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School And Your Child By JOHN COREY Research reveals that 900 word* with their repetitions comprise nearly 84 per cent of the total used in ordinary correspondence. This finding explain* why mod ren schools teach fewer words than were taught years ago but teach them more thoroughly, reports Dr. Ernest Horn of the State Univer sity of Iowa, a national expert on teaching spelling. No longer do teachers throw the entire dictionary at pupils, says Dr. Horn. He thumbed through Webster's 1803 "The American Book" and found lessons calling for primary kiddies to spell such words as chub, lappet, asp. Later lessons required punctilio, ich thyology, amaranth, armigerous. Even adults seldom use such words, much less youngsters. Today, children are taught words of current and future usefulness. Chosen on the basis of scientific evidence, the words are those writ ten most often both in and out of school. s Dr. Horn offers some typical ones for each grade: Grade 2: letter, school, good, why, dinner, big. ? Grade 3: third, name, winter, rain, visit, friend. Grade 4: radio north, sorry, re ceived, surprise, minute. Grade 5: picnic, truck, paid, tel ephone, busy. Grade 6: success, terrible, im portant, excitement, necessary. Students learn to spell many words outside the spelling class, Dr. Horn points out, through their reading and through written com position. One should not depend, however, on such incidental learn ing. Special periods should be de voted to learning to spell. A test given before study in these periods shows each child which words he has not learned through his read ing and writing. Beyond grade eight spelling isn't usually taught as a separate sub ject. But good teachers continu ally emphasize frequently mis spelled words, even through col lege. Examples are believe, defi nitely, government, its, lose, their, judgment, disappointed. In fact. Dr. Cratis Williams, graduate studies dean and veteran spelling teacher at Appalachian State Teachers College, reveals that one-third of college freshmen frequently misspell these simple words, losing, writing, dropped. Two hundred of each 800 frosh put two o's in losing, two t's in writing, but delete one p from dropped. Children who are taught phonic* Don't Lei Worn Tires Turn You Into A Statistic ! Smaller Wheels and Higher Speeds of Today's Cars Give lire* A Brutal Punishment. Only The Best Stands The Test Our Turnpike 100 RECAPS ARE EXCLUSIVE In This Area New Tire Appearance New Tire Performance Loiter Than New Tire Wear! TIRES ARE OUR BU8INE88 . . . N* A SHeHac WE RECAP ALL W TIRES VANCE RECAPPING CO. N. Depot St. ? Boom, N. C. ?pell somewhat batter than those who are not, states Dr. Horn. Phonica in relation to spelling may be defined limply ai the teaching of the principal waya in which aounda are spelled. pronouncing a word may help a student to spell it correctly, but it may also lead to misspelling. In fact, the most frequent errors in common words are caused by. spewing the sounds In ways that correctly spell the same sounds in other words. For example, busy may be spelled btazy. While an aid, phonics is not enough, says the Iowa professor. Certain sounds are spelled in a great variety of ways. For ex ample, one can spell the long e sound in 14 ways. The sound of sh as in shop can be spelled 17 ways ? more often with ti than with sh. Since the English language is far from being strictly phonetic, the pupil must, unfortunately, learn by more complex methods, states ASTC's Dr. Williams. He must pay attention to how the word "listens," "looks," "speaks," and "feels." And especially how it looks, emphasizes Or. Williams. SFANKED WIFE WITH SHOE Lexington, Ky. ? It's hard enough for a woman to wear high heeled shoes without being spank ed with one, a judge says. Circuit Judge Chester D. Adams granted Mrs. Katherine D. Sch wartz a divorce from Irvin Sch wartz, the letter having admitted striking his wife with a shoe. ? FHA Offers Loans To Farmers Who Cannot Get Full Credit ? m . RMz*: Resources, skill, imagination and hard work are baaic require menu for any successful farm op eration. Yet, many farm families bavins all these, have found them selves unable to make necessary improvements, expand their busi ness or purchase labor saving equipment because of lack of capital. Many farmers as well as other businessmen use borrowed money to obtain goods and services, with the prospect that they will be able to improve their production and increase their long term income. The Farmers Home Administra tion, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture is set up to provide financial as sistance to farmers who cannot get adequate credit at reasonable rates and terms from convention al credit sources. This credit is backed with advice and technical assistance which is provided to borrowers on the basis of indivi dual problems and needs. Assist snce is given in analyzing pro blems and progress, planning a* sound farming operation, estab lishing efficient farm management practices and making wise use of credit. One of the important phases of the supervision provided borrow ers is the year-end analysis. At the end of each crop year, the county supervisor and the family analyze the past years operation and dis cuss its strong and weak points. The plan of operation for the next year is based on this analysis. The recently completed year end analysis for Watauga-Caldwell county unit reveals substantial gains, for the borrowers using the agency's credit It ?|i noted that the sverage value of productive livestock owned by these families had increased 1038. The average value of workstock and equipment owned had increased 1300, this past year. The average net cash farm income had increased $148, and the average net worth of each farm family was up 1290. The major portion of the farm ers Home Administration credit furnished these fsmilies was used to purchase better livestock, more suitable machinery, and equip ment, establishing pasture and improving farm buildings, fences and water supplies. PALMPKINT8 TOO Nashville, Tenn. ? Pslmprints as well ss fingerprints will be used to cstch moonshiners in Tennes see. Herman O. Bomar, State super visor of the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, outlined the new technique here. ? Bomar explained that pelmprints are found on moonshine containers where legible fingerprints are not If the palmpriots lifted match those of the arrested party, "this is indisputable evidence that the man was at the scene of the crime." First Steps! On Unforgettable Adventure . . . Whether It Be Junior's First Wobbly Step ... or The First Step of a New Business Enterprise! LOWE'S ? Boone Associate Store, Incorporated I Watch For Boone OPENING SOON Everybody Knows Lowe's And Everybody Knows Lowe's Low Prices! 1519 East King Street - J PHONE AM 4-3586 These Are Just A Few of Hundreds of Items of Spring Merchandise Arriving Daily At Our Store . . ,A1| Priced To Save You Money ? Shop Crest Often And Enjoy Big Savingt
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