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Show Stephen LBrower Returns From Six Weeks Special Course Stephen L. Brower, Iron County extension agent returned on Aug. 6 from a six weeks training course at the University of Maryland. Mary-land. Mr. Brower attended an Institute Insti-tute of Child and Human Development Devel-opment at the university which was headed by top physical anthropologists an-thropologists of the nation. Beginning on June 6 the course charted new developments in the measuring of children's maturity maturi-ty and introduced a theory of entrance into schools on the ba-isis ba-isis of maturity and not on age. Mr. Brower, in commenting on the course, expressed his grati tude for being able to attend and lie fools that he has gained a greater understanding of human hu-man development that can be applied ap-plied in his work, particularly with the 4-H and FFA groups that call on him for advice. Discussing the theory of maturity ma-turity Mr. Brower cited one instance in-stance that occurred somewhere in the East. A large boy, attending at-tending the fifth grade because of his age, was failing in all of j his classes in school, had become j a bully to the smaller children and in the eyes of the teachers at the end of the school year he had not satisfactorily completed his course of study, and as a result re-sult he was to bp held back to the fifth grade for a s-.-cond year During the summer months, however, several physical anthropologists anthro-pologists examined the boy and through a study of his physical maturity determined that the boy was actually more mature, for his age, than the average child of the fifth grade. The school board, acting upon the recommendations recom-mendations of the tests, agreed that the boy would be entered in the eighth grade the next school year. During the summer months additional studies were given to the youngster and at the beginning be-ginning of the school year the lad entered the eighth grade. During the early part of the year the youth maintained an average grade and by the end of the year he was an above average av-erage student. Mr. Brower returned on Aug. 6 and resumed his duties at the extension office. First on the agenda was his attendance at the 4-H encampment on the 6th, 7th and 8th of the month. |