Our Children By Mrs. W. B. Davis
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All parents want their children
to be happy and live in a free
world. One of the major obstacles
to both freedom and happiness is
intolerance.
People with prejudices are ncrt
happy. We live so closely togeth
er and move about so freely in
this country that we continuously
rub shoulders with people of all
kinds. If we harbor generalized
grudges against large groups of
people, we shall be irritated con
stantly as we, willingly or per
force, associate with them. Those
irritations will keep us continual
ly unhappy. If we are to be happy
we must treat people as indivi
duals, not liking all, of course, but
at least not holding prejudices
against groups. Prejudices is also
a blow to freedom since freedom
is a unity in our world; if it is
denied or violated at any point,
it is in danger everywhere. In
tolerance is the enemy of all of
us, not only of those against who
it is directed, but everyone, for it
undermines the potential happi
ness and freedom of all people.
How do these facts affect the up
bringing of children? First of all
parents must be certain that their
own attitudes are wholesome. It
is impossible for prejudice par
ents to raise children of goodwill.
Attitudes cannot be concealed.
They are revealed in our emotion
al language, in the tone of our
voice, or shrug of our shoulders
which are more eloquent than the
actual words we use. In the first
place parents should insist their
school systems and churches in
stitute programs of intercultural
education or supplement such
teachings at home. No one single
aspect of teachings inter-groups
respect and understanding is suf
ficient; every force which shapes
attitudes must play its part. In
like manner, parents should select
motion pictures reading matter,
and other attitude shaping experi
ences for their children with care
and whenever there is any chance
that one of them might contri
bute to prejuidce, it should be
offset by wise guidance.
Freddie Powell
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intendent of the Newman Sunday
Schoo’ Her favorite sports are
footba' ard basketball.
Durin- .er years of school she
has found no subject particularly
hard, but her favorite subject is
French. She has maintained an
average of 95% during high
school.
Freddie will enter the University
of Nebraska, the second semester,
February 1, 1947, where she will
enroll in the Arts and Science col
lege. Her vocational choice of the
nursing profession includes plans
to enter the Provident School of
Nursing, Chicago, 111., in 1949.
How One becomes a
Senior Speaker
Each member of the graduating
class has the privilege of trying
out for Senior Speaker.
First he (or she) must write a
speech from a list of topics put
out by the English Department.
When the speech is complete it is
turned over to a sifting committee
composed of English teachers.
This committee chooses the best
papers and the writers of the
papers must next try out in a oral
contest.
The committee choosing the
speakers base their choices on the
manner of delivery and content
of the speech. If the person passes
all the contests successfully he is
notified by the principal whether
he was chosen or not.
During the choosing of the
speakers, great care is taken to
i see that no names appear on the
i written copies thus no partiality
; can be shown.
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N. A. A. C. P. To Meet
N. A. A. C. P. will hold its regu
lar meeting Friday, January 17,
at 8 o’clock at the Urban League.
Business of importance will be
discussed. All memebrs are urged
to be present.
"This is My Community!"
Interviews by
Mrs. Alberta Cooke
This is my community is not
just a column for the teen agers
but for any one that has any sug
gestions to offer to make our com
munity a closer and friendlier
one. We want an understanding
between adults and children as
well as between children. We all
have something to admire and
love in us if we will respect each
and every one’s feelings and
rights. Write your question or
suggestions to “the Voice and
we will be glad to interview you.
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Teen-Age Activities—
Albert Bowen
We enjoy the teen age parties
very much where and whenever
we are invited, but we would like
to do something more than just
dance and play kissing games.
We could play competitive games,
there are quite a few games on
the market for groups and we
could play for little prizes. Dur
ing the winter months with a
chaperon we could go sleigh rid
ing or ice skating, then after this
we could have a cocoa party,
candy pull or weiner roast. In
the summer we could go horse
back riding, picnicing and for hay
rack rides. In fact we feel that
more active outdoor life is more
inductive to a closer understand
standing and appreciation of each
other.
Some people have the idea that
we teen agers are hard to under
stand but we are not at all, we
too have ideas, as the older peo
ple had at our age, and we want
to help plan our work and play.
In fact we find that we like the
same things our parents liked
at the same age level. Due to a
change in the educational pro
gram we may be farther along
in school than our parents were
at the same age but our pleasures
and heartaches are just about the
same. We teen agers don’t feel
that we know it all but we want
to be liked and remembered as
a part of this grand community.
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