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Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09
La UniverSdad de Miami Y Ia Prevention de
Academies mas Frecuentes en- Ia industrial
Por MANUEL H. LOPEZ
Per MANUEL H. LOPEZ

No sabemos a ciencia clerta
cual de las dos parties es la mas
responsible por Ell presente eli,
ma de buenas relaciones exis-
tentes entire patrones y traba.
,jadores norteamericanos Y de
otros paises; pero 81 sabemos y
no es dificil de Greer que ell de-
SEQ de prevenir academies fue
I'm factor importante en- las re-
laciones laboro patronales, Guam
do de com i'm acuerdo ambas
parties Sc dieron a la tarea de
evitar academies mediante la
creacion de reglas y practicas
a Seguir por cuantos trabajan,
para SUI propia protection. Asi
fue que Sc designaron Comites
de Seguridad o de Prevention
de Academies; comites que a
su veZ crearon "expertos". De
los estudios realizados por to-
das esas organizaciones patro.
males o combinadas, Sc lego
tambien a Ia conclusion que los
conocimientos adquiridos por
aquellos senores no pertenecian
solo a la industrial u organiza-
cion obrera o mixta que los aus.
piciare, y estos fueron divulga.
dos en- todas formas posibles o
al alcance de las parties afecta-
das; y I'm buen dia, no nos cons
ia donde nj cuando, una uni.
versidad obtuvo los s~ervicios
de esos expertos que Ia indus.
tria habia creado, y Sc di6 a la
tarea de crear verdaderos ex.
pertos diplomados, capaces de
aconsejar concienzudamente a
cualquier industrial O grupo de
estas, a cualquier organization
obrera o grupo de estas, de CO.
mo obtener ell maxine de pro-
duccion possible con ell minimo
de academies. Ese fue I'm dia
feliz para la historic de las re.
laciones laboro-patronales, v
rara es la industrial norteame.
rlcana que ahora mismo no en-
plea I'm Director de Prevention
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09
Haba 81 Dr.. prebkeh
PosibiIidad de Sub-Mercado
Comdn de Ia Gran Colombia
Usando Un criterie de R~eeipreeidad
seria Possible EstobIeeerIe, Declare

BoGOTA, (S1Co)-"El trait
20 fronterizo entire los paises
grancoIombianos ofrece posibi,
lidades de ser legalizado para
convertible en- corriente, nor
NAL v creciente, 81 Sc lie trata
con I'm criterio de reciprocidad
y specialization, afirmo ell
eConomista Raul Prebisch, direc
tor de la CEPAL.
FL doctor Prebisch destaco Ell
glado de "complementaridad
que presenta la economic de
las zonas adyacentes de los tres
paises y habl6 de la posibili-
dad de I'm Sub-mercado comun,
en- la IONA grancolombiana".
Ell doctor Prebisch Sc mostr6
decidido p%artidario de una revi-
sion general de los convenios
b~ilaterales vigentes entire los
paises latinoamericanos; insis-
to en- la convenience de esta-
blecer I'm "Mercado Comun La
tihoamericano" y agrego que la
Flota Mercante Grancolombiana
esta llamada a desempenar un
gran papel en- Ell desarrollo de
este.
Senalo Prebisch que Ia reu-
MON que Sc ACADIA de clausurar
tuvo I'm caracter tecnico y ex-
ploratcrlo. Agregando que Sc ha
pasado revista a la posibilidad
de incrementar ell intercambio
en- los tres paises, en- c%onjunto,
como paso hacia ell mercado CO.
nun. LAS formulas en- que Sc
ha de basar este deben necesa-
rJamente consular la necesidad
presente ash cmoo los deseos de
los. tres paises de buscar la
complementacion creciente de
sus economics"
Dijo que la reunion Sc ha de-
sarrollado en- torno a la posibi-
Iidad de articular en- la mejor
forma possible la politica de
complenentacion con la politi-
ca commercial de cada uno de los
tres paises. Sc han considerable
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

de Academies, que recibe la
mas decidida cooperation de
cuantos en- forma alguna estan
relacionados con la planta o fir
ma que cuenta con ese Direc-
tor. Y ash es ahora porque la
Uniyersidad de Miami ofrece
este importante curse de "Se-
guridad en- Ell Trabajo" o "Pre-
vencion de Academies, que
incluye variados campos y es-
pecialidades, tales como la pre-
vencion de Intermediates que
Sc han dado en- denominarse
"ocupacionales''.
Ell curse ofrecido por esta
Universidad de Miami, es de.
marcado interes para los ira
bajadores e industriales de he
70 America, donde los benefit
clos de esta nueva "ciencia" han
comenzado, aunque muy lenta-
mente a hacerse sentir. FL cur
so ofrecido aqui bajo la Super
vision del Professor Marco A.
Martinez, es explicado por este
y por I'm selecto grupo de dis
tinguidos colaboradores que
tendran a SUI cargo las varia.
das Eases de que constan esos
estudios.
La lista de las distintas asig-
naturas de que consta este cur
so de "Seguridad en- Ell Traba-
jo" y quienes las explican es
ofrecida a continuation:
CALIFICACIONES, DEBE-
RES Y Observation-Disclosures
DE UN DIRECTOR DE PRE-
VENCION Y SUS SUBALTER-
NOS: Por Mr. John W. Brown,
del Departamento Industrial
de Pan American Always.
-(Pasa a la pag. 81
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

La industrial ~norteamericana,
Y quizas la de algunos otros PAL
ses europeos y americanos, ha
creado 10 que pudiera denomi-
narse una nueva ciencia; y es-
ia ha sido la base fundamental
de muchos de los progresses al
canzados por las distintas in
dustrias y de muchas de las
reivindicaciones logradas por la
clase trabajadora de los Esta-
dos Unidos y otros paises. Lo
que llamamos nueva ciencia es
de la "seguridad en- ell trabaja-
10" y aun cuando a simple Wis
ia no 10 parece, esta tiene rela-
cion directa con los demas IT,
pos de seguridad que la huma
nidad conoce y practica. Nadie
puede negar la mas que casual
relatividad entire "la seguridad
en- ell trabajo" y los variados as
pectos de la vida de cada ira
bajador del mundo.
Esta "ciencia de la seguridad
en- ell trsbajo" no fue en- SUI orr
gen creada por las universida-
des nj siquiera en- aulas uni
versitarias donde esta es hoy
parte del programa educativo
de muchas de esas institucio.
mes, y que a SUI vez extienden
los correspondence diplomas
a los graduados en- esa espe-
cialidad.
La "ciencia de la seguridad
en- Ell trabajo" Sc origino, divul-
60 y robustecio en- los talleres,
patios y oficinas donde los hon.
bres Sc vinieron ganando ell
systemic, y donde en- ocasiones
por falta de provision del pa
iron o del trabajador o de am
hos, o por exceso de "valentia"
del trabajador, ocurrian lamen-
tables academies, algunos de
ellos irreparables o fatales.
Ell ndmero de academies en-
algunas empresas o en- algunas
industries especificas era alar-
mantle, no solo por SUI frecuen-
cia, sino que tambien por la
gravedad de los mismos; y clio
no solo representaba la perdi-
da de salaries por parte del ira
bajador, sino que ash mismo la
perdida de sus servicios; va que
en- los mas de los casos SUI sus-
titucion era Inappropriate. Esto
tambien creo numerosas diff
cultades en- las relaciones in
dustriales, en- las que ambas par
tes cream tener toda la razon
que smbos defendian con
marcada vehemencia creando-
Sc ash innumeras controversies
de larga duraci6n, sin benefi-
clio para ninguna de las par
tpS.
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

las ventajas de lograr un regi-
men de pages mas fluido que
syude a realizar tai politica de
acercamlento economico.
ExplIco tambien que ell mer-
cado comun y una union de pa
COS por mas deseables que sean,
no pueden lograrse sino me-
dante una accion preparatoria,
de caracter persistence en- sus
propositos, y la busqueda de for
mulaS que Sc adapten a las ca
racteristJcas del intercambio pre-
valeciente en- las distintas 20
mas de la America Latina.
Advirtio ell director de la CE-
PAL que ola idea del Mercado
Comun L~atinoamericano tiene
la virtud de entusiasmar a mu-
cha genie y ell defecto de de-
salentar a otros', pero mani
festo que de 10 que Sc trata
"es de TRAFALGAR para ell futuro."
Gel crecimiento de la Anne
RIGA Latina -dijo Prebisch-
nippon ell dessrrollo de indus
tllaS cCmpleias Y la existencia
de mercedes mas amplios."
Declare que los paises latino
ameri amos deben prloridad a la
industrla de bienes de capital
y de p%roductos intermedios, sin
dejar de afrontar los problemas
que Sc presenter en- ell desarro-
Ito de la industrial de bienes
de consume.
"Depemos evltar los errores
por los que han pasado otros
paises y por 10 tanto hay nece-
sidad de crear a marchas forza-
das una industrial de bienes de
capital America Latina es un
mercado suficientemente nm
plio."
Preblsch subrayo que ell Mer-
cado Comun Latinoamericano
no es un calico del Mercado Co.
mum Europeo, va que son dife-
rentes las necesidades, los me-
dos y los sistemas.
-(PaSa a ia pag. 81
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09
Hrafan de Poner Fin al
tonfIieio EurOpeO
SObre MeFcado Lihre

LONDRES, -(UPI)-La Co.
mission Ministerial de las II ma
clones integrantes de la Orga-
nizacion para la Cooperation
Econ6mica Europea (OCEE),
Sc reunira pronto en- esfuerzo
por poner fin al conflicto So
bre la iona de concrete libre,
segun anuncio esta noche Ell Co.
bierno de SUI Majestad.
Ahadi6 que Sc consideraran
las decisiones tomadas por ell
Consejo de Ministries de la Co.
munidad Economical Europea,
que forman Francia, Alemania
Occidental, Italia, Belgica, Ho-
landa y Luxemburgo, en- sus de-
liberaciones del martes y mier-
coles en- Bruselas. Asimismo es-
cucharan I'm informe del Con-
tralor General Britanico, Regi-
nald Maudling, acerca de las
Conversations que sobre la 20
ma franco Sc efectuaron en- la
Comision Intergubernamental
de la OCEE.
Cabe senalar que efectuo una
rapida vista a Londres ell Mi
nistro de Economic de Alema-
MIA Occidental, Ludwig Erhard,
que vino directamente desde
Bruselas y converse varias no.
ras con Maudling, ash como ell
primer Ministro Harold Mac
MILAN, ell titular de Relaciones
Exteriores Selwyn Lloyd y ell
Ministro de Hacienda Derrick
Heathcoat Amory.
Ell Ministerio de Hacienda d.
10 que Erhard comunico a los
ministries britanicos las decisio-
mes de la conferencia de Bruse-
las sobre los pasos que las seis
naciones de la comunidad eco
monica Sc disponen a dar GUAM
do SUI mercado comun entire en-
vigor Ell primero de enero en-
trante.
Gran Breta1a y algunos otros
miembros de la OCEE vienen
tratando desde hace meses de
conseguir que las seis naciones
del mercado comun acepten fu-
sionar SUI plan con uno mas
amplio, pero sus esfuerzos Sc
estrellaron con la vigorosa opo-
sicion franceSa.
En- la reunion de Bruselas del
microbes, Erhard anunci6 que
las seis naciones estan todavia
interesadas en- establecer un
vinculo multilateral entire elias
los demas paises de la OCEE.
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09
v hasta ell sGbado
~MUCHO OJO"

NJ. del R.-Cualquier semejanza o pa
recido con personals vivas o n~nuertas, es
pura coincidencia.
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

MWS
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09
Mensaie de Avsteridad
del Presidente Frondizi

BUENos AIRES, -(UPD-
Ell Presidente Frondizi dirigi-
"a SUI mensaje "de austeridad"
al pals Ell % del corriente, Sc
gun Sc adelanto en- circulos off.
ciales.
La information no pudo ser
confirmada en- la casa de 60
berno, pero en- las esferas alu-
didas Sc dijo que Frondizi rel
terara sus declaraciones sobre
La dificil situacion economical
actual y pedira al pueblo un
mayor esfuerzo productive,
acompanado de mas modera-
cion en- los gastos.
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

Ell lider de la mayoria del
Senad, de Los Estados Unidos
ha aprendido que Ell sentido CO.
mum es todavia la mejor manera
de recuperarse o estar prevent
do contra I'm ataque al corazon
La campana mas dificil de
Lyndon johnson fue ganar SUI
batalla medica primaria despues
de I'm ataque cardiaco en- julio
de 1855, segun I'm articulo en-
una ed1cion reciente de "To-
days Health, una publication
de la American Medical Asso-
citation.
Una de las lecciones mas i'm
portantes que aprendio ell Sena-
dor fue que las cosas que una
persona debe hacer para preve-
mir gu Sc repita I'm ataque al
corazon son probablemente las
cosas que debieron haberse he
cho para evitarlo. Sus sensatas
reglas preventivas Sc relacionan
con ell peso y la dieta; descanso
Y quietud; trabajo; tension; ejer
clio, y lunar.
Aunque la ciencia medica no
ha reiacionado conclusivamente
la gordura con males del cora
zon, las estadisticas demuestran
que las personas que toman DO
ca grasa sufren menos del cora
zon que las que toman mucha
grasa.
Una diesta de pocas calorias y
poca grasa fue recomendada pa
"a ell Senador johnson. Antes
del ataque, este Senador de 6
pies 8 pulgadas de estatura pc
saba 202 libras. Bajo a TIA L.
bras despues de luchar contra
Ell exceso de peso como 81 fuera
IN contrincante politico, segun
su esposa.
Ell articulo dice, Lyndon
Johnson siempre ha sido un
hombre apurado Asi como CO.
mia con irregularidad, 10 mis-
mo dormia cuando podia. Ell
dcScanSc v Ia nuietud siemnre
fueron secundarios.
Despues del ataque empez6 a
descansar leyendo libros, maya
zines y periodicos: jugando do
mlno con sus hijas oyendo
musica y tomando varias vaca-
clones cortas durante las sesio-
mes del congreso.
Els bueno para los enfermos
del corazon regresar al trabajo.
Diario las Américas., 1958-12-09

De ELSY STR0THOFF, ~escribimos una vez, hace dos amos
en- esta columna: "Es colombiana nacida en- Barranqunla,
hace solamente Is primayeras, alta, elegante y esbelta, lego a
nosotros una tarde de verano y la vimos confundirse despa.
ciosamente entire la vasta concurrencia del MINERVA. I'm
buen amigo nos present6 a ella y en- ell curse de breve CONVEX.
sacion, descubrimos un espiritu delicado, juicioso y arm6nico i.
Cuando habla, TODD 10 LENA de algeria y su perenne sonrisa
NOS contagia de ea felcidad juyenil que va habiamos oIvida.
do " Este Departamento ha venido cultivando SUI trato a
traves del tempo, pr considerar, que ell ser su amigo, es I'm
marcado privilege va que son muy pocos los que tienen la
fortuna de contemplar a menudo, tanta beleza, tanta distin.
ci6n y tanta personalidad, ELSIE sera una de las candi
datas al Reinado de la ALBANIA NTERAMERICANA, que Sc
eelebrara en- Enero. La potenciaidad de SUI c%andidatura,
es ~indudable. -.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14

$1,000 Short
Community Chest
Agencies May Get
Cut In Allotment

The Prince Edward County Com
minity Chest drive ended It's fund
raising campaign still 81 200 short
Of the goal
j y Wall Jr4 chest president.
said to-day he could not predict
what this would mean financially
to the Y participating agencies. He
sad a meeting Of tho board or
directors would be held toward ahc
end Of January 10 decide what IN
the next step
Wall indicated that the drive
shortage would probably mean 4
pro rata cut 70 each of tho com
mnnlty chest participants. but relt-
Grated that action would have 10 be
taken by the board Of directors
Last year the drive fell short of
It's 81 600 GOAL ny approximately
So 600 However each OF the par
ncipating agencies were paid their
fun allotment by using reserve
funds of the Community Crest.
The la53 drlNe was also short Of
ifs sci coal and thc reserves were
also used that year to complete
payments
Final reports from the various
campaign departments arc as fol-
lows
Employees, sl,9l756 with 4 goal
Of 81 $500. Special gifts. S0,6l6.5 80 with
a goal Of $1,000 Farmville resident
ial S597 SURPRISING goal 81 $685.
colored division $7e325 sulpaSslng
goal Of $500. Prospect district.
1925 with 1 goal of $40o Leigh
district. STOP 60 with a goal of $40
Buffalo district STAG 10 with coal
Of $3.50. Lockcit district S2q6. Is
with goal Of $500; Hampdcn dis
lrlct s3AS with goal Of $3.50. ana
FarmNille district, Sal with goal
Of $500
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14

~ placed on a map Of Farmvlllc
marking tho spot the accident occur.
rcd Blue pins indicated property
damage red pins indicated persona
injury. and green pins. fatalities
Fortunately. there arc no green
pins on the 1857 map.
Chief Oberton explained that only
those accidents that involved more
than $50 damages OF came Into
court were recorded on the map
Also emitted were those accidents
which occurred outside the toWr
limits within a mile Of Farmville
which were handled BY the town
force, but arc not reflected in this
report.
! The graphic picture is immedi-
atcly seen The most dangerous
area to drive in is along Third
Street and Main Street. The pins
almost from a cross denoting these
two major traffic thoroughfares
Third Street actually contributed
The most accidents. and Chief Over
ion said il was due mainly to the
heavy amount Of traffic and the
fact that cars often used the wrong
lanes.
Most Of the lane hopping and i'm
proper nseage Of the lanes is done
BY out-ofloWn and often out-of-statc
drivers. Local residents. according
70 tho police chief, seem to under
stand the proper use of lanes bet
ter than visitors
Two corners in town each We're
dotted With five pins. These ,m-
usually dangerous corners arc st.
George and Third street and Second
and South streets.
The ST. George Third intersection
is now equipped with a stop-and- 20
light Overton said that three ont
Of the five accidents that occurred
there in 1857 were due to defective
brakes, freakish sort OF record
In discussing the South and Sec
Continued on pare n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
SO Yeors Long Enough
Prospect Railroad Man Rose With
Morse Code. Retircs AT Its Passing
BY JOHN STECK

The first transcontinental span
ming Of the U. S.. by railroad had
been history only "a years when
oman Paris Farrar. Of Prospect.
got his first job with the Norfolk
and Western Railway one day in
1902.
When he started as messenger
boy at Appomattox he was the sixth
Of his family to choose a career in
railroading His father and four
brothers ahead of him all were Nor
folk and western veterans.
II would be a half-century. plus
five years. later. January ! 1888
before o. p. Farrar. agent-operator
at Prospect. would terminate the
relations by retiring.
The last 20 years. perhaps. were
the best. To family man who had
to find new home about every
five years all the way from Roa-
noke to Norfolk. a stay Of two dec
AIDES. as the last was, seemed best.
Still Active
Still erect, alert and active at 10.
he could have stayed on with a
beneficcnt employer that tradition
ally lets the retiring decision to
the worker But now the home was
clear the children educated and
Well established with homes and
families of their own. With retire
ment and social security, too, it was
time to stop. Mrs. Farrar agreed.
With well-equipped 'tinkerers'
shop in the back yard. the dogs.
the garden and the iris, tulips and
roses II wasn't likely time would
hang heavy There would always be
some work for q Methodist steward
to do too.
II was long time ago, though.
that he got tho lob nc prefers 10
reckon his Norfolk and Western
years from 1910 The classlfi-
cation OF operator. then, came after
he mastered the Morse code, the
vital Keystone in railroad control
and safety.
There were five years as tele-
graph operator at Lynchburg: five
more as ticket agent and operator
at Blackstone. II others as agent
operator at Evergreen and other
stops, until the one that was to last
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
County Farm Bureau
Officers, Committee
Leaders Selected

I Richard W. Dupuy. Of Worsham
IS the new president Of the Prince
Edward ounty Farm Bureau
Elected recently to serve with him
during 1858 were.
T. " Owen. Jr.. of Green Bay.
vice president, and Mrs. Roxie r..
Jones. Of Prospec secretary
Board members elected were Lewis
johnson, Prospect James Garnet.
Rice. G.. L. WilkerSon. Farmvillc.
John y. Crntc, Pamplin, George
Shorter. Darlington Heights. and
MesSrs. Dnpuy and Owen and Mrs.
Jones.
Heading the county farm organi-
zation's standing committees in the
new year are: Mrs c. H. Wilker-
son. program; George Shorter
policy development. G.. VI Palmer.
policy execution; Edward Harvey.
service; MIS-. Roxie r. Jones.
women, Mrs. T. v. Owen. Jr.,
youth, and Mrs. r. A. Brisentine.
publicity.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Students From Brazil
Mexico To Speak
At Cumberland

Students from Mexico and Brazil
who arc studying at the Prcsby-
tcrian Assemblies Training School
at Richmond. will participate in
services at Cumberland Prcsby-
terrain Church Sunday.
MISS Erncstine MARTINEZ. Of tho
Pre- 5 by ter ian Mexico Mission
School, and Miss Arc'usa Pessoa
Of the Mission School Of Brazil, will
speak at the HIS am. worship
service and will also meet with the
Youth Fellowship group Sunday
evening al 3 O'Clock.
The two arc attending thc Rlch-
mond School on scholarships They
arc being brought to the church 10
enable adult members and youths
to hear about the countries where
mission work is carried Oh and
about the native people
The Presbyterian Church is plac-
ing emphasis on missions during
this period
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
BY II. v. LANCASTER, JR.

Virginia's eleventh graders have
a new textbook this year. ii Is
Cavalier Commonwealth: History
and Government Of Virginia One
Of the authors Of this profusely-
illustrated volume is Farmvillc
resident, Dr.. Marvin w. Schleeel,
Professor Of history at Longwood
College
DR.. Schlegel and his wife. who
teaches English at Longwood hive
IN an apartment al POS Randolph
81. almost under the shadow Of tho
statue Of the Confederate soldier.
Farmville's memorial to those who
fought in the War Between tho
States. They are both members Of
Johns Memorial Episcopal Church
and he has served OH It's yesty
Marvin Wilson Schegel was born
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Holloway Home
Near ShcppareIs
Damaged BY Fire

A defcct2e chimney file. started
3 fife that Burned twa rooms and
furniture 81 lie Afford Holloway
home near sheppards Thursday
afternoon Prompt action bv fGa
f7arnfille TIRE Department pre-
vented further Mss N The tWo-story
frame dwelling
Mrs Holloway and nelghbors nc.
moved furniture aid belongings and
fought the fire. with water from =
VOL when II threatened the entire
home The Iarmgille fremen ar
rived iust III tin2o " smother tie
flames in water
The Tenne&soe family moved to
the homo a Nlilc west d sheppards
on the Holiday Lake road. about
six months ago.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-14
Baseball Manager To author
DR.. SchlegeI Writes History
Text For Virginia Students

IN ThompSOntOWn, Pa His father
owned garage and was one Of
the first men in central PennSyl-
vanla TO sell gas and service cars.
Just AS he was starting TO walk.
polia struck and DR.. Schlegel S legs
were paralyzed He was sent TO a
special school for crippled children
IN st Louis from time to time for
treatment Slowly he regained part
lal use Of some OF his muscles.
l. was uncertain whether young
Schlegcl would be able to attend
public school, but when he showed
an interest in learning and began
to read al the age Of SIX. school
teacher was persuaded TO work
with him in the summer Finally,
at the age of seven he enter public
school This involved many physi-
cal difficulties There was long
flight Of steps IN front of the school,
ard the young scholar had to crawl
up the steps OIL his hands and knees
until he devised q. way to get UP
backwards.
Due TO the private tutoring he
had received. Dr. Schlegel was al
lowed to begin his public school
career IN the second grade. How
ever, al the end of that year he
had finished the third grade and
was promoted to tho fourth
He explains ID this way. MY
teacher. who taught both the second
and third grades, put me IN third
grade reading, So | began to do
third grade arithmetic and spelling
She was little unprepared for this
but finally agreed to let me con
tinuc III the third grade.
Or Schlegel went through the
fourth. fifth. and seventh grades.
He skipped the sixth and eight
grades because tho fifth and sixth
grades used the same textbooks
and the same held true for the
seventh and eighth. AS he puts it.
II didn't see any use IN going
through the same books twice"
Thus. he was able to complete the
eight grades OF elementary school
in four years
The next step vas ThompSontoWn
High School. a one-room, one-tcach- :
er school with about II students
AT the age Of a. Dr. Schlcgcl
finished the cleive nth grade at
Thompscntown High the last grade
in the school The following year
he graduated from Miffintown High
at the county scat
Despite the somewhat mcaecr
educational facilities BY today's
standards, the historlan-to-be was
a wcll-read youth BY the age Of
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