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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1960)
The Reader's Corner Book Reviews from the City Library, by Addie Mae Nixon, Librarian. Florence Sabin by Elinor Blue mel. For many years Florence Sabin has been a heroine to me. I was delighted to find a new biography of her. I personally feel she is one of the greatest women of our ilnal.i(inn nnrl nflM ...... V "" ' .'"""Imatic story of tins small book you can draw . . ' . your own conclusions. Florence Sabin was born in Central Cily, Colorado, November 9, 1871. She graduated from Smith College in 1893 and from John Hopkins Medical School in 1900. From 1902 until 1925 every medical stu dentman or woman had anat omy as a required subject in the freshman year and was exposed to Dr. Sabin s fine teaching. She was the first woman to receive a full scholarship at John Hop kins University. She received ..fif teen honorary degrees, and num erous prizes, medals, citations. - ana awards, bfte was called (in the 1930 s) the greatest living woman scientist (she would enjoy the scientific age of today). Hor long life was spent in teaching healing and research. She tried to find ways of making life easier and safer for both old and young. A bronze statue has been placed in Statuary Hall of them by Betty Crocker. This is a small book filled with good ideas and recipes for the homemaker. The recipes are easy and economical. Silver Answer by Marian Cas lle. The Colorado boom towns and Denver in the 1890's are the col orful crowded backdrop to the dra- young woman and her marriage. Mrs. Castle is I he author of several books about the early mining towns of Colo rado. This one is enjoyable read ing. The World of James McNeill Whistler by Horace Gregory. James Whistler was the artist to achieve British, as well as American, celebrity. This story of. his life is very enlightening. His was an eccentric personality and this book is written by an art critic, and as we -all are fa miliar with his famous art works the book is interesting' reading. Teacher Talk . . . Fundamentals: until recently, the Three Rs reading, writing and arithmetic. These are still fundamental tools without which further learning is impossible. However, in the complexity of modern times, the schools are called upon to teach fundamental skills of communication, human relationships, and understanding, which go beyond the Three R's. the National Capitol in Washing ton. A replica of this statue, one third the size of the large one, is to have a place in the new State Public Health Building in Denver. Colorado calls her its "Woman of the Century," and well they may, because Florence Sabin loved the world and every body in it. New Books at the City Library The Nightingale by Agnes Sligh Turnbull. This is a romance written by the author of "The Golden Jour ney" and "The Gown of Glory." Her books arc always popular, and this one's setting is the early 1900's and laid in the small town of Ladykiik. The young heroine owns a wonderful mechanical nightingale. It is stolen, and the solution of this mystery is part of the romantic story. Embarcadcro by Richard H. Dillon. : Being a chronicle of true sea adventures from the Port of San Francisco, this book contains a baker's dozen of true adventures of the sen, taken from ships' logs, manuscripts, newspaper accounts, and historical records. This is a good book for a man. In fact, I found I could hardly put it down. Yankee Kingdom by Ralph Nad ing Hill. A book about Vermont and New Hampshire. Stewart Holbrook says of this book "An authentic and entertaining account of the most thoroughly Yankee region of New England." There arc many anecdotes, tales of Indian mas sacres, and the exploits of Ethan Allen, and many others. The Seven Ages of Woman by Elizabeth Parker. This book seeks to establish a foundation of fact for the under standing of the normal ex periences common to the great majority of women. It traces wom an's development physical, psy chological, and spiritual through the seven stages of her life. This is a very fine helpful book written by a young woman doc tor. The Father. Inciters to Sons and Daughters by Evan Jones, edilor. This book contains letters writ ten by famous fathers to their children. An unusually engaging book, it presents a memorable portrait of men in what should lie their finest role. The Lovely Ambition by Mary Ellon Chase. This new novel by Mary Chase is a completely absorbing family chronicle. The setting is half in England, and half in the State of Maine. Miss Chase knows both places well. She is the author of manv books, and writes very, very well.' Guide to Easy Entertaining. BACK S. KOREA WASHINGTON (AP) The United Stales Thursday strongly backed membership in the Uniled Nations for- South Korea. A joint statement issued after a meeting of Secretary of Stale Christian A. Herler and South Korean Foreign Minister Yil Hyung Chyung re ported this and also said every effort should be made to achieve the unification of Korea in accord ance with the pertinent Uniled Nations resolutions.' Two and one-half times as many Americans died of cancer dur ing World War II as were killed in action in the armed forces Intelligence Quotient: commonly referred to as IQ the ratio be tween the menial age as meas ured by a standard test and the chronological age. When the men tal age and the chronological age are ttie same, the IQ is said to be 100 (the IQ range from 90 to 110 is usually thought of as average. ) "teachers' aides" who are indi viduals, without professional pre paration, assigned to give secre retarial assistance to classroom teachers. Social Studies: subject mailer that provides understanding of man's ways of living, his basic needs, how he meets those needs, and the institutions he has de veloped. Social studies may in clude history, economics, geo graphy, civics, sociology, and cur rent events. student . . . and his parents . . , make decisions in these areas. He may also identify students who need special help (such as med ical, psychiatric and occupa tional), and suggest how the necd ed help can be obtained. Herald i News November 13 Page 12 Guidance Counselor: a specialist on the staff of many secondary and some elementary schools, who advises students on vocational, ed ucational, health and personal ad justment problems, and works closely with teachers to help the! Farmers! Ranchers! Stockmen! SEE JUCK Your Truck! JUCKELAND MOTORS, Inc. Your International Dealer llrh & Klam. Ph. 2-2581 Out-of-class activities: school ac tivities outside of regular class room learning experiences. Of ten they are an outgrowth of class interest. Examples: stu dent councils, clubs, and athletics. Often referred to as "extra cur ricula!-" activities, these are now considered an important part of the curriculum in teaching citi zenship, sportsmanship, and de veloping a variety of understand ings and interests. Secondary- education: usually refers to grades 7-12 or both jun ior high schools and senior high schools (in several stales it also includes grades 13-141. Teaching aids: a term meaning any material or means used to help in learning, such as books. pictures, charts, audiovisual dc vices, outlines and maps. This term does not refer, of course, to Western Livestock Mineral Co. Of Artesia, California... Opens Klamath Falls Branch Due to increosed volume of business, a warehouse stock will be maintained in Klamath Falls of Protein' Blocks, Minerals and Blue Ribbon Yeast. This will enable some of the smaller livestock men to buy in smaller quantities and obtain immediate delivery. 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