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Identifier: belltelephonemag4344amerrich (find matches)
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)
Contributing Library: Prelinger Library
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Ue-zLO r\\ a Alix L. L. Ritchie, Associate EditorBell Telephone Magazine WM Telezonia — the Bell Systemselementary school telephone usageprogram—is a name that has becomefamiliar to generations of school childrenover the past 15 years. But, in 15 yearsa lot can happen. Change—the ubiquitouscharacteristic of our times—has not onlyprofoundly affected the world of commu-nications but also the rapidity with whichyoung children become acquainted withthis world. Now there is a new Telezoniaprogram which has been designed to in- corporate these changes. And the indica-tions are that the new program is goingto be even more successful than thefirst one. The principal purpose of the new Tele-zonia program is to help the child in thelower elementary grades to form effectivetelephone habits. Primarily, it concen-trates on points of correct and courteoustelephone usage and on the method andimportance of using the telephone direc-tory. In order to be of significant educa- TlllPHOMl CQUmiSY
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These recently developed teaching aids make up the new Telezonia program for elementaryschools and are available to teachers free or on loan from local Bell Telephone Companies. 41 VOHJ ^l3^z.or\\^ tional value to the schools, the Telezoniaprogram is designed to fit into the subjectmatter taught at the lower elementarylevels. It covers such subject areas aslanguage arts (courtesy and clearness inspeech, and alphabetizing), social studiesUhe childs place in the community, in-cluding the role of communications in thecommunity) and science (sound, andhow the telephone works). The teachermay use either the language arts, socialstudies or science approach—or she maycombine all three. Working With the Educators The first Telezonia program wasstarted in 1950 after a nationwide surveyindicated considerable demand for ma-terials on the telephone and its properuse. Recently, when the need for a newprogram seemed to be indicated, schoolrelations people in the Commercial andPublic Relations Dep

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