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serious matter. Lack of money
is holding down home construc-
ton. Congress should do some
thing about it."
NJ. ii. Wilbourne, presi-
dent Of building material firm,
Tuscaloosa. Ala.-"The Govern
ment should adopt the Hoover
Commission report and save So
SIS billion a year. There is too
much waste and duplication in
Government"
John X. Hunt, engineer, Lig-
onier. Pa.-"The tendency Of in
dividuals to lose their ability to
stand on their own feet. There
is definitely a sort of evolution
going on in this country, and
perhaps this is part of it. The
tendency is reflected to a great
extent in business life"
w. c. MullendOre, board chair
man. Southern California -Edi-
son Co. and president of the
California State Chamber of
Commerce-"The revival OF the
free enterprise system we once
had should be Of major concern
to all of us. We have largely
surrendered to big government:
not through any one persons
design. however. Are we going
on down this road. with infia-
tion-induced prosperity. or are
we coming back the right way?"
DON T. Solum. utility firm
manager. Mitchell, S. Oak. -
There is too much Federal
spending, too many subsidies.
Foreign aid needs q review. I
believe in Government getting
out Of businesses that compete
with private industry"
Mel r. Allen, lawyer, Grants
Pass. Oreg.-"Our economic sit
uation. as reflected in the budget.
We have our entire economy
geared to the defense budget.
which Is too high--only in that
we can buy the same or more
defense for fewer dollars"
Edward J. Frey, bank presi-
dent. Grand Rapids, Mich
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TOURIST FUND
DRIVE PASSES
$4,000 MARK

Washington's Convention
and Visitors Bureau today
announced its 100000 fund
drive already has passed the
$4,000 mark.
John c. PyleS. jr., cam
paign chairman. said the
$4,000 mark was reached
last Friday.
The Greater National Cap
ital Committee, which OPP
crates the Visitors Bureau,
conducts the drive annually
to raise money to continue
the promotion of Washing
ton as a tourist and con-
vention center.
THE travel market is
booming" said Mr.. Pyles,
land the potential for the
Nations Capital is un-
limited"
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Four Charges Face
Driver in Crash

A dump truck driver arrested
three miles from the scene oi
an accident today faced -four
charges in a collision which in.
jured a motorist at Sheriff roac
and Eastern avenue NE.
Isaac N. Sheridan. A. of the
5400 block Of Maple road, Chapel
Oaks. Md. was charged with
leaving after colliding, operating
under the influence of alcohol
reckless driving and operating
after revocation of a license.
Police said Sheridan's truck
struck the car Of Wilbert Hop
kins. 81. OF 1854 East Capito
street. Mr.. Hopkins, who wa.
stepping from the car. was
pinned behind the door. Al
Emergency Hospital it was sale
he may lose his left arm.
Sheridan. arrested when hi
stopped to lift a fender rubbing
"a tire. told police he had offered
TO take Mr.. Hopkins to a hos
Ipital but the latter had declined
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High Taxes, Big U. S. Budget
Top Concern of Businessmen

High taxes and big federal
budgets are the national issues
of greatest concern to United
States businessmen, an opinion
poll of delegates to the 45th
annual meeting Of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce
showed today.
Visitors here for the first gen.
leral session in Constitution Hall
also cited the increasing infiu-
Ience Of labor, the tight mortgage
money market and the farm
problem as top issues. But for
the most part. they were anxious
for cuts in government spending
and taxes.
The visitors were asked to
state what they consider the
most pressing problem before the
country today. Here are the
answers:
/ Charles b. Randall. public util-
titles attorney. Chicago-"The re-
duction of taxes, both corporate
and individual. And labor had
better start clearing up its in
teriors, too."
| J. Parker Garwick, general
contractor. Columbus, Ohio -
Takes seem to be the most i'm
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Capital AirIines
Mechanics Asked
To Delay Strike

The National Mediation Board
has asked Capital Airlines me-
chanics to delay a strike dead
line set for 1901 am. Saturday
Eugene c. Thompson, execu-
tive secretary Of the board, said
representatives of the company
and District l44 OF the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists
have been asked to meet Wednes-
day with Mediation Service off,
cials.
Wage negotiations involving
about 1900 employees began last
October and stalled about a
month ago. The union is asking
a 25-cent-an-hour increase for
cleaners. mechanics and lead
Supervisory Mechanics. The
company has offered increases
ranging from l3 TO n cents per
hour.
Capital Airlines has routes in
Is States and the District linking
80 cities,
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Court Places Be|air
Back on Market
Virginia Boat Blast Kills
College Youth, Fioncee

lenburg County reported the
boat exploded and burst into
flames about 1880 o'clock last
night at Occoneechee Park just
after refueling. Radford Trent
of South Boston, Va. was nearby
when the fire tore through the
inboard motor craft about 80
feet from the landing.
Two survivors. Rachel Ste
phens. 19. sister of Betty, and
John D. Holt, 81. both of Lib
erty. suffered slight burns and
were to be released from the
hospital today. Mr.. Holt said
some gas had spilled over the
engine as they were refueling
and flames shot up when they
started the motor.
The bodies were recovered
three hours later.
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Rudolph Moy Elected
Press VIEW Post Chief

Rudolph p. May has beer
chosen commander of Press Posi-
4l22. District Veterans of For
eign Wars. for the l957-58 term
Other officers elected were:
John Sullivan, senior vice com.
mander: Garland Goodwin. jun.
ior vice commander: George p
Havens. adjutant-quartermaster,
Joseph Bracco. advocate: vii.
liam Frank. chaplain: Thoma.
Carmade. surgeon. and William
Ragan, public relations officer.
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Democrats to Dance,
Aid Needy Children

A "record hop" at $3.50 pm.
Friday by the Young Democratic
Club of the District will benefit
local underprivileged children.
The dance will be held at Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity house,
l734 New Hampshire avenue
NV, for a 81 donation and two
items of non-perishable food or
used clothing.
Former President and Mrs.
Truman and 30 Democratic gov
ernors, who will be in Washing
ton for party meetings Saturday,
have been invited to the dance.
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ST. Million Sale
To Zeckendorf
Firm NuIIified

The Belair estate of the late
William Woodward. jr., was off,
cially put back on the market
today by a decree signed by
Prince Georges Circuit County
Judge Charles c. Marbury.
The decree nullifies 1,1S7 900
sale of the 2,280-acre farm to
William Zeckendorf's firm Of
Webb g. Knapp by the truste IS
and executors, the Hanover
Bank of New York and John w.
Ludewig. The sale was signed
october 10. 1856.
An appeal of the decree will
be filed either today or tomor-
row in the Court of Appeals in
Annapolis, according to William
Addison, attorney for Webb &
Knapp. He said he understood
the New York firm would have TO
post $350,000 bond to stay the
effect of the decree pending the
OAVNOiAiC VI tI1C dPPCdl.
Housed Famed Horses
Belair, which includes stud
farm that housed such famed
horses as Nashua and Gallant
Fox, is off Defense highway
about is miles east of Washing
ton.
At the end of a two-day hear
ing April IL Judge Marbury ruled
in favor of Norman Adolf and
William J. Levitt. New York de-
velopers, who filed exceptions to
the sale when the court was
asked by the trustees and execu.
tors to ratify the transaction.
Mr.. Adolf said he offered $l.4
million and submitted a deposit
on October 8. Mr.. Levitt declared
he tried to negotiate for the es-
tate in September and was will.
ing to offer SIS million but was
told no more offers were being
considered.
Bank officials testified before
Judge Marbury they did not
negotiate after September rs,
1856, because on that date they
agreed to Mr.. Zeckendorf's terms
and that shopping" his bid
would have been a break Of
ethics.
New bids will be opened in
Prince Georges Circuit Court at
a date requested by the trustees
but not less than 80 days from
today. Bidders must make de-
post of 10 per cent of their
offer, according to the decree.
Deposit to Stand
Judge Marbury declared that
the $4,000 deposit made by Mr..
Adolf and the Sl50.000 deposit
made by Mr.. Levitt shall stand
and be counted toward any new
offer made by the developers.
A notice of the new sale. the
decree states. must be advertised
in at least one Prince Georges
County newspaper and newspa-
pers in Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York.
The clerk to the Court of APP
peals said today appeals filed
after March / have been put on
the September docket. Mr.. Ad-
delson. however. said he will pe-
tition the court at the proper
time to advance arguments on
the Belair appeal.
Mr., Woodward was killed by
a shot fired by his wife on Oc-
tober 30. 1855 when she mistock
him for prowler in their Oyster
Bay. Long Island. home. She
was cleared by a coroner's jury.
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Adventure

Mrs. Charles H. Dornacker
Of Falls Church, relays an ad-
venture = or misadventure -
that befell Ray ralph Cum
ningham, her milkman.
On his last call he was dis
turbed about something and
without much prodding told
this story.
The day before a woman in
the neighborhood had offered
him a bantam rooster and
two hens. He knew his three
children would be delighted
and he accepted.
He remembered that one Of
his customers had a large
empty parakeet cage on her
back porch. He went to the
woman and asked to borrow
1t. She gave it to him. He put
1t In his truck and went back
to get the birds.
But he couldn't catch them.
He took of his coat and, in
trying to blanket the little
rooster, fell over a fence and
tore his trousers. The woman
said her husband could catch
them when they roasted -
could he come back that
night?
Ray did. The birds we're in
a sack and he released them
into the cage. He drove to his
home in Forest Heights, Md.
His little boy was so excited
that he wanted to run upstairs
and tell his mother. Ray told
him to keep it a secret;
mother, who works a late shift
for the telephone company,
needed her sleep.
Ray was awakened at A am.
by his wife's voice. She was
asking what neighbor could
be so inconsiderate as to bring
q rooster into the neighbor-
hood. She was quite bitter
about IL.
At five she got up and made
him breakfast. AS he opened
the back door to leave. there
was the cage on the porch in
full sight Of his wife. And the
rooster crowed again.
Ray fed to work. He was
worried about going home.
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| A 2l-year-old Falls Church
college student and the girl he
was to marry in June were killed
in a fiash-flre on q motor boat
lat Buggs Island Lake. near
Clarksville, Va, last night.
The victims are: George K
Simonson. of $40 Pinewood ter
race. and his f1ancee, Miss Betty
Stephens, 81. of Liberty. N. c.
The youth was a junior In the
Industrial Arts School Of North
Carolina State College at Raleigh
He is the stepson Of Col
Robert A. Persell. an Army off,
lcer stationed at the Pentagon
The Persells. with another son
Robert jr.. II, a student at An
nandale High School. left for
Clarksville early today.
Sheriff C. o. Mullins of Meek
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Competition for the taxpayers
dollar between the Federal and
local governments is becoming
very intense. A great deal more
thought needs to be given to de-
veloping local self-sufficiency."
w. G. Davis, auto parts
dealer, Dover, Del.-"Our eco-
nomic problem. We've got to fig-
ure some way to get the high
cost of the dollar down."
Glenn Kelly. printing Arm ex-
.ecutive. Columbia, Mo.--"Taxes
ought to be cut and so should
the budget. I don't know Just
exactly how, but 1t should be
DONE"
John p. Fishwick, general
counsel to the N&W Railroad
Roanoke. Va.--"Whether Eisen-
hover is going to be able to hold
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School Supedintendents
Honor Dr.. T. E. Rutter

DR.. T. Edward Rutter. superin-
tendent Of Arlington schools, has
been selected TO serve on a COM
mission which will prepare the
1859 yearbook of the American
Association Of School Admins
traitors.
The yearbook detls with
functions Of school superintend-
entS
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Rockville Barn Burns

Fire destroyed a barn on the
farm of Douglas w. Connolly or
ITravilah road near Rockville
Md. yesterday. Kenneth Howes
chief OF the Damascus Fire De-
partment. said the fire was be.
lieved caused by lightning.
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Man Indicted
InFata| Stabbinc

A 29-year-old man was in
dicted today on charges oi
second degree murder and as.
sault with dangerous weapon
accusing him of fatally stabbinf
one youth and wounding another
last month after the two hac
accompanied him to mis- apart.
ment.
The man indicted is Rafae
Vega of the 1900 block of Thir.
teenth street NV. who police
said also is known by the sur.
name of Sterling.
The fatally stabbed youth wa.
Frank l.. Fisher. 20. of Tuxedo
Md. The second man, 1homa.
w. McStay, 10. of the 1000 bloch
of Nineteenth street Sc, wa.
stabbed in the side and back, &C.
cording to police.
Accused in Theft
Vega Is accused in another
indictment of breaking into {
restaurant in the 800 block o.
Ninth street NV, and stealing
an assortment of liquor valued
at $50. Police said Vega is 6
former employe Of the Depart,
ment Of Health, Education anc
Welfare and that he came II
this country from Puerto RicC
about six years ago.
Two men were indicted OF
charges of assaulting police.
men.
One Of them. Walter lie,
Burkley. "a. Of the 1900 blocl
of Capitol avenue NE, was ac,
cused by Police Pvt. Robert L
Ruffing of No. 9 precinct. TIL,
indictment also accuses Burkle,
OF robbing the officer of hi
service revolver and also of as.
saulting the policeman with in.
tent to kill.
Police said Burkley hit tn,
officer over the head with tn
gun and fired a shot which
missed. The policeman at tn,
time had sought to question
Burkley on suspicion of theft.
Charged With Assault
In the other case, Pete Belo
nick, 38. of the 900 block of New
York avenue NV. was accused
of assaulting Police Pvt. Howard
". Bradshaw of No. precinct
Police said Belonick struck thu
officer with his fist. The ALLEGED
assault took place. police said
when Officer Bradshaw starteS
to arrest Belonick on suspicion
of robbery. after a man had com.
planned of being robbed anC
pointed out Belonick.
Adolphus A. Riley, 33. of the
1900 block of T street NV, was
indicted on charges of stealing
more than $1,000 worth of musi-
cal instruments last February
from buildings at American Uni
versity.
The indictments were among
a total of "a returned by a grand
jury before Judge Edward M
Curran Of District Court.
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not taking the responsibility for
this leadership. Business and
professional people are still
carrying this burden"
DIR. John r. Carney. veteri-
marian. Chandler. Ariz.-.The
farm problem. What is the Gov
ernment going to do about the
Evening star., 1957-04-29

sudden drop in prices. I remem-
Der the last depression. and we
have no assurance that there
will not be another"
Peter Tarnas, dry cleaner,
Hamtramck. Mich.-"Labor is
taking a leading part in national
affairs. but labor leaders are
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Longer Reported
Improving Steadily
BY the Associated Press

The condition Of Senator Will
liam LANCER, Republican Of North
Dakota, was reported today to be
good, with steady, although slow,
improvement.
Sen. LANCER, who has been at
Bethesda Naval Hospital almost
constantly since carly February,
took short drives with MIS-.
LANCER Saturday and yesterday.
1t is expected he will remain
at the hospital for possibly two
weeks more.
Evening star., 1957-04-29

together enough support to
achieve a major part Of his aims.
There's a great deal of falling
away from him now. He's losing
some Of his influence. The ques-
ton is. how much?"
E. d. Kollar, the Du Pont Co.
Pennsville, N. j. Rising prices,
imitation. and the fear of q
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second. Solutions to these prob
lens are going to require forti-
tude on the part OF Congress"
Robert L. Raffauf, manufac-
turer. Milford. Conn.-"Union-
ism. the right to work. OF course
taxes are always major problems
In labor. the pendulum is swing
ing too far one way-the way
labor wants. Labor should be SUBJ
jected to the same controls that
business is"
! Robert n. Sergeant, trucking
company executive, Battle Creek
Mich.-"The budget should be
! lowered in line with national in
Evening star., 1957-04-29
CHAMBER PROGRAM
TODAY

pm. Statler Notwithstanding recognition dinner,
during which several national figures will receive chamber
awards
TOMORROW
1880 am. breakfast session. Statler Hotel-Dscusson
congressional action Senate Minority Leader Knowland
will speak on II Do Hear From Back Home"
$3.50 am National Chamber Buiding-Dr. Claude Rob-
nson president of opinion Research Corp. "The People
Speak"
10 am. Sheraton-Park Hotel-Ladies' Forum MRS.
America Uneashes the Creative Energies of People
l245 pm. Sheraton -Park-Lunchoen, fashion show
1915 pm, MayfoWer Hotel--Discussion on individual
Security" featuring Mrs Alice Bell Morgan, Bristol r. L.
expert stocks and bonds who appeared "$64OO0
Question"
1915 pm, Statler Hotel-Dscussion on MORTGAGES,
Legislation and Horsepower and "A Constructive Approach
to Peace with Senator Fulbgh Arkansas as
speaker
Tuesday evening delegates will attend 80 dinners en-
bracng States for meetings with their Senators and Rep
resentatives.
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School to Celebrate

The Cerebral Palsy School
will celebrate Its second BIRTH
day at IL am. Thursday at Falls
Church Parish House. Fairfax
street, Falls Church.
Evening star., 1957-04-29

portant issue. They should
be cut on a percentage basis"
Charles Brunette, advertising
executive, Hartford. Conn.-"The
budget is the biggest and most
important problem. Taxes come
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investigation Of what is needed to
do the job"
George ID. Lentz. transfer and
storage firm operator. Winston
Salem, N. C.-"Tight money is a
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Church Conference

RICHMOND. April 30 (P.--
The Church of The Brethren will
hold Its 1857 general conference
here June l8 to %.
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Rambling

Sign on an honor system
newspaper rack at Duke and
Washington streets, Alexan-
dria; Please pay S cents for
the paper or will be forced
10 discontinue the service"
Evening star., 1957-04-29

farmer and his troubles? Will
it continue on the same path.
or will it return to better policies
of previous administrations"
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come. Foreign aid could be re-
duced, ! feel, after a thorough
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Gunfiehter

A 14-year-old friend Of
ours is an enthusiastic fan
Of TV Westerns. So is his
three-year-old brother. The
two Of them rarely encount-
er one another around the
house without staging a
mock gunfight, in which
thsx hlaze-away at each
other with imaginary guns.
I'm always the bad guy"
the older brother reports,
"and SO Billy insists l have
=. draw first. He says the
bad guy always does.
Poor kid shoot him
dead every time. He never
has . chance. It's getting
mOnOtOnous."
Evening star., 1957-04-29
The
Rambler
-. Hears q True
Shoggy-Doe ToIe
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

The phone rang and a
woman asked:
"Is this the Rambler"
Her voice was thin, worried,
a bit frayed with strain. There
could be no doubt about her
seriousness and sincerity.
I'm in terrible situation"
she went on, "and everyone
thinks I'm crazy.
"I have a dog that doesn't
speak English"
The Rambler started to
laugh and she Immediately
corrected herself.
II mean that I have a dog
that doesn't understand Eng
lish."
Then she told this disturb
ing story:
She is Mrs. N. E. Kirkwood
and lives at the Westchester.
Her husband is engaged in
international financing and
makes frequent trips to
Europe.
A few weeks ago he arrived
from Paris with a gift. 1t was
a six-months old cocker
spaniel. Not long after that
Mr.. Kirkwood went back to
Paris
"The dog does nothing but
heel" she said, "and look at
me with his big dark eyes.
HE wants me to talk to
him. He's awaiting the word.
He will drink water but he
hasn't eaten any food since
he arrived and he is becoming
a little weak.
1--WE had him to two vet
erinariens. They say the dog
Is healthy but that he has
been so well trained that he
won't eat until someone gives
him the word in a language
he can understand. I've tried
to force-feed him but that
doesn't work.
1--WE had friends who speak
French and German up to talk
to him but he doesn't under
stand them.
Il have called the French
Embassy a couple of times
about this and they are sure
am crazy"
Has anyOne a Sllppesti0no
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seads Of democracy and Chris
tianity."
But" he added. 20 poweI
without pity or conscience, q
system Of chains and slavery,
whose best emblem would be
that Of a vulture. is endeavor-
ing to pervert this legitimate
revolution to their own evil
purposes.
people talk about peace"
asserted DR.. Harris, but re-
minded that 1.-The President
made it clear In his Inaugural
Address that America is only
interested in a just peace"
DR.. Harris gave highlights
of his trip to the Far East last
fall, when he went to Korea as
the Presidents special ambas-
sador to attend the Inaugural
ton Of Korean President
Syngman Rhee.
His trip also took in visits
with Gen. Chang Kai-Shek
on Formosa and the late
PHILIPPINES President Ramon
Magsaysay. whose recent death
he called "a tremendous loss,
because he was an inspiring
symbol Of democracy at its
best"
Mrs. Edward w. Alton, pres
ident Of the Capital Division,
presided at the luncheon for
which Mrs. Arthur w. Vennen
was chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
Dorothy Fay
To MdrrY
1t. Vdrney

Mr.. and Mrs. George Nor
ris Fay announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Doro-
thy Ann to 1t. Richard Stuart
varney. USMC, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest S. varney of Sill
yer Spring.
Miss Fay was graduated
from Stone Ridge Country
Day School Of the Sacred
Heart, and is a student at
Marymount Junior College in
Arlington. Va.
1t. Varney was graduated
from the United States Naval
Academy, and is currently
stationed at Quantico, Va. A
June wedding is planned.
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OFFICERS WIVES CLUBS
Annual Castle Ball
Planned for Saturday

speaker Col Raymond ]. Har-
vey. when they meet for
luncheon on Thursday in the
BuIlard Lounge of the Officers
Club.
Col. Harvey will discuss the
history and tradition of the
Corps Of Engineers. Mrs.
Robert Swing is hostess for the
day.
Boiling Air Force
The Boiling Officers Wives
Club meet tomorrow for lunch
con in the Capitol Room at
the Officers Club. A showing
of spring and summer fashions
with background music Of the
Air Force Band will entertain
the members and their guests.
Honor guests include Mrs.
Joseph Smith, Mrs. william T.
Smith, and Mrs. Earl T.
Rauk Of the Andrews Air
Force Base Officers Wives
Club. Also Mrs. Joseph M.
McCoid president Of the Air
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The Inner Life
Is Important
In Education

The importance Of the
right education for women
during q highly technical age,
In Q nation whose best ira
ditions are theistic and whose
destiny seems to be the care
Of the suffering people Of the
world cannot be over-em-
phasized." says Mother M.
Celeste Shaughnessy. O.S.U.,
member Of the Board Of
Trustees. College of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y.
She spoke before a meeting
Of alumnae of the college re-
Gently at the Ursuline Acad-
envy in Bethesda, Md. touch
ing OF in the Greater Wash.
ington area New Rochelle's
FIRST capital funds campaign
In its 53-year history.
Many young women" she
asserts. will become involved
In q technology whose power
can be a source Of good or
evil. Many will need the
stamina required in business
competition. The education Of
all must be formed from
within, not merely by the So
called liberalizing subjects
but in an inner life that Is
their citadel"