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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1973)
VERNONIA HIGH LOGGERS Installation of Officen Slated scheduled by Vernonia Temple Pythian Sisters for next Wednesday evening, January 24, during the regular meeting which will convene at 8 p.m. Ix-ona Haverland will head the slate of officers as Most Excellent Chief, and the ceremony will be conducted by Martha Brady of Warren as intalling officer. She will be assisted by Lesta Garner of St helens as Acting Grand Senior and Cora Lange as Acting Grand Man ager Other important business is also on the agenda, along with plans for the coming year and both the out going Most Excellent Chief, Faye Davis, and her successor urge all members to attend. JV AND VARSITY VHS at PORTLAND CHRISTIAN Friday, January 19 » v i» l o m u i i i u n u m i i i n v JOIN THESE LOGGER BOOSTERS - SPORTSFANS Rebekahs, Oddfellows To Install Thursday Mt. Heart Rebekah Lodge and the Vernonia Oddfellows Lodge will conduct a joint installation of officers Thursday evening, January 25, at the IOOF Hall. The instal lation is slated for 8 p.m. Serving as installing officers for their respective orders will be Les Galloway of Clatskanie, for the men’s group; and Leona Haver land, for the ladies. CONCORDIA at VHS Saturday, January 20 IN CHEERING THE VHS TEAMS ON TO VICTORY Alice's Timbernook Claude's Saw & Service Allied J & H Lumber Co. Cliff's Sentry Market Alpine Lanes and Coffee Break Chalet Flower Shop Bellingham L o g g in g Bill Horn Ins. & Reeber Rlty. Corp. — E.P. S ta m m Farm Archie Dass Logging Davies Chevrolet Don's Auto Service Bruce Berndt E x c a v a tin g Ellson Cedar Products Brunsman Hardware & Electric Fabrics 'n Fashions Buckner Land Salvage F & E Logging Busch Logging Fisher's Electric C&C Logging General Telephone Co. Thurs., January 18 BANKS at VHS CRAIG ELLIS cans shot against Knappa JV ’s in Friday night win over the visiting Loggers. Ellis’ 10 Points for the contest, gave him second honors to high point man Gordy Crowston, who netted 13. | VHS MATMEN will go on the road this week for a pair of matches at Jefferson and Knappa. The Logger grapplers just put a third straight win over Neah-Kah-Nie January 8, and are looking forward to continuing their winning ways on the road trips. John D. Grimes John Serafin Logging Gwin Logging Saw Simple Shop International Paper Co. Keasey's Saw Shop Dan Koch, Inc. Lew's Restaurant Lincoln Savings & Loan VHS at JEFFERSON Thursday, January 18 VHS at KNAPPA Thursday, January 25 January 14, in Bess Kaiser Hospital in Portland. The baby weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces at birth and was 18 inches in length. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schwab of Vernonia, and M r and Mrs. Coville of Corvallis Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Howard Peashall of Cali fornia A first child, Alicia Suzanne, ar rived January 15, at a Bellinghan Washington hosptial for proud par ents, M r and Mrs. Steven Howell Grandparents are M r. and Mrs John Bergman of St. Helens, Robert Howell of Morton, Washington, and Cora Mae Howell of St. Helens Boasting her first great-grandchild is Mrs. Wm. Pringle of Vernonia. Other great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Eric Zatterberg of St Helens. Children > Smejkal Logging Smith & Holt Logging, Inc. Standard D airy Sunnyside Service Union Oil Company Longviow Fihro Co. Weller & Bernard! Mario's Pizxaria Michener Reforestation Vernonia Branch U. S. National Bank Mike's Tavern Vernonia Chamber of Commerce Mist Shake and Ridge Vernonia Clinic National Public Service Vernonia Drag Insurance— Dave Bn»»— n Vernonia Eagle Olympic Forest Products Vernonia Golf Club Ostrander & Son Vernonia Sanitary Service Perry'S Basketball Camp Vernonia Variety Pine Cone Wally's Exxon Service Ralph's Chevron Service Webb Logging Sam's Feed Store West Oregon Electric Ce-ep. (fourth in a series of eight) Exceptional Children-Part Two 8 HEW A H M V A L S . . . "Our Special” i Bob's Union Service Uernonfa Eagfe THURSDAY, JAH. 18. deafness, or other physical or emo tional problems, to identify a child as mentally retarded without due consideration to all phases of development, not merely IQ. If all those who scored poorly on IQ tests were suddenly to be labeled mentally retarded, there would be a few red faces and angry people since the percentage would triple over the present rate. Even Ein stein was considered rather “slow” as a boy, particularly in math. The educable mentally retarded comprise roughly two percent of the majority of students in school, al though as high as five percent have been found subnormal through re gular IQ testing, but a good per centage of these are able to keep up in the classroom and have made a good social adjustment. An educable mentally retarded child is one, who, although he will fall behind academically, will be able to become a literate self-sup porting individual, able to read the daily newspaper, to write simple letters, and able to enjoy the average cultural fare offered by magazines, books and TV. By special training he will pro bably achieve a mental age of eight to 12 years, and authorities agree that the broad goal of these children should be to develop independent living skills, the same aid as is hoped for the average child. Most individuals in both groups will marry, raise families and become independent through gainful, com petitive employment in society. The term “exceptional” is used to •describe those children whose pat tern varies from the majority of children—mentally, physically or emotionally—those who require special services or training in cer tain areas. Exceptional children fall into such a wide range of categories, not all of which need help academical ly, but may need aid in adjusting socially and emotionally to their peers, that it is hard to make a general statement on the subject. For example, both the child who suffers from cerebral palsy and the child with a superior intellect may be unable to gain social acceptance due to their “difference” ; and both children may suffer from the school materials presented in regular classes , the one may be slow, while (lie other is so far advanced as to be bored by everyday classes. Eight percent of the average school population is considered “exceptional.” A t Washington Grade School, these children attend a special class while carrying on with their regular grade assign ments; a class which also reaches those children of junior high age who suffer from severe reading disabilities. It tries to cover a great many areas, from the child who is a disruptive influence to the one who can add but can’t learn to divide—a tremendous challenge to any teach er. Miss Anna Beevor is the teacher Trainable Mentally Retarded assigned to the teaching of ex Since 1950 the growth of special ceptional children. Although her day classes for the trainable men salary is paid by the state of Oregon tally retarded has been rem ark through the Columbia County IE D able. Where once such children funds under the TM R (Trainable were hidden in attics, put away in Mentally Retarded) program, she institutions or overly protected, functions mainly as a remedial now they have the chance to learn to teacher for those whose problems be self-sufficient to a certain de are not related to IQ as much as gree. This resulted mainly from the chronic health or physical prob demands of these childrens’ par lems, emotional or social malad ents, rather than from the desire of justment, or inability to learn in educators to assume responsibility certain areas. for them Prior to this movement, If these exceptional children are these children were usually exclud to be fully accepted by the com ed from school by school laws or munity and their schoolmates— regulations because they were not without being stigmatized by the considered of educable mind. fact that they attend special class The trainable mentally retarded rooms, it becomes important that child lacks sufficient intelligence to people become fam iliar with the acquire the necessary skills to be needs, both educationally and so- come literate. As adults they—with I cially, of the many different types tew exceptions—will neither read a I enrolled in these classes, of which, newspaper or other written m at i only one percent falls into the clas erial for pleasure, nor will they be 1 sification of educable mentally re able to care for their monies they tarded. may earn or acquire. Since Miss Beevor was employed They will, however, have suffi under the T M R program, this will cient ability to develop self-care be the first area of exceptional skills in dressing, eating, etc., learn children touched on. to talk and carry on simple con Mentally Retarded (educable) versations, to guard themselves For years authorities have sought against common dangers in a pro to define the term “mental re tective environment or fam iliar tardation” and have traded it off for community setting, and to perform others more socially acceptable, simple chores in a sheltered en only to find that by any other name, vironment. the stigma of mental retardation, in As adults they will seldom be a western civilization that prizes mental intellect so highly, is the come indpendent, socially or eco nomically, nor will they usually same. Today the term is once again marry or raise families as a rule mentally retarded. since they are unable to set up an People cannot be labeled mental independent living. For this reason ly retarded simply because they they need some care and super were slow to talk or walk, or vision all their lives. because they have trouble learning Great strides forward have been or have a low IQ score. There may made in providing environments be many other reasons behind any compatible to their ability in such one of these—therefore schools con places as sheltered workshops but sider a child mentally retarded if he there is still a great deal more to be is both sub-normal in general done in this area, if they are not to intelligence and has trouble in be an economic burden on their learning. And this only after many families and society. interviews and tests which leave The next in this series will cover little doubt as to the child’s intel those children who suffer physical lectual ability. impairments, in hearing, vision »"d Too many children in prior years, speech, areas which, without spec labeled carelessly by layment, were ial training, can cause serious edu found to suffer from poor eyesight, cational lags. Eagle Want Ads Get
