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Show Clearfield Courier, April 23, 1 980, Page 2 Letter to the editor: Reader supports labeling of books letter to the Editor: I would like to cheer and applaud Commissioner Morris Swapp. I totally support the proposal to label all library Iwoks. That would give those of us that choose decent, moral reading a choice again. As it is now, a person can pick up a book that looks innocent enough then wham hes hit with a surprise paragraph of pornography or vulgarity. There are those that would tell us to just close the book and not read it, but isn't that a little late? It seems to me that the porno is forced upon unsuspecting people in this way. Mieve when porno is hidden in books (such as Americana) it can do harm before you realize, especially when these books are read by our youth (ages 14 and up). The same people that holler about freedom of speech and civil rights etc., are the same people that oppose this freedom of choice (labeling books). We put labels on packages of poisons and cigarettes, why not put labels on books that can poison our minds? In my opinion this labeling on the outside of books would help give a clear cut choice for everyone concerned. I A GROUP OF TODDLERS from Barneck Nursery in Clearfield were treated to a tour of the local Baskin-Robbin- s ice cream plant. Following the tour they had the pleasant dilema of selecting their favorite flavor from among the famous "3 1 ." Mrs. Lynette F. Nye 388 Fern Dr. Clearfield, Utah 84015 - Once Upon a Noble Rain barrel What's right with Mo. Davis Jr. North 773-189- 2. which enables the students to look at the good side of education. Each week, a homeroom class writes a short speech about Whats Right With North Davis, then a student from the class gives the speech over the loudspeaker. This program recognizes North Davis Junior High has developed a program Turn in ca Sun Chronicle Ben Lomond Beacon Sun Times These papers are published weekly at Roy, Utah, 5388 S. 1900 W. Mailing address: P.O. Box 6 or Salt 207, Roy, Utah 84067. Telephone Lake All news and photographs for Wednesday papers must be In the news office by 5 p.m. Monday, pictures may be included without charge either taken in our office or submitted by our Clearfield Courier 825-166- janitors, cooks, teachers, news 359-261- 2. Wizardery of words office staff members, and other parts of the school that are important in the schools function. The program also helps the students take pride in readers. their school. Stable J. Howard Owner-Publisher-Edit- M. Glen Adams Asst. Publisher Ad. Mgr. Courier Editor Chronicle Editor Beacon Editor Staff Staff Staff Mrs. Bonnie Stable LaVora Wayment Dave Homer Nancy Lynn Krzton Cindy Shy Pam Zaugg Tracie Bailey Last week we talked about the emotional provoking power of words. We explored the conscious or unconscious use of certain emotionally charged words for the purpose of manipulating audiences into set responses. This week let us take a look at words in another light. It appears that what most people assume to be an unimportant activity; that is the naming of things and people or name calling turns out to be the root cause of much human creativity in both negative and positive modes. Through years of study as president of a collecting archive, I and my husband, David, who help greatly with the work, have spent many hours discussing Hie peculiar emphasis that all religions place on names and name calling. We grew so fascinated with the importance of naming that David came up with the interesting title ECONOMICS for this type of study. The naming activity deserve serious consideration and careful research. You might ask yourself some questions here to understand the significance of names. Why, for instance, do most Christians end their prayers with the phrase In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Why does the Lords Prayer begin with Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name? We hear expressions like In the name of heaven, what is going on here? or we might hear, Dont take the name in vain. Or, I do these things in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. In the Gospel of John we have the opening phrase, In the beginning was the Word . . . etc. Obviously, the Judeao-Christia- n tradition gives homage to the importance of word and name in more than just passing reference. Christians however, are not the only religious group who gives homage to the Word or the Name. Nearly all the religions of the world place mysterious importance to the repetition of names. The Sikhs of northern India, for instance, place the constant repetition of the names of God as the center point of their religious disciplines. EGONOMICS actually breaks down to ; mean selfnaming. Why, we might ask, do we label ourselves with, f certain names or titles? A raft of psychological research reveals that name calling in the accusative form does un- - " fey y fy - , 'Si I'"'V '1 . ,, ? cs v r J - y r- -, j&Js... Home ot the GREENERY PROFESSIONALS yyvJi Greenhouse Special! V: ;y a Large Selection of Vie Carry Come See Our Large BEDDING :r ' - ; V-- . Selection of VI PLANTS 4 to Brighten Up Your YanlThit Spring! MOON CACTUS it ocd G7 Tiin wnc:i1SV BEANS We carry a complete line of bulk garden seeds. 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ON the creative side however, parents who praise their children with terms like, Youre bright, intelligent, cooperative, creative, talented, quick, etc. have h that been instrumental in developing a sense of brings out the latent talent of the children. The essense of what has been said here is that negative or accusative name calling can bring about a self fulfilling prophecy. Conversely, positive labeling can equally bring about a self fulfilling prophecy towards the good. Inate ability doesnt even enter into the picture here . . . name calling often superceeds natural capacity. When a person begins to believe a label thrown upon themselves it becomes a defining characteristic of the personality. A practical example here will demonstrate the point. From the time that Prince Charles of England began to verbalize, his parents carefully tailored his thinking to always remember that he was a prince, and that he could certain things because they were ex and ,ouId pected" of him as d'prirtpe. ($alfes ch&racter molded to his self-wort- titl Ww' :7 t4 ' ' V .yl Z'. - I y' "I gardon M OA Plenty ef Master Cherte end VISA We SreeOeHiliif LAYTON, UTAH 376-121- 1 1815 W. OKNTIU SiSO A.M. te 7(00 P.M. CLOSSD SUNDAY HOUnSi MON.-SA- We Accept -' V''Sv'y s' ' I-- W Vf The great gold medalist, Eric Heiden thought of himself for years as an Olympic candidate and he) poured his whole life energy into realizing that title. Now, when you listen to the Olympic teams being interviewed on TV they all ar- ticulate the same deflated feelings since the announcement of U.S. boycott to the Moscow 1980 Olympic games. Subconsciously being an Olympic athlete superceeds being even a great athlete to these highly competitive sports people and they suddenly feel robbed of their identity and with it, their competitive will power. Psychologists often encounter female patients who cannot adjust to the sense of loss through miscarriage. Much of the problem lies in the loss of the expectation of becoming a mother. not so much the loss of the unborn child. Likewise separated coupler suffer more from the joss of identity than they suffer from loneliness or physical rearrangements. Suddenly theyre no longer tne wife of so and so or the husband of so and so. They have to redefine their primary identification label. Interestingly enough, at of age, my parents will occasionally refer to me forty-year- s as their baby. To some small degree that label colors our relationship just as my brothers relationship has been colored by being the oldest child. Labels seem to define the roles we play and roles often motivated the setting of goals and so labels become more than just passing identification tags . . . they often become destiny setters. Prince Charles has very few options. He either acts out the role of prince or he abdicates and becomes known as a quitter like his grand uncle, Edward VIII, who left the throne to marry a divorced woman. What we call ourselves or what we get labeled can be life defining. Years ago some teachers misinterpreted several students IQ tests and labeled the students slow. That label followed the students from grade school to high school and ' they acted slow under all their teachers. Then someone discovered the errors in the test interpretations and revealed that several of the slow students were actually very high scorers and even a few came to genius level. After the students became convinced of their superior capacities they performed incredibly well in subsequent educational activities. At times, labels color our vision and totally replace person and personality. I hear women say that they are dating a lawyer, a doctor, and pilot, or any list of other professionals. And if you listen to men youll hear the counterpart to the same labeling. They date or marry models, teachers or nurses, students, stews or a list of other labels. Docotr or "stew apparently should replace the personality in such conversations, or become the dominating qualification. I once heard a Jewish entertainer tell a comical story which he said was really true. He said that a Jewish woman on a beach noticed that her son appeared to be drowning in the surf. She started running and screaming Help! Help! someone save my son, the lawyer! The study of EGONOMICS, qualifies as a subject worthy of careful examination for it appears that Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can REALLY hurt you! CiWtf SALE H , STAHLE PUBLICATIONS 2 Rog. mom cCdsnlly and.ct a higher btcorno. 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