The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 May 1983 — Page 9

B Jfefer ■■ :Y.77YYYYvr' ," 7"'"' <■’ 7 '*,4't* M jgt HE -HHv -■ WIZARD OF OZ — The Lakeland Youth Center Drama Club will be presenting “The Wizard Os oz.“ on Saturday. May 21. at 10 a m. in the Wawasee High School auditorium. There will be 23 youngsters involved and the director will be Steve Kiser. Shown above practicing one of the scenes are Bev Begley, the lion: Teresa Keiffer. the tinman: Debbie Bjella. as Dorothy: and Jennifer Simms, as the scarecrow. (Photo by Deb Fox) Your child and math

Counting the candles on Daddy’s birthday cake may not totally please Daddy, but there is a brighter side. It's a pleasant and subtle way to help your child learn about math. Some others are setting the table when company’s coming or figuring out how to share a box of cookies equally. There are many ways a parent can help children prepare for math with basic concepts of numbers, measuring, time, and space. To help you identify and explore, these ways, the US Department of. Health and Human Services has a booklet called “Your Child and Math.” One of the best ways to help your children begin an awareness of math is to include math problems and concepts in your daily conversation with them. You may find that, from an adult point of view, your preschooler’s thinking is not always consistent or logical. This is because they

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are at the stage where their understanding of numbers, space, time and size depends on how something looks. For example a child may give the “wrong answer” when you ask “which plate has more cookies on it?” Four cookies spread out on a plate may look like more cookies than the same number stacked up. Young children often think that the spread out row has “more to eat.” You can help them to recognize the numbers are the same by counting the cookies in each group. After the age of five or six, most children can accept the idea that four things are four things, no matter how they are grouped or arranged. They have learned to separate the idea of number from the idea of length, and can probably keep the two concepts straight. Also ask a child to sort the forks and spoons. You may find all the small forks and small spoons in

one pile, and all the large forks and spoons in another. To your child this is just as reasonable as putting all the forks together and all the spoons together. It shows your child can recognize how objects are the same and how they are different. Another important thing is that the youngster came up with the answer on his or her own. Children’s play also includes math. Building with blocks involves numbers, space, and measurement. You can encourage measuring skills by providing various size containers for play in the bathtub or sandbox. Tell your children that there is often more than one way to do a math problem and still get the right answer. Ask the teachers for guidance and examples of how they teach math concepts. The booklet, for a small fee, can be purchased from the Consumer Information Center, Dept. 112 L. Pueblo, Colo., 81009 at which time you will also receive a free copy of the Consumer Information catalog. Festive look Gaily painted flower pots give plants on the patio a festive look for spring and summer.

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Used to be, spring was a time for major overhauls in housekeeping. Rug-beating, floor-stripping, window washing and upholstery cleaning: all were necessary but time-consuming seasonal jobs requiring a strong back and assistance. Today, spring cleaning can be a thing of the past, according to Susan Anderson, home economist for the Stanley Home Management Center. “With modern cleaning tools and preventive maintenance techniques, no household job should ever become a monumental undertaking,” she said. Not unlike sit-ups, pushups and leg-lifts to keep trim an aging body, preventive home maintenance is a series of small exercises to keep a busy household clean. “A wisk here, a swipe there, and dirt does not accumulate,” said Anderson. “The right tools can make the difference. Well made, multi-purpose cleansers, brooms and brushes make routine jobs go fast.” Take kitchen floor care. The secret is to apply a tough, long-lasting floor finish to vinyl or no-wax floors. This provides a protective surface plus adds a hard, handsome shine. Periodically, you’ll still need to strip the kitchen floor of old finishes, of course. But unlike the old days, when this was often a job of epic proportions, 1% of US land owned by foreigners The amount of United States agricultural land owned by foreign interests rose from 12.5 million acres to 13.5 million acres during 1982, according to Peter Deßraal, an economist with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. He said the 13.5 million acres represents slightly more than one per cent of United States agricultural land. The 1982 total includes reports for 424,000 acres that had been acquired prior to 1982 but which were filed after last year’s December 31 cutoff date. These and other findings are based on an analysis of reports submitted to USDA under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure act of 1978. The filed reports indicate foreign owners plan to keep 92 per cent of their acreage in agricultural production. They also reported no change in tenancy or rental arrangements on 42 per cent of the acres, some change on 29 per cent of the acres and “no response” for the remaining 29 per cent, Debraal said. Non-stick Before cutting tall, damp grass, spray the cutting blade of the lawnmower with vegetable oil spray and the wet grass won’t stick.

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now you can easily strip floors with floor polish removers that dissolve old polish and wax build-up in minutes. “Foam upholstery cleaners, which safely remove dirt and stains without excessive wetting, are so easy to use that most people do upholstery touch- ups yearround,” said Anderson. Wall-to-wall carpeting, because it’s tacked down, makes rug-beating impractical now, and new powder carpet cleaners and vacuum cleaners make beating unnecessary, she said. “This year, practice preventive maintenance and, come next spring, you’ll find time for more outdoors and fewer chores,” said Anderson. “Taking those extra little steps up front can save you a lot of elbow grease later on. ” Wheat industry budget is $900,000 The wheat industry council budget for a nationally coordinated wheat and wheat foods reserach and nutrition education program will be $900,000 in 1984, a US Department of Agriculture official said recently. Thomas H. Porter, an official of USDA’s agricultural marketing service, said the budget, which runs from July 1 through June 30 of next year, includes funds for a consumer nutrition education program to tell the public about the nutritional value of foods containing wheat. Porter said the program is financed with funds collected by assessing manufacturers of wheat end products. The 1983 budget was $700,000. The program was authorized under the wheat and wheat foods research and nutrition act and is conducted according to an order approved by wheat and product manufacturers in March 1980. The Wheat Industry Council prepared the budget and administers the program. Different ways of shaking hands A study by New York’s Johnson O’Conner Research Foundations shows that the biggest difference between a male and female boss may be the way they shake hands. The study shows that women equal men in 13 of the 19 skills associated with good management, including creativity, reasoning, foresight and memory. In objectivity, observation, vocabulary and ability to visualize ideas, women were rated higher. Men scored higher in only two categories: visualizing a finished product . . . and handshake grip. Wax remover To remove candle wax drippings from your carpet, place a blotter or a brown paper bag over the spot and put a hot iron over it. After a few minutes, the wax will be absorbed into the blotter. Repeat if necessary.

School news | fed . ■ 1 MUSIC BOOSTER OFFICERS — Officers for the 1983-84 Music Booster Organization were introduced at the annual Wawasee High School music awards banquet, Monday evening. May 9. During the past year the booster club has raised over SIO,OOO for the music department and $2,000 of that amount has been set aside for the purchase of a travel trailer to be used on band trips. The approximate cost of the trailer, which is now being designed, is estimated at $6,000. New officers are Clark Smith, president: Sue Smith, vice president: Barb Knots, secretary: and Bess Stetler, treasurer. (Photo by Deb Fox) —il HO ‘ I I ftW. i ' STATE WINNERS — Sharia Hobbs and Debbie Wilson are shown above with a computer on which they have been writing porgrams in the Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching program. The girls won second place honors at the state computer contest held recently in Indianapolis. They are students in the class of Dianne Lawrence at the Leesburg Elementary School and won best of category at the regional media fair held in Goshen on March 26 which enabled them to participate at Indianapolis. Sharia is the daughter of Robert and Debra Hobbs, r 7 Warsaw. Debbie is the daughter of Junior and Barb Wilson, r 6 Warsaw. (Photo by Gary Lewis) jCT- *Hr WffgjPWresYT - f II I** I® MOTHER’S DAY PROGRAM — First grade students in the class of Diane Carmichael. North Webster Elementary, presented a Mother’s Day program for parents and relatives. Friday. May 6. The comedy program consisted of songs and poems for mother, including “Monkey, Monkey Moo.’’ and “I Love Noodles.” By combining math and reading lessons, the first graders followed recipes to make refreshments for the program. Shown above are cast members in the poems. “Monkey. Monkey Moo” and “I Love Noodles. They are Kevin Harris. Jason Ross. Janice Thomas. Heather Hollingsworth. Chris Lung. Charley Stidams and Kurt Gunkle. (Photo by Deb Fox)

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2. Many of these lightning victims are on golf courses when the accidents occur, says the National Weather Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. gsy* ~~ „ | only one thing to do if a storm comes up, whether you’re just teeing off or are caught in a sand trap: get off the course and get back to the clubhousefast!

FIRST PLACE — Kim Spitler, a senior at Wawasee High School and a participant in the Distributive Education Clubs of America, won first place in the district competition which was held March 1 in South Bend. She was also DECA student of the year. Kim’s first place was in food service. On April 22-24. in Indianapolis, for state competition, she placed first in restaurant marketing concept and received an achievement award for receiving 85 per cent or higher on her score in restaurant marketing operations.

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