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Evening star., 1953-10-15

at least almost, on hands and face and
neck, and maybe bit of chest and
forearmS as in the summer days when
larger portion of the epidermis could
be exposed.
Outdoor sport?
Is it necessary to kill, to have an out
door sport?
Or even to pursue ball around, bat
it, hit it, or otherwise molest it?
Some will agree that the term "out-
door sport" might include just plain
perching, or even gardening.
X
To perch. as bird does, means to
be seated.
This may even include reading, or
plain doing.
Reading in the sun might strike some
persons as odd, indeed, but there is an
entire school of eye care that calls
summing" as they phrase it, essential
eye training.
This does not mean. Of course, look
ing squarely at the sun. The way to
do it. they carefully explain, is to flash
look, then look away.
This is held good because the eye
IS made to take and enjoy light
The modern idea, that one should
wear sunglasses, is based evidently,
upon improper utilization of various
foods and vitamins (food accessories)
by the system. That is. the victims, be-
ing i'll Amay need shade.
r There is no need for shading the
eyes when properly fed from within,
and when handled with common sense.
Evening star., 1953-10-15
This and That

No one who likes sunshine should give
it up just because it has turned cool.
The casual sumner will find that he
doesn't sweat so much, and this is
gain, because many persons believe that
Sipates the tan.
entific basis for this belief, but it is
held by many, who are ready to swear
that the use of soap, especially, chases
away what one has put in so many
minutes getting.
The home suntan, if it may so be
called. is not thing of few hours,
but the direct result of countless min
utes in the actinic rays as well as the
heat rays.
The net result, in addition to the tan,
is some amount Of heat, manifested in
plain, old-fashioned sweat, or perSpira-
ton, as some prefer to call it.
X
In the heat of summer, a water bath
is necessary Immediately after summing.
When autumn comes on, the casual
sunbather is able to take long minutes.
even hours, of his own special delight
without working up a sweat.
So all such persons, who for one rea-
son or another depend upon the home
sun of Washington, D. c., and environs,
should not give up their favorite out
door sport just because they cannot
wear as few clothes as formerly.
After all, for them, the cosmetic and
health values of sunshine are the main
factors, and these come just as well, or
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Myth of Yale

The fallacy that literature is cause rather
than an effect, fallacy to which intellectuals
fondly cling, crops out once more in the other
wise admirable report of the Yale Committee
on General Education.
The eminent faculty members of the COM
mittee headed by Yale's president, DR.. A.
Whitney Griswold, want the students to put
first things first. Unfortunately they have
been putting second things first and the report
has looked into the cause.
Behind the undergraduate zeal to defy
the unimportant" the report states, Stands
false myth of Yale-the Yale of casual but
big-time activity, the Yale glorifed and made
famous by Owen Johnson, Ralph Paine and
the rest"
This is not only fallacy. The author might
also be suspected of snobbery. For Burt L..
Standish Colbert Patten), whose Frank Merri-
well at Yale books went to 125 million copies,
did not attend the institution. He must be
among those so slightingly referred to as "and
the rest" -
Fictional characters were the cause? Rub
biSh It was not Owen JohnSon'S Dink Slower,
or Ralph Paine'S SANDY Sawyer, Sophomore" !"
or even Frank Merriwell who "sold" Yale to
high school students across the continent. They
were "Sold" by real 1esh-and-blood men, the
men of thrilling achievement and gridiron
greatness-the Hefelhngers the Hinkeys the
Coys, the Hogans and the Shevlns
Evening star., 1953-10-15
What Are theBest Years Of Mans Life?
By Irving Lash

A r TIMES it seems like a young
L n mans world. When Lindbergh,N \
STRIPPING of Is, flew the ocean, tired old
reporters sighed enviously and wrote:
"Ah, youth" The Lone Eagle was a
year older at his finest hour than Pitt
the Younger was when he became Eng
lands Prime Minister. Keats was in
the grave at Is, his poetry his monu-
ment. At II, Mendelssohn composed
his overture to A Midsummer Nights
Dream. Jane Austen was writing Pride
and Prejudice when 81. John Ericsson,
who built the Monitor, was craftsman
at IL and full-f1edged engineer at 49,
The roll of prodigies is long.
Yet the hoary ones Stoutly maintain
in rebuttal that man improves with
age. Ben Franklin was 78 when he dis
covered he needed two pairs of spec
tacleS, one for far sight, one for near.
His inventive genius undimmed, he pro-
duced the first bifocalS Verdi was push
ing "a when Otello came from his pen.
Six more years passed before his F1l-
staff was staged. Bancroft was still
writing histories at IS. Cervantes was
68 when he finished the second part of
Don QuiTote. Churchill made Prime
of War at n.
These are examples Of conflicting
evidence that confronted Harvey C.
Lehman, professor of psychology at
Ohio University, during 20 years of re-
search to determine the age at which
man is likely to reach the peak of
achievement in his chosen field. He
probed thousands of brilliant careers,
digging into the lives of men eminently
successful in the arts, science, medicine,
literature, politics and other fields. His
conclusions are contained in a scholarly
volume entitled Age and Achievement"
just published for the American Philo-
sophical Society by Princeton Univer-
sity Press.
It would make fine story to be able
to say the professor found there is a
magic number in mans life-that at,
say, 33 or ST he achieves the summit
in his endeavorS. But the professor does
not pin-point it to that extent. He does
claim rather emphatically, however,
that signs along the road to success in
dicate that man is not ordinarily at his
best after 40. There are exceptions, to
be sure, but generally speaking the pro-
fessor says that mans great moment
occurs on the sunny side of 40.
Field by field here are some of the
professors conclusions: In science, 554
notable inventions by 4O2 well-known
inventors shows their lights shining
brightest around the age of 35. This
indeed was the year at which Thomas
Edison was most productive. Between
33 and 36 he took out 312 patents: In
music, the professor traces the apogee
of grand opera production as occurring
between 35 and 80; the best symphonies
were written in the 3O-34 bracket. Wag-
Evening star., 1953-10-15
By Charles E. TroceweN

The eye Is camera, and, like all
cameras, may be said to enjoy light.
Light is, indeed, it's function. With
out light, the eye is nothing.
Read in the sun, then. if it suits you
1t will harm nobody else, and not ever
you, if you keep from looking directly
at the sun.
Preferably. keep the page in shadow
even tilt 1t to achieve this end, since
white paper makes a strong reflection
If, on looking away into greenery, red
or crimson patches are seen, then know
that you should stop reading for the
time being
Properly managed, the daily sunbath
may be carried into late fall without
harm, provided one is protected from
the winds, especially the head.
Best sunshine, no doubt, comes from
boating and golfing, but not all persons
are so situated that they can boat or
play golf. In fact, many would not
wish to; they are the quiet sensible
people who refuse to find it necessary
to have an excuse for each thing they
do
So they remain quietly in the sun
lust because they want to stay quietly
n the sun.
That is all!
Bless them, the honest people of the
world, who need no excuses, who do
what they want to do because they
want to do it. They are the backbone
of this Nation, as of all nations. If they
are honest in small things. they will
be honest In large ones. (Wel, maybe
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Wisconsin Omen

The political "outs" have always hopefully
tried to read some national significance into
local election which turns out favorably for
them. So the cheerful reaction of the Demo-
Gratis to the victory by their candidate in the
special election in Wisconsin's ninth congress
sional district comes as no surprise.
The surprising thing is that a good many
Republican bigWigS evidently share this Demo-
cratic reaction, and that they make no effort
to conceal the fact This is surprising because
show of sturdy optimism, even in the face of
Shockingly bad news, ordinarily is the inStinc-
tive and automatic reaction of most political
veterans.
Just how bad, the news from Wisconsin
actually is remains to be seen. The election was
to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of
Representative Merlin Hull, Republican When
the votes were counted the Democratic candi-
date had won-the first time this district has
sent Democrat to Congress.
There is at least one reason for caution in
trying to appraise the significance of the result
Although both parties campaigned vigorously
and brought their big guns into the district only
about $4,000 voters turned out This was more
than the Republicans had expected, but it was
some 10000 under the total vote cast when
General Eisenhower carried the district in No
vember by $4,000 to $4,000. Last Tuesdays vote
in round numbers was Democrat, $4,000; Re-
publican, 81, 900. In other words, the Democratic
congressional candidate won on Tuesday with
$4,000 fewer votes than were cast for the losing,
Democratic presidential candidate in November
Nobody knows what would have happened if
ballots had been cast Tuesday by the 10000
voters who turned out last November, but who
stayed home this week.
With due allowance for this uncertainty,
however, there is nothing in the picture to
cheer the Republicans. The fair inference is
that the G. o. P. defeat resulted primarily from
the decline in farm income pfus some unem-
ployment in the district which was attributable
to a slump in business for industrial firms
making farm equipment. This may not be the
whole story. But the Republican strategiStS, if
they are wise, will not seek to minimize its i'm
portance in laying their plans to meet the
national Democratic challenge which is only a
little more than year away.
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Governor Dewey Is Right

Governor Dewey has taken position that is
both morally and politically sound in suggest
ing that New York State Senator WickS should
resign Immediately as majority leader of the
upper branch of the Legislature and thus re-
move himself from the line of succession to the
governorship Senator Wicks has been under
fire since it was disclosed that he had been a
frequent visitor to- Joseph S. Fay, labor leader
servingaa sentence for extortion. Mr.. Wicks,
however, has announced that he will submit his
resignation to special session of the Legisla
ture next month land let the Senate pass upon
my fitness"
Although Senator Wicks has attempted to
justify his visits on the grounds that he was
seeking Fay's help in the interest of labor
peace" in his district, the legislator acknowledged
that Governor Dewey has described such con-
duct as "a source of embarrassment to the State
administration and the Republican Party" The
Governor explained further, at a press con-
ference, that he disapproves of visits by public
officials to convicts except in the course of
official duties.
While Senator .Wicks may be technically
correct in saying that since the Senate elected
him to the majority leadership it is up to that
body to pass upon his fitness, this is not a
refutation of the Governors assertion that the
Senator's behavior has become matter of
political embarrassment. Nor does it render
invalid Governor Deweys distaste for such close
association between a public official and a
man convicted of criminal action.
Evening star., 1953-10-15

ner was in his 3OS when he wrote Tam
hGuSer and Lohengri1,. And while Verdi
had revival late in life, he wrote Is
operas before he was so.
A closeup of the worlds "best' oil
paintings shows these masters excelled
between 80 and 81. Raphael's SiStine
Madonna was done at 35. DaVinci was
in his 40s when he worked on The Last
Supper. Michelangelo is believed to have
been in the neighborhood of so when he
did The Last Judgment
Poets turn out their top elegies, odes
and pastoral verse in their middle 2Os,
and not until near 80 do they come UP
with superior Sonnets, lyric and satiric
poems. Authors of the greatest comedies
and tragedies are pictured as making
their names known between 80 and 40
In belles-lettreS, prose stylists hit their
stride between 40 and IS. These same
years are given as the best ones of a
novelist's life.
Prof. Lehman points out that the
most learned philosophers were not
necessarily graybeards in their heyday
Schopenhauers The World As Will and
Idea was published when he was 81
Kant worked on The Critique OF Pure
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Arlington Civic Federation

Appearing in The Star, October 9, a
letter signed by M. NJ Chesy stands
correction, viz: THAT the (Arlington)
Civic Federation, which is an elected
representative body of non-political
neighborhood civic groups" The dele
gates to the Arlington Civic Federation
are not all elected. Many of them are
appointed by their respective organiza-
tions, therefore giving the advantage
to and creating Clique" The funda-
mental principle of the Civic Fedora
tion was established to represent citi-
zenS' associations only with strict
boundary lines. Today, this rule has
been abused. and many organizations
are represented without judicial reason.
In reference to the public swimming
pools" it would be wise to consult DR..
r. G.. Beachley health officer, pertain
ing to human germ carriers" There
are some private swimming pools in
Arlington County and they are in
spected.
John Humphreys.
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Firm Authority in Iran

The firm but calm expressions of authority
and determination which have been issued by
the Zahedi government in Iran in recent days
encourage belief that a constructive stability is
finally being established in that troubled
country.
After nearly two months of inquiry, the
government prosecutor has returned 2O-page
indictment against former Premier MosSadegh,
charging him with attempted rebellion against
the Shah and the Constitution and asking the
death penalty At the same time, the govern
ment has issued an official warning that any
conspiracy to activate the outlawed Communist
Tudeh party would bring similar charges against
those participating. Meanwhile in an interview
with the magazine U. S. News and World Report,
Premier zahedi has expressed the hope that
Trans economic and political troubles will be
substantially repaired within years time and
that an amicable settlement may be reached
with Great Britain on the protracted oil con-
troverSy. Given the progress which he hopes
for, General zahedi added, there would then be
no danger of his country drifting behind the
Iron Curtain"
There is close connection between the
Mossadegh charges and the warning to Tudeh
members or SympathizerS. Originally a de-
termined foe of Communism, the former
premier became at least passive collaboration
members to take leading part in staging street
demonstrations against Britain and America
and finally, against the Shah. In fact, in
letter to President Eisenhower last May DR..
MoSSadegh limited very clearly that unless the
American Government extended greater f1nan-
cial aid to Iran and adopted stronger pro-
Iranian attitude with regard to the Oil dispute
the Teheran government might turn openly to
collaboration with Moscow. 1t was evident then
that the premier was prepared to go to any
desperate lengths to maintain his own
authority and that, as General Zahedi said in
his magazine interview, the Communists were
coming Every near to taking over the country
Actually, communism has never had broad
appeal to Iranians-partly because of their
devoutneSs as MoSlemS and partly because
Russian designs upon its southern neighbor
have been recognized openly for many genera
tionS. The Tudeh party has been outlawed for
four years but the deterioration of Trans politi-
cal and economic situation during the %
months of Dr. MossadeghS administration pro-
vided precisely the atmosphere of chaos in
which the Communist organizers could keep
their cause alive.
Meanwhile, at press conference on Sun
day government spokesman said Iran Is ready
to arrange" return of its oil to world mar
ketS Asserting there is no dispute between
either the peoples or the governments of Iran
and Britain, the spokesman implied that his
government is hopeful of a restoration of
diplomatic relations with London and is pre-
pared to resume direct negotiations for agree
ment on the long and costly controversy with
the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
There is no doubt whatever today that a
Evening star., 1953-10-15
New Smithsonian Too Modern

Recently there appeared in The Star
a picture of the proposed new Smith
sonian Institution Building. AS much
as should like to see the tempos re-
moved and the wonderful Smithsonian
housed adequately, I would almost
rather have the tempos remain than see
erected on the Mall the hideous mod
ern" monstrosity pictured in The Star
Is there anything wrong with the ar
chitecture of the National Gallery? Is
there any reason why new Smith
sonian could not be of the same simple,
dignified, classic design? A new
Smithsonian Institution should be of
lasting design, therefore style should
be chosen which is already we'll estab-
lished. There is every reason to build
museum which blends well with the
other classical structures in the vicinity
of the Mall, viz. the Capitol, National
Gallery, and Federal Triangle.
hope the day will never come when
the Mall is permanently defiled by the
squatty, modern" nightmare some
lunatic has proposed for the Smith
Sonlan. Reader.
Evening star., 1953-10-15

permit the oil industry to return to production
and become once more source of revenue to
the Iranian government, is the basic essential
in the country's recovery. AS General zahedi
says, American financial aid-already granted
in the sum of $45 millions vitally important
as temporary measure and American media
ton may be further helpful in the oil contro-
versy. Eventually, howevet the oil dispute
must be settled in order for the country to live
on its own resources When and if this is &C
compltshed the threat of Communist subversion
should be a simple enough problem for the
present government to deal with in relatively
easy manner
Evening star., 1953-10-15

Although the State Department has en-
phaSized the "non-emergency" character of
Secretary Dulles flight to London, there can
be little doubt that his decision to meet there
with Foreign Ministers Bidault of France and
Eden of Britain has been dictated by fairly
pressing need-namely, the need to harmonic
Anglo-French- American views on a number of
important problems calling for joint action by
the Western Big Three.
One of these problems is the explosive stu
alton in Trieste plus Soviet moves to capitalize
on it in the United Nations Security Council
Another is the question OF. speeding up ratifica-
ton OF the European Defense Community to
pave the way for West German participation
in the EDC'S projected internationalized army
third has to do with the proposed Panmun-
jom meeting and efforts to end the Communist
filibuster against full-dress Korean political
negotiations. And fourth, perhaps the most
important of all, involves several overlapping
issues Stemming from Prime Minister Church.
Ills eSpouSal OF Big Four conference cat the
highest level" and the Kremlin's persistent
refusal to take part in foreign ministers par
ley on Germany and Austria.
With the possible exception of Trieste, in
which France is only incidentally involved all
of these matters have generated differences
among the Western Big Three. The French
for example, despite American prodding
continue to be most hesitant about ratifying
the EDO. Similarly, as far as the Korean con-
ference is concerned, London-though it has
gone along with us in the final U. N. vote on
the isSue-Stin appears to take very dim view
of our stand against inviting India and other
"neutralS" to take part AS for the Churchill
proposal, which has been coupled with talk
about offering the Kremlin Locarno-like nom
aggression guarantees there seems to be much
more inter-allied confusion than harmony
Thus, Britain tends to be entranced by the idea
of a -of-government meeting with Soviet
Premier Malenkov; France vaguely wonders
about the possibility of negotiating with Pei
ping to promote peace in Indo-China as we'll
as in Korea; and the United States keeps on
feeling that what is needed above everything is
some evidence of Red totalitarian good faith
in lower-level action like foreign ministers
get-together.
This of course is an oversimplif1ed picture
of the situation, but it is enough to show why
Mr. Dulles has found it advisable to go to Lon
don to join Mr. Eden and Mr.. Bidault in an
effort to concert policies Some of the present
Emergencies are potentially very serious, and as
long as they exist the Kremlin will exploit
them for the purpose of dividing the Atlantic
community. Accordingly, the sooner they are
eliminated the better it will be for the Vests
negotiating strength and the safety of the
entire free world.
Evening star., 1953-10-15

Reason between 46 and 81. Spinuzas
best work was done between % and 43.
And what's the time in mans life
to make money? That's where gray
matter counts most, it appears, for men
don't usually start stacking up the blue
chips until they have reached three
score.
InterSpersing his text with charts,
tables and graphs to bulwark his find
ings, Prof. Lehman wants none of the
unmerited notoriety that plagued Sir
William Osler in 1905 when he was
n1iSquoted in his farewell to Johns Hop
kinS School of Medicine, where he had
served as professor of clinical medicine.
DR.. Osler was being facetious when he
spoke of the comparative uselessness
of men over 40" and the "uselesSness
: of men over CO." In semihumorous
vein he referred to novel of Anthony
Trollope describing a college which
men entered at go for a year of con-
temptation before their peaceful de-
parture by chloroform. 1t came out in
headlines that "Osler Recommends
Chloroform for Men of Sixty" Prof.
Lehman, 81 himself, naturally does not
subscribe to such foolishness.
Evening star., 1953-10-15
Letters to The Star,

are easy prey for the various rackets
which have plagued this community as
well as many other cities.
Much progress has been made in the
District towards elimination of segre-
cation, but the most important of all
is the elimination of discrimination in
the employment of non-white person.
mel. Even in the deep South, they find
it is an economic advantage to pay all
workers higher wages as the money
finds it way back to industry and bust
ness enterprises.
If many of the young people who find
themselves in serious trouble with the
police had been assured of equal en-
ployment opportunities their outlook
and attitudes toward life would have
led to a dignif1ed existence, instead of
from training school to confinement
in prison. Edward J. MacClane.