| Today's Feature Carthage Area United Way
"Kick-Off" Luncheon for '98 General
Campaign.
The Carthage Area United Way
has announced it will Kick-Off its 1998-99
Fundraising Campaign with a luncheon on September
17, 12:00 noon, at Broadview Country Club. Those
attending will hear from Leigh Salyer, President
of the Carthage Area United Way Board of
Directors; Luann Felts, Executive Director,
Carthage Area United Way; and John Cuaderes,
1998-99 General Campaign Chair.
The guest speaker at this
year's luncheon will be Bill Kenney, former All
Pro quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and
Washington Redskins. Mr. Kenney, a resident of
Lee's Summit, Missouri, will talk about the
challenges that he faced throughout his early
years and how those lessons helped shape his pro
footbal career and family life.
The theme of this year's United
Way campaign is "The Power of U...and How
You Can Shape the World Around You." This
year's goal is $220,000. The United Way
International Literacy Day.
Tuesday, September 8, is
International Literacy Day - as declared in 1966
by UNESCO to recognize institutions,
organizations, and individuals that have
"distinguished themselves by making a
particularly meritorious and effective
contribution to the struggle against
illiteracy."
And on Tuesday, as on every
other day in this country, thousands of adults
will be struggling to do what most of us take for
granted: They will be learning to read and write.
In the sometimes long, occasionally frustrating
process, tears may be shed, hugs may be shared,
and joy may be expressed. But one thing is
certain: lives will be changed forever.
In developing countries of the
world, whole communities will continue to
mobilize to gain access to basic education, which
they correctly understand as the basis for
lasting solutions to their problems.
Indeed, literacy as a basis for
social change and community development is now
recognized by every responsible governing body
worldwide. But as we near the end of the century,
when there are myriad private and governmental
organizations addressing the literacy issue, it
may be appropriate to step back and take a look
at the humble beginnings of the modern adult
literacy movement.
In 1930, an American Christian
missionary was desperately looking for a way to
help a Moslem tribal people overcome the
overwhelming poverty and injustice that
characterized their lives.
The missionary was Frank
Charles Laubach, and the tribe was the Moro tribe
of Mindanao in the Philippines.
In trying to better understand
the people, Dr. Laubach began studying the Koran
with local Moslem priests who, he discovered,
were the only literate people of the tribe. Not
only could the Moros not read, their language,
Maranao, had never been transcribed.
Convinced that the ability to
read and write was essential for the Moros to
begin to solve their problems, Dr. Laubach
transcribed their language, adapting its
phonetics to the Roman alphabet - one letter to a
sound and only one sound to a letter. He found
that with four vowels and 12 consonants he could
put the Maranao language on paper.
He then developed for them a
phonetic reading system, using the three most
commonly used Maranao words, which together
employ all 12 consonant sounds, "as a
skeleton."
Just as his literacy project
was getting underway, the Depression came into
full force back in the U.S., and his church could
no longer send him money for teachers.
Discouraged, Dr. Laubach told the local Moro
chieftain the literacy work would have to stop.
But the chieftain refused to accept it.
"This campaign shall not stop for lack of
money," he said. "Everybody who learns
has got to teach. If he doesn't I'll kill
him."
As ferocious as this sounded,
it was the beginning of what came to be called
"Each One Teach One," the unique
instructional approach that enabled newly
literate Maranaos to teach other adult learners.
Dr. Laubach estimated that nearly 70 percent of
the Moros learned to read from his charts.
Over the years, the reputation
of Frank Laubach and his Each One Teach One
method spread - first throughout the Philippines
and later around the world, where people sought
his help.
During the next 30 years, Dr.
Laubach visited 105 countries, working with teams
of visiting and local literacy workers to
field-test teaching materials and techniques in
the search for effective methods of giving voice
to the "silent billion," as he called
the illiterate masses of the world.
A prolific writer and
accomplished speaker, Dr. Laubach wrote 40 books
and inspired people everywhere with his vision.
At his death, it was estimated that 100 million
people had learned to read, directly or
indirectly, through his efforts. After founding a
nonprofit literacy organization that continues
his work, he spent the last years of his life
touring the U.S., encouraging people to volunteer
their time, money and talents to helping others
learn to read.
Art Forum to Hold
September Meeting.
news release
artCentral
We have been so excited about
all the first-timers we've had into our little
gallery this last week or two!! Hopefully they
are pleased with what they saw and will want to
be a member! That's what we want...lots of
members!
We have a new catalog that
features posters. Stop in and check it out. The
prints that are for sale out of the catalogs are
some very nice items. We have everything from
Country and Oriental, to Old Masters and Norman
Rockwell. Lots of horse prints, florals and
botanicals, too. Prices are very reasonable with
the average cost being less than 25 dollars!!
Some even come matted and framed!! Some can be
color matched to your decor if you can send
samples!! What a deal.
Heard there was a new gallery
in town..guess Bob Tommey has opened his own out
at his place on East Fairview. The Art Forum will
be having their September meeting out there so
we'll let you know more! It was very nice of him
to offer his place for the Forum to meet.
artCentral agreed last year to
host the Art Forum each November. Last time Helen
and yours truly fixed a Southwest dinner for
everyone and just let them wander around our
place. So far everyone seems very comfortable
here...we're pretty easy going. This year the
dinner will be even tastier!! We're getting
pretty good at this !!
Most good things take
time....we have learned a lot about what comes to
those who wait. In time we've been able to
collect a few more Board members (Yeah!), figured
out how much time is involved in hanging a show
(and repairing the walls after each show!) and
what kinds of foods to serve (or not to serve) at
our openings. We've tried not to rush anything
and are so far very pleased with how we've turned
out. What do you think?
Once we have all settled into
our 'summer's over' routine we would like to
start up the Friday painting group again...hint,
hint..Sally,Martha, Jeannie, Yvette. We would
like to get a group together on Thursdays (or
some other day) for playing with clay. Anything
from hand-built pottery to wheel thrown to
sculpture. We can even do another vermiculite
sculpture project if anyone is interested in
that. It's a subtractive method and really a lot
of fun....no special talent required.
The Wednesday afternoon drawing
jams will not start up again unless we find a
volunteer for that project. Mary started those
but she isn't able to continue with them. We
thank her for her efforts and her enthusiasm. If
not for her we wouldn't have gotten the Wednesday
life drawing off the ground either..so THANKS
Mary!!
Come out and see the show..
it's up until 30th of September. It's a good
one!!
More..........next week.
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