Mr. Sloane did not want to perpetuate the disorders which stemmed from the alphabetical arrangement. Not only did he reverse the seating in his other classes, but he began to badger the school’s administration for a mandate to bring about such changes throughout the building. He called it a compensatory factor to neutralize the catastrophic …
The Perils of the Alphabet
Dr. Weston is convinced that the pedagogue is the culprit. Since teachers seat their pupils in alphabetical order, the “S” to “Z” child is usually the last to receive his test marks, the last to eat lunch, the last to be dismissed, and so on. As they are the last to recite, these youngsters feel …
What’s In a Name?
As Mr. Sloane pursued his investigation of the phenomenon, he discovered that a Dr. Trevor Weston of the British Medical Association had corroborated his finding. Dr. Weston had studied British mortality rates over a decade, finding that people whose names began with letters ranging from “S” to “Z” had a life expectancy which averaged twelve …
Primitive Magic
In the course of their studies of other cultures, anthropologists have reported numerous customs and practices that seem bizarre to the average American. Many primitive people believe that certain inanimate objects have a will of their own and possess some magical powers. These fetishes may be simple things like a particular feather of a bird …
From A to Z
Ellis Sloane, a teacher of science at a large metropolitan high school, first paid little attention to the fact that his two biology classes were so disparate in their performance. In most schools the classes are alphabetically heterogeneous, with youngsters’ name running in the gamut from Adam to Zilch. But Biology 121 had only A’s …
A Profile of The Woman Who Drinks to Excess
The typical alcoholic woman is above average in intelligence, in her forties, married, with two children. She started drinking socially in high school or college. Although frequently incapacitated, she can fabricate a story skillfully and thus conceal her true physical condition. She often attributes her alcoholism to connubial stress, boredom, or depression. A large percentage …
Female Alcoholic
When we juxtapose the words “woman” and “alcoholic”, many readers are surprised. However, the plight of American female alcoholics (about one million) is increasing in intensity. But the statistics are inexact because it is estimated that there are nine covert alcoholics for every one under treatment. Woman drink to help themselves to cope with life’s …
Love Over Hatred, Goodness Over Evil
Buddha outlined the three paths which men might travel wordly pleasure, self-torment, and the middle path. Only through the middle path could man achieve bona fide peace and and salvation. One had to repudiate materialism, keep his self-control, restrict speech, be open minded, never lie or steal, reject selfish drives, nurture goodness, etc. Buddha continued …
The Enlightened One
Siddharta exchanged his sumptuous garments for a monk’s yellow robe and went out into the world to do penance for what he considered to be his previous life of sin. First she would clean himself by becoming an ascetic; then he would study Hindu wisdom in order to be prepared to help his suffering people. …
Siddhartha’s Eyes Are Opened
One day, Prince Siddhartha expressed the desire to leave his lush surrounding and ride out among his people. He was profoundly shaken by the misery, destitution, disease, and excruciating pain with which his people were constantly afflicted. Retiring to his room to ponder over what he had seen, he remained there for several days, deaf …