ansivers 1. Franklin D. Roose¬ velt. 2. Wendell L. Willkie. 3. Democratic Party and Republican Party. 4. Socialist Party. 5. Republican, Democra¬ tic, Socialist. 6. Chicago, Illinois. 7. Grover Cleveland. 8. Abraham Lincoln. 9. Woodrow Wilson. 10. Mount Vernon, Va¬ li. Pennsylvania. 12. William H. Taft. 13. Calvin Coolidge. 14. Herbert Hoover — California. 15. Warren G. Harding. Chicago, 111. — As October is well on its way, it also brings along with it the celebration of Hallowe’en. As in other years, Rožnik Jrs. will again hold a Hallowe’en Party on November 2, 1940 at 7:30 p. m., at 2421 S. Lawndale Avenue. Games, re- freshments, contests' and danc- ing are set as the program for the evening. Parents as well as friends of members are invited. Come in costume and mask so that we may have a time identifving you. Come as a ghost, goblin, Shirley Temple, or anything that may suit your fancy, but please come in costume to have more fun \vhile enjoying the games, and bobbing for apples or anything else of that sort. A reminder to those \vho may forget—our monthly. meeting will be held next Friday, Octo¬ ber 18, 1940 at 7:30 p. m. at 2421 S. Lavmdale Ave. Don’t forget there is an attendance award given at each meeting. If you haven’t won as yet, it may be due to not attending the meetings. Why not plan to at- tend next Friday? Well, I guess I’ll sign off nov/ and Pil be waiting to see ali of you next Friday and at our Hal- lowe’en Party also. So until then, adios . . . Wilma Gratchner, Sec’y Natural Infcrence Teacher: “What kind of fish did the Lord divide among His disciples ?” Tommy Kriss: “Please, teacher, it must have been holy mackerel.” HALLOWE’EN AND WITCHES Hallowe’en is a day we ali fear Cause on that day we ali shall hear Witches that are riding up and down When fields of corn have ali turned brown. To look in windows where we are And carry us to dreamland far. When dreamland is reached we’ll ride on Not expecting to come back till way after dawn. And when you wake up from a dream you had, You’ll find yourself a sorry lad. Frank Fazzolare, Vrtec 10 ' The Strabane Clown and Glamor Boy PAGE 4. Juvenile Section of “Napredek October 16 , 1940 m ounooms' corner “Outlookers’ Comer”, published M a section of the Napredek’* * Vrtec page. The Junior Editors are: Co-Editors: ELEANOR STER OLGA ZAUBI "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” HEADLINE FLASHES By Olga Zaubi At last, the Outlookers have decided to have some excite- ment. On the first Friday of November after our meeting, a Halloween Party will be in ses- sion. Cider and doughnuts will be served for fefreshments. The highlight of the evening will be the awarding of the best cus- tumes. Three prizes will be awarded to the people who wish to participate. So get busy and think of something comical. Each member has the privi- lege of bringing one of his friends to the party. We will al- so have mušic for the older members and games for the younger. A contest is in the air, or should we call it homework for the members. The idea is to see what member can get the most vvords out of the word “Hal- lowe’en”. Mr. Zaman will choose the judges. * v I wonder how many of the Vrtec members remember our little Freddy Hribar. Remember the song he sang at the Vrtec Festival in Cleveland this year. Well, anyway, he had a sudden attack of appendicitis and was rushed to the hospital. The last time I saw him he was com- plaining about a crabby nurse but not at ali of his operation, so I guess he v/ill be well enough by November to attend our Hal- lowe’en Party. I want to remind ali the dance lovers that our ’fellow-members, the Utopians are holding a Sweetest Day Dance on Satur- day October 19. The mušic will be furnished by Lou Trebar and his boys. Ali the folks that have attended the former dances, sponsored by the Utopians, know what a swell time can be expected; so why not come and see for yourself. * v On this beautiful month of October we have the great pleasure of celebrating the birthday of a girl who is well- known to many people. Yes, I mean Valeria Artel, the former secretary of the Outlookers. Happy Birthday Val, and I hope you have many, many, more yet to come. EXPERIENCES IN FOOT- BALL Bobby Zaman At the beginning of the se¬ mester there was a call for Ju¬ nior Football players, Bill Glic- ker (another Vrtec member) and I decided to go out for the team. The coach after looking us over told me to go out for tackle and Bill to go out for Half-back. Bill and I thought that going out for football mere- ly required to go out on the field for our first game and play. We received our full uni- forms on a Monday; Tuesday a gang of 50 boys were eagerly awaiting the coach so that they could start playing football. Then came the coaches first order, “Line up in eight rows about four feet apart.” And then came the most grueling ex- ercise we ever had. Bend downs, push ups, duck walking, and many other exercises. We did this for about a half an hour and we thought we were finish- ed. But that was only the be¬ ginning. The coach then told us to run two Japs around the field which in ali is about % of a mile. After this we were glad to sit down \tfhile the coach talked to us. Then we got into groups of three’s and he showed us how to block. After we did this for a half an hour, we lined up again. The coach then sent the back field men through us to see if we could tackle. At about six o’clock he said we could go home. Our muscles aching, we went home saying “So that’s foot¬ ball.” But after being success- ful in our first two games, we are not sorry and are looking forward to another three years of football. Sygan Vrtec SURPRISE! Sygan Hill, Pa. — Yes, I’ve a surprise for you youngsters of Vrtec 72, and if you’ll promise to co-operate in every way, I’ll spili the beans. You are prom¬ ise? Fine! If you ali \vill mask and dress in funny costumes, as sure as my name is Rudy, you’ll have a niče time at our Masquerade Party on Oct. 24 at 7:30 p. m. To top the party, we’ve planned a number of games and a love- ly lunch. Dancing will also be plentiful. Every member is urged to bring with him a non- member. We’ll do our best to show our guests a good time. Only those masked will be permitted to attend. Be seeing you ali on Oct. 24 at 7 p. m. in the Sygan Club. Rudy Kramzer Concordians THAT BROTHER OF MINE! . Sometimes I w o n d e r if “brothers” exist on this earth for any other purpose than be¬ ing constant tormentors to their sisters. With their clever tricks and countless jokes, they are forever playing pranks on their poor unsuspecting sisters. Do you have such a brother? Well, I have and if you are one of my number, I deeply sympa- thize with you. I shall relate a few of my ex- periences, so that you brother- less girls will at least partially realize my troubles. It ali started one day when I was getting ready to go swim- ming with a group of girls, who were waiting for me on the cor¬ ner. I was hurrying down the Street when ali of a sudden I observed that everybody was staring and laughing at me. What on earth could be wrong? Then as I reached the girls, one of them looked at my back and laughed until the tears came to her eyes. Well, to my chagrin and embarrassment, a big sign was pinned to my back, which read, “I AM A FOOL.” But that is only one of the in- cidents. On another occasion, I was sitting in the living room, when ali of a sudden, my brother came into the room with two pieces of apple pie, and offered me one. “Something’s fishy,” I said to myself. This was very unusual. Well, maybe he was sorry, and was trying to mend his ways. I šunk my teeth into a generous portion, “Ooh!” my tongue burned like fire. Some- body had put red hot pepper in my piece of pie. With great ■vvhoops- of laughter the seoun- drel dashed out of the house, as I tearfully wailed after him, “ITI p-p-pay y-y-you b-back y-y-you—!” But may I teli you just one other painful experience. I had just stepped into the house when the sharp ringing of the phone sounded, I said, “Hel- lo.” “Hello,” said the voice at the other end of the line, “this is the Electric Company.” “What can I do for you?” I asked. “Is there a Street light in front of your house?” the voice inquired. “Yes,” I replied. “Would you please see if the light in burn- ing?” “Just a minute,” I said as BEAUTIES OF FALL There’s something about the fall that gets me. A good brisk walk in the cool, crisp air is so refreshing in our PemTa hills. I shan’t try to describe the beauty of the fall, but I will praise the opportunities to view nature when it is at its most beautiful. Maybe it’s because of the chances to hike and hunt that I choose fall as my favor¬ ite season. And, ah! the aroma of purnp- kin pie—it hits me smack in the face. Fall godies and games are favorites also. Rudy Kramzer Balkan Juniors ANOTHER HAYRIDE PARTY Mihvaukee, Wis. — Hello! ali you dear young Gardeners: Gosh, you’ll say, here’s that girl again. Yes, in the -garden the fall \veather had turned the leaves, which are falling fast, and ali other vegetation from green to multitudes of pretty colors. The season’s greetings before Jack Frost comes and wipes out the last of the lovely flowers, and stops ali growth, puts things to sleep till spring. In the Garden, or Vrtec, to which we belong, we youngsters, boys and girls, we come together once a month at the monthly meeting and we enjoy our- selves. We are of ali ages and sizes from babes in Kindergar- ten to high sehool kids. Some¬ times we don’t see someone for a whole month, but we are sure to meet and see each other at the Vrtec meeting again. Then we’ve got a whole lot to talk and teli each other about different things in our daily life, about friends, shows, trips, sehool, home and many other things that we are interested in. It is a sort of private meeting, be¬ fore and after the Vrtec meet¬ ing. It makes one sort of long for another meeting date. At our September Vrtec meet¬ ing we decided that for Hallo- we’en, October 26, we will have another Hayride Party. We will go to the same farmer that took us for a hayride before. We will have lots of fun there. Pump- kins will be turned into skulls, we \vill roast marshmallows, ride around in haywagon, have mušic and many other things. Yes, ali you Vrtec members are invited to surely come to that Hallowe’en party. The cost will be only 25c for members. Please notify Administratrix Sophie and try to come and join us on October 26. With fraternal greetings, Marie Ermence, Vrtec 33 Continued on page 3 of regular section I put the receiver down and went to see. I came back in a few seconds and said, “Yes, the light is burning.” “Well,” said the voice with the familiar snicker, “would you kindly climb up and blow it out?” Ah me, \von’t this ever end? Dorothy Grebenc, Vrtec 171 ATTEND YOUR MEETING! Members of Concordian Ji’s., Vrtec 171, please remember that \ve meet on the fourth Thurs- day of the month. Our meeting will be on October 24th in Room No. 3, Slovene National Home at 7:30 sharp. After the meet¬ ing we’ll have a Hallowe’en Party. Refreshments will be served, games will be played, and don’t forget to wear a cos- tume! Marge Jeric, Admx. Vrtec 171