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1850" Principal John F. Brough-
er said.
The only classes that are like
what most used to be are those
lin foreign languages, and they
are bigger than formerly, too
ITS no luxury to have rs in a
language class" said Miss Vir-
ginia Ronsaville, assistant priu-
Icipal, who used to teach French
Twenty five pupils can't speak
much French in As minutes, she
pointed out.
She also noted that the teach
| ing burden grows faster than the
size of the class. "A teacher can
do twice as much with a class
OF Is as IS or 49," she said
THE extra 10 or is children
make a very big difference"
Wilson, though it is practically
non-integrated, has been losing
teachers in the equalization Of
the city's formerly white and
Negro schools, which began sew
eral years ago. In the last five
years, Wilson sent $500 of its
1,800-odd graduates to college
and just as fine a quota is ex-
pected this year. But this is
only because of increasingly hard
work. according to Principal
Brougher.
Pressure Increases
The cutbacks have put pres.
sure on everything, Miss Ronsa-
vile said. The school must think
twice before setting up an ad-
vanced mathematics class, be.
cause of fear it might be consid.
cred "undersize." But the alter.
native is to deprive students Of
a chance at being step aheae
in college. +
/ A remedial reading class mo-
long ago was dropped. for tn.
same sort Of reason. The sclloo
is not without reading problems
despite its high standing. -
There is a tentative plan fol-
a reading acceleration course
for brighter students. and ar
experimental advanced mathe.
mates course for students
headed for science and engineer.
ing. But there's doubt either
can be given. Currently, in the
District, classes under Is are
theoretically banned, and the
potential enrolment isn't Ger.
tain.
The country has a serious
scientist shortage, but it hasn't
affected Washington school A.
nances.
Compared to the bright
youngsters in some Washington
high schools, however, Wilson'S
future college graduates are well
of. Lots of others in the city
according to the record, are still
making a splendid showing. But
the teacher pinch is on every
where, and the competition for
the teacher time in most schools
is getting worse.
Assistant Supt. Carl F. Han
sen has proposed a challenging
new course for gifted high
school students, designed to put
them on their mettle and give
them a better chance against
stiff college competition. He
also wants to set up special
courses for other students-an
extension of the kind of ability
grouping the schools already try
to do. Neither can be done with
out more teachers.
TOMORROW: Speeding the
Slow. ..
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License Transfer
Bill Is Approved

The Senate District Committee
approved and sent to the Senate
floor today a bill to re-establiSh
the Districts former 81 fee for
transferring license tags from
one motor vehicle to another.
Under present law, automobile
owners must pay complete regis
tration fees if they buy new cars,
rather than transferring the
tags. The bill went to the
Senate District Committee from
a subcommittee headed by Sena-
tor Beall, Republican Of Mary
land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

THE SEUM'S pride
stands at the far end of the
room. It is a mammoth head,
about eight feet in diameter,
looking as if it came from a
big stone Buddha. It's Mex
lean, however, and the label
calls it the ''Laventa Head"
-mache," the Society
man said, rapping it with his
knuckles, then beaming with
satisfaction at the look of sur.
prise his comment caused.
1.-THE original was deep in
the jungle and much too
heavy to bring out" he went
on. so they made very care
full measurements, and a lot
of plaster masks, and then
built this one"
The material in the exhibits
are from the Society's expe-
ditionS. 8
They're always digging up
something" the Society man
said.
The Society also is proud of
the stone it has bearing the
earliest recorded date known
in the American continent. 1t
has a series of lines and dots
down it's face, and the scien-.
lists have translated those
into a date.
II don't know how they ever
got November 4, 291 BE-, out
of that" the Society man said,
"but there it is"
Alexander Graham Bell, one
of the Society's founders and
its second president, would be
proud of the newest exhibit.
a display of aircraft models.
Bell tinkered with air
planes. He invented the fin.
He also helped a fellow named
Langley develop an airplane.
Unfortunately, it didn't fly.
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other for a Christmas present.
Two friends who do not have
children called last night and
said they would like to have the
ocelot. Mr.. Perry said. He said
he hopes he can let a friend
have the pet rather than have
it "penned in a Zoo"
Mr.. Prescott said he had been
accused by police of drinking
the night before the attack. He
said he had opened five cans
of beer but drank only about
three and q half cans" :.
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This is not just a Washingto
tor, John Dewey, once said:
Democracy has been unjust to
the gifted student" AS one
Junior high principal told the
writer, 1.-THE teacher shoots for
the middle of the class" and all
too often, as she put 1t about
her own school. THE bright
child isn't challenged, and the
lowest probably learns nothing"
Another educator said not
long ago: about / per cent
of the school population have
intelligence quotients OF 100 or
above. It is time to pay atten-
ton to these children IN our
schools. Unless we challenge
these young people. democracy
will suffer-
Little Done in District
The extent of what Washing
ton schools have done on the
problem was partly outlined re-
Gently by a school official.
"In the elementary Schools
he said, there are. no special
classes for the gifted and not
enough provision for enrichment
of the curriculum is made. There
are no specially trained teachers
and no budget to meet the extra
costs of needed materials.
"Up to the present, little has
been done and that mostly by
the classroom teacher who hasn't
sufficient training or time to meet
the problem adequately.
Secondary schools are doing
what they can, but it is toe
little"
A layman might suppose that
bright children could take care
of themselves pretty well under
adverse circumstances. Teach
ers say this is not so.
In an elementary classroom
recently a silent boy appeared
to a visitor completely uninter-
Iested in his reading lesson, but
was identified as the rooms most
brilliant pupil. In another room
a quick, animated little girl
Joined a slow-reading group. The
teacher said she had spent weeks
trying to calm a nervous slight
Had so he could cope with his
tclasswork. The boy had one Of
the rooms highest los.
Overtime on Bright Pupils
At Eastern High School, Mrs
Emily Costing, who has taught
there for over Is years, said she
works overtime to keep hei
brighter pupils from falling be-
hind. This is because there are
children of so many different
ability and achievement levels
in her classes that class time
isn't enough.
The current events club is re.
sponsible mainly for keeping the
best students ahead. she said
In class, she explained, she has
to "leave them to their own de-
vices"
At Sousa Junior High School
Miss Eleanor P. McAuliffe, prin.
cipal, said: "There is a test
range of four or five years in
practically every single class
even though I have homogeneous
grouping"
With big classes, the teachers
can't do much for individuals
she said.
Fewer Teachers; More Pupils
Six years ago at Woodrow
Wilson High School, which last
June sent four-flfths of its
graduates on to further educa-
ton, academic classes averaged
around 26. Today, with an IN.
changed enrolment, the school
has five fewer teachers and
classes average five pupils more
We've been gradually losing
teachers since I came here in
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A SCREEN is recessed in
one wall, and a series of color
transparencies are projected
on it automatically, from the
rear. A few feet in front of
the screen is a long bench.
People sit there by the
hour, sometimes, and watch
those pictures" the Society
man said. .
Other recent additions to
the Society's collection-and
now on display-are masks
from Africa, Admiral Peary's
North Pole flag, and a collec-
ton of those unusual birds,
Birds of Paradise.
In a case with replicas of
gold medals awarded by the
Society, and received by it, is
a card holding several gold
nuggets. The card says they
were sent in, just as they were
taken from Clear Creek, Colo,
as a members dues.
Eyes, he got his membership
card" the Society man said.
Street Scenes
Trash in a hollow tree on
E street near Eighteenth
street NV. =. ...-- r
A group of laborers stopping
to Sidewalk superintend" an
other group of laborers doing
construction work near Scott
Circle ..
Two potted plants setting
at the curb of a busy down.
town sidewalk, getting the
advantages of a sunny day,
on Eleventh street near H
street NV. :.
A woman carrying a blan-
ket-wrapped baby, fresh from
a christening in a church on
Tenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
A Thnught fnr Tunay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY LISA KIRK
Singer

My favorte story in the Bible describes the temptation
of Christ three times by Satan in the wilderness 1t
found in the fourth chapter of st. Matthew.
In life there many so-caled temptations, and
feel each one of us must decide ourselves what right
for lis If we believe enough in God and in ourselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

greater in show business than other fields and there
fore the temptations to sacrifice oneself for these
rewards be quite powerful. However, l believe the
moral of my favorite story is: ITO thine self be
true" If you work hard enough, and put your faith
and trust in God, He will reward you.
Tomorrow: Waldron Berry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
The
Rambler
An easy Way
To Go Exploring
By JACK JONAS

The sign outside the big
gray stone building on Six
tenth street is prominently
placed, but it is so unimpos-
ing that a second look is
needed.
1t says: Visitors Welcome,
9 am. to 4:30 pm"
But we get a lot of Wis
itors," the man inside the Ma
tional Geographic Society's
headquarters at Sixteenth and
M said. I'm the spring, as
many as a thousand a day."
There's a lesson for curators
in the museum section, the
part that brings the visitors.
It's neat, uncluttered, and yet
teeming with items to pique
the interest of the eternal boy
who's always wanted to 60 ex-'
ploring but never has.
1t doesn't have that "mu-
scum look"
Hundreds of color photo
graph enlargements-selected
from pictures used in the
Society's magazine - line the
walls.
These are expensive and
take a lot of time" the So
ciety man said, "but we think
they're worth it.
This big map here with the
red lines shows all of the So
ciety's expeditions. 1t gets a
lot of attention"
He pointed to two big stone
jars.
"These were recovered from
a ship that sank in 230 BE-"
he said. zone of them still
had wine in it. It was tasted,
and understand it was ter
rible stuff-pretty bitter"
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CRISIS IN THE scHooLs-10
Top Pupils Neglected,
And Nation Loses, Too
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Recently Washington educator told meeting OF principals
that gifted children real underpveged OF the Capitals
schools.
he sad that teachers are too preoccupleo
with other problems brightest youngsters like the dues
more less fend for themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
By HARRIET GRIFFITHs

There is sense of intensity
around the Municipal Court
buildings, even when the halls
are not yisibly bustling with law
yers. litigants and witnesses.
The crimes judged there are
not as serious, in general as in
Miss Harriet Griffiths, reporter for
The Stor, has just completed O
months tour Of duty on a Municipal
Court jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

This is the 10th Of series Of articles
on the teaching problems Of the
District public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

TOMORROW: Speeding the
Slow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

Tomorrow: WaldrOn Berry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

Democracy has been unjust to
the gifted student" AS one
junior high principal told the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
c. H. Rockwell
To Be Honored
On Retirement

Charles H. Rockwell, jr., retir-
ing American Red Cross repre-
sentative to the Washington Mil
itary District, will be honored
with a retreat review at Fort
Myer tomorrow.
Mr.. Rockwell, who lives at 906
South Washington street, Alex
andria, also will receive a cita-
ton for his Outstanding service
as ARC representative at the
post since 1916.
Host for the special ceremony
will be Col. J. Paul Breden, Fort
Myer com m a n ding officer.
Troops from the Sd "Old Guard
Infantry Regiment and the
United States Army Band will
take part in the ceremony.
Mr.. Rockwell, 81, was vice presi-
dent of Pacific City Lines (bus)
in San Francisco when he Joined
the Red Cross in 1913. He served
as assistant field director at the
Miami, Fla, Army air base and
later was named ARC field di-
rector at the Jacksonville Naval
Air Station.
In December. 1943. he was ap-
pointed to coordinate all ARC
activities at military installa-
tions in Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia. Maryland and Virginia.
Following the war he remained
with ARC and became field di-
rector at Fort Myer.
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Montgomery Slate
Reported Booking
D'AIesundro

Mrs. Margaret c. Schweinhaut,
a leader Of the Montgomery
County delegation to the Demo-
cratic State Convention. today
said FIVE Of the seven delegates,
including herself, have Endorsed
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro for
reelection as national commit
teeman.
Mrs. Schweinhaut, who also is
"a county delegate to the Mary
land General Assembly. said she
had made an informal poll OF
a majority of the delegates, who
indicated they would support
Mayor D'Alesandro.
The five. listed as anti-or-
ganization Democrats. are Mrs.
Schweinhaut. James H. Mann,
Richard Abel. Mrs. Alice Hostett-
Ter and Mrs. Shirley Barshay.
An organization meeting OF the
full delegation is scheduled to-
morrow night in the Pooks Hill
home Of Mrs. Hostettler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
Cleanup Drive Launched
In Watershed Area

A Silver Spring chapter of the
1zaak Walton League has
launched a conservation ano
cleanup campaign in the Haw-
lings watershed area of Mont
gomery County in cooperation
with some 1000 area Boy Scouts
The program began May 5 and
will be continued each week END
for the next two months.
The Rawlings watershed is a
50-square- mile sector leading
into the Patuxent River al
Rocky Gorge Dam.
The initial phase of the drive
is against roadside and stream
bed "litterbugs" - people who
throw trash and other debris in
those places.
The program is sponsored by
the leagues Wild Life Achieve
ment Club Chapter of Silver
Spring. Edward Remington is
chairman of the chapters con-
SerVation committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21

On the first day of the drive
the Scouts and others picked ur
four full truckloads of trash
from roadsides in the area from
Ashton to Etchison bounded by
Routes 108 and l16. Later. cere-
monies were held at the foot OF
Brighton Dam. Participants in
cluded Representative Hyde, Re-
publican of Maryland; Edwin S
Turner, president of the Silver
Spring chapter; John Clark
president of the Maryland divi-
sion of the Izaak Walton League
and chairman of the Governors
Committee to Keep Maryland
Beautiful" and Richard Detrow
assistant executive of the Mont
gomery County Boy Scout Dis
trict.
The chapter hopes its program
will serve to educate persons on
conservation measures and thai
the move will soon be spread
throughout the United States by
other organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
Jurists to Hear
u. S. Chief Justice
At Hot Springs

RICHMOND. May 81 (P.-
Chief Justice Warren will adj
dress the 26th annual judicial
Conference Of the United States
4th Circuit Court of Appeals at
Hot Springs July ST., Secretary
Claude M. Dean has announced
The conference secretary said
Chief Justice Warren will speak
at the opening general session
Another speaker at the same ses-
sion will be E. Smythe Gambrell
of Atlanta, president of the
American Bar Association.
More than 400 judges and at
torneys OF Federal courts in the
Middle Atlantic States are ex-
pected to attend the conference.
Adrian S. Fisher Of Washing
ton. a former legal adviser to
the State Department, will adj
dress the conference July s. A
panel discussion will be led by
District Judge Roszel c. Thorn
sen of Baltimore.
Circuit Judge Morris A. Soper
OF Baltimore will preside at the
banquet, at which the principal
speaker will be Justice Burton
OF the Supreme Court.
At the banquet, Chief Justice
Warren will honor Circuit Judge
Armistead M. Dobie of Chariot
etsyille. Va. who took qualified
retirement last February.
r. Dorsey Watkins Of Balti-
more, appointed a district judge
for Maryland since the last
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.Foirfox Crash Hurts II,
Bows Condition Critical

North Jefferson street. Arlington
Mr.. Basalikis' son George is in
critical condition in Arlington
Hospital. He suffered severe
head injuries.
Mr.. Basalikis, his wife, Vir-
ginia, 3S. and two other chill
dren, Paul. 4. and Anne, 8, were
in fair condition at Arlington
Hospital, Mr.. Basilikis suffered
body cuts and the others all had
head injuries.
Cub Scout Injured
Michael O'Connor, 8, of 5ll
North Florida street, Arlington,
was in fair condition suffering
a dislocated hip and bruises, and
ia severe cut upper lip. He was
one of three Cub Scouts in the
Mailman car. They were on their
way home from a camping trip.
Comdr. Mailman was treated
at Arlington Hospital for nose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
Green Valley Church
Hears Landlord

America must remain "strone
militarily to protect the security
OF this Nation" so long as there
are forces bent on her destruc-
ton, Representative Landlord,
Democrat of Maryland, declared
yesterday.
But the Maryland Representa-
tive told worshipers at Green
Valley Presbyterian Church,
Hillcrest Heights. Md, that
peace can never be won by
military strength alone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
Methodist Center
Rites Attract $50

BLACKSTONE, Va, May 81
l(P.--Some $50 persons attended
ceremonies here yesterday dedi-
eating the new Virginia Meth
odist Assembly Center.
The Rev. Harry G. Balthis,
executive secretary Of the vir-
ginia Conferences Board Of Ed
ucation. gave the dedication ad-
dress The center will be avail
able for use by all ministers,
laymen and students in the vir-
ginia conference.
Formerly the Blackstone Col
leee for Girls. the facilities in
clude an auditorium. swimming
pool and dining hall and other
buildings and grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21
BOY, 7, HELPS TRAP
GAMBLING SUSPECT

BALTIMORE. (R.-Sev-
en-year-old Gordon Kirby
got into the act yesterday
as a key man in a police
tavern check for baseball
pool activities.
Sergt. Hyman Goldstein
of the rackets division sent
Patrolman Edgar Kirby and
young Gordon into the Es-
sex Cafe here. When the
elder Kirby saw a bet passed,
he sent the younger Kirby
out to summon Sergt Gold
stein, the sergeant report
ed.
Walter Przylepa was
charged with running a pool
as the result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21

/ and Jessups road Route 1851,
just south of the Maryland State
police barracks.
James w. Austin. 80, colored,
of 904 Fifty-second street NE,
was taken to St, Agnes Hospital,
Baltimore. with a skull fracture
and other injuries. police said.
State Trooper o. M. Long said
Mr.. Austin was alone in his car
when he turned left from the
southbound lane of the boule-
ward. The northbound truck hit
the car broadside, then turned
over on it, the trooper added.
The auto was demolished. with
Mr.. Austin still in it, Trooper
Long said.
The driver of the tractor
trailer. which was loaded with
fruit, was Hoyt E. Blanchett. az.
of Charlotte. N. c., police said.
He escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-21

Mr.. Bonnell and Mr.. McMullen
will assume their duties June Is.
Mr.. Mccain has been COM
mission member since the ad-
ministration of former Gov. Her.
bert O'Conor and has been
chairman since 1851, when Gov.
McKeldin appointed him.
BOnnell May Get $4,000
Mr.. McCain's salary was $15,-
900 per year. The Governor did
not say how much Mr.. Bonnell
lis to get, but the figure was
RELIABLY put at $4,000.
Speculation that Mr.. Mccain
was to be replaced has been
abroad for the past year. Only
last week the Legislative Coun-
Gil gave him a vote of confidence
and named a three-man COM
lmittee to determine the Cover
Inor's attitude on his status.
At that time Delegate Robert
son, Democrat of Baltimore,
sharply criticized any rumors
that Mr., Mccain would be re-
placed.
Mr.. Bonnell, SIS, is vice presi-
dent of the Fidelity-Baltimore
National Bank & Trust Co. He
has been chairman of the Bal
timore Aviation Commission and
of the Republican Finance Com
mittee. and president of the
Community Fund and of the
Baltimore Association of Com
merce.
Heads River Commission
Mr.. McMullen, 81, is president
of the Times and Alleghenian
Co., Inc, publishers of the Cum
berland News. Evening Times
and Sunday Times. He is
managing editor of the Times
and Sunday Times.
Though an active Democrat,
Mr.. McMullen has never sought
public office. He is chairman
of the Upper Potomac River
Commission, and holds director
ships in the Potomac Electric
Co., the Liberty Trust Co. of
Cumberland and the Fidelity
Savings Bank of Frostburg.
A Cumberland native and
graduate of Mt. st. Mary's Col
leee, Mr.. McMullen has five
children.
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MI. bOIlIleiI, ACTIVE Ill JIle
Authority, replaces Russell H.
Mccain, architect of Maryland S
multi-million dollar 12-year road
building program.
Mr.. McMullen replaces Bran
we'll Kelly, a member of the
three-man commission. A third
and final appointment is ex-
pected next month.
Du Point Due for Third Post
Gov McKeldin said FRANK
du Pont, of Cambridge. is ex-
pected to commit himself on the
appointment by June Is. Indi-
cations were he would become
the third commissioner.
In announcing the Bonnell
and McMullen appointments
yesterday. the Governor said:
1--WE need a general change in
the system of administration and
feel it is best that We start out
with an entirely new group Of
commissioners"
He added that the changes
were not intended to reflect upon
present members and that he
anticipated keeping Mr.. Nc
Cain and Mr.. Edgar Bennett
third member of the Commits
sionl in State service in other
executive capacities"
Democrats in the State Leg
islature often have criticized the
commission, some because OF
scandals last year involving
acquisition of highway rights
of-Way.
"a former right-of-way engi-
neer for the commission - Ben
DuPre-was indicted along with
two Washington real estate men
in connection with a conspiracy
to defraud the commission by
increasing land values along the
paths OF potential highways.
tThe two men were convicted
and drew sentences for their part
in the case. but the engineer was
given immunity when he agreed
to testify for the State.)
Refuses to Elaborate
The Governor would not elab-
crate upon the statement on the
Mccain and Bennett appoint
ments to future posts.
He mentioned that Mr.. Kelly
has said he was anxious to de-
vote full time to his private busi-
ness interests.