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Every Popular Toy Is 'Educational1- But Some Are More Potent
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Thrill of the Two-Wheeer-
Think of Safety When Buying Bike
IS IDAHO NEXT TO Montana or South Dakota? Lots of people,
long out of school, haven't the faintest idea. A reasonably easy
way to grasp the location of the states, learn their capitals and
important products is with a boarr! game.
Every good toy has its "educa-l 1. They appeal to the child, not
tinnal" asnrrtx. If nari-ntd craMi necessarily to ine aaun.
this idea, they will be spared the
needless work of hunting down
toys that seem improving only to
find th?t the child won I take to
It at all.
From the first squeaky animal
that Allows the child to fuid out
how his hands work up to the com
plex scale models that practice a
teen-ager's expert manual skills,
every toy is part of learning. Chil
dren learn through playing all
through their lives.
Here are the requirements for
good toys and play materials, as
compiled Jn the "Encyclopedia of
Child Care and Guidance":
2. They are suitable to the child's
abilities, physical and mental.
They should not be so large, so
heavy or complicated that the child
cannot handle them.
3. They should stimulate the
child to try to do things himself
rather than be a passive onlooker.
4. They can be used in several
ways ruther than only one or two.
6. They work as they are sup
posed to work and do not get out
of order easily.
6. They are safe, with no sharp
protrusions, rough edges, or harm
ful coloring matter and sturdy
enough for rough handling.
s parents, familiar with their
HE MAY blow up the place,
but meanwhile, he's learning
chemistry at home with the
classic kit.
child's play can see. this includes
kitchen pots and pans, a stool or
a leaf as much as it includes com
plex expensive toys.
School age toys generally per
tain to gaining skills and main
taining a child's place in a group.
Roller skates, a bike, 'jump rope,
war games all are skills that chil
dren undertake to learn when they
enter the school world.
Things that the child docs in
school are attractive at home.
Paint seta, modeling clay and
games of house fall into this cate
gory. 8tix-0-Paint, by Milton Brad
ley, can be used as crayons, water
color or fingerpainls and might
help the budget-bound family to
give a youngster different kinds of
painting at home.
IF BUSTER IS MAD to drive a sports car to school, perhaps he
can be diverted with a scale model to put together. It may
keep his hands off Dad's car, but Dad certainly won't return
the compliment he'll help.
Blocks are appealing to nursery
schoolers and kindergarteners.
Bigger blocks for little children is
the rule. When they get to building
realistic structures. Anchor Blocks,
by A. C. Gilbert, may be Just the
thing.
Boa id games start to be interest
ing from the age of seven on. At
first, they should be games of pure
chance, where the child has an
equal chance to win. Later, skills
and knowledge can be incorporat
ed. Board games involving the
states or money can be fun later
on as the child develops the neces
sary knowledge. .
As girls get interested in dra
matic piny and dressing up, boys
get Interested in tools and building
things. Models that can be built
with increasing difficulty are fun
here. Docpke's Jaguar model inter
ests the car-minded boy. Chemistry
sets, like the classic Gilbert one,
cooking and sewing sets command
more interest as kids move on
into the world of adults.
But child-test every toy. Don't
expect Junior to like what you like.
He is an individual.
Schools may have changed, and vice and now they've been made
teaching as well, but the favorite
transportation system , of millions
of U.S. students still is a two
wheeler bike.
In many suburban and rural
areas where bus transportation
does not fill the bill, a bike is not
only a pleasure item,' it is also a
basic necessity. Ditto at many a
college which boasts of a sprawled
out campus.
Which means that a bike's se
lection should always be carefully
made, as the youngster who rides
it in traffic will be facing serious
hazards.
The main consideration for a
child who is still in grammar
school is choosing the proper size.
If the bike is too large or small.
It won't be easy to ride and may
even lead to an accident.
Sizes are measured by wheel dia
meter. And according to the Bi
cycle Institute of America, here
are the ones you should get, for a
youngster of normal height:-
For children of six to eight, the
safest-handling bike is usually 20
inches. The 24-inch is proper for
eight-to-10-year-olds. For 11-year-olds
and up, the size should be
26 inches. And for all children
younger than six, the usual best
selection is a 16-incher with train
ing wheels.
But the question of safety does
not end with size. Included in new
designs of the better American
wheels are several important fea
tures, designed for the rider's
protection, which the wisest par
ents always will look for.
Coaster brakes, for instance, are
the bicycle's greatest safety de-
even saler. Most of the newer ver
sions can bring the bike to a stop
faster than ever before. So be sure
that the bike you buy has one as
standard equipment.
An advance of equal importance
Is a new-style low-pressure tire.
This gives better control on wet or
slippery pavements, and is made
for easier pedaling. It often can
mean the difference in preventing
a serious mishap. '
Other needed features, such as
rear reflectors and headlights, may
not come as standard equipment,
but should always be purchased as
extras" if Junior will ride alter
dark.
An especially good idea is a
strong wire basket for school books
and packages, attached at the front
or the rear. And be certain to
check the handlebar grips to see
that they're large and tight.
As far as styling goes, the choice
is unusually wide. Still the biggest
favorite are standard balloon-tired
models noted for sturdy construc
tion, and many of these have been
re-designed 10 give them a racy,
sports-car look.
JUNIOR CAN BONE UP on current events or music on the way 1
to school, when he rides this radio bike. The weather proof ,
radio is encased in the bike frame, has tuner and speaker on
the side. Radio reception within 100 miles.
Anyone Can Be A Snapshot Sniper-
Use of Flashbulbs Has Made Picture Taking Easy
It happens In a flash the nan
jnng of a shutter for a wonderful
indoor picture. There's nothing
complicated about flash snapshots.
In fact, indoor pictures are just
as easy to take as outdoor pic
tures. Most simple cameras are
equipped to take flashholders. With
a flash camera your scnool young
filer can take pictures any time
day or night, indoors or out, in
color, or in black-and-white. The
out-of-town student may be remiss
in letter-writing, but you can be
fairly sure of seeing and sharing
those school activities in snapshots.
If your youngster doesn't already
own a camera, there's a new
sturdy, inexpensive model that
really hits the bull's-eye. Tills
camera (called the Bull's-Eyc) Is
also available in a set complete
with a Midget Flnsh-hnlcier that Is
one or tne newest things in flash
The flashhoMer uses low-priced
Dtiins, so small that eight may be
carried in a pocket.
No matter the camera, picture
opportunities for the student are
many. Ho can make his own per
sonal yearbook: to supplement the
school's official record pictures of
tne class play, the big dance, com
mencement exercises even the
gang at the soda shop.
Football becomes even more fun
for spectators when they bring
along their enmeras to record the
same, with Just a llttlo ' know
how" a beginner enn develop into
a specialist, at taking action pic
tines. The Argus Sillier 15 is an
especially good Inexpensive cam
eta for young Aorls enthusiast.
The camera's f-S lens and three
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TEENAGE gatherings are more fun if a flash camera "breaks
the ice." Pictures taken at this kind of party or outing are the
mainstays of high school yearbooks and provide fodder for
teenager's bulging wallets.
simple "click" settings meet many
exciting varieties of situations
found in vigorous school sports.
Tile following are some pointers
on action photography suggested
by professionals at Argus:
1. When possible, locate your
subject to the left or rtRht of verti
cal center of picture. In a shot of
a player running, for example, this
technique nifims that space is left
In the picture for him to "run"
into.
2. For special effects, take your
football player from, interesting
angles. For instance, if you take
your football captain from below
waist-level, he'll look especially
big and powerful.
3. Although it may mean stand
ing behind the goal post at times,
maneuver yourself directly in
front of the moving subject rather
than shooting from the side; not
only will your picture be less apt
to have nnv blur, but you'll catch
realistic facial expressions.
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IMMORTAL on the gridiron,
even if he plays strictly for
the neighbors, if gal friend
uses her camera often.
4. Since football games shut con
tinually, follow along the sidelines.
To anticipate the most exciting
moments, of course, you'll need to
know the game.
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10 wear it. At left are seersucker shorties suitable for study
time before sack time. At right: the old-fashioned flannel
same guys who drive antique
Boys Shouldn't Overlook
Careers in Selling Field
When boys reach their teens. It
common for parents to start giving
'.houuht to their future careers.
"What is he going to do?" is a
question that's a poser for many a
dad and mother particularly' if
they see no sign of special tiilen'.
or interest in their young man.
But instead of pushing a boy 11110 a
tield he may not like, as is some
times done, or letting the problrm
"solve ltsell." parents and son
tilght give some thought to a ca
reer In selling.
One branch of salesmanship in
particular has proven to be a tme
one for young men. direct selling
bringing the sample luie nr.ht to
the living room of the customer.
Thousands of boys have Icuned
how to get along with all kinds o(
people a priceless lesson in lift.
by ringing the doorbells of n"igh
hors and selling them useful arti
cles. The money earned has paid
their cnlieuc tuition.
direct selling have widened, so that
high school seniors and young col
lew men are out selling such
varied items as aluminum cooking
ware, ladies' hosiery, household
brushes and vacuum cleaners.
Many bee in such work during sum
mer vacations and like it so well
that tliey coniinue on a spare-time
basis after school sessions start In
the fall.
diet I.eoi.e. who slatted selling
aluininuin ware to "cam spending
monnv while going to school."
found that he could earn enough
to pay all his expenses at State
College. Pa., with no hi-drance
to his studies. Direct selling hap
pens 10 te the type of job in which
a person can set up a work sched
ule to suit his own convenience.
"WHKHK'S MY SHIRT?"
A man's shut, worn backward, is
i a perlectly acceptable smock for
In recent years, opportunities Ini the paiiit-smeariug stage,
night-shirt, usually worn by (hi
autos.
Pajamas More Popular
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tipsurce. Alter World r II. "l a v,u u-iv ol collar styles.
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ve'.'i Murtving ui'der the c. I. Dill 1 tn.a 'trim
inp one article 01 rioimug never riMed
issued ny me Armed Korrea
pajamas. Teen-agers got used
slci piiu in their skivvies. When
they went to college, the habit
neislslcil. Fewer youngsters In the
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Two
niaii in rc-ent years have put
'no. e 01 the in Into pajamas. Mean
wlule. the older vets, more settled
sod sedate, have takeu to wearing
th"iu aciiin.
The most Inipoilant fncJor. how.
cser. has been the change in pa-Uess than Icy
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no old-iashion-d nightshirt has
found new popularity among col
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Jamas ,u, man's best mend
against the moment when he kirks
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