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Newspaper Page Text4 B SUNDAY. MAY 26. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Local Youth to Leave for Work In Peace Corps i ummm '3? is Jill FRANK ALBERT : Completes Training Filled with enthusiasm for the work of the Peace Corps and profound respect for the Thai people, acquired for the most part during a 12-week training program at the Uni versity of Indiana, Frank Al bert, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Albert, 304 South Peach st.,. Medford, leaves May 30 for Thailand as a member of the Peace Corps. Albert, who received his degree In political science at the University of Oregon last June, recently returned to his Medford home from Bloom ington, Ind., where he attend ed the Peace Corps training course for Thailand assign ments.' ..... , . He was in school there from Feb. 22 to May 17 and classes were conducted 62 hours a week. Almost half of the time, (30 hours a week) was devoted to the study of the Thai language. The re mainder of the class time was spent in presentation of hoallh practices to be observed in Thailand, physical education, study of the customs of the country and refresher courses In American history and In ternational relations. Has Taktn Shots . Albert has already taken all the immunization shots re quired for International trav el and he has started . taking his aralen pills, malaria pre ventative, and will continue taking the pills throughout the time he Is In Thailand. There is a malaria eradica tion program going on now, however, In Thailand, the Medford Peace Corps member stated. Several races and many PET TALK 3y M. I. L JUVENILE SADISM - It was with horror and revulsion that wc read of the sadistic torture of ten cats in Claromont, N.H., by seven high school boys Whose only excuse was that they wanted a thrill. It is Indeed trBglc, however, to consider how these seven boys, and countless other boys throughout the nation, are contributing to Juvenile crime. It is tragic to consider how their actions relate to the future of their families and in deed, to the whole nation. There is all too much thoughtless cruelty and ne glect of animals, but it is, in the main, neither premeditat ed nor vicious and can easily be corrected under proper guidance. What has happened? Who lias failed to shoulder the re sponsibility for these seven high school boys? What lack led to these brutalities? The conviction deepens that such crimes can only be laid at the feet of parents and teachers in falling to Inoculate moral values from early child hood and develop proper attl tiidca in those young people who may so easily take the wrong turn or the road. Such delinquency occurs In good and bad neighborhoods, alike. There is too much toler ance based on materialistic thinking, forgetting or not recognizing the importance of wholesome attitudes which make for good character and citizenship. If parents will not accept till responsibility, making use of the church, then the schoolt must. Every good educator knows that children respond naturally to animals. If this inherent interest la utilized. kindness can be substituted for cruelty. In the following years, the child will learn and understand the Interdepend ence of man and nature. Humane teaching may not be the only solution for juve nile crime but It has been proven to produce desirable attitudes toward animals, to ward classmates, toward . teachers and toward society at large. states wore represented In the class of 68 preparing for the Thailand assignment at the University of Indiana, Albert said. There were three Negroes and one Japanese and all members of the class but one had at least a bachelor's de gree from a university or college. A number of the can didates wore people working for graduate degrees. Albert placed the average age at 2.5, the oldest member of the class was 36, he recalled. He found that he was the only member of the class from Oregon but many states were represented with Call fornlans outnumbering resi dents of other slates. Interesting Instructor Kenneth Landon, one of the foremost authorities on South east Asia, whose wife wrote "Anna and the King of Siam," was one of the most interest ing Instructors. His Excel lency Visutr Arthayukti, Thailand's ambassador to the United States, spent several days with the class and pre sided at the graduation cere monies. "He was very helpful," Al bert said, "as were all the In structors, who kept the train ing on a high level. All the language Instruc tor!), the Medford appointee said, were natives of Thai land. One of the prime con siderations of the government In choosing the University of Indiana as training ground for the Thailand assignments is the maintenance there of the Thailand department Exchange Program Noted An exchange program Is carried on by the university. Many Thailand students come to Bloomlnglon to study and they form the language fac ulty... There are probably 50 students from Thailand at the university now, according to Albert. Some are working for their doctor of philosophy de grees. The university sends several faculty members to Thailand to study each year. Many of the Thailand stu dents are women. The people of the country are progres sive In this respect, Albert believes. Some are women who have left their husbands in Thailand while they study at the university. "They emphasize the Budd hist tenant," Albert explain ed, "of self discipline and self reliance." Has Great Respact "I acquired a great respect for them during my training. Their sincerity and hBrd work In helping us prepare by learning the language was a great factor In forming my opinion," he said. In describing the people, Albert said many showed a Chinese Influence. There arc 3,000,000 Chinese in Thailand, a country with a 22,000,000 population. The Thai spoken language is similar to Lao, which is spoken In Laos, and vaguely related to the Chinese. The script is a derivation of the sanskrlt, Albert said. The method of Instruction used at the university was the same method used In the armed forces schools for Instruction in language. Albert will fly from Seattle via Anchorage, Alaska, and Tokyo with 64 other Peace Corps members, all of whom will deplane at Bangkok. He gave Southeast Asia as pref erence when he applied to the Peace Corps so Is happy that he was assigned to Thailand. MEDFORD MAIL TRIPUNE. MTDFORD, OREGON SUNDAY, MAY 26. 1963 Vaughan Elected To National Group Thomas Vaughan, Portland, director of the Oregon His torical Society and well known In Medford and Jack sonville, has been elected to the national council of the American Museums associa tion. It was announced last week. The association represents all institutions In the museum field in North America, with new ones opening at the rale of one every four days. 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Reynolds, On May 2, 3, and 4, about 9.000 cliff swallows and 12 purple martins rested near the game commission area before proceeding on their migration. .'' Perhaps it was the storms in the mountains that caused the gray jay and the purple martins to descend to the val ley as this is the first report of their ever leaving the high country for our valley. As to why the much larger than usual flocks of pine siskin and goldfinch, I have no logical answer. Each spring, however, there seems to be one or two species that are unusually abundant during migration. The number of migrant species that arrive the last week in April and the first week in May Is surprising. This year the following migrants were tallied during this period: MacGllllvray's warbler, Wilson warbler, black-throated gray warbler, Nashville warbler, yellow throat, Town send's warbler, ycllow-breated chat, hermit warbler, yellow warbler, rock wren, black-headed grosbeak, Bullock' oriole, western tanager, Trail's flycatcher, western flycatcher, west ern wood pewee, western kingbird, ashthroated flycatcher, Vaux swift, lazuli bunting, and calliope hummingbird. Most of the warblers passed through Medford, this year 60 Vaux swifts were seen over East Main st. on May 8. . Although part of this period was wet and stormy, nesting seemed to progress as usual. Titmice on Rogue River drive and in Medford hatched out their young on May 13. The Bullock's orioles began building their nests near the Rogue River on May 15. On May 17, I found two blue gray gnat catchers that had just completed building their nest. Their nest is very similar to a hummingbird's nest, only a little larger and covered with lichen. E. Lasher reported on May 20 that Western tanagers were building a nest near his home in Medford. C. Richard son put out a dozen bluebird nesting boxes near Ashland, but there were no takers. I have four bluebird boxes on the Rogue with no bluebird utilization, that are being used by tree swallows. There are, however, two pairs of western bluebirds that nest In the oaks along Agate Road. May 6 was a particularly good blrdlng day at Hoover lake. There wore four dunlins, Bonaparte gull, six ring-billed gull, 60 white-fronted geese, and an unusual large flock of 45 long-billed dowitchcrs. Again on May 20 1 found an avoccl, a black tern, four dunlin, a yellow-headed blackbird and two Wilson's phalarpoe at Hoover. Both of these counts were made early in the morning; at other times I have found the lake area almost deserted except for nesting cin namon and blue-wing teal. Mrs. L. Tompkins and Mrs. G. Hartley on May 6 visited the south side of the Lower Klamath lake wildlife refuge. They reported seeing large numbers of long billed curlew, willct, avocel, greater yeuowiegs, aim wimcuumcu gecac. On the opening day of fishing season at Howard rrBine, H. Cannasto saw some sandhill cranes feeding near the west side of the lake. The cranes were the "little brown crane," a subspecie of the sandhill crane. Each spring someone generally reports seeing a rare or unusual visiting migrant to this area. On May 15 Dr. and Mrs. F. Sturges saw two male and one female or juvenile hooded orioles near their home In Ashland. F. Sturges, who is a distinguished ornithologist and biologist, points out that this is a sight record only. He states that hooded orioles normally occur only In the southwestern part of the United States, therefore, additional sightings or specimens are necessary to establish positive identification. Personally, knowing of the ability of Sturge, the distinctive marking of the hooded oriole, the mobility of birds, and the sighting with binoculars at a distance of only 60 feet, my vote la to credit Jackson county with a very rare visitor, the hooded oriole, i May 30 is bird count day lor the McCamant Bird So city. It will be interesting to compare the resulting count wun mai oi mm yen. wiivi " -- ---- ler and storlmcr at times than last year. Perhaps the com parison will give some idea just what .effect the change in weather has on tne pira population. Defects Said Cause Of Many Problems In Children s Lives By DAVID NYDICK UPI Education Specialist Hearing and vision difficul ties in children may go un detected for many years. De fects in these areas are the cause of many other problems in children's academic, emo tional, and social develop ment. What symptoms might lead you to suspect the possibility of a hearing or visual defi ciency? A child who Is having trouble with school work should receive a thorough ex amination. Many schools have regular screening programs designed to reveal hearing or visual handicaps. Screening methods are not meant to be thorough examinations. School equipment usually is not capable of uncovering all kinds of defects. The answer is to obtain a complete check up by a specialist who is equipped and trained to diag nose and treat all types of hearing or visual problems, i Specific Symptoms Naturally there are some specific symptoms of which you should be aware. Chil dren with visual detects often riM.dnn unusual reading habits such as holding written material particularly close or ar from their eyes Bnd per haps tilting their heads. Other Indications might be head aches from movies, Inability to Judge distances or catch a hull various tvoos of eve irri tations, and squinting. Al though many of these symp toms may be a result of faulty i csight. they also may be due to a variety of other causes. If there is any doubt, you should seek professional ad vice. Hearing losses often arc dif ficult to recognize. Their ef fects may be only noted In specific types of listening sit uations. Be suspicious when t j child needs constant repetl ' linn of spoken words, Is more aware of movements than sounds, ahows a strain when listening, turns one ear to wards the sound. Is inatten tive to speech, has poor pro- nounclation, has speech pror lems. has a peculiar quality to his voice, watches the speak er very carefully, and speaks too loudly or softly. Problems In either of these areas will limit academic pro gress. They will lead to emo tional and social difficulties. Early detection Is very impor tant. Guidance and correction when i child is young can avoid the development of many of these connected prob lems. Parents sometimes hesitate to face the existence of these problems. Don't jump to con clusions but be realistic and recognize the truth. If you have any reason to be sus picious, do not delay In obtain ing a full evaluation. In some cases the treatment presents hardships. It may be expensive and could mean traveling to a clinic or special school. Parents who resist treatment are not being fair to their child. A great deal of help and guidance is avail able. Your doctor or school can put you in contact with the proper agencies. Periodic check-ups are ad visable. These are part of a good health program. Teach your child to protect and care for hia eyes and ears. It is easier and better to prevent a problem than to cure it. Sfoyfon Firm Gets Wafer System Work Klamath Falls - Rex Kim scy Construction company of Stayton, Ore., has been award ed a contract for construction of a central pumping and water system In the Lake of the Woods recreation area, Winema National Forest Su pervisor A. E. Smith, has announced.