SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILDrt-' '
Dr. Spencer Says
W orld Needs Music
By JOHN CORKY
(Education Dept. ? ASTC)
Many parents once poor but
now well-off shower children
with opportunities to learn
music that they didnt have
themselves while crowing up in
less prosperous times.
One father who can't whistle
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" has
bis son taking piano, ballet,
choir, and trumpet lessons. The
boy enjoys sll these activities
but has made little progress.
He evidently possesses little
ability in music. Is he wasting
his time and bis lather's
money?
Whether Junior or Jane has
great or little ' music talent
makes little difference, said
Aristotle before 300 B.C. "It is
ncessary that we teach it to our
children . . . since music has
so much to do with the molding
of character." [?* ,
It's not ? question of having
or not having music ability Dr.
William G. Spencer, chairman
of the Appalachian State Teach
ers College musk department,
tells me. Everyone has some.
As in all skills and talents,
some have more, some less.
The veteran music educator
went on to say:
"Parents owe their children
help in developing their talenta.
The best way is to expose them
to training. Find out what they
can do. Give them trial les
sons. Observe their progress."
When should Junior start
music lessons?
It depends on his resdiness,
says Appalachian's Dr. Spencer.
Actually, the boy's music
training begins in infancy,
when mother rocks and sings
him to sleep. During his early
years, much can be learned
about his potential music ability
through observing his reactions.
Does he try to sing with
mother? Does he clap his hands,
sway, dance, and move to the
rhythm of music?
It's good for parents to make
music with Junior as he grows
older.
And why not provide toy
musical instruments such as a
tin flute or banjo?
Also, a record player with a
variety of recorda should bo
handy for both fapoily listening
and for the youngster's Indivi
dual use.
Many ?mail children possess
a wonderful sense of rhythm
and a natural feel for musical
form and style which can be
observed when they "dance" to
music, Or. Spencer says. He
laments that the wonderful, un
inhibted movements stop when
the child becomes aware of how
he appears to others.
If Junior has enjoyed, during
his early years, a background
of experimentation with music
al instruments, dancing, and
singing, he'll likely ask at some
time near his first school year
to "take lessons."
Thisi usually indicates that he
is ready to begin formal music
training.
Of course, an important read
iness factor to consider is phy
sical and mental maturation.
The child must be large enough
to handle an instrument His
hands must have ? developed
enough strength to manipulate
piano keys or press violin
strings.
Equally important is good
coordination, especially manual
dexterity with the fingers.
If a child shows an interest
and a talent for music, by all
means encourage him. The
world needs more music. It is
a pity to let potential talent die
for lack of encouragement.
BIDES 11 YEARS
Lille, France ? Jacques Vat
seur, 42, has been hiding in the
attic of his mother's modest
hoqie since the end of World
War II to evade trAl on charges
of collaboration with the Ger
man Nazis. He had been con
demned to toptl) in absentia.
Every time the doorbell rang
he would run and hide in the
attic, but one day he was too
slow and he was seen and ar
rested.
HUMMINGBIRDS
Brazilians call hummingbirds
'flower kissers." Some 80
kpown species of the tiny birds
live in Brazil.
DEDICATION ? Uft to right: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert G. Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Harris, Sr. Mr. Hayes is president of the
Edgar Tufts Memorial Association. Mrs.
Hayes is very interested 'in Grandfather
Home and has been instrumental in helping
her husband in promoting the welfare and
progress of this mountain orphanage. The
Harris cottage was made possible through
the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Harris,
Sr., in memory of their son, Lester Potter
Harris, II, whose portrait U in the back
ground of this photograph.
Cottage Dedicated At Grandfather Home
The new Harris Cottage.
Grandfather Home for Child
ren, was dedicated Sunday af
ternoon at 3:00 p. m. as Robert
G. Hayes, President of Edgar
Tufts Memorial Association
presided over the dedication.
An overflow crowd in the
recreation room of the cottage
watched as Allen Harris, Jr.
opened the ceremony by pre
senting a large gold key to Mr.
Hayes. Dr. Ferguson Wood,
pastor of the First Presbyter
STICKY TRAFFIC
Redding, Cal. ? Traffic in your
hometown might be sticky, but
this northern California com
munity had the real thing. Glue.
A flatbed truck and trailer,
owned by the Pacific Plywood
Company, Dillard, Oregon, lost
its load while rounding a corner.
The cargo contained three rub
ber bags filled with glue. One
of them split and 2,000 gallons
of glue oozed out.
It took two hours to unstick
traffic.
Congress may oppose aims
aid to India.
ian Church, Johnson City, Tenn.
and acting Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the Edgar
Tufts Memoial Association gave
the dedicatory address.
Following Dr. Wood's ad
dress, , Mr. Hayes presented
Miss Anne Bryan, Vlce-Presi
dent and Superintendent of
Grandfather Home. After Miss
Bryan's address, musical selec
tions were presented by Miss
Linda james, student at Lees
McKae College, who sang "Bless
This House" and several of the
small children of the home who
sang "Jesus Loves Me."
The Rev. Elmer M. Boykin,
Rector, St. John's Episcopal
Church of Johnson City, Tenn.,
administered the blessing of
the Lester Potter Harris, II
Cottage. The benediction was
given by the Rev. Harrison
Taylor, Professor of Bible at
Lees-McRae College.
Following the dedication, re
freshments were served and
piano music was provided by
Miss Georgette Gettle, instruc
tor of music at Lees-McRae
College.
I The cottage, a modernly
styled and beautifully furnish
ed structure, was given to
Grandfather Home by Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Harris, Sr. in mem
ory of their son Lester Potter
Harris, II. It will accomodate
twelve children and house par
ents.
"Like to test-drive the 1963 compacts?" That's what Nationwide Consumer
U&n Testing Institute-a completely independent company- recently asked 3600
typical drivers in 18 cities across the country.
The people were asked to test-drive two compacts. Some picked Corvair and Valiant
Some picked Falcon and Valiant. Some wanted to try Rambler or Chevy II. The course
included all kinds of normal driving.
Drivers circled the course twice (once in each car) with N.C.T.I.'s trained inter
viewers firing questions all the way. Which of these cars do you prefer for accelera
tion? Ride? Steering? Styling? Finally: which is the best all-around value?
Tyro things were not tested-price and warranty. But remember that Valiant is just
about the lowest-priced car made in the U.SA today. And that Valiant carries
America's longest and best new-car warranty -5 years or 50,000 miles.* Ask your
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FHA Authorized To Make Loans
To Aid Owners Of Timber Land
Realizing that the majority of
the timberland in thia country
is owned by farmer* in small
tracts and that this timber land
is returning a very small percent
of the farmers' income, the Sec
retary of Agriculture has auth
orized Farmers Home Admin
istration to include loans for
forestry purposes in their reg
ular lending programs. Appli
cants for these loans must meet
the eligibility requirements for
the particular type of loan to
be made.
An acceptable forestry plan
for the operation and manage
ment of the ferest land must
be developed and there must
be reasonable assurance that it
will be followed.
> Loans under this program
may be made for clearing and
preparing land for forestry
planting, buying and planting
seedlings, insect, disease and
pest control, fire protection,
purchasing land for forestry
purposes, refinsncing debts
against the forest land, and the
purchase of needed equipment.
The production of Christmas
trees is considered forestry pro
duction.
These loans are made only
to persons depending on the
farm for a substantial portion
of their income.
Interest rates on loans for
forestry purposes are 3 percent
and payments may be deferred
for periods up to 19 years if
necessary.
Loans will be scheduled for
payment within the shortest
period consistent with the abil
ity of the borrower to pay from
any source of income. Loans se
cured by real estate cannot be
scheduled for repayment in ex
cess of 40 years and loans se
cured by chattels cannot be
secured for payment in excess
of the life of the security prop
erty.
The Agricultural Conserva
tion program provides cost
sharing assistance in planting
of forestry seedlings and in
making certain improvements to
existing stands of timber. Each
applicant is encouraged to take
full advantage of the cost shar
ing assistance available to him
through the ASC.
Information concerning the
PRISONERS MAKE RECORDS
Chino, Calif. ? Thirty-two in
mates of the California Institu
tion for Hen are making records
for blind students throughout
the nation.
The inmates have donated
more than 2,000 of their off
hours during the past year re
cording textbooks for the blind.
The records will be distributed
by Recording for the Blind
' headquarters in New York City.
forestry loan cut be secured at
the local Farmen Home Ad
ministration office located in
the county courthouse.
about this question:
"Someone slams the cabin
door ... a lM-lb. moosehead
falls off the wall and I get
16 stitches in my head. How
can I collect on my Hunters
Accident Policy . . . who'll
believe I was cored by a
dead moose?"
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