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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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