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Evening star., 1950-12-26
Mr.. Lee and the Books

On December II, one of your corre-
spondents wrote in praises of Board Of
Education Vice President Adelbert Lees
action as "the only one courageous and
sincere enough to expose un-American
and subversive teachings in Washington
public schools" He cites "Mr. Lees re-
cent disclosure of three textbooks filled
with un-American propaganda :"
have read about only one of these. The
papers of November 20 identified it as
American Government" by Frank Ma
gruder, and mentioned that the book is
on the textbook list of more than half
the Nations high schools.
The news accounts on that date
quoted some of the passages to which
Mr.. Lee objected. Having noted some of
his comments on other matters in the
past, it came as no surprise to me that
he would object to the quoted material.
But 1t seems to me that more impor-
tant consideration than Mr.. Lees ex-
treme allergy to words like socialism"
Is the question of the truth or falsity Of
the passages. My own opinion, and I
think that of any reasonable and mod
erately well-educated person, is that they
are undeniably true. For example: "The
United States has increasingly curbed
the selfish and provided for the welfare
of the many" Possibly Mr. Lee wishes
that this were not true, but fortunately
1t is. tOr perhaps he is sensitive to the
lnsinuation that there are any selfish
people in the United States who need
to be curbed)
Some of the other quoted statements
imply that the Russians gave a good
account of themselves as fighting men
during World War II; that they fought
for their homes and their ideology. So
what? And that socialism is not GRIM
lnal conspiracy, but peaceful, demo-
cratic political movement. Can any one
who has ever listened to Norman Thomas
doubt this? And that in this country
rich man is better able to defend him.
self in court, and may suffer less hard
ship, when fine is imposed. than
poor man. Who can deny it?
The fact is, of course, that Mr.. Lee
wants our school textbooks to say only
the good things about America and only
the bad things about all other systems.
But'1 don't want my son and daughter
educated that way. If they are taught
that everything in America is good, the
first time they find out that some things
are not quite perfect they may start to
doubt everything and to wonder how
much of what they've been taught is
true.
So let's have realism in public educa-
tion-not carefully censored, prettied-up
versions Of the truth. Your correspondent
criticized Superintendent Corning for
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Conversation at Bethlehem

Were you cold, little Jesus, that far ,Uinter
night,
When the lDorld came aUake and the
star sllone so bright?
Was cold? tUaS s,oaddled in lore all
around,
The cattle ,Dere lo,Uing, and s,ueet wus
the sound
OF Mary's dear lullaby; soft Das her
breast.
! snugoled against her. and safe did !
rest.
Were you sad, little Jesus, the first time
you sGD
Your birthplace stable, your crib only
StraW?
Was sad? 1t ,Das holy, that Bethle-
hem shed:
His lambs bided there. and glory
tD1S spread
OUer all aoho klelt round on that first
Christmas morn.
His Word had been prouen: His Son
had been born!
Were you aDed, little Jesus, at ,ohut they
did bring?
Gold. incense and myrrh to wee little
thing?
The gifts 1Dere but symbols; the true
Gift had
OF Christly humility: oh, I t0as glad
That OF, that first Christmas the Gift
/ loUed most
Was the s,Deet holy song OF the heap
enly host.
Was there fear. little Jesus, since Herod
1DdS prone
To destroy. in his anger, this threat to
his throne?
Was there fear? 1as sent to the
1Dorld as light,
To lead the Day out OF confusion and
night.
Angel c1,oirs sang above me, that hour
OF my birth,
OF good tOill to men, and OF peace on
the earth!
MADELYN cOBHAM.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Mothers Choice

Recently heard Mr.. Baukhage over
WMAL. He said the mothers of Ameri-
can service boys think more about them
selves than they do about the boys.
AS a Gold Star mother, know one
thing: If had my choice. my boy would
be here, and would be gone.
Mary d. Speir.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to
any question OF fact by either writing The
Evening Star information Bureau 1900 street
NV washington 5. D. C.. and inclosing cents
Extension 35S ~'
Evening star., 1950-12-26

Q. When Nicholas II was young man,
ne visited Japan. Why was he vio-
lently attacked while there?-F. o. C.
A. The young grand duke, heir. to the
Russian throne, found his way into a
temple strictly forbidden to foreigners.
One OF the samurai struck him terrible
blow on the head with a sword, by way
of punishment.
Evening star., 1950-12-26
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Which Chief Executive was the first
10 use foreign language in campaign
ing for the presidency?-J. A. G.
A. James Garfield was the first. He
spoke, upon occasion in German.
Evening star., 1950-12-26

Pen-11am1es may be used if letters carry
1oriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05

TOR excitement, there
Il are probably few rides to
equal the ones l4-year-old
Clarence Lowe bitches from
his friend Buttons, a por-
poise. Buttons, S feet long,
has the playful disposition
for which porpoises are
noted, and Clarence's first
big job Is to get aboard. He
Is shown approaching his
chum (above) in an open
water aquarium on Windley
Key, 10 miles south OF
Miami.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Good Juvenile Tales Entertain, Educate

Of the adventures and travel Of a
little girl, told through the eyes
of a doll or Child of the Sum-" by
Margaret Dulles Edwards, dealing
with children in ancient times,
which is colorful and educational.
While a child's mind is forming
a mother turns to the old nursery
rhymes, not the modern stories
of today. Why? Because they
have stood the test Of time. And
when the mind advances, older
stories like Jack and the Beam
stalk, " The Three Bears" "Goldi-
locks" cinderella" and Alice
In Wonderland" are great to
them. These also have stood the
test. Stories like these can be
written today by using the same
basic plots.
There should be an awakening
among juvenile writer's. They
should take an inventory Of them
selves. Are they writing stories
just for the sake of getting them
published or for the children who
look to them for guidance and
help in molding their characters?
In other words, are they giving
their best?
Stories written for children
should be educational. inspiring,
entertaining and interesting.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Why yGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

Many women have youthful
looking faces and matronly look
ing figures. In many cases q
good look at woman's figure
would cause you to guess her to
be in her COS, while a glance
at her face would make you guess
in the 2os or sos.
If woman has taken good care
OF her face, If she has had a
happy mental outlook and
cleansed and fabricated her face
and slept and eaten as she should,
she may look very youthful at 40
or even so or so. However, If she
has followed the average routine
and allowed her muscles to be-
come f1abby, over weight to creep
up on her and pads of fat to de-
velop in strategic silhouette areas,
she will appear much older than
she Is.
Middle-aged women want a
youthful figure but they do not
wish to look older in the face.
This is possible. There is a mid
die point when you weigh a few
pounds more than you once did
tand these add freshness to the
face) and yet have a lovely figure.
Every woman will have to find
Tor herself just where this point is.
II you have pounds to lose and
are not as young as you used to
be. you could remember a few
things when reducing. In the first
place be certain that you have
scientifically planned reducing
diet which give you all of the
essentials of health. Also take
exercise along with your diets so
that you will firm up as you lose
weight.
IT you have many pounds to
lose, do your reducing gradually
so that your skin will have time
to adjust to your new poundage.
Be especially careful, too. about
skin fabrication. Use even more
oily creams on the face and neck
tnan usual and a good body lotion
is fine idea.
Don't keep those bulges just be-
cause you fear looking old in the
face.
II you would like to have my
routine OF exercise planned for
women. one which uses most of
your muscles and concentrates on
the areas which hoard fatty de-
posits, send stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope with your request
Tor Leaf1et No. 10. Address Jose
phlne Lowman in care Of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

have tried to write stories that
will interest all ages In the juve-
nile field. Most Of these books
are wholesome as we'll as educa-
tional.
But what about the stories for
children that appear In the juve-
nile magazines? Are they of q
high standard? Take the comics.
What have you got when you
analyze them? Mostly blood and
thunder stories which demoralize
and distort young minds. 1t seems
to me that some of the old fairy
tales that have good moral could
be made into comics. This kind
of comic would improve a child's
mind.
The stories that appear in some
Of the current Juvenile magazines
could stand improvement. After
analyzing them they sound empty.
They are designed simply to
amuse. not inspire or educate.
The child perhaps even more
directly than the adult gets his
release through books. Uncons-
ciously. while reading. he becomes
the character he reads about. So
he wants adventure. tales of far
land: tales with plenty of acclaim
for the triumphant hero who over
comes all obstacles. whether men
tai or physical. So the author who
writes for children must give them
this release. but give them also
stories that will help spiritually,
stories like "Hitty's One Hundred
Years" by Rachael Field, a story
Evening star., 1950-10-06
By Gertrude Westwood LIE Locheur

duest-ColumninR for Betty Miles
This year marks Mrs. LIE
Lacheur's fifth as a teacher OF
creatiDe ,0riting, including stories
for juveniles. at the Y. w. c. AS
School of Adult Education. A
member of the National League OF
American Pen Women, she is
the author OF seperal short stories
tor children. and for several years
edited children's column In a
leading county newspaper
In the early years the old
fashioned juvenile story was often
a series Of mild adventure stor-
les. slightly sweetened for home
Evening star., 1950-10-06

readlng. Some
OF the stories
started with
now little boys
ana girls" To-
d a VS. modern
child, reading
such an open
ing, would slam
the book shut
b e t o r e h e
r e a C h e d the
second page.
AS you know,
within the past
10 or Is years
%1A -,.IA,- -
Evening star., 1950-10-06

"Rhinestones 60 with every
thing" convinced still others
that you could wear "whop-
ping" big pins Of rhinestones
with your tweeds. corduroys,
f1annels and camel's hair coats
and be in fashion though 1t
wasn't evening wear.
Now, a year later. with so
many suits and dresses spar
king with glittering rhinestone
Evening star., 1950-10-06

the writing of Mrs. lie Lacheur.
books for children has grown into
a specialized business. Publishers
have now special section devoted
to childrens books. The authors
Evening star., 1950-10-06

Youngsters enjoy an after
school snack of cream cheese
softened and mixed with straw
berry preserves and spread on
graham crackers.
Evening star., 1950-10-06

All this "glittering" business
started about a year ago in a
rather apologetic manner. "You
can pin on your glitter" said
the fashion moguls and Ameri-
can women thought about it
and after a little while started
doing Just that.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
Why Grow
Old?
BY Josephine lowmon

How often have you seen q beau
tifully dressed woman walking
along the avenue as though every
step were painful? She does not
have q graceful gait but takes
little mincing steps. Often the
woman is overweight and as her
spike heels throw her weight for
ward her instep bulges over the
top Of her shoe.
II you win look ut this woman's s
face you viii see strain written
On 1t. because II she is not actually
in pain. she Is uncomfortable. Her
body weight Is thrown OF balance.
The wrong kind Of shoe or an in
correctly fitted shoe can cause q
feeling Of general and extreme
fatigue.
Many people have weak feet.
This Is often due to overweight
which mashes down the arch. to
poor posture and shoes that are
not right. You can do wonders in
overcoming this situation If you
will take foot exercises regularly
and remember to keep your body
weight toward the outer edges Of
the feet.
Do this exercise: Sit on the
floor. Keep your back straight as
you bend both knees and bring
the soles Of your feet together.
Grasp the ankles with the hands.
Keep the toes Of the feet together
as you pull the heels as far apart
as possible. Bring the feet to-
gether again. entire soleS touch
ing. Again pull the heels apart,
keeping the balls of the feet to-
gether Continue slowly.
Another: Sit on the floor with
your legs straight. Lift your right
leg from the floor. Clasp your
hands under the thigh of your
right leg to hold it up. Point your
right toe as hard as you can. Hold
for a few moments. Now thrust
your right heel forward as far
as possible. Continue pointing toe
and then thrusting heel.
II you would like to have my
routine for weak feet send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your request for leaflet No. IA,
Take Care Of Your Feet" Ad-
dress Josephine Lowman In care
OF The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
By Angelo Potri

John Henry is a freshman ir
high school. He is bright, ear
nest. hardworking. He hurries
home after school. does his chores
and sits down to study. He is
sure he knows his lessons. If he
is given a written test he does
well. but If he is asked to recite
he does poorly.
This is most discouraging to
John Henry and to his teacher
The trouble with him seems to be
that while he Is reciting he is
cropping for the words Of the book
and cannot recall them fast
enough. When he writes he has
time to recall them and does very
well. But always he clings to the
exact words of the text.
If this boy could be induced to
read his lesson and then tell
what he learned in his own words,
q good deal of his trouble would
vanish. In trying to Ak the words
OF the text in his mind, he ac-
cents his verbal memory ability
which is weak. He is not knead-
ing the knowledge into his own
thought. He Is not building a
background of knowledge and
knitting it into his experiences
Consequently, the text has little
meaning for him and he is max
ing poor progress. Into the bar
gain. his struggle is making him
afraid. afraid of failure, afraid
of being laughed at as failure.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
With Needle. and Thread
By Borboro Bell

Here is a young and very pretty
trio for fun out of doors that is
certain to please the teen-age
sewer. Soft scallops finish the
brief sleeves; shorts are carefully
tailored; the dirndl is a particu-
lar favorite with juniors.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1918
is designed for sizes II, IL, IA, 16
and 18. Size II, top, requires lh
yards of IS to 80 inch material;
shorts. l " yards; skirt. IA yards.
For this pattern, send IS cents,
in coins, your name. address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star. p. o. Box 80, Station G,
New York 19, N. Y.
Send an additional Is cents to-
day for your copy of the spring
and summer Stylist. This latest
issue has 48 pages filled with
special features. wearable styles
for all the family gift pattern
printed inside the book. Don't
miss it,!
Evening star., 1950-04-25
Meaningless Text

, Reading Is basic to intelligent
study and to the intelligent use
of what is learned by study. These
students who have difficulty in
oral recitation are usually poor
readers in the sense that they get
no information from their read
ing. The words cast shadows In
their minds, but these shadows
have little substance. Thought Is
substance of mind and until these
boys and girls have the ability to
get information from their texts
and the power to turn that in
formation into the thought that
becomes the substance OF their
minds, they won't get far in aca-
demic work.
1t Is true that some students
never will be able to read in this
way but their numbers are few.
Most children can be taught to
read in the first years Of elemen-
tary school If the teachers are
allowed to teach reading as 1t must
be taught. Nowadays when si-
lent reading is 1.-The order of the
day the teacher cannot know
whether a child is reading or not.
He must read aloud and retell the
story in his own words to learn
to read.
If reading is family habit.
children have little difficulty. but
there are not too many such fam
lilies these days The elementary
schools must shoulder the task.
and teach and train pupils to get
substance out of reading matter.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
Cock ou vim Blanc

Cock au vim blanc" is a spe-
cialty in many of the finest French
restaurants, but there's no reason
you can't turn 1t out in your own
kitchen!
Cut up ! small capon or chicken
as you would for frying. Brown
the pieces quickly in hot fat with
u pound Of coarsely chopped
mushrooms, / chopped onion. and
l small piece of garlic, chopped
Add 2 cups of chicken broth or
stock, cover the pot, and let SIM
mer for l hour. Then add an
herb bouquet and Y pint of dry
white wine. Cover the pot again
and let simmer for another hour
Serve with boiled, parslied potato
balls.
Evening star., 1950-04-25

Ninety one year old Mrs.
Mary Mckinley of 1900 North
Troy street. Arlington, and her
teacher, Mrs. G. S. Chadwick
Of II Beech Tree lane, Falls
Church, admire Mrs. McKin-
ley's 9-by-12-foot braided rug
that will be one Of an approx
mate 100 rugs displayed in the
Second Annual Hooked Rug
Show. The work of students in
classes sponsored by the D. C.
Recreation Department, the
show will be held in the gym
naSium of Central High School
on Friday, April %, from 7 to
10 pm, and Saturday. April
20, from 10 am. to 8 pm.
Our class in braiding always
Evening star., 1950-04-25

Do you wake up in charming
mood or grouchy and with a
feeling of being unrested? Early
morning moods can affect your en-
tire day.
If you wish to start all days in
a mood that will exert its best
influence over other people
and put you in the happiest pos
sible frame of mind, here's the
getting-up technique that will
do it!
Instead of grabbing for the
alarm clock, cropping for your Slip
pers. and staggering forth before
you are half awake. .sgive yourself
a chance. Take a full five min
utes to wake up slowly before you
even think Of rising. It's far bet
ter than an extra, flve-minute cat
nap!
Only after you're fully awake
should you begin to think about
getting into the groove for the
day. Then, don't Jump into it:
ease into it! Get your circulation
that has slowed down consider
ably during the night going grad
ually.
To Offset shock, while you are
still lying fiat on your back in
bed. stretch one leg down toward
the foctboard as far as possible
as you stretch the opposite arm
over your head. Make it a good
sustained stretch with a pull to
it. Relax after a while and repeat
on the opposite side. If a yawn
or two occurs somewhere in the
middle of this process, make the
most Of it. It's just your circu-
latory system reaching for the
stimulation of more oxygen to
spark your motor.
A lazy moment or two later,
bend both your knees up until your
feet are fiat on the bed. Then
pull your abdominal muscles in
hard and press the small of your
back into the mattress. Hold it
a few seconds before you relax
and repeat.
At this point you should be
Evening star., 1950-04-25
Uses for Onions

Onions have many uses besides
that of seasoning food. They're
delicious stuffed and baked, boiled
and creamed. or dipped in milk
and seasoned. -four and fried
Serve them often because they are
plentiful and because they offer
excellent nutritional values to q
family's diet.
Evening star., 1950-04-25

Sweetened pureed cooked dried
apricots make a perfectly delicious
coffee cake filling. A cup OF dried
apricots will make a cup Of pureed
fruit.
Evening star., 1950-04-25

attracts many students initi-
ally" Mrs. Chadwick reported.
but many drop out because
they claim braiding Is too
strenuous Undaumted by the
effort involved, Mrs. Mckinley
a native of Maine with a life
long interest in this craft. set
out to learn still another
method of braiding rugs from
Mrs. Chadwick a year ago, and
the pictured product is the
result.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
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Avoid Eleventh Hour Frenzy"-That's
rwnst the Powers Girls call it when you
clothing care, on the right days. Then
you are frenzied at the last minute. They
definite program during the week. There
are certain days best for each grooming
activity. III send you my Calendar for
write. to- John Powers. in care Of The
evening Star. and inclose o stamped, self
addressed return envelope. Send for your
the Powers Girls -
Evening star., 1950-04-25

conscious enough to do this next
one that will really get you and
your circulation on the run: Clasp
your hands on the top Of your
head and place your legs straight
out and together. Then twist your
upper torso to the right and the
lower half of your body to the left
as far as possible. Hold this posi-
ton for a while and twist both
the lower and upper parts of your
body In opposite directions. Re-
peat several times for good
measure.
In those dark, grey. early morn
ing hours this route is sure to
make everything better! You feel
better, the weather looks better,
the coffee smells wonderful and
you will find yourself humming
in no time.
Laurel outlook., 1950-06-07
BUGS:
Lutest Laugh

Every once in a while, the Rus
SLAMS come up with a conspiracy
that is SO ridiculous it gets a belly
laugh from many nations. If moth
ing else, the latest one at least re-
lieved the tension of international
affairs for a moment.
The East German Communist
government charged Americans
with spraying potato bugs over
East Germany from planes.
According to reports circulated
by radio from Soviet dominated
East Germany, the American
planes flew over forbidden
of the occupied zone, that is, out
side the prescribed air corridors to
Berlin-and spread potato bugs.
In all seriousness the Germans
reported:
potato bugs were found in
punches up to 100 after an Ameri-
can plane had passed. There is
great indignation among the popu-
lation about this criminal plot"
The American airmen laughed
heartily and one said he didn't
know there was a potato bug east
of Kansas.
Laurel outlook., 1950-06-07
GERMANY:
New Army?

The three big western powers
United States, France and Britain
have protested to the Soviet
Union Of the creation Of a police
force and militia Of $4,000 men
with 'the character Of an army"
in eastern Germany.
Obviously based On recent re-
ports by %deserters, the three gov
ernments charge the force is not
IAN ordinary police force, and it
does not have ordinary police du-
ties" It's weapons, the note Of pro-
test said, include machine guns,
h~owitzers, anti-aircraft cannon,
mortars, and tanks, and it receives
basic infantry, artillery and arm
ored training.
"It must be regarded, therefore,
as a military force" the United
States note protested.
Observers agreed that the United
States was not worried so much
about the military capabilities of
this force at present. This govern
ment is concerned, however, with
the fact it could form the nucleus
of a new German army or IAN in
ternal security force to maintain
Communist control"