. St. Nicholas [serial] . epared, for then hedoes nt have to read or ex-amine them. Still it makeshim very sorry when he doeshappen to notice that a very,very good one cant take aprize just because the littlegirl forgot to put down heraddress, and there is nochance to send her a prizebadge. This is the heaviest monthin the history of the League—the most new members,the most new chapters, themost contributions of allsorts. We could have filleddouble the number of pages— all with good work—if wehad had them. As it was wecould print only those thatseemed the very best, andconsole ourselves with t
. St. Nicholas [serial] . epared, for then hedoes nt have to read or ex-amine them. Still it makeshim very sorry when he doeshappen to notice that a very,very good one cant take aprize just because the littlegirl forgot to put down heraddress, and there is nochance to send her a prizebadge. This is the heaviest monthin the history of the League—the most new members,the most new chapters, themost contributions of allsorts. We could have filleddouble the number of pages— all with good work—if wehad had them. As it was wecould print only those thatseemed the very best, andconsole ourselves with thethought that the memberswhose good work could notget in this time will havemany more chances in thefuture. It is the effort itselfthat counts most and meansgrowth and still better worklater on. And with the bet-ter work reward, too, willcome. On both sides of the paper, too, Good stories and good verse we see—•And no address—such carelessness!Alas! ah me, that it should be! PRIZE-WINNERS,In making the awards. OUR ANIMAL FRIEND. BY HELEN LIVINGSTON, AGE 15. (GOLD BADGE.) 656 COMPETITION No. ages are consid-ered. Verse. Gold badges,Marcia Louise Webber (age17), Schuyler, Neb., andMay Margaret Bevier (age15), Bishop PI., NewBrunswick, N. J. Silver badges, WilliamCarey Hood (age 15), HopeHouse, South Park, Lin-coln, England, Jessica Nel-son North (age 10), Edger-ton, Wis., and LeanoraDenniston (age 9), School-house Lane, Germantown,Pa. Prose. Gold badges,Mary P. Parsons (age 16),306 N. Van Buren St., BayCity, Mich., and DavidMacGregor Cheney (age17), 6 Sewall St., Peabody,Mass. Silver badges, SusieFranks Iden (age 16), 408E. Hargett St., Raleigh,N. C, and Owen Keeler(age 14), Thaxton, Va. Drawing. Cash prize,Allen G. Miller (age 17),134 Maple Ave., Dallas,Tex. Gold badges, Clark De ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. 657 Ball (age 17), Paola, Kan., and Margaret Jane Russell(age 14), Luray, Page Co., Va. Silver badges, Ruth Felt (age 13), 1133 Pierce St.,Council Bluff
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