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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. JULY 26. 1979 Preserving Summers Flowers both agents, and both By PATRICK DENTON Copley News Service are enjoying the beauty of the flowers in your While you garden at this time, give a thought to preserving a few for winter decorations. vention. - KAYSVILLE Two Davis High School seniors and a Davis High instructor are in Atlanta, Ga., this week attending the national VICA Clubs America) convention and (Vocational-Industria- of l contest. 1NGER ANGLE, daugnter of Theodore and Lelia Angle, 1180 was East Sherwood Drive, first place gold medal winner in the Utah state impromptu speaking contest. She will represent Utah m the national competition in the same category. Roger Nessen, son of LaMont and Nola Nessen, 326 South 250 West, won second place silver medal in the state graphics competition. He is attending the national convention as an observer. ANOTHER DAVIS student, Caroline Costley, daughter of John and Kay Costley of 1214 East Sherwood, also competed in the state VICA contest, receiving a third place in the prepared speech category. Because of work commitments, however, she was unable to attend theiational convention. First place winners in the various state contests are eligible to compete on the national level. Other winners also may attend the national convention as delegates or observers. THE VICA competition includes such categories as home economics, auto shop, woodworking, electronics, graphics, prepared and speaking, impromptu leadership, parliamentary procedures, etc. The Davis High VICA has about 50 students. Dennis Rosier, auto shop instructor, is club advisor. Mr. Willis, 325 South 200 West, is advisor for the graphics section, np UNLIKE flowers to be gathered for fresh bouquets, whose moisture must be conserved by picking them in the cool of the morning or evening, flowers for drying are picked in the heat of the day exposed parts of blossoms. You can icovc the box open if using sand. Mark the date and flower name to estimate time for removal. Never mix flowers of different types nor stack in more than one layer. SOME CAN be dried just by hanging them in a dry, dark place. Strawflower, statice and ornamental grasses are picked, the leaves stripped off. They are tied in small bunches with elastic bands and hung upside down to dry. Even more of your annual flowers can be preserved for the winter by the simple method of burying blossoms in a drying agent to preserve their natural look. when there is the least amount of moisture in the petals. They are never gathered for drying after a rain, when they are wet with dew, or after standing in an arrangement. Pass up blossoms that show signs of age. Gather them when their color is brightest, and just before MOST KINDS of garden flowers can be dried, but the mo.'! satisfying are zinnias, zinnias, marigolds and other marigolds, roses, small dahlias and asters. Carnations and chrysanthemums tend to shrivel and lose pe- tals. The two best agents are silica gel and sand of the sort sold for sandboxes. Sand is the least expensive if you want to dry in quantity. Any box or pan with tight seams can serve as a receptacle. Line the container with wax paper. SILICA GEL reduces dry- ing time and produces the brightest color. For this youll need a cake tin with a g The technique of covering the blooms is the same for air pockets, then cover any Remove the take only two or three days wn',' thick, bulky marigolds may require five days to a week or more depending on blossoms h layer of drying agent. Begin by or sand pouring silica gel around the edge of petals, piling it up to the base of the wire stem. and more intricately shaped flowers like marigolds should be placed face up. Build the drying agent up around the outside, then fill in between the petals to equalize pressure and prevent mashing. Thickei FOLLOWING a similar procedure with spiky blooms such as snapdragons, but rest causes irreversible wilting. Test first by brushing off enough of the drying agent to feel the tip of a petal. If crisp, pour off the rest. W flowers will last one or two years if carefully handled to avoid shattering. Display arrangements in a dry room, out of direct sunlight or high humidity that can fade dried flowers or cause them to collapse. Phone Number two-inc- LAY DAISY-typ- e face down on a one-inc- Avoid uncoveiing until blooms are completely dry. Exposing the blooms too soon Michael Cook of Kaysville. The new addition arrived at the McKay Hospital in Ogden. He will be named Nathan Michael. At home is a sister Leisha. Mrs. Cook was the former Marsha Jean Worley of Tremonton. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cook, Kaysville and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Worley. Tremonton. Mrs. Alice Cook of Cedar Valley, Utah is the New Emergency stemsfrom similar flowers. Replace the stems with a h length of florist wire inserted into the blossom. size. In sand, liowers lose moisture more slowly. ELL-DRIE- time varies according to flower bulk or thickness. In silica gel, simple, open flowers may DRYING the centers of the flowers unfair Have your equipment ready s yoii can process immediately. tight-fittin- lid. them horizontally. Tap the edges of the box to eliminate A 6 lbs. 10 oz. son was born 16 to Mr. and Mrs. June The Kaysville Fire Department has a new emergency telephone number for all fires and rescues. The new number is would be a tremendous help in case it is needed, np oefca iui ACCORDING TO Fire Chief James Dotson this has been done to upgrade the Kaysville alerting system and provide better and faster response to emergencies. The fire department is asking all residents to put this new number in a conspicuous place in your home. It is important that every one b aware of this number in case of an emergency. They suggest that everyone take the time to memorize which Dutch PHONE tsTttrsisai. nc Maid 766-187- 0 27 N. Main, Layton, Utah Authorized dealer of both Eureka and Hoover Sales and Service All vacuum repair Teachers Talk In Classroom More Than They Think i i k ; Teachers tend to talk in the Classroom more than they Chink they do, and probably Qot to the right people, a Study conducted by Dr. Qonald K. Sharpes, director of the combined master of education program at Weber State College, indicates. ? DR. SHARPES reported his findings at a conference of the American Association fjchool Administrators in L.J. WILLIS, graphics instructor at Davis High, and his wife, Dixie, are attending the convention as chaperones for a group of Bountiful students. A group of about 160 Utahns, including students, chaperones and state VICA leaders, left Salt Lake International Airport Monday morning to attend the Atlanta convention. They will return Saturday about 6:30 p.m. are reusable. Kaysville Births of early July. iHow teachers talk, Dr. Sharpes said, which students jJley talk to most', what they jpy, and why they say it are All variable factors which gondition the learning situa- tion. NUMBER of studies. Dr. I Sharpes said, have found that A teachers think they talk less jn class than students believe they do. Their discussions and ques- tion periods need, apparently, to be directed more toward the less talented students than is the common pattern. TEACHERS TEND to direct their questions toward the good students, toward those who will give them the' answers they want, and neglect the low achievers. The implication here is a critical one for the low Dr. student, achieving If low Sharpes said. achievers believe they will be called on less frequently, they will pay less attention in class. may be THIS SITUATION an indictment" against teachers who ask the right questions, but mostly to a select few who will make them look like teachers who are getting their teaching across. Teachers, students for too, good praise behavior and achievement, but tend to reprimand unacceptable behavior even though generally these students are low achievers and need, probably, encouragement and support from the teacher in what they do well. IN how GENERAL, teachers talk and what they talk about seems to be grounded in three factors. First, the achievement level of the student; second, the behavior of the student; and third, various teacher per- sonality elements. r i j 4" 4 ' 4 o)avns Mroom IFFA Tomb 9 dr. full The annual tour for the Davis High School FFA was held on Tuesday, July 10. members and leaders enjoyed the all day event. They traveled by bus to North Salt Lake where they visited the Associated Grocers Produce Warehouse, on to the Bingham Copper Mine and later stopping by the huge Bates Dairy in the Murray area. The climax of the tour was a picnic dinner at Saratoga Resort in American Fork. The tour is conducted as an educational agricultural outing for all Ag students who will be attending the Davis High FFA classes this fall. TWENTY-EIGH- T THEY WERE accompanied on the tour by Bill Ekstrom and Don Edwards, FFA ad- visors of the Davis High Chapter and Clinton D. Zollinger, Davis area tional director, np Sofa, Love, Chair, Ottoman. 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