Deciding on a Summer Camp in Iowa
Iowa families are urged to shop early for summer camps. ISU extension specialists advise outlining child interests, camp duration, and budget, then compare general and specialized options. Cost varies by type, with Scouts and 4 H programs typically cheapest and private camps most costly.
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Ames
Cindy Needles
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa
Sue Stein
ISU
Scout
Ymca-Ywca
Needles
American Camping Association
Purdue psychologist offers tips to beat the Monday blues
West Lafayette Indiana Purdue University psychologist Cliff Swensen says low mood is a natural cycle and should not control a person. He recommends personal contact, physical activity, varied routines and small comforts like coffee or a hobby to speed mood recovery.
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Purdue University
School of Humanities, Social Science and Education
West Lafayette
Ind
Cliff Swensen
Swensen
Camp selection questions guide parents
Advice on evaluating camps through questions about safety, insurance, medical care staff qualifications and ratios, program structure and supervision, weather plans, and facilities. Encourages contacting campus representatives and asking for references or parent opinions, and mentions camping directories including the ACA Parents' Guide to Accredited Camps.
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ACA
Parents Shape Child Reading Through Home Learning
Dr Edith M Dowley former Bing Nursery School director at Stanford says parents model behavior and set the tone for learning. She promotes loving home teaching encourages wonder reading aloud correct pronunciation and letting children choose books while avoiding TV as a sole language source. Dowley stresses parents remain constant figures in education beyond the classroom.
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Edith M. Dowley
Bing Nursery School
Stanford University
Dr. Dowley
Hallmark
Rochester Photoplay: Karen OConnell Becomes Kodak Tests Model
Karen OConnell, 22, now tests Kodak film at Eastman Kodak in Rochester. She poses daily for about 4,000 pictures and will have 40,000 to 50,000 by year end, duplicating poses and makeup for product quality checks.
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Rochester
N.Y
Farrah Fawcett
Cheryl Ladd
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Rosalynn Carter
Karen O’connell
Karen
Film Technical Services Division
Eastman Kodak
New York
YWCA Weekly Meeting Schedule With Dances and Potluck
Planned events at the YWCA include Solo Parents Club soap supper Friday at 7 p.m. in room 102, followed by a business and planning session. A spring dance is set for Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall with Wakefield County providing music. tickets are 2.50 in advance, 3 at the door. Top Notch Singles Club hosts a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday potluck and business meeting in Room 102. members should bring pictures from trips.
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The
YWCA
Soap
Knights of Columbus Hall
Wakefield County
Textiles and Clothing Career Day at ISU Schedule
Linn County Extension sponsors a textiles and clothing career day at Iowa State University on April 27 for high school juniors. Attendees will tour the ISU campus and meet textile and clothing faculty. Cost is 7.50 dollars plus meals. Contact Linn County Extension Office in Marion at 377-9839.
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Linn County’ Extension Service
Iowa State University
ISU
Linn County Extension Office
50Th St
Marion
Workshop for economists on home economics careers set
A graduate home economists workshop is planned for April 18 from 11 to 2 at Peoples Bank and Trust Co. 101 Third Ave. SW. Lois Meerdink of Iowa State University will present So You Have a Home Ec Degree. Topics include spotting employers, personal skills, resumes, and interview practice. Pre-registration requested at the Marion office 950 50th St. 377-9839.
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Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Third Ave
Lois Meerdink
Iowa State University Home Ee
Linn County Extension
Galileo’s Thermometer Invention and Early Limits
The text notes Galileo created an early thermometer about 300 years ago. It describes a crude device that measured 10 distinct heat levels spanning from hot to cold and acknowledges limited accuracy.
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Galileo
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