MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1963
Classes for Mentally Retarded
Point to New Educational Trend
BY JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribunt Stafl Writer
The new trend tn education
Is to fit the class to the pupils
instead of vice versa and to
use plenty of incentive to
stimulate learning.
A good example Of the new
trend are the three classes
for Jackson county's mentally
retarded being conducted now
in Central Point.
However, vital as these
classes are to the future well
being of their pupils they are
being continually shifted
around the county because of
lack o f classroom space,
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local educators point out.
The Central Point classes
serve 42 pupils. This three-
step program aims at develop'
ing useful, productive citizens
of mentally handicapped peo
ple. History of Failures
. What is a mentally retarded
pupil?
"Applicants for the M-R or
special education classes
should have a history of edu
cational failures or noted
difficulty with subjects and
lessons," according to the
Jackson county school super
intendent's o ffi c e. Partici
pants are two years or more
below their normal grade
level. The I. Q. range is be
tween 50 to 80, based on an
individually a d m i n i s tered
mental test. Any other indivi
dual or group tests also may
indicate low performance.
To be considered mentally
retarded, a child's personal
and social characteristics may
include some or all of the fol
lowing: short attention and
memory span, inadequate
motivation and erratic drive,
tion, limited range of inter-
tion, limited range of inte-
est, limited ability to work
with abstractions and to gen
eralize, limited ability to
evaluate, limited adaptive and
associative power, slow reac
tion time, lack of originality
and creative ability.
Any one of the above listed
characterisics would make a
pupil difficult for the regular
classroom teacher to provide
adequate instruction. Good
instruction for a retarded
student requires quick-witted,
flexible teachers with the
ability to organize and who
have a personal interest in
their pupils. Such are Crystal
Wilson, Robert Wilkes and
David Harms.
Experienced Failure
"These youngsters have ex
perienced already failure in
school. I try to give them a
feeling of success," Mrs. Wil
son, the primary grades teach
er, explained. "And no matter
what they do or how they do
it, they are a success here,"
she smiled.
Mrs. Wilson, a motherly
type teacher, is noted for her
ability to draw the best
achievement from her pupils.
Her bright, cheery classroom
with its many pictures, games
and primary teaching devices
is encouraging in itself.
Wilkes, as elementary
teacher, gets down to the
fundamentals of good citizen
ship and work habits and
attitudes. His classroom re
flects this in its plain, utilitar
ian appearance. Pupils here
receive basic instruction in
handicrafts, shop work, cook
ing and reading. In shop and
cooking they learn primarily
how to take unit measure
ments. Work Part-Time
"They learn to use two
tablespoons of salt instead of
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dumping the whole package
in, for instance," Wilkes
grinned. Wilkes is a cheerful
gentleman who exudes pa
tience. Boys who are able,
work part-time with the
school janitor in operating the
furnace and in cleaning up
around the building.
Harms' program is probably
the most extensive and re
quires the most imagination,
flexibility and resourceful
ness. A slight, dark complex
ioncd young man with snap
ping black eyes and of Ivy
League appearance, one al
most expects him to jump into
his sports car and roar away
after classes. Instead, he may
be found putting in long hours
procuring materials or devel
oping new ideas that will
make his program more effec
tive. When we attended his class
he was busy explaining the
units of measurement on a
measuring tape and yard
stick and tolerances. He uses
this in his shop program in an
abandoned cabinet shop near
Crater High school. The high
school age pupils currently
turn out grade stakes and
lettuce crate shook for sale.
The boys learn production
line work, safe and efficient
work skills and habits.
Follow Strict Rules
They follow a strict set of
rules and are graded on their
job safety and efficiency on
small yellow cards . which
appear like time cards used
in the nearby sawmills. This
is a new program started to
give the boys some incentive
in developing into productive
workers.
They are graded on a point
system. After accumulating a
certain point total they will
be paid a small hourly wage
for their work. Unsafe work
ers are not allowed to use the
power saws.
The girls receive home
economics training In select
ed homes and in small groups.
They learn housekeeping,
cooking, sewing and child
care. They are not allowed to
be used as babysitters by the
woman they work with, how
ever. Uutimale goal of this over
all program in Central Point
is to eliminate the distinction
of mentally retarded or spec
ial education classes so that
everyone is blended into gen
eral society according to
ability. Given the training and
opportunity to work, the re
tarded can become productive
citizens. .
Price of Aspirin
Topic of Hearing
Washington-OIPD-The Amer
ican Medical Association con
firmed today that aspirin is
aspirin, despite the price.
Sen. Pat McNamara ID-
Mich.) asked AMA spi kesmen
about aspirin during a hear
ing Tuesday by a special com
mittee on aging. He said the
committee had investigated
aspirin prices and found that
name brands sell for as much
as 3' 4 times the price of un
known brands.
Oliver Field, director of
the AMA's Department of In
vestigation, said all aspirin
must meet the tame require
ments in order to be sold, and
people might as well buy the
cheaper product.
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But to claim it, you must be able to offer proof you bought it.
When you buy it from us, you get that proof. But when you buy
it at the corner grocery, or in a department store, or in a restaurant,
you are likely to forget about it.
That goes for a lot ot other thing, too such as antiseptics,
cough and cold preparations, laxatives, and so on.
Our customers like to buy nil of their drug supplies from us,
because they know they will get the benefit of a complete record of all
purchases of a deductible nature.
Our customers get an annual statement (mailed in February)
vhich tells them how much they spent on drugs of a deductible nature.
It's called a DrugTax record, and we offer it to our customers free
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a store that gives you a DrugTax record. Come income tax time, it
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Try and Stop Mc
By BENNETT CERF-
MYRON COHEN tells about a fellow who was having a
running battle with his landlord. "I'll tell you how I
keep my landlord in line," volunteered Myron. "You just
Three weeks later Co-
I i ii.:- - t NT
I1CJ1 guv U1U liuvs uuut
his friend: "I took your
advice, and I expect no
more trouble from that
dirty landlord. Sincerely,
Joe Schwartz. Sing Sing
Cell Number 208."
Lowell Thomas once
bought an estate wav up
the Hudson. Asked, "What
ever Induced you to buy
property in this remote and
undeveloped section?"
Thomas admitted ruefully,
"One of the smartest men in real estate I ever encountered!"
P. S. The property has since gone up ten-fold in value.
Jack Benny swears that In one swanky restaurant in Florida,
he told a waiter, "Boy, am I hungry thia morning! Bring me
about ten dollars worth of scrambled eggs and bacon." The
waiter replied frigidly, "I'm sorry, sir, but we do not serve half
portions here."
Carol Charming defines Reno as "the city of otherly love."
C 1963, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by King Features Syndicate
Cooperation Among
Industry, Agencies
Noted in Talk Here
The "outstanding coopera
tion" existing between the
local lumber industry and the
Rogue River National forest
was commended here by Car
roll E. Brown, forest supervi
sor, when he spoke at a meet
ing of the timber committee of
the Southern Oregon Conserv
ation and Tree Farm associa
tion. The mutual exchange of
ideas and discussion of prob
lems is beneficial to both in
dustry and the agencies in
volved, Brown staled. He
specifically complimented the
members of the timber com
mittee and the chairman, Bob
Nelson, Medford, for inviting
the representatives of the pub
lic agencies to attend t h e ir
meetings.
A similar appraisal of the
relationship existing here was
given by John Carnegie, rep
resenting the Medford office,
bureau of land management.
He suggested that the "cooper
ative spirit" prevalent here
could well be copied by other
lumber areas in the country to
good advantage.
Suggestions made by the
public agencies, In response to
a request from the timber
committee, led with adequate
advance planning by the log
ging contractor to allow for
the office work entailed in re
quested changes in contract
terms.
Closer inspection of the actu
al contract by prospective bid
ders on timber sales to pre
vent later misunderstandings
on terms also was recommend
ed. Greater attention to the
assignment of highly trained
personnel to the job of build
ing fire lines around sale areas
slated for slash disposal and
tighter supervision of road
maintenance on sale sites also
was asked by the public
agencies.
Nelson assured the repre
sentatives of the forest service
and the bureau of land man
agement that the timber com
mittee would continue the
same cooperative approach to
mutual problems in the future.
Meetings between i n d u stry
and the agencies are planned
again for this year, he report
ed.
4-H Club News
Central Point Trail Blaiers
Thi Trail Blazers 4-H clubs
monthly meeting was held at
the home of Pam Peters rec
ently.
The meeting was called to
order by President Linda
Corey. Secretary Janet Oluf
sen called the roll and dues
were paid for the year.
The 4-H pledge was led by
Elin Livingston, the flag sa
lute by Nan Burgoyne.
Virkl Caldwell gave a talk
on horse conformation.
Roger Sutton will, give an
oral report of the quarter
horse at the next meeting.
Vicki Caldwell and Linda
Corey will give a demonstration.
The next meeting will be
at the Petersons' home Feb.
14.
7
Bunen Dutzen
Tho Buzzen Duzzen 4-H
club held its meeting at the
Evans Valley school Monday,
.Tun. 7. The meeting was call
ed to order by Connie Weide,
president, the minutes were
read by Betty Taylor, secre
tary. After a short business meet
ing we started work on our
community service iroject of
making stuffed toy caterpil
lars which will be given one
of the local hospitals for
their children's ward when
they are finished.
Refreshments were lurnisn
a h nhnnril Bender and the
meeting was closed with a
song.
Judy Gilmorc,
Reporter
Snippy Sewers
The January meeting of the
Snappy Sewers 4-H club was
held at the home of Mrs. Shop
pard, our loader. The meeting
was called to order, 8nd roll
call and the minutes were
rend.
Under old business we dis
cussed labels. Under new busi
ness we discussed the Follies
and got some books on "How
to use the sewing machine."
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments were served
by Alicia Colley. We prac
ticed sewing on the sewing
machine.
Cathy Anhorn,
Reporter
Daffy-Dills
At the meeting of the Daffy-
Dills 4-H club Saturday we
played a game In which you
had to complete names of
vegetables and flowers.
Then the meeting was calf
cd to order by President An
drea Roberts. Flag salutes
Cud-Chewen
The Central Point Cud-
Chewers 4-H club met Mon
day at the Foote Home. We
watched a movie entitled
This is Oregon", before the
meeting.
James Anhorn called the
meeting to order. Flag salutes
were led by John Shephard.
Minutes were dispensed with
as the secretary had moved.
Mrs. Anhorn called the roll.
Under new business we
elected a new secretary,
Christine Slith; voted to send
one dollar for a CARE pack
age to South Viet Nam, and
decided we wanted to con
tinue the Friendship Follies
if possible.
Meeting was then adjourn
ed. "This Is the Dairy Indus
try was our second movie
while we enjoyed refresh
ments served by Carole Foote.
Cathy Legler,
Reporter
were led by Ricky Korner.
The minutes and roll were
called by Cathy Anhorn. The
leader distributed new calen
dars and records.
Refreshments were donated
by John Fleischer.
Lee Korner,
Reporter
Rain Defection
Device Tested
Washington-flJPfr-The Weath
er Bureau announced today
that it Is testing a new rain
detection device which could
improve river and flood fore
casting.
The bureau said the new
radar Instrument can measure
rainfall as far as 100 miles
away.
'From a single, convenient
location, it will provide in
stantaneous measurements of
precipitation at many points
over a broad area," the bu
reau said in a statement.
It said the new device con
verts the intensity of radar
echoes from 150 points over
a river basin into a pattern
which can be displayed on a
map at a river forecast cen
tcr.
The agency said the new
device would be tested at Its
radar research laboratory in
Norman, Okia.
LEAVES THE SINK
London - CPU - Ivy Sage
won a divorce on grounds of
cruelty Tuesday when she
told the judge her husband
left home after a quarrel and
took the stove.
Voice of Democracy
Contest Announced
For Area Students
The 16th annual Voice of
Democracy contest for high
school students has been an
nounced by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Contest judging will be con
ducted late this month. The
contest has the endorsement
of the U.S. office ot education
and the National Association
of . Secondary School princi
pals.
Crater Lake post 1833, Med
ford, will present the winner
in each of three Jackson coun
ty high schools, Phoenix, Cen
tral Point and Medford, a $50
savings bond.
Four college scholarships
are offered the first place
winners, who will also com
pete for a free trip to Wash
ington, D.C. The scholarships
are for $5,000, $3,500, $2,500
and $1,500.
Students Eligible
All 10th, 11th and 12th
year students in public, priv
ate and parochial high schools
are eligible for entry in the
contest.
'What Freedom Means to
Me" is the topic announced
for the 1963 contest. Each
contestant will be required to
write and orally deliver a
three-to-five minute script on
this theme. Scripts are to be
in the form of radio or tele
vision commentaries.
The winner in each school
will compete in a district and
the district winners In state
wide competition. The stale
winner's tape recording will
be entered in the national
contest.
The top winner in each of
the 50 states will receive a
free trip to Washington, D.C,
next March. The national win
ners will be announced dur
ing the ceremonies in the na.
lion's capital.
More Than 100,000
Idled by Strikes
By United Press International
More than 100,000 workers
were idled across the land to
day by transit, waterfront,
newspaper and other strikes.
Millions of persons were affected.
A million Philadelphia com
muters had to find other
means of transportation. In
Kansas City, Mo., 100,000 bus
riders faced a possible strike.
Hundreds of thousands of
persons still were without
newspaper to read - in New
York, after 40 days, and in
Cleveland, after 47 days.
An administration official
hinted at possible White
House intervention In the
waterfront strike which par
alyzed shipping from Maine
to Texas.
Grange News
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Central Point Grange
Central Point Grange will
meet Friday, Jan. 18. Master
James Cornutt said the meet
ing will start at 8 p.m. and
will adjourn following the
short business session. The
recreation committee will be
in charge of the remainder of
the evening.
Roxy Ann Grange
New officers for the year
presided at the first meeting
this year of the Roxy Ann
Grange.
Mrs. Bruce Moffatt, the
new master, opened the
meeting, and Mrs. Clarence
Pfnlster, lecturer, was in
charge of the program. Mrs.
Paul Dalton presented a skit
on "New Year's Resolutions."
The next meeting of tho
Grange will be held at 8:15
p.m. Jan. 18. Mrs. C. A. Eden,
from the Red Cross office,
will discuss "Disaster," point
ing out the value of the
Grange in a disaster and how
people can be prepared in
case of emergency. T e meet
ing is open to the public.
Sams Valley Grange
The regular meeting of
Sams Valley Grange is sched
uled at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
19. Prior to the business ses
sion, members will hold a
pot-luck dinner at 6:30 p.m.
in the Grange dining room.
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Your Wife
The
Village
Green
On Your
Anniversary
or to rephrase the headline, whisk her
awsy to The Village Green for a second
honeymoon.
For the next few weekends we're offer
ing a special, second honeymoon rate of
$22.50, which includes a luxurious room
for Saturday night, a gourmet dinner with
a choice of chicken, prime rib or lobster,
and a continental breakfast served in your
room on Sunday morning.
As our guests you'll enjoy a wonderful
new experience in the art of living . . .
here you may golf, lounge in the Captain's
Cabin cocktail lounge, sip coffee in the
Copper Rooster, wander under covered
walkways, bowl, listen to live music,
browse in our unique gift shop, or just
relax in the elegant luxury of your suite.
Why not plan now to visit us this week
end for your second honeymoon? Remem
ber, the special "package" cost is cniy
$22.50 a couple! write, wire or phone me
as to what time you wilt arrive Saturday.
Htrry RingUnJ, jour host.
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