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Evening star., 1952-06-03
School Bourd's Responsibility

hope all members Of the School
Board are giving serious thought to the
call for action set forth in the splendid
editorial on 1.-THE School Boards Re-
sponsibility" in The Star May 26. Granted
that the proposed transfer Of Eliot is a
far from perfect solution to the problem.
it represents at least an effort in that
direction. And in rejecting it the board
assumed the clear obligation to provide
an alternative and better one.
September is very near. If the board
continues to obstruct. to bungle and to
waste time. the opening of school will
find hundreds of junior high school
students deprived OF educational op-
portunity. The time has come when the
board must face the issue squarely:
Either provide equal facilities for all
students. as the law requires. or admit
that the problem is incapable Of solu-
ton and take steps to end the dual
school system which Is the root OF all
the trouble:
PIX. M.
Evening star., 1952-06-03
This and That

Some one wants to know II 1t would
be good idea to get kitten to keep
a dog company.
It would be very poor idea.
Dogs left indoors while their human
friends are at work in no way can be
said to get lonely.
The animal mind is not built that
way. It is possible that the passage Of
10 hours may be no more than the
passage of 10 minutes in the canine
mind.
Animals at the zoo look out at us
without rancor, or apparent loneliness.
This is good, because, if it were not so,
they would die Of boredom.
Cats and dogs do not make good COM
panions. although every one can point
to instances to the contrary.
What happens. in such cases, is that
the animals seem to forget their diff
ferences.
Usually there is some one around to
keep check on them.
A dog and kitten left together might
do all right until blood was drawn.
Then the dog would kill the cat.
It is basically matter of smell.
This Is the seat Of the great antipathy
between the species. Actually, dogs and
cats originally. millions of years ago.
came from the same sort or type Of
creature.
Over the ages, however. they built up
different habits, and created different
chemical lives. Sometimes we forget
that chemistry and physics are at the
bottom Of our lives. We work out all
sorts Of theories to account for what
happens, among living things. when al
Evening star., 1952-06-03
By Charles E. Trocewen

The latest is to educate" prejudice
out of children.
Now, prejudice has its good side as
well as its bad. A little prejudice, as
we go along. is good thing.
II we find persons who, moving into
neighborhood, simply will not keep
their grounds as others do, then we may
rightly feel prejudiced against them.
To say that this is prejudice, in any
bad sense. is simply to say ''rot." What
we need to do is to educate children
to have more prejudice against dis
order, lack of decency, uncleanliness and
every other disorder.
The cat has q natural and q good
prejudice against the dog. and the dog
against the cat, and that is that, and
it seldom pays to force them to forget
it. Certainly no dog should be given
a cat companion for its lonely hours, If
any.
A puppy would be much better COM
panion, but even here there is no need
for companion. II dog must be left
alone, it should be given some food.
plenty Of water, and every precaution
taken so that it cannot harm itself.
Cords should be removed from curtains
of any type. so that there is no danger
Of the animal becoming caught in q
loop.
By being alone. the dog learns how
to be sensibly alone. Not all humans
learn this trick. They pine for other
humans. when, by working . little at
1t. they could be perfectly happy alone.
The dog has no human mind. and. ex-
cept In very rare instances. has no prob
lem at all when left by itself.
Evening star., 1952-06-03

the time the happenings are caused by
no more than differing chemistry.
so different than that never the twain
shall meet. in q practical sense; that
Is, there will always be the antipathy.
no matter how much the two seem to
get along. Just let one little happening
occur. and then trouble begins.
Maybe smell has something to do.
though perfectly unconscious, between
man and man. Some races declare
that they can smell Americans. and,
when asked why and how, they say
that it is because we are meat eaters.
Some Of the old Japanese novels, writ
ten about the 18th or 18th centuries,
have characters who smell like violetS.
On first reading this, one Is inclined
to think they must have used some sort
Of perfume, but it may have been ac-
tual-perhaps they simply had different
chemistry.
The dislike Of the cat for the dog,
and the dog for the cat. depends upon
bodily differences that are inherent, not
created anew with each two individuals.
This is smell, undoubtedly. that pro-
claims enemy as distinctly as If 1t
were written in letters 10 feet high
and every creature could read.
The cat hates the dog smell, and the
dog the cat smell.
There may be q certain fascination,
but, actually, there is no true liking,
or even tolerance.
Sometimes things done today in edu-
cation strike one as 90 tremendously
wrong, not because they are education
ally bad ideas, but they are 20 far Oh
the beam Of life.
Evening star., 1952-06-03
Vandalism
Batch.

In The Star Of May %, o citizens
association blames police laxity for acts
OF vandalism at the Taft School and
grounds. This charge seems unfair, on
two counts. First. they state that 48 beer
bottles and whiSkey bottles were found
on the school grounds on q recent Sun
day morning. Then they say: THAT
must have been a two or three hour
party Saturday night. And where were
the police? All that time, and they
never knew it," No evidence is given to
show that the booze drinking occurred
on or near the school grounds. If it did,
where were the neighboring citizens who
should have reported it? Those bottles
probably were dumped on the school
grounds as direct act Of adult van
dalism, or because the drinkers did not
want all that evidence in the trash cans
at their homes. On Sunday morning. I
found SO beer cans and bottles on my
front lawn. but never has there been any
liquor drinking in my house.
Secondly. vandalism should be con-
trolled through prevention by parents.
not punishment by police. Parents
should teach children not to destroy
property. private or public. Obviously,
they are not doing so. although IAN
ounce of prevention is worth pound
Of cure" and costs a lot less. Instead.
it is widely evident that parents are
deliberately encouraging vandalism, in
stead Of checking it through good teach
ing.
Reports in past years have shown that
much of the public property destroyed
consists Of street lamps and school win
dows broken by shots from children's
Evening star., 1952-06-03
Clearing Away the Doubts

Circuit Judge Medley's decision in an Airing
ton jurisdictional case tends to clear the air Of
legal uncertainties arising from Circuit Judge
McCarthys recent ruling that Federal employees
are barred from holding Office in Virginia. The
Medley opinion, in effect, upholds the validity
of acts performed by the present county board,
three of whose members were Federal employees
at the time of their election to the board: It
had been feared in some quarters that school.
and other bond issues would be invalidated by
the Mccarthy ruling.
Judge Medley, in litigation involving
property easement sought by the county board,
held that the law and the courts have validated
acts of Government officers who may be found
to be in office illegally. Judge Medleys specific
ruling in the Arlington case is the latest in a
long line of opinions dating back to the English
common law. Virginia's Supreme Court of
Appeals handed down similar decision in 1880
and, again, in 1948. The gst of these rulings
was that acts done by "de facto" official were
as valid as those by "de jure" official.
This principle was the basis for special
legislation adopted by the recent General
Assembly to validate bonds and bond contracts
that might be brought into question as result
Of then pending litigation. Judge Medley re-
ferred to this legislation as indicating the intent
of the Legislature to recognize the right of
governing officials to continue to serve until
finally removed from Office for disability or
disqualification. Acts performed in good faith
during this interim under "color of Office" he
said, are perfectly valid.
Commonwealth's Attorney Hassan has in
formed the Arlington board that Judge Medley
has taken "the first step toward establishing
the soundness" Of the Standardization legis-
lation and that his decision means that the
board may proceed with safety" in its bond
transactions. This is reassuring to county cit
izens, who have just voted in favor Of another
bond issue for schools.
Evening star., 1952-06-03
OvercroWding: Educational Suicide
To the Editor Of The Stor:

QEING a school teacher in Arlington
- County, I was somewhat surprised
and to q degree shocked at an apparant
disregard for some basic facts in school
economies and psychology which was
evident in a recent letter to you by
Amateur Expert"
Arlington County has grown in the
past ten years from primarily rural
area to a community of close to $50, 1000
persons. OF this number approximately
$4,000 school children use the facilities
made available by the mandate of the
people as exercised through their school
board. Most of these children have
benefited from the actions of an awake.
vigorous school administration by dD
having well-trained teachers hand picked
from the cream of the crop of teachers
from every geographical area of the
United States, (2) having trained. COM
petent supervisory personnel ready and
able to help both teachers and students
learn in the classroom, 90 having this
administration work actively to attempt
to guarantee each school child a full
six-hour day in school by requesting
financial support from the residents Of
this community.
Statistics presented by the United
States Office Of Education indicate that
the present school-building programs in
the United States lag far behind the
demand in terms Of school population.
They also indicate that fewer and fewer
teachers are being graduated from col
leges and normal schools in the United
States. which has resulted In an esti-
mated shortage Of over 100 900 teachers
for the coming school year. Arlington
County, taking cognizance Of this prob
lem. has brought these needs to the
attention of the people Of the commu-
nifty. They have shown that the teacher
who had As to so children in class in
1950-51 was unable to help each young
ster as an individual grow to his fullest
capacity. Academic tests and diagnostic
examinations, the experience Of the
classroom teacher, and the statistics Of
the administration bear this out. This
county attempted to do something about
this situation. They instituted a building
program, recruited well-trained teachers,
and developed a long-range program 50
that this county would be able to say.
Evening star., 1952-06-03
Frances Reds

When Jacques Duclos, their acting head. was
arrested last week during vicious demonstrations
against General Ridgway, the French Commu-
niStS put out call for country wide protest
strikes. But although these willing Soviet servants
number about 100000, and although they control
the General Confederation of Labor-an organi-
zation Of 5000 900 workers-their call went almost
completely unheeded. Accordingly as if sobered
by this noteworthy failure, they have now asked
for trouble-making on much more limited and
moderate scale-a 24-hour walkout in the Paris
area.
The new walkout, which is scheduled to take
place tomorrow, has been billed in advance as a
demonstration against war and for peace,
against faScism and for liberty against misery
and for the vital demands Of labor" More
specifically 1t is supposed to be retaliatory show
of power in response to the Pinay governments
weekend raids cracking down on Communist
centers of subversion throughout the country.
Since Red control of the workers in Paris and
environs is stronger than in other parts of France
the chances are that last weeks flop will not be
repeated, but the strike, even if it turns out to
be successful, will certainly not have the intini-
dating effect that such things used to have over
there.
This is so because France-in part as a
result of the Marshall Plans economically and
politically far stronger now than 1t was three
or four years ago. Back in those days the Com
munists, with their strikes and demonstrations,
constituted a grave internal menace, but that
time has passed. Although still dangerous, they,
have won great and increasing hostility for them
selves among the overwhelming majority of the
French people, and they must deal at this stage
with a French government fully resolved and
adequately equipped to handle them as firmly
as necessary. Their impending Paris strike,
whether or not it fizzles out, may therefore be
awaited with relative calm.
Evening star., 1952-06-03

more for your child. II had had 80
on an extended day things could have
been more relaxed. Let me have six hours
and could have done even more. But
IS? That's educational suicide on the
extended day, which you are going to
have If we don't do some building soon,
and slow death on full six-hour basis.
Give us $1,000 more If we teach As
children? Sure. could use the money.
Think Of the kids. That $1,000 would
never pay for the possible harm those
crowded conditions could result in in
terms of your child'S education. Would
you pay $4,000 to builder who guar
anteed you q $4,000 home but put too
much sand in the concrete, used green
wood for the frame and put wood
shingles on your roof? Or would you
rather pay the $4,000 and be sure that
you have q structure that will stand up
and assume its place in your community
for many years to come? Arlington
County's school system estimates an
almost doubling Of the school population
by 1860. We don't have enough buildings
and teachers for the 1852 demand. let
alone 1860. Will IS in classroom solve
the problem? Stagnate now and you'll
find yourself with poorly educated chill
dren. poorly equipped to face LIES sit
uations. A modern, militant. thinking
school administration desperately is try
ing to avoid this situation. Give the
kids a chance. They are your future.
Classroom Teacher
Evening star., 1952-06-03
One Bride Asks Another

Great-grGndmother. blonde and small.
From your portrait on the ioall
Looking dotDn NTH deep blue eyes,
Tender. luminous and tOise-
(Century-old. the tDedding band.
Dull gold cleaning on your hand,
And the satin Empire dress nv
Moulds your body's loDeltness)-
You. tDho loped one man 30 nell,
Is there nothing you soiH tell?
Can you not some charm irnp0Tt,
Ho1D to hold q loper's heart
or your secret aDisdon share.
Who had jon and griet to bearS
Bride to bride, iDhat rouA you sag
70 me. on my ,ceddtng day7
Maxis Y. coruthen
Evening star., 1952-06-03
Trumon and Power Companies

Free enterprise got shot in the arm
recently when Mr.. Truman of Missouri
unleashed his characteristic boomerang
at the Nations private power companies
for their issuance Of "propaganda"
detrimental to the ambitions of his
cronies. AS usual. the object Of his wild
Evening star., 1952-06-03
New Versions Of Bible

INSW NSISbOHS VI DlDlS
Any news about increased sales Of the
Bible is good news to us. 1t was there
fore with much interest that read the
article by George Kennedy in The Star
forecasting record sales for the Re-
vised Standard Bible" which has been
authorized by the National Council Of
Churches of Christ In the United States.
For the sake Of accuracy. however. I
would like to point out few errors in
the paragraph of this article that speaks
Of the new translation being made by
Catholics.
First of all, our new translation Of the
Bible is not being made from "St.
Jerome's Vulgate," but from the original
Jerome was not "the first Latin Bible:
the whole Bible had been translated into
Latin about 200 years before st. Jerome
made his version. Finally, the new
Catholic Version Of the Bible is being
prepared by members of the Catholic
Biblical Association Of America under
the sponsorship of the Confraternity Of
Christian Doctrine. the headquarters of
which is not "in New York" but here in
Washington. The first volume of this
new Catholic version-Genesis to Ruth
is to be published at the same time as
the Revised Standard Version.
Rev. Louis F. Hartman, C. SIS. r.,
General Secretary.
General Secretary, The Catholic
Biblical Association Of America.
Big Steal in Texus'
The big Steal in Texas" to which
you editorially refer May 20 was engi-
neered by q host Of New Dealers and
left-wing Democrats who entered the
Republican primary in Texas as one
day Republicans for the avowed purpose
OF defeating Senator Taft because they
fear his election would put an end to
their long feast at the trough Of public
money. The same tactics were employed
In New Hampshire. Massachusetts and
New Jersey. and are similar in many
respects to those adopted by the Com
munists to destroy representative gov
ernment in countries throughout the
world. 1t Is highlight Of the philosophy
that the end justifies the means and
the strange part Of it is that many In
the newspaper publishing business do
not seem to realize what is taking place
right under their noses. The small size
OF the Democratic vote in all the Demo-
cratic primaries is definite proof of
where the bulk Of the Eisenhower vote
came from.
Frances M. Hartley, tr.
East Orange, N. J.
Evening star., 1952-06-03
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

any questions of fact by writing The
Evening Star Information Bureau. 1900 I street
NM. washington D. p 6. and i3ciosin& ss9ts
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. Why are the names Of some drugs
capitalized while others are not?-V. H.
A. The ones that begin with capital
letter are registered trade names.
@. How many possible dates are there
on which Easter can occur2-B. v.
A. There are IS. between March "a
and April IS.
@. How long does 1t take spider to
spin q Webb. B.
A. Not more than half an hour.
@. How long may the picture tube In
q television set be expected to last2
&C. j. T.
A. The life Of picture tube averages
1000 hours Of operation.
Evening star., 1952-06-03

Pen-nan1es may be used II letters carry
Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-06-03

guns. The parents gave their children
those guns.
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT
By ALFRED A. STERN

Hanukah the Festival of Light
which commentaries Jewish time of the Macabean
revolt than two thousand again with us Once
more as IN years by light the
additional candle for each passes sing and
partake of the joyous spirit of the
The theme of
not the outstanding lesson of celebration It rather
the moral determination the spiritual the Hasmonea
family who would their beliefs
the Ideals and practices of paganm emphasized
that
SAINT and the martyr characteristic than
is the heron the ordinary in which that
This should be- Personal in as
magnificent goal to be achieved vision that
never shared Only when physical courage
uo TO an Ideal worth fighting did Judaism recognize validity
Inc Maccabeans for all their personal bravery
written such important
not been tied to the undefed
Jewish religion. -
In todays world where the darening
has fallen upon countries Hanukah of
aSm that would obscure his vision Hanukah
significance for nonJeWS who
within them and ready darkness
who would hide that light from the exn
gushing democracy, human freedom dignity
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19
Job
Almost Done

NEW YORK (JTA)-The Jew
ish Restitution Successor Organi-
zation will receive some $18,OOO,-
600 as result of bulk settlements
negotiated with the U. S. Zone of
Germany, as well as in settlement
of claims against Individual Ger
mans. AS result of these agree
ments, more than 85 percent of
all claims pressed by the J.R.S.O.
for heirless or unclaimed proper
ty have now been successfully
settled. The relatively few claims
remaining in the US. Zone should
be disposed of during 1853.
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19
Speedway Growth
Is Phenomenal

Past few months has witnessed
the expansion of E. Speedway,
now dotted with new businesses.
1t isn't many years ago that when
one referred to anything beyond
Country Club, it was regarded as
remote and distant"
Last several weeks have wit
messed the opening of the Rib
Barbecue restaurant, Wash-Well
Laundry, Speedway-TV Radio
Center, Radio King, Jerome Gal
leries and new quarters of the
State Hardware, to mention only
a few. Shortly construction on
large furniture store will begin.
Only a few weeks ago Solot Real
ty carried an ad in the Post about
available property on E. Speed
way. Before the weekend elapsed,
the several pieces were sold.
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19

ready effective for firms doing
government work, to industries
such as railways, shipping and
air transport that are under Fed
eral jurisdiction.
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19
Canada Moves

OTTAWA (JTA) = The Canad-
ian Government has announced a
far reaching legislative program
which includes a bill to outlaw
discrimination because of race,
color or religion in industry un-
der Federal regulation. This mea-
sure will extend this principle, al
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19

Participation of Jeanet tie
Grandma" ROthberger in this
years sale of tuberculosis Seals
marks many years of volunteer
effort i'm behalf of that cause, ac-
cOrding to Elizabeth Beach, exec
utive secretary. She describes
Mrs. ROthberger as an indefatig-
able worker with a strong sense
OF civic duty. Sedley-Hopkins
The Arizona post., 1952-12-19

Arizona Post, December 10. 1852
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-19

10 lahot decisive American progress
10 D'ok shows that persons who think Eiserboer
tryrg A., ~" nights because he playing politics
- o'n ana when he lie, the state do :,
sums up his ihinkinq on the NEGRO usv
from our s man TO say today that have erased
4ic tl - is1i VetaGos Of prejudice That not true We
mage Of ON ~ ano Sthough We have
vel,tonen, ~ certainly have Of de
,i-,e ~ attained T. that spiritual perfection III, s ao rho
"u I" md the Nsiae = the striving '' We %" uN ="
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-19
FOR VETERANS
Questions and Answers

Q I'm receiving disability
compensation checks each
month from the VA I've had
to 90 pretty heavily into debt.
and my creditors are demand
ing their money. Do they have
The right to demand any part
81 my compensation checks?
a No. Your compensation
payments are exempt from
seizure. levy or attachment.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-19

GEORGE EDWARDS said
parents should be selecfive
about the programs viewed by
their children. but lamenied
that the average Younssfer
knows how TO manipulate. Tv
sets 10 get the programs he
wants.
Mrs Lyle p Colvin. president
Of the Detroit PTA. also urged
parental selection OF TV shows
for children.
One mother announced that
She does not permit her two
daughters. 10 and IA. to see Ger
tain crime programs.
Crime shows make their