Show 4 v Tftge Four TITE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR ’JULY SUNDAY MORNING 13 1930 sLittle Storiei of Groat Event Odds and Ends Used In This Week’s Contests Chinese Inventions and Religious Leaders By RAMON COFFMAN - "l"l“ Vtf i ‘11- - i S ’K (How long was the Chinese wall? What great Invention did China give to the western world? What religion leaders gained large following In ancient China? These questions are among those answered In this article about one of the oldest and most Interesting clvllizat tons i While the ancient Greeks were learning new and better waystak-of doing tilings great progress was ing place In a land In eastern Asia This land now goes by the name of China being so called because of the Emperor Chin who had much to do with the building of the Great our enemies" said Lao Tze hurt be kind to the one who hurts you Kindness will make persons change their ways and do better" The loll t'lon known as Taoism was started by Lao Tze and its followers now number many millions being mostly Chinese Legends have grown up around Lao Tze One logen says that he was 70 years old when he was bom! An- down '"V VSJ! 3&?Ii a “If you are We can’t put anything over on our alert contributors can we? Many of your wrote letters asking us why We had asked for our Pioneer stories-s- o early and calling our attention to the fact that under the usual plan they should not be sent In for another week 80 the editor must come out Into the open and disclose the new plan with the whys and wherefores thereof But we don’t mind We are pleased that you are alert enough to know what you are doing all the time As it used to be your contest material got here by midnight Friday Saturday morning you can imagine our rush getting that material sorted and out to the Judges The Judges had to hurry to decide which was best Therv we had to hurry to get It typed up and to the composing room by noon Saturdays were Just naturally spoiled for us because everyone had to rush hither and thither and scarcely had time to draw a deep breath And that is specially hard during hot weather! So the editor Just sat down and said “We’ll announce conteit a week earlier than usual and then we will have a whole week to get them judged and ready!” Without breathing a word of this clever scheme to a soul we announced the Pioneer stories for a week earlier than usual They came In and will be published next Sunday July 20 as they ought to be Meanwhile this week we are using up a great deal of the miscellaneous material that has been crowding our files for months past If you see something here that you had almost Is the reason We forgotten that Just had a belated housecleaning and are using up this material And now things will go on just as usual snd the change won’t make a bit of difference to anyone except The Tribune Junior staff and to those children who have submitted material that we have not been able to use before Point winners this week sre: wall The Great wall of China was built before the birth of Christ and It purpose was to keep tribes from the north from entering the country The wall had an average height of more than 20 feet and was more than 1500 miles long If you visit China today you will find remains of the wall Most of It la now In ruins but there are stretches in fairly good condition The wall was built with bricks earth boulder and The Chinese however have better reason for fame than the Great wall During ancient times they were among the world's greatest inventors The Chinese are given credit for starting the art of printing It is certain that they carved words In wooden blocks and used them for many centuries before printprinting ing was done In Europe The Chinese also Invented a kind of paper Legend savs that the inventor gained the Idea of turning wood Into paper by watching wasps make paper nests This legend may not be true but we know that the use of paper goes far back in Chinese history Another kind of paper made from reeds and known as papyrus” was Invented by the Egyptians before the Chinese learned the paper-makihard-pack- art i kr-wa- rd Chinese Writing alphabet has been trlei out In China during recent years but It has not yet come into general use The common form of Chinese writing is a clumsy system which grew out of the old picture words The earliest examples of Chinese writing have been destroyed or lost but the modem writing contains much which Ehows that It was once As a of composed pictures sign or word for mouth the Chinese made an oblong figure somewhat like an A quick sketch of a open mouth man’s figure was made to stand for the word “man ” To form other words the Chinese put their picture words together Thus the picture words for “man'’ and for An ""hi ’n5°K3-- Lao Tze according to legend the west “never to return” “woman" were placed together to mean "talk too much" Two of the signs for "mouth” and one sign for “woman” were made “quarrel” Religious to stand for Ideas People of olden China made up stories to explain the beginning of the world They spoke of a god who had created the earth and the sky from his own body — who had died In order to provide a home for the human race At the present time more than 200000000 Chinese are classed as Buddhists There are Buddhist temples In cities throughout the land China is the center of the Buddhist faith and contains more followers of the faith than India the ooun-tr- y in which the Buddha lived Twenty-fiv- e hundred years sgo— at about the same time the Buddha lived in India— Lao Tze preached in China Lao Tze declared that religion ought to be less a matter of form and more a matter of good derh “We should not use force to put fssrascs Application for Membership in Knighthood of Youth Knighthood of Youth Editor ' The Salt Lake Tribune I want you to enroll me as a member of the Knighthood of Youth and I enclose 13 cents which I have earned myself to pay for my first button ribbon and chart I pledge myself to be strictly honest In filling out my chart Name Parents’ Name Date of Birth Age Address (Street) Grade In School (City) (County) Name of School Date of Filing Application I Earned Thlj Money L7 “ (Explain In 0 -- a The compass was ued on Chinese sailboat hundreds of years before It was known to the sailors of Europe and China was tile first home of the silk industry China held a leading place in the world In ancient times but during the part 2000 years the Chinese have done little to help the world fe'’ detail Just what work you did) (State’ rode on the back of an ox to other legend declares that he was not known to die but rode out of China on the back of an ox The “keeper of the gates" was warned In a dream that Lao Tze was coming Before passing through the gates the famous thinker gave the record of all his sayings to the gate keeper If we may believe this legend Another famous teacher in olden China was Confucius He taught the people that they should give honor to their ancestors and his modem Confollowers worship ancestors fucius also gave many rules to follow in everyday life Many persons In China say that (hey belong to all three religions that they are Buddhists Taolsts and CJonfuclanists It would seem that they are anxious to Insure their good In fortune the next world Efforts have long been rruyle to lead the Chinese to Join Christian churches but these efforts have met with little success Less than 1 per cent of the people have become CathThe Mohamolics or Protestants medan church however has gained a foo'hold In China now having about 20000000 converts Next Week — Ways of Ancient Rome (Copyright 1930 Syndicate Lanra Salt Lakt comic atrip 2(Vt Salt Lake comic 200 Mar on Ctirigtensen Price atory strip ino Bcaaie Pack Logan atorjr loo Jane Waluri Bristol Nev atory 100 Mary Hoie NHson Bill Lake story 100 Nairia Rlcharon Logan story 100 BruuH Nev scrap Miry Jane Oujr 8unrib?rc ‘book Olive Gray Bait Lake drawing Bob ronnrlly Salt Lake drawing Natela Hichard'on Losan pii77ie Steve Hatch Woods Cross puaale Bcmte Park Lo an pusile Richard Poll Ball Lake scrap hook Ruth Mabey Bancroft Idrho busy aork Margaret Dudley Salt Lak busy rork Publishers ) Girl Scouts Help To Clean Up City “Clean Up Our City" has become the motto of the GUI Scouts of Sioux City Iowa In cooperation with the Sioux City Citizens’ committee and the Better Gardens society members of the Girl Scouts are earning merit badges by transforming neglected corners of the community Into attractive spots of shrubs and flowers The Girl Scouts woik In what are known as Junior Garth n clubs In forming them they sign a contract providing that they will be responsible for the Improvement of tome ugly vacant lot lving In thnir Immediate vicinity There are now eight Girl Scout troops devoting their time to such civic Improvement Largest of the undertakings Is that In Highland a suburb There a triangle containing some 29 000 square feet surrounds a trolley tta-tlo- n the property- - overrun with weeds and having been the depositary for rubbish The Highland Girl ' Virginia Judd Rupert Idaho Int fact Steve Hatch Woods Cross Int fart Mar on Christensen Price Int lact Bessie Pack Lovan Int fact Charlotte Patk Trernonfon drewlng Fvrlyn CoUiuy Ahrrdeen Idaho poem poem Georgia Tripelaa Mdvlae Margaret Dudley 8alt Lake pofm Eta Hftllrtt Ouher bright apyin? Velma Bierl Kexburg Idaho bright saying Donald M Child Hooper br eht S'yin" Etllcn Maher Portland Ore bright saving Clarissa Peterson Bountiful bright saying Mary Jane Walters Bristol Nev bright savingne Atone Otrden Joseph bright saving Ruth Mabey Bancroft Idaho comical caper Tlanift Heyaood Kaysvllle comical caper comical Margaret Dudley Balt Lake caper Bessie Park Logan comical coper nemseuse Nei Betty Oeddcs Ely rhyme Janet lilies Bingham nonsense rhvme lairbanKs Duchesne Laura Maxine nonsense rhyme nonsense Poll Salt Lake Richard rh me nonsense Price Marion Christensen rhyme Tomoko Watanukl Midvale uonsinge rhyme Ruth Mnson 6alt Lake tdra wind 100 100 loo 50 50 50 50 0 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 25 h 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 ?5 25 25 35 25 25 3 25 25 The contests which must reach us midnight July 13 are: A brief biography of Herbert Hoover whose birthday comes on August 10 a In poem on the Boxer uprising China that’s a hard subject!) and a pen and Ink drawing of President by ne Hoover The current contests are for puzzles Interesting facts bright sayings nonsense ihjmes etc stories Scout troop together with the Brownie Pad: and the Eoy Scout troop formed a Junior Garden club under the leadership of the Girl Scout captain As a remit of their nctnlti-- s the spot has been entirely cleaned up and flowers trees and carefully kept lawn prasa cultivated The Boy Scouts the heavier work aueh as spading while the Girl Scout: do th ' planting and cultivating i |