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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-04
Hy GAYNOR MADDOX
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The delegates to the United Na- tiOaAs spring conference in New York are getting theif home town "ests," though far from home. An American company which special izes in industrial cafeterias has the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-04
MONDAYS MENU
(In Aeoecd With FEC Pro6EanA)

BREAKFAST: @teWed Elau- barb, crisp bacon, corn bread, butter or fortified margarine, narmalade, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Bowls of potato and onion soHp, toasted halves of rye rolls. stewed fruit, oat- meal, nut and raisin cookies, nNt and raisin cookies, tee, milk.
 DINNER: Chicken and vege- table soup, kidney saute, hominy grits, grilled tomatoes, fruit pie, cheese, coffee, milk.
The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
A [ Ex A Dl R A
 LOOKS COR F on E

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The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
AG C1B 5 eN THIS K

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The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
sN E 5 TU DEN TSs
 OR NE THCDIsTS.

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The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
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The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
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The frontiersman., 1946-11-27
IN FROM PoR TIC OK

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21

tell tn e m, 1
don't k n o W,
and go p l a y
with your dolls
and don't bo-
Their me. AS the
psych o | o g y
books say, you
have to give
t h e m reason
able answers.
So when my
daughter said,
IN ow daddy,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21
The Peoples Choice
An Editorial

The
prelude World War Ill? s
The n
united policy of+he
minsf v
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21
STATE .. ne
marion
BY
Howard
Fast

MY small daughter, who is two
years and four months old-and
extremely articulate for her age
has a disconcerting habit of
asking direct questions.
You know how it is with mop
pets these days; you can't just
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21

what about this King Georgel
business?" | just couldn't tell her
to go off and build mud pies and
leave me alone. I had to say:
darling?"
What about King George.
Il hear he's a fascist"
WELL, the things children pick
up these days! Some say he is"
had to admit
"But, daddy" my little daugh-
ter went on, in her most winning
fashion, syou write books about.
the American Revolution, and in
your books you say we were
fighting the British Empire and
the tyranny of gent called King
George III, and that we were
fighting for the rights of man
and for the rights of people to
decide their own destiny"
That seems to be true" Il
agreed.
THEN how come we had our
ships over there in Greece, back
ing the British up when they
forced this King George down the
Threats of the Greek people -
the same Greek people who had
thrown the louise out of their
country several times before"
Don't use such language!"
I said sharply. "And further
more, stop asking silly ques-
tions. These are matters of
high diplomacy and saving the
world from communism"
'Then you mean" she said,
giving me that winning look of
hers, shat if the Greeks had
been allowed to have a free and
democratic election, the world
would have gone communist? But
with British bayonets to cut them
up, the world stays democratic?"
II don't mean anything of the
kind" answered. "Stop confus-
ing me-"
but Tn confused, daddy" the
moppet said. Because when the
British pulled the same stuff on
us in 1776, we acted very differ
emily. Or, at least, that's what
you say in your books"
'sNever mind my booksw
snapped. IF you would stop read
ing my books and read the daily
papers once in while, you would
see that this, Greek incident is
part of pattern. Don't you know
that one of our planes was shot
down over Yugoslavia?"
eyes, daddy" she said, with
that baleful CLEAN in her eyes.
See Page Ia
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Money From Books
Delivered at School

But while in this depressed frame
of mind, watching the elements in
their winters fury, we are told,
carriage drew up to the old Fourth
District School and DR.. Gamaliel
Bailey got out and ran up the front
steps and put in her hand the COM
pensation for her former writings
the first money she had earned by
her pen.
However, though it may be moth
ing to her discredit, Mrs. South
worth was not success as teacher.
But this only goes to show that
there are exceptions to the general
rule.
Teaching in the northwest part of
the city was another celebrated
teacher named Strong John Thom-
son-and you will note that he did
not spell his name with "p." In
cidentally, John E. and Strong John
were great educational rivals, though
friendly ones. Strong John Thomson
was born December 13, 1919, and
died in January, 1897. His life was
comparatively uneventful. He taught
school for some time in Maryland,
and in 1852 he commenced his con-
nection with the public schools of
the District. In 1854 he succeeded
Samuel Kelly, ~ the principal
Evening star., 1946-09-15
A Book for Youth
And Adults, Too
JUGGERNAUT OF THE
RANGERS
By Harold H. Strickland
(Dodd, Mead & Co.; $780,
NINA PEMBERTON.

NINA Z ESNQDEIt oN.
Here is a book for young readers
but the nature and quality of the
story are such that it is as captivat-
ing to the adult mind as to that Of
youth.
jug a fine black Labrador, Is
taken away from civilian life and
his young master, Danny Gather,
and trained by the Army to be one
of the most efficient members of
K-9 Corps. His keen intelligence
and alert nature placed him in the
category of dogs to be trained for
special missions, and "Juggernaut
Of the Rangers" is the story of his
adventures in Normandy as mes
senger, making his way through the
German lines and performing all
his duties with valor. After two
years of service jug" is returned to
his master. Danny, having under
gone a course of detraining in ways
of warfare.
The author is a veteran Of both
the RAF and the United States
Army Air Force. AS a member of
the famous list Eagle Squadron he
completed Sc missions over enemy
territory in Raj Spitfires. Late in
1912 he transferred to the AAF.
Harold Strickland started to write
this story while in Belgium. but was
interrupted before completion by the
battle Of the Ardennes, so this is
truly war book written in a war
atmosphere and is as alive and real
as the life led by the author.
Some delightful illustrations lend
charm.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Actual Historical
Events High Light
This First Novel
By Ruby Frazier Frey. fG. P.
Putnam'S SonS;' So
Reviewed bv
RED MORNING
VINCENT L. EATON.

Library OF Congress StaG Member.
In this first novel Mrs. Frey uses
actual historical events to highlight
the story of a distant ancestreSS.
Jane Frazier, one of those many
18th century heroineS who won
minor fame through being captured
by hostile Indians and living to tell
others her adventures.
With wilderness Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania as the set
ting the author follows her char
acters through the first skirmishes
of the French and Indian War, de-
scribes Braddocks Inflated march
to drive invaders out of the Ohio
Valley and tells OF the, disastrous
defeat below Fort Duquesne.
Many historical figures appear in
the narrative: George Washington
is shown gaining the military ex-
perience which he was to use 20
years later, Christopher Gist is try
ing to get settlers into the Ohio
country, Benjamin Franklin makes
brief entry while he is rounding
up supplies and money for the war
effort. But Mrs Frey's primary
concern is with her heroine, her
persistent search for permanent
home in the outland country and
the tribulations of her marriage
with the man whom she loves but
does not wholly understand.
There is no dearth of historical
novels, but convincing ones are
hard to find. Many are not so much
grounded on history as ground out
of it. AS a first novel this is not
without its good points. Pioneer life
is Interestingly described, the story
of Braddock's march is well-pictured
and the narrative does not often
lag. But there is an overflow Of
plot, including a little 'whodunit"
twist at the end that is hardly worth
the effort, and the author does not
quite succeed in getting under the
skin of characters she has drawn
from the staid retirement OF history
books and family chronicles.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

with the main events during these
nistory-making years, the smaller
things that are revealing but too
often lived and forgotten by those
ON the inside.
He does, however, give some forth
right opinions about people and
practices, friendly and compliment
tary on the whole but occasionally
offering the back of his hand to
things he did not like. 1t is not a
great book but it is an honest one
even to his definition of the job as
a rat race" and his lugubrious COM
plant that he has been seeing too
much of his Pullman porter and too
little of his wife. I found that out,
top
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Mrs. Southworth
Taught Primary School

Mr.. Thompson was for nearly 40
years teacher of the grammar school
at the Jefferson School, and it was
while attending here, in 1870, that
the late Theodore w Noyes was the
first to be awarded the Kendall
scholarship to old Columbian Col
lege, now George Washington Uni
versity.
Perhaps we might also mention
Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth, the
celebrated novelist, as one of the
notables who once taught school on
the Island" In 1874, Mrs. South
worth became an assistant teacher
in the girls grammar department,
and later, upon the organization of
additional primary schools in the
city, she voluntarily chose to teach
at one of them.
The school Mrs. Southworth
taught, before taking up writing
as profession, is said to have been
a wooden building near the site of
the old Jefferson School Building
on the Island" At this time she
resided at the corner of Thirteenth
and c streets S.W. Her first effort
at story writing resulted in "The
"Wife's Victory" THE Wife's Mis-
take, THE Thunderbolt," "The
Neighbor's Prescription For these
she received no monetary compen-
sation, and finally she was forced
to quit writing But fate was yet
to smile tenderly upon her, and,
as she relates:
zone tempestuous afternoon, when
snow and sleet came down together,
was waiting in the schoolroom
long after hours for a little Negro
girl to bring me an umbrella. My
spirits were deeply depressed, for
the school funds were exhausted,
my salary was unpaid and there
seemed no hope for the future;
winter was coming on, and I had
no resources"
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Resigned Over Plan
To Run Mixed School

During the regime of Mayor
Bowen there was considerable talk
of introducing mixed schools, colored
and white pupils together. Mr..
Thomson would not agree to such
a thing, and he resigned. For sew
eral years he was the principal of
a flourishing private school at
Twelfth street above K, but soon
drifted back to the public schools
Evening star., 1946-09-15

He was twice married. the second
time, in 1896, to Georgia C. McGill
of this city.
AS a teacher, Mr.. Thomson left
his impress in many a scholar. He
was in his prime before modern
methods of education and he be-
heved that the only way to make
a boy learn was to make him work,
and work hard. If the boy would
not work it was the worse for him,
for Mr.. Thomson was strong in
name and strong in deed" as the
boys used to say. He was a con-
sistent believer in the virtues of
corporal punishment. and he was
never slow to put his principles
into practice. 1t is remembered of
him that in one of his schoolrooms
he used to have as a motto on the
Evening star., 1946-09-15

what life is like on this top news
paper assignment, even to the point
of being about as helter-skelter in
its kaleidoscope presentation of
trips, toll, personalities and amuse-
ment as is actually the case on that
particular job.
1t was evidently Smitty's delib-
crate intention not to become pro-
found or stuffy about the many mo-
mentous events he covered during
the latter years of the Roosevelt ad-
administration or these beginning
years of the Truman tenure. He
deals more with the sideshoWs than
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Anthologies.

The Best of Don Marquis
doubleday Those who can bear
the nostalgia-read these tales and
weep.
Mixture for Men, edited by Fred
Feldkamp. Doubleday A collec-
ton of articles and short stories
originally published in the maga-
zine For Men.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

on March 90, 1885. and of whom
The Star of the following day said:
Mr.. John E. Thompson, whose
dangerous illness has been noted in
The Star, died yesterday at 1:3O pm
of disease of the liver and nervous
prostration. Mr.. Thompson was
born near Romney, w. Va, in 1923
and came to this City with his
parents when he was years old.
His father, the late William Thomp-
son, and his mother are both re-
membered by old citizens as sue
cessful teachers of private schools.
Later his father was employed upon
the National Intelligencer, and af-
terward published a weekly paper
styled the Saturday News. For
many years, and up to the time of
his death, he held the position of
magistrate with much credit.
His son, Joseph Thompson, en-
tered upon his career as a teacher
in 1847, shortly after this city was
divided into four school divisions,
and when the public schools were
in their infancy. He commenced
as the assistant to DR.. Tobias Wat
kins of the second district school.
then located in what is now known
as Judiciary Square. Mr.. Thomp-
son showed great aptitude as a
teacher from the start, and the
following year he was appointed
teacher for the fourth district, which
position he held for over 20 years,
when he was promoted to the newly
created Office of supervising prin-
cipal of the fourth division, a posi-
ton he held until his resignation
last October.
During this long period of nearly
40 years that he was in the service
of the public schools, he held the
very first rank as a practical edu-
Gator who could make his pupils
understand thoroughly the prin-
ciples of their studies aside from
mere parrtotlike recitations. The
result has been that large num-
ber of our best citizens owe their
success in business and professional
life largely to the intelligent train
ing received from Mr.. Thompson"
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Early School Days
By John CIoeett Proctor

A WEEK from tomorrow the
~ Washington public schools
IA will be opened to thou
sands of District children,
some of whom will enter a school,
house for the very first time-an
event which they will never, never
forget. Nor will they ever forget
their first-grade teacher, especially
II she is good and kind to them
an opportunity she might we'll take
advantage of. Indeed, If there ever
was time in which to begin shap-
ing a child's character and laying
the foundation for its future, that
time is most assuredly in its early
days.
OF course, Washington has had
many early public school teachers
who have endeared themselves to
the school children with whom they
came in contact, as we'll as with
the public generally. One of these
was Prof. Joseph Humphrey Daniel,
who was born at Dover Mills. near
Aldie. Loudoun County, Va. June
10. 1916, and came to this city be-
fore he had reached his ma jority,
ostensibly for the purpose of devel-
oping his voice and improving his
knowledge OF music. Like Andrew
johnson. he early became a tailor,
and by 1843, when he was just 81
years OF age, we find him conduct
ing a merchant tailor establishment
on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue between Sixth and Seventh
streets, in what was then known as
the Concert Hall Building. In 1850
he was still following this occupa-
ton.
However, in time. as the popular
ity Of music brought forth demand
for musical instruction in the pub
lie schools, and as Prof. Daniel was
the outstanding figure in the in
struction of vocal music in the city,
he was called to inaugurate the
teaching of music and singing to
school children. He began this
In 1856, beginning with the pupils
of the old Second School District,
then located about where is now
Judiciary Square. At first his COM
pensation was on a per pupil basis,
but by 1871 he was receiving an
annual salary of $1,000. and at this
time he was being assisted by j.
Martin Mcfarland.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

wall the phrase, "Adastra per as
pera," and he made his pupils work
hard to reach the stars. Yet his
boys went out into the world, strong,
manly fellows, and those who later
spoke of him most cordially, were
the boys he thrashed the hardest
when they were youngsters.
Mr.. Thomson was for many years
a prominent Mason, and for more
than 80 years was secretary of Eu-
reka Chapter, R. A. M. He brought
to the duties of that Office the same
painstaking care that he gave to his
work as teacher, and his loss when
he passed away was greatly felt. He
was 32d-degree Mason, a member
of Federal Lodge, No. /; Eureka
Chapter, Columbia Commandery, No.
2, and the Scottish Rite.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
What Newspaper Life Is Really Like
On the White House Top Assignment
THANK YOU, MR.. PRESIDENT
By Merrinan Smith. Harper & Bros: s25OJ
Reviewed by JOHN C. HENRY

Meriman Smith Is somewhat Damon
who was working in the United Press Bureau Atlanta Ga when
correspondent
at the White House the
of
always able newspapermen
Evening star., 1946-09-15

teacher of the male department at
the Jefferson Stable School. From
here, in 1861, he went to teach the
male grammar students at the new
school building at Fourteenth and @
streets NV. and also taught at the
Abbot School.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Religion.

The Story of the Faith. by Will
liam Alva Clifford. Macmillan }
The history of the growth of the
Christian faith, from the time of
the Hebrew tribes in the wanderings
in Arabia to the present. Well worth
having
Evening star., 1946-09-15
FIRST PART.

Chorus, Away, Away, the Morn
ing's Freshly Breaking"
Solo and chorus, "The Vacant
Chair"
Miss Ellen McGrath
Duet, Hour Of Parting"
Miss M. Rocket and L. Greenwell.
Solo and chorus, Brothers Faint
ing at the Door"
Miss Nellie Lathrop.
Solo, Bird of Beauty"
Miss Hannah Sanderson.
Solo and chorus, Listen to the
Echo of the Shepherd Boys Song"
Miss Alice Smith.
Solo, The Disowned."
Miss Nellie Lathrop.
Solo and chorus, I'm Lonely Since
My Mother Died."
Miss Mary Rocket.
Trio, The Fairy Trio"
Miss M. Armistead, " Waters
and L. Pelger.
Solo and chorus, BE My Mother
Till Die"
Miss Eliza Simpson.
Chorus, 20, Why Not Sing?'
SECOND PART.
Chorus, THE Echo Horn"
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Snibbs; Miss r.
Rocket, Master r. Langley.
Solo and quartet, mot a Star
From Our Flag"
Miss Ida Miller.
Solo. 1.-The Oficer's Funeral"
Miss Willie Lusby
Duet, what Are the Wild Waves
Saying?"
Misses Lathrop and Armistead.
Solo, 1.-THE Merry Laughing Girl"
Miss Anne Conway.
Solo and chorus, "Our Country Is
in Danger"
Miss Lizzie Greenwell.
Solo, Mother, Dearest, I Am
Coming"
Miss Mary Rocket.
Duet, Matrimonial Sweets"
Miss NJ Lathrop and Master Tuchy
TableauX-
/. Baptism of Pocahontas."
?. Morning and Evening Star"
3. Army and Navy"
Chorus, Good Evening"
Prof. Daniel died on February 4
1897, in his 8lst year and was buried
in Glenwood Cemetery.
In the sunny Southwest, in the
early days, the most beloved teacher
vas John Z. Thompson, who died
Evening star., 1946-09-15
PSYchoInYY.

Personal Counsel, by Robert Frank.
informative Books) A text on how
to advise the young on sex problems.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Tippett Became One
Of Early Principals

Probably the most colorful teacher
in the history of our public schools
was Edward Tippett. In 1903. he be-
came assistant to Rev. Robert Elliot
at the Eastern Academy, after hav-
ing been driven from home by his
father. To use his own words: Il
made my way to the City of Wash
ington, where I very soon found
friends, and as I was considered
tolerably qualified, I was favored by
Mr.. Elliot to the situation of assis-
tant teacher" After serving in this
capacity for some years, Mr.. Tippett
was made principal teacher, and
continued as such for 10 years. In
the reception given Gen. Lafayette,
in 1924, his school children were
singled out for introduction to that
great patriot. Mr.. Tippett was
typical of the old-time school teach
er. He was in turn an inventor, q
farmer, shoemaker, a huckster, a
hirer of hacks and a preacher and
he usually found time to look after
one or more of these occupations
while teaching the Eastern Free
School. His school was in the fourth
ward, which at that period was be-
tween First street west, and Eighth
street east, and north of E street
south.
During the 10 years he taught
school as principal teacher he in
structed upward of 1,5o0 pupils.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
REPRINTS,

The Tonto Kid, by H. H. Knibbs;
Tut and Mr.. Tut, by Arthur Train
The Amethyst Spectacles, by Frank
Crane; The Love Letters, by Chris
Massie. All Bantam books.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
MYSTERIES.

The Big Clock. by Kenneth Fear
ing. (Harcourt BraceD A superior
mystery indeed. A man is forced
into taking up the pursuit of him.
self. Much better than the usual
production.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Early Concerts Filled
With Familiar Names

How interesting it is to look back
to Prof. Daniels time and read of
the numerous concerts held for the
benefit of the public schools and
for other laudable purposes, and to
read the names of the early Wash
ingtonians who were then his pu-
pills. One concert that attracted the
writer's attention was given in the
hall Of the Wallach School some
time after that building was erect
ed in 1864. Although the clipping
from which the program is taken
is not dated, it is undoubtedly
of the Civil War period since sew
eral songs of that time are readily
recognized. Maybe you will recall
the name of some old friend who
took part. Here it is:
Concert by the Female Depart
ment, Third District Schools. Last
night the female department Of the
third district schools, assisted by
some of the pupils of the male
grammar schools, gave a concert in
the hall of the Wallach School
building in the third ward. The
hall was densely packed with audi
tors. and even the doorways and
passages we're thronged with per-
sons desiring to obtain admission.
About s o'clock it became necessary
to close the outer door, and it is
estimated that at least 500 persons
were turned away.
The concert was a decided sue
cess, and the performers acquitted
themselves so we'll that it would be
invidious to particularize. Prof
Daniel, the music teacher, conducted
the exercises. The program was as
follows:
Evening star., 1946-09-15

A WEEK from tomorrow the
"a Washington public schools
4 viii be opened to thou
sands of District children