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Welcome to Religious Freedom Week, Deaf Awareness Week, National Dog Week, and Angel Week. Today is the 40th anniversary of the First Televised Presidential Debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
Wednesday is Ancestor Appreciation Day, and Thursday is the anniversary of the First Night Football Game in the U.S., which was held in 1892 between Mansfield State Normal School (now Mansfield University) and Wyoming Seminary. Friday is the anniversary of the day in 1899 when the Veterans of Foreign Wars was established.
Saturday is the anniversary of the First Annual Fair in America, the result of a 1641 ordinance that authorized an annual Cattle Fair and an annual Hog Fair in the New Netherlands (now New York and New Jersey), at which "whosoever hath any things to sell or buy can regulate himself accordingly."
Sunday is the anniversary of the day in 1908 when Ford introduced the Model T at a price of $850 (by 1924, the basic model sold for as little as $260). Monday is National Custodial Workers Day.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. story times, participants will hear stories about alligators and make an alligator stick puppet and an alligator pond. Saturday morning's 10:00 story time celebrates features stories about chili and cheese, and participants will make a crown, necklace, and mobile using die cut chili shapes.
BOOK TALK
Librarian Barbara Harris provides this week's book information. If you'd like to evaluate this year's presidential candidates from an historical perspective, or if you've watched too many commercials and commentaries and just want to retreat to a good book, we have a few suggestions.
Those who enjoyed last season's PBS series, "The American President," will like the companion book by the same title. It groups the presidents by their governing styles and has a wealth of illustrations. Good chronological treatments of the presidency can be found in the book, "The Reader's Companion to the American Presidency," and in two video series, "United States Presidents" and "Portraits of American Presidents."
In "Presidential Ambition," Richard Shenkman states that all presidents have been ambitious and shows how their desire for power has affected our history. Robert Adllek identifies the themes of the most successful presidencies in "Hail to the Chief." Historical writers such as David McCullough and Doris Kearns Goodwin evaluate recent presidents in the essays in "Power and the Presidency."
The relationship between a president's private moral character and his performance in office is examined in Robert Shogan's "The Double-Edged Sword." Nathan Miller admits that his criteria were subjective when he selected and wrote about the ten worst presidents in "Star-Spangled Men."
For those who prefer a lighter look at presidential history, Paul F. Boller, Jr. has compiled a book of "Presidential Anecdotes" and documents other anecdotes in "Presidential Campaigns." Readers will also enjoy both the text and the illustrations of campaign devices - from snuff boxes to national television debates - in Keith Melder's "Hail to the Candidate."
DID YOU KNOW?
According to exercise physiologist Therese Iknoian, for better fitness walking take more steps, not longer ones. Long strides can cause knee, shin, and foot pain. A smooth, rolling stride at a faster pace is more effective than a long stride to speed up a walk and is better for the body over all.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Some politicians should have their mouths taped instead of their speeches." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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