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No previous art experience necessary — liuntireds nave profited by our practical st<.'p-by-step methods since 1914. TWO AET OUTFITS FURN'RH'T) Mail lOU'ion NOW. FREE BOOK gives, deUM WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF ART Studio 172P. Ills 15th St.. N. VU. Washington 5. D. C. ?en(l your booklet with full particulars. Age . war. Not that he was insane, but just that he needed a certain type of treatment to keep him from being a misfit for the rest of his life. Ginger Rogers treats him casually, just as she would anyone else, and that is the secret for dealing with boys who have had all their nerves and minds can stand. When I visited a hospital back East, I went into a ward that was almost entirely composed of boys who had lost arms and legs. I didn't want any cameramen because I felt the boys might think a Hollywood star always has to have her barrage of photographers. But there was one woman who was ti-om a newspaper. She barged right in. I was standing next to a boy who had lost his leg Before I knew it, the woman had rushed in, thrown back the covers, and .said, "Show your leg, now! We want to show Miss Temple talking to a boy without a leg!" The kid pulled the pillow up over his head and turned away, helpless and frustrated before all those eyes. I pulled the covers back on as fast as I could. I was hurt and humiliated. And I was so sorry for the boy. I could have died. I found when you are with boys who are handicapped, the thing to do is to pretend not to notice. Keep your eyes on their faces. And never mention their disability. Let them speak of it, if they wish. Then .accept the comment in exactly the spirit in which it is given. If the boy is terribly dispirited, tell him about the kid who lost both legs and who won a jitterbug contest ia San Francisco the second day he was out of the service. One did, you know, and it was in the papers. If he offers it casually, says he has lost his arm, for instance, accept it as casually. If he jokes about it, joke right back. Once, on a tour of a hospital, the boy who was showing me around had a wooden leg. When I said, later, "I'm so tired!" he said. "YOU'RE tired! What about me? This isn't my own leg, you know!" I pretended he was kidding, "Really?" I a.sked. "Then you're lucky; your leg doesn't get as tired as nine!" He laughed, and we walked along. And every time he mentioned it, I'd say, "I don't believe it!" He felt pretty proud of himself, and it W.\S true — you could hardly tell it wasn't his own leg. You see, they have something new in surgery now. Artificial arms and legs are put on permanently. No taking them off like a wooden leg. They are very intricately fastened to the muscles. A little platinum bar goes thi-ough the leg and is attached to the big muscles so that all the reflexes are normal, no jerky movements. The same is true of artificial arms. They are made of plastic, and even the nails look so real that it's impossible to actually tell they aren't real unless you're just looking to see the difference. I think educational movies should be shown school children who are taking anatomy and physiology explaining new discoveries like these in surgery and medicine. It would do away with a lot of fear people have instilled in them from birth about such things. But here is something else many people have overlooked. After the war, not only should pictures be made showing civilians how to act, but there should be a great campaign launched showing soldiers how to react to civilians. After the boys have gone through so much, they are not apt to understand when a girl complains of small annoyances due to the war. Servicemen have to remember that the war didn't change the people at home the way it changed the boys at the front lines. People are people, and human nature is human nature. There are still a lot of selfish, self-centered people. It will take more than a war to change them. .-Ml a returned hero can do is not to get permanently mixed up with anyone with a small, mean mind, who thinks only of herself. After the war, we should start educating the people of Europe all over again. I mean the conquered countries. Start right in with very small children and show them our wonderful way of life. We should send our religious pictures like "The Song Of Bernadette" and "The Robe." Maybe the older generation is lost, but if the right kind of movies are shown in scliools, at least we'll have understanding, and that will be the firsi step forward. I consider my.self lucky to have grown up in Hollywood, because in the studios we have a common spirit of working together toward a common goal, regardless of race, creed or color. That spirit is a wonderful heritage. I have friends that I've made among charming and brilliant people from all over the world, and I've learned that, given exactly the same opportunity and treatment, they all react exactly the .same way. It's not news to any person who has ever thought or read about it: that American motion pictures influence the thought patterns of the world. Even we sixteen-year-olds realize this. We're a lot more serious than you think. I think movies have enriched my generation far more than any other generation has been enriched. I think they have pointed out social problems and how to correct them. I think they have shown the wrong way to live, and the right way. I think they have promoted the good neighbor policy, given us history and biography. I think they have stirred our feelings of patriotism. And I think they have taken a long step forward in showing us the true meaning of humanity. That's because Hollywood stands on such firm foundations. Here people are accepted for their individual characters. Prejudice in any form finds a "No Visitor" sign on every door. Intolerance does not exist. Every week I get thousands of letters from boys overseas. These boys are from every state in the Union, and yet I find their ideals are not far from those I grew up with in Hollywood. They want to come home to understanding, the American way of life, the place where every man has a chance. I'm a little young to be their "Pin-up Girl" but around the lot they call me "G.I. Joe's Kid Sister." I'm taking the title seriously. That's why I want you to know that we young feel that everv problem can be met — EVEN BY TEEN-AGERS— when our boys come home. Read, study, talk to your doctor about how to treat the returning hero. And go to the movies. Just like in the past, you'll find they'll help a lot! 76 SCREENLANP