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i' T/ie NEW BERN ^ b,, liu PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE HEAKT OP eastern NORTH CAROLINA 5i Per Copy On our cluttered desk is a humorous piece written by Art Buchwald for the North Caro lina Education magazine. Be cause parents as well as teach ers •will appreciate It, we're passing It alcng: It Is not too far-fetched to predict that In 10 or 20 years our children will be seated In teacherless classes, their work programmed for them by IBM cards, and scolded for sloppy work by closed television moni tors 50 miles away. But while there are great advantages to learning by ma chine, we should never lose sight of the human element. It Is for this reason that we have perfected the Robot Teaching Machine, which will combine all the advantages of machine learning with those of being taught by a teacher In the room. The Robot Teaching Machine would work as follows: each seat would be magnetized and there would be a small piece of metal sewn into the seat of the student’s clothes. When the class is In session, the stu dent would not be able to get out of his seat. If a child had to go to the bathroom, he would push a but ton on his desk. The computer in front of the room, would then break the fldld of magnetism and allow the child to go to the bathroom, providing there is only one pupil out of the room at the time. If a child misbehaves In class, the computer would send out a slight shock which would be equivalent of a rapped knuckle. If the child still refuses to be have and the shock treatment Is not punishment enough, he would be lifted out of his seat by a conveyor belt and car ried to the principal’s office. There the principal computer would deal with the pupil. When the, pupil arrived at the princi pal’s office, the machine would automatically sound an alarm In the home of the pupil’s parents, and one of them would have to come to school and discuss his child with the computer. The principal computer would have stored In It several lec tures on tape, and would play the one most suitable for the occasion. The Robot Teaching Ma chine would be as human as pos sible. If a little boy or little girl started to cry In class, the machine would start dispensing facial tissues. If the child con tinued to cry, there would be a portable lap on the side of the machine where the child could find comfort. During lunch periods the computer would turn into a vending machine where the stu dent could buy milk, sand wiches, hot soup, and candy bars. The profits from these would go Into buying athletic machines for recreational pur poses. Now, someone Is going to raise the question as how you can prevent cheating on tests without the teacher In the room. Quite simple. Before each child hands In his IBM paper, he will attach a blood pressure valve to his arm and take a lie detector test. Ifthe graph shows he cheated, he gets three shocks and has to take the test over again. The object of the machine Is to make the child love and re- (Contlnued On Page 8) > 1 \‘ QUITE A CHANGE—Don’t let anyone tell you that New Bern stands still. When Sarah Green snapped this photograph five years ago, the landscape in upper center and right included no Craven County Hospital, and numerous businesses hadn’t built in the area. Still completed or are underway, Using New Bern High school in the foreground as your da^e^^”^ SC6 if you can bring this picture up to WINNING COMBINATION—Back in 1950, when there were many good basketball teams in this section, the New Bern high school sextet could more than hold its own against any opponent. Left to right are Ruth Ruddock, ~ - Murray, Frances Shirley Salter, Evelyn Ipock and Eileen Edwards on the first row. The second row includes Manager Barbara Benninghoff, Dollie Hancock, Emma Lou Harmon and Coach Hattie Ellice Jjcwis.
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