Article July 15, 1950 Issue

BE A GOOD SPORT

AGNES E. HEDENBERGH

I am going to tell you how a little girl named Joan overcame the error called hurt feelings or self-pity. One day after school the girls in her class were going to play a game in which each of the two captains chose the girls she wanted on her side.

Now Joan's playmates liked her very much because she was friendly and full of fun. She had always been chosen first or very soon, but this time her name was the very last to be called.

She felt that she was going to cry, so she walked away to another part of the school ground. Her brother, who was playing on the boys' side, saw her standing alone and came over to her saying, "Hi, Sis, what's wrong?"

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