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STANDING BEHIND camera which recorded "anti-proton,"
latest theoretical atomic particle to be discovered and identi
fied, three of four University of California scientists who
tracked it down examine film of discovery. From left: Emilio
Segre, Clyde Weigand and Owen Chamberlain. (International)
Behavior of Children
Under Test Pressure
Eyed by Pyschologist
By DELOS SMITH
United Press Science Editor
New York (U.R) An educa-
fenal psychologist has suggest-
ed that it is high time educators
found out just what tests in the
elementary schools do to the
forming characters and person
alities of the kids.
Prof. Arthur R. Delong of
Michigan State University made
a survey of elementary grade
teachers and of observations by
professionals of the behavior of
kids while under test pressure,
and came to these conclusions:
Influences Personalities
1. Incessant testing influences
the forming characters and per
sonalities of children, whether
Jhe effect is good or bad, he
could not say.-
2. Elementary teachers are so
little aware of this that their
mass answers to a questionnaire
provided no hard-and-fast infor
mation. '
"Observers' watching elemen
tary school children taking tests
have long been aware that the
classroom Atmosphere is differ
ent during the test period than
it is at more usual times," he
said in a report published by
the National Association for Men
tal Health.
Some children work with an
intensity never otherwise dis
played; others do not Work at
all but sit twiddling a pencil,
gazing occasionally at the teach
er awl other classmates. Some
youngsters openly, others fur
tively, study the test answers
on papers near enough to read.
Occasionally a child weeps, or
a little group breaks into uncon
trolled, though smothered, gig
gling." " ;
No Proof Offered m
Prof. Delong found only one
discussion of what tests do to
elementary kids. That discussion
was "brief." It said test-taking
had "character - building conse
quences of enduring value," but
offered no proof.
So he sent questionnaires to
teachers in elementary schools
considered "more progressive"
and in other schools considered
"more traditional." "On the
whole," the resulting informa
tion was "unusuable because of
the inconsistency and vagueness
of answers."
Man Drives To Work
In 1921 Model T Ford
Spencerport, N. Y. (U.R) One
of the most unusual sights on
the New York State Thruway is
Charles Molntosh, who believes
in driving to work in style. Old
style, that is.
A professional truck driver,
Mcintosh uses a 1921 model-T
Ford roadster to drive to work
at the Eastern Automobile For
warding Co., Inc., in Cheekto
waga. It's a one-way distance of
75 miles to the Buffalo suburb.
"I get a great kick out of spin
ning along the Thruway at 30
miles an hour ' people think
they're seeing things," said Mc
intosh. A member of the Rochester
model-T club, he makes the 150
mile round trip to Cheektowaga
at least twice a week. It takes
him about 2V4 hours one way.
A man weighing 200 pounds
at the equator weighs about 201
near the North Pole becauses
of differences in the earth's
gravitational field.
Since 1845, by act of Congress,
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November is the date
for choosing presidental electors.
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Levels, National Survey Shows
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Chicago (U.R) Beef and pork
prices have fallen on all levels,
from the live market to the su
permarket, according to a sur
vey. But the slump in the prices
paid for live animals is consid
erably . greater than the lesser
prices paid by housewives for
the final product, ' a check of
livestock, wholesale, and retail
prices in the Chicago markets
indicated.
Nevertheless, the American
Meat Institute said it would is
sue a statement later today show
ing that retail beef and pork
prices are at their, lowest point
since World War II price con
trols were removed.
Record Cattle Year
Livestock experts here said
this year's record cattle produc
tion has helped push down both
beef and pork prices. This is be
cause housewives generally pre
fer to buy beef at the lower
prices and pork prices must con
sequently be out to attract cus
tomers. On the Chicago live animal
market today, pork prices aver
aged 13 to 14V& cents a pound,
as compared with 18 cents a
pound' at this time last year.
This meant a substantial drop
of 434 to 5 cents a pound or
40 per cent. .
At the same time, receipts of
hogs here last week totaled
1,223,000, 149,000 more head and
26,075,000 more pounds on the
hoof than the 1,074,000 in the
comparative period last year.
On the live cattle market,
choice steers averaged about 22
cents a pound, 3 cents or'13V
per cent under last year.
The price drops were not so
marked on the wholesale ' mar
ket. Bee,f rounds were down 3Vfc
to 4V cents per pound from last
year, chucks 4 to 5 cents, prime
grade ribs 8 to 9 cents, and eight
to 16-pound pork loins 4 to -6
cents.
In the meat markets, retail
prices were higher than last
year for a few of the choicest
cuts i. Jthree tenths of one per
cent jump' for center cut pork
chops and a 1 per cent increase
for rib roast. ,
But most prices for pork on
a cent-per-pound ..basis were
down 5 to 19 per cent from last
year. A check showed a 5 per
cent slump for loin roast, 9 per
cent for sliced bacon, 10 per
cent for whole hams, and 19 per
cent for sausage.
Housewives with a yen for
beef paid 2 per cent less for
round steak and hamburger and
9 per cent less for chuck roast.
The poultry situation was not
so clear, with more eggs on the
market but higher prices. Large
white eggs sold for 12 cents a
dozen more ' than a year ago,
standards were up 18 cents, and
mediums 7V4 cents.' On the other
hand, there were 2 per cent
more eggs on the market.
A U. S. Department of Agri
culture spokesman here said that
a rare increase in both hog and
cattle production at the same
time was forcing down the prices
of both products.
Portland Food Prices
Show Slight Increase
During Past Month
San Francisco (U.R) The
Bureau of Labor Statistics has
reported that food prices in
Portland .'increased slightly be
tween mid-August to mid-September
while dropping during
the same period in Seattle.
Average retail prices, at the
same time, increased in both
San. Francisco and Los Angeles,
the bureau reported.
Portland's retail ' food prices
averaged a slight increase of 0.3
per cent, but with the index of
food prices at 110.7, still 1.2 per
cent below that of September a
year ago. The bureau reported
the price rise over the month
prevailed 'in all major food cate
gories except fruits and vegeta
bles, which declined seasonally
by 2.9 per cent.
Retail Level Down
' In Seattle, declines in prices
of fresh fruits and vegetables
pushed the general retail price
level of foods 0.3 per cent be
low the comparable level for
August, the bureau reported. The
food price index of 111.9 in
Seattle was 0.2 per cent above
that of September a year ago.
Flour was priced higher, as were
round steak, salmon, apples,
canned orange juice and canned
peaches and eggs jumped up 5.4
per cent.
In Los Angeles, . the bureau
said an increase' of 0.5 per cent
in the average of retail prices
brought the September level to
the highest in 18 months. The
increase was fairly general
throughout the entire price struc
ture, according to the bureau,
and lifted the all -items:.. price
index to 116.1, or DJJ per cent
above that for September, 1954
Food prices between mid-August
and mid-September rose by 1.3
per cent.
Chemical Weed Spray Saves Lot of Hoe Work
Madison, Wisconsin (U.R)
Chemical weed-killers can save
you a lot of hoeing in your
berry patches. ,
If you have never tried chem
icals before, use them on a small
scale until you understand how
it is done, cautions George Kling
bell, fruit production specialist
at the University of Wisconsin.
Whifeface Cattle
Leads Registration
Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) Regis
tration of . purebred whitef ace
cattle passed the half-million
mark this year, more than twice
the number of combined regis
trations for all other breeds.
The American Hereford Asso
ciation, with national headquar
ters here, said 522,639 purebred
animals were registered during
the breeding year ended Aug. 31.
This total was the third highest
on record.
The association said the num
ber of farms and ranches main
taining registered Hereford herds
climbed to 80,000 this year, a
world's record for any single
breed, ,
Statistics on the ' Hereford
breed are compiled in the mod
ernistic association headquarters
set off by a huge plastic and
steel replica of a Hereford bull
atop a 90-foot pylon. The figure
is illuminated at night.
President Eisenhower, in a
tribute to the cattle-breeding in
dustry dedicated the $1,000,000
structure in October, 1953.
In San Francisco, retail prices
in September averaged 0.3 per
cent higher than in June. The
all' items price index of 115.6
was identical with that for
March, but 0.5 per cent below
September a year ago. Except
for the cost of food and personal
care; prices generally-were, high
er in September than three
months earlier, but foods aver
aged 0.4 per cent lower than
in June.
Use low-pressure sprayers with
fan-type weed nozzles. "Crag
Herbicide I is a good chemical
for weed control in strawberries,
and Dinitro is very effective in
raspberry patches.
Klingbell warned that most
chemicals are dangerous unless
used properly. Many weed-killers
will cause illness if sprayed
on fruit or vegetables.
It is best to get advice from
your county agricultural agent
or supplier about, the best types
of weed-killers to use for each
type of crop.
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