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SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD f §?T John* Coray, Appafeqhiaa State Taaohar* College Grouping Is With Us Again, Biii Is Id Fair to the Child?!, Gripping children into fast, and slow classes , jgy “bairif-iearnifig” ability is a ris ing Trend* in American schools toaa^ ; from first grade through ,high school. A 'purvey conducted by ,Dr. Stuaet E. Dean of the Office of Education in Washington reveals thit‘Bo per cent of our elemen- schools now teach the brjight and the dull separately, at jrlwst in some subjects.. v . ‘ ! |tj{ 'one answer to tile' cry I 'for greater academic achievement. Phjlbsophers support the com mon . -sense notion that wjth “njetjtal segregation” pupils more. Won’t bright young stqjrsrj take off with jet spe£d when no longer held back by i plodders? Won’t slower students pick up when instruc tion |is geared to their pace and Coed? put many schoolmen don’t thjnit ability grouping either fair ort democratic. They don’t like wiaf.it does to a Child. How would you like to be officially labeled a dullard, And make no mistake, children know the real difference . between the “fairies” arid’the “brownies.” Moreover, schoolmen can cite gdbd research showing that abili ty! grouping alone isn’t particu larly effective. Other facts af fcit much more im pdltantly— the competence and mitiirity of teachers, class size, ffhgy add that ablity' group ing, once popular, was abandon eif ih the 1930’s because of its dsknege to the child’s “self-con c&t!’. ItVKrertainly a sour note that tea by ability is alsp. to sajiarjate socially. This disffhe -1 tisn Is vividly seen in an actual clissroom. with but few exceptions, pu pfs dn the top class come from Sd'fhier and more socially minent families. This is true inj practically any city or neigh bdfrhdod, according to Dr. Maur ici .Ahrens of the University of Florida. more privileged kids SMrklo in all aspects. They’re g4ng£plly better looking, better dtetced, better mannered, better be>d®ed, more personable, more, aCtiye, healthier, cleaner. |lrJ*Tact, if your child lands in a/*» group, he’s in sharp com But in the slow class? j It|jnembers for the most part! sten*~from families at the lower erid*of the social and economic laddir, Dr. Ahrens notes. I I KNOW YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY '. John T. Grooms, representative of the Social Security jWministration, is in Edenion every Thursday at the North Caroline Employment Security Commission office in the Gilizeni Bank Buildng. ..TTle 1960 amendments to the sdjcial security law make it pos sibtj?* for a disabled worker un den~Lage, 50 to draw monthjy btmjfits. biginning with checks f<k;tiie mohfh of October, ‘x. Another change in tl*e, t Xaw reduces by about one tljirth the length of time a psr sonlfias. ,t* work under seotßrity jio- become insured lor of benefits to him s«fd»nd|[h*j famjly, according, to tKedrepfegentative serving this aflett* frqfn ‘ the Norfolk District QKE? i a . /Seme “400,000 people will be cfnie immediately eligible . for benefits because of this cfange in the law, including nfanjr wives, widows, and-de 3s food Reading ||r the Ijjhole Family p • Facts if amity Features* . a'.... —■ UH Christian Sci«nc* Monitor Wfc Norway St., Boston 15, Moss. *Knd your nawspopor for th* tim, EncloMd find my chock or order. 1 year S2O □ •Months $lO □ 3 month* $5 □ I* K, , . As a group, the slower learn ers lack appeal, dress shabbily, often seem unhappy and antago nistic. They’re absent from school more often, appear un clean (some teachers actually de tect differences of smell between low and top classes), and create more discipline problems. In certainly worldly respects, however, many members of the so-called low ability groups learn fast. Unfortunately, it’s the wrong-subject-matter. For to social grouping moves Dr. Ahrens, along with numerous others, to advocate mixing pu instance, too many can curse and “fight dirty”. They know a lot about cops, knives, sex, and stealing. Further, they en joy .exchanging such information with classmates. For obvious reasons, manyi teachers (who usually come from the middle class themselves) in tensely dislike working with slow groups. The fact that ability grouping in practice conforms so closely pils in the traditional manner. The teacher then meets individ ual differences as best she can. And Dr. Ahrens says that competent teachers can do this job effectively, despite ability differences of several years which occur among pupils of the same age in the same class room. In this way American society as a whole, not just the bright elite, will be uplifted. The so cial distance between the poor and the rich will become less instead of greater. However, almost as many edu cators, according to the Nation al Education Association, share Admiral RickoveFs opinion that schools don’t exist to uplift the lower end of the social scale. They exist to accumulate and pass on knowledge, in the fast est and most efficient manner. In fact, Rickoverites contend that in today’s competitive world, the nation which does the best job of developing its brain-power resources will come out on top. Ability grouping better ac complishes this purpose, they be lieve. And if this means social segregation, that’s too bad. A youngster quickly learns his so cial-rating anyway* they say grouped or not grouped. The final decision on grouping, of course, lies largely with par ents. Before deciding, however, put your Junior in the exclusive class of dull learners and ana lyze this classic education ques tion from that viewpoint. pendent husbands and widowers already at or beyond retirement age. First payments to newly eligible persons will be for the month of October. Under the new rule, persons reaching retirement age (65 for men, 62 for women) this year need only about 3 years of work under social security instead of (he 4 ‘,2 to 5 years required by the old law. If you reach re tirement age any time next year, you will need to have worked under sociai security for onlyj 3*4 years instead of the 5 to 5V4 years required before the' change in the law. There is, however, a minimum require ment of a year and a half of| work under social security— Without which no benefits can Ilf telephone oloee-by f If you are constantly running to answer a > * ringjn*. telephone—you need tha help of aa extension telephone. It's quick, tad , iMKpentfvategat. Call eer kemnaas office today for JUP information on this colorful, jffsp rfnlk*& r ft!* 1 Trltnhninii TESf CfttAf AW HERALD, BDZRYCCT, IPOSTIW CARGZ.R7A. THBJRSDA7, SEPTEMBER 29, 1960. become payable. Workers now at or over re tirement age, who have been told in the past that they were not eligible for payments for lack of work under social se curity, are urged to contact the Norfolk Office of the Social Se-, curity Administration or the lo cal contact station at their earli-1 est convenience, to inquire about! their rights. First payments to those newly eligible as a result of this change in the law will be made for the month of Octo-I ber, 1960. In terms of future eligibility,) the reduction in the amount of work required means that many more wage earners and their widows and dependent widowers will be able to qualify for so cial security benefits when they reach retirement age. Say, for example, that you are a man now 60 and planning to retire at the end of 1965. Under the old law you would have needed a total of about 7 years of work to draw these benefits. Under the new rule you' will need only 414 years social security employment or self-employment to draw month ly old-age benefits. If you are a 60 year-old woman planning retirement in 1952, you need only 3*4 years of work to be eligible for social security. The new rule for figuring min imum quarters required for ful [ ly insured status does not affect the eligibility of young widows and children to draw mother’s and children’s benefits following the death of a wage earner. The widow and dependent children of a worker can draw social se curity survivors benefits if the worker has credit for at least a year and a half just before his death. 5 ■ “Those that have helped me to succeed are : work, hard work, intelligent work, and then some more work.” We serve to the full extent of our ability. With diligent' and intelligent study we seek to add to our capacity for service. j M Sunday School Lesson THE GREATNESS OF GOD International Sunday School Lesson for October 2, 1960. Memory Selection: “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:9). , 1 Lesson Text: Psalm 8; 104. Today the question that comes up for our consideration is this-| What is the evidence for the greatness of God? To the poet who wrote Psalm ; 8, the dignity of man —not na-j ture —is the greatest marvel of j the universe. In it the writer! first contemplates the mystery and magnificence of heaven and then turns his gaze to man.. The psalm opens with acknowl edgement of the sovereignty of God, and goes on to examine the creation of man and the po-! sition of power into which God ' has placed him. Psalm 104 is a poem of adoration. Verses 1-4 are an expression of the power of God over the elemental forces • of nature. Today’s lesson deals with the greatness of God. Only the 1 grander aspects of nature and! of life move us deeply enough | to sound the depths of God’s j greatness. The hills and the| mountains, the seas and the : Chowan County Churches YEOPIM BAPTIST \ . Sunday School Sunday morning at 10 o'clock Preaching services every first and third Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. EDENTON BAPTIST I RF:V. R. N. CARROIX. Pastor Sunday School qt 9:45 A. M. Morning worship service, 11 A. M. Training Union at 6:30 P, M. Evening service at 7:30 o’clock. , Mlil-we<*k prayer service Wednesday ’ at 7:30 P. M. GHEAT HOPE BAPTIST REV. HENRY V. NAPIER. Pastor I Sunday School at 10 A. M. Morning worship second and fourth > Suodnvs at 11 o'clock. Evening worship first and fourth Sundays at 8 o’clock. Prayer service Wednesday at 8 P. M. CENTER HILL METHODIST . REV. FRANK FORTESQUE Pastor Preaching services every first and third Sundays at 11 A. M. EDENTON PRESBYTERIAN REV. JAMES MacKENZIE. Pastor Sunday School Sunday morning ati 10 o’clock. Morning worship at 11 o’clock. Girls' Meeting—all teen-age girls— Sunday. 6:30 P. M. Christian Service Brigade—all teen age boys—Tuesday, 7 P M. Mid-week Prayer Service—Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. FIRST CHRISTIAN REV. E. C. ALEXANDER, Pastor Sunday School at 10 A. M. Morning worship at 11 o’clock. Young People’s meeting at 6-30 P. M. Evening worship at 7.30 o'clock. Wednesday evening service at 7:30 /clock. ST. ANN’S CATHOLIC MV. C. F. HILL. Pastor J Sunday Masses 8 and 11 A. M. Confessions before every Mass. Sunday School 11:45 Sunday A. M. Convert instructions or private con sultation by appointment. Phone 2617. CENTER HILL BAPTIST REV. HENRY V. NAPIER. Pastor Morning worship at 11 o’clock first and third Sundays. Sandav School at 10 A. M. B. T. U. at 7 P. M. Evening worship at 8 o'clock second and fourth Sundays. Prayer service Thursday at 8 P. M. EDENTON METHODIST REV. RALPH FOWLKES. Pastor Church School Sunday morning at 9 ’45 o’clock Preaching" service Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. MACEDONIA BAPTIST REV. GORDON SHAW. Pastor ! Sunday School at lo A. M. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and every Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. WARWICK BAPTIST REV. R. B. COTTINGHAM. Pastor Sunday School at 10 A. M. Preaching service at 11 A. M. BTU at 7 P. M. I Preaching servlcee at 8 P. M. 1 Prayer service Thursdya nlghta at 8 o’clock. SAINT PAUL'S EPISCOPAL REV. GEORGE B. HOI.MES. Rector 8:00 A. M.. Holy Communion. 0:30 A- M.. Church School. 10:00 A. M.. Adult Blhle Glass. 11:00 A. M., Morning Worshlo. 7:30 P. M.. Young Churchmen. Wednesday. 10:30 A. M.. Holy Com munion. BALLARD'S BRIDGE BAPTIST REV. I.AMAR SENTELL. Pastor Sunday School Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. * teaching services at 11 A. M. and 8 P M Prayer meeting Wednesday Bight at B o'clock. CHURCH OF GOD REV. JOHN MARTIN. Paator Sunday School at 10 A. M. Preaching service at 11 A. M. WPE Sunday at 7 p. M. Evening worship at 7:30 o’clock. JEHOVAHSWITNESSES R. P. LONG Congi .-gallon Servant Bible study at 3:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Kingdom Hall. •Bible study Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Service meeting and ministry tchsal Friday nights at 8 o’clock. ASSEMBLY OF.GOD REV. C. L WILES, Pastor Sunday School. 9:45 A. M. Worship Service. 11:00 A. M. Christ Ambassador Service. 6:30 P. 1*; Evangelistic Servloe, 7:30 P., M.: Wednesday sight praysr servloe. j a&e Cdurcd - Qoing a Ha6if stars, all are needed to impress upon us the greatness of God. All the praise and adoration we render to God, all the joy and gladness in our hymns to God, all the thankfulness we tender to him for his many blessings, all this is but an expression of our awareness of Him—an ex pression which must be given, for if we do not render it, the springs of our faith will dry up, the emotions within us will wither, and our religion will die. Adoration is not an option. It is a must, or spiritual death en sues. As we peruse our lesson for today, it is easy for us to pic ture our poet, at the end of a day’s work, out in the open, con templating the vast majesty of the heavens. How immense the starry expanse; how small and infinitisimal man! But how ma jestic man is! The greatness of God is his! In the days of the psalmist man was marked by God for greatness when he was given dominion over the crea i lures of the field. I wondei I what the poet’s reaction would i be could he contemplate the vast reaches of man’s dominion to -1 day? Through countless genera- I tions, with God guiding his hand, | man has mastered the wheel, the i use of iron, the control of fire, 1 Continued on Page 8. Section 2 I WHITE OAK CHAPEL BAPTIST REV. R. M. McNAIR. Pastor EVANS METHODIST REV. FRANK FORTESQUE, Pastor Preaching services every first and third Sundays at 9:30 A. M. ROCKY HOCK BAPTIST THURMAN W. ALLRED. Pastor Sunday School Sunduy morning at 10 o’clock. Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Training Union at 7 P. M. Evening worship at 8 o’clock, COLORED CHURCHBS PROVIDENCE BAPTIST REV. F. H. LaGUARDE Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Morning service at *1 o'clock. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. Young people’s and senior choir ' practice Friday nights at 8 o’clock Men’s Bible Class meets Monday night at 8 o’clock. ST. JOHN THeTeVANGELIST EPISCOPAL REV. CLYDE BEATTY. Minister First Sunday at 11 A. M.. Holy Com munion and sermon. Second Sunday at 9 A. M.. Holy Com munion. Third Sunday at 9 A. M.. Holy Com munion. Fourth Sunday at 11 A. M.. morning prayer and sermon. Sunday School each Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST „ ELDER J. A. SAWYER. Pastor Every second and fourth Sunday, Pastor’s Day. ’ Every flist and third Sunday. Church Day. Sunday School at 11 A. M. to IP.M. Prayer and Bible Band Tuesday ‘ night at 8 o'clock. Wednesday night choir practice at 7:30 o’clock. Thursday night choir practice t*. 7:30 o'clock. Friday night Pastor's Aid Society at 8 o’clock. Saturday night young people's Bible quiz and recreation. WARREN GROVE BAPTIST REV. J. E. TTLLETT Pastor Sunday School at 10 A M. Preaching service at 11:30 A. M. every second and fourth Sunday. Women’s Educational and Mission Union meets every fourth Sunday after the morning service. s WELCH'S CHAPEL BAPTIST REV. W. H. DAVIS. Pastor Sunday School at 10 A M. Preaching service first Sunday tit 11:30 A. M. ST. JOHN RAPTTST REV. c. M. HEIDELBURG. Pastor Sunday School at 10 A M. Servl-es every first and *hlrd Rim days at 12 o’clock noon. Vesper ser vice at 6 o’clock. GALE STREET BAPTIST REV. C. M. HErPELBURG, Pastor Sunday School at 10 A. M. Services every second and fourth Sunday at 11 A M. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at 8 o’clock. ! PINEY GROVE A. M. E. Z. REV. M. H. EBRON. Pastor * UNION GROVE A. M. E. Z. REV. J. E. GORDON. Pastor RYAN GROVt BAPTIST REV. M. A. RIDDICK. Pastor ST. LUKE CHRISTIAN REV. KELLY GOLDMAN. Pastor JEHOVAH'S~WITNESSES ELDER J. C. HALL. Pastor CENTER HILL BAPTIST REV. H. C. SAUNDERS. Pastor KADESH A. M. E. ZION REV. L A. WILLIAMS. Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 A. M.’ Morning worship at 11:00 o’clock. Evening service at 7:00 o’clock. PLEASANT GROVE A. M. E. Z REV. G. L. .STOTT, Pastor Sunday School at 10 A. M Morning worship sendee at 11 o'clock. Chair rehearsal Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. CANAAN TEMPLE A. M. E. Z. REV. Wt H SESROM. Pastor Sunday School at 10:15. Morning worship at 11:30 o’clock. Young People’s meeting at 2 P. M. Evening service at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday night first Senior Choir practice at 8 o’clock. Wednesday flight second Senior Choir practice at 8 o'clock. HAWKINS CHAPEL A. M. E. Z. REV. M. H. EBRON. Pastor We see only wires! But at this very moment a woman in San Francisco may be speaking to her husband in T0ky0..... a boy at Princeton may be inviting a girl in Albuquer que to a football game . . . and Mrs. Green of R. D. No. 1 may be placing her order with Mr. Brown of the Crossroads Store. Here where sixty wires cling to the cross-arms of a weathered pole the ends of the earth meet! It’s like that in our local churches on Com munion Sunday. Whether fifty or five hundred receive the Holy Sacrament . . . the ends of the earth meet. For the Lord’s Supper is not a rite of one church or one denomination. It is the common sacramental feast of millions of Christians all over the world. Are you availing yourself of this blessed privilege, and are you attending your church regularly? As yo; receive this Sacrament in your church, your life is linked to the lives of Christians everywhere. And you and they are united in a common communion with God! Copyright 1960, Knurr AJi Struct, Strsibutg, V a. These Religious Messages Are Published In The Chowan Herald And Are Sponsored By The Following Business Establishments: P & Q Super Market EDENTON, N. C. M. G. Brown Co., Inc. LUMBER —“MILLWORK BUILDING MATERIAL Reputation Built on Satisfied Customers PHONE 2135 EDENTON Interested Citizen Belk - Tyler’s EDEN 7 ON’S SHOPPING CENT Eh Hughes-Parker Hardware Co. SH EK WIN-W ILL I AMS PAINTS PHONE 2315 EDENTON. N. C. Hoskin Harrell Texaco Gas, Oils, Groceries ROUTE TWO _ EDENTON. N. C. The Jill Shoppe Edenton’s Newest Popular-Price Shoppe For Ladies EDENTON, N. C. Edenton Restaurant “Good Food Pleasant Surroundings” MRS. W. L. BOSWELL. Prom PHONE 9723 EDENTON Be A Better Citizen, Go To Some Church Next Sunday PAGE SEVEN THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is ihe greatest factor-on earth for the building of character- and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual valu-s. W ithout a strong C hurc h, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. 1 here are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support the Church. They are: 0) Fo, his own sake. (2) For his chddien's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church rtgylatly and read your Bible daily. Day Boole Chapter Verses Sunday Psalms I'J I*6 Monday Job 1-7 Tuesday Psalms 40 1-11 Wednesday Matthew -I -1-14 Thursday Mark 14 17-25 hrniay JoLu 15 1-h .Saturday John 17 15*JJ </■ E. L. Belch Buyers of All Kinds of Produce PHONE 2770 EDENTON, N C. W. E. Smith GENERAL MERCHANDISE "ROCKY IIOCK” PHONE 3022 EDENTON Mitchener’s Pharmacy PRESCRIPTION PHARMACISTS PHONE 3711 El n\. .TON The Betty Shoppe Edenton s Complete Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Shoppe Quinn Furniture Company HOME OF FINE FI'RNITLRE EDENTON, N. C. 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