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Show 11 Students Join Hands For The Hungry A TAYLORSVILLE. Hands Around The School activity was held Friday at Plymouth elementary, as part of the national Hands Across America program. g The event was also a activity for the hungry of America, noted principal Mary Voelker. The students and faculty gathered for an assembly, with Gov. Norman Bangerter and Gary Swensen as guest speakers. Also present were Dr. Reed Call, Dr. Max Jackman, Assistant Superintendent Ted Petersen and Representative Steve Rees. Students had been invited to par ticipate in an essay contest with the theme Its great to be an American. Winners read their essays on the program. The three winners were Jennifer Roper, Deborah Richardson and Kami Tan- fund-raisin- ner. The sixth grade chorus presented the song America The Beautiful. The Nix and the Pugsley families both with students in the school, God sang God Bless The USA, Bless America and the national theme song, Hands Betty Condie X) President,byUtah Education An excellent teacher will value the uniqueness of each student. Teachers know no two students look or think exactly alike. They have different preferences. They grow and develop at different rates. We can help children develop selfesteem by focusing on each childs does strengths. Every child something well. Heres how to prove it to a child: Have the youngster make a list of his or her strengths. You make a list of the strengths. Children sould also appreciate the AUTOMOBI 1 d & Across Association strengths of others. Have them share the list of their strengths with family members and classmates. Have them make a list of the strengths of others. Point out that they are not less worthy when other people do things well. Demonstrate appreciation by using such statements as: I appreciate your friend Edwards sense of humor. An excellent teacher treats all children with equal respect. So does an excellent parent. You love and accept them while rejecting inapI propriate behavior. Example: like you, but I dont like your use of bad language. Accept childrens feelings as valid. I can see that youre upset over your test scores. Youre really disappointed about losing the game. Help them understand that its okay to have feelings, and there are acceptable ways of expressing Thursday, May 29, 1986 Like All The Others, Beware Of Health Scam by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University Its hard to believe, but quite a few Utahns fell for a health fraud scam i Students released helium that involved analyzing their balloons, each bearing a patriotic message and the schools address, then joined hands to sing We Are The World. 4 Helping your child succeed else, and sometimes we adults have trouble accepting that. Acceptance means accepting the child. It does not mean accepting inappropriate behavior. When people feel accepted, they do not have to try to be anything different in order to please others. tne area are holding their own programs of Hands Around the School, a school spokesman said. It has been a great project, with the entire faculty and student body involved, she noted. America, as students formed a circle around the school. Students had participated in col Teacher to Parent Children are born into this human race with talents and abilities which are different from those of everyone lecting funds for tooa tor tne nungry, and Steve Johnson, director of Utahns Against Hunger, accepted a check from the principal to help alleviate hunger in the United States, the purpose of the Hands Across America program. Since Utah was unable to participate in the effort to form a chain of people across the country due to the difficulties of doing so in the mountain states, several schools in THE GREEN SHEET signatures to determine ulcers. Another hocus-pocu- s if they had device roots. Indirectly related to the profit motive is the conspiracy motive. This might be called the inverse profit motive. This is when the people who are really trying to make the profit try to get you to believe that it is other peoples greed that is keeping their product from becoming successful. For instance, a health promoter who recently visited the Utah State University campus said, Of course the medical profession is opposed to a natural cure for colds, it makes millions of dollars by keeping people sick and selling them drugs that dont work. People who have had a few bad experiences with doctors are especially ripe for this type of argument. recently found in Utah could tell you any number of diseases you had if you held the device. The device could even be waved over the picture of a loved one to determine their diseases. Nobody would fall for these scams, would they? Sad to say, hundreds of people did. Quack medicine has always been part of our culture and probably always will be. Two of the reasons They should stop and ask identified by the National Council but doesnt this guy themselves, Against Health Fraud Incs Dr. stand to make a lot of money by getWilliam Jarvis for this are the ting me to believe this? profit and the prophet motives. In general, a good product that The profit motive is fairly easy to works the way it is supposed to can't explain. The free enterprise system be kept off the market no matter is always open to people who are tryhow hard people try. ing to make a quick buck. The proThe profit motive is easier to exfessional husksters are not inplain and easier to combat than the terested in long-terprofits, they prophet motive which is at the want to make as much money as root of many health fraud scams. In some respects it is even difficult to they can in a short time. This is why most, but not all, scam call them scams in the true sensie operations work out of a post office of the word because their promoters box or a hotel room. Beware of a have themselves convinced they are business that has no permanent , telling the truth. Grass: What's Wrong With It? JOHN WATERBURY Dear John Gov. Norm Bongortor chats with Plymouth alaman-tor- y studonts Friday prior to a balloon launch in conjunction with tho "Hands Across America campaign. MINGLING . . . fund-raisin- g AUTOMOBILES Letters Dear John: All I use is a little marijuana now and then. I dont mess with alcohol or the hard stuff. All my friends use it too, so it cant be too bad. Whats wrong with a little grass? Blowing In The Wind Dear Blowing: Ive said it before. If 40 millioi) people believe in a dumb idea, it is still a dumb idea, and the fact that all your friends do it doesnt negate the harmful effects. They say ignorance is bliss, but its still ignorance. In any event, Im sure the follow ing information will inform and enlighten. If nothing else, I hope it will at least let you know what youre getting into. Five major areas in the body ard negatively affected by marijuana use: Brain, lungs, reproductive system, immune system psyche. and ., The Brain ( Less than two joints per week for three months caused serious and possibly permanent alterations of brain function in rhesus, paonkey. mm 2 DR. SPECTRUM MONTE CARLO o S-- 10 lOTIBEST PICKUP 36 MONTHS EL CAMINO - O.A.C. ALL CARS 6.9 interest - O.A.C. 36 MONTHS These alterations included.,. , Widening of the synaptic cleft (space between nerve cells). Abnormal deposits of densj; materials in the synaptic cleft. Signs of nerve cell degeneration. Fragmentation of rough endoplasmic reticulum. These alterations occur at an accelerated rate compared to the alterations that result from long term alcohol use. In humans, these alterations produce distinctive and often irreversible changes in the brain. The Lungs Chronic exposure to cannabis produces alterations to lung tissue. These include: Intensive inflamatory response. Breakdown of air sacs in the lungs. Formation of cholesterol clefts. Marijuana smoke causes far more deleterious effects than tobacco smoke. Research indicates that marijuana smoke may directly evoke lung cancer or at least contribute to its development. Reproductive System There is a link between marijuana use and disruption of sperm production, possible birth defects, hormone imbalance and disruption of normal sexual differentiation during fetal development. Sexual maturation of adolescent boys depend largely on heightened production of testosterone. Marijuana reduces its production. In females, research indicates an increase in spontaneous abortions, fetal death, stillbirth and death shortly after birth. And since a woman is born with a certain number of reproductive eggs, any damage that results from marijuana smoke may cause irreparable damage throughout her entire reproductive life. Immune System Marijuana smoke causes a lowering of white blood cells and inhibits other cellular processes directly related to the bodys defense system. The Psyche Chronic marijuana use results in deep personality and character changes. Apathy, confusion and poor reality testing occur. The users field of interest usually gets narrower and narrower. The ability to think and reason on the spot financing available, including GMs special finance rates on all solectod vehicles Free tank of gas or diesel with every purchase. gdS SOOTH tion. ST&1TII STOHET L33 t diminishes. Memory and logic become impaired. This often gives way to paranoid thinking, diminished drive, lowered ambition, shortened attention span, impaired communication skills, and diminished capacity to carry out complex plans. The higher the educational level, the more marked the impairment. CONFIDENTIALLY: To the questions of life you are the answer. To the problems of life you are the solu- IB i Editors Note: John Waterburv is Director of Dayspring Chemical Dependency Services for lntermountain Health Care, and questions or for information may be sent to him at 1HC, 36 South State Street. 21st floor. Salt Lake 84111. These letters form the basis for Utah City, the Dear John Letters |
