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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1958)
Motel Operators Guests at Party Monday Evening Mrs. Julie Tummers of Mon Desir inn gave an annual din ner party Monday evening for motel operators of Jackson county. Mrs. Gretchen Wade assisted Mrs. Tummers and greeted the guests. During the program which followed dinner, Harry A, Skerry Jr., spoke of the Ore gon Shakespearean Festival association's plans for a new theater in Ashland, and gave figures on the number of vis itors who come to the valley each summer because of the festival plays. Mr. Skerry said about 20,000 visitors . were in the valley for the 1958 season, and that the ad vertising value of the event is extensive. About 80,000 brochures describing the sea son's plays and with informa tion about recreation facilit ies and scenic attractions are mailed throughout the United States and other countries each spring, and in additition about 15,000 copies of a news letter go out periodically. Mr. Skerry explained that the new theater is ' designed similar to the Fortune of Shakespeare's time, and said that because of the design. and the elaborate lighting sys tem which the theater re quires, the estimated $275,' 000 cost is not excessive. Earl Hausman, owner of the Ashland Motel, respond ed on behalf of the motel op erators. Angus Bowmer, founder. and producing director of the theater, read "How Come Christmas" by Bradford Roark. Dennis Clark, Salem, trav el representative of the Ore gon Highway commission showed a color film of state parks, camping facilities and roadside parks and rest areas of the state. Mrs. Clark ac companied her husband, x Auxiliary Gives Costume Party A pre-holiday costume party was held December 6 by mem bers of the National Associa tion of Letter Carriers auxi liary and their husbands. The event was held at the Girjs Community club and guests included the postal clerks and their wives. In charge were Mrs. Larry Rose, Mrs. S. J. Fagone, Mrs. Kendal Watson, and Mrs. John B. Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Singler were honored as having the best costume. All costumes worn to the party were homemade. High Schools Too Easy American Teen-Agers Say New York-American high schools are too easy, teen agers say. According to a read ers' poll conducted by Com pact, the teen digest, the youngsters claim that too many elective courses and too much emphasis on extra-curri cular activities are partly to blame. Other reasons the teens gave for finding high school a "snap are that classes are geared to the abilities of the slow learners, and that poor students are given passing grades because the schools are too crowded to hold them back. The teen-agers were asked to express their opinion of American education when the magazine recently published an article, "Going to School in the U.S.S.R.," which point ed out the compulsory science, mathematics, and foreign lan guage requirements for Soviet youth from the ages of seven to seventeen. Comments from the American youngsters ap pear in the December issue of the magazine. Courses Too Easy Not enough demands are made upon them by either parents or teachers, the stu dents say. According to one Election Slated By Foods Group Election of officers will be held at a meeting of Natural Foods Associates Tuesday, December 16 at Medford High school in Room 30 at 8 p.m. Club members will report on articles selected from "The National Health Federation," "Today's H e a 1 1 h," "Let's Live," and "Organic Garden ing and Farming." The public is invited to at tend. 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Included writer, "many high school stu dents purposely take easy classes and just drift through school without realizing the importance of learning." An other remarks that any stu dent who tries to attain a high average is considered a "creep" by fellow classmates. One girl reports having to take a "snap" home economics course instead of an elective in geometry simply because the school wants to keep the new home economics room full. Comprehensive curri cula geared to the individual needs of both college-minded and vocationally minded students are proposed by the teen agers, along with aptitude testing as early as the seventh or eighth grade, and federal scholarships and stiffer col lege requirements to help de serving students get to col lege, not just those with money. To toughen up the high schools the students propose longer sessions, more math, science, and foreign languages, and more stringent grading standards by teachers. Despite the need for im provements, the American system of education is super ior to the Soviet, Compact readers feel. Their attitude is summed up by one girl who wrote, "At least I do not have any fear of my government or country and I know that when I am old enough I will be able to go into the field I choose or the job I feel most capable of handling." Answer To 'Why' Questions Must Be Good, Says Expert BY SHERI GILES United Press International Champaign, 111. (UPD The way a parent answers a child's "why?'i molds the child-parent relationship, says a guidance expert. Parents are faced with this question more than any other, but few adults have a ready answer. Yet a parent's hesi tancy can lead to loss of re spect, said Mrs. Margueritte Lynch, a child development specialist at the University of Illinois. Children's questions often pertain to the color of the sky or to George Washington, but when the concern behavior policy, the parent must be firm, Mrs. Lynch said. Rules and regulations should be prompt and based on three principles which are sound and easy to understand, she added. . These principles are: Health and safety, rights and privi leges of other persons, and so cial customs. The first principle is espe cially logical to a child, said Mrs. Lynch. Learn Early She also believes that chil dren should learn early basic social customs such as man ners, respect for churches and religious beliefs,' and respect for education. . This is important because a child suffers from being "dif ferent" early in life, the ex pert said. When he is young, he usually is happier con forming to the values of so ciety. As for answering the why?" when it pertains to the mysteries of the world, Mrs. Lynch believes parents should have the courage to admit not knowing the an swer. A parent should never lose the ability to wonder about the world with his child, Mrs. Lynch added. "When your child next asks you about the world, swallow your pride and say, 'Let's find out together,' " she said. "He can see that he should not cross the street my him self, that he must sleep and rest so much in order to feel well, and that he must wash and bathe regularly to keep clean and healthy. Personal safety rules are the easiest to accept. "But parents must step in to set a solid example when it comes to the rights of oth ers," she added. "Rules under this principle include playing fair, taking turns, and re specting other people and their belongings." Zontians To Aid Medford Family Zonta club members brav ed the bad fog Thursday night to attend the annual Christ mas party at the home of Mrs. Bonnie Wilson, president, in Talent. Gifts for a family were wrapped. Clothing, bed ding, toys and food from the club will be delivered to a family which the club has chosen to aid and cheer at this holiday time. This is an annual project for Zonta. Soviet Educators Find Math, Science Teaching In America 'Inadequate' Washington -4UPD- Visiting Russian educators were ex pected to tell U. S. Education Commissioner Lawrence G. Derick yesterday that Ameri can mathetmatics and science teaching is "inadequate." The Russians reached that conclusion during a one month tour of U. S. schools and universities. Inadequate was the descrip tion applied by Dr. Aleksei Ivanovich Markushevich, the head of the nine-man delega tion, during a news confer ence Friday. He said that by Russian standards, U. S. students would get failing marks in math and science. But the Russians praised the general interest shown by Americans in the school system as well as their de sire to "provide a better ed ucation for a larger number of children." 7 Markushevich said U. S. high school students apparent ly were given "easier" prob lems and exercises than those on the same level in the Sov iet Union. Pace 'Rather Slow' He said Russian high school students take four years of math, four years of chemistry and five years of physics. American students, he said, generally have one or two years of math, one year of chemistry and one year of physics. The Soviet educator also said the pace of instruction is "rather slow." American classrooms sometimes remind ed him of "a slow motion film," he said. The Russian said American high school libraries are lack ing in great works of litera ture particularly the French classics. On another subject, he said I.Q. and psychologi cal tests are not a "fair" mea sure of achievement. Acquired Much Information Speaking through an inter preter Markushevich said the Soviet educators had picked up "much valuable informa tion" about the American sys tem. But he added in reply to a question that he saw no need to "effect basic changes" in aducation in Russia as a result. He said Russia was plan- MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, December 14, 1958 . 11 A ning to bring school instruc tion more in line with prac tical work. "We consider the school of work contributes as much to education," he said, "as the. theory learned in a class room." Serve cabbage slaw in hol lowed green peppers. Add a tangy touch with a few drops of fresh lemon juice. Soup Supreme Mix 1 can condensed pea soup, 1 can condensed mush room soup, ljt cups rich milk, 1 teaspoon grated onion and 'i teaspoon curry powd er; heat just to simmering. Stir in 13 cup sherry. Pour into heated soup bowls or cups and garnish with minced parsley or chives. 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