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section two
SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD
rtJ#*, Jphn Corey. Appalachian SUie Teacher* College
Don’j Force a Lefty
tWM| Right-Handed
If (more southpaws appear on
baseball diamonds within the
next! few years, there’ll be good
reason for the increase.
Tb s percentage of left-hand
ers ?ntering school in the last
15 y ;ars has more than doubled,
acco ’ding to Dr. Frank Freeman,
dear emeritus of the University
of California (Berkley) school
of education. Where only five
out ■of a hundred youngsters
were left-handed in 1945, the
number is now 11 out of 100.
Prpfessor Freeman attributes
the rise to a change in parental
attitude.
Itiused to be that Mom and
Dadi would exert pressure on
Junipr to use his right hand if
the 'lad appeared to favor his
left.* They did this for a good
reason. A southpaw holds his
own on the baseball field, but
he Saces a distinct disadvantage
whep it comes to writing.
Because our system calls for
writing to the right, the lefty’s
hand naturally covers and
smears words as it moves across
the page. To avoid this the
southpaw tends to hook his
hand above and around the
page. The awkward position
certainly isn’t conducive in
graceful style.
Mbst parents have decide 1,
howfever, that this disadvantage
is less harmful than the possi
ble b'syphological effects if Jun
ior iagforced to change to h.s
. right hand. For instance, in
numerable cases reveal that
such attempts have been follow
ed by speech disorders such as
stuttering. The interpretation is
tnat changing the naturally let.
handed child disturbs the do:: i
nance of the right cerebral cor
tex, which is normal for him.
Stuttering can also be caust 1
by conditions other than t.:
hand-switching itself. Emotion
al up&t may be engendered bv
the nagging of the child I y
parents land teachers who a e
trying to "correct’’ his left
handedness, states Dr. Floyd L.
Ruch in his book, Psychology
And Life.
The facts are not entirely con
sistent, however, and the issue
remains somewhat unsettled.
Dr. Abram Blau recently
wrote a book. The Master Han 1
presenting evidence in support
of his belief that right- an I
left-handedness are not inborn
but developed as habit.
He recommends that parents
tactfutly encourage the small
child to favor the right hand
from the beginning. If the child
resists the parental efforts and
continues to use his left ban '<
he does so because of oontrari
nsss (“negativism”), Dr. Bla't:
believes.
Dr. Albert J. Harris, directo
®f the Educational Clinic at
Queens College, New York City,
takes the opposite position: ,
“Hand preference is primari-1
ly biologically determined,” he]
says. "Attempts to switch a:
left-handed child can be dam-!
aging, particularly if they oc- j
cur around the time a young
ster is learning to talk, read,
or write. However, I would
like to emphasize that damage
may result any time if the child
is made to feel ashamed of his
left-handedness or punished for
his inability to change."
Which is right? What is the
parent to do?
Dr. Freeman of the Univer
sity of California is one of the!
nation’s leading handwriting au-.
thorities. He offers this sound
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philosophy, which most parents
have followed and which prob-
I ably accounts for tfie increase
j of left-handers:
First, assess as accurately as
possible the degree of Junior’s
hand preference aijd the dif
ference in skill in the use of
the two hands. This may be
i done by having the child pep
| form everyday acts, such as
using scissors or hammering,)
and noting which hand he uses
more skillfully.
If the test reveals a prefer- ,
ence and skill in favor of the!
; ieft hand, the child should be \
encouraged to be a lefty. If
there appears to be little dif
ierence, Dr. Freeman recom
mends encouraging Junior to
use his right hand, but with
out exerting pressure.
Dr. Harris of Queens College'
goes a little further.
"The only safe policy is J
i‘hands off’!,” he says. “History,
reveals no lack of left-handed j
heroes in any field of endeavor j
. . . Let’s not fill the guidance
■clinics with disturbed young
sters needlessly and foolishly
forced into right-handedness.” j
| How can parents and teachers
taking this sane approach help
Junior the southpaw write bet
ter?
| D,\ Freeman advises:
! Encourage the proper hand- •
and-arm position by teaehirfg
hem to place paper with the
top tilted toward the right in
stead of the left. This usually
pi events him from using the j
hooked position in which the
hand is placed above the writ
ing and wrist bent around it.
Allow Junior to continue
manuscript writing indefinitely, 1
because it’s easier for the lefty. 1
Manuscript writing is the type
used by first and second grad- 1
e,s. However, it’s not “baby” |
style. Actually, for many pur-j
poses, it’s a better method than j
cursive.
A slightly harder-lead pencil
and a ballpoint pen that doesn't
smear is easily help the lefl-
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writer when he’s old enough.
Authorities have actually found,
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Sunday School Lesson
WHEN HUMAN WISDOW
FAILS
International Spnday Schoo)
Lesson for £nril 23rd, 1961.
Memory Selection: "The of
she Lord, that is wisdom: and
to deoart from evil is under
standing-" (Job 20:28'.
Lesson Text: Job 4:1-8; 8:1-10;
11; 21; 37:14-24.
For today, each adult among
us should ask ourselves this
question: “Is our idea of God
too small?”
In the early days of Chris
tianity God was, primarily,
thought of as being a tribal dei
ty, rather than the God of the
whole Universe. He was a “lo
cgl” God, involved only in the
affairs of the tribes of Israel.
He was pictured as being con
cerned with intertribal justice,
with family affairs, with flocks
of animals and the simple in
dustries of a tent-dwelling, wan
dering people. When they were
at war with an enemy tribe,
God was thought of as fight
ing with th:m against the enemy
and the enemy’s god. The vic
tory of one side proved to both
Chowan County Churches
I TEOPIM BAPTIST
Sunday School Sunday morning at H
o'clock
Preaching services every firm ani
third Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
EDENTON BAPTIST
REV. R N CARROLL. Pastor
Sunday School at 9:45 A M.
Morning vvoi'ShlD .service. 11 A. M.
Training Union at 6:30 P. M.
I Evening service al 7:30 o'clock.
Mi l-week prayer service Wednesday
at 7-30 P. M.
\
GREAT HOPE BAPTIST
I REV HENRY V. NAPIER Pastor
Sundav School at 10 A. M
Morning worship second and fourth
Sundnvs at 11 o’clock.
Evening worship first and fourth
o ,v’
Prayer service Wednesday at 8 P. M
CENTER HILL METHODIST
REV PRANK FORTFNOIIF Paste,’
Preaching services every first and
third Sundays at 11 A M.
EDEfntJN PRESBYTERIAN
REV. JAMES MacKENZTE. Pastor
Sunday School Sunday morning at
10 o’clock.
Mnrnlrn: worshlo at 11 o’clock.
Hlrls’ Meeting—all teen-age girl*—
Sunday. 6 30 P M.
Christian Servlet Brigade—all teen
ge hovs—Tuesday. 7 t" '..i.
M’.d-week Prayer .Service—Wednesday
tght at 7-30 o'clock.
FIRST CHRISTIAN
REV E C. ALEXANDER. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A M.
fornlne worship at 11 o’clock.
Young People’s meeting at 6 .30 P M.
Fvonlre worship at 7.30 o’clock.
Wednesday evening service at 7:30
clock.
ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC
HJSV. C. F. HTLL. Pastor
Sunday Masses 8 and 11 A. M.
Confessions before every Mass.
Sunday School 11: '3 Sundnv A. M.
Convert Instructions or private con
sultation by appointment. Phone 2617.
CENTFR HILL BAPTIST
REV. HENRY V. NAPIER. Pastor
Morning worship at 11 o'clock first
and third Sundays.
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
R 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, Pastot
Church School Sunday morning at
9*45 o’clock
Preaching service Sunday morning at
II o'clock.
MACEDONIA BAPTIST
REV. GORDON SHAW. Pastor
Sunday school at 10 A. M.
Prear.ilng every Sunday morning at
11 o'cl >ck and every Sunday night at
7*30 o clock
Prayer meeting Wednesday night at
7:30 o’clock.
WARWICK BAPTIST
REV. R. B. COTTINGHAM. Pasta.
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Rveaching service at 11 A. M.
LTU at 7 P. M.
Preaching servlcee at I P. 11.
Prayer service Thursdya nights at 8
o’clock.
SAINT PAULAS EPISCOPAL
REV. GEORGE B. HOLMES. Rector
8:00 A. M. Holy Communion.
9:30 A. M.. Church School.
10 00 A M.. Adult Bible Class.
11:00 A. M.. Morning Worship.
7:30 P. M.. Young Churchmen.
Wednesday. 10.30 A. M.. Holy Com
m union.
BALLARD'S BRIDGE BAPTIST
REV. A. CARL HART, Pastor
Sunday School Sunday morning at 10
o’clock.
Preaching services at 11 A. M. and
8 P. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday sight at
8 o'clock.
CHURCH OF GOD
REV. JOHN MARTIN. Faster
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Preaching service at 11 A. M.
WPE Sunday at » P. M. .
Evening worship as 7:30 o'clock.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
R. P. LONG Congi ogatlon Servant
Bible study at 3:00 o'clock Sunday
afternoon at Kingdom Hall.
Bible study Wednesday night at ■
o'clock.
Service meeting and ministry school
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, 8:30
P. M; Evangelistic Service. 7:30 p.
M.; Wednesday night prayer sendee,
7;30 P. M
sides which god was the more
powerful.
Eventually, however, through
the rising pf the prophet Amos,
the Israelites’ idea of God ex
panded; and it expanded still
further, two hundreds years la
ter when the Israelites were
j captured and carried off to
1 Babylon. There they found that
Gpd was still with them. And
at this point it would do well
if we were to pause and ask
curselyes this question: “Hpw
large is MY Gcd? Do I have
a childish tribal idea at some
points? Where does my idea
of God need tj growi”
The friends of Job had the
question neatly settled. Their
: God was not a problem to them,
j for he was made to fit neatly
! into their short-sighted vie'"3.
j They were religious men, de
vout and pious, but with a
small idea of God. God had
been cut down to size the
size of their own ideas. Job
found this to be worthless to
him. As he strove to under
stand his suffering, he held
firmly to a view of God which
finally lies beyond perfect hu
man understanding. Job’s God
was too big to be understood
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1 HAPPY HOME PENTECOSTAL
il HOLINESS CHURCH
HAROLD C. LEAKE. Minister
Sunday School, 9:45: Morning Wor
ship, 11:00; Lifeliners, 6:45: Evening
Worship, 7:45; Wednesday Prayer Ser
vice. 7:45.
WHITE OAK CHAPEL BAPTIST
REV R M McNair. Pastor
I ROCKY HOCK BAPTIST
I THURMAN W. ALLRED, Pastor
Sunday School 3unday morning at
10 o'clock.
Morning worship at 11 o'clock.
I Training Union at 7P. M.
[Evening worship at 8 o’clock.
COLORED CHURCHES
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST
REV. F. H. LaGUARDE
Sunday School at 9:30 A M.
Morning service at il o’clock.
Evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
I Prayer meeting Wednesday night at
17:30 o'clock.
Young' people's and Senior choir
practice Friday nights at 8 o'dnek.
Men's Bible Class meets Monday
night o'clock.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
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
mur,^__
Fourth Sunday at 11 A. M.. meaning
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 first and third Sunday. Church
Day.
Sunday School at 11 A. M. to 1 P. M.
Prayer and Bible Band Tuesday
night at 8 o clock.
Wednesday night choir practice at
7:30 o'clock.
Thursday night choir practice ft 7:30
o’clock
Friday night Pastor's Aid Socle.y at
0 o'clock.
Saturday night young people's Bible
Quiz and recreation.
WARREN GROVE BAPTIST
REV. J. E. TILLETT Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A M.
Pleaching 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.
WELCH'S CHAPEL BAPTIST
REV. W. H. DAVIS. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Preaching service first Sunday at
11:30 A.
ST. JOHN BAPTIST
REV. C. M. HETDELBURG. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Services every first and third Sun
days at 12 o’clock noon. Vesper ser
vice at 6 o'clock.
GALE STREET BAPTIST
REV. C. M. HEIDELBUBG. 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 GROVE 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. JAMES WILLS. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Morning worship service at 11 o’clock.
Choir rehearsal Wednesday night at
8 o’clock.
CANAAN TEMPLE A. M. E. Z.
Tuesday night first Senior Choir
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Three is such a tender age. Sue isn’t a baby
the church for alu ... any more, yet she’s a long way from being a
ALL FOR THE CHURCH b j g
earth^or I buiidtag^of*character* and When I watched her blowing out the candles
good citizenship, it 1.. storehouse of on her cake, I felt a surge of that certain kind
•piiinut values. Without > strong 0 f i ove reße rved for mothers. And, while she
Church, neither democracy nor civllii*- j , T j
fkm can survive. There at. four sound HUUk her Wish, I made mine.
reasons why every person should at- J sighed, first, that I might be given the
church. They are: (i) For hu own take. fcrft °* memory, so that I would never forget
(b For hia chiidren'a sake. 0) For the a child’s point of view—the importance of even
oka of hia community and nation. (4) the littlest promises, the oldest dolls, the small-
For the sake of the Church Itself, which . ~ . 9 9
needs his moral and material support. HOWlingS.
- ££“ “ r ** ul * rlT “ d I wished that I might be given the wisdom
to care for Sue’s body, mind, and soul. And I
Day Book Chaptar Vsnt. was deeply grateful that I had the Church to
Sunday Matthew is i 4 , help me teach her right from wrong, and to
Tuesday i?Jh? ,4 1 ‘m* aid me in endowing her with a rich measure
‘} jJ.IB of faith, of l°ve. and of tolerance toward her
ffiX wT* 1 j h ' fellow man.
Thinking it over, I guess that my wish for
Sue might be called a prayer. Each Sunday.
in church ' 1 “ my “.' “ ii -
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