Earl Wantlands To Be
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What Children Should Leani In Elementary School
Pari One
man’s question, but much to my
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own amazement I could not give
a concrete answer, one that would
by Kenneth S. Erickson
satisfy either the business man
As you may or may not know, or
myself.
the week of November third to
My talk with the local mer­
November ninth has been offici­ chant
started me thinking about
ally designated as National Edu­
purpose of education and the
cation Week. With this in mind, the
problem of public apathy toward
one of the members of our com­ education.
If a teacher did not
munity approached me the other I know the overall
of the
day with the question, "What are educational program scope
in the ele-
you teaching the kids up there?” I mentary school in which
he works
Well, like a good politician, I
how could the community
hemmed and hawed, beat about I then
a whole be expected to under­
the bush a bit, while I collected as
it? If the public does not
my wits, and then tried to ex­ stand
understand the meaning and the
plain what I was teaching
purpose of our educational sys­
The local business man listened tem. then how can they appreci­
patiently while I rambled on in ate the problems of teaching and
exalted terms and then said fin­ the ways in which they are over-
ally, “No, I’m not interested in come?
just what you are teaching, but
these problems transfix­
what is the school trying to teach ing With
my mind like a double-edged
the children?"
sword, I resolved to do some­
After almost six years of col­ thing about the lack of know­
lege during which my main con­ ledge on both my own and the
cern had been the learning of community's part. I resolved to
how to help children learn I investigate the duty of the school
thought that I could answer the in American Life and how the
school, particularly the Vernonia
elementary school, goes about
tending this duty.
AN OVERVIEW OF
OPEN WEEKDAYS
THE JOB OF THE SCHOOL
6 A.M. TO 8 P.M.
To start with it is the duty of
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
the school not only to teach the
7 A.M. TO 8 P.M.
basic three “Rs” of the traditional
Little Red School House, readin’,
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ritin’ and ‘rithmetic, but also to
install in the minds of the child­
PARTIES OR CLUBS
ren of our community a sense of
moral and social judgement. The
SPECIAL:
school has the responsibility to
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teach them how to live with their
peers and deal fairly and honestly
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with their social equals. Social
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graces and community living are
as important to the well rounded
student as a knowledge of addi­
tion and subtraction, who George
Washington was, how to spell
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” or that sodium doride is
the chemical name for salt.
MAJOR PROGRAM DIVISIONS
The plan of education in the
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Vernonia elementary schools can
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ba divided into four major parts:
First, the primary section, which
the kindergarten
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first, second and third grades,
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second, the interm?diate section,
which consists of the fourth, fifth,
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and sixth grades; thud, the uppei
grades, which consists of the
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seventh and eighth grades; fourth
and last, but I hope by no means
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which are art, chorus, band and
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THE ROLE OF
THE KINDERGARTEN
Vernonia is unique in this area
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in the fact that it has a kinder­
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garten in association with its
public school. The state school
jaws do not require that public
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but the voters of the Vernonia
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district saw the necessity to es­
tablish such an institution in the
program
of developing
well
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rounded young citizens when
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they, some nineteen years ago,
voted to have a school integrated,
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district financed, kindergarten.
The kindergarten is a well in­
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tergrated plan of work, play and
rest. Its main duty is to teach
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social living, to teach the eager
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young pupils how to meet and
accept their peers. For most of
the children who attend this non-
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compulsory kindergarten, it con­
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stitutes their primary contact
with children of their own age
and interest level. We, who have*
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long ago lived out our childhood,
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have a hard time trying to re­
member the thrill of such a new
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grounds I see excitment cn
AS LONG AS PRESENT play
each young face. I know that th?
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joy of meeting ones peers can not
be put into words, but it is there
for those who have brothers and
sisters at home as well as for
the only child, for to deal with
children of equal social, physical
and mental development is an
experience that has no equivalent.
The children learn to live, work
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and play together, learn social
responsibility of one child for
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another, learn to cooperate with
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the group, learn to merge ideas to
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form a common plan. This is
social living in its ideal state and
the primary purpose of the kin­
dergarten.
The kindergarten,
however,
does not limit its activities to the
social development of the child­
ren. Attention is also paid to
the physical development of the
child As is quite obvious to par.
ents, the five year old child has
not developed complete facilities
of muscular coordination.
To
this end play periods stress co-
operative
tive games intended to aid
the development of young
muscles.
Jump ropes, swings,
slides, teeter-totters, blocks, mon­
key bars and the merry-go-round
all give the young minds and
muscles healthy activities.
, The development of the young
minds and bodies continues in
the class room, where hammers,
nails, saws and wood are avail­
able for the young carpenters
and clay, paints paper, crayons,
brushes, easels are provided for
the artistically inspired. All these
provide the child with the op­
portunity to learn to coordinate
mind, eye and hand in a creative,
rather than a destructive, situa­
tion.
Through story telling, pictures,
and personal observations, the
kindergarten children are brought
into contact with the world that
they will, all too soon, be enter­
ing, the world of adults.
Story time is a very important
time to the children. Mrs. Cou­
sins, their teacher, is an expert
in selecting stories that are not
only a source of enjoyment to
the children, but also teach a so­
cial lesson. Books in the kinder­
garten library are illustrated with
large, easily understood pictures
which help the children to fol­
low their teacher as she spins the
web of the tale.
In overview, the duty of the
kindergarten teacher is to be a
guide and leader to the children
and to provide them with suit­
able materials and helps in the
developing of a creative atmos­
phere. She guides the child in
nis learning of the all impor­
tant lesson of how to live, work
and play with his equals.
(Next week the role of the pri­
mary grades.)
Observance Due
For Book Week
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OES Chapter
Honors Guests
i
Mrs. B J. Horn was hostess for
the November 6 meeting of the
Vernonia Study club and mem­
bers who attended responded to •
rollcall by naming a food or
product of the Middle East. Mrs.
Harry Culbertson gave an inter­
esting view into a super market
in an oil town in Saudi Arabia.
Comparative prices of groceries
in this country and the Middle [
)
East wire noted.
It was announced that a tenta­
tive date, Thursday, December
4, has been set for the Great De­
cisions kickoff. The definite data
and speakers will be ‘announced
soon, it is expected.
Since the Columbia county ex­
tension clubs have as one of their
projects encouragement of parti­
cipation in that program, the Stu­
dy Club stated a desire for the
extension groups in this area to
act as co-hosts for the symposium.
The annual coffee hour in ob­
servance of National Book Week
will be held next Tuesday, No­
vember 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. at
the city hall. This is an affair
which the Study Club has spon­
sored for a number of years.
The next meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mrs. Dar-
roid Proehl November 20 and
Mrs. B. J. Horn will present the
program.
Barnell Singing With
Choir At OCE, Monmouth
Otto Barnell of Vernonia has
been chosen a member of the
choir at Oregon College of Edu­
cation.
The 50-member choir sings at
special events throughout the
school year. It annually puts on
a traditional Christmas program
at the end of fall term for the
students, faculty and townspeo­
ple.
The choir will join with the
band in ceremonies early next
year at the dedication of the new
$230,000 music hall at OCE which
was opened this fall.
Baby Shower Given
By Party Line Club
The Party Line club had a sur­
prise baby shower for Myrtle
Montgomery on November 6
A
variety of nice gifts were received
for her baby son. Those present
were Mrs. Violet
Fetherston,
Mrs. Betty Chambers, Mrs Isa-
Miss GotRocks has her limousine
And I have my midget machine.
An open house honoring Mr. and
I Mrs. Earl Wantland and family
| will be held Sunday, November
i 16 at the home of Mr and Mrs.
Donald Webb on Cedar street
from 2 to 4 p.m. Friends are
invited to drop in and wish them
Bon Voyage before their depar­
ture December 1 for the Isle of
Guernsey in the English channel
i where Mr. Wantland is being
sent on an assignment by the
Tektronix company by which he
is employed They will make the
trip by plane and will arrive in
I London the next day after leav-
! ing here.
bel Laurilla, Mrs. Margaret
Berg and Mrs. Shirley Hill. ~ Re-
freshments of coffee, cake and
Worthy matron and worthy
patron, Mr and Mrs. Sam L.
Hearing, used the harvest theme
Wednesday night when Nehalem
chapter, O.E.S held it's Friend­
ship night. Officers and mem­
bers of many Portland and vici­
nity chapters were present to en­
joy this special evening.
Honored were: Irene McKin­
ley, past grand matron and mem­
ber of the scholarship awards
committee;
Florence
Messing,
grand representative to the state
of Iowa, in Oregon; and a group
of "Starlighters" (matrons and
patrons of this year), Katy and
Ernest Risberg of Martha Wash­
ington chapter; Gladys Meisner
of Portland chapter; Kathryn
Hensel, Orenomah chapter; Cora
Franklin of Pioneer chapter, He­
len Hart, Minerva chapter; Edna
and Zenas Williamson, Gresham
chapter; Betty Lee and Elmer
Hevland, Rose Croix chapter;
and Jack Smith, Rose City cnap-
ter.
Two delightful trombone solos
were played by Sam Hearing III,
Apollo by Butchel and Tin Roof
Blues by Melrose. He was ac­
companied by Alvilda Hearing.
The group enjoyed Rev. Robert
Sargent's tenor solo. Bless This
House,” accompanied by Eliza­
beth Serafin.
Delicious
refreshments were
served by Marie Hawkins, Jayne
Shaw, Louise Hamnett, Stona
Serafin. Alvilda Hearing and Flor­
ence Messing, assisted by Wilbur
Davis and Sam Hearing Jr. The
tables were beautifully decorated
in fall flowers, horns of plenty
filled with fruits and nuts, by
Nell Thomas. The chapter room
was decorated with baskets of
flowers by Isabelle Brunsman,
Lottie Swanson and Jayne Shaw.
Each guest was given a Port
Orford cedar tree to plant in
their friendship garden as a re-
membrance, courtesy ot Crown
Zelfrbach corporation through
Glen Hawkins.
THE EAGLE. VERNONIA
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THURSDAY. NOV 13. 198
Cub Committee Plans Projects
The Cub Scout Committee
At the next pack meeting. Den
meeting was held at the home 3 will put on the skit and Den 5
of Mr and Mrs. Walter Work­ will serve.
Th? next committee meeting
man Tuesday evening. November will be held at the home of Mr
4 and was well attended by com­ and Mrs. Dave Brunsman. De­
mitteemen and den mothers. The licious cake and coffee were st cv -
ed by Mrs Workman.
committee has planned for a fast
er moving, more lively pack
—
meeting in the future. One new
idea which will be started at the Magician To Entertain At
next pack meeting is that of a 4-H Achievement Meeting
Cub Scout demonstrating in front
of the group something he has
The county-wide 4-H achieve­
done to help earn a badge or ment meeting will be held in the
arrow. This boy will be cnosen gymnasium of the Clatskanie
ahead of time by his den mother. union high school at 2:00 p m. N
It was decided that for a den vember 15.
to win the Mom and Dad award,
All 4-H club members who
a percentage of the parents avail­ | completed projects during 1958
able and present would be the ; will receive their achievement
deciding factor. It was also re­ pins and certificates at this meet-
affirmed that in order for the ing. One of the outstanding ma-
boys to receive any awards, that
gicians of the Northwest has
at least one parent must be pre­ been engaged to provide ente •-
sent in the pack meeting, unless tainment for the group. All par­
it is absolutely impossible, where­ ents are invited to come and shar
as the award would be held over in the fun and the rewards
to the next pack meeting.
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