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-.».-..^.l^-■ ^- ^'. -i^ * «' A— '* • L~ *. « j j • • 'i> *—a •■ • *.—•—J • •—• • « ' ■ - ■•— ■* *— y'- Smoke Signals, Wednesday, November 19. 1975 — PAGE 3 Insanity Main Theme in Chowan's Fall Production On November 20-22 the Chowan College Fine Arts Department Presents HOW GREEN WAS MY BROWNIE a three act comedy by Jack Sharkey. Direction by Duane Sidden with stage production by Lini Knight and set construction by Mark Romulas. Insanity runs rampant in this production about a New York business man and his family plunked down in the heart of superstition ridden Tarrytown, New York. And just who is crazy? Is it Winifred Flinder, (Kathy Franklin) supposedly just out of the hospital, who insists she actually spent the two weeks living it up in Paris? Is it Addison Flinder, (Peter Cheney) her husband, who thinks his wife plans to go into a convent? Is it Bonnie (Jo Alice Bragg) their daughter, who suspects both her parents are a bit nuts? Or is it nurse Maxine Threadgill, (Kathy Breiner), who thinks the neighboring piano teacher is a great pediatric surgeon—or gynecologist Phillip Morgan, (Steve Batten) who gratefully accepts payment for an operation he may not have performed— or Nora Larkin, (Java Davis) housekeeper, who expects at any moment to be murdered in her bed? Perhaps it is Lorelei Gullock, (Vicki Jones) a neigh bor whose purse contains anything from crowbars to teddy bears, or her nephew Tony Metzel, (Alan D. Smick) who thinks he can psychoanalyze a person in a roomful of people with no one being the wiser, or Henri Marnier, (Michael Oliver Reed) a Frenchman who hopes to parley garlic, oregano and Roquefort into the latest rage in mens toiletries. Maybe it is Waldo Len- nimer, (Nelson Nichols) a Doctor of Musicology who blames his ill fortune on neglecting to leave the brownies a saucer of milk. Place this group of characters in Washington Irving’s land of headless horsemen and mythical creatures and anything can happen-and eventually does. Director — Duane Sidden Peter Cheney as Addison Flinder and Steve Batten as Philip Morgan Exams Again!!! How to Improve Your Reading Skills CHOWAN COLLEGE Basketball Schedule 1975-74 How to Improve Your Reading Skills is from Publishers Student Service. Reading is the most important learning skill one can acquire for success and enjoyment throughout life. It is an integral part of our personal and working lives. Consider how much time every day is spent reading newspapers, letters, books, menus, directions or signs! Eighty-five percent of coUege work, for example, involves reading. The better you read, the more you will succeed in study or work, and enjoy the time you spend with books. Reading is basically the un derstanding of words and the association between them. To improve reading skills you must increase your ability to see and understand grouping of words, or ideas, at a speed and in a manner that is comfortable you. To be a good reader you must con centrate on what you are doing and learn to use your eyes to the best of your ability. Move them at a rate that allows your brain to absorb the main ideas printed on a page. Most people do not perfect their reading after the fifth grade. High school and college students are often bad readers. They overlook the need to continually use and improve good reading habits. Remember your eyes, like fingers for the piano or legs for skiing, must be trained to be skillful. If you would like to improve your reading skills these few steps can help: 1. Evaluate your reading habits 2. Use your eyes efficiently 3. Continue to broaden your vocabulary 4. Adapt your speed so you understand the material 5. Practice on a regular basis EVALUATE YOUR READING HABITS Analyze your present reading habits so that you know where to improve your skills: ^ Do you use your lips, tlffoat or mind to “vocahze” words? — You are probably still using the childhood habit of sounding out each word. This slows you down. Do strange words constantly stop your progress? — Your vocabulary needs improving. Do you read every single word? — You should train your eyes to span phrases or “thought units” instead of individuals words. Do you go back over what you have read? — You are not paying attention. Good concentration means good comprehension. Do you always read at the same speed? — Speed should vary depending on the material and your purpose for reading, e.g. fiction, newspapers, textbooks. Has your reading speed and comprehension remained static for a number of years? — Skillful reading is an art and needs continual practice. The more you read, the more you will enjoy and remember. USE YOUR EYES EF FICIENTLY It is the eyes that see printed words and transmit them to the back over words. Think about what you are seeing and keep going at a speed that is fast enough to rememl)er at the end what your read at the beginning. Faster reading, with no retracing, helps comprehension. Many people need glasses to read well. Blurred words, con tinual eye fatigue, or itching and stinging eyes might mean you need glasses. If you think your eyes need correction, have them examined by an eye doctor. If glasses are perscribed, do not hesitate to buy and wear them. Make sure they are always free of dirt and scratches. CONTINUE TO BROADEN YOUR VOCABULARY The person with a good grasp of words is usually a good reader and a good student. Words are the basis of human communication brain. Understand how they work and enable people to convey their and give them the opporturiity to ^ thought's and emotions to each Value of Old Age By DONNA BAINES There is a time in every man’s life that age creeps into his present instead of his future. It is a process that may possess psychological effects, such as insecurity or fear. Often in security means that there is a lack of confidence in knowing how he as an individual operates. Furthermore, fear may be an indication that he is avoiding himself. Frequently, man believes his old age has made him useless to himself and especially to youth. It is with this opinion that some consideration should be given. Old age occupies the most special, invaluable gift that all men seek—it is the gift of wisdom. There is no greater education nor way to knowledge than through an older man’s wisdom. His wisdom consists of his life's experiences that have been nourished into knowledgeable facts pertained to what he has learned. As the years pass, he then reminisces and through his memory flows this invaluable wisdom. Because wisdom is gained through time, man should realize how priceless life is at an old age. It is then that man can be a great asset to society, especially youth, with his words that enhance a richer wisdom for his listeners. His listeners will grow in mind and soul at his knowledge and un derstanding, even to the deep essences of both man and God. perform well. Eyes perceive words only when they stop moving, or make what is called a "fixation”. It is during this pause that the brain records what the eyes see. Depending upon your “eye span” you will perceive one, two or more words in each fixation. The average college student, for example, has a span of 1.1 words and makes four fixations per second. Vocalizing words impedes reading progress. Poor readers are inclined to whisper, use their lips, enunciate silently in their throat, or visualize the words in their mind. If you have any of these bad habits they should be broken because they slow down understanding. Learn to move your eyes continually forward at a pace that allows the brain to understand. Train your eyes to increase their span by taking in more than one word at a time. You can make your eye fix on related words, phrases, or short lines in one brief stop. Don't allow your eyes to go United States flag presentations are an im portant part of the Woodmen of the World life Insurance Society’s Fraternal Service Fund which promotes community services. A local W. 0. W. unit can make flag presentations to qualifying recipients. Several flag sizes are available. Making a recent presentation to Chowan College was Janie Davis, secretary, Camp 456, W. 0. W., and Carlton Lewter, member of the W. 0. W. field force from Murfreesboro. The flag is flown at all home football games and will be used at other athletic and college-sponsored events, according to a Chowan spokesman. The flag was accepted for Chowan by sophomore Ricky Winstead of Nashville, a graphic arts major and member of the student newspaper staff. other. This is why the first word uttered by a child is proof positive that this little being has the ability to conununicate as a human. Vocabulary should grow as you mature. At every grade level, and stage of life, it is necessary to increase the number and un derstanding of words. Get to know their structure, that they are composed of roots, prefixes and suffixes, each of which has its own definition. Knowing the origin of words helps in understanding new ones. Most English words derive from Latin or Greek. This is why some knowledge of these languages is helpful. If you know the derivation of a word’s parts then you will be able to analyze its meaning. Always have a dictionary nearby whether you are reading for pleasure or for work. When you are reading textbooks or technical books, familiarize yourself with the glossary that is sometimes printed in the back to define special words. Use it whenever necessary. Maintain a list of new words you see or hear. Be on the lookout for ones you don’t know. Jot them down, look them up, and then make a point of using them in writing or speaking at least twice as soon as you can. At the end of a month review your list and see if you remember their meanings and how to use them. ADAPT YOUR SPEED SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL A good reader must learn to balance speed with accuracy. Don’t expect to read everything at the same rate. Like a well- tuned car, your eyes must adapt to the terrain. Above all, you must understand and remember what you are reading. Read with a purpose, be aware of what you are reading and why. Your speed should be adjusted to the type of material. Don’t expect to whiz through a chapter of biology at the same rate as a - diapter of a novel. Scanning material first can be helpful in nearly all types of reading. Get in the habit of surveying headlines, chapter headings and subheads first. Look for the main ideas. Next you will want to know the important details that support them. Read carefully the first and last paragraphs which should state the most important facts and conclusions. You should read the straight material in between as a faster rate that allows you to understand the matter in as much depth as you want. Just remember to keep your eyes moving forward. If you are reading for en joyment you can skim more easily over the lines, paragraphs and pages. It is not important that you take in every word or sentence in depth. As in most writing, each paragraph usually has one main idea supported by details in which you may or may not be interested. Try to span as many words as possible with a continuous rhythm of eye movements or fixations. When you read a newspaper or magazine, or non-fiction, you want to grasp the highlights and some details. This kind of reading is for general information. It differs from your leisure reading because the material is more serious, not as light or as easy to comprehend as fiction, for example. But it still might not be necessary to take in every word or every sentence completely. When reading a text first survey the entire book. Look over the table of contents, chapter headlines and subheads. Get an overview of the author’s ob jectives by reading the in troduction and preface. Studying requires close reading because you will need to remember more of the details to support the main ideas. Read each chapter for the important concepts and as many details as necessary to comprehend the material. Underline major points and make margin notes to highlight your observations. After you have finished reading, question yourself, review the summary if there is one, and then look back to see if you have un derstood the material. Graphic material can help reading comprehension. Do not overlook the imporatnce of tables, maps, graphs, drawings and photographs which are in cluded in reinforce your un derstanding of the text. PRACTICE ON A REGULAR BASIS Like any skill, reading requires practice. In order to develop the habit of good reading you must train your eyes and mind to perform well together. You don’t have to take a speed reading course. The rewards will be most worthwhile if you take the time and persevere. Set aside 15 to 30 minutes every day to practice reading, much as a pianist, typist or golfer would. Start off your exercises with light material, such as Reader’s Digest, that has uniform page length and short articles. Your objective is to read with un derstanding at your best speed. Compare your speed to established norms. The speeds generally accepted for average readers are: easy or light material, 250-350 words per minute (wpm); medium to dif ficult material, 200-250 wpm; and difficult material at 100-150 wpm. Time yourself exactly for two pages with a clock that has a second hand. Calculate the minutes and seconds and divide the time into the number of words on the page. This will tell you what your current reading speed is in words per minute. You can get the average number of words on a page by taking the average per line and multiplying it by the number of lines, omitting headings. Ask yourself questions on the material and review it to see if you are correct. If you miss important details your speed is probably too fast for your present reading ability. Don’t get discouraged, just keep prac ticing. Read 3 or 4 articles each day for two or three weeks. Use the same length and type of material each day. Push yourself but use discretion, making sure you check your comprehension of the material. Record your speed faithfully each time so you can check your progress. Then switch to something more difficult in vocabulary, style, and content. Do this for two more weeks, questioning yourself and recording your time. After a total of six weeks you should have increased your reading ability considerably. Try to get your speed on easy material to about 300 words per minute. Once you have reached this level you will know you can do as well as the average good reader. Maintain the habit by reading at least a half hour a day. You will be enriched by keeping up with newspapers, magazines and books. You will also enjoy reading more as your proficiency increases. Smoke Signal's main function, as is any newspapers, is to convey mformation to its readers, in this case the student body of Chowan College. If you are a member of a club or organization on campus why not consider letting others on campus know what your group is doing? It really isn't all that difficult to do. Just drop your story or if nothing else a copy of the clubs minutes. If you have some big event coming up why not let us know in time to have someone cover the event for the paper. I know you've heard this before, but Smoke Signals is a student newspaper and in order to survive it has to have student support. Any information you might have for us can be dropped off in the office of the Graphic Arts building. November • 21 Lees McRae College Home 24 Kings College Home • December Kings College Away • 5 Lees Me Rea College Away 6 Brevard College Away • 0 9 F.M.A. Tournament Away Fork Union, Fredrick • COA; Chowan 11 Mt. Olive College Home • January • 12 Wingate College Away 15 College of Albemarle Away • 17 Wingate College Home 19 F.M.A. Home • 24 Sandhills College Home 26 Ferrum College Away • 29 Louisburg College Home 31 Ferrum College Home • February • 2 Mt. Olive College Away 4 F.M.A. Away • 7 Louisburg College Away 9 College of Albemarle Home • 11 Lenoir Comm. College Away 14 Sandhills College Away • 16 Durham College Home 18 Lenoir Comm. College Home • 20 Durham College Away 25 Cavalier Tar Heel Away • Tournament 2fis CTC SEMI-FINALS • FINALS Away All home games at 7:30 p.m. • DORM PHONE NUMBERS Belk 398-9480 East 398 9867 Mixon 398-91S6 Parker 398-9225 or 398-9489 West 398-9492 Jenkins 398-9424 WRA Offices 1975-76 Office President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Name Lisa Dabney Kathy Coltrain Jean Hamlin Jinx Bohler Dorm & Room Belk, 209 Belk, 132 Jenkins, 219 Belk, 296 Box 41 32 144 38 Phone 8-J248 8-4570 84074 Freshman Floor Reps. Jenkins 1 Jenkins 2 Belk 1 Belk 2 Belk 3 lisa Stallings Cheryl Gant Martha Driver Cathy Pen field Gail Bass Jenkins, 132 Jenkins, 216 Belk, 104 Belk, 203 Belk, 332 129 141 4 35 97 84525 8-4735 Sophomores Jenkins 1 Jenkins 2 Belk 1 Belk 2 Belk 3 Kelly Bates Annette Guyton Benita Greene Sandi White Gail Lynch Jenkins, 120 Jenkins, 215 Belk, 131 Belk, 210 Belk, 307 117 140 31 42 72 8-3248 8-3065 84570 8-3129 8-3344 Special Events Belk. 316 Belk, 307 Belk. 221 Jenkins, 215 Susan Ferebee Jane Spyre Shirley Spencer Annette Guyton Belk, 316 Belk, 307 Belk, 221 Jenkins, 215 36 72 53 140 8-3344 Intramurals Belk. 211 Belk. 216 Sandra Seamons Terry Jennette Belk, 211 Belk, 216 43 48 84248 84248 Corresponding Secretary Belk. 131 Qndy Ward Belk, 131 31 84570 Varsity Manager Belk, 316 Lynn Miller Belk, 316 81 Head Cheerleader Jenkins, 122 Donna Newsome Jenkins. 122 119 Field Superisor Jenkins 132 Kathy Stover Jenkins, 132 129 84525
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