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Evening star., 1951-05-13
by Amy Selwyn
Photograph by Erich Hartmann

began to hear parents complain that their
youngsters weren't doing enough studying,
they decided it was high time to broadcast
what they thought was the truth about home
work.
The curious fact is that where school adj
ministrators have attempted to suspend
homework. parents have insisted that home
work benefits children and should be promptly
reinstated!
~Wasee Of Tizne"
EDUCATIONAL experts don't wish to step on
any parents toes, but they feel strongly that
most parents grossly overestimate the value
of homework.
AT best. Dr. Harold D. Sylvester, district
superintendent of schools in Oswego County,
N Y, told me recently, homework is
waste of valuable time"
In the last few months have been talking
to school officials throughout the country.
They brought up three specific charges against
homework For one thing, they said, home
work does not improve children's minds or
increase their scholastic achievements. For
another, homework is not good character
training; it is more apt to build up resent
ment toward all education. They also scotched
the traditional idea that homework helps to
tie solid, healthy knot between home and
school. On the contrary, many testified that
homework can bring on major difficulties
both at home and at school.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

The kind of homework most children are
doing today" Alice " Keliher, professor of
education at New York University, said, too
often prevents learning and understanding
What is more it may be physically damag-
ing, may also have unhealthy psychological
effects"
To be sure, there are some teachers and
school administrators who have not joined in
the anti-homework campaign. Their feeling
is that homework has long been considered an
aid to learning and that there's no substantial
reason for abandoning it now. But the anti
homework forces point out determinedly
that no one has ever proved that home
work improves learning capacity or
helps children master their school work.
What we do have proof Of" an Ohio school
principal told me, sis that boys and girls who
do much homework generally progress no
faster than those who do lesser amounts. In
Evening star., 1951-05-13

TvERY weekday evening, millions of men
IL and women are caught in thorny di-
lemma: how to induce their children to turn
off the TV set and start their homework.
Some seriously fear that if they cannot break
TVS hammer lock, their youngsters will be
sad failures at school and perhaps outside
school as we'll 1t will therefore come as
surprise to them that great many of the
country's educational leaders are not worry
ing at all about this decline in homework.
In fact, militant campaign against home
work has been one of the most important new
developments in the educational field. In
local communities throughout the country,
educators have been taking steps to have
homework abolished Officials of the National
Education Association. in Washington, have
been pressing school administrators to mod
ernize their curricula and cut out traditions
like formal homework assignments.
TV Bxoughs It 10 Head
ACTUALLY, educators opposition to home
work has been building up for the past several
years. Back in 1914 hundreds of school
administrators were asked their opinions
about homework by the editors of an educa-
tional magazine. Of those queried. the
majority felt that children should get less of
it, Many said they should get none at all.
But this opposition to homework didn't gain
real momentum till television came along and
brought matters to a head. When educators
Evening star., 1951-05-13

fact. when homework is cut out, most young
sters fare just as well scholastically as they
did before. Many get along better"
This is the sort of proof the official re-
ferred to: The United Parents Associations of
New York City, Inc, recently asked 250,000
parents how much television had affected
their children's study habits and marks.
No had Marks
MANY reported that TV was monopolizing
their kids after-school hours, but very few
said that school marks had been adversely
affected.
In Troy, N. Y, children were divided into
two groups, equal in age. ability and scholastic
standing. One group stopped all math, Eng
1ish and geography homework. The other
kept up its nightly stint. At the end of the
term, Group proved to be as well informed
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-02
20 YEARS AGO trGm {! !HR EMPIRE
OCTOBER ?, 1881

OCTOBER 2, 1881
 o Commission southbound last night Admiral Rogers Elliott enroute to Washington o. attend hearings of the During absence, acting head
 headquarters of the Alaska Agricultural Station moved Sitka agency director Filler Koengs clerk.
 Canadian Pacific Steamship passenger Juneau to Seattle effective October l2.
 Gertrude McGrah resident Admiral Rogers last daughter and husband MT. and Mrs. Conway
 Skagway deputy grand Alaska the Benevolent succeeded Henry Meeschmidt of
 initiation be Lndstrom Lndstrom the Following Serenaders play dancing
 A; cloudy.
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Two Members Are initiated
 Al Rotary Club

J. c. Dodd and Eldred Mallory were welcomed as new members at the Rotary Club luncheon held in the Gold Room of the Baranof Ho-
 tel Tuesday, Mallory of the con- struction firm, Powers and Mallory
 was presented by his partner Vic
 Power. Verne Metcalfe Jr., intro-
 duced Dodd, who is adjutant for the
 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 Hurff Saunders, former president
 of the Ketchikan Rotary, outlined
 the history of the organization for
 the new members and stressed the international good will that the club has created. Each year the Rotary International presents fel- ,owships to 100 graduate students for study abroad. The exchange stu dents meet with foreign Rotary clubs and have an opportunity to learn about the country's politics and business conditions from the clubs members.
 Visiting Rotarians at today's meeting were Philip Hale of Fl Cajon, Calf, and T. s. Batchelder Fairbanks building contractor. F. l. 5chmelzer, a new teacher at Jul neau High School, was guest al the luncheon.
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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK

National Newspaper Week, which opened yester- day is an occasion of deepest significance to all Americans This year. perhaps more than ever before the freedom of the press becomes more than just a phrase or catch-word That freedom-and with it, all our eedoms-is under relentless attack by our enemies within and without our borders
 Newspapers, by keeping the public fully informed as to the conduct of public affairs, provide eff fective check against the of corrupt govern ment and exert the tremendous force of public opinion against offenders
 That free and untrammelled press is a safe guard to free people recognized by the men who founded this republic and these men took steps to insure that the American people would always have that safeguard The first article of the Bill of Rights specifically guarantees that the press shall be free and that the Congress shall make no law to abridge that freedom
 The past year has seen the strangulation of the press in some of the Iron Curtain countries In thls
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g Arrive, 37 Depart On Alaska SouIhbound

Arriving on the Alaska south bound were nine passengers with 3T embarking Tuesday morning.
 Disembarking from Seward. Mir and Mrs. Wellman Holbrook. Lou Jacobin, Fred Lelacheur, Mrs. J Sheahan.
 From Valdez: MT. and Mrs. s Thomas.
 From Sitka: w. c. Devereaux Mrs. Julius Stewart.
 Embarking for Seattle: Gestmel Jewell, Harriet R. Haydon, Peter Oswald, A. Wasdahl, MT. and Mrs Lee Richards, A. P. Kopsala, MT and Mrs. J. V. Thompson, Lars Staugeland, Harold Clausen, Pau Asheim, MT. and Mrs. R. K. Mullon pr. R. H. Rockwell, Claseuer Chase David Wittemon, Henry Ohlin.
 MT. and Mrs. L. N Murray, Carol Murray, Mrs. J. E. Messer. Enis Nicholson, c L. Morse, Robert S Waters, MT. and Mrs. L. J. Jensen. Edith Wellington, Pat Bishop Phyllis Andrews, Maxine Stuart Frank B. Roche, Mir. and Mrs. J. IT Macdonald, I. A. Sawyer, George R. O'Neill.
 For Ketchikan. Margaret Flaw kins.
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Community Eyenis
T O D A Y

T O D AZ From am. to ' p.m.-City Elec- tion for mayor, councilmen and magistrate At 8 pm.-Officers, chairmen of Arts, Craft to meet in Museum to plan for annual exhibition. At g p.m.-Folkateer meet in grade school gymnasium. At 8 pm-Odd Fellows meet in LOOT Hall. First degree. At 8:30 p.m.-Community Center Night for Adults at Teen-Age Club with square dancing.
 October At noon-Kiwanis Club meets at Baranof Hotel. At 1:30 p.m.-JWC meeting in AELP penthouse. At p.m.-Elks Lodge. At pm. Annual meeting Of AWVS at Governors. House. Elec- tion of officers. At 8 pm-WSCS meets in Metho- dist church parlors, At 8 p.m.-Alaska Potters meet in new club room for work night. At 8 p.m.-Feception for Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren, GFWC officer, IOOF Hall.
 October At noon-Chamber of Commerce meets, Baranof Hotel. At 8 p.m-City Council meets. At 8 p.m.-VFW post meets in CIO hall.
 At 8 p.n.-Alaska Crippled Child ren's Association board meets in Elks Hall
 October At g p.m.-Juneau Shrine club meets in Scottish Rite Temple.
 October At noon-Lions club meets in Bara- nof Hotel At 8 pm.-American Legion Post meets in Dugout. At 8 p.m.-Juneau-Douglas Concert Association meets in Elks Audi torium.
 October At noon-Rotary Club meets in Baranof Hotel.
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The Washington kerCy-Go-ROund
(Continued from Page One)

Across the street are the Koreans, the Danes and Norwegians, the lat ter firm allies in the North At lantic Pact, while just around the corner are the sedate homes of Mrs. woodrow Wilson, widow of the late President, and Herbert Hoover. Down the street about block are the embassies of Greece and tiny Luxembourg-now made famous by Call Me Madam" Perle Mesta- both lined up solidly with the Uni ted States.
 h fact, the Communist embassy of Czechoslovakia seems just bit out of place in these surroundings. Out of it's windows, however, and across Sheridan Circle, it's diplo- mats can see one fellow Communist embassy, that of Rumania, rath- CT attractive building which once housed Queen Marie on her famous visit 10 the U. s. During those more glamorous days when the crowns of kings and queens rested more firmly in the Balkans.
 Staring blankly at the Rumaniar embassy in eternal disapproval is the statue of General Phil Sheri- dan, famous for his cavalry A-bomt raids up and down the Shenandoah Valley, but now stands, still a. horse, in the middle of Sheridan Circle while children play around his horses hoofs.
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
 MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION REQlLRED BY THE AFT OE CON

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP nANAGEMENT. AND CIRCULATION REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON GKESS OF AUGUST 2i, 1912. AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH :, 1888, AND JULY ?. 1916 Critic 3g. United States Code, Section 233) Of The Daily Alaska Empire. published uaiiy except Sunday at Juneau, Alaska. Tor September 1851.
 l. The names and addresses of the pub lsher' editor, managing editor, and busi- ness managers are: Publisher, Emnire rrihting Company. Juneau, Alaska; Editor. Mrs. Helen T. Monsen, Juneau Alaska {; Aianaeina ealter, ESf,er 4. ITr1- j Tfrf,T TI AIaska' Business manager James P. Beard, Juneau, Alaska
 < The owner is: If owned by cor poration, it's name and address must be stated and also immediately hereunder the names and addresses of Stockholders owning or holding l percent or more of total amount of stock If not owned bv a corporation, the names and addresses of ene lndivldual owners must be given If oWAeu py partnership or other unin- corporated firm, it's name and address. as well as that of each individual mem ber' must be giVen.) Empire Printing company, Juneau. Alaska; Helen T. Mon sen Juneau Alaska Dorothy T. Lingo Anchorage Alaska
 3 The known bondholders mortgaeees. and other security holders owning or hold ing l percent or more of total amount of ponds, mortgages, or other securities are: None
 A. Paragraphs and include, in cases Where the stockholders or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation Tor whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show me affiant's full knowledee and belief as 10 the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees hold stock and secu- rites in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner
 5 The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed through the mails or other wise. to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was 4,o2l.
 JAMES ?. BEARD,
 Business manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of october, 1851.
 (SEALl ELMER A. FRIEND.
 Notary Publc-Territory of Alaska.
 (My commission expires May 16, 1953)
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INSIDE THE EMBASSY

In these surroundings, the Con- munist Czech embassy ought to ap- pear lonely. Externally, however, it doesn't It looks as well kept as any other of the dignified gray stone buildings along embassy row. h. side, however, it's different.
 I have been inside the Czech embassy only once in the years since it was taken over by the Con- munists, and that was on a visit in behalf of the American Legion to see whether the children of Czechoslovakia might be permitted to participate in the Legion's Tide of Toys.
 The downstairs of the embassy is about the same as that of any other embassy-huge marble stair way, rather impressive, leading to living quarters above. The room in which the ambassador received me however, has seen better days The brccade on the walls, reminiscent of the golden era when Americans didn't have to worry about income taxes, was bleached and worn; while the general atmosphere was one of gtale tobacco and disuse.
 Ambassador Vladimir Outrata who then represented Czechoslov- akia, was extremely cagey about permitting the children of his coun- try to receive Christmas toys from the American Legion. He wanted to know how many toys there would he. and seemed mortified that there n.ight be as many as one freight-cai load. It was obvious that he didn't want anything to dispel the Con- munist myth that the American pecple-eyen including our child ren-are the mortal enemies of the Czech children.
 Tn the end, the ambassador said he would have to consult his gov ernment, and after two weeks tht answer arrived-as I expected, il the negative. In brief, Communis1
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all in the name of the Czech engin- ger and train dispatcher.
 Three million of these leaflets are now being dropped by the cru sade for freedom. No wonder the Czech ambassador held an unprece- dented press conference.
 Note-This can be the beginning of a steady, unrelenting campaign to change peoples minds behind the Iron Curtain-if there is sufficient follow through on the part of the American people.
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hemisphere, the infamous Perons of Argentina sup pressed and destroyed La Prensa the last voice of an oppressed people The reason? La Prensa opposed the corrupt Peron administration.
 Today, in Communist Czechosovakia, Associated Press correspondent William Oats is imprisoned for the henous crime of reporting the news he saw it - and as it occurred. To date diplomatic action has failed to effect Oatis' release and severance of diplomatic relations may be the result of the Czech puppet regimes fragrant disregard of human rights.
 In America, the press still belongs to the people So long as it does, our freedoms assured.
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Light that Guides
(Post Press, Fl Centra, Calif)

CPost Press, Fl Centra, Calif)
 In world dominated in many by the faithless and the goddess it is heartening to hear that faith still can play role in crucial events.
 Many business men and political figures of late have given public evidence of their reliance upon religious faith in their approach to each trying day
 typical example is Federal Judge Harold Medina, who presided at the trial which saw the conspiracy conviction of II top U. S. Communists. Medina said the other day that he sought strength in prayer during that long, gruelling ordeal
 AS I got weaker and weaker l sought strength from the one that never fails" he said.
 Men of little faith in the Kremlin, please note.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

O. s procedure a picks up a glove handkerchief dropped by who walking ahead of him?
 A pick up, hurry ahead of her account the T think dropped replies "Thank lifts his away
 knife and fork when passing the second helping?
 the knife and fork the plate when passing it and handles enough not to opple off
 paper left wedding tions to be mailed?
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Czechoslovakia did not want any tokens of people-to-people friend- ship from the American Legion or from American children.
 I am quite sure that few other American newsmen have been in- side the Communist Czech embassy during the years its has stood iso- lated and aloof on ritzy Massa- chusetts Avenue-until last week when all the press was suddenly in- yited in.
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MSUsED Do not say we expect to be finished week" Say expect
 
 MISPRONOUNCED: Jubilee syllable
 
 MISSPEIIED: Religious IOUS Gorgeous SYNONYNS Unfairne injustice injury wrong grievance STUDY: a three yours" vocabulary Todays a in life become much addicted to thing
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21 Arrive on Paeifi. Northern Monday Trip

Pacific Northern Airlines sched- uled one flight Monday with 21 pas sengers arriving.
 From Yakutat: David Phillips, H. Milton, T. Batcheldor, w. Westfall, Sam Kelly, A. Lindstrom.
 From Anchorage: F. L. Friedman, Cliff Thorgaard, A. Bailey.
 From Cordova: A. Hortaleza, John Gonseth, Mrs. Stear, A. Munat, B. Johansen, Elmer Rice, c. T. Parker, w. Hedberg, E. Lind, J. Kelly, c. Bishop, c. Street.
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HISTORIC PRESS CONFERENCE

Somber, unhappy Ambassador Outrata, whom I interviewed, has now been replaced by Ambassador Vladimir Prochazka. He is the man who in an historic hour and half long interview tried to tell the Communist side of the Oatis case, submitted to questions, and threw out hints that his government might be ready to call it quits regard ing Oatis if the U. s. relaxed it's economic and propaganda pressure.
 The details of that interview have been well portrayed in the press. But some of the detailed facts be- hind that interview have not been portrayed
 They began last August when a long caravan of trucks camped out in a Bavarian wheat field late one night and began the eerie and rath- CT fantastic job of releasing balloons carrying friendship messages to the Czechoslovak people.
 A lot of people in this country at first pooh-poohed the idea. Un- occasionally it was an experiment. But systematically for two weeks a total of 100000 messages were dropped over CZechoslovakia, the equivalent of one message for ev- cry third man, woman and child in the country.
 Simultaneously radio free Europe, run by the National Committee for free Europe, began augmenting this balloon barrage. The effect has been electrifying.
 The story of these balloons has swept Czechoslovakla. Everyone now knows about them, and those who ! haven't seen the messages have heard about them. People are now watching for balloons pretty much as Americans once watched for flying saucers. The messages have been mimeographed, tackled up on telegraph poles and mailed anony- mously to Communist officials.
 Czech airplanes have tried to shoot down the balloons, but only succeeded in scattering the leaflets more. The Czech Prime Minister 1 has made speech on the floor ot Parliament blasting the balloons as carrying "beetles' and "pNsS; manure" the Moscow radio has claimed: "The winds of freedom stink" Unquestionably the balloon barrage has got under the Commit skins.
 Finally, last week, the Czech rail. road engineer and train dispatcher who ran the freedom train acros the border into Germany, wen up to the border and released a nev ballooon barrage carrying a leafle with the pictures of the Czech re fugees who elected to remain il Germany. There were also ney messages to the Czech people.
 This was to combat the Com munist radio claim that the Czecl freedom train was engineered D American saboteurs, that the trail crew went across at pistols point and that the passengers were tor tured after they arrived The lates balloon messages refute these lies
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LOOK and LEARN %1y c. GORDON

l. What were the former Iran and Iraq? surrendered whom at Appomattox Court House? B. used for measuring light intensity? What is omniverous animal? 5 Which the densey populated state in the U S.? ANSWERS: l. Persia and Mesopotamia.
 General Robert Lee surrendered to General .Candlepower 4 One that eats both animal and vegetable matter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-02
Fight Dope
 By the Associated Press

Here are results of fights last night:
 At Holyoke, Mass. = Wilbur Will son, 145, Boston, outpointed Bill Neri, 143, Bridgeport. Conn. (8).
 At Boston Paul Fender, 161, Brookline, Mass, outpointed Otis Graham, 1601a, Philadelphia, qO).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-02
NOTICE ' NOTICE = NOTICE

The annual car check will be held until and through the 10th of Octo- Ter. This will give the owners over one week to get their cars in con- dition to pass the test. After the check is completed those that still have the yellow sticker and those that have not had their cars through the check will be cited into court.
 B. HULK, Chief of Police
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Political Pressure, Dissatisfaction
(Wayne, Ohio, Observer

(Wayne, Ohio, Observer
 Since June 195O when the Korean war started 27 Army generals 26 Admirals and l3 Air Force gen. erals have retired. Why?
 Many were at the peak of their careers, long before retirement age.
 In this critical time only political pressure and dissatisfaction would have caused so many to quit when their services most needed.
 Too much political in the administration di- recton of armed forces deriment to the American way
 The average American paid s360 in taxes last year; if you paid more we congratulate you in your income.
 The first sign of intelligence is to appreciate those who do not agree with you.
 Most reformers are satisfied with themselves
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FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA

MT. and Mrs. M O. Kullander and Miss Evie Rivett of Prince Ru- pert, RC., are staying at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
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Juneau-Douglas Concert Associa- tion needs your support. Buy a ticket. If
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Weather af
 Alaska poinis

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also oEs the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 pm 120th Meridian Time, end released by the Weather Bureau are as follows.
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: EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY
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Most reformers are satisfied with themselves
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The first sign of intelligence is to appreclat those who do not agree with you.
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Weather: High, AT; low, A; cloudy.