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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
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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.
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dancing might be helpful,
Tata offers this advice:
Mrs Mevelopniert of body skills,
'Danceirhylhmic analysis and dramatic
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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
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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.
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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. H i up to you to see that It's
good.
The first step to take before a
child starts schoolward Is to have
a dentist ive his teeth a thoroush
examination.
By using some simple psyrhnl
ogv. parents can convince their
children before the first visit that
the dentist Is a friend, snd the
short time spent in his office will
not be unpleasant. Once this mood
is established, subsequent regular
checkups will not present a
problem.
VAMETT'B THE SPICE
Sandwiches can be nutritious,
filling fare for a carried echool
lunch. But as a steady diet, thev
can bore a child. Fry eat-om-of
hand foods like a piece of chicken
or turkey. Try chill or besns in a
wide-mouthed vacuum bottle. DO
break up the monotony.
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