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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1955 Schools Show Improvement Slov!y But Steadily Miss primrose, average Ameri can teacher, is braced for her annual autumn shock. She Is about to walk Into her average class room at Middletown Grade School and assume charge of her 30 students part of the nation's grade and high .school population of 36 million. In all of her 45 years, she hasn't aeen such a crowded school. Ever since her school district abolished one-room schools In favor of the larger consolidated variety, she hasn't seen such a crowd. Her room Is Number Six In a row of 10 crowded rooms. 6he will teach from the same blackboard using the same worn erasers she has used for years. She wishes she had more modern study aids, but her school district just can't af ford them on the present education appropriations. Her school could use more space. It could use more teachers. She could use a higher salary than her yearly (3818. There is a need lor equipment. She would like to see her children have psychological 'Dance1 Need Not Be Horrid Word To Children Parents who look bac on danc-iworle wilh young children where I should cover a wide range from , improvisations to simple folk . , , , i .i j 1 i, uif..i Mr I HpirplnnmrPl nl Ivwiv hkilla Irian,-. nriortl4 Ik lh ,u erniin ing school as one long series of afternoonniares ' may D incnnea to want to bypass the whole affair when their own kids get to that age. Yet grisly as the memory is to many adults little boys who clomp down on sore feet, girls whose waistlines come neatly to a boy's eye level they realize that not knowing how to dance can be even a creiter liability than the trau matlc afternoons under the knife like eye of Miss Hands-ln-Hips. Fortunately, modern educators have come a long way In learning how to avoid experiences that make one want to fade Into the potted palms. Dancing these days Is being In- after-school play group ana Brownie troop programs. It starts early, sometimes even In kinder garten, with circle dances. This way, the transition to the polished floor and talfeta sash allalrs Is prsdu.il and not such a shock to the pre-adolescent system. According to Mrs. Malvena Tal!, Director of Dance at the University of Pennsylvania, the results are good. ' Participation in dance at an early stage helps develop poise and confidence in the youngsters," Mrs. Tali says, "It gives them co ordination and preparation for so da I dancing." 'Too often children ar plunged Into social dance experience at a tage of development when they eel most awkward Bnd insecure. Mrs. Tali goes on. "Anxieties and painful 3oelal experiences can oft en De avomea dv gradual orienta tion Uirough creative and folk dance experiences." To group leaders or others who Druggists Sell Academic Aids A typical thought-wave from mothers on the opening day of school: "My, don't the children look nice today I Now If only they'd manage to stay that clean all the rest of the year , , ," That, of course, la too much to .hope tor. As the term gets going full blast, the freshly-starched look of opening day is certain to dis appear. But the battle to teach good (rooming does not have to be a loss. And the mother who plans to win it will see that her basic arsenal the bathroom toiletries shelf always is well supplied. An extra stock of toothpaste, for instance, will take care of sudden shortages, and serve as a dally reminder that the child must care for his teeth. Deodorants, lotions and powders, kept where they're always In sight, will also Joggle his memory. - a. W r . - i'ij - tevtss dancing might be helpful, Tata offers this advice: Mrs Mevelopniert of body skills, 'Danceirhylhmic analysis and dramatic 1 Mil W'-W a '. - t li BKOWNIt boOUTi tHJOl dancing after school, but they re elto learning co-ordination, rhythm and teamwork at the same time. This is the kind of activity that helps younger kids learn turn-taking without tears. Record player supplies music. dancea adapted to the age group of the childien." She also offers these practical tips for those who want to adopt ihe dance as a troop or club project; 1. Clap the thythm of the dances and identify the meter. 2. Read up on the background of the dances to make them more interesting to the children so that they will know their nationality, period and costume. 3. Make up a "dance story" which would include the folk dance. 4. Have the more interested youngsters create "variations" on the folk dances, mixing them with their own expressive movements and "tricks," such as turns and acrobatics. To thore who see a practical pit fall In tivinz to hunt up a mother or interested person who can pound the piano, there is an answer. A tape recorder may possibly be borrowed. This can be used to tape suitable music from the radio or ironi a local piano teacher. For an even lower budget investment. small portable record player. one such as Philco makes, and a collection of folk and ethnic rec ords can supply highly sattstactory music. guidance and medical and above what she can give them In the classroom. Slit; sighs and thinks of the bright ray in the bleak picture. She is grateful for the increasing interest of the parents in the school. She is grateful for the larger crowds the PTA meetings and for the many eager mothers and fathers who frequently consult with her. As she enters her room and greets the new crop of students lor the first time, her practiced eye runs across the class. The wide-eyed girls are sitting there, neatly dressed in their wool skirts and clean blouses. And the boys are squirming in their seats, some in blue Jeans, others in regu lar long trousers and jerseys. She can see the usual crop of readers, mathematicians, scientific minds, and other diverse interests. She wishes that there could be individual guidance and more con centrated Instruction for each one of these children, so full of dor mant potential. But there are so many children and so few teachers and counselors. She is grateful for many extra- over currlcular developments: for Darents who are watching what their children read: for the homes with a place set aside to study: for the proper lighting in that home study corner. Her eye runs along the neatly placed row of gleaming lunch boxes set at the back of the room. She knows that nutrition-minded parents sre packing more meats and greens than ever before. She Ihinks of the signs on the street outside the school reading "Slow ... we love our children." And she is grateful for the well marked white-lined crosswalks, policed by student monitors, that make it sate tor ner ennaren 10 cross the streets. The well-policed playground with its safeguards for happy recreational hours are a stop beyond the days of too many skinned knees and bleeding head gashes. But, when something does go the wrong, she knows that there.ls first aid equipment available. She only wishes that her school had a dis pensary with a trained nurse like some of the larger buildings. She hopes that her healtb-and safety minded community will provide for this one day soon. Miss Primrose looks down at her somewhat battered desk and sees the notation that a speaker from the library will deliver her first talk of the semester on Wednes day. The increased emphasis by the community on culture, both in the school and out, makes' her think of the days not so long ago when there wasn't much such op portunity available. Every aspect of tbe students' life, both In their homes and at school, interests her. She knows that it all fits into a pattern that makes for a better student and a well-adjusted young person. Fine food, clean and comfortable clothes, adequate medical care, proper safety measures, and pro per home study aids all fit together to make it easier for her to mold these children into successful, happy young men and women. wnen uie uuiu tuuica irora a well-adjusted, orderly home, Miss Primrose knows that it is much easier for him to learn how to get on In today's world of complex relationships. As she raps on her desk to bring order for the first lime during the new semester. Miss Primrose once more sounds the signal of "Back to School." SCHOOL SECTION Glamor-Glitter Sparks Teen-Age School Costumes Costume Jewelry Has Lasting Charm INS .i:,4VANY-; , is Jr i r-- w : ' 43 1 SCHOOL-AGE jewelry news notes are: top left, Prims buttons with pals' pictures: top right, dull finish topai plastic beads and earrings by Volupte; bottom, left, Coro's huge disk necklace and earrings; bottom right, Hamilton's watch with alligator trap. . , Fashions in clothes to a large ex tent dictate fashions in Jewelry. And this fall, school fashions for teen-agers call for more jewelry. The Jewelry Industry Council points to the popularity of French cuffs for men and of neat, man tailored shirts for women. Both of these styles mean cuff links in wide variety for back-to-schoolers. Cuff links for young ladies in many, cases Include matching ear rings and cameo pins. The bar pins or brooches provide the finish ing touches to the shirtwaist fashions. Plastic beads in popular pastels, like Volupte's. with earrings that match, are high style for the tunic and sheath fashions that need a touch of texture and gleam to com plete them. Overgrown jewelry for under stated women's styles is a news note this fail, too. Long beads or tremendous disk necklaces and ear rings, like Coro's, have great inter est for wear with the smooth look. Watches, of course, are tbe basis of the Jewelry wardrobe of most teen-agers. Many are graduation and birthday presents. But many other children will buy watches with their summer savings to start the school year off on time. Good news for youngsters planning such an investment are two new watches Just Introduced by the Bulova company. One for men and one for women, they are both budget priced for a 17-Jewel movement. Watch bracelets are also coming in for great interest. Many teen gals who own a larger watch dress it up with a dress-up watch strap for parties and use a more practi cal one when going to class. Charm bracelets have Uielr perennial appeal to school girls. The more Jingle and jangle the better. Many young ladles have been building bunchy charm brace lets over birthdays for many years. A suitable charm might celebrate entrance Into the senior year or a scholarship. lit ORAL h vgiene is taught i n many schools, but Sis needs ! tools like dental floss at home to encourage good habits. One Necessity Is Dental Exam of A word to Ihe wise parents niiinrn renirnmg to school: A recent survey hv the Americsn Dental Association showed that the teeth of bovs nd girls between Ihe sues of live and 19-the school yearsreqiilre more fillings than any olher. The peak of riecav oc curs during the hish school period This indicates clearly that the rare which their teeth get now will determine, to larpe extent, their dental health for the rest of their lives. 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