Grade School Children at Redondo Beach \(/rite Essays on the California Redwoods

Essays recently written by the grade school children of the City of Redondo Beach, Calif., have attracted very much interest in lumber circles in Southern California. Following an address on the Redwood industry before the pupils of each of fouq grade schools at Redondo Beach, by R. R. Leishman and E. W. Hemming of Los Angeles, fieldmen for the California Redwood Association, together with moving pictures showing the various operations in the logging and manufacturing operations of the various Redwood products, from this information the children wrote their essays. For the best essay handed in at each of the four schools, the Association awarded a Redwood sandblasted plaque which makes a beautiful home decoration. The children prepared their essays without any assistance during school hours. The children awarded plaques were: Vera Briggs, age 13, Central Departmental School; Catherine Diefenbach, age 10, Beryl Heights School; Franklin Oliver, age 10, Central School, and Margaret Mathewson, age 10, South School.

Messrs. Leishman and Hemming state that this service is available to any of the schools in Southern California, and that the Association will be pleased to cooperate with any lumbermen interested in similar contests.