1 Southeastern Black Press Institute SUPER SCHOLAR m mm FAMOUS BLACK AICIICAM i Rearing The Black Child STORKS, Conn.-Parenting the Black child in America poses special proNwns that have become the focus of research at the Univenity of Connecticut, where a three year study is under way into the “Rearing and Develop ment of Young Black Chil area. • Dr. Marie F. Peters, an associate professor in the U of C Department of Home Econo mics and Family Studies, will acing me competency test. Read the following essay and complete the exercises. Let’s deal with the word survival because we hear this word a lot. Think about the context in which you hear it. A flood has survivors; a wreck has survivors; a fire has survivors. Now, life has its survivors too. We have a lot of phrases to describe survival. We call it dealing, making it, getting over; they are all the same. And survival is personal; that is, everybody has to think about his or her own way erf dealing. It is therefore necessary for each person to give it some serious thought. Have you thought about what you will be dtfng at 20? 30? 40? It’s no joke; this is serious. If you want to be a survivor, you have to plan your strategy. Sure, there are a few lucky people, like the ooes who survived a head-on collision, or the ones who survived the collapse of a building or some other catastrophe, but don’t hold out for your luck. The odds are too great Plan your survival. How are you going to DO YOU KNOW THE FOLLOWING ABBRE VIATIONS BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS JOB? 1. hrs. 2. assist. 3. exp. 4. min. 5. S. E. 6. appoint. FACTS ABOUT AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES Inventions by black Americans A golf tee - George P. Grant A player piano - J. H. Dickerson A mop handle - Thomas P. Stiverward Machinery for making paper boxes - W. B. Purvis 1. The main idea of the above essay is: a. it is necessary to plan for your future b. your luck will see you through c. the strong will survive 2. The best title for the above essay is: a. Learning to deal b. The Best Ways to Survive c. Planning your Future 3. Another phrase for survival is: a. making it b. dealing c. getting over d. all of the above 4. Which of these wise sayings is appropriate for the above essay? a. a word to the wise is sufficient b. it is better to have and not want than to want and not have, c. haste makes waste II. Vocabulary: Choose the correct meaning: 1. context: a. a situation b. an event c. an occasion 4 2. r a b. to depart c. to exist 3. strategy: a. a plan of action b. an accurate amount c. a passiop for living 4. catastrophe: a. an accident b. a disaster c. a feat ANSWERS ^ y q P E BE 1 ®I n You are dow searching for a part-time job. read the following ads and answer the questions. 5* Wanted: Babysitter, 18-24 years old, Experience with 9 and 10 year old boys, High school graduate min.; apply in person only; 334 Worth Street, N.E. Call 548-5565. . 1. The acceptable age category for the above position is a. 19-23 b. 17-20 c. 21-26 2. The following person need not apply fbr the above position: a. a person with one year of college education b. a person who has a high school diploma and a degree from a technical institute c. a person with an eleventh grade education o urVl.L !. --a.-s_#__i_t_. •#. TTIUVU 10 MIC w» a CVV pi W.CUU1 u ivl appi/ui§ for the above position? a. call and make an appointment for an interview b. write a letter and list qualifications c. call and discuss qualifications over the phone 4. Which of the following persons are qualified for the above position? a. former aide in a day care nursery b. an employee of a rest home c. a playground supervisor d. a former aide of a third and fourth grade class WANTED 17-24-year-old after school playground assist, hrs. 4-7 M-F Min. wages; exp. nec Apply in person 624 Railway St. ,SE 681-5555 call for appoint, only Cotton picking machine - A. B. Albert Devices for the telephone - Charles V. Rickery Mechanical tabulator - Shelby J. Davidson Pastin machine - Robert Pelham Automatic water dispenser - James Doyle Key fastener - Fred J. Lowden FAMOUS BLACK AMERICANS—KEY ACROSS 1. 1920’s “back to Africa” advocate 2. First man killed in Boston Massacre, Crispus 4. Civil War hero, received Congressional Medal of Honor, Wm. H. 7. Led a major slave revolt in 1831 10. Author, “God’s Trombones,” Johnson 12. Paul Lawrence , turn of the century poet 13. Founder of the oldest black fraternal organization in the U.S., the Masons DOWN 1. Inventor, steam boiler furnace, incubator and automatic air brakes, T. Woods TH1 FIZZLE FAMILY__ TRY I NS, FIZZLE 1 \f MAYBE I'LL MAKE ) DOST LET'EM GIVE I U SALE HERE! YOU THE BRUSH-OFF\ j ^-g- -' 1 0*t h LUTHIR P^AW. COME OnN IfYOUR UNCU GOULD EI»io\ V ' ^ARpcoge \ a jo« tw me really J ~~~y X^YMNYED 0**