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Show 16 Brigham City, Utah Thursday, April 6, 1961 THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL, f ? 3 7i W.iytAaL. Ifcrfk : 3& , i ,mW4i, Mrs. Jack Thompson participales ALLEGIANCE with the children as they hold opening exercises in the classes for younger children at the Bear River school. Each child is given the right to hold the flag on successive days, as a lesson In sportsmanship and waiting for turns. I PLEDGE !;a oT Mrs. David George assists students at the LEARNING TO READ Bear River School with their reading. The children in the intermediate class are progressing well with reading of elementary school texts. officials said. Farmers Receive Additional Teachers Sought For Handicapped Children By Sarah Yates Determined parents and enthusiastic members of the Welcome Newcomers club, along Wagon nth aid of other civic organizations, have guaranteed that handicapped children in Box Elder county have a school day much like that of a normal child today. But the program may falter and on its heels unless he set back teachers are located to supervise classes in the fall. Scholarships are available to qualified persons through the Welcome Wagon Newcomers club, but applicants are the now being sought throughout Intermountain area. Money is available for tuition costs to persons interested m the program and application should be made as soon as possible so that registra-io- n can be made in summer classes at one of the nearby universities SCHOOL PROGRAMS for the of younger handicapped children the county were first sought by a group of parents in Tremonton. The group approached the school hoard with a plea for special classes for the handicapped children, but general funds were not available through the school board. The socially parents began meeting once a week w'ith the children. Soon the interest .pread to Brigham City parents, and in September, 1959, eight children began attending school sessions in the basement of the Morris Lee home in Instrumental in Brigham City. founding the classes was the Brigham City Welcome Wagon Newcomers club under the presidency of Mrs. James White, with Mrs. Richard Meinert as project chairman. IN JANUARY, I960, the classes had demonstrated such progress and had proved that parents would be conscientious in seeing that the children attended regularly. Armed with these facts, the parents and representatives from the Newcomers club approached the school board this time with success. The school board agreed to pro- - Thiokol Speaker To Address PTA Central School PTA will meet on Monday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium, according to Mrs. Don Lewis Olsen, president. Carver Kennedy, field service representative for Thiokol, will present the program, assisted by Don Christiansen and Bob Hart. A film "Ace in the Hole, the story of the Minuteman missile, will be presented. Visual displays of Thiokols work on the missile, will be displayed in the hallway to further Thiokol in Utah The titled the discussion topic Career. of an Hospitality chairmen for the evening will be the first grade room No postage is required By returning the cards, farmers will assist the office in planning form visits to measure wheat and assure themselves of having their wheat paper.s properly completed to become eligible for a wheat card which they must The Box Elder County ASC of- marketing to market wheat. fice recently mailed a post card to have wheat growers in the county who raised 15 acres or less of wheat in There is no magic "juice in a 1900. beetsteak to heal a black eye. For It will be appreciated if the treating a black eje, the National representatives. All parents of Central School farmers receiving these cards will Society for the Prevention of Blindanswer the questions on the card ness advises cold compresses as students are urged to attend this and return them to the ASC office, first aid. meeting. Cards Affecting Wheat Marketing Aero-Spac- e of a teachers salary f vide if the parents and Newcomers club were to make up the remainder. They further offered facilities of a classroom at the Bear River City elementary school. one-hal- IN A SHORT time, the parents committee located Grant Stevens, then employed at Thiokol, to teach the youngsters. Stevens has attended Utah State University m Logan and received his BS degree in education from Brigham Young He also had special University. m training industrial arts and spe- cial education, and had been employed as a teacher at the School for the Blind in Ogden. The teachers salary for the remainder of the school year was financed by drives and fashion shows sponsored by the parents association, card parties sponsored by the Newcomers club and contributions of equipment by several and Tremonton Brigham City clubs. for HOWEVER, THE search teachers was not ended, since the e help. project needed more full-tim- The Brigham City Newcomers club made available scholarships in special education to any qualified person who would attend summer school in preparation for working with the children during school year. Grant Stethe 1960-6vens and Leslie Laird, the fulltime teacher already employed for the handicapped children of junior high age, studied under the during the summer scholarship and returned to teaching in the fall. 1 TODAY THE program panded to include a full-tim- e has in reading, social studies are ta-ken up during third hour, and Eng-lish and writing are studied dui ing fourth hour. After lunch the students have an activity period in which stories are told to test learning comprehen-sion, physical education is taught, the class works on arts and crafts, including basket weaving and leatherwork. Laird also emphasizes the teaching of the vocabulary of everyday living. Phrases of "polite" language are placed about the room on cards, as are the days of the week and months of the year. Over the door is an "Exit" sign and many other facilities are employed to give the students a vocabulary which will be beneficial throughout their lives. 1 1 1 attention will have to be lessened i order to meet this need tor sddional teachers, the Welcome Wagon Newcomers club is extend- ing scholarships for any qualified person who wishes to take special education classes in preparation d for helping with the school ram in the fall or in the future. Mrs Thompson, already employed, will be an applicant for further education, but more teachers are sorely needed. PERSONS interested in the schoLee larships can contact Mrs. Heiman in Brigham City, project chairman for the Newcomers club, or Mrs. Vincent Bramlet, also of pro-an- Brigham City. Besides the need for teachers, equipment and special facilities are needed for the classes. PerMUCH HAS been done by the sons wishing to donate time, money. or facilities are urged to conparents association, the Newcom- tact the parents association ers club, and such organizations Winn Henrie of Tremonton, as the Junior Chamber of Com- through or through local offthe Ladies merce, Community president, icers Mrs. Vernon Stokes and Mrs. club, the Civic Improvement club and the Medical Auxiliary of Brig- Morris Lee. ham City; and the Tremonton CITIZENS OF Box Elder county Lions club, IOOF, Kiwams, Farm can well be proud of the work of Bureau and county PTA groups in the schools and teachers, as well cooperation with the school board. as the many dedicated parents and is volunteer workers who have asHowever, further personnel needed by the schools. Lairy points sisted in the program. The coout a need for a high operation of the school board, and school teacher, who could take the many civic organizations both in children that graduate from his Brigham City and Tremonton has classes. Next year, he points out, been generous in helping the hanhe will have six or seven more dicapped children and the program students in his class and with a is well underway to becoming an larger number of pupils individual example to other communities. full-tim- e Grant Stevens, intermediate teacher, COUNTING BY FIVES watches a student as he counts by fives. The children are taught the concept of multiple counting by the use of stacked discs, which help with later teaching about the values of coins. BUY ex- BRINGS Ma- tron, Mrs. Carl Wharton, who assists in the care of the children. A class for the younger children is instructed by Mrs. Jack Thompson, a registered nurse from Providence. Utah. Aid for the program is now obtained from the state through the board of education. nid NOV $1 dWis SAVE spring sale event. the handy BESTV.'AYUDGfl YOU f Lstt AYMthT on PLAM. PAIHT SPECIALS! ANOTHER DECORATE INSIDE AND OUT AT TYPICAL school day for the younger groups being taught at Bear River school begins with opening exercises, followed by social studies consisting of conversations by the children on what they saw on the way to school, games they might have played the day before, and other items that help them in their adaption to normal life. Following this period the children participate in room duties, exercises, finger plays and songs, and workbook work such as learntheir names, ing to recognize colors, matching learning the meaning of numbers, and other studies. A children use this time to learn reading, arithmetic, and writing. At present Stevens class is learning the concept of which fives by the use of discs, will help them in learning the meaning of coins later in life. Teacher Stevens points out that the value of the school rests not only in learning of skills but in adaption of the children to daily life. He states that the most important lesson of the school is teaching happiness, teaching the children to get along with others, and learning the principles of sportsmanship by losing in games, taking turns and helping one an' annual LOW SPRING PRICES! DEVOE VINYL W0EJOEOT0NES Famous for color and cover! One coat does it dries in 20 minutes. Tough vinyl paint in 1086 colors! THE OLDER SS79 V REG. Rugged vinyl coating for both wood and masonry. In 1086 colors, too! Easy to 15! ...S0 MUCH 6.5? gau VINYL FLAT EXTERIOR FOR SPRING! APRIL 6 REG. 7.15 $59 MORE for SO MUCH LESS!! other. IN AMERICAS BIGGEST, TOUGHEST 1961 ECGNOMY CONTEST... Which man drove Rambler? In the most realistic test of gasoline economy ever staged the NASCAR sanctioned 1961 Pure Oil EconRambler won omy Trials at Daytona three trophies, held by driver Les Viland in the photo above. No other make won more than one award . . . most won none. Unlike other runs that put a premium on feather-foote- d driving, the Pure Oil Trials Economy closely parallel jour own everyday driving experience. Every U.S. built production car is eligible. None are arbitrarily barred, as in some runs. In 1961, 145 cars representing all 5 U.S. makers competed. Rambler American Custom with overdrive beat them all to win the cherished Overall Winner Trophy and captured the Class 6 trophy in competition with Falcon, Corvair, Lark and Tempest 4. In fact, it took the tirst 6 places and 8 of the first 10. -- SEE YOUR RAMBLER DEALER-Dr- ivs And Ambassador V-- 8 by Rambler won its Class, swept the first 8 places and 9 of the first 10 spots. With speeds up to 65, and averaging more than 40 M.P.H., the winning Rambler American made 14 complete stops, shifted through the gears 15 times while circling the 3.7 mile course, and still averaged 26.86 miles per gallon! This is the second straight year Rambler won the Pure Oil Economy Trials. Want more proof of Rambler value? Then see your Rambler dealer. You'll find top gas economy is just part of your savings. Rambler costs less to buy, is voted most trouble-fre- e by owners, has top resale value. Rambler dealers sell tw ice as many compact cars per dealer as most other dealer on groups. So, you get a better deal the best of the compacts. Rambler world standard of compact car excellence. ... the Recognized Economy King! view FROM THE PARENTS point, the school has helped their children and has helped them to understand the childrens problems. Winn Henrie of Tremonton, president of the Parents Associa tion, states that many parents were hesitant to bring their chit dren .to the school in the beginshe states, "they Now, ning. would do anything to bring them to school." Henrie adds, "This program, is one of the finest things ever to chilhappen to the handicapped dren of the county. My child, without this training, wouldnt be She knows her colso advanced. ors and is learning numbers, which we were told she would never do. He also pointed out that the school is very beneficial to the personality of the child, in that it gives her something to look forward to, and that in getting ready for school by herself she is learning worthwhile home habits. the Following their training Bear River school, many of the children will be transferred to the junior high classes held in Box Elder High school under the direction of Leslie Laird, a certified teacher. in THE PROGRAM for junior high age children has been underway for five years and is financed mainly by the school board. Contributions to the classrom facilities have been made by various local clubs. Laird conducts his classroom schedule on the regular junior high school hours, since some of the students are included in regular classes in drivers education, art, and physical education. 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