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Show - THE HERALD Prove. Utah PiffcH WEDNESDAY, August 29. 1964 She Finds Threats Are Better Than Educational Toys The gioDe ot the world that was to piuci her from the ranks of "orCir.ary" students sat on the desk m her room and was a challenge She once tossed 18 pieces of clothing on it and none fell off. The puzzle map of the United States which we visualized as her ticket out of the fourth grade ended up in a sweeper bag, one capital at a tine. By EP.MA BOMBECK tr.ere'i ar.wn mure venerable than new parents. I don t If know vtw it is Just menu&n, It s good f.r your child,"' and e re lunrg out the check stub before e even know the price Nell buy any- thing ... especul y if it promises to make our children smarter. For the first child. I bought a imitation leather pencil box that was supposed to restore order to her ife and teach her She stuffed it down a sewer so she wouldn't have to lug it around. We bought her only educational toys ... large, expensive wood blocks that encouraged dexterity and modeling clay that nurtured creativity. She smashed the wood 3 J i " - : three-tiere- d suckered into Later, the "study center" in which we created her very own learning womb. There was a desk equipped with a lamp which directed light to just the right height, a chair that commanded good posture and a dictionary. The "study center " never saw a human face. One day while pushing my cart we were Erma Bombeck hernia-unabridge- through a glass coffee table and forced the clay up her nose. d through the Supermarket I saw the mesmerizing words. "DO VOL' WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE A SUCCESS0 " Were they kidding'' Did the Pope work Sundays" Of course I wanted my chad to become a success For 39 cents, I got the first of a series of 50 encyclopedias that woud enrich my child and give her word skills never before within her grasp She used the books twice Once to look up the birthday of Paul McCartney and the other time the SA through TU) to press a corsage. The typewriter that was to make her an A student didn't. She X ed out a Christmas tree on it the first week and write a few personal letters on it, but it didn't give her the skills we had hoped for. The point of all this is the current push to rnsute sure your child has a head start in the 23th century by giving hrn his own computer at the age of 3 They cost a lot of money. Millions of parents will buy them and sit back to wait for all that technol DEAUTY ogy ta pay off. Me1 I ve learned my lesson After the first child. I lound I could motivate and inspire my ch.idren to levels of higher acada-rr.;- a by whispering just s; l.ttle words in their ear: "You flunk and I'll kill you'" xfei 2rZ W 1 SUPPLY X ft 1 TAYLOR ( hi in I11MIU a 1.1 i For Sept. 4th & 5th Information 375-792- Coll 8 High School Memories Kept Intact on Film W S H O I' I By KATHY HILL ALTON, 111. (LTD K f s I) I O S 9. - V I V DAS H C l I () S Ml I' S l I A Fabrics Creative Sewing Center Labor Day specials start Thursday - ZCMI When Dana Eastman wants to relive the teenage romances and goofy dances that marked her senior year at Alton High School, she'll just slide in her cassette of the school's video yearbook. "It'll be a way to help me remember the time I spent in the people I knew, high school and the things I did," said Ms. Eastman, a member of the 1984 graduating class. "It'll be easier to show my kids what high school was like than to show them 'The Tattler.'" The Tattler is Alton's official yearbook, but Claudia Walters and Sue Wilson, the owners Copy Cat Video in Alton, gave of the students an alternative this year. The two young women taped the high school's events and then marketed an innovative "video yearbook." The initial project was not a money-makinsuccess, but the women plan to enlarge their efforts next year because they believe the idea is a winner. "We spent $2,500 on the tape and editing time," Mrs. Wilson said. "So, there was no profit if you include paying ourselves. We covered expenses, but nothing g else." There were 2,449 students at High School last year. So videofar, 80 of the tapes have been sold. Mrs. Walters said most of the students who bought yearbooks had them personalized with a prom interview and a shot of them picking up their diploma. The personalized yearbooks cost ;$55, which is $10 more than the standard model, and considerably more than the $16 print yearbook. "A lot of people complained about not being able to afford it," said Ms. Eastman. "I think it's well worth the cost." ' Although the majority of students passed on their first chance ;to order the video yearbook, Mrs. Wilson points out that her company "can sell copies forever." The two plan to show the tape at the five-yereunion of the Class 'of '84, and also will shoot a Ispecial reunion edition of the yearbook. Although they believe their video yearbook was the first in ;the country, the two women concede they got the idea from a similar, unsuccessful attempt in iSouthern California two years :ago. The company contracted to do $70 videotapes for six high schools, but went bankrupt and failed to deliver on its promises or most of its tapes. The Copy Cats modified the plan by starting with a single high school and adding a lot of student input through weekly showings of unedited tapes. They found the students' favorite subject matter was school dances. Twana Johnson, the 1983 Homecoming Queen, liked the spontaneous activity of the dances. "You get to see people in their natural state, not posing like in the print yearbook," said Ms. Johnson. "I've never thought of myself as photogenic, but I like . Alton ; i ; New fall Gingham Furry piles for many uses checks quilteds 1.33 2 22 7 44 reg. 1.89 yd. reg. no-iro- n 2.89-8.9- 2.22-4.4- 1.99 4 54-60- singledouble face variety 45" polycotton lengths broadcloths woven shirtings reg. to $8 yd. 12 to cuts yd. 9 Designer No-iro- n reg. 2.39 yd. polycotton 45" plaids and stripes " 1.33 45" reg. 1.89 yd. no-iro65 poly35 n cotton ' ar it." 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O OQ CW for all your holiday craft projects I each cuts 60" d T n O QQ printed 2.44 Reg. $4 yd. children's decorator print heavyweight flannels "ww Reg. to $6 yd. designer print challis of spun polyester, 60" wide fleece Nylonspandex actionwear Reg. $8 yd. Worsterton 60" gabardine of spun poly with look and feel of worsted wool JQbO TQ V3'fcBWw Reg. to 3.90 yd. dark ground calico prints for autumn, 45" widths Reg. to $6 yd. look and and solid poly pongees, 60" wide Q T'w j Ow gabardines polycotton feel-of-sil- k Because of the numbers, every Alton student does not appear in the yearbook. "Even if each student were on the tape two seconds, it would take three or four hours," explained Mrs. Walters. "I don't know any way to get every single corduroy 1.99-2.9- 9 yd. heavy, warm robe 9 45-60- Actionwear All-wal- e Thursday 10 a.m. Door Crashers I QQ bw limited quantities student." One sales problem was the lack of video cassette recorders in the r homes in Alton, a working city across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. "The students felt they should not buy the tape if they didn't have a VCR," said Mrs. Walters. "We told them, 'You will, some blue-colla- day.'" Mrs. Wilson added, "Some kids were farsighted, and bought a tape even though they don't have a VCR now." Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Walters agreed the affluence of the community and the high school will be taken into consideration in fuure projects. The company plans to to three and possibly four schools next year. 27" soft white diaper flannel 1.11 reg. 1.49 yd. buy all you want Molnylycke sewing thread Clearance of fine summer fabrics Clearance of various under-yarfabrics 79' 3s1 10s1 reg. to 69c spool while they last reg. 1.29-2.2- yd. limit 4 yds. 9 d reg. 79c pc. limit 6 pes. Nylonspandex stretch under-yards 69c reg. 1.49 pc. limit 3 pes. V. |
