Evening star., 1959-11-07

their eyes and view this
atest obvious warning in the
light Of the recent story Of
nepotism In Congress. the
story Of wholesale dismissal
Of students at West Point, for
cheating on exams, the di-
vorce record, the picture on
juvenile crime. the record on
illegitimate births, consump-
ton of alcohol, gambling,
narcotics, they would not be
such "Pollyannas."
Playing ostrich will not
clean up the mess.
We are fast becoming. or
have already become. a Ma
ton or moral degenerates.
Remember SodoIn and
Gomoffah!
Fearful.
4 i 4 4
The hypocritical stand
taken by NBC in its state
ment announcing Charles
Van Doren's discharge is re-
volting-the most sickenins
of all the developments q. in
the quiz show Investigations.
It is not possible that
wholesale fixing Of quiz shows
could have gone on without
the knowledge of policy
making network officials.
Networks simply do not OPP
crate that way. .ea
I am not condoning Mr..
Van Doren's behavior. 1 do
:, believe, however, that NBC
should share the blame, pub.
licly, then share the wealth
. privately by continuing to
employ him in a job out Of
, the public eye.
Claire G. Kline.
OF all forms Of dishonesty,
the intellectual variety is per-
hapS the most reprehensible
Charles Van Doren has not
only done himself q profound
disService but also has
preached the high moral
standards of accepted intel
lectual conduct. He has fur
nished the know-nothings
with potent ammunition in
their ceaseless snipine at
their mortal enemies. the So
called "eggheads." "
1t is indeed q Sordid ex-
ample TO our youth when an
educator, who undoubtedly
would have flunked any stu
dent caught cheating during
an examination, has himself
violated q basic code Of ethics
for the sake Of lucrative
personal gain.
Gordon d. Friedlander.
When the Houses Investi-
cation s. b c o m mittee is
through with the quiz shows.
I respectfully suggest they
turn their attention to the
cigarette and beer manufac-
turers whose disservice to
the American public is a
Thousand times more damag-
ing than the defunct quiz
shows.
The manufacturers of these
products know they are lyins
but viii spare no deception
to sell their goods through
their aSinine dance routines,
hitter claims, and even dis
grace one Of the fine vaca-
ton spots in America. the
Chesapeake Bay region. They
dominate the radio and TV
advertising to the point that
both are fast becoming a
nauseating media of enter
tainment. Let's expose these
people and dare them to prove
their claims.
L. E. Tharpe.
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I still think quiz shows,
rigged or unrigged, are much
better for our Youngsters
than shows depicting mur-
ders, brutal fights, torrid love
scenes, fast gun draws, etc.
At least our children are
learning something worth
while from quiz programs.
OF course, it would be more
wholesome If they were not
rigged.
I believe one OF the major
causes Of juvenile delinquency
Is the constant trash that is
being shown on teievision
and in the movie houses. For
instance. about two years ago
q couple Of boys here in
Arlington (around ten and
twelve years old murdered
their father. They told police
they got the idea by watching
. similar murder on tele-
vision q few nights before.
I've read Of other such
cases.
Mira, Jackie Davis.