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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

/ 3 DepAr tnentai User--To en-
Bure participation We propose 70
criarge the present committee 70
/ Include representation from every
/ department u the College. Sew
eral cepartnsnts Tart and geog-
rapfly. for example, have already
suggested how their classes could
combine recreation and the Ell
vironmental approach u edaca-
ton Athletic squads would be
taken there for conditioning and
concentrated practice Coaching
schools for specific sk.lls could be
held there without TOO close ad-
nerence 10 skull sessions.
Perhaps the most promising
protect would be the establish
rnent Of summer camps for chill
dren Besides being q source Of
income for Development. such
camps, operated By students but
under faculty direction. would
provide helpful experience IN
further preparation for teaching,
ana specifically for teacher train
ing In public recreation.
Alumn2e and Friends OF the
College Some Of the state, re-
gional and national conferences
and conventions that are now at
tracted 70 the campus could, in
time. be diverted 10 the camp
area Certainly, some Of the grow
.ng number of summer work con-
Frences for teachers would find
SUCH au area more attractive than
a town campus
Ion2Wood College has thlS year
contracted eitn the Slater system
b food serv.ces corporation Of
Philadelphia ion scrqicIng the
college dining room Hence "
are n po ,Ion 20 feed LARGE mum
p a4a from the campus With
gf tm.aaearinT healtn
patH Jeselopm at
~ aa eal Stance lei
eeAa - Iu1 lded ~ q land
.c4pe architect, the plan Of de-
tel0pmut outlined below mus
be regarded as tentative only
IT oroposed % develop the
Area l44 t1o Stages temporary and
pe manent The temporary de-
4cIopmcnt would be concentrated
near The entrance TO the property
tssen later would become the
Caretakers Quarters and the APP
ilroaches 10 the permanent camp
Should this application receive
favorable consideration. the Col
iege would undertake the follow
ing.
Years l-2.-Il Provide basic /
sanitary accommodations. That I
Is. construct septic tank and
bitches IN accordance
With the specifications Of the u.
s. Corps OF Engineers.
~ Erect q moderately priced /
bath house fcinder block). equip /
ped with the elementary facilities. /
but with provision for additions |
This would be erected above the
$40 aiIIN le-I.
80 Build temporary boat
landing
% Submit for approval plans /
for picnic tables, hreplaces and
the like.
go Provide a water supply and
have the water analysed by the
State Department Of Health.
go Connect up With electric
power lines,
~ Construct or procure one or
more buildings co. Quanset hutS.
Years 3-5 ID Make detailed
typographical maps and blue
prints Of long-range development
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

The state Board d Education
yesterday endorsed ar agplica-
ton II Long2oo0 College FOR the
Licensing VI FEDERAL property
within the Reservoir III John A.
Kerr Dam The application is nov
being filed with the Corps 81 En-
gineere Of the United States
Army. Norfolk District, Norfolk.
Virginia, for Anal approval
II approved. the College viii
" this property IN tie area BET
ter known as Bugs Island Dam.
for recreationai purposes.
The formal application Begins
by stating LongHood's purpose as
STAT college fof training teach
efs. and continues By noting how
the College plans 70 use the land:
After bret technical location
Of the desired property Nafstory Of
the organization Of LongEood and
a statement u the present enroll
ment, administration and Reser-
Yoir Project Committee. the APP
plication begins To present points
IN favor 81 granting me LICENSE
u Longwood
The following Is a reprint Of
ti1e points presented
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

Dear Santa.
I am a littlc BOY four years old
! have tried 70 be good 50 please
don forget NH. would Ike To
have a big horse. cowboy suit.
guns. a1planc trainers set. tele-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

Dear Santa.
Please Bring me a doll bed
wardrobe for my doll clothes and
a tiny tears doll, also clothes for
my utw doll | love you.
Bobby CovinEton.
FarmvlIle, VA
n Sir Please be good 10 my
cousins
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

phones. building blocks ana
trucks Please doat FORGET M IL
tle Aunt Joyce Ann Fowler who
lives In Victoria nov. also Linda
Butch and Johnny
Love.
Pete Price.
Meherrin, VI
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-20

President. Longwood College
] II. WAa.SLEY.
Business Manager
@ w. JEFFFERS
Chairman Project Commits"
Portions OF this application have
been omitted 10 save space: hos :
ever complete copies may Dc Sc
cured Il desired
Tie College now awaits a re-
ply from the previously mention
Cd Corps og Engineers.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

ously such is not the case" he
declared
The 25-pupil high school
standard means nothing, DR.
Hansen said, with respect to the
actual size Of many classes. The
high schools now have 93t
classes in academic subjects
which number 30 pupils or more
$40 classes Of IS or more, and lis
of 40 or more, he pointed out.
At the same time, he con-
ceded. there is a considerable
number Of classes below 25. But
1t is impossible to avoid this. he
explained. Shop classes. for ex-
ample. cannot be larger than 20
because shops won't accommo-
date more. and advanced courses
in languages, mathematics and
science have to be given even
il the number of students is
small, or they couldn't graduate
or go to college.
Slashing the teacher force. DIR.
Hansen predicted. would mean
cutting out not only some course
offerings, but also other school
activities such as newspapers,
yearbooks and sports.
Besides regular education, the
proposed teacher slash would
cripple speed-up instruction for
retarded pupils, which the school
system now regards as q critical
need, Or. Hanson warned. He
cited tests last spring which
showed almost half OF the fresh
men now in one high school more
than a year behind in reading
and some Of them as low as
fourth grade.
Instead Of a cuthack, the
school system ought to increase
remedial teaching drastically in
order to prevent harm to reg
ular pupils, as well as those far
behind. he said.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
LANE CAN RING
BELL ON WHERE
no PLACE H

Engineer Commissioner
Thomas A. Lane held the
balance Of power today on
the weighty question Of
where to put the Districts
copy Of the Liberty BELL.
His fellow Commissioners
split, each selecting a DIFF
ferent plan for location Of
the bell in the little park In
front Of the District Build
ing, until recently occupied
by the Veterans Service
Center shack.
Highway Director J. NJ
Robertson pressed for q de-
cision to permit him to plant
some 1000 Dutch tulip bulbs
quickly around the bell.
He also warned that a de-
cision win be made next
spring on plans TO cut q
traffic channel through the
park 10 facilitate the fiow
OF Z street traffic.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
.Sofety BoIIots
AT AAA Fete

The public. whether motoring
or pedestrian. had q chance to
east their ballot today in an
Iopinion on. automobile horse
power and speed against safety
devices.
The opportunity appeared on
Ia Questionnaire handed out at
1.-THE American Automobile Assoc
lciation's Motoring Carnival. an
lall-day presentation at AAA
headquarters. 17i2 @ street
NV. The carnival. open until
3 o'clock tonight, offers q va
Iriety indeed.
There are exhibits to help stir
Iup the wanderlust: on how to
pack eight garments in a small
bag: how TO buy q used car. and
how to make Junior visible at.
night.
As a hiehiight Of the day the
lAAA District Division welcomed
its 100.000th member. He is
Daniel H. Gagon, Of $40 Ruclter
place, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Historic Old Octogon House
Reopens After Restoration

The historic Octagon House
at Eighteenth street and New
York avenue NV. reopened to-
day after an extensive interior
restoration.
The house. In which President
James Madison lived for d time
and in which the Treaty cf
|Ghent was signed, has been
closed since early spring due to
the renovation.
As a prelude to the reopening
Iof the Octagon and the first
American showing Of the exlli-
lbition Of Finnish contemporary
architecture, a reception was
held last night. It was attend
led by q number Of notables,
headed by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Balm Cummings Of Binghamp-
ton. He is president Of the
american institute Of Architects
which owns Cctagon House.
The color scheme. formerly
Ipredominantly q light blue, is
now . light shade Of green. An
ALA. spokesman explained that
lin scraping down wood during
the repairs, 1t was determined
that light green apparently was
Ithe original color scheme used
lin the building.
The spiral stairway and second
story floors have been repaired.
In the restoration. almost the
entire interior has been repaired.
ION the first floor the dining
room now Is furnished with late
Eighteenth Century furniture
and fittings as q memorial cree
ated BY his family to the late
John Cross, q distinguished
architect Of New York City" the
Evening star., 1955-11-10
CumnIier to Head
Heart Campaign

Renah r. Camalier. former
District Commissioner. win serve
as chairman Of the 1856 Heart
Fund Campaign to be conducted
here February ! through 70.
During Mr.. Camalier's term
OF Office as District Commits
sioner." DR.. John A. Reisinser.
president Of the association said.
"Mr. CamaIier was IN charge OF
Public Health and welfare. 80
we feel that we are most fortu-
nate Ia having him serve in
this important post as chairman
Of the 1866 Heart Fund drive"
Proceeds from the campaign
win be used to continue and ex-
pand the threefold program Of
research. education and commu-
nifty service Of the Washington
Heart Association.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

After the British burned the
White House in 1914. octagon
House was used as the executive
mansion and Dolly Madison held
social functions there.
Formerly Octagon House was
used as ONCE space for the ALA.
but the institute now plans to
hold architectural exhibits In 8
large section Of the building.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

American institute Of Architects
said today. 1T is likely that the
stately drawing room will like
wise ~ furnished and equipped
as 4 memorial, Or several memo
rials. BY chapters OF the insti-
tutep
Ofiicials said the Octagon
House. begun after the White
House. was finished FIRST. It has
been the headquarters Of the
American Institute Of Architects
since 1900. It originally was de-
signed BY Dr. William Thornton.
architect Of the Capitol.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Parents Fight
School CLOSING
Grcnt PTA Stirs
Opposition to Plun

A proposal to close Grant Ele-
lmentary School in February, to
lbe presented to q committee OF
the District Board OF Education
today. has stirred a storm Of pro-
test among parents.
Twenty-Five members of the
Grant Parent Teacher Associa-
Ition met at the school this mcrn-
ling to organize opposition to the
plan disclosed this week by
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Corning
Mrs. C. Daniel Bremen, Grant
lPTA president. told the parents
Mr.. Corning's announcement
came without any forewarnine
to parents in the school area.
"We viii attend the meeting
lof the School Boards Buildings
land Grounds COMMITTEES today
ito find out the details Of Mr.,
lCorning's plan,1 Harold Rosen-
thai. PTA vice president, said.
Information Delay
up to now he complained,
I'VE have been unable TO get
information from the admins
Itratiye Office except the infor-
Imation that appeared in news
papers
Miss Edith A. Lyons. assistant
superintendent. said the closing
Iof Grant School at Twenty-first
and q streets NV. and the pro-
posed closing of another school.
ambush. at Sixth and L streets
EE.W., are planned as an aid TO
more efficient administration"
It has been reported that the
40 Grant pupils win be trans
IferTed to Briggs Montgomery
School at Twenty-seventh and X
streets NV. Some administra-
tive Offices may be established
lat Grant and the District Con-
Igress Of Parents and Teachers
will be permitted to continue its
loffice there.
Jerry T. Hart Of s08 Twenty
first street NV. parent Of two
children at Grant. protested at
the PTA session this morning
that transfer Of the children to
Briggs-Montgomery School
would present a serious safety
problem.
Traiiic Hazard Cited
'eThe children would have I'd
cross Twenty-third street. which
lis Route 240 and 90 and has
heavy. fast truck traf1ic all day
long, he said.
Mr.. Hart added that II the
school board is seeking addi-
|tional space for administrative
purposes 1t is already available
at Briggs-Montgomery School
where seven classrooms are
empty.
Mr.. Rosenthal said a large
group Of Grant PTA members
will meet at his house at 21i4
7 street NV. at 8 o'clock tonight
to draft a petition opposing the
Grant School closing
A special membership meeting
Of the PTA viii be held at the
school at 8 pm. Monday to plan
further moves to head on the
proposed closing. !.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

the upper hand, or the epiieptic
who uses anti-convulsant drugs,
|or the high-blood pressure VIC
tim who drugs himself to main
tain q lower pressure. In short,
mental patients-not many as
yet, but some at least - are
home treating their own mental
illness.
Sketchine their experiences In
the use Of the two drugs at st,
Elizabeths Hospital at the meet
ing were Drs. Francis N. Wal
drop, Regis Riesenman, Theodore
e. c. Fong. Otis Farley and Jay
Il. Hoffman, Or. Winfred Over
holser. superintendent. presided
The drugs were 1irst introduced
at st. Ellzaheths in June. 1854.
and have sfnce been given %
about 2.nD0 patients. ChlorprO-
lnaEine. It was explained. has
BEEN used IN q little over lnali
this number. serpasil--used hy
witch doctors In India over 400
years ago--in the rest.
AS Or. Hoffman described their
use:
Never IN the history Of psy-
chiatry has any form Of treat
ment been adopted 50 quickly
by 90 many hospitals as has
chlorprornazine and serpasil. The
reasons for this are readily ap-
parent and lie in the effective
ness. relative safety and in the
great ease Of administration Of
the drugs.
I'VE are not prepared TO say
that these drugs have curative
properties or that they attack
the cause Of mental illness di-
|rectly or specifically. We
have. however. noted remark
able apparent improvement IN
|a considerable number Of pa
tients. Patients have been made
more accessible to other forms
of tlnerapy.
Speaking of the use Of serpasiI.
Dr. Waldrop said:
"Our experiences with reserpint
Justify . cautious Optimism with
regard to its effect on the hos
pitalized mentally III patient
who is oyeractiye. tense. angry,
cornbatiye. destructive and IS
saultiye: About tWo-thirds Of the
patients can be helped to the
extent that these difiicult synp-
toms are significantly reduced,
thus rendering the patient more
comfortable. more cooperative
and more alnenable to other
forms Of treatment"
The same effects were reported
by DIR. HiesenrunYa after Iise f,f
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Corning Aide
Attacks Plan 10
Cut Teachers
Hansen Declares
High School Slosh
Is 'lndefensible'
By JAMES q. DEANE

A sharp attack on plans to-
slash the Districts high school
teacher force has been sub
mitted to School Snpt. Hobart
M. Corning by top aide, 1t was
learned today.
Assistant Supt. Carl F. Hansen
has told DR.. Corning with the
backing Of high school principals,
that a teacher slash is "inde-1
Ifensible. Any cutback. he said,
viii mean dropping courses and
short t-changing students.
Instead Of a euthaek. DR.. Han
sen has told DR.. Corning that "it
can be proved that the schools
need an increase in staff" in
order to prevent dropping Of
educational standards.
He also has sharply attacked
the present method Of figuring
teacher needs on the basis Of
city wide claSs-size averages,
asserting instead that teacher
requirements ought to be geared
directly to class requirements.
IA committee Of principals. I'll
was learned. already is working
on q new set Of ciass-size stand
ards to be proposed in this
regard.
Views Oppose Board
DIR. Hansen's views on teacher
needs were submitted this week
in q formal report. The report
also was given to principals.
DR.. Hansen's position Is di-
rectly counter to that taken Of
ficially bu the Board Of Educa-
tion.
TheSchool Board. on recon-
mendation OF Supt. Corning,
stipulated in budget requests ap-
proved last summer that the
high school teacher force would
be reduced by so within the next
three years.
Later this stipulation was al
tered to provide for spreading
the 50-teacher cutback over both
senior and Junior high schools.
instead Of senior highs alone.
Deputy Supt. Charles N. Zellers,
who has charge Of school busi-
ness affairs, has asserted re-
Gently that the 50-teacher slash
mot only is required by present
school policy but ought to have
been carried out already.
Methods Seen Erroneous
Or. Hansen. who was placed
in charge of high schools last.
spring, did not discuss Mr.. Eel
lers' viewpoint in his report. But
he declared fatty that the high
schools cannot spare teachers,
and he declared the present
method OF computing teacher
needs misleading and erroneous.
The Districts teacher force
lis geared theoretically to city
wide pupil-teacher ratios Of 25I
to / in high schools, % to ] in
Junior highs and 36 to / In ele-I
mentary schools. Each high
school buildings enrolment Isl
totaled and divided by IS. giving
the size Of the teacher force
theoretically allowed. Appropri-I
atoms requests for teacher sai-I
aries are computed by Mr.. Zel-I
lers' Office on similar averages
for the entire school system.
DR.. Hansen conceded that on
this basis high schools have a
teacher surplus. But he labeled
this method unrealistic.
IF all pupils were under one
roof taking one subject. estimat-I
ing class standards on averages
would be workable. But obvi-I
Evening star., 1955-11-10
By John AIcKELWAY

The long-awaited break
through in psychiatry one that
may md the mental patient
gobbling pills much in the man.
ner of the diabetic taking in
sulin shots rl1ay be at hand.
This point apparently has been
reached in psychiatry. 1t was
suggested last night as q group
Of st. Elizabeths Hospital physi-
clans reported on the use OF the
new tranquilizing drugs, chlor-
and serpasil.
AT least those who practice
institutional psychiatry." as
compared to private practice
psychiatry, are obviously excited
over the results the two drugs
have brought, particularly to 81
Elizabeths Hospital. These re-
suits, when sprout many ramifi-
cations In the field Of mental ILL
ness were reported To members
Of the District Medical Society.
Basfcally. the drugS are bring
Ing back the lost souls Of psy-
chiatrythose who have been
closeted for years because Of
their abusive makeup or those
who have resisted all available
means designed to return them
to society.
These are q few Of the implf-
cations Of the drugs ccessful
use at st. Elizabeths 50 far:
Possible needs for modification
of stair ana building patterns
are being considered. These
plans revoIve around the need
for more tl1erapists not psy-
chiatrfsts land few attendants.
or guards; fewer wards with
steel screens or iron bars: more
social service workers and
rehabilitation and vocational
counseiors; less space for electric
shock therapy.
What Is happening at st.
Elizabeths. It was explained. Is
that q steady. moderate decline
has occurred in the hospitals
daily population during the past
four months and an increase has
followed in the number Of pa
tients able to stay out Of the
on visit status. some
patients are home. after months
Of disqualification, taking D diet
Of the drugs to prevent b re-
currance Of their mental illness.
.I.his is . situation not far
removed from the diabetic who
takes daily doses Of insulin TO
prevent diabetes from getting
Evening star., 1955-11-10
New Drugs Promise Exciting Progress
In Treatment Of Mentol Patients

lchlorpromazine. . synthetic drui
first compounded by French
chemists. He said patients slept
better. ate better: their emotion.
s--in many the seat Of theil
ltrouble--were reduced to a point
Iof indifference. Many, for the
first time, found peace Of mind
Ihe said.
Apparently, DR.. Riesenmar
said, the drug Is not 50 effectivs
in the treatment Of mental trou.
bles in persons who have not yei
reached the point where hos.
lpitalization is necessary. But hi
spoke Of the drugs private ust
lin the case Of l4-year-old boy
who threw books. grappled witt
other children impulsivelg as1C
spit at his neither
ESQ far he said, athe chlk
has been turned from a. httls
devil into an angel. He ever
apologies when he's bad.
Or. Fong spoke Of the drugs
apparent benefit In the treat.
Iment Of older patients at st
Eiizabethssome who have beer
there longer than 20 years. Ont
woman. once an assaultive. bel.
|ligerent individual, who prancet
around in the nude, has beer
converted into one Of those or
home visits"
Some Reactions
There are, it was explained
side reactions to the drugsas
Is the case with all drugs. ever
aspirin. The most serious. so fal
measured, is q condition thai
damages the production Of white
blood cells, the main Infection
fighting elements Of blood. Com
plications appear ito be easily
reversible" the doctors pointed
out. mainly by stopping the
drugs use for awhile.
DR.. Farley spoke Of a young,
pregnant woman. violently dis
turbed and seized with extended
periods Of vomiting---a mental
case.
Placed on cilorpromazine--the
trade name Is Thorazine in thi:
lcountryshe eventually delivered
Ia .'crying. healthy child" as Or
Farley put 1t, and Is now home
with baby.
Both are doing fine." DR.
Farley said holding up q pain
|of crossed fingers.
And this. it was Indicated, i
what psychiatry Is doing keep
ing the fingers crossed until the
two drugs pass their stiffest test.
the test Of time.