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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Wolf B. Wender, 81; Retired
From Business IS Years AGO

Wolf B. Wender, 81, retired
Washington merchant and IA
ther Of Attorney Harry S. Wen
der, died Friday night at his
home, 1888 Thirteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Wender had lived in
Washington since 1909. He first
operated a grocery business
here. After World War I he
switched to the kerosene and
oil trade. He retired about IS
years ago.
: Born in Russian-controlled
: Latvia in 1870. Mr.. Wender fed
the country IA years later dur
ing a period Of persecution. He
came to this country from Eng
land in 1886.
Traded in Africa
For a number Of years he was
a travsling salesman in the
South. After accommodating
some money he went to South
Africa in the 1905 to become
q trader. He lost his business
during the Boer War and re-
turned to this country, settling
In Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr.. Wender met his wife. the
former Rosie Stern, on a visit
to- Washington. The couple
was married here in 1908.
During his entire residence
In the District Mr.. Wender be-
longed to the Argo Lodge OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
H. P. Hugemeyer, Jr.,
Reporter for Post

Funeral services will be held
Wednesday for Harrison p
Hagemeyer. jr., 81, a reporter
for the Washington Post and
Times-Herald.
A service will be held at
1880 am. in the Lee funeral
home. Fourth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NE. Burial
will be at 1880 am. in Airing
ton National Cemetery.
Mr.. Hagemeyer died yester-
day after brain surgery in
Georgetown Hospital. He lived
with his wife, Patience, and
their son and daughter, Rich
ard Harrison and Susan Anne,
at 1927 Wintergreen avenue in
North Foresville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

both built in 1918, Miner and
Wilson Teachers Colleges. To-
day, about "a per cent Of the
District School Systems 4,106
teachers were trained either at
DIG or one Of the pre-integra-
ton schools. Perhaps over
Swallowed by the city's wealth
in major universities, DTC has
been operating in a somewhat
forgotten atmosphere. Some
say its reputation lies mainly
outside Of the District.
Question of Survival
At any rate, it's about to get
q lot of attention. And the
cries of yesterday for more
funds and better facilities may
be cries for survival today.
This Wednesday, at 2 pm.
q public hearing will be held
at Franklin School Administra-
ton Building. The subject: The
future of DTC. The hearings
was called by a special COM
mittee of the Board of Educa-
ton which last fall was charged
with plotting a course" for
the school.
A glance at the lacking of the
school in recent years shows 1t
to be uncertain, zigzagged and
confusing mainly because Of
all the pilots in town.
Officials Of the schools and
the District public school Sys-
TEN want DTC to expand into
q junior college and later. q
city college with a Department
Of Education. Most of all. per-
haps, they want a new build
ing on a new site-something
resembling a college. Site money
has been requested from as
far back as 1898.
Definitely Disconnected
While most colleges or uni
versities are composed Of a
number of buildings. few are
so definitely disconnected as
DTC. The Wilson building is at
Eleventh and Harvard streets
NV, the Miner building, on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Col. M. j. Mendelsohn of New
York; a sister. Mrs. Annie Mar
kowitz, also of New York; Is
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 1890 pm. Monday at the
Bernard Danzansky and Sons
funeral home, 3501 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
the B'nai Israel Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

prove our present college
and expand its curricula to
meet the needs of public edu-
cation in D. C. schools"
Bill Still Buried
But the bill was throttled
and remains buried today. Some
form of it may be reintroduced
this year.
The whole performance irked
Walter N. Tobriner, president
of the Board of Education. AS
the board got down to business
this school year, he set up the
committee to examine the col
lege's future, selecting as its
chairman Mrs. Ruth B. Spen-
Ger. a Woodworking member Of
the board.
Then. surprising everyone
and selecting as his audience
the student body of DTC, Mr.
Tobriner said in November:
q. I should at least tenta-
lively consider the establish
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ment of a junior college in lieu
of the present teachers college,
looking ultimately to the crea-
ton of a four-year college in
which teacher education would
be only one department"
He added: For those desir-
ing to become teachers, would
suggest subSidization of their
training at any approved uni
versity." Each teacher so SUBJ
sidized, Mr.. Tobriner said,
should be required to accept
appointment in the local sys-
tenn and be required to serve
there for a specified number
of years"
A number of other angles in
that formidable question mark
over the school are to be
watched.
Following Strangulation OF
the two bills in Congress, the
Education Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade
| decided to weigh the prospects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Georgia avenue between Fair
mont and Euclid streets NV.
Its campus" includes back
alleys, two trolley lines and q
hospital soon to be abandoned.
Actually-though it failed to
settle anything-the Board Of
Education officially approved q
plan in 1856 submitted by
former superintendent Hobart
NJ. Corning. to spend 50 million
for a new site. building and pro-
gram for DTC. The plan--the
one which called for a junior
college. then a city college
was included in the systems
$40 million borrowing program.
The District Commissioners.
deciding it was time for a new
version Of the Public Works
Program. looked over school
needs in the borrowing pro-
gram. And a citizens advisory
committee of the Commission
ers looked closer at DR.. Corn
ing's 50 million plan for DTC.
The advisory committee re-
duced this to $700.000-and
the Commissioners went along
with it--when it decided the
college could be set up at East
ern or Cardozo High Schools.
One Of the high schools. the
committee suggested. could be
renovated and turned into an
acceptable teachers college.
High school students could be
absorbed elsewhere.
Plan Before Congress
This is the plan now before
Congress - contained in the
Public Works Program recently
submitted. Yet the Board Of
Education has yet to say one
word on the proposal.
While this is confusing
enough, it fails to approach the
snarl growing out Of some sig
niflcant by-play in Congress
last year.
In May, the District Commits
sioners approved legislation au-
thorizing the Board Of Educa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Mr.. Schaaff, Mrs. Mary S.
Greear. all of Washington and
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Porter of
WhiteStone. N. Y. and Charles
H. Schaaff of Springfield,
Mass, who is vice president of
the Massachusetts, Mutual Life
Insurance Co. Also surviving
are a brother, William B.
Arnold Of Montvale, Va, and a
sister, Mrs. Reaumer Stearnes
of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. Tuesday at Hines
Funeral Home. Fourteenth and
Harvard streets NV. Friends
may call there to view the body
after noon today. Burial will be
in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Jacques Downs Dies;
Journalist, VA Aide

troit Times, King Features
Syndicate and the old Wash
ington Times. He had once
served as executive editor Of
Hearst Services.
Mr.. Downs went with the VA
after World War II. and worked
there until his retirement ir
1949.
He is survived by q son, JAG
ques M. S. Downs. jr. of Wash.
ington; a daughter. Mrs. Rob.
ert j. Colombatto of South Pa.
sadena, Calf; and a sister
Mrs. Ruth Peters of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 pm. at Chambers
Funeral Home, 1400 Chaplin
street NV. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Former School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning has said:
1.-THE need for q city college
in Washington has existed for
some time. A high percentage
Of the local high school gradu-
ates 60 on to college and a still
larger number would seek fur
ther training If the city sup
ported a general college. This
area has a great demand for
young people who are trained
in Government. science. bust
ness administration. journalism.
radio and television program
ming, foreign commerce and the
arts public education
through the first IL grades
should not stop short OF an
equally rich offering in the area
of higher education"
(There are Is States each
having a smaller population
than the District which support
one or more institutions Of
higher learning.)
Arguments Listed
Arguments for a junior or
city college here include:
l. Private institutions Of
higher learning are crowded
and all are finding it difficult
to provide space and proper
class size.
2. Tuition at surrounding
universities is too steep for q
mass of students who otherwise
would go to college. A compare
son of buttons for education
courses shows the rate as an
example, to be at George WASH
ington, $40; at Catholic Uni
versity, $3.50; at American
University. $500; at Howard
University, 1865; at District
Teachers College, for out-of-
town students, $506.
(These figures also repre-
sent the approximate cost for
each subsidized teacher-if that
plan were put into effect.)
3. The staff of DTC is ade.
quate enough to begin operating
a junior college Immediately.
It would be unreasonable for
the school system 10 lose this
staff If the school was closed.
Major arguments against the
idea Of expansion are:
/. The District does not sup.
port public education adequate
ly as it is. How can one believe
it would adequately support a
city college?
2. The District should con-
centrate on improving school
conditions on the elementary
and secondary levels of educa-
ton.
3. There are enough higher
education institutions operat-
ing in the District to meet the
needs of everyone.
Following Wednesdays hear
ing, the special committee of
the Board of Education will
take the matter under further
study. No decision is expected
in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Miss lie Fevre, 50,
Retired u. S. Worker

Miss Mariana LIE Fevre, SO,
a former Washington resident,
died Monday in Waikiki, N. Y.
Miss LIE Fevre came to WASH
ington around the outbreak OF
World War I and served as a
clerk in the Veterans Admins
tration. She returned to her
native New /Nork State after
her retirement about 1913.
She was a member of Mt.
Pie asant CONGREGATIONAL
Church here.
Services we're held in WALL
kill on Wednesday, with burial
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Jacques M. s. Downs, II, OF
1913 Eighteenth street NV. q
retired contact representative
for the Veterans Administra-
ton and former newspaperman
died yesterday at Mount Alto
Hospital.
Mr.. Downs was born in st
Louis. Mo-, and had lived in
Washington for 80 years.
He served in World War
as an Army private and held
the Silver Star and Purple
Heart.
: Mr.. Downs helped organize
the Presidents Cup Regatta
and served as publicity chair
man for several years.
At various times in his ca
reer, he worked on the San
Francisco Call Bulletin, the De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

/ Of a city college for Washing
ton. The committee has held
several closed fneetings.since.
The decision of that COM
mittee. it has been learned.
will apparently be reached
after the report of a national
generalization team. one which
just inspected DTC. is made
public this spring.
And this generalization rep
resents still another angle.
In 1856 an informal evalua-
ton of the school was con-
Quoted by representatives Of the
Middle States Association. a
group which handles accredita-
ton Of schools in this area. The
team said at that time:
1.-THE merger of Miner and
Wilson has given faculty
strength to the DTC. How
ever, the committee is dis
tressed to notices. that this
strength was Immediately min
imized by the establishment Of
graduate work. -.
STAFF Need Cited
"The faculty time has been
squeezed out Of the free time
of present faculty members.
The present faculty is adequate
for the limited graduate pro-
gram offered. But staff must
be expanded If the graduate
offering is to be expanded into
a balanced program"
AS for facilities, the team
said:
1T is incumbent upon the
college administration, faculty
and Board of Education to
resist any further expansion of
the program until the present
institution is better housed and
more adequate Institutional
aids and broader offerings are
provided in present major
fields"
These are some of the items
the accrediting team spent its
time on during it's recent in
spection of the school.
There is some danger, ap-
parently, to accreditation of
DIG. However. school authors
ties point out, acceditation is
rarely withdrawn from a school
II 1t is working, or has a plan.
to correct Objectionable traits.
How much Importance the ac-
crediting team will place on
the lack of a new building
and the various plans offered
for the colleges guesswork at
this stage.
Such is the uncomfortable
situation the college finds it
self in today.
! But why the agitation to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Mrs. Lillian A. Schuuff,
Mortgage Bankers Mother

Mrs. Lillian Arnold Schaaff,
"a, mother Of Joseph B.
Schaaff, president of the Ma
tional Mortgage and Invest
ment Corp died here yester-
day.
She was born in 1868 at
Boynton, Va, and graduated
from Greensboro College. where
she studied dramatics, singing
and art.
She married John Thomas
Schaaff, November 81, 1890.
Mrs. Schaaff was a member of
the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church here, where she
served as president Of, the
Woman's Missionary Society,
She is survived by these chill
dren: Mrs. Dorothy S. Clement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

anything about the college?
For years, District budget
officials have questioned wheth-
er the school is worth the APP
proximate $650.000 it takes to
run each year.
They ask: why should the
District taxpayer support teach
er education when less than
70 per cent of DTC graduates
wind up teaching in the local
system?"
why motif we're to sup
port teachers-support the edu-
cation of doctors, lawyers-ever
plumbers. for that matter?"
1t is a weIl-Known fact al
least some of the students use
the school as a Junior college
or city college already. One
student recently told a report
er he was. after graduation
going on to dental school.
OF deeper significance is the
racial question DTC is pre-.
dominately Negro now. There
is no evidence a better racial
balance can be obtained unless
the school can be made more
attractive to white students.
The current racial break
down shows 233 white women
compared to $40 colored: LA
white men. compared to 154
colored men.
See Racial Imbalance
Observers of this situation
see a major source of District
teachers restricted to one race
And today there are arguments
to maintain a balance of white
and colored teachers through
out the entire system. Others
involved in the education scene
say the District should have
more white than colored teach
ers. From these viewpoints
DTC can hardly supply what
these authorities feel is needed
Another argument against
the school is that teachers COL
leges are disappearing through
out the United States.
Some educators feel teachers
colleges have over-emphasized
"methodology" at the expense
of regular academic subjects
Undereducated teachers have
been turned out knowing how
to teach. But, this argument
holds, they are not too well in
formed about what they are
teaching.
What has developed is q
trend aimed at developing
teachers colleges into junior,
city of State colleges-some OF
which include departments of
education.
But does the District Of Co.
lumbia need a unsupported
junior or city college? The fate
of District Teachers College
probably will turn on this ques-
ton.
DIR. Hager's View
DR.. Walter E. Hager, presi-
dent Of DTC, who is retiring at
the end of this school year. has
said:
many deserving young
people Of Washington are SO
deprived of opportunities for
higher education at public ex-
pense in comparison with the
opportunities available to young
people in all other parts of the
Nation that Washington should
not be content to let this in
equity continue -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Uncertain Future Faces
DC. Teachers College
BY JOHN McKELWAY
star stan Wriker

The future Of two tired buildings eight blocks aparhe
Districts only unsupported institution Of higher learning
lis obiterated today by question mark of shades
and angles.
Only controversy be safely predicted to I'LL the days
ahead for District Teachers College Nothing else certain
The school is the inegrated older schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Dr.. A. 6. Purker.,ir.
MADISON. Ind. N

MADISON, Ind, Mar. % up.
DIR. Albert G. Parker. jr., IS,
president Of Hanover College
since 1929, died of a heart at
tack today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-08
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

A sure winner can be a
loser" when you win it at the
wrong time. MIR. Abel found
this out in today's deal.
North dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
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VT
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WEST EAST
(Mr. Abeb tMrs. Keen)
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(Mr. Champion
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The bidding:
North East South West
10 ~ IA Pass
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a. All pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-08


The hand was bid to the
hilt to reach a contract Of -four
spades. The opening lead was
the trey Of hearts and after
the dummy went down Mr.
Champion saw that he would
have very little chance for top
tricks unless the opposing
spades broke %.
The queen Of hearts came
up on his right and he won
with the ace. He cashed just
one round Of trumps, then
started eliminating diamonds
He cashed dummy's ace and
king, led a third diamond and
ruffed it.
Now he cashed his other high
spade and noted sadly that he
had a loser in the suit when
Mrs. Keen discarded a heart,
At this point it appeared that
he would have to lose a heart,
a spade and two clubs.
At the seventh trick he led
dummy's last diamond and
ruffed 1t. Mr.. Abel. whose
queen of spades was high any
way. decided not to ruff and
discarded a heart. His reason
for making this play is not
quite clear. but anyway it gave
Mr.. Champion the break he
had been hoping for.
His next play was q heart to
dummy's jack and Mrs. Keen
won with the king. Realizing
that a heart return would give
Mr.. Champion q discard from
his hand while he ruffed in
dummy. she laid down the king
Of clubs. Mr.. Champion played
low and that ended the chances
of the defenders. A low club
continuation would be ducked
around to dummy's jack. The
queen Of clubs lead would be
smothered by the ace. setting
up dummy's jack.
Desperately Mrs. Keen shift
ed TO q heart. But Mr.. Cham
pion ruled and discarded q
club from the board. He cashed
the ace Of clubs. conceded a
spade trick and claimed four
odd.
Mr.. Abel could have taken
his partner on the spot. II he
had overruffed on the fourth
lead Of diamonds and returned
the ten Of clubs. MFR. Cham
pion's end-play would have
been ruined.
There are four basic elements
in trick-taking-high cards.
long winners, running - and
time. And the greatest Of these
Is time.
Distributed By McNausht syndieate)
Evening star., 1958-05-14
Patent Exhibit
Spans History
OfCuIcuIutors

A chronology of the calcula-
tor. depicting the development
Of such devices from the abacus
of 1000 B. c. to today's large
scale electronic computer bus
lily tracking satellites, features
a patent exhibit at the Com
merce Department.
Six months ago. Undersec-
retary Walter Williams said
yesterday in opening the show
ing. the subject Of patents was
academic"
"But the satellites ushered
in a brand new era and there
are few who do not appreciate
its significance" he said.
Other exhibits include the
development of the helicopter
and other aircraft, significant
development in outboard mo-
tors and related equipment, a
variety of patented paper prod
ucts including toilet paper,
a device used on delicate heart
operations. the manufacturing
of shirts from the cotton boil
to the weaving of the fabric
and the story of abrasives and
their use.
Patents dating back to the
Civil War are shown by the Is
participating concerns. The
exhibits serve as a salute to
the Patent ONCE, which has
Evening star., 1958-05-14
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Red hoodlums smash Vice President Nixon's car in
Venezuela The first requirement Of American goodwman
ship these days seems to be q bulet-proof vest.
Democratic Leader Mccormack champions a tax cut.
Democrats in both the people and the Govern
ment going broke at once-hey ought TO take it.
Anti-Amercans provoke riots in Lebanon. Things
getting rough abroad we have to take to the a-and
drop our foreign aid money by parachute.
Scientists find that dophns have brains similar TO
humans This gives hope the dophns reach standard
Of living where they can afford to take up skin-dvng
Democratic Chairman Butler calls e's economic policies
Cruel This is great concession by Butler. Usually he
claims Ikes economic policies nonexistent.
The of Dominican Republic Dictator Trujillo
lavshes gifts American The aid give
Trujo obviously isn't being wasted in the Dominican Re-
public
Demonstrators wreck United States cultural library in
Algeria Times change. couple Of the foreigners
left the book burning to
Evening star., 1958-05-14
New Phase of Red Cold War

August. 1913. In December.
the United Nations General
Assembly recognized as a de
facto republic the whole ter
ritory south and north OF the
38th Parallel. Elections un-
der u. N. supervision were or
dered. But the U. N. repre-
scntatives were not allowed
TO cross the parallel into the
puppet area In the north.
In June. 1850, Moscow or
dered the attack on South
Korea by its puppet forces.
An armistice was concluded
In 1853 with the definite
proviso that within 90 lays
after It's signature there
would be peace talks between
the Communists and the
allied powers for the unifica-
ton Of the divided country.
After FIVE years the status
quo established by the Com
munists still continues 10 the
detriment Of our hopes for
peace in Asia and to Gh . :
vantage Of the international
Communists, who are likely
70 use the situation in that
area as a springboard to dis
turb the peace we are SEEK
ing so ardentlY.
Evening star., 1958-05-14
Ives Sees Doctor
About Third Term
By the Associated Press


Senator Ives, Republican Of
New York learns today from
his doctor whether his health
permits him TO seek a third
term. He said he was not
optimistic.
The 62-year-old New Yorker
said he will make a formal
announcement later today,
based on his doctors advice.
The chances of getting an
OK. from the doctor aren't
too good" he said in reply TO
a question.
Senator Ives health has not
been good since 1854, the year
he unsuccessfully opposed DEM
ocrat Averell Hartman for the
Governorship against his doc
tors advice that it might ag-
gravate a high blood pressure
condition.
He underwent major surgery
in 1856 to correct an abdominal
ailment.