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Show BABSON'S AUTHENTIC STATEMENT PORTAGE Discusses June Graduates Babson Park. Mass., May 24. The practice now followed by the Personnel Departments of large corporations to secure the best graduates from high schools and colleges is absolutely wrong. They interview those graduates whose marks place them among the highest 10 or 2(k; cf their class. This custom may disrupt the entire class and spoil some of the graduates. When a graduate, or any one else, gets the idea he is it is a dangerous situation. The marks which one receives in high school or college are largely due to memory. These marks are no index of industry, loyalty, or even common sense. Educators preparing examinations try to devise questions which determine "judgment," but the students learn the questions and answers in advance. This even results in judgment tests being determined largely by memory. Memory is very important; but it does not take the place of judgment, loyalty, integrity, or the fundamentals which make and break corporations. "indis-pensible- ", $64,000 QUESTIONS Educators are greatly disturbed over the fabulous question tests which the radio and television chains are operating. To have a horse jockey become the leader for data on art; or to have a cobbler secure such a reputation for his knowledge of opera; or to hear of others of these "miracles," is very Yet, they get far better re- sults from these jockeys and cobblers than from many professors or experts on the subject. I forecast that these results will completely revolutionize educational methods, standards, and tests. Either the nation is missing the intellectual capacity of thousands of unknown and humble people, or else the professors and experts are standing on very thin ice. WHAT ABOUT THE QUIZ KIDS Educational leaders are giving the "Quiz Kids" much thought and worry. The boy who answered questions on the stock market naturally interested me greatly, since I have given myr entire life to stock market problems. The answers given by this kid could not be matched by any member of the New York Stock Exchange. But how much will it amount to? My organization will spend considerable time and money this boy. watching All I can say now is that I once employed the man who had been the youngest to graduate from Harvard College, up to that time. He could perform wonderful feats in mathematics. I felt he would be a great aid for Babson's Reports. We, however, could not keep him at work on the things for which he was best fitted. He had a hobby for collecting street car transfers. I have in my library a book which he wrote on the subject. Finally, he refused to do anything but run a lawn mower. Yet he received very high marks in college. NEWSBOYS ARE WORTHY OF ATTENTION If I were an employment manager, I would make a study of newsboys. A successful news- boy must have a fair memory. He must have courage, initiative, honesty, and industry. I have a friend, Harry B. Taplin of Wellesley, Mass., who is making a study of newsboys. Certain qualities must be possessed by all boys(and girls) who deliver newspapers to homes. I especially, however, Jiave in mind those boys who hold the busy locations on downtown street corners of our big cities. I have never made a study of these boys, but my hunch is that they often become very successful in business, if given an opportunity. I wish every newspaper in which this column is published would make a study of its newsboys. It is useless to discuss the great problem of education in a column such as this. I, however, wish to leave with readers two thoughts: (1) That there Is something fundamentally wrong with our present educational system of marking and promoting. These radio and television exhibits should make many college professors and trustees shame-face(2) If you have a boy or girl of good character and habits who graduates In the lowest 20 of his or her class, d. Hawks. Mrs. Priscilla Masey and Mrs. Betty Boothe of Ogden visited By Mrs. Gibbs Allen Saturday with Mrs. Frances Allen and Mrs. John Allen. Miss Sheila Morris is spending the next two weeks at Ogden A 1 C Darrell Rose, who is with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ogan. Mrs. Walter Gibbs visited last stationed at Goosebay, Labrador at Salt Lake City with week home to arrived visit until June 16th, with his wife Darlene and friends and relatives. The Portage M.I. A. held a his parents Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Canyon Party, Tuesday evening. Rose and sister Janice. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Coombs A weiner roast and games were and children and Mrs. Evan enjoyed by all. Mrs. Virgil Harris is visiting Stevens and children of Logan don't be The discouraged. chances of such graduates may just as good as if graduating at the head of their high school or college classes. ' Darrel Stuart will Resume Schooling Darrell Stuari, who has been with the Soil Conservation Service in Tremonton for the pat five years, will leave next week for Idaho. For the next two years he will be working with the Idaho Experiment Station doing research work, and while so doing will work on his Master's degree in soils at the University of Idaho at Moscow. During the summer months, Mrs. Stuart and baby will remain with relatives, while her husband is doing research work in the western part of Idaho. They will make their home in Moscow next fall. Home on Leave visited Sunday at the home of at Salt Lake City this week Mrs. Vera Hall. Nadine, who with her son Reed and family has been attending the B.Y.U. and with her brother at Hunter, is also home. Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Dee Christensen of Bingham visited over the family of Los Angeles. Calif., weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Josh are visiting at the homt- of Mrs. Hawks. Mrs. Hawks is a sister Vera Hall. of Mrs. Christensen. Visiting at the home of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rose and and Mrs. Jack Conley last weekdaughter Janice and Mr. and end was Mrs. Kenneth Ward of Mrs. Darrel Rose visited Sunday Idaho Falls. at Kearns with Mr. Boyd Haw Attend Wells Reunion kins and at Salt Lake City with Among those who attended Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rose. - the Wells reunion at Lava Hot THE LEADER. Tremonton. Utah Springs were Mrs. Margaret Thursday. June 7, 1956 Knudson. Nassie Moon, Mrs. Laura Gibbs, Mrs. Flossie Knud- - mer's work of processing food. Chicago, Illinois. son and Mrs. luv Hoskins. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Tuesday was spent at the church testing pressure cookers. Reg- Dale Jensen, Mrs. Dick Evans ular Relief Society classes will and children of Pine Dale, Wyo., not be held during the summer spent several days visiting with months. Once a month, the sec- Mr. and Mrs. Lester Chambers By Mrs. Darwin Anderson ond Tuesday, work and business and family. meetings will be held. Enter Kindergarten Mr. and Mrs. Owen Peterson days have arrivand sons of Puente. Calif., have ed Kindergarten for Vickie Saunders, Jolene their vacation here with Abel, Judy Chambers, David relatives and friends. They have Christine Hansen, bee n at the home of Mr. and Thompson, Richard Peter Bronson, Terry old Francom. Brent eight year Mrs. L. C. Peterson. sen, Jackie Hunsaker, Barbara son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mrs. Amos Hansen and bro- Frank. Marlin Cutler, Lynn Francom. was delightfully surLaVar Brough, were in Anderson and Bobbie Jean Petther. prised by thirteen of his friends City last Saturday and erson. Spring the other day in honor of his to attend funeral serMr. aiwi Mrs. Garnet Abel Sunday Games anniversary. birthday vices for a cousin Aaron Brough. enjoyed a clnss reunion at Park's were refreshments and enjoyed Mr and Mrs. Clyde Booth of Cafe in Crtn on Friday evening. by the group. Friends f Twila Meldrum Mrs. Belle Malloy and sons Laguna Beach. Calif., are with relatives and Francom are sorry to learn she Micheal and Jimmy of Lewiston, ing here . is ill and- hope she will recover Ida., are spending several weeks friends-soon. Mrs. Mr. and Walter Fridal here visiting with relatives. Mrs. Mrs. Marion Miller has spent Malloy is the daughter of Mr. are happy to have as their guests Mrs. Richard O'Keefe and chil-- ! the past several weeks in Monand Mrs. Earl Buchanan. In preparation for the sum dren, Richard and Margaret of tana at their ranch there. ELfTOOh Surprised on llirtliday siu-n- t Gives Birthday Dinner Mrs. John B. Allen honored her husband, Sunday, at a birth- day dinner. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. DeVon Price and dauNIELSEN HOME ghters and Mr. and Mrs. CharThe Frank Nielsen family are les Hansey and children of Ogenjoying a visit with relatives den. Home On Furlough from Indiana. Mr. Nielsen's bro2nd Lt. Ronald O. John who ther, Earl J. Nielsen and family of Garrett, and his sister, Mrs. is stationed at Mather Field, Ora Hedges and children of Calif., arrived home Friday to Indianapolis are spending a spend the week visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. week in Tremonton. John. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gibbs, Mrs. BLOOD DONORS-GEREADY! Margaret Knudsen and Nassie Moon visited Sunday at Brigham with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hall. Mrs. Hall is still quite ill. RETURNS FROM Mrs. Stan Hess of Fielding VISITING RELATIVES visited Friday with Mrs. Cra Mrs. Reese Mason returned John and Mrs. Cora McCrary. Mrs. John Edmond and childhome Tuesday from a week's visit with her mother, Mrs. ren of Ogden visited Sunday Maude Blossom in Oklahoma and Monday at the home of her City, Okla., and a week with parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. k her sister, Mrs. Joy Dell in Kansas City, Mo. Dwight Anderson named their son Mark Dwight and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson of Mrs. Kenneth Holmgren named Santaquin and Mr. and Mrs. their daughter Mary Helen Glade Johnson, Salt Lake City Holmgren. were guests of Mrs. Rebecca Dr. and Mrs. Paul Stowell Mortensen and other relatives and children of Salt Lake City visited Mrs. Stowell's parents, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Strong. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Miller and Eugene Holladay, a student of Brigham Young University visit- children of Puente, Calif., Mr. ed with his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Monte Miller of Bounand Mrs. William E. Hawkins tiful, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller over the weekend enroute to of Salt Lake City and Mr. and his home in Winnemuca, Nev. Joyce Miller of Ogden visited A nephew of Dr. Hawkins, their mother, Mrs. Sine Miller Sewell Hawkins also visited and Woodrow and Arva Miller with them Monday. on Memorial Day. Enjoy Outing Mrs. Carrie Christensen's School class enjoyed a Sunday BEAR RIVER CITY lovely outing at Box Elder CanBy Andrea Huggins yon, Saturday evening. Games were under the direction of Wayne Anderson and Luella Peterson had charge of the deIs licious lunch. Thirty members Varge A. Christensen, SA, participated. Mrs. Dee Christensen and dauwas chosen by Co. 153 as honor man. He was one of sixteen men ghter and Mrs. Thirl Christento be chosen out of 3000 men for sen and two sons of San Fernanthis honor. He was presented do, Calif., were recent visitors an honor certificate by the at the Irving Christensen home. Mrs. LaMar Iverson returned Navy. Before entering the SerMisL.D.S. an was Saturday morning from Los vice, Varge in Indian the Angeles, Calif., and Phoenix, sionary, serving mission with headquarters at Ariz. In California she was a guest of her daughter, Dianne Albuquerque, New Mexico. in Arizona she visited her and on at now home is Varge leave and in ten days he will brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson and Mr. report at Long Beach, Calif. Memorial day dinner guests and Mrs. Warner Thompson and at the Ernest Huggins home in- her nephew and wife, Mr. and cluded Mr. and Mrs. Carol Gun- Mrs. Mac Thompson. Courtly and Norma Hansen nel and daughter, Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. LaMonte (Marlene) visited Courtley's parents, Mr. Cottle of Salt Lake City, Mrs. and Mrs. Bernard Hansen, SunMyrtle H. Cloward of Provo, day. Bear River is proud to have and Mr. LaVor Cloward of three students receive degrees , Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Campbell at the commencement exercises and children of Afton, Wyo., held at the U.S.A.C. in Logan They are: Helen visited Allen's sister and hus- Saturday. band, Mr. and Mrs. Austin John-se- Reese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Reese, Joyce Holmover night. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rasmus-se- n gren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. of Brigham City visited Parley Holmgren, and Ted their daughter and family, Mr. Ramsdell, son of Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Kenneth Holmgren. Dewey Ramsdell. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hammod Mr. Rasmussen blessed and son Reed of Providence and his new named grand daughter, were Helen Sunday dinner guests of Holmgren. Mary Geniell Jensen of Salt Lake their daughter and City spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Collen Hansen. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clif- Mr. and Mrs. Courtley Hansen of Ogden were also guests. ford Jensen. Vita Burt, LaRene Breagger, David Peterson Mr. and Mrs. and family of Ogden visited Mrs. Ila Jensen, and Marge Huggins Peterson's sisters and families, were among the many who atMr. and Mrs. Ronald Leonard tended the wedding reception of and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight And- Mr. and Mrs. Terry Call in Pleasant View, Monday evenerson. Babies Named ing. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Iverson Four babies were given names in Sacrament meeting Sunday. and sons, Bruce, Jeffery, MichMr. and Mrs. Collen Hansen eal and Mark left for their home named their son, Allen LaMar in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Jcrald after spending a week with Iverson will call their son Kevin Palmer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Iverson, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Iverson. VISITORS AT T Kirk-patric- You Bet Neighbors are ll :J Important To You! Honor Man n Everyone is interested in neighbors! (Isn't that why you subscribe to Hie LEADER, so you can read about them!) You are interested in your neighbors because you feel a strong bond of sharing with them; together you help maintain our schools, streets, roads; together you help keep Tremonton a fine place to live in. Your Tremonton merchants are your neighbors, too. Like you, they contribute to private and public improvements that make our town a place to be proud of. They employ local people who spend their earnings on the very things you or your employer make or sell. Your local merchants are thus good neighbors for they help to keep you employed and prosperous. IT PAYS TO BE NEIGHBORLY and buy here in TREMONTON. The money you spend with your neighbors comes right back to YOU. son-in-la- your dollars buy more in Tremonton! |