MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesdiy, December 16, 1938
How To Spot Bright. Child
Studied by LIU Professor
B7 GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New Yor k TPD Junior's
constant "W h y, Mommy?"
may irritate, but it's one indi-
cation you
have a bright
moppet in the
family.
But the for
ever asking of
questions is
just one way
parents can
the gift-
child, says
Gay Fauley Dr. Milton M.
Klein of Long Island univer
sity. Klein suggested that par
ents act as "talent scouts,"
watching for what they con
sidered the "unusual, the dif
ferent, and the exceptional in
your child's behavior."
"And," he added, "if these
special abilities are sustained,
you can call them to the at
tention of the teacher and the
school for further analyzing
and nurturing.
Klein, who did a Ford
Foundation study of 80 high
school programs for children
with high IQ's listed several
"general characteristics of
brightness."
"The gifted child early
shows a longer interest span,
reads more, has a larger vo
cabulary and uses it accurate
y, is interested in subjects of
a profound nature, asking
questions about God and the
heavens, and can see relation
ships early," Klein said.
"He will not necessarily be
physically under-developed or
undersized, will not shy away
from sports or group games,
and will not be a social out
cast among those of his age
group."
Evaluation by School
Klein, a graduate of the
City College of New York and
now chairman of the Depart
ment of History at LIU, dis
cussed the bright child in an
article in the current City
College "Alumnus" and in an
interview also.
"Final evaluation of a
child's brightness should be
left to the school," he said.
"Proud parents may know
few other children to com
pare theirs to. The school
does."
"If your child Is bright you
are a fortunate parent, but
you can hardly afford to be a
smug one," said the educator.
"The blunt truth is that the
schools are filled with stu
dents of high capacity who
somehow never fully realize
their talents. In high schools, 1
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they may be so un-inspired, so
un-challenged, so bored they
fail as many subjects as they
pass. Teachers know them es
'gifted drifters'."
He said that each year
some 200,000 of above aver
age capacity "drift out of the
eduction stream" by not going
to college; an additional 200.
000 enter college but don't
finish.
How to help the bright
child.
Klein said that so-called
honor classes can be just as
frustrating as regular classes,
unless the instructor has been
chosen because of exceptional
scholarship or superior teach
ing skill.
He advocated early en
trance in college or univer
sity. There are some schools
he named Chicago, Colum
bia and Yale which will ad
mit bright students before
they complete high school.
Klein said parents need not
worry that the teen-ager will
miss work; some studies indi
cate that such students do bet
ter academically than those of
their classmates who spend
the extra year in high school.
He advised parents to train
the child, in high school, to
the skills and patterns of
learning that college educa
tion demands.
"Introduce him to the li
brary, to dictionaries, encyclo
pedies, magazines ... to the
cultural resources of a city
its museums theaters, histori
cal sights, its newspapers . . .
are galleries . . ." -
"Supervise his study but do
not dominate it . . . give him
every opportunity to read,
abundantly and extensively
. . . but above all, allow him
the freedom to roam in paths
of his own choosing."
Mrs. William Naylor
Hostess for Group
Mrs. William Naylor enter
tained the Friday Sunshine
club at her home on New
Ray road last week. A turkey
luncheon was served at noon
on a red covered table cen
tered with Christmas decor
ations. Covers were placed
for eight members.
A Christmas gift exchange
was followed by canasta.
. The next meeting of the
club will be held at the home
of Mrs. C. F. Gordon, 915
Holly street, Friday, January
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jg pem Trull
To Be Speaker
Miss Fern Trull, political
science teacher in the Grants
Pass high school, will be
speaker for the December
meeting of the Business and
Professional Women's club.
The meeting will be held at
the Girls' Community club,
Thursday, December 18, at
7:30 p.m.
The program will be in
charge of the international re
lations committee, with Miss
Connie Payant as chairman.
Members of the Grants Pass
EPW club have been invited
to this meeting.
Guests are welcome and
committee chairmen are re
quested to make reservations
for members of their commit
tee with Mrs. Muriel Short
ridge, NOrmandy 4-1736.
Thursday Club
Schedules Party
Phoenix Phoenix Thurs
day club will hold the annual
Christmas meeting Thursday,
December 18, at the home of
Mrs. M. O. Grove, Fern
Valley road. Gifts will be
exchanged.
Hostesses for the evening
will be Mrs. Ernest James,
Mrs. Douglas Roach and Mrs.
Norman Castor.
Lone Pine Unit
Announces Plan
For Yule Dinner
An open meeting and the
annual Christmas dinner are
planned by Lone Pine JExten
sion unit for Thursday, De
cember 18, at 10:30 a.m. at
Roxy Ann Grange hall.
A Christmas gift exchange
will be held, and women are
reminded to take a recipe of
their favorite cookies or
candy, along with samples,
for exchange.
Members are asked to call
the luncheon chairman, Mrs.
A. L. Henderson, SPring
2-9853, regarding food for the
dinner. Hostess is Mrs. G. A.
Thomas, and her co-hostesses
are Mrs. N. S. Thames, Mrs.
R. E. Sturgill and Mrs. A. V.
Jones. Everyone attending is
to take table service.
Baby sitting will be avail
able at the home of Mrs. Phie
ster, 1345 Brookdale road,
telephone SPring 2-8087.
Party Announced
By Moose Lodge
Medford Moose lodge plans
the annual Christmas party
for Wednesday, December 17,
at Moose hall, 11 Newtown
street. The evening will be
gin with a potluck dinner at
6:30 p.m. and will be follow
ed by a magic show at 7 p.m.
Promptly at 8 p.m. a party
for the children will begin
Games, gifts and a visit from
Santa Claus are planned.
Sunshine Girls
To Sing Tonight
Merhbers of Talisman Rose
bud council, Pythian.Sunshine
Girls, will sing at a meeting
6f Talisman temple, Pythian
Sisters, to be held tonight at
the Pythian hall.
The girls also plan a carol
ing party Sunday, December
21, at 2 p.m. Members are
asked to meet at the hall.
At the last meeting of the
council, December 11, Miss
Nancy Kadin was initiated.
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Lesson for Club
Prospect - Prospect Exten
sion unit met at the home of
Mrs. Willard Huffman for a
lesson on gift wrapping.
Luncheon was served to 14
members by Mesdames Shafer
and Moore
Members exchanged Christ
mas gifts
Blue Star Mothers
Plan Annual Party
Blue Star Mothers will be
entertained for their annual
Christmas party at the home
of Mrs. William Naylor, New
Ray road, Thursday, Decem
ber 18. A potluck luncheon
will be served at 12:30 psn.
A Christmas gift exchange
will follow, with gifts to cost
no more than SI.
Party, Ceremony
Held by Nurses -
Mrs. Stella Demo was in
stalled president of District
Four, Oregon Nurses' associa
tion, at a Christmas party held
at Girls' Community club last
week.
Taking office with Mrs.
Demo were Mrs. June Anders,
first vice-president; Miss Elea
nor Ozase&, second vice-president;
Miss Elizabeth Swink,
secretary; Miss Alena Makin
en, correspondent secretary.
Mrs. Brooksie Johnson and
Mrs. Betty Love are new
members of the board of di
rectors; Miss Ada Martin will
serve as publicity chairman
and Mrs. Paul Bird as chair
man of the hostess committee.
The installation was con
ducted by Miss Gertrude Mol
loy. Reports of the past year
were given.
The hostess committee was
headed by Mrs. Lois Beach.
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Shoes will keep to the
point next year, predicts the
women's shoe style commit
tee of the National Shoe Re
tailers association. Look for
the return of the sharp stil
etto and needle lasts. New
will be the elongated oval, ta
pered square, and softened
square toes. The slightly
squarish toe has a shaved or
planed-off look and will be
used for shoes "which are a bit
dressier than walking types.
The "big brother look" has
replaced father-son styles in
boys' .wear, says Manny
Eagle, president of the Boys
Apparel and Accessories Man
ufacturers Association. Young
lads follow high school and
college boy styles. Outerwear
comes in solid colors rather
than plaids this year. Dress
trousers generally are darker,
but . slacks for casual wear
come in off-beat colors.
Paris glove manufacturers
present, dramatic collections
of evening gloves' Black
gloves in kid or" suedes are
made to accent colored
gowns. For black dresses,
long 16 or 20 button black
suede gloves are popular.
Look what's going to the
beach-shaggy swimsuits. Mo
hair, so fashionable for coats,
suits, and skirts, now comes
elasticized for bathing suits.
It makes up well in the. one
piece maillot type. .
The blue jean gets a new
look with a chemise blouse.
It is cut like an old-fashioned
bathing suit, comes in blue
denim in sizes for teen-agers
to mothers. Susanne Nichols,
a mother from Connecticut,
designed the blouse to wear
with jeans or wrap-around
denim skirts, which come
lined in provincial print den
im. A novel note in resort wear
in Miami Beach collections
a tuxedo handbag. The bag
resembles a man's white
pique dress shirt front, com
plete with collar, bow tie,
pleats, and jet buttons, set be
hind cear, vinyl plastic.
Concert Given by School
Attracts Larqe Audience
A capacity audience at
tended the eighth annual
"Operation Helping Hand"
concert played ' at Medford
High school auditorium Sun
day afternoon. The program,
given by the high school band
and choir and featuring the
widely known trumpet virtu
oso, Rafael Mendez, was held
to raise funds to send the band
to San Francisco to play at
the annual East-West game.
Mendez, who has played
widely both on the North
American continent and in
Europe, was greeted with
great enthusiasm by the
Jaycettes Plan
Party Wednesday .
The Medford Jaycettes an
nual Christmas party will be
held at 8 p.m. Wednesday,
December 17 at the home of
Mrs. Ted McLean, 109 Murray
street. Co-hostesses will be
Mrs. Leonard Howe and Mrs.
Calvin McKibbon, and they
are in charge of entertain
ment. A gift exchange is plan
ned, and new secret sisters
will be chosen.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news for
the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writ in it and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. of the day for publication and
for week day news is S p.m. the
day before publication.
Tuesday:
6 p.m. -Medford Duplicate
Bridge club, Girls Community
club.
6:30 p.m. -Pythian Sisters
Pythian hall. .
8 p.m.-Chapter BE of PEO,
with Mrs. A; A. Lausmann,
200 Medford Heights.
8 p.m. -Natural Foods As
sociates, Medford High school,
room 30.
8 p.m.-Woman's Society of
Christian Service, circle 9,
with Mrs. Wilbur E i c h e r,
Scenic ave., Central Point.
Wednesday:
9:30 a.m.-Woman's Society
of Christian Service, circle 2,
with Mrs. Milton Snow, 1208
Leland ave.
10 a.m.-Woman's Mission
ary Union of First Southern
Baptist church, at church.
10:30 a.m.-Centrai Point
Home Extension unit, home of
Mrs. Arthur Straus, 643 Pine
St., Central Point.
"11 a.m.-Medford.Townsend
club, Carpenters hall, 123 Vi
West Main st. -- -
11:30 a.m.-Howard Garden
club, with Mrs. G. Staggs, 611
Berrydale ave.
12 noon-Kiwanian Dames,
Rogtfe Valley Country club
12 noon-R e a m es Social
club, Medford Masonic hall.
12 noon-PhoenixHome Eco
nomics club, home" of Mrs.
H. R. Glasscock,, 109 Fourth
street.
12:30 p.m.-Chapter CP of
PEO Sisterhood, with Mrs. J.
A. Graff, 31 Geneva ave.
1 p.m .-Wednesday Study
club, Girls Community club
1 p.m.-Fraternal Order of
Eagles' auxiliary card party,
Eagles hall.
1:30 p.m.-Griffin Creek
Home Economics club, home
of Mrs. Roy LeVander.
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large audience. His rendition
of "Marcarena" was particu
larly outstanding, and the au
dience also applauded greatly
for "Tico Tico" and the "Mexi
can Hat Dance."
Mendez, a native of Mexico
who has been playing the
trumpet since he was five
years old, astounds his audi
ence by playing the difficult
third variation of the "Carni
val of Venice" with one fin
ger. The musician explained
that he first learned this
number when he was 11 years
old and mastered the one
finger technique because "I
had to do something differ
ent." His double and trirjle-
tonguing is described as fab
ulous, and his breath control
is such that he has been
known to play more than 600
notes in one breath.
The band numbers were di
rected by I. A. Mirick, and
the choir numbers by Lynn
Sjolund. Among the featured
students were John Lacy, Bob
Hamilton and Bill Rupp, who
played Cofield's "Whirlygig"
as a baritone trio. In "The
Lost Chord" Bill Hannaford
was featured as a trombone
soloist. A trumpet sextet, Ted
Lawson, Bob Sheldon, Dick
Hildebrand, Jim Lacy, Clin
ton Stieger and Ray Smith,
played Carmichael's "Star
Dust."
The choir numbers includ
ed "One Little Candle" for
which Colleen Barr was solo
ist.
Dr. L. Paul Walker spoke
briefly on behalf of the Shrin
ers who sponsor the annual
East-West game.
Mendez, who complimented
the Medford High school mu
sicians, conducted a short clin
ic after the concert, with
about 300 students taking
part. Sponsors of the concert
report that the visitor's im
pact on the students was great
and it is believed that the
value oi ms visit nere ex
tends beyond the giving of a
good concert.
This year's concert was the
combined efforts of the
school, Radio Station KMED
and Purucker's Music House,
Ed Lewist program director
for the station, wrote and
produced the show and serv
ed as master of ceremonies
Purucker's sponsored Mr.
Mendez' appearance.
Dried figs with their sweet
nutty flavor are a favorite for
nibbling at holiday time
Make up a trayful of fig
goodies, several kinds to
please both children and
adults. Youngsters love lolli
pops, so why not make some
of dried figs? Place a soft
dried fig on a short wooden
skewer; then dip in melted
semi-sweet chocolate. Another
favorite with the grade-school
set: dried figs stuffed with
peanut butter. For more sop
histicated tastes, you might
serve figs filled with a sharp
cheese spread. Or stuff the
figs with a mixture of soften
ed cream cheese and finely
chopped candied orange peel.
To prepare figs for stuffing,
rinse, dry and snip off stem
ends. (Kitchen scissors are
handy for this.) To make
"pocket" for stuffing, slit side
of fruit and press open.
Walnut Cheese Dip
For Walnut Cheese dip use
1 3-ounce package of cream
cheese, 2 or 3 tablespoons of
orange juice, 1 teaspoon grat
ed orange rind and one-fourth
cup finely chopped walnut
meats. Blend the cream cheese
and orange juice until of
"dip" consistency. Fold in the
orange rind and walnut
meats. Serve with apple slices.
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Annual Dinner
Held Last Week .
Medford Home Extension
unit held its' annual Christ
mas party and turkey dinner
Wednesday at the court house
auditorium. At the brief busi
ness meeting conducted in the
morning by the vice president,
Mrs. Josiah Bartlett, Mrs.
Carrie Milness was appointed
A.C.W.W. chairman; Miss
Joan Dyer, research and Mrs.
Mary Payton, librarian.
A turkey dinner was served
to 32 members and guests.
Mrs. E. F. Parker cooked
the turkey and Mrs. Frank
Armstrong was chairman to
arrange the remainder of the
meal. Miss Mary Pat Lucy,
county home extension agent,
was honored euest for the
dinner. The table was dec
orated with evergreens.
To open the program, Mrs.
Ira Fitzgerald led in singing
Christmas carols, with Mrs.
E. F. Archer at the organ.
Mrs. Helen Arnspiger, a guest
was introduced and she dem
onstrated making a clever
Christmas tree table arrange
ment of colorful balls. Mrs.
Ralph Jones demonstrated to
the grout how she made
kissing balls." Mrs. Fitzger
ald read an article which
told in detail how to make
and light the candles for an
Advent wreath.
The hobby tables were dis
cussed and each member -who
brought handmade articles ex
plained how they were made.
Mrs. Roland Beach, who had
the largest collection, gave
the history of her Christmas
scene entitled "Time for Re
flection." A gift exchange and
social hour completed the
Christmas party.
The January meeting of
the Medford Home Extension
unit will be held Tuesday,
January 13, at the court
house auditorium, instead of
the regular Wednesday meet
ing. Miss Lucy will conduct
the project lesson on posture
and exercise for obesity.
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give women a season full of
bright moments. Evening
headwear comes in glowing
shades of ruby Velvet, pink
satin, and amethyst. For day
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Toastmistress Clubs
Advertise Centennial
With Christmas Cards
Portland Thousands of
invitations to visit Oregon
during its centennial year will
be sent to all parts of the
United States -in Christmas
greetings by members of
Toastmistress clubs in the
Portland-Vancouver area.
More than 500 members of
22 Toastmistress clubs affili
ated with the clubs' council
No. 5 have undertaken to
send the invitations. Under
the plan, each member will
send invitations to at least
10 people and enclose a pic
ture post card of Oregon with
each invitation.
The clubs are in Portland,
Hood River, Oregon City,
Hillsboro and Vancouver.
Centennial officers have ex
pressed hope that all Oregon
residents will invite out-of-state
friends to spend their
vacations in the state next
year and suggested Christ
mas greetings as appropriate
media for the invitations. The
Toastmistress' effort was the
first organized response to
the suggestion.
.
CommunityClub
Adds Bookkeeper
Mrs. Marie Iverson (MA.)
Putney has been added to the
staff of Girls' Community
club, according to an an
nouncement yesterday by
Mrs. Dolph Phipps, president
of the board of directors. Mrs.
Iverson will serve as book
keeper and day-time recep
tionist. Mrs. Mabel Houck
will remain at the club as
housemother, and will be re
ceptionist during the evening
hours.
Mrs. Putney came to the
Rogue valley in 1926. Her
parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
Engvald Iverson, organized
and conducted rural Sunday
schools in Jackson county for
the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Putney is known for her
work as a Presbyterian Sun
day, school teacher and with
parent-teacher associations
Mrs. Putney took over her
duties yesterday.
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The public is invited to at
tend an exhibit of work of
two adult education classes
to be held tonight in Room
342, Hedrick Junior High.
school. .
Women of the millinery
class will exhibit hats they
have made, and the second
class to exhibit will display
oil painting work. Refresh
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