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Research Reveals Interesting
Findings in Reading
Corvallis - Research is re
vealing aome new - and cor
recting aome old - concepts
about reariinm and findings
will be a help - and a surprise
perhaps - to parents, accord
ing to an Oregon State col
lege education professor who
is an authority on reading.
Dr. Ned Marksheffel em
phasized that "reading is a
continuous process, which
doesn't end at the elementary
achool, nur at the high school
level."
The appalling fact today,
however, is that some 25 to
30 per cent of American
adults can t - or don't - read
adult level materials, ho said.
And recent high school studies
have shown that many stu
dents are not up to par on the
iirst, and certainly the most
important, of the three "R's"
of education. As a result, their
total education is crippled.
First Graders
. Dropping down to the first
grade, Marksheffrl noted that
hoys have a considerably
harder time learning to read
than girls. Eighty per cent
of the reading problem cases
in the elementary schools are
boys. No one knows exactly
why, but some reasons seem
to be that girls mature faster
and spend more time "on
playing school" and such ac
tivities. : Some first graders have
problems in reading because
of physical immaturity. Kor
example, their eyes may not
be developed sufficiently.
Parents can do a lot to help
get their children ready to
read though, Marksljeffel has
tened to add. They can create
a love for stories and books
by reading to the children;
can help them build their
vocabularies by introducing
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them to new words (most first
gr dcrs know about 2,500);
and can avoid baby talk.
Brings Probltmt
Baby talk brings problems
later on when the child is
learning to read because the
"looks " of the word and the
baby talk pronunciation don't
agree.
To help develop a respect
for books, Markshcffel sug
gested that parents and chil
dren "look up" questions to
gether when the answers are
difficult. Make reading a "re
ward" sometimes, too, instead
of a duty or chore, he added.
Encourage older cHldren to
read by having good books
around and by providing a
place for them to read and
study without being disturb
ed. When the child learns to
read, don't let his reading
aloud to you be enough, Mark
shcffel staled. Occasionally
check his comprehension by
asking questions that require
thought and understanding of
the material to answer. Such
questions help the child to
realize thai reading is also a
"thinking and an understand
ing process."
If children are having ser
ious difficulties with reading
by the second or third grade,
gel competent help as soon as
possible, he advised.
Many people have miscon
ceptions about "retarded read
ers, or children who are un
able to read at a level com
parable with their age, Mark
sheffel stated. It usually isn't
just a matter of intelligence
because studies show that 80
per cent of the retarded read
ers in elementary schools arc
average or better than aver
age in intelligence. Many
other factors enter in and
competent help is needed to
overcome the problems.
Colleges are placing more
and more emphasis in reading
Chicago Dockmen
Called on Strike
Chicago -WPD- The Interna
tional Longshoremen's Assoc
iation called its 2,000 Chicago
dock workers out on strike to
day when bargainers failed
to reach agreement on a new
contract.
The Chicago stevedores
Joined 1,000 longshoremen al
ready on strike at other Great
Lakes ports.
William Green, president of
ILA Local 10 in Chicago, said
he ordered the strike because
"Ihere was just no possibility
of gelling close to an agree
ment."
The strikes on (he Great
Lakes halted handling of gen
eral cargo shipping and some
bulk cargo. Some foreign
shjps were stranded.
Concepts
methods nt training for stu
dents preparing to become
grade or high school teachers,
Markshcffel pointed out.
At OSC, all students train
ing to be elementary teachers
must take a course In method!
of reading and one in lan
guage arts. High school teach
er candidates must take train
ing in "how to teach" reading
at the high school level. And
anyone who gets a master's
degree in education must take
training that qualifies him to
give reincdi I reading help to
students.
Survey Links
Smoking With
Personality
London - (Science Service)
- A study of 2.3K0 men re
veals that the average cigar
ette smoker, pipe smoker, non
smoker and ex-smoker have
personalities that differ from
each other. Cigarette smokers,
for instance, arc more out
going that pipe smokers and
non-smokers.
The authors of the study
say the results do not prove
I hat smoking does not cause
lung cancer, but they make
more reasonable the proposi
tion that both smoking and
cancer may be related to cer
tain underlying hereditary
factors.
The study was made by Dr.
H. J. Eysenck of the Institute
of Psychiatry here and re
search workers of Mass-Obser
vation Ltd. The report that
their study lends support to
the idea that extroverts may
'live at an accelerated rate.
drinking harder, smoking
harder, living more Irregular
lives, staying up longer and
generally 'living it up' more.
'They may thus lower their
resistance to disease and ex
pose themselves more to con
ditions which may directly
cause the disease in question."
In the study, reported in
the British Medical Journal
(May 14), 31 questions were
asked the men. These in
cluded: 1. Would you rale yourself
a lively individual?
2. Are you frequently lost
in thought, even when you
are supposed to be taking part
In a conversation?
3. Do you always prefer the
familiar, the safe and sure,
to taking chances with the
new and untried?
4. Do you have any habits
like chewing pencils or biting
fingernails or things like that?
Pattern of Extroversion
The answers showed a pat
tern of extroversion among
the cigarette smokers, the re
searchers found. The answers
also "weakly confirmed" the
Idea that smokers had less
rigid personalities than others.
From the study, "cx-smok-
ers emerge as the most neu
rotic; smokers as a whole do
not appear to be more neuro
tic than non-smokers."
Among smokers, heavy
smokers were more extrovert
ed than medium smokers (15
to 24 cigarettes daily). The
medium smokers, in turn,
were more extroverted than
the light smokers.
Ex - smokers' extroversion
averaged between that of light
smokers and medium smokers
Non-smokers averaged out as
less extroverted than even the
light smokers. And pipe smok
ers were more introverted, on
the average, than any of the
other groups studied.
He will do the job RIGHT
Personable, energetic, effective State Senator Edwin
Durno is ideally qualified for the job of U. S. Rep
resentative. As a State Senator he has demon
strated leadership and understanding at
member of the Important Ways and Means
Committee, Public Health Committee,
Building and Fiscal Committee, and
a member of the Interim Commit'
tee studying Oregon'! tax struc
ture. As a physician he know
the problems of social se
curity, the mounting cost of
medical care, the problems of the x
aging, He has positive programs to
help remedy these problems. Dumo
stays on the job and gets things done.
He will devote hit energies to projects
which will bring prosperity, security end
peace to you and the nation. Vote DURNO your
United State Representative,
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The Family Council
Kdltor'i Note: Tht Family Council conlt of a Judge, a psychUtrlit,
three clergymen. a newspaper editor a women's editor and two wrlterf.
t:ach article Is a summary of an actual ase hlstorv The Council reports
on problems thai have been dealt wl b) by responsible agencies and
counselors.
Mrs. M. F.-Adele is heading!
for a breakdown.
Adele B. - I'm doing the
right thing.
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Mrs, M.F.-I am the mother
of two married daughters.
They both have young fam
ilies. I don't believe in inter
fering with litem, but I am
very worried about my
younger daughter, who is run
ning herself ragged catering
to her children.
Adele has three children, a
boy of S, a daughter of 2 and
an infant. That's a man-sized
job, especially with no help.
Adele makes things extra
hard by catering to her little
boy's every whim.
For example, he won't go
to kindergarten unless he
knows she will sit outside of
school until he comes out. He
would never find out if she
went away for an hour and a
half, but she actually sits in a
park near the school the
whole time. Then she must
rush to do all her shopping
and housework and is so ex
hausted by dinner time that
she can't even eat. She's head
ing for a breakdown.
Adele B.-Mothcr is sure she
knows everything about child-
rearing, but frankly I don't
think she did such a wonder
ful job herself.
When my sister and I were
8 and 6, Mother had to have
an operation. She and Dad
took us to our grandmother's
home and said they'd be back
in a few hours. We didn't see
Mother again for a month. It
was such a terrible experience
I promised myself 1 would
never break a promise to a
child.
My lillle boy Is exception
ally sensitive and shy. He was
terrified about going to
school, but it gives him some
sense of security to know I'm
so close. Gradually he is get
ting used to everything. As
long as he knows he can ab
solutely depend upon me he
will remain in the classroom
without making any fuss.
It's true I'm a pretty tired
mother by the end of the day,
but I feel I'm dong the right
thing.
The Council: We agree that
promises to a child should
never be broken without ur
gent reason and detailed ex
planation. It Is far more im
portant to keep a promise to
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up.
But we think that the kind
of emotional setup which
forces a parent to make prom
ises to a child is unfortunate
in tin- first place.
Promises are usually made
when the child feels mistrust
ful and fearful. They are a
concession to allay his fears.
It would be far better to avoid
this kind of situation.
Adele, for example, should
j have prepared her little boy
for school several months be
fore he started. She should
have taken him on walks to
the school and let him get a
peck inside at the children
busy at their "grownup" ac
tivities. She might have told
him that as soon as h" gets a
lillle bigger he will be per
mitted to join them.
The concession to remain
outside the school for the first
few days might have been
made if the little boy suffered
from those first day jitters,
but she should soon have en
couraged him to think of him
self as an experienced school
boy and told him she would
be outside to call for him
when he comes out - with no
explanation o' what she
would do in the meantime.
Adele reveals that the per
son she is really catering to
is herself as a little girl. This
is a mistake. Many of us have
a tendency to feel we were
deprived of our just share of
understanding and s"curity as
children, but when we are
motivated by these self -enclosed
ideas we graft our own
unhappiness onto others. For
example, Adelc's little boy
might be much less sensitive
if his mother didn't cherish
her childhood fears and an
ticipate them in him.
(Copyright 1960, General
Features Corp.)
D. CROCKETT INNOCENT
New York - H'PIl - David
Crockett, 16, was found inno
cent of illegally possessing
firearms in felony court Mon
day when testimony showed
modern bullets would not fit
his 100-ycar-old gun. Crock
ett, a New York University
student, said when he was
arrested he was en route to
sell the gun to an antique
dealer.
Almost 10 million people
belong to trade unions in
Great Britain. There are near
ly fi50 of these unions in the
country.
By Jimmy Httlo
All mom has to do is
hear about a new diet
fad and the whole darm
family ape guinea pigs
Meat Haulers
Renew 'Cold War'
Salem jUPP- Public Utility
Commissioner Jonel C. Hill
said today that the "cold war"
between motor and rail haul
ers of fresh meat and packing
house products from the Mid
west to the West Coast has re
opened. Hill said that lei-s than four
months after the interstate
commerce commission deci
sion setting motor carrier
rates for the traffic, "certain
carriers have proposed fur
ther rate reductions of ap
proximately 10 per cent on
hog carcasses and nhont five
per cent on fresh meats and
packinghouse products."
A petition for suspension of
the proposed new rates, to be
effective May 30 and June 8,
respectively, was filed with
the ICC by Hill in behalf of
livestock producers, local
meat packers, Oregon pro
cessors and the public.
Hill said the proposed rates
arc "unjust and unreasonable
and will foster destructive
competitive practices leading
to further rate reductions for
the traffic."
Midwest packers have been
able to ship their products to
the west coast cheaper than
local packinghouses can im
port live animals, process
them and put them on the
market, Hill said.
The emperor penguin, larg
est of many penguin species,
may stand as high as three
feet.
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You Just Can't Keep
A Geed Catfish Down
"I would never believe
such a thing if someone told
me, but when I see it with my
own eyes, I have to admit it's
true."
The speaker was the man
In charge of a large fish hatch-
ery where black bass are
raised for the stocking of
lakes and ponds under the
supervision of the conserva
tion department. The man had
under his direct management
three large reservoirs actually
large depressions in the earth,
that can be filled with water
and whose level is controlled
with sluice gates located at
the ends.
Put in Bass
After the ponds are filled
with water, brood-bass heavy
with roe are placed In the
reservoirs. In a few days the
bass spawn. Shortly there
after the waters of the ponds
are alive with tiny baby bass.
They are fed until they are
large enough to be removed
and sent to various lakes
where they are liberated and
allowed to grow into "fight
ing bass" for some lucky
sports fisherman to catch.
But what the manager
couldn't understand is the de
termined effort the fresh
water catfish makes in order
that it, too, can bring forth a
numerous prodigy in spite of
human efforts to discourage
it. The hatchery has no inten
tion or desire to raise catfish;
its sole interest is in the rais
ing of bass. But Nature has
other ideas.
The manager continued,
"When we are ready to begin
our regular spring program,
we drain the ponds. Then we
pull up every weed and every
spear of grass. Then we cover
the entire area with a heavy
layer of lime, until the ground
is as white as snow. The idea
is, of course, to kill off all the
harmful bacteri as well as
all forms of animal life that
could possibly pollute the wa
ter when we are raising the
baby bass.
"We leave the lime on for
several days until the sun,
and maybe a few rains, erase
all traces of the lime. Then
we feel the pools are ready,
so we fill them with water
and bring In the brood-bass.
Impossible Happens
"It's then," the manager
said, "that the impossible hap
pens. For more often than not,
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ai the end of a couple of
weeks, schools of tiny fish
that have no bass character
istics whatsoever, are swim
ming around in the ponds.
"We always know what they
are - they are baby catfish.
In spite of all our precautions
and sterilization of the pond's
? Dog Control ?
YES or NO
To help the voters of Mcdford nd Jackscn County Interpret
tht "Dog Control Measures" which will appear on the Primary
Ballot, May 20, I960, the Rogue Valley Retriever Club and
5outhtrn Oregon Hound Owners' Association present the follow
ing information:
A majority vote invokes tht State Law, which prohibits dogs
from "running at Urge."
The law defines "running at large" to mean when a dog is
off the premises of the owner or keeper WITHOUT a muzzle OR
when it is not in the company and under the control of its owner
or keeper.
Any dog found running at large may be impounded and,
if not claimed after being he'd five (5) days, destroyed.
If the dog wears a muzzle made of wire or metal, properly
fastened and strong enough to prevent him from biting or injur
ing any person or domestic animal, he may run loose without
any restraint at any time.
The fine for the first violation is $10.00, and each additional
violation will be $25.00.
The Kogue Valley Retriever Ciub and the Southern Oregon
Hound Owners' Association favor control for the City of Medford,
and endorse a "NO" vote on Measurt No. 51.
They oppose the County-Wide Dog Control Measure No. 2
for the following reasons:
Dogs are needed by farmers, ranchers, stockmen and others
outside the city in their work and for their protection. The
adopjion of this law would create a hardship for them.
Legitimate activities of hunters and other sportsmen could
be severely curtailed.
The activities of various dog clubs held outside the city
could be termed violations of this law although no harm would
come from such dog training.
Therefore wt urge tht following vote:
2 For dogs running at large Vote YES (Jackson County).
51 For dogs running at large Vote NO (City of Medford).
SOUTHERN OREGON HOUND OWNERS ASS'N
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MAIL TIKUNf, Mtjioj. Or.
Weatoeidiy, May II,
bottoms, one or more adult
catfish will have burled them
selves deep in the mud, or
even the dry ground, and,
without water or food, will
patiently await the incoming
water. Once the water is pour
ing in, they wriggle up out of
their uncomfortable beds and
lay their eggs in the water.
"In a few days," the man
ager continued, "the pond is
alive with unwanted catfish.
They grow rapidly, crowd the
available space and eat the
food, and otherwise make
themselves objectionable."
Pol. Adv., J. B. Chastain. Pres..
Rt. 1, Box 12, Central Point
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