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i—SECTION THREE
SCHOOL AND YOUR CHILD ,
By John Coray. Appalachian Stala Taachara Collaga
DO WE OVEREMPHASIZE
COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS?
I Football and other team sports
from university to junior high
school stand to be thrown for a
terrific loss if advice by Dr.
James B. Conant, former Harv
ard University president, is
heeded.
In his most blistering attack
yet on unworthy school prac
tices, the renowned education re
former flatly states in a na
tional magazine article that
there’s a “vicious overemphasis
on competitive athletics.”
Conant points out that the
“life of the school (sometimes)
revolves around the athletic
field, not the classroom” and
“that overconcern with the de
velopment of prize athletes
might well jeopardize our fu
• ture.”
To win the real struggle, the
Cold War, “we must improve
the academic output of our
educational system,” says this
better-schools crusader.
One step in this direction, Co
nant thinks, will be to shift
glory from the field of sports
to the realm of academics. Hon
or the students who excel in
their books. Deemphasize im
portance of the “big game.” I
Abolish completely junior high j
school interscholastic com pea-:
tion and marching bands.
Dr. Conant by no means un- j
derrates the value of physical j
education and sports, however, j
He believes they’re most valu-;
able. But for all students, not
just the outstanding athletes.
When Junior comes home, he
should be able to tell his par
ents what he did on the field
that day, not what he saw the
stars do.
TV viewing and the automo- 1
bile steer us toward the seden- ,
tary, onlooker role. To count
eract this tendency, energies of I
school coaches should be aimed *
toward obtaining maximum
participation in athletics by all
students—not toward high-pow
ered winning teams with five
per cent of the youngsters par
ticipating while the other 95 pei
cent sit looking on.
Dr. Conant says that “all pub
lic school pupils should devote.
a period a day to developing j
their muscles and body co-or- 1
dination.” |
He implies that a well-man- ,
aged intramural sports program j
in a school is good. Rather than
emphasize the “big team” that j
plays other schools, a school
should develop many teams to!
play each other. With proper I
organization, every pupil could J
be included.
What do schoolmen say about J
Conant's strong remarks on ath
letic overemphasis?
Dr. Stanley Elam, editor of
Phi Delta Kappan, the proses-,
sional educators’ journal, sur
veyed the reactions of nearly 200 |
schoolmen who at one time or
another have had direct contact
with the problem.
Elam reports that a majority '
of the respondents agree, in a 1
general way, with Conant’s
strongly-stated views. But they
reserve blanket approval be
cause of a feeling that Conant
overgeneralizes from dubious
facts.
A California principal said,
“We need to emphasize intra
mural sports rather than inter
school sports.”
A Wisconsin college profes
sor: “Training in individual
sports is considerably more
worthwhile. Why don't we
leave team sports to the pros?” 1
But there were defenders of'
interscholastic, competitive ath-!
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; letics, which Conant calls “the
poison ivy in our schools.”
Said a California school ad
ministrator, “For some indivi
duals, (such competition) pro
vides the only opportunity to
excel. For others, able aca
demically, it provides the in
terest in school which increases
holding power.”
PTobably the most common
view was that taken by Editor
Elam himself. A former coach
and superintendent “who reads
the sports page before the edi
torials,” Elam admits warm
sympathy for those who love
athletic competition.
But the editor, who keeps in
tune with the pulse-beat of the
education world through his
highly respected magazine, is
“convinced that too many school
men have been unable or un
, willing to withstand the pres
sures of overemphasis to which
Conant objects.”
In fact, Elam reveals he once
fell into the net. Today he har
bors a sense of shame for hav
i ing organized an alumni “Bird
Dog Club” to ferret out college
caliber athletes in small high
schools without at the same time
trying to spot and help prize
scholars.
Editor's Note: Readers hav
ing questions concerning educa
tion are invited to send inquiries
to School and Your Child, Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege, Boone, N. C.
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Sunday School Lesson
A SEARCH FOR LIFE’S
MEANING
i
International Sunday School
Lesson for June 4
1 Memory Selection: “In the
world you have tribulation; but
be of good cheer, I have over
i come the world.”—John 16:33.
Lesson Text: Ecclesiastes 1:
12-18; 3:1-14; 5.
Our study this quarter has
centered around the Old Testa
ment books called “wisdom lit
erature” and the New Testa
ment Book of James. We have
explored the experiences of Job
and the riches of Proverbs as
i we have sought the source of
true wisdom and attempted to
■apply it to the need for discip
line in our lives. In this new
unit we will study Ecclesiastes,
seeking its interpretation of
life’s meaning. We shall con
clude our studies by investigat
ing the manner in which the
New Testament’s teaching is
superior to that of the Old
Covenant. The question for bur
attention today, however, is:
Wherein do Christians find life’s
Chowan County Churches
• TEOPIM BAPTIST I
Sunday School Sunday morning at 10
o'clock
Preaching .ervlcei every tint and
third Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
EDENTON BAPTIST
RF.-V. R. N. CARROLL. Pastor
I Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
Morning worship service. 11 A. M.
L Training Union at 6:30 P. M.
* Evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
I Mid-week prayer service Wednesday
| at 7:30 P. M.
I GREAT HOPE BAPTIST
’ REV. HENRY V. NAPIER. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M. >
Morn lag worship second and fourth
Sundays at 11 o’clock.
Evening worship first and fourth
) Sundavs at 8 o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday at 8 P. M.
CENTER HILL METHODIST
REV. FRANK rORTESQUE Pastor
Preaching services every first and,
third Sundays at 11 A. M.
EDENTON PRESBYTERIAN |
REV. JAMES MacKENZTE. Pastor
Sunday School Sunday morning at.
10 o'clock.
• Morning worship at 11 o’clock.
Girls’ Meeting—all teen-age girls—
Sunday, 6:30 P. M.
I Christian Service Brigade—an teen
age boys—Tuesday, 7 P.
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
o'clock.
ST. ANN’S CATHOLIC
REV. C. F. HILL, Pastor
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 3617.
CENTER HILL BAPTIST
REV. HENRY V. NAPIER. Pastor
Morning worship at 11 o'clock first
and third Sundays.
Sunday 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
II o'clock.
MACEDONIA BAPTIST
REV. GORDON SHAW. Pastor
Sunday School at lo A. M.
Preacnlng 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. Paste
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
service at 11 A. M.
ETU at 7 P. M.
Preaching servlcee at 8 P. M.
Prayer service Thursdya nights at a
o’clock.
SAINT PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
REV. GEORGE B. HOLMES. Rector
8:00 A. M.. Holy Communion.
9:30 A. M.. Church School.
10:00 A. M„ Adult Bible Clasa.
11:00 A. M., Morning Worship.
7:30 P. M., Young Churchmen.
Wednesday, 10.30 A. M.. Holy Com
munion.
BALLARD'S BRIDGE BAPTIST
REV. A. CARL HART, Pastor
Sunday School Sunday morning at 10
o’clock.
Preaching aervtces at 11 A. M. and
BPM
Prayer meeting Wed neoday sight at
B o'clock.
CHURCH or GOD
REV. JOHN MARTIN. Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Preaching service at 11 A. M.
WPE Sunday at 7 P. M.
EVenlng worship at 7:30 o'dodt
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
R. P. LONG. Congregation Servant
Bible study at 3:00 o’clock Sunday
afternoon at Kingdom Hall.
Bible study Wednesday night at t
o’clock. 1
Sendee meeting and ministry Rkod
Friday nights at 8 o’dodt.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
__ REV C. L. WILES, Paster
6*w
Wednesday night prgyer send*.
EVANS METHODIST I
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fullest meaning?
A proper starting point in cur
search for wisdom is knowing'
ourselves, what we are, and
what our natural limitations
are. Ecclesiastes is helpful in
this respect, for the restless
seeking after meaning therein
always ends with the recogni
! tion by the writer of his
frailties. Man’s wisdom is not
God’s wisdom, and regardless of
the effort expended in searchr
ing, we fail to approach divine
levels of understanding. There
fore we incline to the view that
physical adulthood makes any
honest revelation of the true
self a disastrous confession of
weakness. We should remem
ber, however, that accepting re
sponsibility for the consequences
of cur unredeemed dispositions
and our uncleansed motives is
fundamental to our health. God
needs our help if we are to be
saved from becoming nervous
wrecks or moral derelicts.
As the next step in our self
study, we need to realize that
we must accept ourselves as we
are. “If I had his money . . .
if I just knew the right people
... if I had his breaks . . . “are
the kind of excuses usually
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HAPPY HOME PENTECOSTAL
HOLINESS CHURCH
HAROLD C. LEAKE. Minister
Sunday School, 9:45; Morning Wor
ship, 11:00: Llfeliners, 6:45: Evening
Worship, 7:45; Wednesday Prayer Ser
vice. 7:45.
WHITE OAK CHAPEL BAPTIST
REV. R. M. McNAIR. Pastor
ROCKY HOCK BAPTIST
THURMAN W. ALLRED. Pastor
Sunday School Sunday morning at
10 o’clock.
Morning worship at U o’clock.
Training Union at 7 P. 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 11 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.B 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
muiw.
Fourth Sunday at 11 A. St. mnuiu
prayer and sermon.
Sunday School each Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
ELDER 3. A. SAWYER. Pastor
_ Every second and fourth Sunday.
Pastor's Day.
.Every first and third Sunday. Church '
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 at 7:30
o dock.
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. TILLETT 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.
WELCH'S CHAPEL BAPTIST
REV. W. H. DAVIS, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
_ Preaching service first Sunday at
11:30 A. M.
„ ST. JOHN BAPTIST
REV. C. M. HEIDELBURG, 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. U. 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 AM. E. ZION
?KV. 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.
PLEAS ANTGROVE A. M. E. Z
_REV. JAMES WILLS, Pastor
Morning worship service at 11 o'clock.
Choir rehearsal Wednesday nlabt at
8 o’dodt.
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Nothing quite compares with the exhilara
tion of that final day at high school.
The drudgery of note-taking, the monotony
of assignments and recitation, the tedium of
term papers, the nights of cramming, the toil
ing tension of exam week .*, it’s all behind
them.
And ahead .. . graduation ... the prom
•,. college... a job.
But as an earnest parent, pause to take
stock of your son’s spiritual maturity. Has the
soul’s growth kept pace with the mind’s?
The firmness of the bond between the Home
and the Church holds the answer. Strengthen
that bond every Sunday. In a world that con
stantly tests the faith of men ...the last exam
is not over.
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