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jBrade ‘at John Simpson Jun ior High School last month and is enrolled for a business course at Mansfield Senior High School beginning in Sep teD1ber. She explained of her writ ing ambition: “To Mike to write. I needed a Way to ‘earn money. When a friend ‘of mine suggested that I write for pay, I decid ed it was a good idea.” Meet Charlene Patterson, “It takes me a long time to‘the typing job better, faster a member of St John's Unit-jin , Joo | x * -jing too far for your stand dere St. Who'l type « column that way but and easier.’ jed Church of ‘Christ. ards, how do you say ho too conduct a weekly COUMMi when I get started on my! Charlene « collects stamps . ~ boy? aoe ! If you are a teenager, or, A — With all the grace, for teenagers in the Mans-I.siness course I hope to do and dolse a hobby. She i s 6, 5 i OUrscope to do an is se is field News-Journal starting cena : the parent of ‘2 teenager,stact, and firmness you can today... ’ : 1 a m Charlene will ‘welcome your master, say “no.” The best Reis eee questions addressed to, her in answer I've found though, is terson, completed ninth care‘of ‘the Mansfield-News-I never let things go’ that’ far. . . Journal, : 'Q — How old should you, ilee before you go steady?. A — Personally I think that’ 14 is soon enough. Whatever rage you’ and your parents 7 agree on is the best way to *'Q, — I'd like to get a jobj avoid: family arguments. The baby-sitting “but, when I'm a hardest thing to do though is asked, if I’ve had experience to convince parents that “‘go u have*to say “No,” Youjing steady’? doesn’t “ mean can't. get a job, unless your what it did when they were have experience, and you in their teens. We can’t get experience unless you have .4 job: What should Aad. . . “Here is her first ‘column. She would appreciate hear ing what you think of ‘it even if you don’t have a question. Just now. Accordingly Charlene ap plied to the Mansfield News- Journal. The editors liked the examples of her work. Her column resulted. Charlene said . “I read ‘Dear Abby’ and sometimes ‘Hints from Hello ise’ in the Mansfield News- Journal but the answers in my column are strictly my own,’’ she said. Charlene’ enjoyed English, j especially the creative writ ing part of it, at John Simp son where she was on the ‘honor roll. She said she would like to be a social worker when she finishes school but added quickly: “You can work writing in with it.” Charlene doesn’t type — ex cept by the laborious hunt and hit method. A —If there are any meth| Pe in your’ neighborhood With young ‘children you could: volunteer your Serv ices while. she’ shops or does housework. After “a short time she Might ¢ ‘be willing to vouch for you as, a sitter a you apply for a regular Jal ‘Q— When things are §0' Q— When boys drop over to visit ‘ me, unexpectedly Ba can; never ‘think of..a way to entertain them. “A — Just plain:talking tan ‘be extertaining once you de ‘velop’ the ‘knack of keeping ‘the conversation ball rolling. There are endless topics to toss around and one leads to another. You can listen’ to records, or radio.’ And ‘don’t orget boys are drawn to ‘snacks like a magnet. COLUMNIST AT WORK — Charlene Patterson, of Mans field News-Journal’s new teenage columnist, ders ‘the answer to a question, submitted to her, (Photo by Jim ’ Bikar.)
Newspaper Details
Mansfield News Journal
Mansfield, Ohio, US
Thu, Jul 25, 1963
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Larry R.
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