Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-20
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AP Newsfeatures Writer

Things really start perking as
spring time approaches. 1t is a
signal that summer vacations are
just around the corner, that pic
MICS loom and that there'll be lots
of those fun dates-bicycling, roller
skating, badminton, tennis and hik-
ing.
Let's take a quick trip around
the country and see what's hap
pening in the meantime.
AT Green Bay, Wisconsin, stud
ents at East high school are maxi
ing recordings of school events to
be sold to fellow pupils at the
end of the year. They'll include
excerpts of pep assemblies, cheer
ing at athletic events, school pro-
grams, concerts and other high
spots of the year.
Many schools have done similar
recordings-such as songs by
their glee clubs. These put some
money in designated school funds.
School groups should be able to
find gimmicks to record-debating
teams or special lectures.
Here's an idea started by one
company which might catch on
They make up corsages for special
ages. For sweet 16 there is one of
ribbon and 16 Jumps of sugar to
make up the corsage. Candy
charms are designated for Is
year olds, dog biscuits for IA year
olds (some noive) life savers for
13-year-olds, bubble gum for 12-
year-olds, and peanuts for young
ladies pushing II.
Shirley Richardson of Thomp-
sonville, Conn. who preferred
wearing slacks found a way to get
around the school edict that a
skirt was reasonable and proper
attire" She wore it over the slacks
and the school had no objection.
And here's an idea for baby sit
ters illustrated in Safety Educa-
tion magazine. It's small black
board with a title "Sitters Instruc-
tions" and a note to place it near
the telephone. 1t has listings for
doctor, fire department, police de-
partment, etc, where parents plar
to be when they are away, special
instructions and neighbors' phone
numbers. There is also a couple
of lines of space to write down
messages received when parents
are away. If baby sitters would
spread the word about this black.
board maybe more parents would
get one.
One baby sitter in a rush to cal
a doctor one night couldn't locate
the slip the parents had left. II
seems one of the children had
crumpled it up and tossed it out
the window.
That's the way the mop flops'
is added to expressions of Eastern
young people. It's suppose to take
the place of such antiquated
phrases as the way the wind
blows" etc.
Young adults are becoming q
pretty solvent group what with all
the money they m Ike in spare
time. One Chicago bank has back
ed them up with a Teen Age
Loan Fund" a program that was
initiated "as a practical demon
stration of faith in the citys high
school students"
Any student between the ages
of 13 and 19 with a part-time job
is eligible for a loan, providing he
has good reason for needing the
money, of course. The student ap-
pears before the board of direct
ors who decide whether he is. q
good credit risk, and then will lend
him SIS to $50 at 3 per cent inter.
est. The average loan has beer
between $40 and $40, being re.
paid in three months. The bank
has been SO pleased because al
loans have been paid promptly and
even before due date, that they
are planning to increase the fund