Lesson IV

 TOWARD STOUT HEARTED MEN AND WOMEN

A, Review the work up to date. List the following key words on the board. Ask
 the class to tell what connection they have with the subject.

 digestion, mechanical processes, chemical processes, enzymes,
 bacteria, stimulant, depressant, judgment, memory, "supra-
 segmental" neurons, dilatation of blood vessels.

E. Ask for reports on personal readings or projects.

C. Have a special display of a statement from an outstanding athlete. It
 may be beautifully written on the blackboard in colored chalk.

D. Talk by local traffic officer or doctor.

E. Read pages 13-18*

I Jeopardize Your Chances in Athletic Sports

 1. Why have coaches said repeatedly that athletes must not tangle with
 alcohol? (It impairs self control and slows reaction time)
 2. What is "reaction time"? (Denotes the time between the application
 of a stimulus and the response to it--the sound of the gun and the
 jump)
 3. How long may alcohol in the blood slow "reaction time"? (From 1/5
 to 4/5 second)
 4. Give two ways in which alcohol impairs the action of the heart.

 (a. Weakens the force of the contraction phase
 (b. prolongs the relaxation phase)

Safe Drivers Don't Drink

 5. Many drivers do not know what two important facts?

 (a. Alcohol produces a euphoria that makes them think they are
 driving expertly when they aren't
 (b. alcohol is not a stimulant)
 6. What does Dr. Greenberg of the Yale School of Alcohol Studies say
 about alcohol and driving? (Any driver with any amount of alcohol
 in his blood should stay out of the driver's seat)

My Contribution to Crime Never Stops

 7. According to the F. B. I. what fraction of all crimes is connected
 with alcohol? (1/3)
 8. What percent of the people committed to New York State jails had been
 drinking? (67%)


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