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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

senior high schools in the District
at 1877 to /.
He criticized plans to transfer
so teacher salaries from the
junior-senior level next fall to
the elementary schools. Armed
with a graph and a blackboard,
the principal pointed out that
the true junior-senior ratio is
31.9 to /.
Unless something is done"
Miss Scrivener warned, 1.-THE
school situation here won't be
any better when next fall
comes"
Mrs. English traced the role
of the associations legislative
committee at school hearings on
Capitol Hill. She described the
report that the teacher-pupil
ratio in District elementary
schools is 80 to as being
Slightly off,"
Its very much closer" she
said, "to 40 to l."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
Chino Shop Raced
In EIkridge Fire

Fire destroyed the Colonial
China Shop. a landmark on the
Baltimore boulevard at Elkridge,
Md. early today, causing a loss
estimated in the thousands of
dollars.
The large one-story building
with basement for years was a
mecca for tourists travelling
north and south on U. s. Route l.
The structure was the head
quarters, main store and ware
house for the Colonial China Co.,
which has three stores in the
suburban Washington area-in
Wheaton and Cheverly, Md, and
in Arlington, Va.
Origin of the blaze was unde-
termined. A passing motorist
discovered it and sounded an
alarm shortly after 6 am.
Maryland State police dis
patched troopers to the area to
keep traffic moving along the
boulevard.
The firm is owned by a cor
poration headed by Harry C.
Colwell of Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

especially during the Lenten and
Passover seasons, and how it
forms a part of their family life.
At Home and at Church
The Crumrines have three
children-Kenneth, jr., 7; Nancy
Jane, S, and Steven Alan. 8. The
film shows the family at break
fast on Sunday morning, leav-
ing the house for church, the
children in the Sunday school
classes and the parents at wor-
ship service in the church.
The Levins' children are Jul
dith, 10; Mitchell, IL, and David,
8. The films show Mrs. Levin
preparing the symbolic Seder
meal at the beginning of Pass
over, Mr.. Levin reading the Sc
der story of the exodus from
Egypt, the children leaving pub
lie school and entering Hebrew
school and the congregation in
the synagogue. The family
usually attends the synagogue
for the Saturday morning serv-
ice. but Mrs. Levin also teaches
a children's- class in the Sunday
school.
The Deacons have four chill
dren-Charles A., jr., Is; George
NJ. IL; Beverly Anne, 8. and
Paul Edward, 2. On Sundays
the parents attend separate
masses so one can stay home
with the baby. The older sons
are altar boys and attend Z
o'clock mass with their father
every morning.
The films show the family say
ing the rosary at home, as they
do every evening in their living
room, the boys dressing in robes
and helping the priest prepare
for the mass, the three older
children in class at Sacred Heart
School and the family together
at supper time.
Mrs. Deacon expressed the
thought of the others when she
said: II don't know why they
picked us as typical Americans,
but If it can help anyone, I'm
very glad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
FRIDAY IS DEADLINE
FOR CANDIDATES
IN D. c. Election

Any one seeking a political
Office in the District elec-
ton May / must file notice
of candidacy with the Board
of Elections before 400 pm.
Friday.
That is the deadline for
petitions which will enable
candidates to get their
names on the ballots.
Sturgis Warner, consultant
of the Elections Board. said
only a few persons have
qualified to date. In order
to qualify, a candidate must
obtain at least 100 signatures
Of registered voters of the
same political party as his
own.
Registration is continuing
at a steady pace, with the
grand total about 27,500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
|OfficioIs Move to Settle
DISPUTE on Health School

School officials have dis
counted this objection. The Dis
|trict fire marshal has also rec
commended a one-story building
for safety reasons.
Bound up in the controversy
also, is the unsettled status of
the Districts recently closed
Upshur street tuberculosis Hos
pital, which is on the same tract
of land. DR.. Seckinger said he
is anxious to have the Commits
sioners settle a Health Depart
ment request for use of the
hospital building for a civil de-
tense training hospital and other
purposes.
DR.. Seckinger wants to move
some public health nurses into
the hospital building from a
former nurses home, which un-
der present plans would be de-
molished to make way for the
new school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
Voice TeIecost to Star
Three District Families

The Voice Of America is going
to put three Washington families
on television screens around the
world to show how important
religious education is in Ameri-
can life.
The half-hour documentary,
just filmed here, will be pre-
miered over WMAL-TV, The
Evening Star station, at S pm.
Saturday. Even now other copies
of the film are being shipped out
/ for subsequent overseas showing
The Washington telecast will
give the three families-Protes-
tant, Catholic and Jewish-a
chance to see themselves as the
world will see them, at home, at
school and at church or syna-
gogue.
The overseas telecasts will be
made from stations in Tokyo,
Japan; Bangkok, Thailand;
Manila, the Philippines, and in
numerous cities in Europe and
South America. They will be
timed to coincide with or closely
follow the Jewish Passover sea-
son and the Christian Easter
season.
Families Are Named
/ The three families are those
lof Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Crum-
rine, 1902 Gumwood drive, Hy-
|attsville, Md, who attend UNI
versity Methodist Church in Col
Ilege Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Deacon, 2061 Park road NV,
Sacred Heart parish, and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph B. Levin, 4409
Sedgwick street NV, who at
tend Adas Israel Synagogue.
The idea for the film was born
when the Voice" (the United
States Information Agency
made a similar but shorter film
before Christmas. win 6
children and volunteer charity
workers preparing for the hol-
day, it was telecast with great
success" in several European
cities, according to David Gaines,
the Voices television producer.
The present film emphasizes
Ichildren's religious education,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

OUTSIDE, in the big aqua
rum room, a group of young
sters chartered h a ppil y
around the turtle pool in the
center.
"The turtles are our most
popular exhibit" Mr.. Duncan
said. 81 guess it's because
they're something most peo-
pie are familiar with. After
that, I think, come the albino
catfish"
Adults, he said, show con-
siderable interest in the pir-
anha-an innocent looking
little savage from the Amazon
River.
very sharp teeth" he
added. They'll attack any,
thing that moves.
when we got that little
fellow there" another aqua
rum man said, che was wild.
Thrashed around a lot, and
tore up the vegetation in the
tank. I rolled up my sleeve
and reached inside to clean 1t
out. He took a bite out of my
knuckle."
Most of the displays are
tropical fish and game fish
including catfish, trout and
bass. There's also the "orfe"-
labeled Winston Churchill's
favorite fish"
1--WE have to be very careful
with the temperature of the
water. There's a different
temperature, for example, for
the tropical fish than for the
northern fish," Mr.. Duncan
said.
And we have to take out of
the water all the stuff the city
puts in to purify it. BY the
time we get through with it,
it's the purest water in Wash
ington."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
Bill Eases Curbs
On Used Sales

A House District Subcommit-
tee today unanimously approved
a bill to exclude from the re-
IquirementS of law governing
secondhand dealers business
firms in the District primarily
engaged in the sale of new mer-
chandise but who take used
articles in trade.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Klein, Democrat
Iof New York, acted following a
short public hearing where all
witnesses approved the bill
without exception.
The measure would provide
that any person who acquires
secondhand personal property
only as part payment or allow
|ance on the sale of any new or
original item or who accepts
the return from the purchaser
of such property for credit, re-
fund or exchange or who re-
possesses personal property on
the in conduct of his business
shall not be regarded as a Sec
ondhand dealer.
Witnesses explained that the
bill would relieve merchants,
department stores and gasoline
dealers from having to make
detailed reports to the police
every morning on the articles
taken in trade or repossessed.
The witnesses included Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Irving
Bryan. who said the Commits
sioners recommended the bill;
and E. A. Pritchard. executive
vice president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
ID. c. Heads Lack Facts
On Schools, Lowe Says

The Districts director Of gen.
eral administration last night
said the Board of Commissioners
feels it is still in the dark about
the city's school problems.
Despite their many months of
wrestling with the District school
dilemma the Commissioners still
feel they don't know enough
about details to reach good con-
illusions, according to Schuyler
Lowe, one of the five panelists
on the teacher shortage.
The Commissioners would like
to know, Mr.. Lowe said, exactly
what needs to be Strengthened
out in the District school system
and what it will take to
straighten it out. And what 1t
will cost to do It,"
Analysis May Answer
The director suggested a "gen-
uine" analysis Of the whole
school situation might provide
the answers. It might show
whether we are getting our
moneys worth out of the school
dollar, Mr.. Lowe said.
The panel discussion was held
in Takoma Elementary School,
Piney Branch road and Dahlia
street NV. 1t was sponsored by
the Takoma Home and School
Association.
In addition to Mr.. Lowe, the
|panelists were Cedric Reynolds,
principal of Coolidge High
School; John B. Gilliland, pres
ident of the District Congress of
Parents and Teachers; Miss
Katherine Scrivener, assistant to
the assistant superintendent of
elementary schools, and Mrs. S.
G. English, legislative chairman
of Takoma School.
Deane Is Moderator
James G. Deane, The Stars
education editor, was moderator
Mr.. Lowe said the Commits
sioner would not take issue with
Congressional approval of rs new
teachers for next year when the
board had recommended only 40.
He cited the unusual happen
stance as another case where
the board has been expected
to offer a cure-all for a prob
lem which still has not been
clearly enough defined"
Mr.. Gilliland, champion of
many civic groups and PTA or
Plantations, which have pressed
for long time for more teachers,
agreed with Mr.. Lowe on one
point.
you're right" he said. 1.-THE
Commissioners just don't under
stand" He demanded to know
why they don't know the details
of the school situation" He cited
the long debates on the problems.
Mr.. Reynolds scored a recent
report which he said placed the
pupil-teacher ratio in junior and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
BY JAMES G. DEANE

District health and school
officials moved today, under Or
ders from the Commissioners,
to try to settle their differences
over the city's projected new
school for crippled children.
Board Of Education President
c. Melvin Sharpe and Health
Director Daniel L. Seckinger
scheduled a meeting with top
aides this afternoon on plans for
the disputed school.
Yesterday the Commissioners
approved a tract at Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV. as the
site for the school, which is to
replace the nearby Health
School.
Wants Design Settled
But Commissioner Samuel
Spencer said he felt an argument
over the schools design should
be settled before the Senate is
asked to insert construction
funds in the pending District
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Spencer said If the two
departments-which jointly OPP
crate the crippled-children IA
cilities - can't agree, the city
heads themselves will have to
make the final decision.
DR.. Seckinger last week chal-
lenged plans for one-story
building, proposing consideration
of a two-story design instead,
School officials are insisting on
the single floor, however. with
the backing of the Health
Schools Parent-Teacher AsSoci-
alton.
PTA Urges Fund Action
PTA spokesman today said
they have urged the Commits
sioners to act on seeking funds
Immediately. William Rich,
president, said he did not feel
it was necessary to decide de-
sign details first.
Sources at the District Build
ing indicated fear that favorable
Congressional action might be
jeopardized by the design con-
troversy. however. It was indi-
Gated that the Commissioners
will insist on getting the con-
troversy ironed out.
DR.. Seckinger said today he
had sent a memorandum to
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin setting forth his views
on the controversy. The letter,
he said, urged that full study
be given to the design problem.
It was not made public immedi-
ately.
Objection Discounted
The health director has con-
tended that a one-story build
ing may work a hardship on
crippled children forced to walk
long distances because of the
buildings spread-out character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
ZOOS
LLAMA HERD GROWS
BY LLEAPS, BOUNDS

The Zoos llama herd,
growing by Heaps and
bounds lately, acquired an
other baby last night.
The newest addition is a
male. DR.. William M. Mann,
the park director, named it
Grogy, after a family here
interested in the animals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

Loaves and Fishes to row across
a lake. They were caught in a
storm.
But when they saw Him
walking upon the sea, they sup
posed it had been a spirit.
BE of good cheer: 1t is T."
the Lord cautioned; "be not
afraid"
The parable is significant.
Too many of us turn to prayer
and guidance from above only
when we are in trouble. In good
times we, too often, never give
God a thought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
The
Rambler
An Aquarium Man
Costs for Big One
BY JACK JONAS

Lee Duncan was watching a
pair of goldfish in a small tank
behind his desk.
ut would take a minimum
Of $3,750,000," he said. But
Washington ought to have a
National Aquarium.
Think of the educational
value-not to mention the
recreational value. There
could be a laboratory avail
able to students and scien-
fists.
And the displays! Sea wa
ter could be brought in very
easily in tanks, and it would
be good for four or five years.
And we could have some salt
water specimens, and some of
the oddities of the marine
world. We have only fresh
water fish here"
He was talking in the Office
of the Oldest public aquarium
in the United States-that in
the Commerce Building run
by the Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice Of the Interior Depart
ment. It's in the Commerce
Building basement because
the old Bureau of Fisheries
was in the Commerce Depart
ment, before it became Fish
and Wildlife under Interior.
We've been getting a lot of
calls lately from den mothers
of the Cub Scouts" Mr.. Dun
can went on. They're study
ing something right now along
the lines of The Bottom of
the Sea- This is the closest
they can get to it. Imagine it
the Nations Capital with
out an adequate aquarium"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
A Thnnght fur Unhay
Lenten Reflections on Fuvorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY JIMMY DEAN
Country Music Star Appearing on wMAL-Tv

There is story in the Bible I often reflect on
especially at this time of the year. 1t is found in ST.
Marks Gospel, Chapter vi: As to 56.-Where Christ
walks upon the water.
Some fishermen, later to become his apostles, had
left the Sermon the Mount and the miracle of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
1O-Doy Easter Holiday Begins
I omorrow for D. G. PUPILS

The school bell tomorrow
afternoon sounds the start of a
To-day Easter holiday for chill
dren in District public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

During this season of prayer self-denial and re-
pentence examine yourself. Ask, Am 1 seeking the
Lords help during my journey es ocean enough
to barely keep my ship afloat?"
Tomorrow Dom jenkins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28
Rambling .

A doting father made a re-
cent trip to the Post Office to
buy some stamps in the phi
latelic section for his young
sons collection. When he got
back to the office, he wanted
TO mail a letter, found he'd
forgotten a trip to the regu-
Jar stamp window.
A woman walking along G
street was saying to another
woman: Il asked him for a
suggestion and he said steak,
so ! got out the frankfurters."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-28

THE LONG-NOSE gars got
sick when they were put into
the pure water shortly after
they arrived. The attendants
had to fill the tank with
brackish water, and introduce
the pure water gradually over
several months, until the gars
got used to it.
The aquarium-closed to
the public only on Christmas
Day-Was set up in 1888 in the
old Fish Commission Building
at Sixth and B streets. The
present one was put in when
the Commerce Building was
built in 1882.
The aquarium doesn't count
its visitors often. One recent
count showed 497 within five
hours.
eve get a lot of visitors on
week ends, especially in the
spring and summer" Mr.. Dun
can said. after Sunday din
ner, people feel like they need
a little exercise, so they come
down to the aquarium.
With a big National Aqua
rum, we'd get a lot more. We
could have uniformed attend
ants, briefed regularly on the
latest developments in the
fish world, to answer the ques-
tions of the public.
washington ought to have
an aquarium the city could be
proud Of"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-04
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concerned is the drone in
the hive"
Then she said-and this is
how know she had tongue in
cheek This solution may work
for the bees; it has question
able merit for the human
race"
DR.. Josselyn also mentions
a suggestion banded about in
some circles that the father
become a mothers helper"
The expert doesn't like that
idea. either. I'm glad to say.
Actually. she seems to think
every child, to be happy, needs
a womanly mother and a man.
~ father-and that both OF
them should be around their
children lot of the time, even
II this means living in the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
DR.. EsfQndidry
Back From Iron

DR.. H. A. N. Esfandiary.
Cultural Couns elor of the
the Iranian Embassy, and SUI
pervisor of Iranian students
here, has just returned to
Washington after 7 months in
Iran and Europe.
While in Iran he discussed
with the Ministry Of Educa-
ton the problems Of Iranian
students here and in Europe he
visited with supervisors Of
Iranian students studying
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
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instead Of the suburbs, in an
apartment instead Of a house.
without pets or other accom-
paniments Of the richer Adde'S
cent life.
l keep saying and feeling
that life back on the farm a
long time ago was ideal for a
family of children who there
were able to feel protected.
well-fed and warm. But. of
course. We didn't have any of
those psychological books to
tell US all about it. I'd just love
to see the expression on my
fathers face If I could read
him that bit of DR.. Josselyn's
about male drones.
From &P) NewsfeatureO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
MARY MARGARET
MCBRIDE
Fathers Should Come Home!

The book with its alluring
sapphire blue Jacket slid from
its wrapping. My smile of an
ticipation faded abruptly as l
read it's title, The Happy
Child"
"Oh. mol" I cried-aloud,
though I was alone. Don't
tell me THEY'VE decided now
that it's bad to be a HAPPY
child"
You see, it's been such long
time since I've run across a
book by an expert on children
that wasn't q treatise on the
problems involved in bringing
up the young: THE Delinquent
Child" The Maladjusted
Child" ''Why Johnny Misbe-
haves," when Susie Thumb
Sucks"
However. my apprehension
was unfounded. DR.. Irene M.
Josselyn. I am elated to report,
is all for happy children and
her book is an attempt to in
crease their number.
Having at least a godmoth-
erly interest in how to rear
offspring. I scanned DR.. Josse-
lyn's chapter on the child's
family environment and feel
obligated to pass along some
thoughts she has picked up
presumably among fellow psy-
chologists-on family relation
ships in a world where mems
and women's roles have lost
their sharp. traditional defini-
tiveness.
Once upon q time. reminds
DR., Josselyn. Father provided
the food and fought of dan
ger; Mother fed the family
and kept everybody as COM
Portable as possible. But to-
day it's all different.
Men rarely hunt except for
sport now. women join the
armed forces. women go to
work-and if they elect, their
Job as family nurturer can be
limited to serving forth
warmed-up food precooked
elsewhere.
Perhaps our culture should
learn more than reproduction
from the bees" suggests DR..
JoSselyn. tongue in cheek. IF
women return to their role Of
making bread and Smelling
peas, men should then become
drones. They can earn the
money to buy from the grocer
the food that they are too de-
masculinated to kill, play their
part in the reproductive func-
ton and be, beyond that point.
completely expendable. In
some situations nowadays the
human female actually does
behave as a queen bee; the
male as far as the family IL