Intentional Failure
By Good Student
Result of Pressure
. By DAVID NYDICK
UPI Education Specialist
,', Occasionally an outstanding
Itudent may bring home un--:
usually low grades on his re
port car. The child intention
ally failed a test or missed
answers. Don't be surprised.
This unfortunately is a prob
" leni in some schools.
J The basis of the problem is
' social pressure. The feeling is
that other children will not
be friendly with a good stu
' dent. They will make him an
, outsider. This is strong pres
sure for any pupil.
This type of problem us
ually is started by students
who are not doing well in
their own school work. They
.are trying to build their own
stature. The problem becomes
serious when the better stu
dents do poorly so thaty they
' can be part of the group. It
is important to teenagers to
be liked.
' Recognition Not Easy
Parents will not find it
easy to recognize this prob
lem. Their child will not read
ily admit he intentionally got
poor grades. You will only
' be able to tell by observing
an unusual drop in marks
without any obvious reason.
' If you think this problem ex
ists don't waste any time in
' getting it. corrected.
There are various factors
to be considered. It is not a
.minor difficulty for a child
to work out. If he believes his
acceptance depends upon be
: ing a poor student, there cer-
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tainly can be an effect upon
his grades.
As a parent you should
have a talk with your child.
Explain that such actions are
wrong and not really the an
swer. The student who has
the ability to be outstanding
has a responsibility to him
self and society to achive at
his best possible level.
Should Not Brag
The question will arise as
to how he can keep his
friends. Perhaps he is partilly
at fault. He should not have
a superior attitude because of
his success as a student. He
should not brag. Of course it
is not something to be asham
ed of or hide. It might also
be explained that there is
no great loss by not being a
part of this type of group.
This is fine if there are other
groups for companionship.
The school should be' made
aware of this situation. This
can be done through the
school guidance counsellor or
other school officials. Teach
ers can avoid making 'com
parisons in the classroom.
When a child is held up as
an example for others to fol
low, jealously can make him
the point of this social pres
sure. Other parents can help.
They can discuss the prob
lem with their children. Per
haps such a cooperative effort
may be successful. The PTA
may be able to sponsor such
an approach.
The problem obviously is a
difficult one to recongize and
correct. The most effective
approach is probably through
helping your child . under
stand and face the problem. ,
VANITY SATIFIED
Los Angeles-OIPD-A 33-year.
old woman, whose driver's
license was revoked for
"fraudulent conduct" because
she told the department of
motor vehicles she was 25,
Thursday sought in court to
have it restored. Mrs. Sumi
Valla said she gave the false
age to "satisfy my vanity and
for no other reason."
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In Groups for Safety
Clean-Cut Men Making
Out of Careers as Folk
By DICK WEST
Washington (UPI) I can re
member when a folk singer
was a guy who wore dirty un
dershirts. H e
played the
guitar "by
e a r," which
probably
sounded b e t
ter than if he
had used his
hands. He
could sing all
102 verses of
west "Lonesome
Freight Train" and insisted on
doing so. In some states, this
was recognized as grounds for
divorce.
Almost every community
had a folk singer, along with
a town drunk and village id
iot. In many communities, all
three of them were the same
fellow. '
Folk singers performed
mainly in talent shows staged
in the high school gymnasium
to raise money for the volun
teer fire department.
They war not paid foi
these appearances, but as a
reward for their services
they were allowed to start
two fires.
Fortunes
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All of this, as anyone who
has looked out the window
lately is aware, has drastically
changed. Folk singers now
travel in groups, partly for
harmony and partly for safe
ty. Clean-cut young men in Ivy
League clothes, who studied
business administration in col
lege, are making fortunes by
musically recounting the mis
fortunes of immigrant coal
miners. .
Their link with the working
class is authentic, however.
They have calluses on their
string plucking fingers and
they wear, union-made neck
ties. Which are real sincere.
As much as any group, and
more than most, the Kingston
Trio is responsible for the folk
music transformation. Having
been together for five years
now, the Kingstons are re
garded as the elder statesmen
of the new breed.
Thit makes them a prime
target ot the traditionalists,
", as I found out in the course
of a talk with the Kingstons,
who are appearing her this
week.
"Everybody is a self-aP'
pointed folk music expert
nowadays," said guitarist Nick
Reynolds. "Right now it s
very 'in' to put us down as
prostitutes of folk music." .
"If we so much as add an
E-minor to 'Dear Betsy,' they
picket our next concert, said
guitarist Bob Shane.
"With some of them, folk
music is almost like a reli
gion," said guitarist John
Stewart. "If they served com
munion at concerts, half of
the audience would be up at
the rail." . " ,
The mention of religion
started a discussion of the ris
ing popularity of gospel sing
ers on the night club circuit.
"A bartender told me that
people drink more during gos
pel songs than at any other
time," said Frank Werber, the
trio manager. "Almost any
day now I expect to see some
cabaret change its name to the
'First Baptist Saloon'."
31 Hospitalized
In Gas Explosion
Hastings, England fUPIl At
least 31 persons were hospital
lzed today with Injuries in
curred during three huge gas
explosions along this channel
resort town's waterfront
Thursday.
Authorities estimated that
the series of blasts injured a
total of SO persons and de
stroyed the homes of 30 fam
ilies. The explosions were be
lieved caused by a broken gas
main.
"The scene looked like a
wartime bombing raid," one
eyewitness said. Most of the
victims were vacationers cut
by flying glass.
Police said the first explo
sion rocked the Winchester
restaurant and set it afire.
Ten minutes later another
blast ripped through two
houses on the waterfront, fol
lowed by a third explosion in
another restaurant down the
street.
A hotel, shops and still an
other restaurant were heavily
damaged by the explosions
and fire, police said.
Showers Soak
Southern Plains;
Streets Flooded
United Press International
Showers soaked the south
ern plains today, but a crop
stunting drought continued its
rise toward the danger level
across the Midwest.
Light drizzle fell in south
ern Kansas and eastern Okla
homa and northward into
parts of Iowa, North Dakota
and Minnesota during the
night. Thunderstorms swept
Georgia and Florida.
Heavy rains Thursday sent
creeks and streams surging
down the main streets of
many Kansas and Oklahoma
towns.
Gypsum, Kan., was hardest
hit, with about five feet of
water spilling from Gypsum
creek after a 12-inch rainfall.
About 18 inches of water
filled the streets of Durham,
Kan. Numerous highways
were closed across Kansas,
and National Guardsmen aid
ed residents in flooded areas.
The Weather Bureau said
up to a seven-foot overflow
was expected at Towanda,
Kan., on the Whitewater riv
er. The Chikaskia river at
Blackwell, Okla., and the Cot
tonwood river from Marion to
Emporia, Kan., were expected
to reach or exceed flood stage.
The heavy rainfall measure
ments Included 9.43 inches at
Hillsboro, Kan., and more
than 6 ',2 inches at Enid and
Blackwell, Okla. But the Kan-
sas downpours failed to help
the southwest part of the state
where crops have been, hard
est hit by the drought.-
Nearly 2 13 inches were
reported in six hours at Vero
Beach, Fla.. and 70-mile-an-
hour winds' whipped quarter-
inch hall and more than one
inch of rain in less than an
hour at Lamar, Colo. -
Many sections of the Mid
west sought federal aid to ease
a drought that has curtailed
crops and disrupted planting
schedules.
Second Cover Spray on
Pears To Be Applied
The second cover spray on
pears should be applied as
soon as a spider mite spray is
needed or by July 25, accord
ing to Dr. Peter Westigard,
entomologist Southern Oregon
Experiment Station, and C.
B. Cordy, county extension
agent.
This should be the last
spray for codling moth and
psylla, they said.
For .orchards with a crop,
it Is recommended that six
pounds of Guthion and a4 pint
of 40 per cent TEPP be used
per acre in not to exceed 300
gallons of water. This should
be applied on a quiet, sunny
day when temperatures are
above 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
This will control codling moth
and psylla for the remainder
of the season.
However, to control spider
mites it will be necessary to
repeat the TEPP spray in
three to five days spraying
down every other tree row,
they said. If maximum tem
peratures are below 80 de
gree Fahrenheit, the time in
terval should be increased to
seven days. ,
On winter varieties, the ad
dition of seven pounds of Zi-
ram per acre on winter vari
eties will help reduce storage
rots, Cordy said.
Where there are not enough
Bull, Car Involved
In Highway Mishap
An accident involving a
black Angus bull and a car
was reported on the Sams Val
ley highway 15 miles from
Gold Hill yesterday, state po
lice reported.
The bull was owned by
James C. Wilson, route 1, box
578, Eagle Point. . .
The car was driven by Jack
Marshall Blake, 45, of 1050
Southeast N. St., Grants Pass,
officers said.
The hood of a car driven by
Gladys Agnes Davis, 64, of
route 1, box 203, Gold Hill,
was damaged when a tractor
with shovel and back hoe and
the car met head-on at Depoe
and Madrone sts. in Rogue
River yesterday, state police
said.
The tractor was operated by
Orville Ray Mllburn, 31, of
1900 Regina Way, Grants
Pass, police said.
fruits present to muke a crop.
a spray ... of five pounds of
Guthion. and H pint of 40
per cent TEPP per acre is
suggested. This should control
psylla and hold codling moth,
within reasonable bounds. A
second spray of TEPP will be
required to control mites.
It is pointed out that as
TEPP is an organic phosphate,
it should be used with care by
the operator and with consid
eration for others.
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Complaints Filed
Seeking Damages
Two complaints, both seek
ing damages due to automo
bile accidents in . Jackson
county, have been filed in
Jackson county circuit court.
Seeking $50,000 damages
and medical, expenses is
Joyce Morrill, Gold Beach,
as the result of injuries suf
fered in im automobile acci
dent Aug. 9, 1961, at the In
tersection of First and Main
sts., Ashland. .
Defendants in the case are
Michael Edd Rountree, driver
of the vehicle which hit the
car .in which the plaintiff was
a passenger, and Mr. and Mrs.
Edd E. Rountree, 552 Beach
st Ashland.
According1 to the complaint,
the Rountree' vehicle struck
the rear of the car in which
Joyce Morrill was a passen
ger when it stopped at a stop
sign on First st.
In the other complaint, Jo
sephine Peters, Camp U Rest,
Phoenix, seeks $20,000 dam
ages and $300 medical ex
penses from Ross M. Connor,
2976 Old Stage rd as the re
sult of an accident July 14,
1961, at the intersection of
Beall lane and Hanlcy rd.
In both cases the plaintiff s
charge the defendants with
negligence while driving.
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