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't Tech Announce i Cheerleader Clinic The workshop will be staffed by i members i of the National Cheerleaders Association. Baker said all staff members nave been I cheerleaders in college or high I I r- '1 I 1 i 1 (O I COOKEVILLE, Applications are being accepted now for Tennessee Tech's '15th annual Cheerleaders Workshop, clinic director! William Baker said. Baker, i Administrative Assistant to Tech President Everett Derryberry, said three five-day workshop sessions have been scheduled on Tech's campus this summer for junior high and high school cheerleaders. Dates for the workshops are July 23-28, July ig. 4.

and Aug 6-11. if ill cj ii m. uuui uic Kit, iuit sniK-uaa pwurc, i aim Brown, Dena Deen, Joseph Newman, Dee Dee Webb, Ralph Bellamy, Penny McCormk, Tim Finch, Jennifer Byrd, Michael Suiter, Alycia Parchman. Row 2, Greg Carter, Tommy Orr, Laurie Ann George, Jim Moore, Todd Moore, Eddie Long, Jimmy Long, Jerry Dean Jones. Row 3, Terry Smith, Stacy Slate, Roger Carroll, David McBryant, Dusti Bumey, Betsy Cor bin, Tracey Sanders, John Paul Abner, Robert Poin dexter, and Candv Goldsboroush.

Teacher is Mra. Waltw nailw nH SO YOU Vf ANT TO BE Job Application Is A Tost In Itsolf Che Toon-A go Teaching Tho Export To for the game. Though an aptitude for math often is not apparent at that age, he adds that the child who plays good 'chess will be good in math. Schiller recalls that from the time he was 4 or 5 he played chess with his father or guests in a casual way. In the middle of junior high he joined a group of 9th-graders who played it a little more seriously.

"We entered a tournament and had a crushing defeat," he admits, "and then I started to pick up chess seriously and bought the first of many chess I probably buy more chess books than any other jun- (under-21 player) in the country." Now chess has become a way of life for Schiller, who carries a folding chess board, zipper-cased playing pieces and basic chess books with him wherever he goes. He was an assistant tournament director for the school and highly trained and Well qualified." i Participating cheerleaders will get instruction in yell-leading, tumbling, pom-pom routines, and presentations. More than 16,000 cheerleaders have participated in Tech cheerleading clinics since 1958. ki. i laboratory aide, make car repairs, etc.

Driver's License The ability to drive can be a deciding factor. An applicant who: can Operate a vehicle with a manual gear shift wilt have an advantage. Conditio of Health I. IX in normal health, you should list "excejlent" or "very good." Thle person who lists "good" jnay: leave the im- pressioni that he" is prone to less than jfigood" health. Incidentally many firms re- jquire a physical.

Height; afed Weight It's important! fhis be illed out. This I information is often needed because the applicant might be tall, light or heavy for specific job. Previous Employment Don't try hide it records will be cheeked. Salary Expected Don't oversell yoar talents. Try to find out in advance the salary strueture of the firm, keeping i in mind that most 1 teen-agers tiave had little experience, and are usually paid im prevailing starting wage and this should answer "the prevailing wage." Education All education.

formal and otherwise! should be listed Special courses such as a summer typing course or a Red Cross" Safety program lalso should, l'i References Be sure 'to providet correct addresses, and it'si a good idea to men- jtion your application to your Written applications require a short. handwritten self-evaluation biographical sketch, so you should first prepare a draft statement, organizing your pointsi carefully and accurately on a separate! piece of paper. Then put it into your application, keeping in mind thatithe employer will be looking for legible, hand--writing good grammar. Signature arid Date Don't forgef to sign the application form. Sounds but many do.

overlook this; yoit would like informa- ton on a specific career field write to So You Want to Be care of Newspapei Enterprise Suite (410. 230 Park Ave.iNen-York, N.Y, W0t7. 3 (NEWSPAPEI ENTERPRISE A5SN.V By ERNIE HOOD- Young readers across the country are very busy on job application letters for the approaching summer judging from the? many requests for assistance. There's' no "pat formula" for an, application letter. As a matter of fact, an application is more than a means of applying for a job it's a test in itself, especially when done by mail rather than in person.

As John E. Keefe notes in his recent book "The Teen ager and the Interview," interviewers are trained not to prejudge or rely on first impressions. But the temptation is great when confronted with an incomplete, soiled, misspelled or torn letter. Applications should be typed if possible, but in arty case they should be neat. Erasures should be avoided, but if unavoidable, they should be done cleanly and with a proper for the type of paper used.

Questions- should be read carefully before being answered. Before filling in a form, it's a good idea to jot down answers to complex questions on a separate piece5 i of paper. Here are a few pointers on the types of questions likely to be asked, as offered by Mr. Keefe: 1 Address One or two, permanent and temporary, may be requested, so the question can be a problem for students at school who plan to work away from home; dur-' ing the Be sure to list an address where you i can be reached from time to time or from which mail will be forwarded. Don't over- look the postal zip code.

Telephone It's really important to list a number I where you can always, be I reached. Best hours for call- j-ing also should; be noted. i Social Security Number Obtaining a number is easy) and without it chances of get-j ting a job are slim. Type "of Work Desired This question is extremely important, and you shouldn't undersell your talents; or be afraid to extend yourself. Be specific do not apply for work" or "handyman." Instead, analyze what you can do drive a vehicle, type, be a 'trades helper, a Advises Children U.S.

Chess Championship, was captain of the Eastern High School co-championship team and haswon many trophies. He, seven chess sets, including one huge "artistic" one. He also plays bridge but thinks it involves too much luck. "In chess there's a very small percentage of luck," he says- "The only reason people lose in chess is becausei tbeyj make a mistake themselves. Schiller plans to attend the University of Chicago next year and major in Russian, a language he became interested in from reading books about chess, but which he now enjoys for its own sake.

In addition to speaking Russian, he speaks Serbo-Croatian and can read German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Czech and Swedish, all of which he familiarized him- self with through reading chess magazines. Top Debator scholarship. Miss Mattie Sue Cooper, a Tech staff member who chairs the Pinkerton Speech Award Con mittee, said both recipients were "excellent debaters and highly deserving of the awards." 4 By JOY ST1LLEY AP Newsfeatures Writer PORT WASHINGTON. N.Y. (AP) Five-year-olds are perfectly capable iof learning to play chess and, in fact, that is the best age to start them out, says teen-age chess expert Eric Schiller, who i serves as a volunteer teacher to kindergarten youngsters.

earlier they learn to play chess the more beneficial 'the ability will be," he says. "Chess playing helps develop more logical reasoning processes and helps them to think more clearly and evaluate decisions better." II The I 17-year-old senior at Schreiber High School here teaches the fundamentals of the game to kindergarteners at the Flower Hill jElernentary School. He is at volunteer for HELP (Help Educate Little People a program that places high school' students irf an assistant teacher capacity in elementary schools. 'I asked for the younger children because I feel they're easier to work with and there's more you can teach someone young," says Schiller. "I've always had the idea of in-, troducing chess to kids and felt the best place was on the kiii-detgarten level.

I f'l learned at that age and Sobby Fischer did and sa most of the other players I have come in contact with," he continues. "In the United States it may seem early but in the Soviet Union ifs normal." i Schiller, who gets a half unit credit per term for working five days a week with his young students, starts out by introducing the pieces one ai a time' and letting the kids become thoroughly familiar with how each moves. One 6-yearld has already played in an under-13-year-old tournament. '1 "I give them general principles that get them going," he explains. "They use basically? the same opening all the time, but they are beginning to get some attacking schemes down and occasionally get into some defensive things:" I The yduth lists intelligence and a "very competitive instinct" as major prerequisites 1 EARLY START-Teen-age chess expert Eric Schiller who believes in introducing children to the game at an young age, given1 6 year old Laurence Struber some pointers.

Local Girl Named COOKEVILLE, Tenn -John W. Weaver of Springfield and Sandra Strawser of Clarksville have been named outstanding debaters at Tennessee Tech. The two freshmen were picked to receive the 1972 Herman Pinkerton Speech! Award I.