Things To Do, Reading The Clock

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title: Things To Do, Reading The Clock
Year: 1937
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Fulltext: October, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 279 THINGS TO DO Reading the Clock By B. HILL CANOVA ill Each Roman Number stands fot one hour. Each Rom an Number also stands for five minutes. The clock has two hands-the "hour hand" and the "minute. hand.;, The minute hand is longer than the hour hand and it travels faster than the hour hand. There are sixty minutes in an hour. Each time the hour hand moves from T7ITT ~ one hour to another hour the minute .ll.lllJIII TIT hand has to travel all the way around TT . the . face of the clock. m '1 Look at the face of the clock. Count .IL.J. the hours, saying: one, two, three; four, --,.._~~-_,.. ,,,, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. ====:@ Can you look at the clock and tell the time of day? If you are in the third or fourth grade it is time to start learning to read the clock. The clock face shows twelve hours. The numbers for the hours are usually different from the kind of numbers we use every day. They are called Roman Numbers, and are written this way: I means 1 VII means 7 II means 2 VIII means 8 III means 3 IX means 9 IV means 4 X means 10 V means 5 XI means 11 VI means 6 XII means 12 How many hours does' the clock face show? (Twelve.) · Notice the small numbers just outside of the clock face. You will not find these on the real clock. I have put them on the picture to help you until you become accustomed to counting the minutes. We read the minutes by five's. Read the minutes, saying: five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thfrty, thirty-five, forty, forty-five, fifty, fifty-five, sixty. How many minutes are in one hour? (Sixty.) Which hand is longer, the hour hand or the minute hand? (The minute hand.) In one haul' how far does the hour hand move? (From one Roman Num(Please t.urn to page 292) 292 T ANDANG PEDRO'S (Continued from page 285) of eagerness and a feeling of delight. "Look at this picture," the old man began,-showing a picture of three boys. "Which of the three do you like best?" "The one at the middle," replied Pepe. "Yes, the one at the middle." agreed the others. "He looks smart and handsome," commented Cornelio. "That is true. He was the handsomcs~ among· the brothers," sighed the old man. But. now he is the ugliest and the most unfortunate among chem." "What do you mean?" asked the children. "That one at the right is my youngest brother; the one at th_t left is my eldest brother and, who do you think that fellow in the middle is?" asked Tan dang Pedro. "You mean . ?" Momoy was about to ask something but. before he could finish his que~ tion, the old man, who readily guessed what was to be asked. replied, ''Yes, yes, that is my picture. I was the handsomest among my brothers. I lost the sight d my left eye and my left arm two years after this picture was tahn. If you wit listen carefully I will tell you how I lost my arm and got this ugly scar on my face. "One rainy day in the month of August, I was with a group of friends bathing under the heavy rain. We were very happy. We chased one another. threw ~ud at each other, and did all the foolish things that THE YOUNG CITIZEN boys do when they becomt wild in their play. 'INDO!' called Akong, my best pal. 'Uncle Timo's guava trees are laden with fruits. Let us buy alamang and with those half-ripe guavas 0 boy! what a swell time we shall have.' "I called all the boys and told them of our plan to which they readily agreed. " 'Where are you going?' my father asked when he saw us going away. "'We shall pick guavas, sir.' I replied hurriedly. " 'If you will pick guavas don't climb the trees. The branches are very slippery.' "My friends am;l I went to Uncle Timo's guava trees. I forgot the warning given by my father and climbed the tallest tree which was heavily laden with fruits. I was considered the best in everything by my playmates and was always ready to prove that I r"e;ally was the best among them, even in climbing trees. I climbed higher and higher until I reached the topmost branch. There were many fruits at its end. With all my strength I shook the branch. The ripe guavas gave way and dropped to the ground. My friends busied themselves pickink up the fallen guavas. " 'We have enough,' shouted my companions. 'You better come down now.' "'Yes. Just one more SHAKE!' I shouted back, and shook the branch with all my might. More guavas fell. Because the branch was too slippery, my feet slipped. I lost my hold and fell to the ground with the guavas. My face struck October, 19J7 THINGS TO DO (Continued from page 279) her to another Roman Number.) How far does the minute hand move in one hour? (All the way aro~nd the· face of the clock.) Now, which hand travels the faster? (The minute hand.) Why? (Bec-ause. there are sixty minutfs in one hour.) You are now ready to start using the picture of the clock. Paste the picture of the clock on a cardboard. An old tablci: back is good for this purpose. When the paste is dry cut out the face and the hands. Stick a common pin through the center of the x on the minute hand against some bamboo stumps. Something pointed pierced my left eye and I saw stars. then, the stars disappeared and everything was darkness. I lost consciousness and when I came to life again I found myself in bed. My head, face, and left eye were heavily bandaged. 1 tried to feel my face with both hands and co my surprise I saw only the right hand. I tried to lift my left hand again and again and only then did I realize what happened to me. I felt my left hand with my right. It was not there. I cried. I cried bitterly with the thought that when I get well I would be forever blind and a helpless cripple." Tandang Pedro sighed a deep sigh. "That is all boys. I hope you will benefit from my experience," he concluded. The boys thanked the old man and went home with a feeling of sympathy toward poor. oneeyed, one-armed. and scar-faced, TANDANG PEDRO. October, 1937 (the longer hand); then stick it through the center of the x on the ·hour hand (the shorter hand). Now with both hands on the pin, stick it in the center of the clock face. The minute hand will be on top of the hour hand. Place both hands at XII (twelve). With both hands on XII the clock says, "Twelve o'clock." Move the hour hand just slightly passed XII (twelve). and the minute hand to I (one). The clock now says, "Twelve, five." This means five minutes after twelve. Move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to II (two) . Now the clock says. "Twelve, ten." This means ten minutes after twelve. Sometimes we say ten passed twelve. Move the hour hand slighd y and place the minute hand on III (three). Now the clock says, "Twelve, fifteen," meaning fifteen minutes after twelve. Move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to IV (four). The clock says. "Twelve. twenty": that is, twenty minutes after twelve. Now move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to V (five). The clock says, ··Twelve, twenty-five." Move the hour hand half way between XII (twelve) and I (one). and place the minute hand at VI (six). The clock now says, "Twelve, thirty," or "half past twelve." Notice that the minute hand has gone half way around the face of the clock while the hour hand has gone half way between two Roman Numbers. Move the hour hand slightly THE YOUNG CITIZEN and the minute hand to VII (seven). It is now seven, thirty-five o'clock. Move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to VIII (eight). It is now twelve. forty. Move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to IX (nine). The clock now says. "Twelve. forty-five." Move the hour hand slightly and the minute hand to X (ten) . The clock now says, "Twelve. fifty." Notice the minute hand is almost all the way around the faa of the clock. How many times have you move it? (Ten times.) Move the hour hand slightiy. almost to I (one), and the minute hand to XI (ele>1en) .. The clock says. "Twelve, fifty-five." Move the hour hand to I (one) and the minute hand to XII (twelve) . Now the clock says, "One o'clock." Notice that the minute hand traveled all the way around the face of the clock while the hour hand traveled only from one Roman Number to another Roman Number. In other words the hour hand mad; one hour and the minute hand made sixty minutes. How many times did you move the m i n u t e hand? (Twelve times.) Count the minutes by five's again. Practice with your picture clock until you can read any clock. Try to be able to read the clock before you receive the next issue of The Young Citizen. If you need help at firs"t take the picture clock to school and perhaps your teacher will help you and your classmates to 293 THE HEALTH (Continued from page 286) (Disease germs led by the Tuberculosis Germ enter creeping about) Tuberculosis: Sh-sh-sh-sh -(beckons to the rest) No one is about. Let.us wait for them. (when all are at th.? stage, Tuberculosis addresses them) My men, the Health Fairy is working hard to stamp us out. Last year I killed only about 300,000 Filipinos. This year we must do better. Kili! Kill! All: We must do better! KILL! Cholera: I've my friends al work in Hongkong! Dysentery\'& TyPhoid: Flies are many now. We can spread faster. Cold: Yes, and I am going after the children. This weather just suits me. All of them will sneeze-Katchooooooo ! (Health Fairy and soldiers with Boy enter) H. Fairy: My helpers, let us drive diseases out of our land. We want our Philippines to be the home of A-1 Filipinos so that we will be better able to defend her. Health Helpers: Hurrah, for Al Filipinos! No quarters for Disease Germs. (They rush at the Germs with their swords) Germs: (falling one by one) Help! I a~ dying! Helpers and Health Fairy (one foot on the fallen germs and hands stretched with the sword) Hurrah for health! read the clock. Soinetimes you can save your mother some steps by running in the next room to see what time it is for her.