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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Question of DeIegoting Duties

Of the President Of the
United States himself. He.
cannot tell Secretary Dulles
for instance, who is his.
executive officer in foreign
affairs decisions. to clear it
with Sherm" or clear 1t with
Harold (Stassen).
Neither can anybody else
except Mr.. Nixon himself.
who is the constitutional sue.
cessor to the presidency. at
tend a head-of-states confer.
ence. According to Republic
can and Democratic leaders
of Congress. all the highly
delicate decisions which the
Chief Executive may not be.
able to take during his ILL,
ness could be fulfilled by no.
body but the Vice President.
He is not a "hired hand" a.
the presidential advisers are.
but has been elected by the
American people. It is UNI
fortunate, say Republican
Senators, that the White
House encourage appears to-
take too lightly Mr.. Eisen-.
hower's illness and wants to
enjoy its positions Of power
as was the case when his
health was normal.
The Nation is in a far more
dangerous position than it
has ever been in our history.
Quick decisions which may
possibly lead to an internal
tional conflict may have to-
be taken momentarily.
According to the Presidents
physicians, it will be some
time before he can assume
responsibilities Of a very
serious nature. Who will take
them in the meantime il Mr..
Nixon is not clothed with
necessary authority? And 1t
is pointed out that Messrs.
Khrushchev & Co. are not
the type of people who would.
halt their plots and maneuver
because the President Of the
United States happens to be,
incapacitated. Quite the con-
trary; they may want to take
advantage Of the fluid" sit
uation In America and push
their projects more rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Spotlight on the Vice President

After all. the people elect hui
man beings and not super
men immune to the illnesses
of contemporary life. What
is really important is whether
permanent incapacity - not
temporary illness-is in
volved.
Mr.. Eisenhower is q con-
scientious man. If he really
feels he cannot go on, he
will be the first to say so. But
there hasn't been any EVIL
dence that such q critical de-
cision is before him, though
the newspapers have natu-
rally been filed with specula-
ton In that direction.
Fortunately. Mr.. Eisen-
hover has taken every pre-
caution to train a possible
successor. He has brought
Vice President Nixon into his
most intimate councils. This
has afforded Mr., Nixon a
chance to show his abilities,
and the word from those who
have attended presidential
conferences and cabinet
meetings in the last five
years is that the Vice Presi-
dest has a keen perception,
good Judgment, and an I'M
swerving loyalty to the Eli
senhower policies. He has
been reported recently by
former critics as having
grown in stature. But the
truth is the press in WASH
ington has gotten to know
his real ability, and he, on
his part, has exhibited a COM
mendable forthrightness in
international policy, espe-
cially through his trips
abroad. This has removed all
suspicion of any alleged
"isolationist" feelings or pro-
vincialiSm.
Mr.. Nixon, moreover, has
the faculty of understanding
politics, which is a big adj
vantage. For it enables him
to sense popular currents and
to understand underlying
preSsures in the Nation. He is
well equipped to help the
President during his present
illness and well equipped to
take over if the situation
should be such as to require
actual succession.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Why Graduates Avoid Teochinq

universities. Some Of the
greatest scientific achieve
ments have come from the
research work of industries,
foundations. the armed
forces. and other bodies. 1t
is by no means demonstrable
that if the scientists thus en-
ployed were transferred to
educational institutions by
the lure of higher salaries.
science as a whole would
profit. The basic trouble is
that the demand for superior
scientific brains far exceeds
the supply. because the lower
forms Of education are not
encouraging or training brain
power and the use of logic.
II a igh-school student is
unable to read. write or spell
correctly: If his mathemat-
ical capacities do not rise
even to the level Of being
able to solve quickly a prob
lem in compound fractions:
if he had been unable, what
ever his interest and capac-
ity. 10 receive any education
in physics because his high
school offers no course in it.
the demand will always ex-
coed the supply. and not only
IN the sciences.
And people with fine brains
and serious ambitions will
gravitate away from educa-
ton to places where they can
have more freedom and work
under less discouraging con-
ditionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Sympathy for Eisenhower Is Undiminished
But Different Mood Is Sensed

letins constitute at best a
scotch tape operation. Per-
haps they always did, in
spite Of the fact that so many
people were able to persuade
themselves to the contrary.
Again some experts feel
the Presidents doctors are
too optimistic; others want
to wait and see. What is GER
tain is that he must have
time to convalesce and that.
meanwhile, he will be spared
the weight Of the heavy bur-
dens of the presidency.
Some significant episodes
are occurring in what might
be called the handwriting
on-the-wall department.
When the President had
his heart attack. there was
a furry of headlines about
Vice President Nixon. Then
Presidential Assistant Sher-
man Adams. White House
Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty and other top White
House figures closed both
ranks and mouths within
the administration. The Vice
President gave no press con-
ferences and was little in
evidence. He was out of the
picture from the beginning
to the end of the Presidents
ileitis surgery.
Yesterday Mr.. Hagerty
loaned the Vice President his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Educational Restrictions and Pressures
Called More Basic Than Low Salaries

experience and ideas in the
classroom. with the restric-
tionS on enforcing discipline,
and with the antiacademic
pressures from parents,
school boards and principals
perpetually to extend curric-
ula and selectivity, and make
the schools anything and
everything except educational
institutions.
So the fact that scientific
brains gravitate elsewhere
than into teaching is. I think.
only specifically explained
by the profession being
priced out Of the market"
One trouble is that the
colleges and universities re-
ceive students who have been
lamentably ill-prepared for
any studies requiring the ex-
ercise Of precise intellectual
processes. DR.. Alfred Whit
ney Griswold, president Of
Yale, in a just-published book
of essays cIn the University
Tradition" Yale University
Press. which is a plea for
recognition Of the ancient
liberal concept Of the unity
of knowledge" recalls the
transcript of a high-school
senior seeking admittance to
Yale. OF the junior and SEN
Tor high-school courses this
young man had taken, two
were in English. one in Amer
lean history, and the others
in tipping. speech. chorus,
physical education. Journal
ism, personality problems,
and marriage and family"
Such a graduate cannot
be introduced at the univer-
sity level TO any Of the great
educational disciplines
whether OF science or the
humanities. He won't get
into Yale, but he probably
will be accepted by any num-
Der OF other colleges" or
universities"
But there is another mat
ter for consideration. Scien-
/ tific progress is not advanced
only through colleges and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28

A number Of leading Re-
publican Senators who were
in Washington when the
news of the Presidents ILL
ness was announced are
angered and saddened by the
selfish attitude of some
power-hungry White House
advisers who want to keep
in their own hands the pow
ers delegated to them by Mr..
Eisenhower instead of agree
ing that Vice President Nixon
should temporarily exercise
them. It is this situation
which prompted Senator
Styles Bridges, chairman Of
the Republican Policy Com
mittee, to request publicly
that the Vice President be
entrusted with some of the
presidential duties while the
Chief Executive remains
physically incapacitated. His
medical attendants are still
uncertain whether the period
of "mending" convalescence
will require weeks or months.
The present situation, say
these leaders, is entirely diff
ferent from that in 1855 and
1856, when Mr.. Eisenhower
had a coronary and an ileitis
operation. Domestically, we
are faced, they say, with
grave problems. Decisions
must be taken on the crash
programs to improve our
postureS in nuclear and anti
nuclear weapons; we are
faced with the question of a
heavier national expenditure
than in many years past.
This may require important
cuts in nonessential ex-
penditures or an increased
national debt ceiling or con-
ceivably higher taxes. A meet
ing of the Republican Sem
ate and House leaders had
been planned for December
8 at the White House. to be
followed by a meeting with
the congressional leaders of
both parties. All these enor-
mously important decisions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Democratic Leader johnson runs his missile investga-
ton mpartially He issues two bulletins day. neither
gloomier than the other.
News gets around slowly in Russia It's rumored guy
showed at the Kremlin the other day and asked any,
body had lost dog.
Speculation that President Eisenhower might resign
fails to take into account human nature Sherman
doesn't want to go back to New Hampshire.
Wall Street is funny OF all the things that frghten
the stock market most of them to be named Nixon
.
Consulting White House physicians are on unfamiliar
ground this year. They find themselves summoned to make
a diagnoss-instead of a nomination.
This is bad for civilians. get your name
the papers these days, you've got to be scientist
teamster or doctor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
DORIS FLEESON
Third Crisis in Presidents Health

White House Office for a press
conference. This was q step
up from the White House
sidewalk from which Mr..
Noxon coolly and compet-
emily had talked for report
ers, newsreels and TV the
day before.
The White House sounding
board is. of course, the best
in the Nation. The wits are
already asking where they
will put Mr.. Nixon's desk.
The senior Republican Of
the Senate, Styles Bridges Of
New Hampshire, is proposing
that the Vice President be
sent to the meeting of the
NATO nations in place of the
President. The fate of the
suggestion will be illumi-
mating. Senator Bridges and
Mr.. Adams are political
enemies and the Senator
speaks for a Republican right
wing that has no taste for
Eisenhower modern Repub-
licanism.
The President has not had
an appointment secretary in
recent weeks since the resig-
nation of Bernard Stanley.
The job has been done by
various aides who are under
Mr.. Adams direction. The
choice of a new appointee
will speak loudly about the
relative strength of those now
welding the pieces of presi-
dental power that have
fallen from the Presidents
hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28

A recent news bulletin Of
the National Education Asso-
citation complains of a dete-
rioration in college teaching
stats. with science bearing
the major brunt. Fewer and
fewer of the new doctors
degree graduates have been
joining the teaching ranks
during the past few years.
it reports.
In 1856 and 1857 only 23.5
per cent of new fuli-time
college teachers held the
Pho. degree. in contrast to
3l.4 per cent four years ago.
New graduates. says the re-
port. are turning their backs
on teaching and heading for
jobs in business and industry.
Science teaching is especially
hard hit. Colleges and uni
versities do not have the
resources to do the job the
Nation expects Of them. If
they continue to be priced
out Of the market" the quail
ity of educational service will
deteriorate at the very mo-
ment it should be further
strengthened.
In the statement here
summarized. the NEA puts
the emphasis on being
priced out of the market"
But is 1t not possible that
there are other reasons why
exceptional men and women
choose not to teach. whether
in colleges or lower schools?
Exceptional people are the
least likely to think Of money
as the primary consideration
In choosing their lifework, In
recent years l have received
hundreds Of letters from
teachers. expressing extreme
dissatisfaction with their po-
sition. But not one has put
low salaries as the primary
cause OF their Illustrations.
Their dissatisfaction is with
the condition Of education
as such. with the teaching
methods they are compelled
to use, with their lack Of free
dom in applying their own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Second Man Declared Not Empowered
In Temporary Indisposition of President

angry, and it is believed that
the forced resignation of Mr..
Lansing later on was in part
at least caused by this cpl
sode.
Basically, there is only one
logical answer - though not
yet recognized by the Ameri-
can people. 1t is that the
peoples elected body-the
Congress - should always
choose the Chief Executive,
as is done in parliamentary
countries. The majority party
in Congress would retain pos
session of the presidency as
the people willed 1t. as is the
case with a Prime Minister
in Canada, Great Britain,
Australia and other countries
in the free world. Inciden-
tally, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives,
Sam Rayburn, Democrat, is in
line under present law to
become President after Vice
President Nixon.
Unless a President, with his
cabinet, is responsible direct
ly to the people through
Congress, there will always be
doubt as to how to deal with
the case of a Chief Execu-
tive who becomes i'll and is
unable to decide for himself
whether or not to resign.
The situation today is that
the doctors all say Mr.. Eisen-
hover has merely suffered a
temporary disability and that
it does not affect his men
tai ability or his reasoning
powers. Mr.. Eisenhower may
ponder what his duty is I'M
der the circumstances. He
cannot look into the future
and determine whether he
will be sick again. He cannot
assume that maybe he might
be further incapacitated and
hence should resign. For he
has a deep obligation to the
electorate. He was elected
for four years, and the people
do not expect that a Presi-
dent will never be i'll or out
of commission for a brief
period of time. They knew
all the possibilities when they
reelected Mr.. Eisenhower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
AT Practice Bomb
Falls Between Houses

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE.
Fla. Nov. % pa 750-pound
practice bomb fell between two
houses at nearby Ocean City
yesterday. 1t buried itself in
the ground and did not ex-
plode.
An ordnance disposal crew
dug for several hours before
reaching the bomb rs feet be-
low the surface. II was defused,
Families in the area we're evac-
uated before the digging began.
The Air Force said the bomb
was dropped inadvertently by
an F-l00 Supersaber Jet from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
DAVID LAWRENCE

The spotlight is again on
Vice President Nixon. The
popular conception has been
developed that. if the Presi-
dent is temporarily indis-
posed, the second man takes
over. Actually, nothing of the
kind occurs.
The Vice President can as
sist the cabinet officers and
the heads of agencies in in
terpreting what is beneved
to be the Presidents wishes.
But he has not the slightest
bit more authority than when
the President is on active
duty and in good health.
Congress has struggled with
the dilemma-how to permit
lawful delegation of power to
a Vice President and yet turn
that same power back to a
President when he RECEIVERS.
It's the constitutionality Of
the action taken during an
illness which is in question.
There has been talk about
the fact that Mr.. Eisenhower
has said he would resign if
he found himself incapaci-
tated. The decision, of course,
must be his. The President
recommended some time ago
that the Vice President and
the cabinet should be given
constitutional power to de-
termine whether a Chief
Executive can or cannot carry
on his duties. But Congress
pigeonholed the proposal,
largely because it doesn't
really solve anything. Sup
posing a President disagrees
that he is diSabled-then
what? Many a sick man in
sists he is we'll enough to
carry on his duties.
When President Woodrow
Wilson was i'll. having suf-
fered a paralytic stroke. Sec
rotary Of State Lansing called
cabinet meetings, and there
was discussion about a plan
to have the Vice President
take over. but Thomas r.
Marshall, the Vice President.
would have none of it. When
Mr.. wilson subsequently
learned about all this. he was
Evening star., 1957-08-26
Sugar RayGets
Hearing Today

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (R.-
A meeting of the New York
State Athletic Commission will
be held today in an attempt
to settle the argument between
Middleweight Champion Sugar
Ray Robinson and the Inter-
national Boxing Club over
closed circuit television.
Robinson is supposed to meet
Carmen Basilio in a title bout
September %. but he has an
nounced he's pulling out if
the closed circuit (theater) TV
conditions don't suit him.
The promoting International
Boxing Club signed with The
ater Network Television to
handle the bout. Robinson
claims his contract stipulated
he must agree to the sponsor.
He wants another outfit, Tele-
prompter, to handle it.
Two contenders for Robin
sons title, joey Giambra and
Rory Calhoun, meet in San
Francisco's Cow Palace tonight.
Giambra is No. 4 on the list
and Calhoun No. 5. They
fought to a draw in Syracuse,
N. Y. in June.
Evening star., 1957-08-26
STATISTICS

individual work wasn't enough
to make the coach smile.
Podoley was joined on the
field at one stage by Don Bos-
seller. fullback from Miami. and
Ed Sutton of North Carolina.
AL three displayed the hail.
mark Of potentially good pro
backs. But there were far too
many poor plays to bring the
underdog Redskins out on top,
The boys fought their
hearts out" Kuharich said.
but it's the old story Of too
many mistakes. They just
piled up on US in that last quar-
ter"
Evening star., 1957-08-26

start at Wichita. where he was
sent by the Braves last year,
Bob aggravated an old football
injury to his left knee when
he collided with an outfield
fence. That finished him for
1856.
After a winter Of treatment
for the damaged knee, Halle
reported to Wichita with the
leg still bandaged. Discour-
aged by a slow start, Halle
began thinking of quitting the
game. But the knee began to
come around and with it his
batting average began to rise.
A modest. quiet-spoken lad,
Halle was at a loss to explain
his resh of base hits since he
joined the Braves July %.
I'm sure I don't know" he
said. please don't wake me
now. I'm still dreaming"
Evening star., 1957-08-26
Florida Auto Crash
Kills Ivy Griffin,
Baseball Veteran

GAINESVILLE, Ca, Aug. rs
(R.-F Vneral arrangements
we're being completed today for
Ivy NJ Griffin, who spent more
than 40 years in baseball and
died in a highway accident
while on a scouting trip for the
Chicago Cubs.
A former first baseman with
the Philadelphia Athletics and
several times a minor league
manager. Griffin was killed yes
lterday when his car crashed on
Highway 1856 near Gainesville
State patrolmen advanced the
theory that the 6l-year -old
native Of Thomasville, Ala, had
fallen asleep.
Griffin broke into organ
lied ball in 1919 as a first base
man with the Atlanta Crackers,
and wound UP the season with
the Athletics. He stayed with
the AS through the 1920 and
1921 seasons and then rent
with Milwaukee Of the Amei-
can Association until about
1929.
AS manager he won the
Georgia Florida League PEN
nant with Cordelle in the early
l930s, the Evangeline League
title with Jeanerette (La) in
1885 and in 1850 managed
Macon of the Sally League to
victories in the regular-season
race. All-Star g a m e and
Shaughnessy playoffs.
Griffin is credited with dis
covering Andy Pafko. Mil
Raukee outfielder.
Evening star., 1957-08-26
McElhenny Runs wild

NCEhHenny nuns Wuu
Kuharich's jinx-he's nevel
won q pro game in San Fran.
cisco-had a powerful right
bower in the shifty Hugh Nc.
Elhenny. who romped for IA
yards-only 80 less than the
entire Washington backfield-
and scored one of his teams
four touchdowns. McElhenny
scored on his longest run Of the
cool sunny day. racing So yards
down the sideline after taking
a lateral pass from Clyde Con-
ner Of College Of the Pacific to
complete a 69-yard scoring
play.
1t put the Forty-Niners
ahead. l4-13. in the third quar-
ter, and when the Redskins
snatched it back at 20-14 mid
way in the same period, Conner
personally got it back with q
spectacular 54-yard scoring
catch. The 6-foot-2 wingman
almost fell on his face reach
ing for the ball on the 1O-yard
line. but somehow kept his feet
to stagger across the goal line
with a chagrined Gary Lowe
in desperate but futile pursuit
The Forty-Niners. who upset
the injury-riddled New York
Giants the week before. showed
good speed, better spirit thar
q year ago, and Coach Frankie
Albert evidently meant it when
he said he was "out to win
them all, exhibitions included.
BrOdie Plays Briefly
The crowd wanted a peek al
Johnny Brodie, Stanford quar-
terback, but he didn't get in
the game until the last couple
of minutes when the victory
was stashed away.
Veteran Y. A. Title handled
the job the rest Of the way
completing s of 16 passes for
l85 yards and one touchdown
LeBaron opened at quarter
back for the Redskins and did
an excellent job before a
bruised right hand forced him
to leave the game in the Sec
ond period, although he re-
turned briefly in the last pc
Rod. Before his departure
Eddie piloted the team 80 yards
into position for the FIRST OF
Sam Bakers two field goals
a 26-yard boot. and later threw
tSee REDSKINS, Page A-2O)
Evening star., 1957-08-26
Battered Redskins
Flying East After
Lost-Period Defect
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star stan Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.-
Nursing a flock Of injuries. few
Of which appeared to be
serious. the battered Redskins
were leaving here by plane
today for Winston Salem, N. c.,
to set up a new training camp
and get ready for Saturday
nights third preseason game
against the Detroit Lions in
Birmingham, Ala.
The squad will use the North
Carolina city as its headquarters
until September II. meanwhile
meeting the Colts at Baltimore
September 8 and the Green Bay
Packers at Winston-Salem
Saturday night. September IA.
The final exhibition game will
be a return engagement with
THE Los Angeles Rams in Mo-,
bile. Ala, Thursday night.
September 10.
Jinx Still Holds
Jim Podoley, Eddie LeBaron
land Bo Austin were the main
casualties in yesterdays 27-20
loss to the Forty Miners before
24.781 fans at wind = swept
Kezar Stadium. Thus the foot
ball jinx that has haunted
Coach Joe Kuharich on every
visit to San Francisco since he
left here six years ago threw
him for another loss as the
Forty-Niners twice came from
behind to hand the Redskins
their second straight exhibition
defeat. The first one was a
45-l4 loss to the Rams in Los
Angeles
For a brief time, all too brief,
it looked as If Kuharich's streak
of bad luck was at an end. But
before it was over. all three
Washington quarterbacks were
bruised and shaken up and a
total of seven men were on the
injured list.
POdOley's Wrist Sprained
If there was a silver lining
to the cloud that hovered over
Kuharich's vexed head 1t was
the running of loose -jointed
Podoley, formerly of little
Central Michigan. Making his
first start in the backfield.
Podoley picked up "a yards in
10 tries. setting up two touch
downs before he suffered a
sprained wrist.
And but for inexperience. plus
some missed blocks. he might
have had more. But Podoley's