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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1975
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^ by Doris B. Kwasikp.«l
Tarheel Children Show Gains In Reading Scores
Dear Mrs. K:
What part of the Honey Locust bean pod can be eaten
and how is it eaten?
Rosetta
Dear Rosetta:
The fleshy part above the beans in the bean pod of
the Honey Locust can be eaten. First wash and dry the
pods. Then strip off the seam above the beans. The
fleshy part may be sucked out. It is dehcious. It tastes
like honey. Some people make wine from the Honey
Locust beans.
***
Dear Mrs. K:
What are some herbs that can be used in beverages. 1
like to make beverages taste different.
Mr. Simmons
Dear Mr. Simmons:
The best herbs for teas are Catnip and Bee Balm.
However other herbs which may be used in beverages
are Wormwood, Sweet Woodruff, Lemon Thyme,
Borage, Burnet, Camomile, Coltsfoot and Hdrehound.
***
Dear Mrs. K:
I would like to know how one can tell a bobcat kitten
from a house kitten.
George C.
Dear George:
The difference between a bobcat kitten and a house
kitten is that a bobcat kitten has a short tail and tufted
ears.
***
Dear Mrs. K:
Is it true that when opossum babies are bom, several
may fit in a tablespoon?
Andy
Dear Andy:
The newborn opossum is no larger than a bumblebee
and several can easily fit into a tablespoon.
***
Dear Mrs. K:
What do black bears eat?
Ronald J.
Dear Ronald:
Black bears will eat anything that suit their fancy.
They may eat insects, grass, roots, berries, ground
squirrels, young deer, garbage, fish or dead animals.
***
Dear Mrs. K:
What is the name of the wild pig found in the U.S.A.?
Philip A.
Dear Philip:
There are two kinds of wild pigs in the U.S.A. They
are called collared peccaries (Pecari angulatus) and the
white-lipped peccaries (Tayassus pecari). They are
found in the southwestern part of the U.S.A.
***
Public Hearing To Be
Held On Public
School Laws
Tarheel sixth-graders
who participated in the
1975 State Assessment of
Educational Progress show
ed higher reading scores
than a comparable group
tested in 1972, according to
a report released recently
by the Department of
Public Instruction.
The results were taken
from scores on the reading
portion of the Iowa Tests of
Basic Skills administered to
a random sample of 16,782
sixth-graders in the spring
of 1975. In the spring of
1972, the same tests were
administered to a compara
ble sample of 11,283 sixth
graders.
vocabulary and about 1.6
months on reading compre
hension. The gains were
made at all achievement
levels with fewer students
making low scores and
more students scoring high
than did in 1972.
Comparison of the two Although N.C. 6th grade
assessments showed thatr students have made signifi-
generally sixth graders had cant gains, they still scored
gained about 2.3 months on below national norms in
1975, averaging 7.6 months
below the natonal average
on vocabulary and 6.4
months below on reading
comprehension. In 1972,
the average sixth grader
scored 9.9 months below on
vocabulary and 8.0 months
below on reading compre
hension.
As on other assessments,
there were regional differ-
Appointed To Education Post
her,” he added, noting her long
and outstanding record in the
field of education will ‘ be a
tremendous addition to the
department.’
Mrs. Koontz has had
extensWe experience in the field
of education on the local, state,
national, and international
levels.
A native of Salisbury, she was
educated at Livingstone College,
Atlanta, Columbia, and Indiana
University and North Carolina
Con^ued £rom,P»ge 2
state Colloge, and is the pi^deiit -of the National
recipient of 21 honorary Eflucation Association in 1968,
doctorates. the highest elective office of the
Beginning tier career as a largest professional organization
teacher in Dunn, Landis, in the world
Winston-Salem, and Salisbury, For four years, from 1969
she was elected president of the until 1973, she was director of
North Carolina Association of the Women’s Bureau of thd
Classroom Teachers in 1959 and United States Department of
won national distinction as Labor, a position to which she
president of the Association of was appointed by President
Classroom Teachers in 1965 and Richard Nixon.
Currently coordinator of
nutrition programs in the North
Carolina Department of Human
Resources, she has been honored
in scores of ways for her worku
including dMignatlon of #
‘•Libby Koont;^ D»y” by the
City of Salisbury in recognition
of her leadership and selection as
International Woman of ■ the
Year.
ences in scores. Sixth
graders in the coastal
plains made the most
progress when 1975 scores
were compared to 1972
scores, showing average
gains of 4.9 months on
vocabulary and 3.2 months
on reading comprehension.
Mountain students made
the second highest gains,
scoring 1.7 months higher
on vocabulary and 1.3
months higher on reading
comprehension. Piedmont
sixth graders made gains of
.9 month on vocabulary and
.8 month on reading
comprehension.
On both the 1972 and
1975 assessments, the
children who scored the
highest came from homes
where at least one parent
received some training
beyond high school. Those
scoring lowest came from
families where neither
parent completed the
eighth grade.
A similar pattern exists
for family income levels.
Those sixth graders who
scored highest r?me from
homes where the annual
income was more than
$15,000. Those who scored
lowest lived in homes
where the annual income
was less than $5,000.
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The Commission on
Public School Laws, created
by the 1975 General
Assembly to revise and
recodify Chapter 115 of the
General Statutes, will hold
a public hearing for
Education Region 5 Dec
ember 11 at Smith High
School in Greensboro.
Sen. Ed Renfrow of
Smithfield, chairman and
author of the legislation
creating the Commission,
will preside over the
hearing which begins at
7:30 p.m.
According to Sen. Ren
frow, the hearing has been
scheduled by the Commis
sion to get feedback from
local educators and citizens
on revisions needed in
public school laws. During
November December, hear
ings have been scheduled
in each of the eight
education regions of the
State.
The Commission’s task is
to review current school law
and make recommenda
tions concerning needed
revisions and recodifica-
tions.
‘ ‘The regional hearings
are our attempt to seek out
as much advice and input
as possible from the
general public, profession
als, and all state and local
education agencies,” Ren-,
frow noted.
School units included in
the December 11 hearing
are: Alamance, Burlington,
Stokes, Winston-Salem/
Forsyth, Davidson, Lexing
ton, Thomasville, Ran
dolph, Asheboro, Chatham,
Orange, Chapel Hill-Carr-
boro. Person, Caswell,
Rockingham, Eden, Madi-
son-Mayodan, Reidsville,
Guilford, Greensboro, High
Point.
Anyone interested in
speaking at the hearing
should contact Sam Shugart
Department of Public
Instruction, Room 325,
Education Building, Ral
eigh 27611, phone (919)
829-3812. Serving on the
Commission among others
will be, E.B. Palmer, of
Raleigh.
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