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eson~lty~ Janet F. Reeder
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k to~, possibly because
e~ she sa s " I h
, sUl1~s, y, am alf
hen ~qgllsh, ,, local
~rnaker Hazel Scott
-o" ~.e_rs to draw little st-
Un to herself Yet she
--- ~ a great deal of her
J:~t/~W°rking in public
~ll~wil systems and deal-
:!~_wi.'th the public s most
"l l°~s commodity--
) ~l~.s' Scott's career in
' ~hing spans twenty
Ji TM Years and includes
]~ral years as a head
9
Perkins and keeps active-
ly interested in the profes-
sion through educational
journals. Mrs. Scott says,
~'It's more difficult to
teach every year. Children
are a little more difficult
to deal with." She feels
that problems with drugs
and broken homes con-
tribute to the difficulty last year and a half of
teachers face in the high schooLThedaughter
classroom, of Flarence Crenshaw and
"I work primarily in Lona Willy, she recalls
reading, " Mrs. Scott said. childhood days on the
"to me that's all impor- family farm near Ripley
tant because if a child where the family had
can't read, he can't do dairy cattle. "Wesoldthe
By Janet F. Reeder
"A lot of women have a
difficult time being taken
seriously professionally
because of the archaic at-
titudes about women that
are still very prevalent,"
says Marcia Simpson.
"It's just a handicap,"
Ms. Simpson goes on to
say, '~hat we have to
work harder to overcome.
We go into a situation
having to prove we Ye pro-
fessional instead of it be-
ing taken for granted that
anything." Her educa- fresh cream. I can we are." In the workplace,
tion, beginning at remember them taking it Ms. Simpson feels,
Bethany Nazarene Col- to the depot every morn- "Mothers are automatic-
~~r, sirniliar to the
~~0n of principal. She
li~ She preferred the
:~rt°°rn over ad-
) ~ rative work and
I ~ ~ost of her time as
' ~l~Structor teaching Mrs. Scott adds, about
_- i~ d Second graders, the educational dilemma
H i~ta..tlght for years in
~s~ille, Kansas before that has reached serious
proportions across the
nation.
~g to Arizona where
~aad classes in Glen- Candid in her ideas
and Black Canyon Helping children to learn to read is still a very ira- about teaching, Mrs.
,~n~ portant part of Hazel Scott's spends Scott said, "Children
life.
She
much
ently, she tutors in of her free time tutoring local students, learn in different ways.
L.II~J~
.I~i~IRATION
'7 he r
oil" g eatest evil is the
re Unost vice, self conceit
Janet F. Reeder
says, "I have very seldom
met anyone, who was not
a Christian, who showed
the slightest mercy to it
in others. There is no fault
the essential which makes a man more
be proud about. The com-
parison and the pleasure
of being above the rest are
what makes pride.
Of course, according to
Lewis, Some of what is
lege and Oklahoma A &ing," she recalls.
M, and then including Mrs. Scott was married
graduate work at both for almost 13 years to
Arizona State University Guthrie native Earl Scott.
and Oklahoma State "Our famih'es knew each
University, was geared other well all along," she
toward specialization in said, "but we never knew
ading. each other. The world is
"Your basics are really a better place
, messary,"she said. And because he was here."
,hen modestly, "I 'm not Becoming a teacher was
an authority to quote on against her original plans,
why children can't read. Mrs. Scott admits now.
There are many reasons," "In the beginning, if you
really want to know, it
was my mother's dream
not mine. I really wanted
to be a nurse." Reflecting
about that point years
ago, she says of her
mother, "Mother was a
little lady barely five foot
tall and a will or iron."
Even so, after twenty five
years of teaching, Hazel
Scott still loves to teach.
to C.S.
of Chris-
concerns a
teachers
Usually, most children
will learn to read if you
find the fight method."
She feels though methods
change, the teaching of
phonics is still important. APPLE SPICE CAKE
The educator's ideas 4 apples chopped
about teaching are from {medium, large, red
years of personal ex- delicious)
perience and come across 1 C. black walnut protein
with sensitivity and powder
credibility. "You don't 8 eggs {large)
teach a subject--you ¼ C. dry non-fatmilk
teach a child," she said. 3 t. cinnamon
considered Pride is only "You develop educational 2 t. nutmeg
Place all the ingredients
in the food processor.
Chop the apples first.
Then add all other ingre-
dients and beat well after
all is added. The batter is
fairly smooth. Pour in
9x13 pan which has been
sprayed with Pam. Bake
25 minutes at 350-375°.
1/8 cake equals 1 oz. pro-
tein, ½ fruit serving and
½ bran allowance for the
day.
evil. The unpopular, and no fault
~ !s Pride or Self- which we are more un- misunderstood as such. philosophy as you go 2 t. soda
~t. The opposing vir- conscious, of in "Pleasure in being prais- along. You have to enjoy ½ t. cloves
~~,Christian morality ourselves.' ed is not Pride," he says, working with children and 1 C. bran
~~umility. Lewis als0 Stat~s that ' ~inl:ess ybfi b~gin~to pass ~ naturally- you l~,V,e~ tOOl½ E vanilla
~s Says, "Unchasti- the more pride we have, from the fact that you have basic skills. She 1 T. butter extract
the more we dislike it in have pleased someone you feels that most teachers Sweetner to taste
are in the profession for
those reasons and that
the ones who aren't
generally don't stay.
Comparing the develop-
ment of a child's reading
skills to other areas of
growth, she said,
"Sometimes children
learn to walk or cut teeth
at different ages--but
when it comes to reading,
everyone's supposed to
learn to read at age six.
Some aren't ready and
some are ready before
then. Maturation has a lot
to do with it," she said.
Mrs. Scott also feels
that the attitude of
parents is very important.
Especially if a child isn't
advancing. "Holding a
child back isn't bad," she
said, ' nless you're going
TOFU {MOCK)
POTATO SALAD
2 C. cauliflower, raw
I C. celery
4 green onions
6 hard boiled eggs
3 T. diet mayonnaise
½ C. egg salad dressing
wanted rightly to please
and begin to think about
how fine you are. In
another sense, being
"proud" of a son, a father,
a friend, or something
such as a school, often is
far from the sin of Pride.
One means many times
by "proud of" that there
is a feeling of "warm
hearted admiration,"
Lewis says.
"In God," Lewis says,
"you come up against
something which is in
every respect im-
measurably superior to
yourself. Unless you
know God as that--and,
therefore, know yourself
as nothing in
comparison--you do not
know God at all. As long
as you are proud you can-
not know God. A proud
man is always looking
down on things and peo-
ple; and, of course, as long
as you are looking down,
you cannot see something
that is above you."
Lewis particularly
speaks of the religious
man who thinks God sees
him as better than others.
And he says, "it was of
those people Christ was
thinking about when He
said that some would
preach about Him and
cast out devils in His
name, only to be told at
the end of the world that
He had never known
them. Any of us," Lewis
said, "may at any mo-
anger, greed,
Ik enness and all that,
e ' ites in corn
~: it was through
that the devil
T~ the devil. Pride
fl~ t~:Very other vice:
~' complete anti-
~tate of mind "
h' t t ay admit to bad
~l~r or drink or even a
~cy toward cowar-
seldom at least
~'~ non-Christians,
i~,~ ever imagine this
themselves. "And
saa~e time," Lewis
others. It may seem at
first an exaggeration, but
consider it a moment. The
vice is essentially com-
petitive, he states. People
can say they are proud of
being rich, or clever, or
good-looking, for exam-
ple, but that really isn't it.
They are, in fact, proud of
being richer, or cleverer,
or better-looking than
others. If everyone were
to become equally rich,
clever, and good-looking
there would be nothing to
ment be, in this
deathtrap.'
Fortunately
Lewis
~L~.S HONORED ON 25th ANNIVERSARY
con-
cludesthat we have a
' -" !~t-- ~cl Mrs. Bennet N. Andrews were guests of test. Whenever we find
tIl~ l~i0' ~. SUrprise reception in the Perkins Lions Den that our religious life is
~ ~ 1984, at 2 p m in honor of their 25th wed- making us feel that we are
good--above all, that we
i~' ~ the event were Carolyn Pogue, mother ofare better than someone
i~, ~rews, and Carol Andrews, daughter of theelse--I think we may be
erkins, sure that we are being
!~hildren include Perkins residents Vernon and acted on, not by God, but
~#A :i:~.e~rldrews.. An
by
*,he
devil.
The
real
test
~ o~ l~le married May 24, 1959, in Chickasha. -
of being in the presence of
i~ ~ployed by Southwestern Bell Telephone God is that you either
i~tt~ ryes on the company community relations forget about yourself
i~'a ~so is Sunday school superintendent for the altogether or see yourself
~rst Baptist Church. Mrs. Andrews is a as a small, dirty object. It
~##1 " er and part-time contract drafter for SWBT. {Continued on Next Page)
to let him feel that he's a 8 oz. tofu
failure, then it would be Dash of salt & popper
better to let him go on." Chop cauliflower, onion,
Ethics of teachers celery and eggs. Mix
necessarily must be high, together with diet mayon-
Mrs. Scott feels. 'Tou're naise, egg salad dressing,
an example when you're a and seasoning. Cut tofu
teacher. There's no way into small chunks and
you can keep from it, fold in. Stir and
whether you want to be or refrigerate.
not. Your integrity is go- ***
ing to show through--
your bearing on life. You EGG SALAD DRESS-
don't try to influence ING
them," she said, "but you 3 hard cooked eggs
do have an influence 2 t. water
whether you know it or3 t. apple cider vinegar
2 t. lemon juice
salt & pepper
garlic powder to taste
Put 2 hard cooked eggs
in blender and blend. Add
water, vinegar and lemon
juice. Add salt & pepper
and garlic powder to
taste. Blend until mixture
become creamy. Add the
egg mixture to tossed
salad.
DIET MAYONNAISE
1 egg
pinch of salt
1/8 t. dry mustard
1/8 t. white pepper (opt.)
dash of paprika
2 T. apple cider vinegar or
lemon juice
3/4 c. corn or safflower oil
dash of garlic & onion
not."
She is convinced that
many times elementary
teachers are thought to be
less significant in the
overall educational pro-
cess than she feels they
are. "You need your best
teachers in first grade,"
she said with sincerity.
"In those years, first
through third, the
students need a good
start, good feelings about
themselves, good founda-
tions. You've pretty well
assured their success--
not only in school, but in
life," she feels, by pro-
viding for those needs.
Mrs. Scott was born in
Payne County, '~not too
far from Perkins." She at-
tended school here her
ally suspected of having
our jobs of second impor-
tance to us. But--it
should be for everyone. A
man's family s Id be
first and it shouldn't af-
fect his work. Rather it
should make him well
rounded and have a more
responsible attitude
about everything."
Ms. Simpson assumed
duties as Production
Manager for Evans
Publications here in
Perkins in early April. In
her position she oversees
the production of two
weekly newspapers, The
Perkins Journal, and The
Daily Report Business
Digest, and a monthly
newspaper, The Central
Rural News; along with the
national magazines Old
West, True West and Fron-
tier Times, western
publications recently in-
corporated into Evans
Publications. And amid
dealing with those duties,
Ms. Simpson also
oversees production of
the book publishing con-
tracts of the firm.
"Our book schedule is
one a month, in the book
publishing. Twelve a year,
and various publica-
tions," Ms. Simpson said.
"Right now ~ we're
finishing Below Devil's Gap
by Louise B. James. It's
a book on the history of
Woodward County." The
book, according to Ms.
Simpson, is ' ery well
researched" and will be of
particular interest to
natives of Woodward
County.
The daughter of
William and Helen
Burnett of Broken Arrow,
Marcia attended East
Central High School in
Tulsa. She came to the
Perkins area in
September of 1982. "I
came to Perkins via
OLIVET EXTENSION
HOMEMAKER'S
CLUB MEETING
The Olivet Extension
Homemaker's Club met
May 15th at the home of
Edna Close. The Presi-
dent, Jewell, presided
powder
Place all ingredients in
blender, Blend at high
speed for 5 seconds. Add
the oil in a small stream.
If it becomes too thick,
add a few extra drops of
vinegar or lemon juice.
Store tightly in covered
glass jar up to one week.
Refrigerate.
TOFU DIP FOR
VEGETABLES
8 oz. tofu, pressed
1 T. lemon juice
1 t. powdered mustard
1 t. basil
1 t. dill weed, good stuff
seasoning or your choice
of spices to taste
% C. water
Put all ingredients in
blender. Blend
thoroughly. Serve with
celery sticks, raw
cauliflower, zucchini and
cucumber slices, radishes,
bell pepper sticks, small
fresh mushrooms, fresh
8Teen beans (raw), green
onions, raw fennel sticks
or fresh asparagus spears.
These are some
vegetables that are good
to use with this dip.
Thursday, May 31, 1984 -- PAGE 9
Marcia, as production managerjs the key to the suc-
cess in meeting each publication's deadline.
Stillwater," she said. "I
came to Stillwater in
hopes of attending school
and getting a degree in
computer programming.
Only I have two children
to support, so my first
priority was making a liv-
ing."
Marcia considers
herself a career woman
"in so far as it is
necessary for me to," she
says. "Well, I never con-
sidered myself profes-
sionally oriented--outside
career oriented. I always
felt like the greatest per-
sonal satisfaction for me
would be for me to be a
successful wife and
mother. And, I was the
typical little girl growing
up, not seeing any further
than marriage and a
home. My mother never
worked. And, I never con-
sidered it necessary for a
good self image. I still
don't.
"I do feel a certain
amount of pride in my
achievements, or not in
my achievements, but in
the abilities I have
learned. I've grown slot. I
think maybe because I 're
always felt that GOd was
in complete control of my
life as far as I would let
Him be, that He has
allowed things to happen
to me that seemed to be
devastating. Things that
have happened in my life
could have just complete-
ly destroyed me as a per-
son but as I look back on
it--and I know I've got a
lot of growing to do-- I see
that I've grown as a per-
son."
The mother of two
boys, Joshua, II, and
Jacob, 9, Marcia iden-
tifies with the problems
working mothers face. "I
feel like my responsibility
as a mother far outweighs
any responsibility that I
might feel towards my
career. And, that's a very
difficult position to be
in," she says. "It's not to
say I feel less responsible
for my professional life.
Sometimes it means that
I have to neglect one or
the other. It conflicts once
in awhile." Summing up
her feelings, she said,
"The hardest thing for a
working mother is feeling
neglectful of her
children."
Outside interests for
Marcia include attending
little league baseball
games to watch son Josh
play, and when time per-
mits, pursuing drawing
with pen and ink as well
as other mediums. Her
plans are to be more ac-
tive in the new Church of
Christ in Perkins. "It's
fun and challenging and
very rewarding to be in-
volved in the birth of a
new congregation of
Christians," she said.
As for work she states
her goal "is to see the
Evans Publications be a
very successful and finan-
cially rewarding ven-
ture." She is playing an
important part in the re-
cent expansion of the firm
and voices a genuine con-
cern about the direction it
will take. "I would cer-
tainly want to see it keep
the small town neighbor
to neighbor attitudes that
have always been
displayed in theJournal."
"O"
over the meeting.
The Lord's Prayer and'
Flag Salute were said in
unison. Gladys gave the
devotional. She chose her
scripture reading from
Matthew, and a reading
from Daily Thoughts for
Disciples by Osmond
Chambers, and also read
the poem, Trees.
Some fun answers were
given in roll call, on a
childhood medicine I was
given.
Carol gave the lesson,
Food and Drug
Interactions.
New officers were
elected; they will take of-
fice Jan. 1, 1985. Presi-
dent elect, Edna Close,
Vice President Jewell
Mahar, Secretary and
Treasurer, Carol Jarvis.
Work was done on
business forms. Final
plans were made for a
sale, to serve food and
drinks on May 19.
Jewell Mahar, Beulah
Cox and Peggy Lawyer
went on the EH tour to
the Arbuckle Wilderness.
Also, Peggy's mother,
Mrs. Phillips of Guthrie
and Alta Youngker, all
had a good time.
Carol received a birth-
day gift from her Sun-
shine Sister. Edna served
refreshments to Carol
Jarvis, JeweU Mahar,
Beulah Cox, Peggy
Lawyer, Charlotte Corn,
Maudetta Triplett and
Gladys Inman.
The next meeting will
be at II:00 a.m. June 19th
at Horse Thief Canyon,
for a salad luncheon and
picnic.
"O"
JAVONNA GRAHAM
GRADUATES IN
ARKANSAS
Miss Javonna Graham,
daughter of Melvin and
Betty Graham of Coyle
and Chuck and Linda
Baum of Fayetteville,
Arkansas and grand-
daughter of Garland and
Ina Graham of Coyle, an-
nounces her graduation
on May 25, 1984 in Fayet-
teville, Arkansas.
Miss Graham has main-
tained honor status the
past four years and will be
graduating with honors
among 350 seniors.
Following graduation,
Miss Graham will be tour-
ing Mexico and perform-
ing with the A'Cappella
Choir from Fayetteville
High School.
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