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28 The Branksome Slogan We next collected together all the people we knew who seemed to possess any intelligence, and Jane gave them the questions with the answers to learn. I tried to explain that it was dishonest, that all other programmes like ours went unrehearsed, but Jane would not listen. ' They probably only say that to make the audience think it ' s true, she said, ' ' audiences are such fools — they believe anything. I failed to remind her that she, too, had often been a member of some audience. After our experts were word-perfect in their answers, we decided they were ready to go on the air. Then the worst, so we thought, hap- pened. WHERE could we produce it? WHERE? and HOW? Jane was not daunted ' by such draw ' backs, however, and so we began a nightmare of trying to find someone who would produce our quiz pro- gramme. Finally, we got through the masses of secretaries and laid bare our plan to the impressive official behind the large desk. He list- ened patiently to us, but his first words were discouraging. You ' ll have to have a sponsor, he rumbled. Jane and I looked at each other. We were planning to institute a new type of radio programme, one without a sponsor, one where you really had a full half hour ' s enjoyment instead of a short fifteen minutes, and now, all our hopes and ideals were cracking down around us. I felt like crying, but Jane gulped and gathering her torn courage around her, said bravely, ' ' How do we get a sponsor? The man behind the desk smiled. I don ' t think you will be able to find one just yet. Why don ' t you wait, and in a few years perhaps you will have a really good idea which will make the country listen. Jane and I made som.e polite excuses, thanked him, and left. We were so afraid he would start telling us to be good little girls and run along home where we belonged. We trudged home wearily. We told the experts the sad news and went to my home to console ourselves. Why don ' t you turn on some refreshing music? I said. Jane, beyond speech, switched on the radio. A familiar voice boomed out: Once again, Sillvean ' s Syrup brings you the Kwizlings, those young wizards who will astound you with their .brilliant answers to even the most difficult of questions. And now, just a word about Sillveans ' Syrup. Jane turned it off. Anway, she reflected bitterly, no one can say that we didn ' t try. MARY ALICE BURTON, (Form HA).
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The Branksome Slogan 27 The Time Is Now Exactly Ten O clock ' Triends of the radio audience, we now bring you through the courtesy of ' Sillvean ' s Syrup ' those eminent young wizards of the air, the Kwizlings. I now present your Kwiz Maestro. What a programme! muttered Jane. She struck a high note and quavered: ' Sillvean ' s Syrup, that soothing, delicious remedy for colds, sore throats, rheumatism and gout! ' ' Why, we could probably put on a better show than that ourselves, I said. Jane sat up with a bang. ' We could, she cried, Why don ' t we? It ' s very simple; all we have to do is to write a script and find some actors and — and — anyway, it ' ll be very easy. Well, we did it ! Jane lunged headlong into the idea and I stayed behind to pull her back when she got too excited. The greatest prob- lem was deciding what type of programme to produce. Jane had a never-ending supply of ideas, but they never seemed to develop into anything worth putting on the air. A few days later, however, she burst out with a new thought. We ' ll produce a quiz programme ourselves, she cried. Why didn ' t we think of that ibefore? We ' ll think of something new, which will capture the hearts of the country and will wipe the Kwizlings off the face of the earth! Jane is always dramatic when she has an idea. It won ' t work, I said with a sigh, but I knew I wouldn ' t be able to stop her. Jane ' s ideas always blossom out beautifully at the beginning, but, gradually, they wither and dwindle into nothingness. I have learned this by experience. We struggled on. We bought all kinds of paper-backed books with questions and answers, and wrote our script. It might have even worked except for one thing. Where should we get our experts ? Whom did we know who could answer the questions in our script? There were ques- tions such as, indentifying yggdrasil and epicentrum and Mesene- bryanthemum , questions which only a good dictionary could answer, certainly not a mere human being. It ' s impossible, I said with a woeful face and a secretly happy heart, you can ' t even pronounce these words, much less understand them. Don ' t be silly, snapped Jane. You always want to give up. All we have to do is tell our experts the answers beforehand. What experts? I asked, but Jane did not answer.
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