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Evening star., 1952-12-30
UnsentimentuI About Donohue

With the close of business on Decem-
Der 81. Commissioner Donohue's resigna-
tion should become effective. While 1 dc
not hold with the suggestion of the
Chairman of the Republican District
Committee, that to the victors belong
the spoils, it is worth mentioning that
Commissioner Donohue made his original
statement about resigning predicated up
on the possibility that the Democrats
should lose the Presidential election. If
he is man of his word (Which I do not
doubt. he should stand on that.
Sentiment for Mr.. Donohue's reten-
tion as Commissioner is by no means
unanimous among District residents. He
has espoused popular causes, has received
great deal of publicity (Which he evil
IDENTIFY enjoys) and has blown his trum-
pet quite bit as champion of the Dis
trict, but he has hardly achieved the Sue
cess which would merit statue to his
honor alongside that of Alexander
Shepherd (the man who pulled D. c.
out of the mud" many years ago). But
he has had his fun, and now am sure
many citizens will be glad to see him
go back to private law practice. AS to
a successor, have no choice except that
Evening star., 1952-12-30
HI. r. S.

The old timers did not know anything
about the germ theory.
They were willing to eat strong meat,
but they wanted to cover up its odor.
So they used the onion.
Another food Templeton Jones thinks
should be abandoned is spinach.
Children, those canny critics, long ago
put thumbs down on this one
But their willful parents insisted that
they eat it.
They said it was full of iron.
Modern chemical research shows.
Jones asserts, that though it is filled
with that precious metal, very little of
it is extracted by the system.
"Hooray!" Jones hears the kids shout.
and he shouts with them.
In the Templetoh Jones cookbook,
there are going to be two absentees.
The onion will not even be mentioned,
and as for spinach. it will be relegated
to small type in the appendix.
Spinach" the appendix will read,
IAN unpleasant green vegetable, often
gritty in character, excellent for ex-
tracing folio acid. It would be a fine
cat food, but cats won't eat it. Dogs
will; they haY no more sense"
Evening star., 1952-12-30

Skunk egg, Templeton Jones says, is
what the cowboys used to call the onion.
Jones recently took up the hobby of
cooking, in which many famous men
have made their mark. Templeton Jones
doesn't expect to be famous at it, how
ever.
His main idea is to cook up dishes
completely to his own taste.
In doing so, he wants to leave out
the onion. It is one of his main reasons
for becoming an amateur cook.
The onion, according to JONES' is not
fit to eat.
The fact that millions eat it, and many
of them think a meal not complete
without it, makes no difference to our
amateur.
'The onion" he says, deserves to be
forgotten"
It's strong odor is what confounds our
good man.
He is one of these persons who had
been cursed, or blessed. with perfect
smelling.
His father could smell bear while
riding along through the woods.
In the old Midwest days. lawyers
sFode the circuit"
Evening star., 1952-12-30
This and That .
BY Charles E. TroceweN

There was not enough legal business
to keep staff of judges and lawyers
busy in any one small town.
Over county, however, the law had
to come to grips with wrongdoers.
Even in township. things were likely
to happen.
Then judge had to sit and the law
yers argue.
The legal lights went from county seat
to county seat.
In doing, there was nothing to do but
ride horse.
Many of the trails led along between
deep forests. and many an old-time cir
cult rider got used to listening for bear
Usually before he saw bruin, he could
smell him.
This great animal was untidy in his
habits and gave forth characteristic
aroma.
Templeton Jones, cook, admits an
onion does not smell like a bear.
It smells like nothing but an onion,
to him.
Whenever it enters into a dish, the
food is spoiled.
He believes that the widespread use
of the onion began in the old days, when
people were not as fastidious as they
are today. r
Evening star., 1952-12-30

globe, which conforms to the defini-
ton: the smaller area inclosed by the
three great circles, or the rest of the
globe? If colored students are segre-
gated, are not the white ones also? Is
the minority or majority imposed upon?
The whole matter Sits down to one of
racial pride. When the Negro race de-
velops the pride it now apparently lacks,
there will be no segregation problem.
When segregation in our schools is
prohibited by law, abolishment of mis-
cegenation will probably follow. In our
country citizens of Teutonic and Anglo
Saxon descent probably outnumber
those of Latin origin. 1t is maintained
by many that the cross of the Negro with
the former brings out the worst traits of
each race. The mixture of Latin and
Negro blood has produced men of such
genius as John James Audubon and
Alexandra Dumas There is no foretell-
ing what miscegenation will do to our
country. We owe something to posterity.
H. r. S.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Observunt Teacher

AS a teacher, I would like to defend
Modern Teaching" in the public schools.
Modern teaching is really individual
teaching of the child, anything but
socialistic. Even when group activity
is being conducted. the teacher thinks
of the individuals who comprise the
group. Her questions and demonstra-
tions to the children seek to challenge
the highest performance each child is
capable of giving.
One cannot face any group of ele-
mentary school children and not recog-
nize how different children of the same
age are One child may be feet taller
and 20 pounds heavier than another
child in the same grade. Some first
graders may have erupted several sec
ondary teeth while another child grins
showing mouthful of baby teeth. One
child gracefully walks along while an
other is still literally swinging by his
TAIL" Another child carefully watches
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Mr.. Austin's Good Work

Ever since June, 1916, when he resigned as
Republican Senator from Vermont to become
chief of our American mission to the United Ma
tions, Warren R. Austin has fought good fight
for peace and freedom in the world and in fight
ing it he has well served the best interests of our
country.
Right from the start of his work in the U. NJ
both in the Security Council and the General
Assembly-Mr Austin, ranking as an ambassa-
dor has had to grapple with the toughest issues
of our time. More particularly he has had to
grapple with the Russians. He has had to cope
with Gromykos and Maliks and Vishinskys most
virulent and most mendacious arguments in de-
bates of the greatest consequence on matters of
the utmost importance-life- -and-death matters
ranging all the way from atomic control to the
Communist aggression in Korea.
Unfortunately, it cannot be said that the
world has moved perceptibly closer to decent
and enduring peace during the years MIR. Austin
has served in the U. N. If anything interna-
tional tensions have grown during that time
and there are precious few signs to indicate that
we are moving into a better period. Nevertheless,
because of just such labors as his, there is still
good reason to hope for the BEST still good reason
to hope for slow but improvement in the
present situation, still good reason to hope that
ways will be found to put permanent end to the
threat of another global war.
In any event, as he made clear in his radio
address the other day, Mr.. Austin is firm in his
faith that the world will succeed in building
sound peace if the U. N. continues to receive un-
wavering support from the United States and all
like-minded nations. He bases that faith on what
the General Assembly and the Security Council
have already achieved in many difficult areas of
hot dispute. The record on that score does not
warrant sense of failure Although issues of
the most dangerous sort remain to be settled,
enough has been accomplished thus far to justify
a real measure of hopefulness.
Mr.. Austin has done much to contribute to
this credit side of the u N. ledger and now that
he is about to retire at the age of 75 the Nation
and the free world at large are indebted to him
for the distinguished service he has rendered. He
has set fine example for Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr. who is to succeed him soon as chief of
our mission.
Evening star., 1952-12-30

his feet for correct placement while an
other comes down stairs at the 4year-
old level-right leg, right leg.
A good teacher is an acute observer
of children. She recognizes their in
dividual differences and PAGES her in
Struction at the particular child's level
of development.
How often have held the f1accid and
lax hand of first grader. The hand
muscles barely moved. The child had
very little control of his writing. He
could only make scrawled marks and
could not stay within the lines" This
ch1ld'S muscular coordination had not
developed sufficiently for the fine de-
tailed movements required for writing.
We cannot reward and grade highly the
rapidly growing child and fruStrate and
penalize the slowly growing child.
Growth differences become less pro-
nounced as the years go by. All children
eventually reach adult growth. Adult
standards will be achieved by more Of
them If not completely frustrated in
childhood.
Modern education does teach. We
don't idly sit by and wait for growth to
take place. Individual instruction is
given. The child himself selects the
reading book appropriate for his reading
ability from wide range of readers.
Self-selected reading is used in addition
to the classroom reading text. Flash
cards and many other good old" teach
ing techniques are employed.
The social studies are not socialistic
studies. A more exact phrasing would
term them the reading studies," since
reading ability is basic to all of them.
The report card situation" rating the
individual only with reference to- his
own abilities is good, and is in line with
the latest research in child guidance
clinics. The Board of Education mem
bers are to be congratulated for inform
ing the public of this research.
In the District, the opening exercise
always includes the Pledge to the Flag
and singing of "America"-ask any
grade school kid.
The mothers and fathers of our chill
dren are our strongest allies. All of us
want the best for your child. Give us
adequate supplies and smaller classes
so that we can teach your individual
boy or girl.
District Teacher.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
New Law of the Lund

The McCarran Walter immigration
Act is now the law of the land. Let all
who have so persiStently vilified and
condemned this constructive legislation
take due note of the fact-and trim
their propaganda sails accordingly.
Let us temper emotion with reason,
and recognize the fact that no act of
man is perfect in all details. In the
name of honesty and fairness, it is just
as ridiculous to term this measure de
grading" as it is to label the Taft
Hartley Act 'slave labor" measure.
Opponents of the new naturalization
law find their best appeal lies in waving
the flag and hardening back to the days
when the United States of America
really needed new blood from foreign
lands. All students of history know
there would not have been any slave
traffic. had there been sufficient white
labor to carry on needed manual pur-
suits in early American days. Hence,
white immigrants were welcomeAre-
gardless of mental, moral or spiritual
qualities beyond the bounds of oecency
and lawfulnesS. The need was for Drawn.
courage and willingness to defy the
harsh laws Of nature.
That day has gone forever, thanks
to our early forebears and the amazing
progress made by our economic and in
dustrial legionS. Today we are Cor
should be- in new era of progress in
the arts of higher civilization-the art
of elevating mans spiritual and mental
qualities, and seeking to SOW the seeds
of peace and harmony through precept.
To put it bluntly, these United States
have passed the stage when they should
be regarded as haven for the cp-
pressed" standing with arms out
stretched to welcome all who would find
refuge from foreign dictators or diff
ficulties. 1t is definitely not to The best
interests of our country or our future,
to water down our assimilated millions
with untold numbers, who are attracted
to our country more as a place of
escape than for our institutions
or form of government. Certainly we
do not need-or want-any who would
destroy our handiwork
Yes, let the United States Of America
always make room for the well-deserv-
ing, the high-minded and those whose
roots already have been planted in our
soil by previous immigrants. But let us
cherish our hard-earned liberties and
material blessings, at least to the extent
OF 1nsuring that those we welcome truly
deserve the high privilege of becoming
one of us. Only thus can we continue
our heroic task of helping shape other
benighted lands in our democratic image.
Edward r. Egger.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Youth

This is your day-the dauntless DiI that
dGreS,
The reckless strength that neuer counts
the cost,
The will denying any battle lost
While you haze BREATH; the comradship
that shares
All glory that may come to you, yet bears
Alone and smiling pain that may come.
too.
Untarntslaed By the rust of time you do
Those deadly tasks Which careful age
prepares.
Since pe haze placed within your steady
hands
A fight less palidnt soul could neuer Din,
May ,De tpho haze gro1Dn tpeary Nth the
gears
Withdraw. and see that nothing euer
stands
Against true peace; last time ours ,Das
the sin
But youth can make future free from
fears.
A Borboro PoImes =
Evening star., 1952-12-30

term, with third of the time off for good
behavior? Surely such minor punishment can
hardly be said to fit the immense crime of atomic
espionage.
Americans, it is true, have no right to lee
ture the British on the kind of laws they should
or should not have. STILL if their country and
ours are to cooperate closely in atomic matters
our common security requires that they give
serious thought to enacting much sterner
penalties for spies.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Disoqrees With Lawrence

I was disappointed to read in The
Star on Christmas Day most unsea-
sonal column by David Lawrence. AS
usual, Mr.. Lawrence gave vent to his
own strange brand of ill-will His COL
umn contained the sort of negative,
distrustful and divisive attitudes which
are the very opposite of the spirit of
Christmas.
He began with the statement that
peace is attainable only by complete
change in American psychology" and
said that Americans have a "defeatist
point of view." Almost everything in
our history from the beginning of this
Republic, through the two World Wars
and the Marshall Plan, up to Eisen-
hower's trip to Korea, is the very op-
posite; we may well be the least defeat
iSt Nation that ever existed.
From this unsound hypothesis, Mr.
Lawrence went on to say that the West
ern Nations don't trust each other
this in the face of the growing NATO
organization, developed by the man who
was elected President of the United
States. and in the face of truly as
founding progress toward European po-
litical and economic unity. The Western
Nations have not had single major
case of misunderstanding since the war,
and cooperate with remarkable success
in the United Nations.
Mr.. Lawrence continues to spread his
destructive, defeatist and negative atti-
tudes. He says, in effect, that we must
give up some of our most cherished
democratic safeguards because a de-
mocracy is incapable of meeting a chal-
lenge such as the present cold war And
he spreads the dangerous and improved
propaganda that our allies are not loyal,
but will desert us if the going gets
tough.
Mr.. Lawrence then goes on to say
that our Government is filled with
weak and craven men," without speci-
flying who these persons are.
1t seems to me that it is a waste of
ink to print such a meaningless tumble
of generalities, when your readers de-
serve reasoned, mature analyses of pub
lie questions. Mr.. Lawrence's column
has become more and more a carping,
small-minded, unfactual string of criti-
cisms, with seldom note of optimism
or courage, the qualities which he likes
to accuse others of lacking.
Let's have more columnists who have
faith in America, hope for its future.
and who take the trouble to find out
the facts before writing. Let's have
more columnists who give us honest, in
telligent and constructive suggestions
for solving the difficult problems that
beset us.
And let's have fewer dyspeptic out
bursts by embittered old men who look
at the world through gray-colored
glasses. and who can do nothing but
sullenly criticize those who are doing
their best to steer our country through
perilous waters.
Talk about weak and craven men,"
Ronald w. May.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Congratulations

1t is real pleasure to send to you
and your associates the hearty congrat-
ulations of the officers and members Of
Almas Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., on the
Tooth anniversary of The Star.
1t is our earnest hope that your sue
cessful record of achievement will con-
tinue and that you will have maintained
the same faithful service to the free
dom-loving people of our great country
when The Star celebrates its 200th ami
verSary. william p. Jacobs. Jr.
Illustrious Potentate, Almas Temple,
AAONMS.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Both Races Segregated?

Let us call spade spade. Article TX
of the Bill of Rights states: "The emu
meration in the Constitution, of certain
rights, shall not be construed to deny
or disparage others retained by the
people"
From the founding of our Republic
the right of segregation has been an
established and unchallenged one, as
witnessed by the right to form clubs and
religious societies that select their own
membership, or Greek-letter fraternities
in high schools and colleges, even in
such institutions as are maintained at
public expense.
If you trace a spherical triangle on
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Life Adjustment VS.. Three Rs

NAAGAClSIu VI CUe CeuQenCy In the schools
to emphasize "life adjustment" of pupils and
to subordinate teaching of the "three Rs" is
not a new Development Many parents, used to
old-fashioned but nonetheless successful meth
odS OF instruction, have expressed concern
privately and publicly over what they called
progressive education" of today. It is real
news, however, when educators themselves
begin to raise questions as to the wisdom of
the new policies
Parents who have had their doubts about
the social-adjustment program, with its stress
ing of vocational training and its seeming neglect
of such traditional fundamentals as arithmetic
spelling, history and the like, will welcome such
an ally as Professor Arthur E. Bestor, jr, of
the history department of the University of
Illinois. Professor Bestor, in vigorous language
condemned what he called -intellectualism"
in the schools in provocative address before
the American Historical Association here. He
proposed adoption of resolution pledging the
association to wage strong fight for adequate
intellectual training" in the Nations classrooms
Professor Bestor left no uncertainty in the
minds OF his audience as to what he had in mind
by this term. He pointed to "life adjustment
program in the Illinois schools that gives as
much Importance to learning dancing parlor
stunts, and party games as is given to learning
how to study and help solve economic social and
political problems" He declared that professional
educators, in their policy making role, ''have
lowered the aims of the public schools" by fail
ing properly to develop the capacity to think and
to understand. Their doctrine, he charged ap-
pears to be that most Americans "are incapable
of being benefited by intellectual training or even
training for skilled and desirable occupations"
Other members of the association disagreed
with Professor Bestor But he told the meeting
his resolution was supported by scholars from
54 colleges and universities in % States and
the District of Columbia And survey last
year by the New York Times showed Nation
wide trend toward neglect of American history
in school curricula. Professor Bestor has brought
forcefully to public attention an issue that
needs further study by educators generally and
by educational organizations in particular. For
it has long been evident that considerable
portion of the public is not yet sold on the
new-fangled ideas of teaching that prevail in
many schools today.
After the stormy journalism Of the campaign
months, it is restful to find the Nations maga-
zines turning to controversial articles, such
as this one of the cowboy movie star. entitled
II Can't Act"
As pitiful as a Ferris wheel in the snow is
the baseball fan this time of year trying to con-
vince himself that he cares about player swap
between the Detroit Tigers and the st. Louis
Browns. -
Evening star., 1952-12-30
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What is meant by the fourth state
of matter?-H E. M.
A. This is term applied to the state
OF helium at very low temperature.
Helium liquifies from a gas at 7.60 F..
above absolute zero. From this tempera-
ture down to So F. above absolute zero.
liquid helium behaves as normal fluid.
and is known as helium !. At the low
temperature mentioned, it changes to
the form known as helium II. The char
acteriStics Of the latter are so unlike
those of helium or any other fluid,
that it is often referred to as fourth
state Of matter, or as the quantum fluid.
@. Who said, "The Lord watch be-
tween me and thee, while we are alb
sent one from another"?-R. N. j.
A. Laban said this to his nephew
Jacob, in the story of the pillar which
Jacob raised as covenant between him
and Laban. The words will be found in
Genesis, xxxi,49.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Hard on Everqreens

have read much lately about the
immensity of the Christmas tree busi-
ness and the rosiness of it's accom-
plishments. The last was an article in
The Star, December %, by James Birch
field.
Having observed during the afternoon
and evening of the oath the very large
number of trees still unsold, both whole
sale and retail, in many places in the
District and surrounding territory, and
noticing the resultant gloom among the
owners, it is suggested that write-up
On the cause of waste and loss might be
enlightening and equally interesting.
T. w. Lakin.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
True Christmas Spirit

I have room in a good American
home in Chevy Chase. The other So
journer there is department employe.
Faithful Fanny. the maid, lives near Seat
Pleasant, and has the problem of care
for child Of her serviceman husband
while she journeys the long way to and
fro. in endeavor to support two teen-age
children of former husband. When
some good-hearted department workers
were assembling great baskets for express
sion of their Christ-spirit, the other
sojourner spoke for Fanny, and brought
to her one Of the baskets of good things;
and another co-operator carried it and
Fanny to Seat Pleasant.
Fanny confided to me, mere onlooker:
'They-they'll never know how much
they helped me-with my children and
all this Christmas!" Which reminded
me heard preacher say that there
is more in the Good Book about that
reward-time coming than about the
first Christmas. There will be some de-
lightedly astonished folks who will hear
Him say aye have done it unto one Of
the least :. Ye have done it unto me "
Es En- Ess.
Evening star., 1952-12-30

Pen-7,1naes may be used If letters carry
tortters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
snyyn sny question @ Of fact BY either writing The
NV, Washington 3, d. c., and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by telephoning Sterling 1868
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Letters to The Star .

I would like to see a man chosen who is
neither businessman nor lawyer.
William p. Thomas, Jr,
Evening star., 1952-12-30

AS pitiful as Ferris wheel in the snow is
the baseball fan this time of year trying to con-
vince himself that he cares about player swap
between the Detroit Tigers and the st. Louis
Browns.
Evening star., 1952-12-30

After the stormy journalism of the campaign
months it is restful to find the Nations maga-
zines turning to non-controverSial articles such
as this one of the cowboy movie star. entitled
II Can't Act"