St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-26

AS an advocate of individual
freedom, it seems to me that keep
ing Sunday holy is an individual
matter. If a man wants to keeI
his business open seven days a
week, and if there are people who
want to work or prefer to shop on
Sunday it is their concern. Why
should they be denied that priv
ilege?
Keeping people out of the stores
and home from work does not
necessarily mean they will rush
into church Sunday morning.
1t should be noted that the SUM-
day Blue Laws are usually passed
upon by the legislative bodies
themselves and are not put before
the people to be voted upon. If
these laws were placed on the bal
lot in a general election, I've ven
tured to say that they would be de-
feated preventing those small pur-
itanical group from forcing their
will upon the masses.
Since the us. Supreme Court
has already passed upon constitu-
tionaity of Sunday Blue Laws, l
know I'm fighting a losing war,
Nevertheless, the frustrated feel
ings within me demand that I say
something. Now that I have, my
conscience has been satisfied!
On the lighter side: Trying to
be friendly and make conversation,
a man asked the janitor of a big
office building, "How's business ?"
The janitor paused, leaned on his
pushbroom and solemnly replied,
Good! I'm really cleaning upw
Have you wished that you could
see more of what you saw. Here
are eight tips on how to improve
your powers of observation:
l. BE SELECTIVE. No one can
be expected to observe everything,
The selection may differ from per-
son to person and from time to
time. Always select clear-cut OBJ
jects to observe, and don't try to
absorb insignificant details.
2. KNOW WHAT TO LOOK
FOR. Be interested in what is sig
nificant. The more you know about
a particular subject, the more you
will be able to observe. Decide
what observations best suit your
needs in relation to your respon-
sibilities.
8. PRACTICE OBSERVING,
Have knowledge of results to be
achieved. Make a check on the
correctness of observation through
evaluation.
4. KEEP AN OPEN MIND. Be
aware of all possibilities. An OBJ
ject can throw out signals which
have two or more meanings. 1t is
natural to see only what one wants
to see.
5. DON'T BE SATISFIED WITH
A GENERAL IMPRESSION. Close
examination of facts and details
is essential. Close analysis of a
complicated situation is often i'm
portant.
6. GUARD AGAINST HABIT
AND FAMILIARITY. Be careful
you don't see action that is just
not happening. Individual expert
ence can shape perception. Ask
questions What? Where? When ?
Who? How? Why?
7. RECORD OBSERVATIONS
SYSTEMATICALLY. aking
notes and keeping records will lead
to perception improvement.
8. DEVELOP A CHECK LIST,
For some types of observation, pre-
paration is necessary. If you look
for nothing in particular you are
likely to see, if anything, only non
essentials. A safeguard against this
is to prepare a detailed check list,
Some of the preparing that I am
doing for my upcoming gospel and
spiritual music program includes
doing some research on the history
and development Of that music,
And believe me this has been some
of the most interesting research
I've ever done. In future columns
I'll be bringing you the results OF
that research.
Be sure to listen to my new
radio program and tell your friends
too. 1t begins Sunday night, Feb
ruary 4, at 1890 on KEVE (144O
on your dali.