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Evening star., 1957-04-19
Academic Standards

The tightening of academic stand
ards by the University of Maryland will
be bit rough on some students, but the
move is In line with the determination
of President Wilson H. Elkins to give
the university the academic prestige
which such an important institution
should have. DR.. Elkins, the board of
regents and the faculty are making COM
mendable strides toward overcoming the
deficiencies which led to criticisms by an
accrediting committee In 1854
One Of the criticisms implicit in the
long report OF the investigating group
was that too much emphasis was being
placed on athletics and too little on
academic achievement. When DR.. Elkins
took over the presidency Maryland's foot
ball team was a contender for No. posi-
tion In the Nation. The university's aca-
demic standing had fallen we'll down the
list, however.
During the past two years the uni
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Mr.. BohIen's Send-Off

InoSe people who insist on seeing
things under the bed may read something
sinister into Nikita Khrushchev's farewell
remarks to Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen
as the latter was preparing to leave Mos
COW. In these times, the international
and domestic climate being what 1t is,
there Is certain element of risk in
speaking to Communist, to say nothing
of being spoken to-
It is our belief, however, that most
Americans will read into the Khrushchev
words only what is there-a tribute to
the superior service rendered by Mr.. Boh-
len over the past four years in a very
difficult assignment.
Mr.. Khrushchev told Mr.. Bohlen that
I'VE hate to see you go" and don't under
stand why they are taking you away from
U.S." In more direct tribute to Mr..
Bohlen, who is fluent in the Russian Ian
guage and well-versed in Russian history
and culture, the Soviet leader said I'VE
like competent ambassador because If
he is competent he can come to correct
conclusions and send correct estimate
OF the situation to his government We
understand you, and you understand U.S."
If there is to be better relationship
between the Russians and ourselves, it
will have to come about through better
mutual understanding of each other
based on competent appraisal and inter-
probation of facts-not on suspicious,
rumors and gossip Mr.. Bohlen has made
a significant contribution to this much
to-be-desired end-a contribution which,
In our opinion, should persuade even his
most bigoted detractors to pause and take
second look at the record.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Murray of the Acc

Despite the urgings of several MEM
bers of the Joint Congressional Atomic
Committee, the President apparently
does not intend to reappoint Thomas E.
Murray to the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion. This should come as surprise to
nobody. For Mr.. Murray, whose flve-year
the administration on a number Of i'm
portant matters, and so Mr.. Eisenhowers
attitude is not extraordinary.
Even so, the Acc will be losing one
Of its ablest and most dedicated members
when Mr.. Murray leaves. An inventor in
his own right, an industrial engineer and
an outstanding financial and business ad-
ministrator, he first came to the agency
as President Truman's appointee In 1850.
In the years that have since passed, he
has put his talents and experience to
good use on the commission, where he
has rendered fine service to the Nation
through his contribution to nuclear de-
velopment for both military and nom
military purposes.
During the past few years, Mr.. Muir
ray has differed with the administra-
tion's views, particularly as expressed
by Acc Chairman Strauss, on such sub
jects as the pace and scale of our peace
time nuclear power program. Whether
right or not, his dissents have been
temperately voiced and unquestionably
have promoted greater public under
standing Of the atoms potentialities. If
he is not to be reappointed, it will be
good for the country II man of COM
parable caliber and independence OF
mind is named to replace him when his
term expires.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

versity has made a good recovery aca-
demically. (Marylands football rating,
incidentally, has sagged.) The univer-
sitys faculty and plant have been en-
larged and improved, its courses revised
and new library built. AS a result,
there is no question today as to the
university's accreditation as a first-rate
educational center. The breakdown on
lazy or tagging students is only the latest
development in the broad program which
DR.. Elkins is promoting for the better
ment of his university.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

with diethyl toluamine by sat-
urating them with emulsions
or dry-cleaning preparations.
In some cases. the entomolo-
gists have determined, 1t is
better to treat the clothing
than the skin.
Most of the worlds impor-
tant developments in insect
repellents, the Agriculture De-
partment report points out,
have come from the entomol.
ogy laboratory at Orlando, Fla,
in close cooperation with the
Army and with chemical COM
panies. Work initiated there
under auspices of the Army in
1942 resulted in a repellent
that was used by American
servicemen the world over. The
present standard military
preparation was developed at
Orlando in 1948.
The new substance is sched.
uled to appear on the drug
market sometime this spring.
Only a small portion of the
fllterable virus. the submit
croscopic organism associated
with many fatal diseases, is
dangerous, it has just been re-
ported by DR.. Ernest C. Poll
lard, Yale biophysicist
Even that portion can
emerge only through a very
tiny escape hatch" in the lin.
ing that surrounds the indi.
vidual virus.
Value Of knowledge
Due to this knowledge, the
Yale biophysicist believes that
eventually it may be possible
to alter the structure of the
invisibly minute organisms so
as to render them harmless.
Also, eventually. Prof. Pollard
says, the new understanding
may lead to a radically diff.
ferent process of immuniza-
ton.
One possibility, he says. will
be to use diathermy machines
to create artificially periodic
fevers which will leave people
immune to diseases. such as
influenza, caused by the virus
animals"
New knowledge of the shape
OF organic molecules and how
they are arranged inside cells,
he says, eventually may enable
scientists to govern the be.
havior of cells. It is known,
for example, that normal cells
grow according to a definite
pattern. When this is disrupted
and cells begin to grow irregu-
larly the result is cancer. Al
ready the Yale workers have
learned that some cells are i'm
mune to viruses while others
are susceptible. They are now
trying to find out what makes
the difference.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
DeIowore's State

How nice for Delaware! Her
junior Senator, J. Allen Frear,
states that she needs no Fed
eral aid to education.
That's understandable when
one considers Delaware's rank
in area Of 47th among the
States. with 2.057 square miles,
and her rank In population Of
46th, with 318,085 persons.
Furthermore, there live within
her borders some very rich
citizens by the name of du-
Pont. A really tidy situation.
These salutary circumstances
leave the rest Of us in pleas
ant state OF affairs. II and
when the long -dreamed-of
Federal aid to education bill
becomes reality. we can turn
Delaware's share over to some
other State--Mississippi, say.
Dorsey McCarthf
Evening star., 1957-04-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

out more than denting the
surface.
1t is a veritable part of Eng
lish. this apparent oddity. and
often enough it is so, but in
many cases if one goes back
far enough. he will find that
the oddity is dissolved, and that
what remains is evidence Of
growth.
We have taken words from
all languages. notably from
Latin and Greek, and from
almost every other one, as the
restless feet of the English
race went here and there. to
and fro, in the world.
Our slang word ''vamoose,"
for instance. at least one
thinks of it as slang, comes
from the Spanish vamos.
meaning let us go.
We have incorporated many
Yiddish words. too. 1t is said
that so long" comes from
this source. or maybe from
Hebrew.
The best thing about the old
word training in the schools
was that it enabled a child to
use his tongue without think.
ing about it.
This is the best way to
hold language easily, with
out effort.
If one strives too much. as
a foreigner must, in learning a
tongue. he runs a very large
risk of making it stiff and
unhappy.
Now. fl"xihility. mixed with
a happy surety. is what good
--..e--o.l Is ana mas been. One
has but to read Shakespeare's
plays. or those of John Ford,
or Kit Marlowe, to realize how
the tongue has been built out
OF experiments. lovingly tried
some discarded, some kept.
We are the inheritors of all
this and it is up to us, if we
want to enjoy our language,
to read as much as we can, at
the same time we put our
selves into what we read.
just attempting to read as
fast as possible will not do.
There is a decided leaning
toward this nowadays, and it
means nothing much; it runs
too great a risk Of losing the
beauty. history and meaning
of words. as such. 1t also de-
mands that the reader think
as little as possible about
sentences. which. with words.
form the backbone OF the
tongue.
The real reader will love
English words. despite their
oddity at times, more than
anything else in the world. He
will reveal in them, not only
for what he and others can do
with them, but also for their
sheer beauty. in themselves.
To fall in love with English is
to have a lifelong treasure.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
WSTAS IN SCIENCE


The almost perfect" insect
repellent has been developed
by Department of Agriculture
scientists.
It protects, better than any
of the preparations now on the
market. against mosquitoes.
chiggers. ticks. fieas and flies.
1t is recommended for pic
nickers and gardeners. 1t can
be applied safely to the skin
or any other animal fiber. It
promises to have a wide mill
tary application, to say moth
ing of its value for forest and
jungle workers.
The repellent is an organic
chemical. diethyl toluamide. 1t
is not new. per Sc, but its value
as a repellent was unknown
until it was synthesized by
chemists at the Beltsville, Md,
station Of the department and
tested by entomologists in
Florida.
Resists Rubbing
The scientists are particu-
larly pleased by the chemicals
resistance to rubbing. Some
applied to the skin may be
absorbed. but much of it
simply is worn away by nor
NAL activities Of the wearer.
Wipe tests" developed to
simulate the wearing process.
showed diethyl toluamide to be
at least twice as long lasting
as the next best repellent.
Under normal circumstances
one treatment should give
almost complete protection
against the whole insect
gamut for several hours, de-
pending on the strength Of
the repellent chemical in the
composition which is used.
Tests of different species of
mosquitoes show the material
to be as good as or better than
any other repellent in each
case. More important. it is
better against all mosquito
species than any other single
chemical or combination of
chemicals. It is decidedly
superior to any of the others
against yellow fever, salt
marsh, irrigation water and
snow water mosquitoes. It is
as good as the best of the
others for subarctic and ma
ia-bearing mosquitoes.
The new materials, Agricul-
ture entomologists report, is
better than all other repellents
against stable flies. and just
as effective against deer and
sand flies. 1t is outstanding
against the rat flea. Against
ticks 1t is the best CONNER
cially available material. It is
completely effective against
chiggers, until treated clothing
Is rinsed or washed.
Clothing or other fabrics
can be completely impregnated
Evening star., 1957-04-19
After the Show

Appidudino hands approve
performance. drown
The actor IN acclaim and
storm his ears
For one briet moment. He
returns to self.
To doubts and SELF examination,
fears,
For he knops Where he erred
and tdltered, iDhere
He spoke too soon. and where
too sloD. He knoDs
Though clapping hands
drowned doubts and
drowned him, too
For one brief moment. Lonely
noW he goes
Beyond the reach OF word and
hand. He pdlks
Alone where only cold appraisal
talks.
Ruby Zosorsn
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Speaking of Deficits

The hassle over recent Post
ONCE service curtailments
makes no sense at all when
you consider that the service
suffered major impairment
years ago.
We screamed then over the
reduction in daily mail de-
livery, but slowly simmered
down and, like the obedient
little lambs we are. ended by
accepting one delivery a day
on a permanent basis.
The Postmaster General
hinted then-paternalistically
of course-that a more gen.
erous program would some day
be put in operation. How
ever. he soon forgot his vague
promises and we soon forgot
the injury.
This time it seems to me
Congress is guilty of raising
all this fuss. possibly because,
like Mr.. Summerfield. Con-
gress fails to realize that the
department was originally
created to serve the people
and not to be run as a profit
able business enterprise.
We've heard a lot Of non-
sense about the Post Office
being in the red. 1t seems TO
me the Post Office has always
made a better showing. dollars
and cents wise. than any other
executive department.
What has been the deficit
OF the Commerce Department?
Or Agriculture, Interior. JUS
tice and State? Some will
argue that the analogy is
faulty. But is 1t? Haven't all
these departments been set up
to serve rather than make
money?
At least the Post Office gets
some money back from the
sale Of stamps and sundry
services. How much Of the
taxpayers money does Com
merce recover, or State?
b. S. Berc0vici.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

Mrs. H. S. De M. of Falls
Church. Va. sends in a yell
lowed clipping Of an old bit
of verse designed to show the
absurdity of our language.
The verse. origin unknown.
follows:
PLURESY
Well begin with a box and
the plural is boxes,
But the plural of OK should
be oxen. not oxes.
Then one fowl is goose but two
are called geese.
Yet the plural of mouse should
never be meese.
You may find lone mouse or
a whole set of mice.
Yet the plural of house is
houses not hice.
II the plural of man is always
called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of
pan be called pen?
II I speak of a foot and you
show me your feet,
And l give you a boot. would
a pair be called beet?
II one is a tooth and a whole
set are teeth,
Why should not the plural of
booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and
three would be those,
Yet hat In the plural wouldn't
be hose.
And the plural of cat is cats
and not cose.
We speak of a brother and
also of brethren,
But though we say mother we
never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns
are he, his and him.
But imagine the femme she.
shis and SHIN.
So English, / fancy you all
will agree,
Is the funniest language you
ever did see.
y
Our funny and beloved ma
tive tongue need not yield
place to any in the world.
We can all be provincials. in
our love for its history, its lit
erature. and its power,
The oddities of this language
are a veritable part of it. They
are so many that it would re-
quire a huge book even to list
them. These show the growth
Of the language.
Words come and 60.
In the plays Of Shakespeare
a reader finds such words as
holland" and Jordan" both
without capital.
The word holland" as used
in Shakespeare's day, meant
fine linen.
The word Jordan" meant
pot.
One Elizabethan character /;
made to say, lets slog.' fol
let's 60. let's vamoose, etc.
One might multiply such in
stances for book length. with
Evening star., 1957-04-19
Toxpoyer's Loment

! have been burnt up ever
since reading an article in The
Star saying THE Federal Gov
ernment and members of the
fabulous Du Pont family of
Delaware have reached an
agreement to settle tax claims
totaling nearly half a million
dollars for 80 cents on the
dollar"
Later ! read an article on
the 27ia per cent depletion
allowance" granted the gas
and oil lobby. l take this
means Of getting 1t of my
chest:
The income tax instruction
sheet / read from morn
till night.
Then figure out my income tax
and pray it may be right.
For II / make a slip. I may to
Leavenworth be sent--but
The Du Pont heirs can settle
theirs for thirty -odd per
cent.
! figure out my gross and net.
and my deductions find:
But my exemptions make me
wish that ! were old and
blind.
! chew my pencil and my nails,
and burn the midnight oil
In search for that depletion"
charge allowed to gas and
Oil.
But am just a little guy: !
cannot give my stock
To legislators ION the Hill.'
and hint they ease the
shock
OF income tax: but ! can WELD
a little pen. and do
Until they make that Du Pont
tribe. and gas and oil
come through.
~a- Nr--n C-.aAN
Evening star., 1957-04-19
A Place to Hide

Your newspaper often points
a critical finger at civil
defense planning, nationally
and locally. Your recent edi-
torial. mo Defense in Sight"
concludes not with a recon-
mended course Of positive ac-
ton. but rather with the mega
tive fatalistic attitude that If
nuclear warfare should come,
despite our best efforts TO
prevent 1t. we must lie down
and die. No thanks!
Through your own compre-
hensive reports on the subject,
certain things are clear: Many
fat targets for a potential ag-
greSsor lie within metropolitan
areas that could be devastated
by nuclear attack.
We are presently investing
somewhere around $35 billion
a year for military defense
planes. bombs. missiles. radar
nets. Nike etc.
A congressional committee
recently completed an inten-
sive study Of Civil Defense
for National Survival" More
than 200 competent witnesses
were called. The committee,
after hearing their testimony,
considered and brought to the
attention of the country the
possibility Of planning mass
shelter protection "a solution
already put into effect in
Sweden), which it was indi-
Gated might protect as much
as 30 per cent Of the United
States population from the
effects Of nuclear attack.
Some Of our best minds are
currently engaged in solving
the problem of providing shell
ter--for the weapons! A
citizen of a free country
should have the right to expect
his government, which is
presently expending some $35
billion Of his tax dollars per
year in military defense, to in
vest a proportionate amount
for his protection and preser-
vation from todays terrible
warfare devices.
b. Luchs.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

A. The discus is a wooden
disk with metal rim not less
than 8ss inches in overall
circumference and not less
than 4 pounds ga ounces in
total weight. The javelin is a
pointed shaped stick not
less than 8.53 feet in length
and l.765 pounds In weight.
@. How far can flying fish
fiy2-R. o.
A. From $50 to about 1000
feet. depending somewhat on
their size. A
Evening star., 1957-04-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry prtters' correct
names and addresses. Aa
letters are subject to conden.
SdttOn.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

@. What is hyperesthesiap
j. T.
A. This is a condition OF
oversensitivity. The skin may
be affected, or one or more Of
the special sense organs. Thus
there may be supersensitivity
to heat or cold, or to light,
sound, or odor.
Evening star., 1957-04-19

@. What is the size Of the
discus and Of the javelin
used in olympic competi-
tion?-W.P.
Evening star., 1957-04-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
D Please ineoe cents toi uostaRe
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-10

Jack je sin poStovane do
bre zajednicarske obitelji -
Jakova Mary Oslovcan. Ro-
ditelji su ga upisali u Pomla
dak kad je bio sar 8 mjeseci,
a sad po svrsetku njegove
sesnaeste godine prelazi u od-
raslo clanstvo.
Rodjen je ovdje u Wind
soru, gdje je polazio osnov-
nu skolu, a sada polazi Pater-
son Collegiate, gdje je dobar
djak. Raspolaze dobro S ma
Sim hrvatskim jezikom, sto
je ma cast MENU njegovim
roditeljima.
Dolaskom u mas odsjek ma
Sac je u MENU svoga oca
Jakova j majku Mary, kao j
svoju mladju sestru Annie,
udata Smrak, koja zivi sa
svojim suprugom u Sjedinje-
MIN Drzavama, a u Zajednici
takodjer stariju sestru Te-
rezu, udata "a Edwarda Sa-
mobol u Pittsburgh, Pa, ne
kadasnjeg d djaka Duquesne
University j clana glasovite
Duquesne University Tam
buritzans, a danasnjeg uci-
telja muzike.
Obitelj Oslovcan su zaista
pravi i cestiti zajednicari, ta-
ko da su oni, njihova djeca,
zetovi i unucad svi clanovi
nase Zajednice. Cd strane ma
seq odsjeka mi i'm cestitamo,
a mladom bratu Jack-u klice-
mo: Dobro nam dosao u ma
se redove!
Srecko Tuss, tajnik.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-10

Gornja slika prikazuje nam
krunisanje kraliice, drugog
svecanog banketa odrzanog
10. sijecnja owe godine, kao
j druge dvije djevojke i diva
mladica, koji SUI Sc natjecali
"a prvenstvo u rasprodaji
srecaka "a izigravanje auto
mobila u vezi banketa u ko-
rist gradnje move hrvatske
crkve u So. Chicagu, koji su
sa svojim radon, u tai fond
samo njih petorica doprinjeli
svotu Cd $S,118.50, docim svi
zupljani zajedno, $4,710.O0.
Nije moja namjera zalaziti
u prikaz velicanstvenog ban
keta, vec namjera mi je da
istaknem par rijeci u pogledu
natjecateljica n a S i h clanica
Hrvatske Bratske Zajednice,
sa kojima Sc ponosimo, a to
su djeca nasih dobrih ce-
stitih hrvatskih roditelja i
clanova H. B. Zajednice. U
natjecanju pobjedila je nasa
mlada "Lickin ja", Miss Mary
M. Sud a r, kcerka Tome
Mande Sudar, vrijednih i ak
tivnih clanova u drustvu "Sv.
Josip', odsjek broj 80 HBZ.
Docim n a s a mlada kraljica
clanicom je u drustvu Ban
Jelacic', ma racun kuglaeke
lige, gdje ona sa ostalom ma
som mladezi kugla i uzimlje
drugog sportskog ucesca.
Miss Mary M. Sudar, ne sa-
mo da je dobra i aktivna cla-
MICA H.B.Z., vec uzimlje u
cesca u svakom podhvatu ko-
il zasjeca u dobrobit hrvat-
skog naroda u So. Chicagu
Clanica je IL diva pjevacka
zbora, "Hrvatska" Crkvenog
pjevackog zbora crkve Pre-.
sveto Srce Isusovo. Aktivnoe
u { esc a zauzimlje u raznim
plesackim Kolo grupama, cd
kojih grupa jedna je nedav-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-10

no nastupila ma televizijskoj
stanici. Sa dobrim uspjehom
zavrsila je Marsh Elemen-
tary Bowen High Schools,
a zaposlena je kod Republic
S t e el Corporacije u uredu
jednog odjeljenja.
Ma slici vidimo mladu nasu
Hrvaticu "Hercegovku" Miss
Martha K re s c h, koja kao
kraljica proslogodisnjeg sve-
canog banketa priredjena u
iste svrhe, kruni ovogodisnju
mladu kraljicu sestru Miss
Mary M. Sudar. Sestra Kre-
sich kcerka je Marka i Mary
Kresich, koji su svu svoju
obitelj zaclanili kroz dugi niz
godina u drustvu "Sveti An
te", odsjek br. 984 HBZ. In
formirani smo da sestra Kre-
sich pred kratko vrijeme u
krasila je svoju ruku sa kras-
MIN diamantnim zarucnim pr
stenom, a kako cujemo da je
vec i Hrvatski Dom "a vjen-
canjsko veselje zauzet "a 4.
maja owe godine. Cd srca ce-
stitamo sestri Kresich, i zeli-
mo da sa njezinim odabrani-
kom u bracnom zivotu pratt
je svaka sreca i zadovoljstvo,
ma radost njezinih roditelja i
svih njezinih prijatelja Clan
stva HBZ. Do danas odabra-
nika nepoznamo, ali potpuno-
ma smo uvjereni ako nije
clan HBZ., da &c sestra Kre-
sich sa promjenom svojeg j.
mena, doprinjeti jednog no
vog clana u svoje drustvo H.
B. Zajednice i time doprinjeti
"a vrijeme sadasnje kampa-
ME svoj dio u korist HBZ.
Ma slici takodjer vidimo
dvije nase popularne djevoj-
Ike kao natjecateljice, a to
su Miss Barbara Zarkovich,
kcerka nasih cestitih hrvat-
skin raditelja, Josipa Bar
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-04-10

rodjeni u selu frost, Gorski
Kotar.
Mlada sestra Olga polazi u
cetvrti razred wise Skole i do
danas napreduje dobrim u
spjehom. Ona misli i dalje
proslijediti sa skolovanjem.
Mi joj zelimo svaku srecu u
njezinu zivotu i da postigne
cilj "a kojeg Sc interesira, a
njezinim roditeljirna puno
hvala ma lijepom odgoju svo-
je kcerke. Takodjer mi zeli-
mo da bude ma ponos svo-
Jim roditeljima, ostaloj svo-
:joj rodbini i clanstvu HBZ.
Clanovi odsjeka broj 975
ga radoscu primaju owe obje
mlade sestre u svoje redove.
zivjele i sretne bile!
Petar Grbelja, blag.