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information throughout the
day. Miss Burch, for instance,
gives a lesson on the compass;
then she asks what section OF
the city is being rebuilt.
Southwest" one girl imme-
diately replies, adding: But
lots of people in Georgetown
don't want them to fix 1t up.
They like old houses"
The slips these children
make center on the basic Ian
guage and arithmetic skills;
they serve as a good reminder
that, after all, this Is just the
fifth grade.
A student goes to the black
board for one of his first exer-
cises with fractions. He Is told
/ to reduce Observation-Disclosures
comes up with three-sevenths.
Lets see," says his teacher.
"You were meant to learn the
two tables in third grade. You'd
better learn them now. I'm
certainly not going to teach
them"
In Janney's other fifth grade,
Mrs. Alice r. Clement warns a
group of her students busily
defining an eclipse: Nov don't
go telling me an eclipse Is
when such and such occurs.
You cannot use when in a
definition like that"
But the children persist in
using it. Finally Mrs. Clement
calls a lesson in phrasing.
You're used to sloppy think
ing" she says. Eventually
they all reach agreement: "An
eclipse is the plotting out
of ~
Attention to History
Fifth graders throughout the
year focus their attention on
, American history. This social
| studies work involves more spe-
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pletion in the summer of 1861,
but Mr.. Davidson won't pre-
dict now the actual date. Like
other builders, he says the
next couple of weeks will be the
critical ones.
The shortage also is pinch
ing District government con-
struction said T. F.. Airs. en-
uty highway director. Work is
suffering on the Washington
Channel Bridge and three
overpass structures on the
Anacostia freeway, and on the
Southwest freeway.
General street repairing jobs,
requiring use of steel mesh for
reinforcement, also have been
hurt. The laying of storm
sewers in the area is handi-
capped by lack of steel to rein
force concrete pipes.
Public Buildings Service re-
ported construction about on
schedule on its main buildings
State Department, Smith
sonian, and Building 6, a Gen.
eral Accounting Office Build
ing-but there was a big ques-
ton as to how long this could
continue.
IF the strike does not end
in the near future our work
will be stopped" said c. c.
Key, chief of the new con-
struction branch.
New Starts Delayed
Iron and steel companies in
the area have been unable tc
get new jobs under way. In ar
effort to keep current con-
tracts active, they have gone
to the warehouses, paying pre-
MUM prices for steel. Ont
firm figures it has spent a.
least $4,000 for material from
the gray market"
Rexford G. Vessels. head o.
the District Procurement Office
reported delays in all types o.
materials and furnishings. such
as beds for the new buildings
at the District Training Schoo
at Laurel.
Equipment for 16 new schoo
cafeterias, such as refrigerators
also is being held up. The
District has delayed advertising
bids for more than 81 million
worth of new cars and trucks
and is considering using alumni
mum for next years auto tags
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SMOKING is NOT AL
LOWED. Nor can they scan
history with coffee in a
paper cup, or eat sandwiches
from paper bags. At the end
of the day there is only
scholarly litter" as Col.
Webb describes it, left in the
room.
One side of the little
rooms, or cells, or cubicles,
is glass. A short, plump
man could be seen going over
some papers. He looked
slightly irritated.
He was DR.. Leon C. Mar
shall, 80, who, having been
interrupted-a rare occur
ence in any study room
seemed relieved to change
the subject for a moment.
DR.. Marshall was once the
dean Of the College of Com
merce and Administration at
the University of Chicago.
He was also a member Of
the administrative board of
the NRA. He said he had
written from Is to 80 books,
most of them on economics,
but II don't know how many
exactly. I finish one and start
another"
At that moment he was
involved in checking and
crosS-checking a war jour-
nal written by his father,
John Wesley Marshall. His
father had kept a diary dur
ing the Civil War and it
had turned up some years
ago in a trunk in the FAM
lily. home in GAINESVILLE, Ohio
1.-THE trouble" said DR..
Marshall, sis that he wrote
the journal without benefit
of punctuation. When I see
$3.50 I have no idea wheth-
err it is in the morning or
evening. And he was a school
teacher and he sent the let
tiers back to his sweetheart
who also was a school
teacher.
II have never written any
thing on the Civil War be-
fore and I don't think I
ever will again." said DR..
Marshall, turning back to
the recollections running to-
gether without stops or
starts.
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cific information than was re-
quired in the fourth grade.
when the class learned about
regions Of the world.
All the students use the same
basic textbook, THE Story of
American Freedom" It starts
with the early explorers of
America, and ends up with the
Korean conflict and a COM
parative chart showing why
democracy is good and commu-
nism is bad.
The children are expected to
do much more writing in class
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IN ANOTHER ROOM was

IN ANOxnEN MUM was
DR.. Oliver C. Cox, ST, from
Jefferson City, Mo-, a profess
sor at Lincoln University. He
said he was on a "sabbatical. 1"
I'm working on three prof.
ects," he said softly. 81 am
writing three volumes on the
nature of capitalism - its
historical and theoretical
aspects. I also plan to finish
a study of the Negro boycott
in Chicago years ago. My
third project is the ideologieS
and programs for develop
m ent in underdeveloped
countries"
A tall professor walked out
of another room to explain
he was a chain smoker and
has to do his research at in
tervals throughout the day.
Between times, he goes
downstairs for a smoke.
The visitor left as quietly
as possible and remembered
meeting a young professor
who had come to Washing
ton to study at the library
and do research on French
foreign policy from 1925 to
1880"
Going back to newspapers
OF the day, he had come
across tales of a man named
Lindbergh and anoth Ell
called Babe Ruth.
The professor flew the At
lantic in 80 hours and hi
go home runs and found II
impossible to study anything
else in the year, 1927.
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The last two questions are
caller thought teasers";; the
specific answers are not con-
tanned in the reading.
To supplement the basic text
book, Miss Burch is currently
using two other books: steps
in Map Reading" and within
Our Borders" The latter is
primarily, a geography book de-
signed to stimulate:
All the children in the fifth
grade are required to have their
own dictionaries to look up
strange words they come across,
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The teachers will sometimes
tell them specifically to use it.
you will find when reading
about the explorers that you'll
come across many new, diff
cult words" says Miss Burch,
putting three of them on the
board: Navigate, circumnavi-
gate and environment. Look
them up in your dictionaries
and write down their mean
ings."
At the end of the unit, stu
dents get a test on the eXplor-
ers. Mrs. Clement had her class
identify, in a sentence, such
people as Eric the Red, Cabral
and Kublai Khan. Then the
children had to name the
founder of the school for sea
captains, the discoverer of the
Cape of Good Hope and the
helper of the ruler of China
for 20 years.
Finally, they were told to
write a good paragraph of three
to five sentence explaining why
Europeans sought a new route
to the Indies"
Repeated Information
BY the time these tests roll
around, the fifth graders have
, gone over the material covered
in them several times-not only
in their reading and written
exercises, but also in creative
activities.
The children in Mrs. Glenn
ent's class, for instance. painted
a large mural of all the early
explorers.
The students don't always
get the chance to use their
imagination like this in fifth
grade work. The basic Skills
must still be mastered so that
fewer slips will be made.
There is, really, no new way
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i'm longhand and in ink
than before. After reading two
pages in their history book on
Prince Henry the Navigator. for
instance, they get this work to
do:
81. Tell the story of the )
Ws-who, what, when, where
why?
"2. Prince Henry did not go
to sea, but he is sometimes
called Prince Henry the Navi-
gator. Can you tell why?
"3. Why was Bartholomew
Dias' discovery Important"
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new work under way. All said
the worst is yet to come unless
there is a quick new flow OF
material from the mills.
But as yet the impact on
employment and business APP
peared to be negligible. EN-
ployment in the latest reported
period showed an increase.
However, the percentage might
have been greater had there
been no strike.
Hotel Trade Holding Up
The building trades en-
ployed 47,3OO in September
compared with 45,40O in Sep
TENDER, 1858. But in recent
days employment offices have
been visited by a small stream
of workers from the steel areas
looking for construction work
to tide them over.
The tourist and convention
trade. No. l on the Washington
economic list, has held up re-
markably we'll and there have
been no complaints from hotel
operators.
But the ever-tightenine
stranglehold of shortages was
pointed up by J. Slater David
son, vice president in charge
of construction for the Charles
H. Tompkins Co.
1T is pretty critical right
now" he said of work on the
$40 million Central 1ntelll-
gence Agency in Langley, Va
I'VE have to get along by in
genuity rather than normal
processes-have to jump arounc
to keep it going at ALL"
Completion Date Uncertain
About is per cent completed
the CHA work has just moved
into the heavy steel phase. Tht
building is scheduled for COM
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The
Rambler
Goes
To q Study Room
By JOHN McKELWAY

A cold rain was falling and
1t looked like a good day for
research.
While the tempo was not
discernible, much of 1t was
going on in the Library OF
CongresS-as 1t always does,
even on Sunday.
The people who do re-
search like to be alone with
their books and pencils and
yellow pads and bibliogra-
phies. The library helps them
out-there are 255 study
rooms, and 264 study tables.
Usually the rooms are
given to those with degrees,
or regulations or some firm
idea of what they're after.
It's got to be that way.
Col. willard Webb, chief
of the stack and reader divi-
sion of the library, explained
that a woman once requested
a study room and after a few
questions by Col. Webb it
was brought out that, rather
suddenly, she had decided
to write one article a week
for Life magazine. Col. Webb
asked if the magazine was
aware Of the plan and the
woman answered: why, no."
Some of the study rooms
are located in a section Of
the library reached after an
elevator ride. They are small.
In most of them there is a
desk and chair and bookcase.
There is one window and a
small fan scholars usually
turn on in the summer time.
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Contractors Here Feel
Pinch of Steel Strike
Both Private, U. S. Jobs CurtoiIed,
But Employment; Business Hold Up
BY HERMAN F. SCHADEN
Star Staff Writer

The pinch steel strike being felt with increasing
pain by Washington builders today but the economic
effects did not to be damaging in areas OF similar
population.
Both private Government contractors reported
aments projects under construction and delays in getting
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By ANDREW w. BINGHAM
Star STAFF Writer

Seven guys stand here
said the fifth-grade boy, point
| ing to his model of a Viking
ship.
Seven what?" asked his
teacher, Miss Helen R. Burch
Seven people"
That's better; I don't think
the Vikings would know what
guys are"
Although they often make
slips, fifth-graders at Janney
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what New York can offer in
1889" he said.
Both Senators repeatedly
promised that New York, the
city and State, could put up
$500 million. They saw nc
reason why the fair should be
postponed until 1866. as re-
quested earlier this morning by
representatives of Seattle.
The year 1864 is the 300th
anniversary of the naming Of
the City of New York. Senator
Javits admitted this was a
major factor in the New York
drive. But he noted that
Seattle's proposed exposition in
1862 need not fear competition
from a fair two years later. He
recalled that New York and
San Francisco held simultane-
Gus fairs In 1889.
Senator Heating alone singled
out Washington as q COM
petitor.
where they will put the
people who might come to a
fair in Washington, I have
no idea." he said.
Crowds are a problem In
any city. Here hotels are filled
all of the time. In 1864. the
great presidential year, the in
f1ux into Washington will in.
crease"
Sees Hotel Shortage
He maintained that 10 or Il
big hotels that he could moi
find in Washington would be
needed to house worlds fan
visitors.
81 also am convinced thai
many members of Congress
would be hesitant to spend al
of the year 1864 arranging
hotel accommodations for .heii
constituents" he added.
He conceded that there hao
been a considerable show o.
support" in Congress for Wash
ington as a site.
A resolution signed by a ma
jority of Senators urged the
President to appoint the COM
mission conducting today''
hearings. This resolution was
widely interpreted as parallel
to a defeated Senate resolution
for the same purpose. The New
York Senators claimed both the
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To find out wnot kind Of education
the younger generation Of todoy is
getting, The Stor sent Stoff Writer
Andrew W. Bingham beck to ele-
mentory school. Today in the sixth
Of seven articles M. Bingham. q
Harvard graduate. diseloses whot he
learned as O fifth-erode student
Elementary School have an i'm
pressive amount of knowledge
and a wide range of interests.
The emphasis on individual
projects and research, started
in the third grade, is clearly
paying dividends by the fifth.
The boy who made thu
ship himself, showed it to his
class at q hobby and sports
sharing session."
Full of Information
Fellow students brought il
stamp souvenirs of the Japa'
nese Crown Princes wedding
stories about the latest rookie
developments; statistics abou
all the planets; books on thu
sun, and some figures abou
the gravity pull on the moon
The children seem to b,
bubbling over with incidenta
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Attention to History

Fifth graders throughout the
year focus their attention on
American history. This social
studies work involves more spe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

THE SUNDAY STAR,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

decision for the former naval officer and
accountant to make.
Previously controller of the Alexandria
division of the American Machine g. Foun-
dry Co., the younger Kefauver was in line
for a top post with the main Office In
New York.
Then the controllers position at Colum-
-bia became vacant when T. william Blum
enauer moved up to senior vice president.
at took me two weeks to decide" says
Clarence, jr. 1.-THE New York job was prob
ably better position, but guess didn't
want to leave Washington"
Clarence, jr., who had public practice
here for 10 years as an accountant, grad
uated from Duke University Phi Beta
Kappa.
His father, Clarence, ST., has been pres
ident of Columbia Federal since 1948
Originally from Frederick, Md, he grad
uated from Benjamin Franklin University,
then Pace Institute of Accounting.
Besides many civic activities, he was
twice president of the D. C. Savings and
Loan League and a member of the national
groups Executive Committee.
When Fred w. Smith first went to
work for his father, it was for salary Of
SIS week.
HE was no different than anyone else
in my organization" says the elder Mr..
Smith. II never gave him a cent. He
made it on his own:'
Although now president of Jefferson
Federal, the sons main talent lies In
appraiSing property. The father, now
chairman of the board, concentrates ON
public relations.
Mr.. Smith, ST., started in the real estate
business at the age of 16. He has been an
officer Of Jefferson Savings since 1927
His son, a graduate of Staunton Mill
tary Academy, served in the Coast Guard
during World War II. Married and the
father of two children, he became president
of Jefferson Federal in January of last year.
When Robert w. Werth became pres
ident of Franklin Savings & Loan Associa-
ton in 1884, his wife, Helen, joined the
company. Four years later his son, Robert
L., was hired as teller.
The elder MIR. Werth died in 1945 but
his wife and son are still officers of Franklin
Federal. Robert L. Is secretary-treas
and Mrs. Werth is the assistant treasurer
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A Family Affair

w Mildred-One of several family teams
in the savings and loan business have
adopted the Republic Savings g. Loan
Association as their own baby"
Others include Helen Werth and her
son, Robert, of Franklin Federal Savings g.
Loan Association; Fred A. Smith and his
son, Fred W., of Jefferson Federal Savings
& Loan Association, and Clarence e.
Kefauver and his son, Clarence, jr., of
Columbia Federal Savings & Loan
Association.
Mr.. Miller was made a director of what
was then the Kenilworth Savings g. Loan
Association in 1947. Five years later, with
assets down to mere $S4 900, he was made
president and asked to reorganize the
company.
Mrs. Miller at that time taught business
courses at Burdick Vocational High School.
II made her quit teaching" says Mr..
Miller, land become secretary of the new
Republic Savings & Loan.
who else could I get to work for
nothing?"
Teaching business courses was one
thing. Putting the texts into practice was
another.
"The only previous experience had
with the savings and loan business" says
AS for Mr.. Miller, he had been an
insurance agent.
So the two of them began to attend
classes given by the Savings and Loan
Institute. 'We also picked up a Lot from
trade meetings and our competitors" says
Mr.. Miller
But the major problem when the
Millers took over was getting people to
invest their money with Republic.
I'VE couldn't get insurance for our
accounts" says Mr. Miller, land not many
people were willing to place their savings
in our hands without it."
Buttonholing friends and neighbors,
the Millers persuaded enough people to
invest their money with Republic to win
Federal insurance in 1854.
Today Republic has over $40 million in
assets.
The MillerS, both of whom grew up in
the District, though in different sections,
were childhood sweethearts. They met first
at the age of 10, attending Methodist
Sunday school.
They were married in 1871, shortly
before Mr.. Miller went overseas to serve
with the Seabees in the Pacific. He re-
turned to Washington after the war, but
with an eye injury.
So, while Mr. Miller attended George
Washington University, Mrs. Miller had to
act as his seeing eye dog" She, Incl
dental1y, is a graduate of Maryland Uni
versity and one of but two women savings
and loan association board members
Each morning the Millers drive to work
from their home in Fairfield, Md. And
what they don't have time to discuss during
the day gets talked about on the return
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-22

should pay particular heed to this requirement, inaSmuch as many such personnel do have drivers licenses from other state and have their cars registered in other states. They are subject to the same law as Alaska residents while driving in this state.
 "The provisions for suspension of drivers licenses when drivers or owners do not have adequate automobile liability insurance or
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-22

avoid suspension through some other provision If the law will be- come effective in Alaska and also in the home state of people who have licenses in other states. This is possible, because of cooperative arrangements between states. Of ficial report forms may be ob- tained from any state or local police office, insurance agent or from the Provost Marshal of ser
 vice bases"
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-22
Resident Nonresident Affected by Law

JUNEAU, August 20 - Alaska'S New Safety Responsibility Law applies to all drivers or owners of motor vehicles who have acci- dents involving death, injury or property damage over $2OO whe- ther the car is driven by an Alas ka resident or not, Superintendent of State Police, A. P. Brandt, re minded today.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-08-22

''It affects residents, non-resi- dents who may. be assigned to this state by private business or the US. Government, and tourists. It makes no difference whether the car is registered in Alaska or not. All drivers or owners must report such accidents on an official form within five (5) days after the accident. Service personnel
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City Heads Act
To Eroce Police
Grievance Unit

The District Commissioners
yesterday voted an order which
would eliminate the grievance
committee from the Policemen's
Association.
The order, according to a
high police official, is designed
to block any attempt by police
officers to get a union-type or
ganization under way in the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said the
order will be based on a 1901
law which prohibits District
police from entering or agree
ing with conspiracies to OBJ
struct the efficient operation
of the force.
He noted that the Commits
sioners are worried about off,
GERS belonging to any organiza-
ton which might result in a
loss of discipline on the force.
The Commissioners order is
aimed at the five-man griev-
ance committee which has
never been recognized by the
department. A few days ago the
Commissioners turned down a
request that a grievance COM
mittee of civilians be set up to
hear complaints by police Off
GERS.
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mails of So and As. Warmer
Saturday and Sunday, cooler
Monday, and mild Tuesday and
Wednesday. Showers Saturday
clearing Sunday. Showers again
Tuesday may total q inch.
River Report
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Falls. Shenandoah cloudy at Harpers
Ferry.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
and warmer tonight with &C.
caSional drizzle, lowest around
so. Considerable cloudiness to-
morrow, warmer with showers
and possible thundershowers.
Virginia-Cloudy and rainy
tonight, lowest so on the coast
and in the sos inland. Warm
and humid tomorrow with
possible scattered thunder
showers.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
mild tonight with low tempera-
lures mostly in SOS. Partly
cloudy and warmer tomorrow
with scattered thundershowers
in the afternoon.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Variable winds to-
night 10 to Is miles per hour
becoming southeast at IS to
20 miles per hour. Heavy over
cast with periods of drizzles
tonight with showers tomorrow.
Visibility 5 to 6 miles.
Five-Day Forecast
for Washington and Vicinity
October "a through 28
Temperature will probably
average 5 degrees above nor