Walkerton Independent, Volume 78, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 November 1956 — Page 3

November 22, 1956

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Proud parent# are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swanson, of Walkerton, i.nd Mr. and Mr# V. W Inman, ‘ >t R. R. 4. South Bend, since they ■arned recently that their childim had walked away with high ( prizes in the 22nd Annual Childun’s National Photograph Conl -fit. Two and one-half year old Mary swanaon with big blue eyes, i ■ londc hair and that angelic exI cession, was selected from th< umds of entries to win Fifth rize in the National Contest Her icture, taken in the photograph .udio of Robertson's Department tore in South Bend won th< earta of the judge fm its reflection of her app«.dmg J- nality and character Ldtb Mary Swammn low*, to ride r- <*, »< always ready for a ladth ui pi p tnd haa a definite know - ... of what abv wants, tsp- ally wh» n he says. "Da-dy, cut d^ t i ny mure." Cynthia Inman was übo <7’ ■ tor important hn ■" in ’ • u; ■ •us contest. Her pit tun- u ’ a“ - n for the Daul J ’n ’m pi I :UJ lovely blue eyes and blonde hair. Eleven month old Cynthia has already deveh ped unusu.J talents in singing and. of course, her faverite pastime is dolls. Formal pi escalation ui the hildren’s awards, and awe ds n r he winners, were made at the Robertaon store last Thun lay Photograph# of the winnm. an on display at the studio at Robertsone. Ten-month-old Margaret Roddy of Bt. Paul. Minn , was the Fit t: Prize winner in the nati« nn! conteat; and Kenneth Emerson, 11, of Chicago, won second prize The judges were Steve Allen of TV fame: Shirley Jones of Hollywood. Bill and Cora Baud, tamed tor their puppet shows, and Maurice Sendak, author and iliustra-i tor. YORKTOWN CLUB MEETS Mrs Russell Hartwh gave the lesson on Child Guidance when the Yorktown Home Demon -t ration Club met last Wednesday m the home of Mrs. Marvin Williams. Do child psychology experts get anv first hand experience*? D children really deserve A in deportment at school? Are advantages to be gained by tea-1 ng small boys to uash dh e- ' Tia c ire some of the question ■ .m uased. |Re illy a woman’s .T 1 i< - porter should have tie hvurt of a censor, fur freqreig.y sU Lrthat the choice di tssums ■ • hears d . not b< -:• m a n toryj Refreshments wet - erved • ■•- mg the sor.al hour Outnnea translations: How to Inosen a v-.tr tai 1 .: ’ n •• - " wire . . . th** advisability <4 wearng a mans hat if y r t • i o”- n <t night . . . the th 'll of hr r.ng he phone ring at -I a. m. . the iemnptbv’ of n w < ker a • i ■ ■ :i.r throne with gilt steps sv a m a uotei presidential #mtv, Mrs Lee Chapman will be the hosier ' Mrs. R. P Reeder, Repot er Road Courtesy Pays Off!

P. T. A. Hears Talk On School Problems The Walkerton P. T .A. met Thursday m the high school gym Rev Pau! Isgngg gave the de-» votionals. Mr. Weiss, principal of the Ln gan School, Mishawaka, spoke on the exceptional child. He stated that the med# of the problem Child are not met The gifted child i« high < n the education; 1 < onHngcgt but the exceptional

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child is low Usually because of| 1 some illness, a mentally >ll child doe# npt react normally. He does not develop because of some mental defami v and does not leain as fast as a normal child. Such retarded children need special teaching, either if they are! to remain at home, < r are put m a sjxs'ial school. They must have a curriculum for social adjustment! that brings the program down to their level Things must be explained to them in concrete, not in abstract terms. Stern external discipline must be used with the exceptional child Some are educational, some trainable, and some need 24-hour care. These children need special educab rs who do not attempt toj make normal children out of them ( The three R’s of teaching for them are Relax, Repeat, Reward.' Supt. Eder spoke on the grading^ system. He explaint# 1 the term "grading on a curve." The con-| dud grading was explained by! Mr. Moschell for the high school and by Mr. Grindlay for the grade school Supt. Eder said he thought; poor conduct could not be tied ini with good school work. Another question, "Do Teachers' have pets'" ' Teachers do not have! pts. Some children may be more; interested than others and if they! ask for help after ciass they can get it. The percentage system of grading has given way to the letter 1 which is better because it allows ( more leaway. The exemption! from exams was answered by Mr. Moshell. Mr. Weiss attended a session at Puniue University recently where ; j they said not enough pressure is • put on high school students today. । They are never exempt from tests i in College. That is the only way, they can tell where a student, really stands Mrs. Murphy, I*TA president. 1 stressed the importance of beccm- • mg better acquainted with the teachers and stated that if the ITA could help the teachers at 1 any time, they should feel free I to call upon them. 1 She pr< ented an apple to each I teacher to observe National I Teachers Day Fri«iay, Nov. 16. but I said she didn’t do it to be "apple

। polishing ’ Grade School Principal Grind- । lay asked that town children going home for lun< h remain at 1 home until 12 15 The school gym cannot accommodate 400 children. 1 Mr and Mrs Robert Hiler and family will spend Thanksgiving day with Mrs. Hilcr’s mother. Mrs Lucy Malloy in Chicago. I STEADY PACE Consider every day the start of a ne v year, and me to it that every day does its part.

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