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Friday, June 8, 1973

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WORRY CLINIC George W. Crwe, Ph.D., M.O.

Ellen can get "A” grades by changing from a “passive” to an “active” reader of the textbook. But also try to diagnose your professor and peruse his writings, if he has ever authored any printed material. Make your own TrueFalse and “4-answer“ tests. CASE X-529: Ellen W., aged 36, is a high school teacher. “Dr. Crane,” she began, “I am taking a graduate course this summer at our State Teachers College. “But I am scared lest I might

fail.

“For I have been out of college for 15 years and I wonder if I am as alert as I used to be. “Can you offer a few concise rules for improving memory and absorbing material faster from the textbook pages?”

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HOW TO GET “A” Whether you are a freshman student or a mature teacher like Ellen, here are some tested rules to help get you an “A.” (1) Study your teacher even more than the classroom text! If he is an older faculty member who has written any books of his own or professional journal articles, get them from the college library. For he will probably repeat much of his own former printed ideas even though you are using some other professor’s text. (2) Keep an outline of all his classroom lectures, for most teachers stress in their exam questions the salient points they’ve talked about in class. Sometimes, however, a professor ignores the fundamentals and makes his exam out of minor points only mentioned in the footnotes of your textbook. In Medical School I had a professor who did this, much to the ire of the entire class! So study the professor and his previous exams, if they are on

file.

(3) Get your classroom text EARLY, so you can give it a quick once-over and thus gain a brief preview thereof. This means, see when it was published, plus who the authors are and at what universities they are located. Then skim read the preface, and note the chapter headings. Next, turn the pages, noting the sectional headings and any illustrations. In 30 minutes you can thus gain a cursory bird’s-eye perspective of the scope of the entire textbook. (4) When the professor assigns you a chapter, take the attitude that you are to give the

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class an exam thereon and thus construct a running quiz on that assignment. Whenever you find a “meaty” or factual statement, or a 1-2-3 tabulation of laws or rules, underline such items with a colored pen. And also phrase a True-False or else a Multiple Choice (4answer) question concerning that meaty item. If you were using my textbook in Applied Psychology, you might do this: T F (1) Dr. Crane lists 7 psychological functions of the chairman (P T F (2) The first of these is to polarize the audience. After making your TrueFalse statement, insert the number of the page where the correct answer is found, for this will help you double check on your memory in a few minutes. For variation, compose a 4answer quiz over the assignment, as: Dr. Crane enumerates how many axioms for salesmen? (P. 266) FOUR SIX EIGHT TEN Obviously, it takes longer to read the assigned chapter when you develop your own quiz thereon, but you stay wider awake and glean its meaty contents. Send for my booklet “How to Study More Efficiently and Improve Your Memory,” enclosing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 25 cents. (Always writ* to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, enclosing a long stamped, addressed envelope and 25 cents to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his booklets.)

Indiana Attorney General Theodore L. Sendak yesterday issued the twelfth in his series of Consumer Alerts, this one concerning fly-by-night repair crews. The spring and early summer months are the period when many Indiana consumers undertake various home improvements. As a consequence, Sendak warned consumers that they may be confronted with phony home repair crews traveling throughout the state, often using false names or addresses and unmarked vehicles. These transient crews will often promise quick repair work for bargain prices on any possible repair work from general household repairs to roofing and siding. Sendak advised consumers that a favorite ruse of these unscrupulous home repair surveyors i s to offer a “special price” if the perspective customer consents to using his house as an advertising or display model. Often the work turns out to be of a shoddy manner and the repair crew has left town before the consumer realizes that he has been victimized. The Attorney General advised consumers to follow these basic guidelines in contemplating home repairs: Get estimates in writing of the anticipated work from serveral local contractors or suppliers. Check the reliability of a traveling contractor with local merchants or others for whom the contractor had done work or with the local Better Business Bureau of Chamber of Commerce. Check also with the building department or building inspector if your city licenses contractors. Have all proposed repair work dated and carefully

DEPAUW

SUMMER

SESSION

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA

June 13, 1973 to July 27, 1973

COURSE

NO.

TITLE

CREDIT+

INSTRUCTOR

TIME

ROOM

^ ECONOMICS

530

Change and Continuity in the

Silander

8:00-9:20

203 AH

* AND BUSIN ESS

American Economy

’ EDUCATION

505

Resource Materials For

MacPhail

8:00-9:20

11 AH

Effective Teaching

12 AH

•-EDUCATION

554

Supervision of Student Tcaching

Staff

9:30-10:50

^EDUCATION

595

Research in Education:

Swihart

11:00-12:20

11 AH

Elementary

11 AH

“education

596

Research In Education:

Swihart

11:00-12:20

•

Secondary

* ENGLISH

530

Children's Literature

K. Steele

9:30-10:50

303 Library

• HISTORY

505F

Graduate Reading Course:

S. Caine

9:30-10:50

208 AH

Middle America (America

from 1815 to 1914)

£ PHYSICAL

Graduate Reading Courses:

11 AH

I EDUCATION

501D

Organization and Admini-

Schoenfeld

11:00-12:20

!■> <•>«.

stration of Recreation

“ PSYCHOLOGY

539E

Graduate Reading Courses:

Rector

11:00-12:20

303 AH

^ '

Developmental Psychology

206 HH

* ZOOLOGY

*325

Investigational Methods

Fuller

8:00-9:20

Z ZOOLOGY

*415

Research Problems

Fuller

8:00-9:20

206 HH

* *Vi course credit each Students must take both courses » +The unit of credit for a semester is a course which is approximately equivalent to four semester hours.

DEPAUW EVENING DIVISION

DePauw University sponsors an Evening Division Program designed to serve the residents of Putnam County and vicinity who desire credit towards the master of arts or the master of arts in teaching degree. It also affords an opportunity for those who wish, without planning to take a degree, to have the advantage

of the University's educational offerings.

No formal entrance requirements apply to students in the program. If, however, a degree is sought, certain University requirements must be met during the course of the work leading to the degree. See the University Bulletin. All courses taken for • credit in the Evening Division Program may be counted toward the M.A.T. degree and also may be transferred to other institutions. See the Director of Graduate Studies for details.

Maximum course load is two courses per session.

Enrollment is limited to thirty students per course.

Mail registrations are processed after in-person registrations

and are subject to the thirty-student limit.

It is the policy of the University not to offer a course if reg-

istration discloses enrollment jg insufficient.

Courses will meet daily, Monday through Friday. No classes will meet July 2 through July 4. REGISTRATION All students register and pay their fees Monday, June 11, 1973, from 9-11 a.m. in the Sdence and Mathematics Center. Students previously enrolled at DePauw should register according to the last names at the time indicated: T-Z, 9:00-9:30; A-G, 9:3010:00; H-N, 10:00-10:30; O-S, 10:30-11:00. Students are encouraged to arrive one-half hour early (but no earlier) to discuss their program with their advisers. New students will be assigned advisers and then register at the indicated time.

COST

The fee, for either credit or auditing, is $80.00 for 1 course

credit.

INFORMATION For further information concerning this program, address inquiries to the Director of Graduate Studies.

spell out in writing the exact description of the work to be done, including both starting and completion dates. Remember to include any oral promises in the Final written agreement. Be wary of any salesperson or contractor who asks for extra large cash payments in advance.

Do not sign a completion certificate unless the work has been inspected and completed to your satisfaction. If there is a written guarantee involved, be sure you receive a copy and that it spells out details and conditions clearly, including the length of time that the guarantee is to be in effect.

The Attorney General cautioned consumers that following these simple cautions in advance of having home repair work done can often save considerable subsequent expense and effort in attempting to redo improperly executed home rep 'work. Sen*. *' reminded Hoosiers

that if they have consumer complaints they should write to his Consumer Protection Division. Such complaints should be directed to: Theodore L. Sendak Attorney General of Indiana, Consumer Protection Division, Room 219 State House, Indianapolis, 46204. Or Phone (317) 633-6276.

The pros and cons of starting kindergarten By Abigail Van Buren ffi 1973 By CDicaM Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc. DEAR ABBY: I have been a kindergarten teacher for six years and I emphatically disagree with your advice to enroll Ronny in kindergarten knowing he will be the youngest and smallest child in the class. His size has no relationship to the situation, but his age does. The younger ones usually have trouble keeping up with the older ones. I think it’s better for the child to remain at home for another year, even tho he’s eligible age wise. Then when he goes to school he will be the oldest instead of the youngest in his class. Let him watch Sesame Street, go to the library, take educational trips, and become more aware of his environment, and when he enters kindergarten he will not only be taller but better prepared. SCHOOL TEACHER DEAR TEACHER: Thank you for your view as a school teacher. Please read on for the opinion of a reader who was the youngest and smallest in her class. DEAR ABBY: This is for Ronny’s mom who was concerned about starting Ronny in kindergarten because he would be the youngest and smallest in his class. She said she and Ronny’s father are both small so Ronny would probably be small all his life. I was the youngest and smallest in my class and all thru school I was the only girl on the track team. I could also shinny up a rope faster than anybody in my gym class. I was called “Shrimp, Runt, Squirt, Midget,” and “Pee wee,” but the fat kids were called, “Lardo” and “Fatso,” and the tall kids were called, “Beanpole.” So what? I’m a great grandmother now, and my 6 foot, 2 inch son calls me “Mighty Mouse” and my 6 foot, 4 inch grandson told me to get on a stepladder so he could kiss me. I just laughed and shinnied up his leg. Tell Ronny’s mom if the lad is bright, enroll him in school, and he will find a way to compensate for his stature. Also, has she considered that waiting a year might make Ronny the oldest and smallest child in his class? That could present worse problems. “MIGHTY MOUSE” DEAR ABBY: What would you do if you took your apparently healthy pet to a veterinarian and the next morning you received the shocking news that your pet was dead? This happened to us and we are heartbroken. We no-

ticed our chihuahua was favoring her right front leg so we took her to a veterinarian who asked us to leave her overnight for a thoro examination. Abby, we were as fond of that dog as some people are of their children. We can’t help but feel that if we hadn’t taken her to the vet she would be alive today. She must have met with some kind of accident there. Since this happened we have heard of other people who have had a similar experience. We can’t seem to get a straight answer concerning what happened to our dog. Isn’t there some way to investigate this veterinarian? Any help you can give us will be appreciated. MR. J. T. DEAR MR. T.: Call this to the attention of your local humane society. If circumstances warrant it, they will turn the matter over to the medical board to whom veterinarians are accountable. You have a right to know the cause of your dog’s death.

DEAR ABBY: Often people write to you for information which they can easily get by simply calling their public library [such as the recent inquiry about the origin of the American Indian], Most libraries are happy to serve the public with ready reference material by phone. Libraries are not just for “bookworms”—they are the storehouse of mankind’s accumulated knowledge, historical as well as current. Librarians are there to arrange this material in some logical manner, and guide people in their search for it. They can supply facts concerning the World Series, instructions on repairing a car, material for a term paper, a directory of addresses, back issues of a magazine. Please urge people to USE their public libraries. We have no budget to advertise the many services we offer. Will you give us a small plug, Abby? FORMER LIBRARIAN DEAR FORMER: You’ve helped me for years. This is the least I can do for you. I hope this item doesn’t swamp you. CONFIDENTIAL TO JACK S. JR. OF WINSTON-SA-LEM N. C.: A gentleman who would write a lady a love letter with no return address for her reply is a coward! [Please write again, won’t you?] Problems? You’ll feel better If you get it off your chest. For a personal reply, write to ABBY: Box No. 69700, L. A., Calif. 90069. Enclose stampecL self-addressed envelope, please. Hate to write letters? Send $1 to Abby, Box 69700, Los Angeles, Cal. 90069, for Abby’s booklet, “How to Write Letters for AU Occasions.”

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