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Show Page Twelve - The Springville Herald - December 29, 1980 Ideas for better living D D Iffl j'' p i II- Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork and Payson winners in the Central Bank & Trust dress a doll contest. Springville winners were Lena DeRose and Independent study makes sense to growing numbers Susan Anderson, Mapleton winner was Donna Coats. Second prize winners include Lenna Johnson of Mapleton. Scholarships to Japan available to local high school students "But, I have three children and a home to care for." "I have to work an 8 to 5 job tosupport my family." "It costs too much." "Are you kidding? kid-ding? I haven't studied for 20 years." These are excuses people might use when asked why they haven't pursued a college education. i None of the excuses holds water, according to Shirley Andreason, administrator ad-ministrator of the Extension Ex-tension Independent Study Program at Utah State University. Persons may accumulate up to 45 credit hours toward a college degree through the program and never leave home or miss an hour of work. Correspondence courses, cou-rses, as independent study courses sometimes are called, are regular university course offerings of-ferings taught by regular faculty members. "Independent "In-dependent study is not a substitute for, nor is it easier than, resident courses; however, it does offer a number of advantages," ad-vantages," Andreason pointed out. Flexibility is an attractive at-tractive aspect of independent in-dependent study. The subject is taught by syllabus, textbooks, reference books, supplementary sup-plementary material and suggestions from the instructor. Tests and written assignments are required. A student may hand in an assignment each week, set it aside altogether during a rush period, or doubletime for awhile and complete the course in less time than expected. A woman who felt she could not take on-campus courses because her eyesight was failing and she could read no more than an hour a day, found the flexibility of independent in-dependent study allowed her to attempt a bachelor's degree-something degree-something she had wanted to do for years. A young woman who interrupted her schooling to begin her family, found she could slip one or two hours of study into her work day while babies slept and laundry tumbled tum-bled dry. While a college degree is the goal of about three-fourths three-fourths of the students enrolled in independent study, Andreasen estimates, admission to Utah State is not required before beginning classes. Registration may take place at any time during the year a person has to complete a course to receive credit. A high school diploma is not necessary, either. If a person wants to take a course not listed in the Independent Study. Catalog, Andreasen will contact the appropriate department and try to set up such a course. Whether a person lives in Logan or Loa, Min-neaplis Min-neaplis or Morgan, independent in-dependent study may be a way to begin or continue a college education without the expenditure of time and money required to be on campus. The more than 1600 enrollments ongoing on-going through Independent In-dependent Study are an increase of 25-30 percent in the past three years. Youth for Understanding Un-derstanding (YFU) is offering scholarship opportunities for American high school students interested in spending next summer in Japan. Youth for Understanding, Un-derstanding, one of the largest teenage student exchange organizations in the world, will award more than $60,000 in partial scholarships to qualified high school students between the ages of 14 and 18. A total of 335 American high school students will be going to Japan through the YFU program, leaving home in mid June and returning in mid August. Youth for Understanding has exchanged ex-changed more than 80,000 high school students since its establishment in 1951. The scholarships will be awarded primarily on the basis of merit, although need may be taken into account. Among those providing funding for the scholarships ! are the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and many well-known well-known Japanese companies com-panies including: Toyota, Datsun, Mitsubishi Motors, Seiko, Hitachi, Nippon Steel, Toshiba, Sony, Sanyo, Honda, Pioneer, Kikkoman and Minolta. According to YFU President John Richardson, Jr., former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, the sponsors of the scholarships believe that greater understanding between Japan and the U.S. will result from affording young Americans the unique opportunity to live with Japanese host families and to experience Japanese culture firsthand. fir-sthand. Before leaving for Japan, the students will attend a three day orientation which will introduce them to Japanese culture and tradition. The program also includes expense-paid expense-paid Fall seminars for most participants for three years following the summer exchange experience. ex-perience. This enables students to continue to develop their understanding un-derstanding and appreciation ap-preciation of Japanese life. Youth for Understanding is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting greater in-ternational in-ternational understanding un-derstanding by making it possible for young people to have an overseas family-living experience. Each year the organization exchanges about 7,500 students with 25 countries. Interested students should apply immediately in order to be considered for this special scholarship opportunity op-portunity prior to the Feb. 15, 1981 deadline. For more information on this or other YFU exchange opportunities, including programs in Europe, Australia, South America and the Far East, write to the following adress: Youth for Understanding Un-derstanding Student Exchange Program Japan Scholarship Program 3501 Newark Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20016 Or call toll-free 1-800-424-3691. HAMILTON ELECTRIC TV SAL GE 19" COLOR TV Reg. '469 TV Sale Priced 388 1 GE 25' CONSOLE TV with Electronic Tuning Rolls on Casters SAVE MOO TV Sale Priced All Remaining Stock Now Clearance Priced tfliunrfiim blectric Supply, "Wholesale Retail" IS? 1533 N. Main, Spanish Fork 798-8435 Patricia Donahue, Payson, was the grand prize winner in the Central Bank & Trust dress-a-doll contest. ' Do winners announced J. Brent Packard, executive vice president of Central Bank, announced an-nounced winners of the 1980 Dress-a-Doll contest which involved 144 dolls and 36 toy trucks that will be distributed through sub-for-Santa programs in Utah County. Grand prize winner for the doll contest was Patricia Donahue of Payson. Top winner in the truck contest was Doug Cloward. Contestants picked up their toys and dolls the first week in October and returned them to Central bank by December 1. All doll clothing was designed and made bv the participants. Dolls were provided free of charge by the bank. Trucks were provided in unassembled kits that contestants built, sanded and painted or stained. Dolls were judged in seven catergories including in-cluding sensible, sportswear, sport-swear, sleepwear, fancy, wedding, nationaltiy and charatcer. There was also a special employee category for those wishing to enter from the six Bank offices. At special open houses held December 18, all winners were presented prizes, certificates and ribbons by Mr. Packard. Grand Prize was $75, first prizes were $35 and second prizes were $15. First prize doll winners were: Nelle Riley, Provo; Laurie Butterworth, Provo; Jean Whittaker, Orem; Carolyn Myler, Provo; Daberath Riley, Provo; Yvonne Harding, Provo; Gayla Stump, Orem; Dorene Van Audsal, Spanish Fork; Dona Coats, Mapleton; Denice Richards, Provo; Lena DeRose, Springville; Susan Anderson, An-derson, Springville, Merle Jones, Santaquin; Angie Cox, Spanish Fork; and Julie Edwards, Spanish Fork. Second prize winners were ; Robbyn Rosenberg, Rosen-berg, American Fork; Leah Riley, Provo; Helen Thomas, Orem; Bonnie Tingen, American Fork; DeEtta Turner, Provo; LeeAnn Bang; Orem; Rebekah Riley, Provo; Ann Nelson, Spanish Fork; Lenna Johnson, Mapleton; Bonnie Robbins, Provo; Sheryl Wilson, Spanish Fork; Carol Moffitt, Spanish Fork; Wendy Hamlin, Provo; Pam Christensen, Spanish Fork; and Linda Allred, Spanish Fork. First prize winner in the toy truck division was Phil Staheli of Payson. Second prize was awarded to Mark Allred, also of Payson. All dolls will be distributed December 22 and 23 to charities including in-cluding Big Brothers, Foster Grandparents, Division of Family Services, Elks, Eagles, Mental Retardation Association, and several others. by Dr. M. Ford McBride Timpanogos Community Mental Health Center A class I thoroughly enjoy teaching for Brigham Young University is child psychology. An area that always generates a lot of discussion has to do with birth order and personality. Research indicates that birth order probably does correlate with some personality characteristics. Each child in the family experiences a somewhat? different environment that contributes to the development of his personality. For example, all first boms have had the experience of being without brothers and sisters for at least a short period in their lives. The oldest child also has younger, less experienced ex-perienced parents who were more likely to be anxious in their new role. Psychologist Lyle Bourne in his book titled Psychology: It's Principles and Meanings discusses several interesting relationships between birth order and personality. One of the strongest correlations between birth order and behavior is the area of achievement. First borns are much more likely to be prominent achievers - university professors, scientists, Rhodes scholars, research biologists, physicists, social scientists and astronauts. There is no clear relationship between birth order and intelligence. However, there is some evidence to suggest that first born children have slightly higher verbal I.Q.s and later borns have slightly higher performance I.Q.s. As to aggressive behavior, research shows that in our society first borns are taught to inhibit their aggression while younger siblings are taught to express ex-press it. For example, the older child is told to "pick on someone your own size" but the younger child is told to "stand up for your rights." Children without siblings have the highest self-esteem. self-esteem. In families that have more than one child, there is no relationship between birth order and self-esteem. self-esteem. Dr. Bourne's last point is that either the oldest or the youngest child is more likely to be favored by parents. For example, middle children are less likely to have affectionate nicknames. Even though it seems birth order can affect a child's personality, a warm, supportive environment will certainly maximize any child's potential. If you have a question or topic you would like Dr. McBride to discuss in his column, write: Dr. M. Ford McBride, 1161 East 300 North, Provo, Utah 84601. GlMHorECEJUrHB ALL CHRISTMAS CARDS, PARTY SUPPLIES AND DECORATIONS Vi 2 PRICE v , l.' r if T -i iLTOffH OFFICE SUPPLY 489 7469 191 South Main, Springville 7T SO 0 0 0)(8(So D THE PAEJF 166 NO. MAIN 798-7242 SPANISH FORK |