Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 26, 1958, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Texto 0 9 ltVfcft!V, Htfford, eregen, Thursday, June 26, 195t Teacher Says Typing Should Taught in Grade School By GAY PAULEY UPI Women' Edilor New York (UPI) The three "R's" may get a "T" added, if a University of North Dakota professors sum mer teaching experiment proves success. Dr. John L. Rowe, chair man of the university's Busi ness Education Department, believes that typing instruc tion should begin at he grade, even the kindergarten, level. To find whether he is cor rect, Rowe is teaching a touch typing course of one-hour daily to 28 volunteer third 0and fourth graders 14 boys, 14 girls in an eight weeks session on the university cam pi. He hopes by the end of (fi:8!sses, most of his pupils bl y do 30 words a "Actually, there are only 3 fhimelfs of instruction," (' genial professor, in g,n interview. "We give 'em a 10-minute milk break." r All iMrainf dot said he chose the G'lhi and fourth grade groups 0t8us "at that age, they're ( uninhibited fast-learning q9 When parents heard about !? xperiment, we could enf oiled thousand G&ids." Roa, typing instructor in (Secondary schools and col lets for 25 years and co author of several typing text i?ocfcs, outlined his reasons for experiment during a re- &nt visit to Manhattan. "I think the.child who goes G wrou0h school knowing how to type learns faster, picks up (grammar, spelling and punc tuation easier, finds home work less work, improves his mufcular coordination . . . well, I could go on." "I also think the adding ma chine might well speed up a child's grasp of. arithmetic," he mused. "But I haven't got ten into that." Rowe, president of the Na tional Association of Business Teapher Education, began his experiment last week. By long distance today, he report ed that t the end of the first class, more than half the 28 children could touch-t ype, without effort, a whole sen tence. They were picking up the mechanics faster than most high school classes he's taught. His pupils are using electric portables, supplied by Smith- Corona. "I can hear the critics now, JtrfJintJ what am I trying to o? Get away from hand writing? "Wot t all. Certainly, teach wnmanshirs. But lhv train a child to perfect his handwrit ing, and then have him so loaded with homework he has to scrawl his way through it. With all today's written as signments, hand writing is just not fast enough." 4 Camp Plans Open House The annual open house at the Girl Scout established camp. Low "Echo, at Lake of the Woods, will be held from 11 a m. until 3 p.m. on Sun day, June 29. Those attending are to bring their own lunches, but coffee and cold drinks will be served. Open house is held to give parents of campers a chance to inspect and visit the camp, as no visi tors are allowed during camp sessions. It was stated that there will be no water front activi ties because of the safety haz ard involved. It was also stated that there are still a few openings for campers in the pioneer unit in the second session, July 14 to July 24; there are also a few openings left in the last two sessions for regular camp ers. To be sure of a place, girls wishing to attend camp who have not registered yet should do so immediately. Session three is July 25 through August 4, and the last session is August 5 through August 15. Lodges to Hold Picnic on Sunday; 1 Dinner Announced Members of Pocahontas and Redman lodges will hold the annual picnic Sunday, June 29, at the Abbott ranch in the Lake Creek area. Entertain ment is planned. The Redman lodge will pro vide ice cream for the picnic dinner. A large attendance is anti cipated, particularly of "old timers" and their friends. Pocahontas lodge will hold a potluck dinner Friday, June 27, at Redman hall on Apple street at 6:30 p.m. A business meeting will follow at 8 a.m. and a card party will close the evening's program. Members are privileged to take guests for the dinner and card party. Announce Meeting Gold Hill Past Noble Grands club of Amethyst Re bekah lodge will meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Roy Bornoman an Second ave nue in Gold Hill. Winners Announced Medford Duplicate Bridge club, with the cooperation of the Camp White and River side clubs, sponsored the 1958 master point charity tournament June 21 at Camp White. Play was conducted in the employees' recreation hall, and 46 duplicate players par ticipated. Winning north-south were Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Hatton, first; tied for second, third and fourth positions were Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coode, Wilderville; Roy Pruitt and Al Gilhousen, Mrs. John Dougherty and Mrs. Sam Van Dyke. East-west winners were Mrs. Fred Rehling and Arthur Scarseth, first; D. H. Barber and R. S. Barber, Trail, sec ond;. Mrs. George B. Dean and Miss Isobel Stuart, third; the E. K. Rickers, fourth. Six players from the Grants Pass club were present. Each year the American Contract Bridge league encourages charity games as a national project, and this year all pro ceeds go to the Heart Fund. r- Neighbors Plan District Session Saturday Night P h o e n i x Neighbors of Woodcraft lodge will hold a district "pep meeting" Satur day, June 28, at the Phoenix Community clubhouse at 8 p. m. Representatives from Eugene, Springfield, Coos Bay and Klamath Falls as well as . other towns of the area are expected to attend. District officers will pre side, and the district drill team of Grants Pass will con duct initiation. The drill team of Medford circle has been asked to conduct the floor work for. the session, and team members are invited to be present for a practice which the Phoenix lodge will hold Friday, June 27, at the Community hall at 8 p.m. in preparation for the meeting. Mrs. George Bourne, dis trict advisor, heads the com mittee on arrangements. Serv ing on the refreshment com mittee will be Mesdames Cob- leigh, Parker, Overturf and Hixson. , Mrs. Delbert Cook is arranging the program and Mrs. Jewell Parr and Mrs. Dorothy Thompson are on the corsage committee. Each member of the Phoenix lodge attending is asked to take a dozen sandwiches. The Phoenix lodge; will hold a routine session July 3, at the Grange hall., - The beginning of free pub lic libraries, was established in London by an act of Par liament in 1850. i. o NIDER'S MILK THE IFAVOttutli -9. 'JOZ rSh: IP ftp raring Once upon a time not long ago, a Medford woman confided to the society editor that she was trying to persuade her husband to move to southern California. "There's noth ing to do here," she complained. "There's no where to go and nothing to see. I've just came back from a trip south and I like Los Angeles. There's so much excitement with the big night clubs and movie stars. I had a wonderful time I want to move down there." We didn't point out to the dissatisfied resident that some people find plenty "to do" in southern Oregon, but we could have. The things "to do" may not be the same as in southern California, but they're here, all the same. Last Sunday, for instance, the society editor found plenty "to do." Sunday's activities actually started at 2:45 a.m. for that was when the alarm went off. The two of us had carried our outdoors beds and sleeping bags out toward the barn, and Pappy rigged the alarm clock from an extension cord hooked up in the shop. When it went off we started to watch the sky because a story in , the paper said the Russian satellite might be visible. But though we both watched the western heavens for 15 minutes or so, we saw nothing unusual. However, the stars were beautiful, so we didn't consider the time wasted . . . ""l ' , After a breakfast on the patio our favorite way to start the day, we hurried with the Sunday work for we had an appointment to meet with members of the new "Old Timer's Club." The club members aren't 'old timers" their cars are. The group "caravaned" out to TouVelle park, with Potpourri and her Chevrolet trailing along. Since we were the rearguard, so to speak, we reaped the full benefit of the effect on those who watched the old cars go by. One teenager standing on the porch yelled in an 'excited voice, "Hey Mom, come look!' and two small boys by the side of the road stood with mouths open. As soon as the cars arrived at the; park where the crowd for the Catfish Derby was assembling, a ring of interested persons formed and the questions started. The car owners say this always happens. After the picture-taking stint, Potpourri hurried back to town because we wanted to stop off at the pancake break fast which the Welcome Wagon girls were giving, and browse through the big rock show at McLoughlin school. On the way out Table Rock road we'd noticed a yard with simply masses of pink flowers along the road which aroused our curiosity so, seeing two men in the driveway, we stopped. The owner of the home and garden is Carmine. Gigliotti, who said that the flowers are Mexican primroses. It is a perennial growing several inches tall which blooms lavishly if well watered and divided about every, three years, Mr. Gigliotti kindly told us. Mr. Gigliotti said he takes great pleasure in gardening, and the results were evident in the flourishng flower beds wth quantities of blooms. .. Girls Community club, where the pancake breakfast was drawing to a close, seemed cool after the hot highway and we ate our ham and cakes with relish, since it was really luncheon time on the society editor's schedule. Our table companion was Mrs. Mable Houck, who said the club members had had- a very small attendance, which meant they had earned little for their hospital project. The two of us agreed that benefits are unpredictable, except perhaps those "annual events which draw consistently large turnouts year after year. The rock and mineral show, on the other hand, was crowded, even though the heat in the big gymnasium was almost over-powering. Many of the gem and mineral dis plays must be strongly lighted, and each bulb and lamp added to the natural heat of the day. This show, sponsored here by Roxy Ann . Gem and Mineral club, comes to Med ford only every two or three years and draws thousands of exhibitors, "rock hounds" and visitors from Washington and California as well as Oregon. This region is a rock collector's paradise, ancj the study and collection of agates, jasper, obsidian, petrified wood, thunder eggs and fossils, to name a few, is a fascinating and educational hobby for thous ands of persons. r The Tribune's cia.rk Anderson, an enthusiastic ."hound" was Potpourri's personal guide, and Leland Mentzer, another member, introduced us to John Ross who was showing his collection of thinly cut rocks which he projects in the same fashion as color camera slides are. The "pictures" which result on the screen are amazing and unbelievably colorful and beautiful. " The afternoon also included a stop at the apartment of Wallace Iverson where Mr. and Mrs. J. Claude Sparks were receiving friends in observance of their, golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Sparks, wearing a pretty grey dress and with a cluster of orange blossoms in her hair, took time out from her other guests to show us Mr. Iverson's cleverly designed bachelor quarters. Nature provided late afternoon entertainment in the way of the big storm which swept the valley, and in the evening Pappy and Potpourri drove out to Mon Desir for the dinner which Mrs. Julie Tummers gave for the 1958 Oregon Shake spearean festival company. The most colorful guest wasn't with the festival company however. He was Carl Werner of the California Wine Advisory board. Mr. W. was wearing a bright red vest and a big goldchain from which dangled an oversize gold key, a treasurered gift from the interna tional Chef de Cuisine group and one not often presented, we learned. The genial Mr. Werner poured pink champagne for the guests, and in turn received a birthday cake from Mrs. Tummers and stood- smiling while the traditional "Happy Birthday" was. sung. There was much good talk of food, and plays and actors and Shakespearean seasons, past and the one now in the making in Ashland. Nothing to do in southern Oregon? There's everything to do and not half enough time in. which to do it. O.S. 4-H Club News Eagle Point Child Care Club A meeting of the Eagle Point 4-H Child Care club, the Pacifiers, was held Monday, June 23, in the home of San dra Wallis. The regular business meet ing was dispensed with. The main topic of discussion was our 4-H Fair Demonstrations and 4-H camp. We are to have our outline of demonstration by our next meeting. Our next meeting will be June 30, at the home of Sha ron Simmons. Helen Vickoren, Reporter. Hayburners 4-H Club The Hayburners 4-H -club held a meeting June 14 at the home of Susan and Craig Wright. Penney Sampert gave a report on "Points to. Look for in Choosing a Good Saddle Horse." Plans were made for an overnight ride on June 27 and 28 on John's peak. Plans for the '4-H Fair to be held in August were dis cussed. The members were urged to attend -the Horse Show which was to be held in Grants Pass June 15. The meeting was then adjourned and refreshments were served. Talent 4-H Club The Talent 4-H club will hold its prefair on June 28. Club members throughout the county are invited to attend. Lunch will be sold at noon. Starting" the day at 9:30 Leaves Mrs. Mary McMurphy of Yuma, Colo., who has been a guest of Mrs. Orpha Wendel, 411 Arcadia street, for the past two months, left for Or land, Calif., Tuesday to visit her daughter and family. From there she will go to Val lejo, Caiif ., to spend some time with her sons and then families before returning to her home in Colorado. Mrs. McMurphy and Mrs. Wendel visited friends in Portland and in Woodland, Wash., last week. Calendar Thursday: 7 p.m. 'Pythian Sunshine Girls, home of Miss Barbara Kadin, 601 West Jackso:. st. 8 p.m. Reames - chapter, Order of the Eastern- Star, Medford Masonic temple. Friday: 12 noon Electa Social club, Hawthorne park. a.m. will be sheep showmanship.- Following will , be the home economics and livestock judging contests. Just before lunch will be poultry. Right after lunch there will bel beef fitting and showmanship and rabbits. Finishing the activ ities will be dairy showman ship. Carolyn Tiegs, Reporter. Grants Pass Art Exhibit Entries Are Judged Today Grants Pass A total of 185 entries in all media were re ceived in adult and junior di visions of ,the Southern Ore gon Art Exhibit, officials an nounced today. 1 Judges Jay V. Soeder of the University of Oregon and TJe metrios Jameson of Oregon State college will judge the entries today. At 8 p.m. today there will be the invitational preview and reception for pa trons, judges, artists, presi dents of all Grants Pass or ganizations,: and members of the sponsoring "g roup of Grants Pass Branch of the American Association of Uni versity Women. Mrs. Samuel Bo we is chair man for. the reception, which will be in the high school li brary where art works will be displayed to the public with out admission charge Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists are being asked to pick up their pictures Sunday between 4 and 6 p.m. For the first time in the his tory of the exhibit a large number of entries have been received from coast points as well as from the Rogue valley area. The. number of adult artists taking part is greater than last year and the junior entries slightly less. There are more water colors than have been entered in past years. Easy-to-Make Beach Bag Bright colored oilcloth from the five-and-ten-cent store makes many handsome acces sories for outdoor living. For an easy-to-make . beach bag that can be -used for protec tion from ground dampness on picnics as well as damp bathing suits, the home econ omists with the Gas Appli ance Manufacturers associa tion suggest the use of a news paper, as a pattern. Cut two pieces of oilcloth the same size as the newspaper page. Use the complete newsaper as a lining. Bind the edges with bias tape or. blanket stitch. Add handles of folded oilcloth and that's all there is to it. Guests Here Houseguests of Mrs. Clara C. Phipps 991 Biddle road, are her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. . J. t W. Doak, of Farmington, New Mexico. , Department Issues Egg Value Table Washington (UPI) Shop pers now can use mathematics to make sure they get a bar gain in eggs.- . An item called an , "egg value table" makes figuring necessary. Ariculture Depart ment home economists" have developed a system, based on studies showing the values of eggs of various sizes. If grade A large-eggs cost 60 cents a dozen, the "equal value" prices for other grades are- ; these: extra large, 69 cents; medium, 53 cents; small 44 cents. At these prices, you get the same amount of food value no matter which size you buy. Spot bargains by watching for sizes selling below the "equal value" price. , A quick way to make up an egg chart is to use the large size as a base. Add 15 per cent for extra large eggs, subtract 12 per cent for medium size, and subtract 26 per cent for small. Remember that prices apply only to eggs of the same quality. ' - 4 ' Largest Donation Given To University Grand Forks, N.D. (UPI) The largest private donation ever given to a North Dakota educational institution, one million dollars in securities, was handed over to the Uni versity of North Dakota by a man who attended the uni versity only two years. Chester Fritz, an interna tional investment banker liv ing in Rome, Italy, made the gift for a new library. ..... . Fritz was born at Buxton, N.D., and attended North Da kota in 1908 and 1909 during his freshman and sophomore years. He was graduated from the University of Washington. High School Pupils Ask Harder Courses Cleveland, Ohio (UPI) High school pupils want harder courses, more tests, and more individual confer ences with their teachers. That was the consensus of about 250 Greater Cleveland teenagers who attended Fenn College's 16th annual Youth Conference recently to discuss the topic, "What Kind of Edu cation Do Our Students Want and Need?" - The pupils favored a well rounded curriculum, includ ing such "basic and needed" courses as English, mathemat ics, languages, history and science. Essay tests and the grouping of pupils according to ability were overwhelming ly favored to provide more incentive, a"hd the better to prepare the college-bound pupil. The group felt "nothing courses," such as shop and home economics should not be regarded as major subjects. Tall Drink Garnish Fresh fruits and berries, strung onto cocktail picks make glamorous garnishes for tall summer drinks. For lem onade, try small wedges of fresh pineapple and raspber ries on a pick. Strawberries and honey dew melon , balls look pretty in limeade. Freeze mint leaves, slices of lemon or slices of lime into ice circles in your refrigerator for. iced tea and other cold beverages. Summery Pie Crust . Crisp toasted coconut makef a perfect crust for summer time chiffon pies. Melt 3 table spoons of butter or margarine in a pie pan over a low flame. Add lVfe cups flaked coconut and stir until the coconut is golden brown. Remove the pan from the burner and with the back of a spoon spread the mixture and press firmly on bottom and sides of the pie pan. Cool, then fill with your favorite chiffon type filling. Special Sale, Of Sewing Machines Taken in trade en new SINGERS PORTABLES CONSOLES TREADLES All thoroughly recondition ed by SINGER experts. Exceptional Values from $19.95 AT YOUR SINGER SEWING CENTER 318 E. Main SP 2-71 S3 TRADITION Fletcher, Vt. (IP) Mrs. Grace Shepardson upheld a 44-year-old family tradition when she was re-elected to her 22nd consecutive term as town clerk and treasurer. Voters also reelected Mrs. Fannie Carpenter as- Vermont's only woman moderator. Women's Tuesday and Thursday SWIMMING CLASS Starting July 1 Beginners, 7:30 0 Intermediates, 8:30 Dutch Farfan, Instructor MONDAYS AT 8:30 YMCA Members Only (Limited to 20) Beginners to Life Saving Instructors: Lanelle Wilkes, Shiela Spence WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30 Men's Beginner Class. ' ' Ray Baker, instructor. WEDNESDAYS AT 3:00 Tots (age 3, 4, 5) accompanied by mothers. Lanelle Wilkes, instructor. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE ' OR CALL THE YMCA, SP 2-6295 UtW AIL ' A . 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