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The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 20

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Petersburg, Virginia
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20 The Progress-Index. Petersburg, Sunday, November 16, 1975 RICHMOND (AR)--Feelings, attitudes and emotions are as important to student as multiplication tables and grammar, a California educator told a State Department of Education conference here Saturday. Mrs, Marline Kruger, private consultant and lecturer at California State University in Haywafd, was the keynote speaker at the two-day conference on supplemental skill Learning Stressed development. Some 400 teachers are attending the sponsored by the education department's' Division of Elementary Education. "1 really don't feel that most children learn from pencil- paper tasks very said Mrs.

Jruger, a 25-ye'ar veteran of the classroom. "They must emotionally as welt as physically." She said parents and teachers must reinfdrce a child's belief in himself. '-'A child who feels he can learn will learn." Mrs. Kruger's "aim is to convince parents, teachers, administrators, school boards and governments to consider a young student as a complete person. "Five minutes alone with him as a person is more important than an hour with him a student," she said.

The General Assembly has Give A From From $24.95 Exquisite jewelry of unmistakable quality A Credit Plan For Every Budget! Layaway Now For Christmas KEEPSAKE DIAMOND CENTERS 115 N. Sycamore St. Petersburg, Va. Phone 732-5011 i Covalior Square Hopewell, Va. Phone 458-7751 Plaza Shopping Center Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

appropriated $14.4 million for a two-year pilot project with fifth and sixth-grade underachievers, aiming at a supplemental skills develop- ment'program. Mrs. Kruger said the. first step 'is to derachiever as a person and not label him or isolate him.from the rest of the student "There is -too much, time 'spent labeling 'and identifying; students," she said, while not enugh consideration is given to them as human Divorce Discussion Announced divorce touches your life" is the discussion topic of Dr. A.

M. Masri, psychiarist, tonight at the First Baptist Church, Washington Street. At 6:45 p.m.,; Dr. Masri will lead the discussion and answer some of the questions peopie have when faced by some aspects of divorce. "Those of us who have encountered divorce in some way are no different from others in their need for understanding, acceptance and the ability to make a fresh start," said Richard T.

Howerton, pastor of First Baptist. is a mistake to assume that the best in life is over. In fact, sometimes the best is still ahead, when attitudes are positive, and one learns to be free from the past." This discussion group is a part of the' College of Christian now in session at First Baptist on Sunday nights in The discussion group for married people is currently studying Husbands and Wives Play" with Dr. John Thios of.Richard Bland College. "God and your Vocation" is-the topic for high school youth led by Mr.

and Mrs. Marvin Clipp. There will be a'covered dish supper at 5 p.m. followed by a worship service at 5:45 p.m. with the Rev.

Ned Stewart bringing the message. The group meetings will start at 6:45 p.m: Ample parking is available in the rear of the church from Davis and Hinton Streets and entrance by the back door and the second floor discussion rooms -are easily GIANT SCREEN Simulated TV reception Console Color TV NOW ONLY Solid State Works in a Chassis Color Tuning; Plug-In Circuit Modules Matrix Plus Picture Tube Pushbutton UHF Tuning Instant Picture and Sound Energy Saver Switch Quasar 17" Table Color TV diagonal Solid State Chassis with micro circuitry. "IrvLine" Matrix Picture Tube. "Insta-Ma'tic" Color Tuning. Uses less energy than a 100 watt light bulb.

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Bank Street, Petersburg--Call-732-601 1 NEWPORT NEWS Christopher College here want's to celebrate the nation's Bicentennial with its own independence. The college president's council has adopted a resolution urging that the four-year branch of the College of William and Mary be given its freedom. The resolution, adopted 'Thursda'y, calls for independence to go into effect next July 1. James i Windsor, president of Christopher Newport, said the desire for separate status' "is hot any indication of "with William-and Mary," Lb'sf Train Richmond's Broad Street Station saw the end of an era early Saturday Morning. The station's 56-plus years as a raijroad passenger termina! ended with the departure'of Amtrak Train 88, the Meteor-Champion, en route to New York City.

Amtrak has opened a smaller station in Henrico County and the state has offered to buy Broad Street Station. (The Associated Press) Take a ride in the country, view our beautiful mobile homes at the lowest prices in the area. Buy a home, receive Free lot rent in our park. Pick your own lot New management Pay us a visit ALLSTATE MOBILE HOMES 6 miles South of Petersburg 1-95, Courtland Exit A Small Deposit Holds Items of Your Choice Craftsman 83-Pc. Standard Tool Set 3 Days Only Regular494.99: Versatile tool set'for the shopmaster who demands Wide assortment of wrenches, sockets, ratchets and more! Ratchets feature'finger-touch release, too! This'is the same great set you've seen on see it at Sears soon! UNLIMITED WARRANTY If Craftsman Hand Tools fail to give complete satisfaction: return for free replacement.

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