Page 8 7 Ty i? V. '" -.51'..;,. ■ »' -i"*-'' ..?*•. - ' & i 5S?;■«--. *#' +*«££%* j^P^«|| iff bH . •*" 7 . gjST» The West Franklin Street Elementary School Can He Hear The School Bells Ring? School bells will soon be ring ing loud and clear throughout the land, but well over two mil lion school age children will not even hear the bells. According to the Hearing Aid Industry Conference, from five to seven per cent of all school age children have some degree of hearing loss. The impact of e neglected hearing problem on a child's development is under BACK TO <^VE sJIle fFOR SCHOOLS GIRLS AGE 16 AND UNDER! 6 STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM • Puff Cap Bob ■ Cap • Smart Sweep ■■ . •'- .' -it 'ihfy j. • Smooth and Bouncy • Pixie m • Dainty Do M ■ La Murick's Famous r & £* < La Marick Petal Perm XlWwJjlllflllllE' Cold Wave Supreme For- vSK^iIIBHPIB mala. Comparable Value $750 V_ 15.00 Now * 'Wys. La Marick Aotre Lanol ; lf777t!ak Wave. 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Therefore, parents are advised to arrange for an nual check-ups through the fam ily physician, who, in turn, if he suspects a hearing loss will recommend a visit to an otolo gist (medical hearing specialist*. The otologist, in turn, will be able to advise on the proper method of correction through medical treatment, surgery or the use of a hearing aid. Impaired hearing be a result of last winter’s illness. The common cold is responsible for about 40 per cent of all im paired hearing in children. En larged adenoids and tonsils are additional factors which cause a temporary loss which may lead to infection and permanent loss. ■ Even a summer of swimming presents the possibility for a hearing loss to occur. An infec tion might have been contracted from swimming in polluted water. Or the ear drum might have been damaged from diving too deeply or from ocean breakers hitting the ear. In rr>any cases, neglected hear ing loss is interpreted as a be havioral problem, or inability or slowness in learning. Unfor tunately these are side effects of hearing loss. A child who cannot hear the teacher, not only misses the lesson, but can not focus his attention on the class Because a child who does not hear property feels "left out" and neglected, he may re sort to tantrums and disruptive behavior in an effort to assert appearance helps Surveys have shown that when a student’s appearance improves, study habits, grades, behavior and popularity improve also. Every teen-ager can be neat and well dressed, and it doesn’t require a lot of money. "Carefully-chosen clothes are important because they give the teen-ager self - assurance and poise," according to Morse Ge vanthor, style expert for Wales rainwear. "Remember that ‘best dressed’ and ’most dressed' are not the same.” himself and attract attention. Even one year in which a hearing loss is neglected can seriously damage a child’s de velopment. Therefore, parents are urged to include a hearing check-up as a vital part of their children’s back-to-school prepa rations. At Andreivs-Henninger - Sportive Look” There’s a casual elegance in Fall Fashion ... f\ and you’ll see it beautifully illustrated in the j p many dress designs by Nelly Don and Gay Gibson. The Coachman skirt by Jay-Ray, The Knit J by Jantzen and many beautiful wools by Lev- Qj ton all have blouses or sweaters to co-ordin -5* ate. V& At Andrews-Henninger you buy with con- fidence, brands you know and at nationally advertised prices. tWv7 ' \ COMPAN^£■-/ l TaP«ssS^«w 135 E. Franklin Ph. 942-2051 Sunday, August 25, T9f>3 Most West Franklin Teachers Are New All of the faculty memiiers of West Franklin School are vir tually new, since West Franklin did not exist as an elementary school last year. Os the faculty of ten at West Franklin, half are actually new to the Chapel Hill school system: .Mrs. Theresa Bolick, sixth grade; Miss Susan BonDurant, second grade. Miss Diane C. Knsrr, fourth grade; Mrs. Lucy W. Straley, fifth grade: and Mrs. Mary Ellen Van Reese, first grade. West Franklin teachers who taught elsewhere in Chapel Hill last year: Mrs. Barbara D. Day, princi pal; Mrs. Kay M. Bishop, spec ial education; Mrs. Evelyn L. Murdoch, special education; Miss Jonquelyn Simpson, third grade; and Mrs. Barbara Thomas, sec ond grade. Th? Boys Are More Prone To Injuries National Safety Courjcil studies show surprising aspects in the answers to these ques tions. Children in rural areas have as many, or more, accidents as city children. A child is more likely to be injured or killed al ter he’s home from school than he is while riding to or from school. Accidents are most likely to happen on a Saturday and least likely to happen on a Sunday, the NSC says. Boys are far more liable to have accidents; —a~42 state survey showed that 6 per cent of the children hurt were males.