Show I Your Marriage Improving Cultural Capacity Aids in Winning a Mate By Samuel G. G and Esther B. B HUng Kling Q Will Vill improving yo your r cultural background help you get and keep a mate A. A Yes As you acquire background background back back- ground you inevitably ine become a amore amore amore more interesting attractive per per- son Hence youre you're not only more likely to wed a superior person but youre you're better equipped to hold holdon on to him or her after the cere cere- mony Here are some practical suggestions suggestions suggestions to give gi you the general educational educational educational edu edu- background you may be lacking Read the News Neus 1 Establish the daily habit of reading your newspaper thorough thorough- ly In it you'll find a wealth of information that will keep you abreast of what's going on in the i I world Make lake it a regular practice to read the editorial page of your local paper too You may not always agree with what the editor has to say but you'll profit from attempting to understand his point of view You'll have ha a better grasp of the Ule significance behind the news and so 0 you'll be able to dis discuss discuss dis- dis cuss local national and world affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs with greater understanding and intelligence 2 Get yourself a first-class first dictionary dictionary dic die so that you'll be better able to understand what you read whether in a newspaper book or magazine e c English I 3 Buy a good book on grammar I and make a studied effort to improve improve improve im im- im- im prove your English 4 Make a ha habit hait it of listening to some sonic of the more cultural programs programs programs pro pro- grams on the radio and television 5 Visit your local art museum occasionally Get acquainted with I the paintings and extend your knowledge by reading about the lives of the artists 6 Get a record player and start building a collection of classical records Read a a. few books about music so that the opera and symphonies symphonies sym sym- phonies will become more intelligible intelligible intelligible intel intel- to you A knowledge of the lives Jives of the great composers will add immeasurably to your pleasure pleas pleas- ure too 7 7 Buy an encyclopedia and read several articles a day from It You'll be amazed at the confidence you you'll acquire through the accumulation accumulation lation of knowledge Tho The Best Books 8 Start building a personal li li- li Some of the greatest authors authors au au- au thors are represented in in inexpensive pensive pen pen- sive editions By making a practice practice practice tice of buying one such book a week week and and reading it it you'll you'll share the experiences of some of the Ule best minds that ever lived Start with such a book as Wells Wells' Outline Outline Out line of History for example i which places before you ou the heritage heritage heri hen tage of mans man's past If you cant can't afford to buy books borrow them from rom your local public library Ask your librarian to plan a reading list for you or to suggest a book containing such reading lists 9 Broaden your education by attending public lectures and panel pane discussions You'll not only learn things you never knew before but you'll meet interesting people 10 Whenever possible take courses in night schools and extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension classes Most cities and many of the Ule smaller towns now nov have provision for adult education Take subjects of a general cultural cultura nature such as history l literature art current events etc All these will ill help make you a better in formed more attractive individual indi |