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Evening star., 1954-11-18
By Charles E. TroceweN

Young fellows love to 60 hatless. and
apparently it does not harm their hair,
or scalp, either, to any extent.
It may give them sinus trouble later,
but every one living here seems to have
that. anyway. in some form or other.
Many have solved this problem by
going hatless all spring and summer,
and wearing hat the most Of fall and
all winter.
This way. ones hat blows on, now
and then, to the infinite enjoyment Of
fellow males, who like to sprint in the
services Of others.
Or, do they?
One must be a little cynical about
this matter.
Our guess is that the unknown pede-
strian who chases after your hat, fails
to catch it, keeps on, finally brings 1t to
bay with scoop Of his hands, is not
so much trying to help you, after all,
as he is longing to give you an unsp spoken
lecture.
As he delivers the hat, answering
your shame-faced grin with q wider one
Of his own. what he Is really saying to
you Isl The next time. fellow. be more
carefulp
Every hat delivery, under such cir
cumstances. is an unspoken reproof.
Don't let 1t happen again." the guy
seems to say. The, next time, / won't
] be around to get it for you. you poor
0lo sap
Evening star., 1954-11-18
This and I hat

Never run after your own hat when
it blows on" Mark Twain once said.
Others will be delighted to do so.
why spoil their fun?"
And, more to the point. they will
stand better chance of catching 1t, be-
cause they are nearer to it.
After all, the wind lifts it of your
own head. and the swifter the wind, the
farther it is away from you.
The strategically located stranger is
closer to the hat, it may even roll right
to his feet. where he is glad to pick it
up.
This is one of the few remaining
general courtesies of the road
There are few males who, confronted
by blowing headpiece. will ignore 1t.
This is an amazing demonstration Of
good will, and one that must not be
overlooked
When mankind. in general. gets to
the point where II will not gladly chase
after the other fellows hat. then look
out!
The modern way, and. Of course. the
best way. according to some, is to 60
without hat.
Even the women are coming to this,
while men for the past decade have been
going more and more hatless, to the
worry Of hat manufacturers.
Various lines Of advertising approach
have done little good" from the hat
makers standpoint.
Evening star., 1954-11-18

And so, ercountering Stanbery on
the night OF April 13, Houston bella
bored him with cane. The authorita-
tive Houston biography by Marquis
James reports that the cane welded by
the lifelong friend of Jackson was ap-
propriately made of hickory. Stanbery
drew pistol. Houston snatched it in
time to prevent an abrupt end to his
story.
The House promptly received reso-
luton calling for the arrest Of Houston.
Polk contended that the House lacked
authority to order such an arrest The
resolution passed, 145 to 25. There were
no censure study committees in those
days. The House then met in what
now is Statuary Hall in the Capitol.
For the Houston hearings it was
jammed by capacity crowds, lawyers.
witnesses. the press and Others, Tie
crowds cheered and jeered. the cheers
being mostly for Houston. AT one
stage a bouquet of flowers was dropped
from the gallery to the feet Of the
hero, Houston.
Houston was proudly hailed as ne
and his attorney, Francis Scott Key,
entered the chamber. Before it was
all over a month later, however, the
author of "The Star Spangled Banner"
must have longed for the comparative
calm Of battered old Fort McHenry.
The Houston defense hinged mainly
on q claim that in righteous wrath
Houston struck Stanbery-not for what
Evening star., 1954-11-18

Men resolutely let the air blow around
their bald heads san winter long, on the
mistaken assumption that weather, as
such, can do something about it.
The weather will not, If anything it
will make man balder than ever. but
it is an idea that dies hard. The same
men who go hatless in winter to help
their hair also think that sunshine will
help, too. but it won't; the idea came
from the mistaken identity Of head of
hair with field of alfalfa. The two are
not the same. Sunshine helps alfalfa.
does very little for hair growth, and may
even harm the scalp, that real trouble
maker. IN the male world. The feminine
scalp seems better behaved. There are
fewer cases of seborrhea among females
than males, and besides, women take
better care Of their hair and scalp at
all ages.
It is only after male gets to losing
his hair that he begins to worry about
it. Even then it is usually not too late.
If he viii do what he ought to do, but
here his stubborn male idea asserts
itself, that fussing over hair isa ferni-
nine thing, and that he will not do. it;
even to save his hair.
Excess sun dries the scalp. too much
wind and sun does the same.
a man is between the devil and the.
deep blue sea when he goes without a.
hat ID winter. especially II he Is over
40. s
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Good-By to Ellis Island

Closed without ceremony after 62 years
Of use as major gateway Of the Immigra-
ton Service, Ellis Island passes INTO history,
and it may be hoped that the legend Of 1t
also passes. No other place under the Amer
lean nag has been the object Of as many
Misrepresentation. The very name Of the
station on It's original three acres Of land In.
the upper bay Of New York harbor was
synonymous with torture and torment
with little Justification in fact,
The truth, of course, was less sensa-
tional than the myth. Ellis Island originally
was an annex to Castle Garden at the Bat
terry on the south end of Manhattan. It
had been Federal arsenal from 1908 and
was taken over as shelter for immigrants
when the earlier center was swamped with
people coming in from Europe in fight from
poverty and military duty there following
the Franco Prussian war and the Irish
famines. The existing buildings were burned
in 1897 and shortly after that date Edward
Lippincott Tilton, one of the great institu-
tional architects OF his generation, won a
competition to design their successors
eventually 28 different units on ~ acres OF
made" land. washington later knew this
gentle Quaker as the designer OF the South
east and Mount Pleasant branches Of the
District OF Columbia Public Library. He
put his heart into the immigration Service
job, and the result was the finest establish
ment OF its kind.
But not even Mr.. Tilton could please
everybody. Ellis Island was the place Of
detention of many would-be immigrants
who could not qualify under prevailing laws.
Some were physically Ill, some were mentally
diseased, some were morally Objectionable,
some were anarchists and many were sins
Evening star., 1954-11-18
OFF to d Hopeful Start

FaSL e1perlenceTmucn OF IL unhappy
cautions against an unduly optimistic re-
ception Of the vaguely y-worded statement
which came from the White House after
President Eisenhower's first post-election
meeting with congressional leaders Of both
parties.
It is reported that all participants were
In cooperative frame Of mind" The
President opened the meeting by saying
that it is essential" to have continuing
bipartisan approach in foreign affairs and
national security matters. Democratic
Senator George, who win head the Foreign
Relations Committee in the next Congress,
stated that the Presidents expression Of
desire for full bipartisan cooperation was
well received by those at the meeting. And
the Presidents press secretary, Mr.. Hagerty,
who presumably was listening attentively
to all that went on, has come forth with
the information that he heard nothing
unharmonious."
Before concluding that all Is well In
our political household, 1t should be re-
nembered that fair words such as these
have been heard before-for instance, when
Harry Truman first moved up to the presi-
dency. In the end, all of these current
hopeful assurances may turn out to have
been nothing more than the lull before
the storm.
Still, 1t is imperative to hope that this
will not be the case. Senator George, for
whom there is great respect on both sides
Of the senatorial aisle, said he came away
from the meeting with feeling that there
is a growing confidence within the admin
iStration that the problems which have
baff1ed the world are not insoluble.
II the Senator from Georgia is justified
In his feeling, and If there is some basis
for the growing confidence, this is a truly
great and hopeful thing. For II there is
any certainty in this uncertain age, it is
that these problems must be solved II a
war of incalculably catastrophe proportions
is to be avoided # there is even some hope
that these solutions can be found, the
greatest care SHOULD be exercised by every
one, in both parties, to refrain from any
thing that would rock the boat. And this
will be just as true during the forthcoming
session of Congress as it is on the eve Of
its opening.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
End of Grief

She stayed alone the tdll her husband
died,
Trying to learn to lire trtthout her
tears,
She seldom epen Oentwed forth
outside
The little cottage they had oiuned
for years. zE
The boy who brought her groceries
Mould stcear
That pflen he came NTH milk or
meat or bread
She frightened him ipith her beipildered
As IT she looked for someone etse
instead.
But iD'Ien spring came. q time 1pen
blossoms blotr. fss go
And hills are uelDet-greeS ana
freshets start,
The than that melted all the mountain
Must haue released her lonely. Tee
locked heart,
For she i0ds seen one morning up fss
r0aCn
With fotOers on a neD. bright yeIlou
gctcnl
Jean Hogan Dudley
Evening star., 1954-11-18
'Mediocrity' Our Cool?

Why are we falling behind Russia in
the training Of scientists?
The total number of college gradu-
ates who are prepared to teach high
school science has dropped 56 per cent
Gin four years., although high school
enrollments are rapidly increasing.
= Why?
The sciences are not easy. They are
not cinch courses. And the young
people who are going into the teaching
profession today come in the vast ma
sjority from the ranks of the mediocre
in intelligence Ask any frank and
truthful president Of teachers col
lege. Young people Of higher intelli-
gence are not becoming teachers. The
reasons? Economic. largely. Low pay.
Plus the endless demands upon teach
ers today to be all things-father,
mother. nurse, doctor, clerk, insurance
agent. preacher. confessor, truancy
officer, social affairs mentor and guide,
"extra-curricu1ar affairs" director
and classroom teacher, as a sort of
postscript to all the other demands on
time, thought and energy.
Let's compare this with country
with high educational standards
France. In France the high school
teacher teaches is hours a week-and
that is all that he is asked to do. He
devotes all his energies to the job of
teaching his field. And it must be con-
fessed that he is more respected, de-
ferred to and looked up to than here.
Here, people feel sorry for teachers.
We are beginning to reap some Of
the undesirable harvest from mass
compulsory grade and high school edu-
cation with the unfortunate develop
nent it brought with it-the consistent
passing Of students in grade and high
school whether they are prepared to
pass to higher levels of learning or not.
These students very large group
weigh down the progress of every class
they are in, and weigh more heavily
the higher the educational level. The
teacher, expected not to fail many
students, must direct herculean efforts
to the task Of getting these students
through the course in some fashion.
The more intelligent and able students
are held down to the pace Of these
unprepared ones. and learn to be salts
fed with mediocre effort and progress.
Competition has been one Of the
basic mainsprings Of our material
progress. But what kind of competition
in learning are you going to develop
under the above setup?
Evening star., 1954-11-18
By Robert K. Welsh

THE HOUSE or REPRESENTA-
! TTVE5 sits 1t out while the
Mccarthy censure debate whirls around
the Senate floor. But the House seems
far from worried by its current role
as parliamentary wallhower. Thank
fully lodging the denunciations. dilem-
mas and decisions. it nevertheless viii
hardly want to take back seat In
history.
Members who read the record back
far enough viii find at least one House
censure spectacle with more news and
political angles than an orator could
shake a fist at. The House, of course,
has the last word at impeachment
trials. From time to time it also has
applied varying degrees Of censure to
scold and sometimes silence legislators.
But stirring House censure battle
more than q century ago posed prec-
edent problems, big names and par
tiSan headaches that might give pause
even to Senate supporters or opponents
of Senator Mccarthy.
Could q former member Of Con-
gress be arrested on order Of q House
resolution? Could he be tried by the
House for contempt for having beaten
up member in street braWl? II
found guilty. how should he be pun
ished? And, in event Of House censure
and punishment, could he later be
tried In Federal court and legally
convicted Of assault?
In the turbulent times of President
Andrew jackson. early in 1882. Sam
Houston headed q Cherokee Indian
delegation to place q set Of grievances
before the "Great White Father" In
Washington. Houston had served in
the House from 1928 to 1927. Later
he became Governor of Tennessee. Still
later he was to be President Of the
Republic Of Texas and then Texas
State Governor and United States Sem
ator.
But on an April evening in 1882,
as he strolled along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. toward the Indian Queen Hotel
between Sixth and Seventh streets, the
eyes Of Sam Houston were not on
Texas. They beheld Representative
William Stanbery Of Ohio, across the
avenue. On the House floor a few
days previously Stanbery, in a sweep
ing attack on the Jackson administra-
ton, raised question: "Was not the
late Secretary Of War removed because
of his attempt fraudulently to give
Gen. Houston the contract for Indian
rations?" The deposed Secretary was
John H. Eaton, husband Of the charm
ing and controversial Peggy O'Neale.
Former Representative Houst6n's inn
mediate reaction to the March 81 speech
was to rush to the House chamber to
settle the matter forthwith. Represent
ative James K. Polk hustled him out
OF the House lobby to cool of in the
Capitol plaza.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Advancing Against Cancer

The latest bit Of good news from the
health front is the story about porphyrin-
q chemical that seems to hold out great
promise as diagnosing weapon in the long,
hard battle against cancer, one OF man
kinds most lethal scourges nv a
According to the story, as told the other
day to the American College Of Surgeons
at Atlantic City, this substance-wlaich Is
derived from human blood-is an extra
ordinary detector Of malignant groWthS.
When it is injected into the veins, it heads
straight for any caneerous tissue and lodges
in that tissue. Then, when the patients
body is examined under ultraviolet light,
the porphyrin gives of q bright red glow
disclosing the location and extent of the
diseased area.
This news, resulting from experiments
carried out by medical team working at
Johns Hopkins University and the University
Of Maryland, plainly suggests that science
has scored an important new advance in
lighting cancer. For the achievement Of ac-
curate diagnosis, on time, has long been
one of the most difficult aspects Of dealing
with the scourge, and II there is now
hemical-porphy Ito solve that phase Of
the problem, then its advent is develop
ment of first Importance.
Actually, as result Of just such de-
velopments, cancer is steadily becoming
more and more manageable-so much SO
that some of the most authoritative ex-
perts are hopeful that 1t will be conquered
altogether in the foreseeable future. Por-
phyrin is but one of the many things that
Justify optimism on that score. We are
living in an age Of immense promise as well
as immense threat.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Whenthe House Censured Sam Houston

he had said in the House but for what
the newspapers; said he had said. A
major wrangle developed when Houston
and Polk demanded that Stanbery pro-
duce whatever proof he had that Hous-
ton had attempted to defraud the Cow
ernment. The House, by 101-to-82
vote. ordered Stanbery to answer. STAN
berry finally said he had not intended
to eimpute" fraud to Houston.
The cane, the pistol, the bumps on
Stanbery's head. and the newspaper
stories containing verbatim reports Of
the Stanbery speech were among items
introduced In evidence. The White
House, with q profound ofiicial interest
in the whole proceeding. also took
personal hand. President jackson adj
vised Houston to discard q picturesque
buckskin coat and stand trial garbed
in the latest sartorial masterpiece Of
q washington tailor. Houston con-
formed.
Francis Scott Key did considerable
talking. although '"The Star Spangled
Banner" still goes unchallenged as his
greatest literary work. Houston prac-
tically conducted his own case. He
closed with forensic effort that re-
portedly prompted his friend. Junius
Brutus Booth, the actor. to exclaim:
Houston, take my laurels!"
The resolution before the House was
revised but not at all watered down.
It resolved that: Samuel Houston has
been guilty Of contempt in violation
of the privileges of this House"
The House voted log to 80 for the
resolution and directed the Speaker to
reprimand him. Stanbery was defeated
in q move to strip Houston of the priv
ileges Of the floor as former member.
In the presence of another full House,
where quorum calls apparently were
unnecessary, and where the galleries
glittered or gawked, Speaker Stevenson,
personal friend, looked sorrowfully at
Houston and said: 'I do reprimand you
accordingly"
It Is almost anti-c1imatic to note that
Houston later was arrested on an
assault warrant sworn to by Stanbery
and fined $500 On conviction by Fed
eral court jury here. In 1886. when
the names and fame Of Houston and
Texas were intertwined, President Jack
son remitted the fine.
Stanbery was not quite done. He OBJ
tanned House passage of a resolution
creating a committee, of which he was
chairman, to investigate the Indian
ration situation. A majority of the
committee reported that John H.
Eaton and Samuel Houston do stand
entirely acquitted Of all imputation Of
fraud"
This historic incident was turning
point lesson in the life of Sam Houston
and his illustrious career. It may also
have taught lesson to the House, so
far as the ticklish handling Of censure
is concerned.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

by The HASk1N SERVICE
@. What is the total mileage Of roads
and highways in the United States?
How much is surfaced?-W. s. E.
A. There are over 100000 miles Of
roads and highways, and nearly two
million>m miles are surfaced in some way.
A recent survey by engineers Of the
American Association Of State High
way Oflcials discloses that 472,000
miles Of existing roads require i'm
provement.
Q. Does the. National Guard operate
in all the States and territories?-H.
j. G.
A. Yes. There are 4,700 FederaIly
recognized units In the 4s States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Ha-
waii, and Alaska. In the Alaska Ma
tional Guard there are units of Eskimo
Scout battalions.
@. Please give the totals of births
and deaths in the United States In
1850. L. D.
A. The number Of registered live
births was 3,909 900, according to the
National ONCE Of Vital Statistics.
Deaths numbered $4,000.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Oversize School Closes

Oversize School Glasses
For many years the League of
Women Voters Of the District Of Co.
lumbia has been concerned about the
large number Of diversified classes in
our city schools. We have been working
I'D cooperation with other groups to-
ward reduction in the pupil-teacher
ratio. This standard, now set, at So to
I, has been met in theory; that is, our
elementary classes now average 35.8
children. Actually, this average is
achieved because of q very few small,
classes in few schools. 1s5 y
~ Therefore, it gave US great pleasure
to have Superintendent Corning rec
ommend lower pupil-teacher ratios.
The advantages Of smaller classes
are many and obvious. Juvenile de-
linquency problems stem all too often
from boredom and Illustration In
classes where the. teacher is occupied
primarily with keeping order. The
average child cannot do his best in
such class: the slow and the gifted
child are even more handicapped.
The great obstacle to smaller classes
will still be financing. We District
citizens may note that on November
Q. most Of the surrounding commune
ties demonstrated their deep concern
with school needs in their votes for
school board candidates and bond
issues. Already their standards are
much higher than ours.
Unless. the Washington community
responds to the needs of our school
system. urges new and lower pupil
teacher ratio, and sees that it is i'm
piemented, we may see a further
movement to the suburbs by parents
who want their children to have better
educational opportunities than are
available in the District.
Mrs. John F. Latimer,
President, League Of Women Voters,
District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1954-11-18

ply halted until their papers could be
cleared; but all were impatient, al were
likely to be critical, and Ellis Islands repu-
tation suffered by becoming, in some minds,
9 symbol Of tragedy. A new program Of
pre-inspection has made Ellis Island un-
necessary and 1t now becomes part OF the
past.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Letters to TheStor
Pen-rsanaes may be used II letters carry
aoriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

Il The president of great company
with headquarters here in Washington
tells me that the examinations which
they have been giving for years to all
applicants for jobs. show q steadily
dropping level of achievement.
What Is the level toward which we
are moving educationally?
Mediocrity.
.4s And don't let the Pollyannas tell you
different. :.
Gf4 Ala Teacher.
Marine Tells 1t to the Navy ...,..
when Marines were on the Rhine
just after World War armistice,
the late, Gen. "Buck" Neville Is re-
ported to. have greeted naval officer
who arrived at his headquarters by
throwing an arm on his shoulder and
exclaiming, I'VE may be step-sons of
the Navy, but we all love our Mother!"
Sometimes, one questions If Navy
reciprocates this sentiment. Just ahead
of the Marines 179th anniversary,
mama was trying, according to Star
report, by means of a devious order, to
get a hand in the Marines money
pocket; in short. the Chief of Naval
Operations would again be given grip
on the Marines budget. The only ap-
parent purpose would be to enable
Navy to divide the Marines budgetary
raiment among other activities. Past
history, including Korea, indicates that
this would mean that nine Marines
would have to stay in their hunks to
provide the gear for the one that
mounted post at the admiral's door.
It the report is accurate. Navy's tim
ing is poor for other reasons than
sentiment. Uncle Carl" Vinson, the re-
doubtable Georgia Democrat, is once
again headed for the chair OF the House
Armed Services Committee. One Of his
last big jobs before relinquishing this
post to the Republicans was to get
law enacted to assure the Marines
against this very thing which, had SO
often happened to them. Everybody. in
cluding the Marines, understood that
it was conclusive.
1t would not be surprising II Uncle
Carl, shortly after January. took note
OF this new Navy maneuver, and para
phrased for the benefit of the wearers
of the heaviest gold on their sleeves at
the Pentagon the immortal words of
Nathan Bedford Forrest, to q trouble.
some subordinate.
i told you twice. dammit, mol"
Forrest Greene.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
Bouquet With q Bee in Ii

The Star is to be highly commended
for the prominent space it gives to
its two intelligent and fair.minded
commentators, David Lawrence and
Constantine Brown. What think of
the editorials is better left unsaid. But
as long as your paper continues to
print the good sense that Lawrence
and Brown write. It must at least be
said that The Star is giving truth half
a chance anyway.
Albert o. Sappington.
Evening star., 1954-11-18
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