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PAGE 9-PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1973 tVoktif GATEWAYS TO LEARNING "Ye Gods! The questions kids can ask!" So groaned one father half- humorously, half-wearily, as he to took his usual Sunday stroll with his three-year-old boy. "What's that, Daddy?" "That's a fire hydrant." "What's a fire hydrant?" "A fire hydrant is and the father struggled to make the best explanation he could to a three-year-old. "Where does the water come from? How do they turn it on? Where are the firemen? How do they know there's a fire?" Then they came to another object on the street. "What's that, Daddy?" "That's a police box." "What's a police box?" This went on for the whole walk. CURIOSITY, THE BASIS OF LEARNING The father marveled at his little boy's tireless curiosity. Everything interested him, and for everything the child wanted explanations -- good, clear explanations. He was a dutiful father, and he did his best to satisfy his persistent son's bright mind. But he was glad to get home and turn the child over to his mother. Did he realize how valuable was his contribution to his child's future education? Curiosity is the basis for all learning. Blessed is that child whose eager, ardent, creative curiosity receives satisfaction from an intelligent, un­ derstanding parent. And how unfortunate are those children who are shushed by their parents into turning off the living spring of learning within them. If you want your child to start school mentally alive and eager to learn, answer all his questions and encourage him to ask more. Engage him in talk and discipline yourself to listen more than you speak. You are officiating at the birth of a mind. READING, THE MATCHING OF WORDS WITH IDEAS Your Patient, pleasant, pointed answers to his questions - "Where does the 2,500 Books Stock Library Shelves; Await Referendum In the short period of its existence, the Nippersink District library has acquired approximately 2,500 books. Most have been purchased with the library's book budget, but many have been donated by interested patrons, or loaned by local and state organizations. The library also subscribes to nine newspapers and forty-nine magazines. Several of the subscriptions have been donated by local organizations and publishers. If the referendum is passed the federal and state funds will support the library for an additional year until tax revenues begin to come in, and a library board of local residents will be formed. When the library becomes tax sup­ ported, the maximum amount that can be levied for its sup­ port is $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. This means that a property owner whose home is assessed at $10,000 will pay about $15 per year for library service for himself and his family. The referendum will be voted next Saturday, April 28. Polls will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Voting precincts appeared in the Wednesday issue. wind come from?" "How does a bird fly?" "Why does the fire burn?" - give his education the right start. The more ideas your child has in his head, the more words will he be able to match with meanings, the more readily will he learn to read. For what is reading but the matching of words with ideas? And your child's mind is already full of ideas and rich in the words with which to express them, thanks to your satisfying his early curiosity. Reading ability depends in large measure on what a child brings to the printed page. "To him that hath shall be given." You encourage the health and growth of your child's in­ telligence by bringing him into the great, wide, wonderful world of books. So vast isthe present field of knowledge^ that oniy good readers can hope to master any given portion of it. Only good readers know the satisfaction of success in its most rewarding terms. Poor readers by contrast, have many depressing ex­ periences. Studies come hard to them. They don't enjoy school. Failure is frequent. With failure come many personality distresses and the loss > of self- confidence. See that your child forms good reading habits at an early age by such efforts as these: When he is about three, take him to the public library to participate in the "picture-book hour" which most libraries now offer to little children. Begin establishing the library habit by having him take home picture books. Make a festive date of going to the library with him every two weeks or so until it becomes a regular habit and he goes willingly without other in­ ducement. Cultivate the delightful pastime of reading aloud to your child. It is good preparation for his later reading. The read-to child nearly always becomes a good reader. (Many authorities now believe that kindergartners can begin reading.) When your child starts school, quietly observe his first steps in learning to read. Beware of showing anxiety; but, at the same time, if he doesn't seem to master it, try to find out why. Discuss books at mealtime. Good table talk is a great stimulus to the intellectual development of a child. Buy books. A well-stocked library lends distinction to the home and encourages children to read. The first-grader is a step ahead if he has already formed the habit of reading. MIC As Low As Phone: 312-. 587-2555 91 S. Rte. 12 FOX LAKE, ILL. WATER-WELLS PUMPS THE BEST WATER SYSTEM INSTALLED IS THE C HEAPE ST WATER WELL SUBMEI DRILLING PUM SALES AND SERVICE SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS McHENRY COUNTY WELL & PUMP CO. 385-5252-Res. 385-0713 4913 W. McCullom Lk. Kd. MrHenry Dr. Kay is a devout clergyman but not an interesting ser- monizer. Which is also why his weekly church NEWSLETTER is dull. For anybody who un­ derstands the basic secret of human interest, can speak and write in a fascinating manner. Scrapbook this Case Record for use by your church. By - George W. Crane, Ph. D.t M.D. CASE J-584: Dr. Kay is a p r o m i n e n t C a l i f o r n i a clergyman. "What do you think of our weekly church NEWSLET­ TER?" he asked. "Have you any psychological suggestions for increasing its interest to our parishioners?" PRINT PSYCHOLOGY It was an attractive 4-page affair, on slick paper. And it had several merits but it also could have greatly in­ creased its appeal to the church members by the following psychological devices: (1) The masthead (title and picture of the church) con­ sumed at least 25 percent of the front page. Yet that didn't hold much interest to parishioners, at least after they had seen it the first time. But it remained, week after week, as a "dead" or non- stimulating top of the front page. Readers want novelty. . In newspapers, we call this "scoops." (2) Furthermore, the pastor's picture took up 10 percent of the first page, and it also recurred, week after week, until it was monotonous. It would have generated far more enthusiasm if photos of different church members were to occupy that space each week. For the secret of human interest is contained in these 3 words: "Me-Here-Now!" Members are more in­ terested in seeing their own picture (or that of their children) than seeing monotonous shots of the preacher. (3) Next to viewing their own pictures, people prefer seeing their own names in print. But this church magazine seldom ran the names of members except for a few under the heading: "Change of Addresses" or "Married" or "Deceased." But a 4-page magazine or m i m e o g r a p h e d c h u r c h NEWSLETTER can easily contain 75 to 100 names every issue! Clergymen, if you want to win popularity, pat your parishioners on the head in­ stead of yourself! (4) This church magazine also re-hashed too much of the preacher's previous Sunday sermon. At most, lift out 3 or 4 staking Statements, for readers seldom relish a print repeat of last Sunday's "Sermon, even in digest form. (5) Print short news items about parishioners instead of a half page of moralizing. List the members of softball teams in your Sunday School leagues. Name the hostesses at the Women's Society meetings. List the names of members in Nursing Homes and urge parishioners to send them a note or greeting card or make a personal visit. Then print in the next issue the names of all who have qualified for such membership in the "League of the Golden Pen." Give by-lines to your reporters, picking one such from each Sunday School class or other church organization. Remember, anybody who can develop a very interesting c h u r c h N E W S L E T T E R c a n also deliver a dandy sermon. Alas, poor speakers likewise produce dull church magazines! And vice versa! So send for my booklet "How to Write Salable Copy," en­ closing a long stamped, return envelope, plus 20 cents. It applies to "house organs" and church weekly' NEWSLETTERS, as well as to novels and fiction writing. 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