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right now?
LONO DISTANCE
RATES ARE LOWER
AU. DAY SUNDAY
Some typical examples
from Washington, D. C. to
Harrisburg 40*
Richmond 40*
New York 60*
Cleveland 75*
Boston 85*
- Atlanta 51.05
Dallas $1.50
Denver $1.65
Los Angeles $2.00
That arc the Scatioo-to-Scaiion
rates for the ini three minutes,
all day Sunday and every night
alter 6 o’clock. They do not
include the federal excise tax.
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WONDER
DON’T
WORRY
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Budding ortists work on portraits of model Corolyn Rowsey, Arlington, under the supervision of ortist Burtis Boker (holding portrait).
Teaching New Skills
SIX HUNDRED Arlington
County adults are learn
ing new skills that range from
intricate steps of the mambo
to how to make money on
real estate or wield a blow
torch for household repairs.
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Students in the sewing closs ICorn how-to-do-it themselves. Fore
ground: Miss Virginia Kelly ond Mrs. Norman Goodwin. Center:
Mrs. John J. Rowsey (instructor), Mrs. Morvin Brandwen and Mrs.
Ruth Feinberg. In the background is Mrs. Phyllis Woodell.
By Emily Tswe
During the last six years,
the program of adult classes
sponsored by the Arlington
County Department of Rec
reation and Parks has ex
COURSES IN 65 SUBJECTS
AVAILABLE IN ARLINGTON
panded consistently so that
85 subjects now are offered in
a total of 80 classes. In the
flexible curriculum, new
courses are started whenever
a group of residents requests
Instruction to meet their
needs or Interests.
“For example, we recently
started a course to teach
many of those tasks that
women usually are wary of
around the house,” reports
Mrs. Elizabeth Deaver, super
visor of community centers.
“We show women how to re
pair light fixtures, install
washers on their sinks and
use a blow-torch to solder
wires.”
Another subject introduced
to meet a specific interest is a
real estate course that in
cludes many phases—building
for one’s self, for profit, fi
nancing, buying and selling.
Since this subject was started
a year and a half ago, it has
become so popular that two
classes have been organised.
All day classes and some
night classes are held in Dolly
Madison School, the main
center for the program since
the former headquarters was
burned during Hurricane Ha
zel. Courses also are taught
in 10 other Arlington schools
in the evenings, all of them
conducted once a week for
two hours and continuing tor
eight-week periods. It Is a
non-profit project, with small
tuition fees covering the sal
aries of the 104 instructors.
Teachers are chosen carefully
and are highly qualified in
their respective fields.
For example, an entertain
ment service course with in
structions in how to prepare
for large groups of guests and
for small informal entertain
ments is conducted by Mrs.
Ivy Macavoy. who has had 40
years’ hotel experience. All
curriculum is planned for
progression, with those who
complete the beginners’
classes going into interme
diate courses ««h then on to
more advanced instruction.
"We encourage the stu
dents with incentives to pro
gress,” explains Mrs. Deaver.
“For example, bridge students
play in contests. Dancing stu
dents are sent out to enter
tain at hospitals and other
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