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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

State Penitentiary ut Parchman
Is the only American prison where
conjugal visits are openly author
tied. Perhaps significantly. 1t has
escaped the unrest which has been
exploding in prisons elsewhere
across the country.
At Parchman, wives are per-
mitted to visit their husbands
every Sunday afternoon. Special
houses were built to accommodate
them.
I'VE believe the program is very
successful" says william Harpole,
superintendent Of the Mississippi
prison.
For one thing, the prisoners
are contented. Perhaps more i'm
portant Ia that allowing q man
and his wife to have q little Of
the normal relationship helps hold
families together while the man
is In prison"
Leave for TRUSTEES
Parchman also permits To-day
Christmas home furloughs for
honor prisoners serving 10 years
or more who have been In the
penitentiary for five years and q
trusty for six months. About $50
inmates get furloughs each
Christmas.
The current furore over Amer
lean penal methods gained mo-
mentum recently when New
York's famed Judge Samuel s.
Leibowitz. returning from q trip
to Russia, reported he was amazed
by what he saw during an inspec-
ton Of the Soviet prison at
Krukovd, outside Moscow.
Judge Leibowitz hailed it as 80
remarkable as to make our Amer
lean (penaD methods seem posi-
lively archaic"
The New York jurist said he
was told that the prison, with no
walls or cells. has never expe-
rienced . riot. And describing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

gang hoodlums swindlers :.
Psychiatrists say they're like q
car running down q mountain road
without brakes. and every warden
knows the terrifying truth Of that
statement when inmates pent-up
emotions blow the lid OF.
Summer Is the riot season. Ex-
ploding like Q string Of IRE
crackers, outbreaks Of mass vio-
lence fare up in prisons across
the land during the hot summer
months. Each time, the public
asks: Why?
On o sweltering day In 1856,
guards patrolling the rim Of Geor-
gia's notorious rock quarry prison
were too hot to notice anything
unusual-except q strange silence
AS convicts toiling In the pit
below took . S0-minute work
break.
Prisoners Smash Legs
Unseen by the guards, 50 pris-
oners stuffed handkerchiefs into
their mouths to stifle outcries Of
pain, hoisted 10-pound sledge-
hammers and deliberately
smashed their own legs. Next day
i've more repeated the perform
ance.
And O few months later, 80
convicts at the same rock quarry
prison slashed the Achilles ten
don In their heels with razor
blades.
They Just don't want to work. !"
said Warden Hubert Smith.
Penal authorities say the ex-
PLANTATION for the prison riots.
hunger strikes and acts Of self
mutilatior1 is never quite that
simple. Self.mutilation, they say,
requires o greater stimulant than
simply 0 desire not to work.
Prison inmates often resort to
savage demonstrations In protest
against wretched food, harsh dis
cipline, brutal guards, overcrowded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

the year the university was
founded. Three years later .
working mans institute" was In
augurated, but did not last long,.
Then, in 1909, q separate division
was formed which offered courses
for adults.
DR.. Richard A. Mumma, dean
Of the Johns Hopkins Evening
College and president Of the As
ISOLATION of University Evening
Colleges, said that the millions
of adults who seek an education
today are eager to improve them
selves professionally or person.
ally. .t,.
The number of adults en-
rolled in educational programs
has grown by leaps and bounds
mainly because adults appreciate
the values to be gained by con-
tinuing their education. Dr.. Num-
ma said.
More Curiosity
Sputnik, and the excitement Of
the atomic and space age. have
combined to make more adults
curious about the world in which
they live. AS q result, adult edu-
cation has become the most
vibrant and dynamic area Of
American education today.
Adult enrollments are on the
upsurge everywhere" DR.. Am
brose Caliver, chief Of the adult
education section Of the United
States Education Once, says.
He estimated that IS million
adults are enrolled in organized
adult education activities. The
Agricultural Extension Service
serves nine million farm and urban
families annually in helping to
improve farm practices. Some
four million adults are enrolled in
public school programs.
In addition to the more formal
programs, hundreds Of private
agencies and voluntary organiza-
tons conduct meetings, forums,
panels and field trips; they spon-
sor radio and television programs;
they conduct educational activities
involving millions Of adults.
Many types Of adult education
activities are conducted in the
country. The trend is away from
the How to Play Bridge" or the
Teach Your Dog Obedience" pro-
grams. The times are too serious
for that. We now find q run on
challenging courses: Languages.
especially Russian. are popular. So
are courses In the sciences. The
liberal arts and social studies are
beginning to attract attention.
A growing number Of Americans
give UP their evenings, after o busy
days work, to study because with
them education is truly o grand
passion" Americans had this pas
sion long before the Soviet Union
knew the value or meaning Of
education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20
Biggest Boom Ever
In Adult Education
BY DIR. BENJAMIN FINE
North American Newspaper Alliance

YoRKAdult education has Of in this country
Thirty-hve million adults alltime high taking
form educational OF this number nine million are
actually enrolled in formal in schools and colleges
varied educational activities sponsored by labor
church, parent. farm business groups.
Added million boys girls entered school and
college this month"; have astonishing total Of 81 million
getting education This amounts to just about out
Of every two citizens Of the Nation.
Nothing comparable to this exists in other land In the
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world. Recently the United States
mission to the Soviet Union re-
ported that Russia has made edu-
cation into a grand passion" We
need not apologize for our own
educational program. If anything
education in the United States
is more than a grand passion-it
is a way Of life.
A study just completed by the
North American Newspaper
Alliance shows that American coll
leges and universities are ex-
panding their adult education pro-
grams at an unprecedented rate.
Moreover, q host of organizations.
ranging from labor unions to
bankers institutes, offer courses
for adults.
THE real educational frontier
Of American society today Is adult,
continuing education" Prof. Peter
F. Drucker of New York Universe
ty said recently.
The Fund for Adult Education
has helped stimulate the increased
interest in this area. The fund.
a unit Of Ford Foundation. has
financed the Center for the Study
Of Liberal Education for Adults.
The center sponsors evening coll
lege and extension programs In
colleges and universities.
The MANA study indicates that
more than 100000 adults are en-
rolled in college courses. Another
$4,000 take courses in the two
year community colleges.
Wolverine Workshops
The University of Michigan IL
illustrates the extent to which adult
and extension courses are spon-
sored by the Nations institutions
of higher learning. The univer-
sity sponsors programs in nine
cities throughout the State. At
present 15,s49 adults are enrolled
in 742 classroom courses. The
students take courses for their
own professional improvement.
for vocational advancement, and
for no other reason than that Of
getting a better education.
Something new has happened:
Large numbers Of adults enroll
simply for cultural advancement
and stimulation. Popular fields
are business administration, Ii
brary science, art, psychology.
real estate. education and engi-
neering.
The slogan at Michigan as well
as elsewhere is: You are never
too old to learn. The university
enrollS students from 10 to 70.
The median age for all students
In the adult group is IS years.
Adult education is not o new
aspect of American life. The
Johns Hopkins University insti-
tuted courses for adults so years
ago. Indeed, President Daniel
Colt Gilman Of Johns Hopkins
offered academic lectures ION
various and attractive themes, "
open to the public, back in 1876,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

Soviet prisoners. he said their
cheerful faces contrast with the
beaten, shamed look Of the Amer
lean convict .. the sickly, sullen
atmosphere Of the average Amer
lean prison yard"
Judge Leibowitz, writing In Life
magazine, said he was also pro-
foundly impressed by the Soviet
system Of conjugal visits rs Q
means Of averting homosexuality.
Mexico. Argentina, Brazil and
other Latin American countries
have similar systems.)
Most American wardens speak
In guarded terms about sexual
tensions" in prison. Privately, they
acknowledge that perversion Is
their biggest headache, often trig-
gering bitter feuds, stabbings and
riots.
Prison Wage Question
Commenting on Soviet prison
wages. Federal Prison Director
Bennett says he doubts Russian
inmates get as much as 500 Q
month, as reported by Judge Lei
bowitz. The subject Is frequently
discussed at international penal
conferences, he says, and II never
heard Of 50 generous . system"
In this country. prison wages
vary widely. Ohio, for example.
pays its convicts 1 cents an hour
for q maximum Of 200 hours work
O months O month. Those who
send money home 70 dependents
get 8 cents an hour.
Federal prisoners receive IL to
80 cents an hour. according to
skills involved in the work.
Average pay is $33.35 Q month.
To prison inmates, wages are
important, but the big overall
question 70 how to rehabilitate the
criminal.
Sex maniacs murderers q.
forgers burglars .. embezzlers
=. arsonists bank robbers
.. kidnapers .. dope addicts .
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detente between the Soviet Union
and the United States. There has
been an apparent response. how
ever, In Red China to Moscow's
call for peaceful solutions In Laos
and along the India Tibet border.
Guerrilla fighting In Northern
Laos dwindled almost to nothing
last week even before the arrival
Of the United Nations fact-find-
Ing team authorized by the Secu-
rity Council over Soviet opposi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

our own penal oficials TO ind
out why United States prisons
are falling down on the Job Of
rehabilitating criminals before re-
turning them to society.
Among other things, recent
travellers to Russia have reported:
/. Under the Soviet system,
prison inmates live In hope In
stead Of drifting In an atmosphere
Of black despair 20 common in
American prisons. Riots and es-
cape attempts are said to be rare.
2. Soviet prisoners WORK ct .
trade and earn a. much e. they
would outside. thus helping sup
port their families and saving
money for Q fresh start.
In many United States prisons.
the only Jobs available are made
work. Laws forbid prison-made
goods to compete In the open
market. And too often, when q
man has served his time. he goes
out to face the world in . prison.
made suit with Q $40 bill.
8. Soviet authorities encourage
the preservation Of marriage ties
and discourage sexual depravity
in prison by permitting inmates'
wives to visit them for several
days each month.
Too Many Riots
BY contrast with these reported
conditions In Russia, too many
United States prisons are swept
by recurrent riots. seething with
escape plots. and admittedly hot
beds of homosexuality.
But there is widespread doubt
and some neutrality-suspicious.
methods adopted in Russia would
be desirable In this country.
Discussing Russia's conjugal
visit system, Lamoyne Green, SUI
perintendent Of Ohio's new $l2
million Marion correctional in
stitution. told me:
II don't know II we should build
our population with children sired
by murderers who are going to
spend the rest Of their lives In
prison.
There is o good deal Of talk
now about permitting home fur
loughs to prisoners with good
behavior records. From the stand
point Of rehabilitation, 1t might
be q good thing, but from the
standpoint Of punishment 1t would
be bad.
when we see that q man Is
ready to 60 home and lead q
decent life, then It's q different
story. I'd let them 60 home over
the week end, during the last six
weeks In prison. 50 they could
look for q Job and get back into
the community"
Some Burroughs Fovored
James v. Bennett, veteran chief
Of the Federal Bureau Of Prisons
and one Of the country's top pc
nologists. says he too would favor
home furloughs for prisoners with
good conduct records.
AS for Soviet-style conjugal
visits In prison, Mr.. Bennett said:
II don't think we're ready for
that in this country. There's still
. good deal Of puritanical makeup
in our people.
But a restricted form Of fam
lily visitation would solve many
social problems II q selected pris-
oner were permitted, occasionally
and particularly just prior to re-
lease, an opportunity to visit his
family over a week end"
So far as known, Mississippi's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20

Southern Democrats are more
reactionary than any Republican
you can find in Congress or the
State legislatures.
I'VE can't feel that because we
elect Democrats we necessarily
accomplish anything by 1t. We've
got to elect people irrespective Of
party. who recognize the contri-
button and value Of the labor
movement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20
Debate on Algeria

The Committee also approved
for debate in the Assembly the Al
gerian question. Despite French
insistence that the Algerian prob
lem Is an internal one and no
business Of the q. NJ. q resolution
for debate sponsored by IS Asian
and African member nations was
cleared. France has already an
nounced that her delegation will
walk out Of the Assembly during
the debate. Armand Berand, per-
manent French delegate, called
the Algerian debate "a fragrant
violation Of the Charter" because
Algeria, he contended, lis a part
Of France" and not q colony.
French President de Gaulle's
announcement Wednesday of his
peace plan for Algeria may be ex-
pected to sway the voting in the
Assembly. which last year was but
one vote shy Of approving q reso-
luton calling for Algerian inde-
pendence. The United States last
year abstained from the vote; the
De Gaulle program, however, has
favorably impressed both the
White House and the State De-
partment and may bring Ameri-
can backing for France in the
Assembly.
Other matters scheduled for
Assembly debate include an Irish
resolution limiting nuclear weap-
ons to nations already having
them; a Moroccan resolution pro-
testing French atomic testing in
the Sahara, annd an Indian reso-
luton calling for an immediate
and permanent cessation Of nus
clear testing everywhere.
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attempt to put through an aid-to-
education bill and minimum wage
extension in face Of opposition by
conservatives Of both parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20
THE FOREIGN SCENE.

the Republic Of China (Chiang
Kai-shek's Formosa regime) or to
seat the representatives Of the
Central Peoples Government Of
the Peoples Republic Of China"
Such Q proposal. made by India
rs in former years, has been made
to the Assembly.
The Assembly can, Of course, re-
ject the Committees recommenda-
tions and proceed to debate the
Indian resolution. But delegates
consider this unlikely this year IN
view Of recent events in Tibet.
Laos and India which have weak
ened support for Red China among
Afro.Asian bloc nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20
NEARBY VOTES
HOUSE
SENATE

Following the Maryland Virginia Virginia
members of Congress major roll calls last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-20
BY ROGER GREENE
Associated Prsss Writer

American penal authorities are
frankly skeptical Of claims that
Soviet Russia has outstripped this
country in the humane treatment
Of convicted criminals.
Nevertheless. members Of Con-
gress are beginning to question
With American penal mssheds undss fire,
United ststss prison suthefitiss sss
Ioekins iats reports that Russia he's de-
vsIopsd Q better systsm Of rshsbilltstins
IN eriminsls. This 10 the second Of I've
stories On United ststss prisons by M.
Greene.
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-06-04

The adult members of the
West Geauga District Of the
Camp Fire Girls Inc. held
their annual meeting re-
Gently at Russell school.
Mrs Harry p. Davis, chair
man presiding.
The girls of Nah-we-to-ma
Camp Fire Group, led by
Mrs. Albert Meinke and Nj
tan-ya Camp Fire Group
lead by Mrs. Robert Lease,
presented a program of song
Each Blue Bird and G a m b
Fire leader present was CIV
en- a lovely corsage in recog-
milton of her service.
Following annual reports
by committee chairmen, ele-
ction of officers and District
Committee members was
held.
Tne following were elect :
ed: Mrs. Harry p. Davis, re-
elected as chairman: Mrs.
Albert Meinke, vice chair :
man; Mrs. T. E. Jones, Sec
retary: Mrs. William Fl a n
cock, Mrs. Donald Stokes,
Mrs. Milton McMillen, Mrs.
George Kundtz, Mrs. D e l.
bert DeVoe, Mrs. Edward
Pritchard, Mrs. Dale Hodge,
and Mrs. Kirke Benson, all
members of the District Com
mittee.
Mrs. E. L. Arnoff, Cleve-
land Camp Fire Council Pro-
gram Chairman, was tn e
speaker of the evening. The
evening was concluded with
the serving of refreshments.
Mrs. Milton McMillen, pro :
gram chairman, was re-
sponsible for the meeting ar
rangements.
Tree Planting
West Geauga Camp Fire
Girls planted a ginko tree in
the courtyard of the H i 6 h
School Saturday afternoon.
This special tree was a gift
Of the Cleveland Council of
Camp Fire Girls and W a s
one of a number of trees
planted throughout the city
of Cleveland at this time as
a part of the Golden Jubilee
Program "She Cares D o
you?"
This is Camp Fires way of
saying thank you to the ma
| ton for so years Of coopera-
tion with its youth program.
1t Is the aim of the G a m p
Fire Girl to beautify tn e
world around her.
| Day Camp will be held at
Punderson Lake Park June
8 through IL, for all G a m p
Fire girls and Blue Birds of
the West Geauga District,
which includes Chester, Rus
| sell and Newbury.
| Day Camp
Mrs. Max Sallach, Camp
ing chairman and her COM
nittee are busy making last
minute arrangements. All
registrations must be sent to
Mrs. Harry Davis by May %.
The camp fee is $500, pay
able upon registration, a n d
includes transportation, milk
food for one out door cook
out (girls bring their lunch
the other days., and one
swim at Red Raider Camp
pool.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-06-04
THE RECORD, cHARDoN, ONO, JUNE l. 1s5s-11

in the process of organizing
new Blue Bird Groups. Any
girl who will be in the sec
ond grade next fall is eligi-
BILE to join a new Blue Bird
group.
Filters have been sent out
through TIE schools to all
girls of this age. There is a
great need for adult leaders.
Anyone interested in working
with girls is urged to C o n
tact Mrs. Hancock.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-06-04

+
Mrs. Albert Meinke will
serve as camp director and
viii be assisted by her vol
unteer staff. The program
will include such activities as
handicraft, nature, out door
cooking, games, singing J,
swimming, and will offer a
memorable experience in
outdoor living.
Group Organization
Mrs. William Hancock
group organization chairmen
for Camp Gire Girls in the
West Geauga District, is now
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-06-26
Post Office
Has Opening
For Women

The Board of u. S. Civil
Service Examiners announced
an examination for women for
Substitute Postal Clerk for
the Columbus Post Office at
a starting salary of So per
hour.
Applicants must reside In
the delivery zone of the Co.
lumbus Post Office or be bona
fide patrons of that office.
No specific experience is re-
quired, but all applicants must
pass a written test. Women in
terested in taking this exam
ination may apply at any
post office for application
card Form 500OAB or infor-
nation where such forms may
be obtained.
Applications when complet-
ed must be mailed to the
Executive Secretary, Board of
US. Civil Service Examiners,
Room 410, New Federal Build
ing, Columbus is, Ohio.
Applications will not be ac-
cepted after July 3, 1859, I'M
less received by mail post
marked on or before that
date.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-06-26
Diocesan Woman Attends Reunion
St. Aloysius Academy
Names Officers

NEW LEXINGTON - The
executive board of st. Alloy
sius Academy met after the
SIND annual banquet and
dance this month to elect
new officers.
They are Mrs. Frank Shep~
herd, president; Mrs. James
Temple and Miss Marilyn
Krouse, trustees, and Mrs.
Harold Harper, auditor.
Several members of the so
year class of 1909 took part
in the annual celebration.
They included Sr. Magdalis of
Buffalo, NY; Mrs. Rodney
Bedford of Bonneville, Ind,
and Mrs. William Boardman
of Gary, VIVA.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-06-26
St. Rose Practitioners
Plan Homecoming

NEW LEXINGTON - The
annual St. Rose Homecoming
will be held Saturday, June
OF, on the school grounds.
The general chairman is Fa-
Their Charles Foeller and he
will be assisted by Paul Nash
and Ted Shelter.
Dinner chairmen will be
Mrs. Marion Procacci, assist
ed by Mrs. James Wingardner
and Mrs. Ambrose Boley.
The lunch will be in charge
of the Daughters of Isabella
with Miss Cleo Sweeney as
chairman, and Mrs. Alonzo
Walters as co-chairman.
Dancing will be from $3.50
pm. to midnight. The public
is invited,