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Show Thursday, March 19, 1970 SOUTH SALT LAKE NEWS - --- - ri - jl, ! u Around And About State University graduate student sought to answer in her thesis, The Effects of Maternal Employment on the Scholastic Performance of Children. Sandra Z. Williamson, now a Head Start director compared the children of working mothers with the childen of nonworking mothers in five areas of scholastic performance : grade average, reading achievement scores, I.Q., conduct grades and absenteeism. Mrs. Williamson surveyed 80 mothers and 80 seventh grade children from an Ogden, Utah school for her thesis. Of those 80 mothers, 40 had been emweek outployed fo a side the home for the first six years their seventh grade child attended school. The other 40 students had mothers who had Observes Safety Week' Granite Highs safety 'No Need To Fee! Guilty, Horn' Should employed mothers feel guilty about being away from home for eight hours a day? This was one question a Utah Schools GHS Page 3 coun- cil has been very busy lately. The last activity being the judging of the poster contest held during safety week. Officers, Lana Roach, Pres. Julie Bertelson, Vice Pres. ; Amy Mitchell, Sec.; and Advisors, Mr. Carling and Mr. Christensen judged the posters and gave the results at the safety assembly held February 23rd. The winners are: Ray Bradbury, first; Laurie Tuckett, second; and Kay Woolsey, third. Every year the Safety Council prepares a scrap book and sends it to The . Utah Safety Council for judging. The information of the events of the year that the safety council has worked on. Last year Granites scrapbook took second place. This year it is hoped that the book will take first 40-ho- ur not worked at all outside the home during those same six years. Her study showed that there was either no difference or so little difference between the two groups in all five areas that it was not significant. For all practical purposes, we can state that the two groups were equal, Mrs. Williamson said. She also questioned children and their mothers about the amount of time they spent together on a typical school day. Employed mothers reported that they spent an average of 4.55 hours a day with their mothers rechild. ported they spent an average of 4.34 hours a day with their children. The students had no objections to the employment of their mothers as long as this time requirement was being to page 4 Non-worki- ng book-contai- ns The council is now working on the judging of the billboards. The winners creation will be put on a billboard in the city of Salt Lake. A problem that the council has been working on all year is the poor lighting in front of the school. They first will go to Mr. Christopulus, the P.T.A. and then the School Board. If the suggestion goes through, they will go to Utah Power and Light Co. and see what can be done. Brad Fullmer, M. Dawee, Mike Johnson, and Dr. Burning ham follow the ball toward the basket during Centrals Faculty-Varsit- y game. The faculty won. Kearns PTA Continues Health Study Central Junior High Dont miss the remaining three sessions of the Kearns High PTA series on Childrens School News Sigrid Nolte is one hundred dollars richer today. She won the the patriotic speech contest held at Central Junior High School this week. Keith Mendenhall of the Bank of Salt Lake presented the check to n after Supt. Elmer J. announced the winner. The second place winner was Mindy Post who received a tape recorder donated by Grand Central Stores, Inc. Lea Cottam received a $25.00 check from the South Salt Lake Lions Club. Other winners included Si-gr- id Hart-vigse- Diane Jensen and Vincent Bath, $15.00 ; Marie Farnsworth, Peggy Van Wagen, Susan Mala-sk- a and Kathy Burton, $10.00; Connie Anderson, a Mossette from K. D. Novelty and Bill Beck and Kathy Hansen, a tennis racket and balls. Sigrids name will be put on a trophy which will be kept at the school. Representing the Bank of Salt Lake at the contest was Keith Mendenhall and representing the South Salt Lake Lions Club was Lyman Richards. Judges were Bill Green, Mrs. Moss, and Mr. Mendenhall. The annual Mothers and Sons Night will be held at Central Junior High School Thursday, March 19. Dr. Hark Littmann of the Hansen Planetarium will lecture on Life Beyond Earth. Following this the mothers and sons will have a carnival in the gym. Admission is $1 per couple. Emotional Health at 7:30 p.m. in the to be held multi-purpo- se room. Subjects are: Wednesday, March 18: Drug Seminar, directed by Joe Gee, Division, Deputy, Narcotics S.L. County Sheriffs Office. Tuesday, March 24 : Preparation for Family Living. Panel available in the potunities service. During the assembly short films were seen, some orientation was given and then the students divided up into groups for further information on specified fields. Students had three choices for group discussions from the following fields: Selective Service, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force, National Guard, Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, and Naval Reserve. presentation under the direction of Dr. Willis D. Wynn, Director of Health, Physical Edu- Athletics, cation, 3. , ' Safety, Granite School District. Wednesday, April 1 : My Childrens Problems from Their Viewpoint, panel discussion with parents, students and school personnel under the direction of George Hewitt, English teacher at Kearns High Colonial Mortuary School. The classes thus far have been very interesting and have had a generally good attendance, says PTA President Mrs. Helen Dotterer who arranged the series. She encourages more parents, students and teachers to attend the remaining sessions. Aimed Forces Representatives Address Pupils Military Day descended upon senior male Granitians Feb. 18 with a military orientation program held in the auditorium. 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