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CANADIAN. HfNFHIU CO.. TEXAS
THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 1978
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It I. interesting and .nutog « *£!
pre-school youngsters, who heve been expwsd L. w
Lehts Sesame Street, display th«e ■Uyt. w^''.ffi''m"
bee kWergarten or flrstgrade teacher when
to already know their letters, many of the sounds that they mane,
numbers into the teens (or farther, perhaps^, and other
„ directions, terms such as -op", "down", -mlo", "out of", from .
and "to". They have been exposed to information about the diiUesoj
firemen, policemen, doctors, nurses, teachers, and ®*ny other
occupations. They have, perhaps, learned such terms as
"neighborhood", "city", "block","country"."world . 'Spaceman or
"astronaut" is a term which they can and do use, and to an extent,
understand, along with many other ideas and concepts to which
twenty years ago they would not have been exposed until they went
to school. . ...
To their grandparents some pre-schoolers are wise beyond their
years. To their teachers they must be a delight and a challenge.
And yet we have young people of high school graduation age who
lire unable to read, who cannot seek or hold a job because they
cannot write or figure or express themselves verbally in such a way
as to be of value as employees. Some of them, we read, are sueing
the public schools because they were allowed to graduate, although
they are by no stretch of the imagination educated.
What happens to those eager young minds which start school so
full of promise and potential? Why do so many of them wither and
falter before long, soon lag behind their peers although they have
started out on relatively the same level of knowledge, and come to
the end of their years of public education unable to earn a good
living?
Some fault may tie with the schools. But much more of the fault, I
will contend, lies in homes where, once a child is in school, almost no
further attempt is made to encourage the building and development
of his mind.
I would wager that, if a survey were made of young people who
complete twelve years of school and are unable to read, it would be
found that in their homes there are almost no books,
newspapers. For them reading was not made to seem important
Their news and entertainment eame from television. What reading
they did was in comic books. Literature, good literature, they were
not exposed to at home, so, when they ran into it in school it did not
seem important After all, if their parents didn't need it why should
they?
Paul Timmons, Associate Editor of the AsasrOs Dafty Newt,
obviously has the same feelings about reading as I do. Here is a
portion of his column, "The Surveyor", from the January 21st issue
of that newspaper. Read it - read it again - and think how it may
apply to your family.
"I find it amazing, absolutely.
"Last spring, sometime before school was out their television set
quit working. And although her father is a television repairman it
hasn't been fixed. It won't be fixed.
"Guess what their children do for entertainment
"They read. And when they get tired of reading they go outdoors
and play.
"Poor tittle deprived children - they'll probably be reading all
their lives, and understanding things their contemporaries have
scarcely heard of.
I was reading the other day that educators are developing a plan
to assure that no one graduates from high school without being able
Doris Ann Doughty, Blain
Eubank wed here Friday
In a single-ring ceremony
performed Friday evening at 6
o'clock in the Church of Christ
Doris Ann Doughty and
Anthony Blain Eubank were
united in marriage.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Doughty.
Mr. Eubank is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Eubank.
Raymond Duncan, minister
of the church, performed the
ceremony.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a long
white wedding gown styled
with a ruffled neckline and
laced sleeves, tied at the wrists.
She wore a matching wedding
veiL Her bouquet was of red
and white rosebuds.
Melissa Eubank, sister of the
bridegroom, was the maid of
honor. She wore a long red
velvet gown with matching
shawl, and carried a single
white silk roee.
Dana Eubank, brother of the
bridegroom, attended him as
best man.
Recorded musk included
Barbara Streisand singing
"Evergreen", the Wedding
March, and the Carpenter*'
version of "We've Only Just
Begun".
The parents of the couple
were hosts for a reception
"Bless my soul, they ought to be guaranteeing that no one gets
out of the first grade, or the second, or the third, or the fourth, fifth,
sixth, etc., without reading.
"Reading is what it's all about and the person who doesn't read
easily, readily, and understand what he reads, is never going to be
educated, and he is going to be handicapped all his life, no matter
how long he goes to school
"Some of the best educated men I have known had limited
schooling but they read — they read everything they could get their
hands on.
"If doing without television is the price of learning to read, and to
enjoy reading, it's a small price to pay."
I can almost hear someone say, "but we can't afford books
magazines and newspapers!" That is the lamest excuse that could
possibly be put forth. The cost of a month's subscription to a daily
newspaper is less than your television cable fee. (The coat of a year's
subscription to this weekly newspaper is even less.) Magazine
subscriptions are somewhat higher, but can easily be budgeted for
- the difference between a good home-cooked meal and a meal
eaten out will probably pay for several issues.
Hard back books are higher, of course, but paper-backs are very
reasonable. And if even those are beyond your bud vet — mt the
public library habit! Here is a source at no cosVat all, fJTmorl
reading material than you could consume in a lifetime.
"I? SS,f°I any*ge' any intere«t' *ny reading levelmay be
obutned at the public library. And you will find the librarians eager
family* *** MleCt retding material for yourself and your
Try it! Bet you'll like it! And bet your children will too.
following the ceremony.
For a wedding trip to
Amarillo the bride chose casual
wear.
lira. Eubank is a Canadian
High School student. Her
husband b a Canadian High
School graduate and a
employed as a station worker
by George's Texaco. They art
making their home in Canadian.
Girl Scout
Cadettes and
Juniors meet
Girl Scout Junior Troop 103
tod i adette Troop 43 held a
j<4nl meeting Tuesday after
m«>n at the Methodist Church.
The girla made cookie
posters and discussed the
coming Girl Scout Coo*.* sale.
They then went to thr First
Christian Church and sang
songs with Troop 100 and
Troop 58.
Delias Pyess and Amy Mutr
brought refreshments of chee*
ball, crackers and I'olte. The
Wildflowrr patrol served the
rcfre*him-nts.
Abo present were Christy
Davis. Sherri Thomas. Kim
MrWiers« n, Melissa Ault. t hen
Clonis. Kay Dyesa, Paula Gofl.
Karri Goff and Vickey Thom.ii.
Mrs. l*eonard Goodman, the
former Vickey Beasley. with
her two daughters. Melanie,
and four-week old Melissa, hai
been visiting here with her
parents, the Oneal Beasleys. for
about ten days.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1978, newspaper, January 26, 1978; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136524/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.