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Opposition Told By
School Authorities
wasnmston-You ve probab-l can be valuable it used cor-
ly already heard that some roctly," he says.
tests are being criticized by The testing reDort noted
CALIFORNIA REDWOODS This grove at
Bull Creek flat, Humboldt county, Calif., is
one of many put aside as public parks to
preserve the famous mammoth coastal red
wood trees. Besides the groves in national
and stale parks, one-third of California's
commercial forests work under a tree farm
sytem set up by the California Redwood
association to conserve the giant trees.
(UPI)
California Redwoods
Liked by Americans
By RODNEY GUILFOIL
United Pren Inarnational
The California redwood has
i hold on the affections of
Americans just about un
matched by any other tree.
The famed coast redwoods
are the tallest trees in the
world and many are several
thousand years old. The mo-
torist driving along the high
ways of northern California
passes miles and miles of the
redwoods as high as 300
feet and as old as 2,200 years
The coast redwood, or se
quoia sempervirens, is found
long a narrow strip extend
lng from Monterey county
below San Francisco to the
Oregon line. The redwood
region goes inland as far as
the summer fogs exend, about
30 miles.
Easily Confuted
Incidentally, the coast red
wood should not be confused
with its cousin, the Sierra
redwood, or sequoia gigHiitea.
The giant sequoia is found in
scattered groves of Califor
nia's Sierra Nevada moun
tains, far inland. Unlike the
coast redwood, the sierra red
wood is of no commercial use.
California pioneers recog
nized the beauty and durabil
ity of redwood lumber and
the first water-powered saw
mill went Into operation In
the IBROs. Since then, the log
ging and sawmilling of the
redwood has become a major
Industry in California.
About 40 years ago, a num
ber of people began to fear
that the redwood might be
come extinct. The tree then
became the object of one of
the first conservation drives.
Right now, more than 75.000
acres of the finest stands
have been srt aside In me
morial groves and in state and
national parks.
Tree Firm System
Some years ago, the Calif
ornia Redwood association
set up a tree farm system to
solve the problem of conserv
ing the commercial redwood
forest. The system now in
eludes one-third of such forests.
Some people believe the
redwood is slow-growing and
takes a long time to mature.
On the contrary, the coast
redwood is one of the fastest
growing trees. It grows fast
for the first 80 years and then
its growth begins to slow
down.
Most young redwood trees
grow at the rate ot 1,000
board feet per acre, per year.
That means that an acre of
forest can grow1 In o year's
time enough new limber to
furnish sidings for a large
house.
CRA Impacts Farms
The California Redwood as
sociation Inspects tree farms
to see that they are operated
under sound forest manage
ment rules.
Under the tree farm sys
tem, California's redwood
trees will continue to provide
lumber for homes, schools,
churches, business and other
needs. But even more Impor-
tant-from the point of view j
oi ine visitor -It means the
California coastal . mountain
sides will he covered forever
wilh nature's cathedrals the
stately redwood groves.
Easternmost point in Mex
ico lies slightly cast of the
cily of Chicago.
Most of the main east-west
federal highways are even-numbered.
educational authorities. Don't
confuse these tests with the
tests your son has to take in
each subject to measure
whether he's mastered his
lessons.
The tests under discussion
are the "external" tcsts-the
tests, originating outside the
school, which purport to
measure the student's "intel
ligence quotient" or ability to
learn, or to measure his
scholastic achievement.
These are the standardized
tests, used as a ruisis for
scholarships or college en
trance, that have come in for
some criticism.
Earlier this year, a joint
committee of the American
Association of School admin
istrators, the Council of Chief
Slate School Officers, and the
National Association of Secondary-School
Principles is
sued a report condemning
some aspects of multiple test
ing in the schools.
Opposition Told
The report found vigorous
opposition from educators
who see great value In teste.
For instance:
Lee A. DuBridgc, presi
dent of the California Insti
tute of Technology, says that
"No major college or uni
versity seeking exceptionally
talented students could pos
sibly do its job so effectively
without such nationally ad
ministered tests."
Henry Chauncey, president
of Educational Testing serv
ice, says tests are valuable to
identify the able student, and
the student whose ability is
hidden. "The standardized
test has made a significant
contribution to the fuller and
more rapid understanding of
the individual."
Glenn R. Snider, education
professor at the University of
Oklahoma, .says the main
trouble with standardized
tests may be that educators
"are not literate concerning
the language, purposes, lim
itations and possible uses of
tests. - The tests themselves
that there are 20 national
testing programs. Since they
an aspire to measure the
same thing, there is a dup
lication. Equivalency tables
should be established, the re
port says, so that the re
sults of one test can be trans
lated as a result of another.
As it Is now, they're costing
loo much time and money.
The report also recom
mends: that school admin
istrators evaluate each test
before recommending its
adoption; that using scores on
a single test as a measure of
the educational quality .be
stopped; that scholarship tests
be administered without
charge; that students be
given" the option to refuse to
take external scholarship
tests; that scores not be used
to compare students, schools
or states; and that tax-supported
scholarships be pro
vided In the non-academic
fields, too
RAINY DAYS Pert fashion
rainy days is this cape-sleeved
coat lined with polka dots. It's
designed by John Weitz in a
rain - and - wrinkle resistant,
wash - and wear Springmaid
poplin complete with hat to
match.'
Kindergarten To
Open in Phoenix
Phoenlx-The Phoenix Kin
dergarten will open Sept. 10
at 0 a m. In the Community
club building In rhnenix.
Miss Mabel Moore, a certi
fied teacher, will be in charge
I lass time will be from 9
to 11 HO a.m. Monday. Tues
day. Thursday and Friday.
Children who will he five
years old by Nov. 15, will be
eligible to enroll.
Each child should he exam
ined by a phystrian before
the classes start and have im
munization shots brought up
to date. A signed statement
from a physician must be pre
sented for each child enroll
ing. Miss Moore said.
People interested in reg
istering children mav call
Miss Moore at SUS-I.Vta
DR. NOLES OPTOMETRISTS
URGE YOU TO SEND THE
WHOLE CHILD TO SCHOOL
it Ksr-
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it the ideal time to have your child's
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have served the families of the Northwest
for over 57 years. No appointment
necessary.
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PROJECTOR SCOPE Home movie viewing and rdilma n
easier, less fussy nnd more fun with this projector scope A
precision viewer that (its easily mio the lens of Rutin protec
tor, it operate on the principle of rear protection, eliininal
Ing the need for movie screen and darkened moms This
projector scope is being used also in school to simplify movie
showing In classe Ufing visual instruction
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SCHOOLS WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 10.
DRIVE CAREFULLY! MANY CHILDREN
GO TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME!
DON'T LET IT BE THEIR LAST! YOUR
CAUTION CAN SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE.
DRIVE CAREFULLY around schools and pi aygroundsl
Be on the lookout for children when they walk to
and from school! Your vacation from school children
is over now!
BE ON THE ALERT when you are near a schoolbus.
Of course, they have to obey all traffic rules! But,
give schoolbusses a break anyway . . . they carry
priceless cargo!
PARENTS! NEVER STOP TELLING children about the
many traffic dangers! Only then can we hope to
help reduce traffic fatalities! One out of seven
fatalities involves a schoolchild! One out of ten
fatal accidents is caused by a teen-age driver!
DRIVERS! DON'T HURRY wlipn you drive! We may
as well face it! We cannot reduce traffic casualties
unless we slow down! The lives of others are in
the hands holding your steering wheel. The minute
you may save, isn't worth the life of a schoolchild!
HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED by an expert! Any
car that is not in perfect mechanical condition is a
potential murder weapon! The few dollars you
spend may save a life!
Published in cooperation
with the Medford Traffic
Safety Council by The
Mail Tribune
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