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Tha Nowt-Roviow, Roseburg, Oft. Ttiun., May 23, 1957 Stutterers Learn To Lick Problems In Local High School Speech Class By OARRELL MADOOX Staff Writer, News-Reviaw A special speech class thought to be unique in one respect among Oregon high schools ii being taught hv a srjeech correction specialist in Roseburg. I Dirk Swerzbin. an instructor in the special education division of the Roseburg public schools, has five boys in his charge. All are stut terers, and it's his task to teach them to speak as normally as pos sible. The class meets five days a week for one hour each day. "Such a class is rare in that most school districts which have stuttering classes meet about three limes a week for a half hour," Swerzbin said. "Stuttering by students is no more a problem in Roseburg than in any other city of comparative size," the instructor said. The class was established because the school district felt that the students who stutter need help. At the present time, the only or ganized class in the district is on the high school level. Two speech correction instructors circulate be tween the elementary schools and give instruction to individual stu dents. "Stuttering is misunderstood and the causes are not definite, because little is known about it. Some peo ple think stuttering is caused by getting hit on the head or tickling a baby's feet. Actually the thing which causes stuttering Is people," Swerzbin said. "Speech is learned. Evidence of this is the fact that I child learns the language of the country in which he is reared. There ia pe riod in life where the child is learn ing to manipulate his muscles to talk. During this time, the child naturally has interruptions and speech stoppages. When pressure is brought to bear on the child's speech by calling attention to his normal pauses, he starts to stut ter." Swerzbin added. The speech instructor went on to say, "The child therefore tries not to have pauses in his speech, and the more he tries to prevent these pauses, the more pauses he'll have. That's the beginning of stuttering. "Parents may feel guilt and give harmful, but well-meaning advice, such as taking a deep breath when a pause in speech is encountered. The advice usually works for a short period of time, maybe up to two months, but it soon becomes nart of the stuttering. The child usually starts looking for devices of his own to stop the stuttering when he is about 7. By the time the child Is a teen-ager, he's a full fledged stutterer with distractions such as head jerks, eye Dlinki ana finger snapping," the Instructor said. "Once stuttering Is started, par-1 enls believe their child will out-1 grow it. Sometimes they do. but nine times out of ten then don't. So far, no scientific way of curing I stutterers has been round. "Br proper Instruction, a student can be taught control of his stut tering to such a degree that only the most critical person will be able to tell the youth Is stuttering," Swerzbin said. Students in the Roseburg High School class are helped by being told how stuttering starts and ev erything known about it at the pres ent time. Each individual's stuttering is analyzed. Aids used in the class are mirrors (so that the youth can become conscious of his external mannerisms), tape recorders and feeling of the lips. The students put what they have learned into practice by visiting Roseburg business stores where they ask for information or buy items. The students are willing to talk before any group. They have appeared at Parent-Teacher Assn. meetings and talked on television No student is forced to ...... . ..... y y ; - - , ..... ... ..... , ,y.r, ...... t If ' f ' -V MIRRORS ore used 05 aids in helping students School. Five bovs ore enrolled in the closs. srructor, helps Perry Bennett , with n a stuttering class ot Roseburg High Richard Swerzbin, speech correction in- his speech (Staff photo). . -vH m4 mm Di'try- jflr ' s' " i JT I II . WIIBSl 1 I I III XI m a .. A I TWO ROStBURG HIGH SCHOOL students will near tneir voices played back, ihey are members of a stuttering class at the school. Richard Swerzbin, speech correction in structor, assists Frank Finnell, center, and Howard Hamilton. The class is under the special education department. (Staff photo).' first steps In helping a student Is to bring Ihe fact out into the open. A student gets strength from doing the tilings he fears," he added. Swerzbin earned his BS and MA degrees in sneech at Western Mich igan College, Kalamazoo, Mich. He studied under Dr. Charles Van Rip er, who is said to be a foremost leader in stuttering correction. The five students in the class are Larry Dysert, Doyle Cannon, How ard Hamilton. Frank Kinnrll and Perry Bennett. U. S. Ballistic Missile Effort Leading Russia ST. LOUIS 1 The general responsible for producing the In tercontinental Ballintic Missile says the I'nited Slates doesn't have it yet but is ahead of Russia in de veloping it. May. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, ttend ! who heads the Western Develon- the class. "It just happens that ment Division of the Air Research drought flood or other natural dis- au the aliments in tne class are . and Development Command, gave aster, if any part of the conserva- I Farmers Cannot Craze Land Put In Soil Bank Far men are reminded lhat Ihey may nut graze land designated fur the Suil Bank's conservation reserve during the contract period, J. K. Bonebrake, chairman of the DoiiK.a County Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation Com mittee, said. lie said the only exception to th rule is where express permission to Kraze land is given by the Sec retary of Agriculture through state and county ASC committees. Her mission can only be granted after certification by the governor as to the need for grazing. Such a determination is made in order to alleviate damage, hard- ship or suffering caused by severe boys, hut girls also stutter, uin said. "Stuttering often cause psycho ses, frustrations and physiological Sweri-lthat analysis, adding: "When we have the Intercontin ental Ballistic Missile, and we will,' he said, "no enemv can hit troubles. It is hard to get youths (us without expecting it be hit in 10 inmn wey siuuer. line 01 me return tion reserve is grazed as a result of such an authorization, the chair man explained, no annual payment will be made for that part of the reserve for the year in which it is grared. : ... - : . 1. I",.' 't If. t ' : . . . SALE yoi, o"' prTceuI& F "iiB RING MOLDS fii V at rit ftii ih turn) r. in !, !" ' WW v" T- tt llfft llIT Ml 111 )l(lM iKItfM) f l II Ml I Vv'f! n 11 iimtft, .i iwtt m ict 1 r jbitw All': 'i ft-.r. ((t.r,, IM IM HIM BMU a f WJS f ? a lvT H,fHt '! tftfy tl rM U i W VnI Wfj f - - I f 32 i mm !' Ut ! ati) ttiu t1 t A ,f V Tii '-a H ! tUti m Stlllfrl 'Mt t ll -N-MaaV II . ' 275 now 1.98 V.liilSr' TlX ' ' JT.,srAlf "s T ; ft: ., v-s F. s rJn Th. If I 1 11 1- NCATtlwhal, ANYONE COT A JACK? One thing you can say about David Hedges, when he has a blowout there's nothing small about him. David scratches his head as he ponders the task of changing that tire on his earth mover. The machine was loaded with 47 tons at the time the tire blew (note hole at top). Hedges and his machine were working on building an expressway at Atlanta, Ga. Broadside Fired By Senator Watkins At Federal Power Rates Draws Democrat Ire WASHINGTON of A broad-i The Hells Canyon bill, which sidr fired bv Sen. Watkins (R I would authorize a federal dam l tah at federal Dower rates in I in the Snake River bordering Ida- the Pacific Northwest has drawn ho and Oregon, soon will be up return fire from a half-dozen Dem- for debate in the Senate. ocratic senators. I Sen. Murray (D Mont), Inter- W atkins said in a Senate speech ! ior Committee chairman, made a early last month that a large por-ilong Senate speech Thursday Congressional Democrats Split On Proposed Changes In Immigration Statute tion of the power generated at federal dams in the Columbia Riv er Basin is being sold to private industries at half its produc tion cost, and the Senate Interior Committee should call an investi gation. His statement was intended to reply to Watkins' speech and he got support from Sens. Ncuberger, Morse (D Ore), Mansfield (D Mont), Church (D Idaho) and O'Mahoney (D Wyo). Murray termed the Watkins statement an "attack on the en- ire program of federal resources answer criticism that ReDublican development in the Northwest. senators backed the Upper Colo-: 'The senator from Utah would rado River storage project and be more accurate if he told how are opposing authorization legis-, well our projects are paying their lation for Hells Canyon Dam Sen. Neuberger (D Orel often has criticised the Republicans, saying they supported a high-cost power project and are opposing a dam which would generate low-cost energy. Civil Penalty Hits Soil Bank Plan Violators Farmers should fully understand that a civil penalty may be im posed upon any producer who knowingly and willfully violates cer tain provisions of the Soil Bank's Acreage Reserve program, J. F. Bonebrake, chairman of tne Doug las County Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Committee, said today own way, instead of accusing them of being a load on the fed eral treasury, Murray said. Neuberger rose to say the re payments are "ahead of sched ule." He added that members of , Hungarian. u,h ni ... !.. c, f-r,m 1h U'ucl nnohl tn ' " " " . By A. ROBERT SMITH Nwi-Rvisw Corrtspondtnt WASHINGTON The chasm which divides conservatives from liberals in the ranks of congres sional Democrats has become, in this session of Congress, a handy dumping ground for proposed changes in the' immigration laws to aid Hungarian refugees and to permit Oregon Harrv Holt to re sume his orphan airlift from Korea. The Eisenhower administration and the Democratic leaders of both Senate and House favor legis lation to liberalize the immigra tion laws and to extend the refugee relief act which expired last Dec. 31. Nor is there any disagree ment from them over the bill of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D Ore.) for allowing 10,000 addition al war orphans to be admitted to this country. The disagreement lies within the judiciary committees of both hous es where legislation of this type is handled and where the split in the Democratic party is personi fied in the committee membership. Sen. James 0. Eastland (D Miss ), as chairman of the Sen ate Judiciary Committee, has the power to determine when his group will meet and what they will take up and the immigration bills have yet to be scheduled for a hearing. Eastland is concentrating on smothering the more contro versial civil rights, bill which the administration is pushing Con gress to enact. Hearings and more hearings have been held by Eastland on the civil rights bill, but no vote has oeen allowed to send it from com mittee to the floor. During this strategically lengthy discussion of civil rights, Eastland has an nounced that the committee won't nave time to aeal with other ma jor legislation. This means the administration's omnibus immigration bill, as well as Neuberger's orphan bill, are bot tled up. along with other bills in Eastland's committee. As a re sult, the White House has hot,,,n to chide Democrats for failure to act on mis legislation. House Situation Differs The situation in the House com mittee is uniquely different, for the chairman of that iudiciarv committee. Rep. Emanuel Cellar (D-N.Y.), is one of the Democrats' most liberal members. He is spon soring immigration legislation that goes neyona tne one the adminis tration wants enacted. Yet no ac tion has been taken. The holdup there is caused by Rep. Francis Walter (D-Pa.), who is chairman of the immigration subcommittee. Walter personally has introduced a bill to allow 5 . 000 war orphans into the country and has talked about helping the up Rep. Charles O. Porter (D Ore ). In recent correspondence with Neuberger, Harry Holt has expres sed anxiety aobut the need for leg islative action to permit him to bring to America at great per sonal expense, as he has done in the past several years more mixed-blood children who were fathered by American troops. Holt continues to process application from the many American couples who would be delighted to make these children part of their fam ilies. In Europe. America is now re ported to be getting black eye because it has appeared to go back on its promises to help Hungarian refugees and is leaving 10 lar smaller western nations the big job of resettling the escapees. These considerations have had no noticeable affect on the law makers who have blockaded the issue on Capitol Hill. I Congress from the West ought to 'get together on dams. ror representatives in the Con gress from one Western state to lead the ' anuiiici "caicii, stow, resii Im0 vn a u,nM - XL,Ju?Jnj.iV",'1 .'S re liberal legislation to -icnange tne existing McCarran-Wal- ler immigration act of which the irom one wesiern siaie 10 , n0 lction ,nd h h .he fight against the develop- scheduled. Reportedly he of another Western state, 1 resulting vote would be ii rising against the Communists last fall. But Walter's talk has resulted In no hearings fears the and dismay of states," Neuberger the downfall the Wesiern declared. Morse said some senators "are too narrow in their vision or too provincial in their view" to sup port Hells Canyon, "which is just as sound and just as much need ed. . . as the Upper Colorado Riv er project." Sen. Dworshak (R Idaho), an opponent of the Hells Canyon dam bill, said that, in the interest of congressman was co-author. The result is that no action is being taken on Walter's own bill, much less the administration's bill or a 10,000 orphan bill sponsored by DEER ON RAMPAGE MIA TatoHwta TRIAL BEGINS John (Johnny Dio) Dioguardi ar rives at court in New York where his trial for conspir acy in the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel got underway. The government charges that its witnesses against Dioguardi have been threatened and have refused to testify. WEST READING, Pa. OH-Three deer wandered into town and but- The amount of the civil penalty cooperation advocated by Neuher- 10 ..T'' l!.mp. 'JW is 50 per cent of the compensation Rer. the Oregon senator should!" ,J. .",""").,: which would have been payable come out lor uruces taoy ' Dam. ( j, me .nd chaaed th. other 1; u.;h Ik. ..i,nan,ani Dwnr.sh.-ik Is rernmmenriinff a "u'"1 one ana cnasea tne Otner and the penalty is in addition to, ""-; ' ' i.uni cuuj ,,, ny amounts required to be for- , ie -iearwau-r river. irmuiary felted or refunded under the pro- of the Snake. Neuberger is against visions of the agreement," Bone-! " grounds 11 wouia aaverseiy brake said. ' affect wildlife in Idaho. Bonebrake explained that a civil 1 penalty violation could take place; SO NEAR, SO FAR from willfully grazing or harvest- RENO Iti An ironic note was ing any crop from any acreage added to the case file of three designated as the Acreage Reserve. I men arrested here for questioning and also from harvesting acreage 1 about a series of burglaries after in excess of the "acreage permit- a bullet - punctured, 100-mile an ted for harvest." The "acreage Der-1 hour chase. Imitted for harvest" would be the I A Reno policeman lives across I allotment for the crop covered by I the street from their rented house, the agreement less the acreage a deputy sheriff is a backvard designated for the Soil Bank Acre-1 neighbor, and an FBI agent lives age Reserve. just up the street. 'Hot Rod,' Skin Diving Clubs Cat YMCA Okay PHILADELPHIA 1. The Na tional Council of Young Mens Christian Assn. has endorsed "hot rod" and skin diving clubs in a decision to "blaze new trails" in youth activities. The Council urged YMCAs across the land to develop clubs to channel such modern enthusi asms in a policy statment at the end of the council's annual conven-1 ,nr Vance Mrs. Tilton Reports On UNESCO Effort Mr. E M. Tilton. recently elect ed state honorary member fo Delta Kappa Gamma, international teachers organization, addressed the May meeting of Omicron Chapter held at the Swedish Din ning Room recently. Mrs. Tiitun spoke on the purpos es and iccom plinhm ents of VNKSCO. stressing the neces sity of continued efforts to bring about world amity. following the speech, names sub mitted for prospective member ship were discussed. Alvia Weth erall. Jennie NVseth and Margaret Adair, recent participants m the stale convention at LaGrande. made reports concerning mem bership policies and next year's program theme, "Professional Growth. I. aura Gnibbs announced the 1957 scholarship winner was Max- Douglas High School Westerners are sweet on Spreckels Granulated Sugar... 9 two out of town. The buck leader of the trio was shot by Patrolman Foster Griffith after it appeared the animal had been badly wounded. The other two, both does, outran police pa trol cars, sprinters and boys on bicycles, escaping into the woods. J Ldborttory ttstci. Be ufe. Be sure. Buy MD Tissue so soft, so pure. In ubile, green, pink or yellow. 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