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MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
Bertram S. Brown, M.D., Director
National Institute of Mental Health
Public Acceptance
A greater public acceptance
of the mentally ill has been
shown in a survey made in rural
areas of North Carolina and
Virginia.
The new attitudes include a
willingness to work alongside
ex-mental patients. The survey,
by researchers from the North
Carolina School of Medicine,
was reported recently in a pro
fessional journal, but also de
serves public attention.
Findings were in marked con
trast to those of a study made in
1957. Then, only 15 years ago,
being identified as a mentally ill
person led to “denial, isolation,
and rejection.”
In the new study, a random
sample of a stable, rural popula
tion was taken that included
some 1,405 people. Their ages
ranged from 20 through 69;
there was a proportionate num
ber of whites and non-whites
and about an equal number of
men and women.
Os the persons surveyed, 79
percent have lived in their com
munities more than 20 years and
most of them were married.
They did not have high levels of
income and education.
The data from the survey pro
duced no evidence that identify
ing a person as mentally ill re
sulted in greater rejection or
isolation.
On the contrary, willingness
was expressed to work or live
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4-H Awards Night - over 80 4-H’ers received awards
for their 4-H work during 1972 program participants were
Ray Durham, County Agent, Charles Robertson, Suzann
Jenkins, Assistant County Agent, Bill Smith, Kevin Brooks,
Nancy White, Donna Waller, Kay Cleveland, Beth Powell,
Maxwell Rollins, Lizzie White, Sue Cleveland, Sharon
Waller, Scott Sammons. Not pictured are Ellen Waller,
Denise Glass, Kay Williams, and Ann Askew.
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Waller, Beth Powell, and Sharon Waller help prepare
4-H booth for judging Monday, September 25th, 1972.
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1972-73 4-H Senior Officers: Dale Evans, Reporter;
Roderick Mathis, Vice - President; Kay Cleveland -
President; Suzanne Jenkins - Activities Advisor; Donna
Waller - Secretary; and Sue Cleveland - Reporter.
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near persons labelled as men
tally ill and to sponsor them for
membership in community
clubs.
Some said that they would be
willing to room with a person
who had been a patient in a
mental hospital. The attitudes
were more negative when ques
tions were asked about very per
sonal relationships, such as fall
ing in love with a mentally ill
person or having one’s child
marry such a person.
The overall response pattern,
however, indicates that the aver
age rural person has a positive
attitude, one of acceptance ra
ther than rejection. This 4s en
couraging—and it also demol
ishes the notion that rural people
are backward and out-of-date in
their thinking.
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Concerned citizens and
parents all over the United
States have been asking with
increasing frequency the
question: What are schools
for? What should they be
doing in our society today?
The lead article in the
current issue of Phi Delta
Kappan magazine is on the
subject: WHAT ARE
SCHOOLS FOR? It is written
by Dr. Robert L. Ebel,
professor of educational
psychology at Michigan State
University. He says that
perhaps schools are (or should
be) where the young learn
useful knowledge along with
the basic principles of living.
When Professor Ebel asks
the question What Are Schools
For?, he replies: “I believe it is
that schools are for learning,
and that what ought to be
learned mainly is useful
knowledge.
“Not all educators agree.
Some of them discount the
value of knowledge in the
modern world. They say we
ought to strive for the
cultivation of intellectual
HOW IMPORTANT ARE 4-H
CLUBS?
To help answer that question
let me give some interesting
facts about 4-H Clubs.
The 4-H Club is the largest
- youth organization in the world.
There are over 2,489,000
4-H’ers in the United States.
Os this number, Georgia has
160,148 young people enrolled
in its 4-H Club Program, making
it the second only to the State of
'i‘New York in 4-H membership.
~{.ast year Early County had over
650 4-H members. We expect
this number to be between 800
and 900 for the 1972-73 season.
The 4-H Club offers over 100
different “learning by doing”
projects. These are tailored
to fit the needs of each indiv
idual. A child living in the
rural areas might enroll in the
4-H Swine or Beef Project. A
4-H boy might be interested in
the Agronomy project of his in
terests were in row crops. For
the boy or girl who lives in a
non-rural area the 4-H entomo
logy (insects), bicycles, arts &
crafts, wood-working or electri
city projects provides a great
opportunity to learn and develop
new skills.
4-H also teaches leadership
and citizenship. At the begin
ning of each year 4-H club mem
bers are given a chance to be
a club officer -- to develop his
leadership abilities. For those
4-H’ers who do not win a club
office or who are not interested
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4-H Citizenship - Leadership Camp - Participating
were: Donna Waller, Sue Cleveland.
skills. Others claim that
schools have concentrated too
much on knowledge, to the
neglect of values, attitudes,
and such affective dispostions.
Still others argue that the
purpose of education is to
change behavior. They would
assess its effectiveness by
examining the pupil’s behavior
or performance . .."”
In his detailed analysis of
all areas of educational
concern, Dr. Ebel gives special
emphasis to moral standards.
He says. “Schools have much
to contribute to moral
education if they choose to do
so, and if the courts and the
public will let them. The rules
of conduct and discipline
adopted and enforced in the
school, the models of
excellence and humanity
provided by the teachers, can
be powerful influences in
moral education. The study of
history can teach pupils a
decent respect for the lessons
in morality that long
experience has gradually
taught the human race.”
in this phase of 4-H can prove
their ability through their out
standing work in their project;
through their strong support of
4-H activities or their partici
pation in other areas of
4-H. Working on civic and
community projects is an area
where 4-H Citizenship training
plays an important role. Con
tinuous efforts to make one’s
community a better place are
important to any public spir
ited 4-H’er.
Religious and recreational ac
tivities round out the 4-H pro
gram. 4-H is not all work and
no play. Summer camps, recre
ational trips, parties, cookouts
offer a break from project work,
and as the day ends and we have
a moment to reflect back over
events and happenings, each in
dividual can be thankful, win or
lose for the opportunities grant
ed to them.
uq-H ls”
By: Kay Cleveland
What is 4-H? It is a world of
adventure! Many people seem
to think its only giving speeches
you’ve been prodded into giving.
That is not so. I’ve always heard
that in order to get anything
out of something, you’ve got to
put something in. [l’ve found
through experience, that if you
are willing to get involved, you
have more opportunities for
growth. :
4-H’ers have a chance to be
a part of summer camps, judg
Solid Fundamentals
The Michigan State
professor quotes Dr. Albert
North Whitehead, from his
famous book The Aims of
Education: ‘“The essence of
education is that it be
religious.
“Pray, what is religious
education?
‘A religious education is an
education which inculcates
duty and reverence. Duty
arises from our potential
control over the course of
events. Where attainable
knowledge could have changed
the issue, ignorance has the
guilt of vice. And the
foundation of reverence is this
perception, that the present
holds within itself the
complete sum of existence,
backwards and forwards, from
whole amplitude of time
which is eternity.”
Ebel says: “If these views
are correct, moral education
deserves a much higher
priority among the tasks of
the school than does affective
education. But it does not
deserve the highest priority.
That spot must be reserved for
the cultivation of cognitive
competence. Human beings
need strong moral
foundations, as part of their
cultural heritage. They also
need a structure of knowledge
as part of their intellectual
heritage. What schools were
primarily built to do, and
what they are most capable of
doing well, is to help the
student develop cognitive
competence.”
ing events, community projects,
fashion shows, hog shows, bake-
OPPORTUNITIES IN 4-H
By Donna Waller
off contests and many other
rewarding experiences.
We’ve only just begun. . .
so come join 4-H and you’ll
join ACTION.
4-H in Early County has many
opportunities to offer boys and
girls in grades 5-12, both from
an educational and recreational
standpoint.
Recreationally, there are a
number of activities which
4-H’ers can become involved.
To begin with there are a num
ber of 4-H Summer Camps; such
as the camp at Rock Eagle which
is opentoevery 4-H’er or special
Forestry, Wildlife or Citizenship
Camps open to outstanding 4-
H’ers. All of these camps offer
a fun filled time of “Learning
by Doing”. Other recreational
activities include District 4-H
Rallies, area trips and the annual
multi-county Christmas Party.
From an educational viewpoint
4-H offers numerous projects
which provide different learning
experiences. District Judging
Contests give both girls and boys
the chance to classify Livestock,
Beef, Swine, Poultry and Land
according— to their quality or its
capability. In addition to these
contests, there are 102 different
projects which 4-H’ers can
choose from. These are de
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Significant Factors
After many other
considerations, he concludes
his long article with a
summary of the major points
he has considered. He says:
“Let me now recapitulate
what I have tried to say about
what schools are for.
(1) Public education in
America today is in trouble.
(2) Though many
conditions contribute to our
present difficulties, the
fundamental ca.se is our own
confusions concerning the
central purpose of our
activities.
(3) Schools have been far
too willing to accept
responsibility for solving all of
the problems of young people,
for meeting all of their
immediate needs. That schools
have failed to discharge these
obligations successfully is
clearly evident.
(4) Schools are for learning.
They should bend most of
their efforts to the facilitation
of learning.
(5) The kind of learning on
which schools should
concentrate most of their
efforts lis cognitive
competence, the command of
useful knowledge.
(6) Knowledge is a
structure of relationships
among concepts. It must be
built by the learner himself as
he seeks understanding of the
information he has received.
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of Representatives are 91 years
old.
signed to meet the needs of
both rural and urban children.
A chance to prove one’s ex
cellence in his or her project
is given to each 4-H’er who
desires it through participation
in District Project Achievement.
The rewards which come from
taking part in these events win
or lqose are invaluable.
4-H HARDWORK
By: Suzann Jenkins
As with all things which are
worthwhile 4-H requires a cer
tain amount of work. A 4-H’ers
efforts may be put into devel
oping a demonstration speech or
set of visual aids, practicing for
a judging contest or any number
of things. Two words which
many junior and senior 4-H’ers
who plan to go to District Pro
ject Achievement dislike very
much are RECORD BOOKS. The
4-H record book is an accurate
account of one’s achievements
during the year as well as par
ticipation in fair exhibits, con
tests, etc. News articles, pic
tures, ribbons, and other awards
are also included to present a
better picture of the years ac
tivities. Primary importance is
placed on the project entered for
D. P. A. with lesser amount of
information being added for all
other projects.
Although the preparation of a
record book is hard work, even
when completed it is something
which a 4-H’er can be proud of.
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Agent Charles Robertson and Home Economist Ann Akers
are the seven Ist Place Winners. They are: Lizzie
White, Robin Lisenby, Charla Houston, Susan Manry,
Scott Sammons, Candi Everson, Cill Jordan, and Dawn
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4-H’ers, Sue Cleveland and Kay Cleveland stand beside
the new sign which was erected in front of the Extension
Office.
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4-H Club - First Place in Early County Clean Up
Campaign. 4-H’ers are: Kelly Marshall, Ann Cleve
land, Toni Wimbush, Susan Waller, Beth Powell, Sharon
Waller, Suzann Jenkins, Iris Belisle, Donna Waller, Nancy
White, Ellen Waller, Sue Cleveland and Lizzie White.