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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Extro-D Bill
1 Is Opposed by U. S.
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star star Writer

- The administration viii oppose the bill to give Federal
employees extra day of whenever legal holiday falls
Saturday
The House Civil Service Committee opens hearings on the
bill Thursday The Senate Civil Service Committee plans
Early hearings Sponsored by chamen Murray and Johnston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

Inose with a tissue. was put up
on Harbor drive. Just across
the highway is q sewage dis
lposai plant.
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Appropriate Sign

SAN DIEGO. Calf. (AP).-
A signboard showing three
small girls, each holding hel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
Sun today 5:3fS am. 6:42 pm
Sun tomorrow 5:35 am. GAO pm.
Moon today SPA am. 1852 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.
Precipitation
Month 1859 1858 Avg. Record
January 2.2l 2.51 324 7.S3 81
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s:ssEs!.IAE 10 ;;.;s A' s::'
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MAN
- - -

Ambitious, intelligent, Some e..
70 learn business. Income $1,000
nrst year. Wants man capable
learning MANAGEMENT within q
years. Call MISS BRO0DON, CO.
b-i320 for interview.
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FACTORY MANAGER

National Manufacturer Of beddins
men due Saf 70 prcnosions. Hansssrisi
ability required, Experience In the
industry desirable but not neces-
sary, Send complete resume. In
Guiding salary requirements 70 BOZ
46O-J, Star.
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Furniture Finisher

T VI AA4tO4C = 1k11ok1CI
Must be expsrienced in all types Of
furniture finishing, must be able
to furnish good references: good
opportunity for the right man for
Washington's largest furniture
store. Pleasant working condi-
tons, A0-hour week and good
salary. Permanent position all
year round, no layoff, vacation
with pay. discount on purchases
and al company dement's. Apply
Mr.. 0otthardt.
81 nj st. NE.
HUB FURNITURE Co.
GARDENER, exper.. part time;
averaging about Is hours per
month, April through Oct. an
nually. to care for planting and
supervise care Of lawn around
apt. bldg. $500 Wis. ave. NV.
Call Mr.. ,eUMMERFORD, Fl. 2.
400. bet. ] and 8 pm.
GARDENER
Must be- experienced. Excellent sal.
ary. Yr..round, full-time Job in
DC. Living quarters II desired.
Phone I'm. !3-7173 SUM-, o-12
neon OF apply OF S13A Eilicctt
BIZ. INV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23

INSURANCE
statesmen
Due to recent promotions, We have
openings Tor 2 men, aged 26-46,
for old established debts; exper,
not nee. Il interested In . real
future, cal Mr.: W.. d. ehreve,
IA. S-g2gS or MI. A. N. Brown,
|PEoiLEs LIFE INSURANCE CO
JANITOR's ASSISTANT, apt. uppei
18th st.; .middle-age family man
Sober and reliable. Can no. q
JANITOR, exper, for Count DOWN
town apt: with elevator license;
sss sI sss T ra a SaS9 per mo. and
JANIT0R, colored, fun time; must
be able TO do all types Of minor
repairs; dependable: salary, Sl36
plus quarters 70 start, Apply in
person, RALPH D. KAISER q
Coz 5424 3rd st. NV. See Miss
JANITOR, stokef. zen. maint.: tor
sal. quarters, for able man, sober,
recent refs: no children. OV
JANITOR, with 6th-clasS enFineer'1
license, familiar with boiler rm.
and air-cond.. systems; new bids. !;
salary open for right man. Call
II. GLOSS or OIL. 6-lI22.
JANITORS
Experienced; local references re-
CURED: 2. J: BRopIE, OIL. 10000.
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ENGINEER, ard-class-DoVntown
day lob, with excellent work con-
ditions and regular hours. write
training. experience and pay de-
sired: answers confidential. Boz
1871, Star.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09
HELP WANTED


MEN : High school graduates, 81
to As. interested in qualifying for
management position. Complete
weeks sales training program CIV
ing salary and commission from
start Many benefits including lib
eral disqualification, life and retire
ment insurance plan. vacation with
pay. Those that meet our standards
can make better than $1,000 first
year. Our district manager and
sales supervisor will be in this area
to arrange for personal interview
Write stating name, address, tele-
phone number, and age to Box S, "a
The Herald 6-2-4t
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Mrs. Len A. Taylor
Rites Held Friday
At Mt. Tabor Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Macie
Wootten Taylor, AZ, who died I'm
expectedly Wednesday, June 3, at
her home at Manteo. we're held Fri
day afternoon at three o'clock at
Mt. Tabor Methodist Church, near
Wingina. Interment was in t h e
church cemetery.
She was the wife Of Len A. Tay-
lor, who survives. Born in Buck
ingham, she was a daughter Of
E. H. Wootten and the late Mrs.
Sallie Carroll Wootten.
Other survivors are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Raymond Wooten, Of Dill
Wyn, and Lynda Faye Taylor, of
Manteo; three sons, Bernard Allen,
Wylie Hill and Kenneth Ray Taylor
al Of Manteo; three sisters, Mrs.
Jessie Carroll, Mrs. Percy Carroll
and Mrs. Reese Carroll, all Of
Buckingham; two brothers, George
w. Wootten, of Mantco, and Her
man Wooten, of Schuyler, and four
grandchildren.
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MRS. Shirley Hancock
Seminole Drive
Madison Heights, Va.
OUTSTANDING
SALES OPPORTUNITY

Full Or part time. To represent
a rapidly growing shell" home
manufacturing and building firm
These homes have become ex-
tremely popular as they can save
customers thousands Of dollars.
Average 3 bedroom house is $4,000.
but prices start al S1495. The out
side of the house, plus interior
partitions. is erected on the Gus
toners lot interior is finished by
him; We can supply the materials
if desired 10 models to choose
from No down payment We an
range financing.
we have more leads II this area
than our present sales staff car
handle
High commission excellent fu-
ture All replies confidential.
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iiOiiiI anu AllohS ~ AllOlC
Canvas and aluminium. Phone 1888.
4-3-tf
THIS IS TO notify the public that
W. c. Bradshaw is applying for
permit for the establishment, main
tenancc, operation and conduct Of
ali airport 81 landing field pursuant
to the provision OF Title OF the
Code OF Virginia to be located on a
tract of $40 acres owned by the APP
plicant situated on State Route 6O2
in Buckingham County, Virginia, APP
proyInately miles NV of Bucking-
nam. va, and to be known as Brad
shaw Airport, and that the case is
docEeted for hearing at 1000 am.
On June az, 1869, in the Courtroom Of
the Safe Corporation Commission.
Blanton Building, Richmond. Virgin
ia. w C. Bradshaw, Buckingham,
Va. 6-9-2p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09
breaches IN TAVERN

Chantry, England - While his new
church is being built, the Rev. Alan
Morton is holding weekly services
in a tavern.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09
FURNITURE AhTIQUEs

Dining Room Suit g pieces
1899: l China Press 1899: i
Duncan Phyfe dining room table
$500. Duncan Phyfe Sofa
s1499. Sofa and chair s24.99::
Sofa-bed and chair 5000: Sec
tional Sofa S1999. Beds SIS SO:
Mattresses $3.50: Springs SIS 80:
Gas Range 1899. Breakfast
Room Suit 1899: Many other
items cheap-Cash or terms.
FAMILY SERVICE STORES
234 n. Main St. Phone $50
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09
WANTED

WANTED so PIA,lOES. Turn your
pianos into cash. Discount New
and Used Furniture Co., phone
1898. 1-l3-tf
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CARD OF THANKS


DUTY We wish to thank everyone
for the many kindnesses shown dur
ing the illness Of our son. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie l.. Duty. 6-9-1p
Newport N ews, Va. Three
overtime parking tickets. three ST
bills. and note were in an envelope
mailed to Police 1t. Dewey Schanz
The note said: II have bought my
husband a watch"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09

Hours Of Your convenience.
Sell Nationally known Avon
Products. erritorles now ovoiI-
oble ore the HomlIton, Modi-
son and Randolph MogesterioI
Districts Of Cumberland.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09

CORN We buy shelled yellow corn.
Buckingham Farm Supply. Dillwy.:,
Va. 4-28-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09
HELP WANTED

MAN OR WOMAN over 81 to serve
customers on Watkins route in Farm
Vile Area. Above average earnings.
Write P. o. Box SOIL, Dept. So,
Richmond, Va. 6-l2-2p FL
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FOR SALE

>r>p>D>1>~Ae>p>D>S>r~D>~>s>p
HOUSE room modern house,
416 Park Ave, Phone 1924. 5-8-tf
PAINT SPRAY outfit, large size,
gasoline operated 500. L. G. Atkins,
Farmville, Va. Phi. 39O-M or 1888.
5-8-tf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
INVESTMENT property - Large
apartment house at los High street,
adjacent to u S. Postoffice, four
apartments, stoker heat. j. T.
Doyne. Jr., Phone 773, Farmville.
5-15-tf
SEED INV Complete line garden seed,
field seed and hybrid corn. Buck
ingham Farm Supply. Phone YU-3-
2551, Dillwyn, Va 3-1O-tf
ALUMINIUM Carports and Patio
awnings. For best values Phone 1888.
Watkins Awning & Sign Co. 4-3-tf
ADDING MACHINES l. Typewrit-
RS. Southside Business Machines,
Corner Of Main and High Streets,
Farmville. 8-8-tf
OR RENT INV Wheel chairs, hospital
beds. crutches. canes. or sick room
needs. Gray's Drug Store, Farm
vile. 6-2O-tf
RAM = registered Hampshire, three
years old Gentle $4,000 R. S. Ellis
and Son, Alcoma, Va. Buckingham
County 5-15-8p
VICTOR
. Adding Machines
Ten Keyboard and Full Key
ooord Machines. Manual or
Electric.
. Calculator Machines
. Gosh Registers /
Manual or Electric
Sales & Service
SoUTHSIDE BUSINESS
MACHINES
Corner High g. Main SITS.
Phone 1856 Farmville. Va.
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FOR SALE


BICYCLES NV bought. sold, traded,
boys and girls. Bring yours in. Fam
lily Service Stores, 234 N. Main.
Farmville Phone $50. 6-9-Ip
TOBACCO CURER Chiffon, oil
burner in good condition Geo. R.
Smith. Pc Box 35, Rice. Va. 6-9-2p
~~~~~~~
TYPEWRITER-R Remington II. good
condition Fischer Printing Com
pany. Farmville, Virginia. 6-9-2t
~~~~~~
COLORS and softness are renewed
IN carpets cleaned with Blue LuStre
foam. Home Furniture Co. 6-9-lt
SINGER Sewing Machine = Ex-
change electric console May be pur-
chased at substantial savings. Bud
get terms on approved credit. New
machine guarantee Singer Sewing
Center. phone 9l4, pa N. Main St..
Farmville. Virginia. 6-9-2t
PAINT ~ for inside and outside in
many colors. 81 SO per gallon OF we
will trade paint for your used clothes
and furniture Bring in anything you
have and pick up Your paint Family
Service Stores. 234 N. Main Street.
F'armvllle. 6-9-lp
LAWN MOWERS-Large and small
$3.50 up. Family Service Stores. 234
N. Main Street. 6-9-lp
USED CLOTHES = Mems heavy
work pants and shirts. Washed and
ironed. ready to wear. Sl.49 or 2
for sl.99: Dresses Csc. Family Serv-
ice Stores, 234 N. Main Street 6-9-lp
EVERGREEN Shrubbery - All size
Nandina plants red berries in win
ter. Lucidum lockwood. unusual
type maple saplings NJ! Lovely fall
colors. Wade E. Macdonald. 7lO
High Street. FarmvilIe, Phone ll69R.
6-5-2p
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Legislator scores use of soldiers
as servants"
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NOTICE

~~~~T~~~~~
WATKINS Awnings beauty your
home and make it more 'livable.
Canvas and aluminium. Phone 1888.
4-3-tf
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40 BARRELS Corn 81 Barrel A. w.
Lewis. Prospect, Phone 2O84 j.
6-5-2t
HOUSE Modern 5-room house
with bath, located on Harris Spring
Road, Burkeville C. E Lush, phone
364l or $3.50, Burkeville. 6-5-tf
SEE US for your Bee Supplies, phone
BOP. Motley Hardware Co. 5-22-tf
CHICKS - Rhode Island Red baby
chicks. These are good layers. Just
what you need for your farm flocks.
Buckingham Farm Supply. Phone
YU-3-2551, DillWyh, Va. 3-lO-tf
HOUSE-three bedrooms, ~ miles
east Farmville. Call Farmville 264.
6-2-tf
HEREFORDS - Registered Here
ford bull. 3 yrs. old. Domino. fine
breeding. conformation and color,
gentle. Purebred Hereford COW.
large. with bull calf. Mrs Robert j.
Main. Mont Rose, Howardsville, Va.
6-9-3tp
HOUSE = five room dwelling and
bath. L. E. Andrews. Call Farmville
III or 39l. 6-2-4t
DWELLING. 8 rooms, bath, base
ment, large lot on East Second ST.,
only $1,000. with $3.50 down, $45 90
month. Landon Atkins. Realtor, Mu-
nicipal Bldg. Farmville, Va. Phi.
390M or 1888. 5-8-tf
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LAWN MOWERS-Large and small
$500 up. Family Service Stores. 234
N. Main Street 6-9-lp
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FOR RENT

APARTMENT = upper. Corner Buff
falO and Saint George. Five rooms.
w. F. Fallwell. phone 427. 5-l2-tf
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09

FOR SALE

40 BARRELS Corn. 81 Barrel. A. w.
Lewis. Prospect, Phone 2O84 j.
6-5-2t
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APARTMENT furnished. frs t
floor. Mrs. John Stokes. $50 j.
5-l5-8p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09

COLORS and softness are renewed
in carpets cleaned with Blue Lustre
foam Home Furniture Co. 6-9-lt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-09

TYPEWRITER Remington II. good
condition. Fischer Printing Com
pany. Farmville. Virginia. 6-9-2t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
Home Rule Approval
Chances Called Good

Congress still might stall the
bill.
II feel we can isolate the
group with a deadly feeling
against home rule for the Dis
trict of Columbia" he said.
Budget Ready
Mr.. Mclaughlin II said the
District budget. under study
by the Commissioners in re-
cent days, was ready for re-
turn to the District Budget Of
flee for final presentation. It
will then be forwarded to Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The Commissioner paid trib-
ute to Walter Fowler, retiring
head of the budget Office, for
his AZ years of service to
Washington.
HE has handled a delicate
job WELL" Mr.. Mclaughlin
said.
The Commissioner was in
terviewed on Station WWDC's
Report to the People" pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. II
(AP).-A salvage engineer at
tempting to raise the Andrea
Doria will fly here today to
discuss purchasing the African
Queen, an attorney for one OF
the Queens salvagers said.
Attorney Henry Howell, jr.,
said the engineer thinks the
Queen can be used both as a
giant pontoon and a pumping
station for the Andrea Doria
salvage program.
Mr.. Howell identified the en-
gineer as Richard Meyers of
New York. a representative
for the Andrea Doria salvage
project.
No Connection Seen
Mr.. Howell represents Sal
wager Belden Little of Hol-
land, Va.
The Andrea Doria salvage
project apparently has no con-
nection with a plan one Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
SoIvoged African Queen Sought
For Try at Raising Andrea Dorio

July 26, 1856, after a collision
with the Swedish liner Stock
holm. Fifty-one persons died
and 100 were saved.
Estimates of jewels and other
cargo aboard the Doria range
as nigh as $40 million.
Meantime Clifford Warner
filed papers in Federal Court
Yesterday against the four who
raised the Queen.
If they hadn't stopped him,
the Essex, Conn, native claimed,
he could have salvaged the ves-
sci himself.
Mr.. Warner, who is trying
to salvage the Queens 200-foot
bow section. said he boarded
the vessel March IL, five days
before Mr.. DER and Mr.. Little
took possession.
He said he posted notices
claiming the Sc million tanker
as his own, but the next time
he boarded her, he was forcibly
elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
Fredericksburg
SHORTAGE Audited

FREDERICKSBURG, Va,
Oct. II (SpeciaD -Four audi
tors are checking records OF
the city collectors Office here,
which is temporarily under
control Of City Manager F.
Freeman Funk.
Mr.. Funk, replaced Collector
j. Edward Tompkins, who re-
signed Wednesday. He said it
is uncertain how much time
will be needed by the account
ants to determine whether
bookkeeping procedures should
be changed.
Mr.. Tompkins, collector for
nine years, resigned after re-
porting he is unable to explain
a $6,541.93 shortage in his Of
flee accounts.
The Council appointed Mr.
Funk as acting collector and
directed him to file proof OF
loss with the indemnity COM
pany which holds Mr.. Tomp-
lkins' bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

African Queen salvagers has
advanced for raising the
sunken italian liner.
Lloyd DER of Holland has
said he has an invention which
is capable of raising the Doria
But he has said he cannot un-
dertake the salvage operation
unless he receives considerable
financial backing.
Mr.. DER, Mr.. Little and A. E
Sadler and Paul Brady of SUI
folk, Va, worked as a team tc
raise the African Queen after
the tanker struck a shoal, broke
in two and was abandoned of
Ocean City, Md, last Decem-
Der 80.
They brought the tanker's
400-foot stern section into Nor
folk six months later.
Sank in Collision
The 29,000-ton Doria lies in
225 feet of water so miles of
Nantucket, Mass. She sank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said last night he be-
lieves chances are good that
Congress will approve home
rule for the District next ses-
sion.
II am very sanguine on that
point" he declared. There is
a real chance of discharging
the bill from committee"
Prospects Good
If the home rule measure
reaches the floor of Congress,
Mr.. Mclaughlin said. prospects
for approval appear to be good,
He stated:
I'm this enlightened day,
Americans from every part Of
the country are shocked at this
situation in which District
taxpayers have no say as to
what their taxes will be used
for"
He discounted the assertion
that some powerful blocs in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
Glasses to Sturt
For 100 Children
Termed Immature

Alexandria's new readiness
centers for more than 100 chill
dren termed too immature for
firSt-grade work will open
Tuesday morning in four ele-
mentary schools.
School Supt. T. c. Williams
said specially selected teachers
will meet tomorrow for instruc-
ton on conducting the classes
for the 6-year-olds who scored
mental maturity ages of Az or
less in recent testing.
He said two classes each will
be held for IS Negro children
in Charles Houston and Lyles-
Crouch Schools. One each will
be opened for about 40 white
children at Macarthur and
Prince Street Schools.
Under the new admission
policy, the first of its kind in
this area, the children were not
permitted to take flrst-grade
work this year. The readiness
classes are designed to prepare
them for entering the first
grade next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

questing that District Court
judges sit as juvenile judges In
District Court and try the de-
PENDANTS as Notwithstanding
them a criminal record.
This has resulted in a split
among the judges. Judge Lu-
ther Youngdahl did take the
time for a juvenile trial and
put the offender on probation.
but Judge Charles F. McLaugh-
lin declined to follow suit.
2. Judge Ketcham has indi-
Gated he will probably waive
even more cases this year in
view of the recent 25-per-cent
increase in the rate of serious
juvenile crime and the fact
that 17-year-olds are the most
frequent offenders.
Creates Burden
This is viewed as creating
a new burden for District Court
where the average judge dis
poses of $50 criminal cases a
year-the majority by pleas OF
guilty. At the present rate, q
District Court judge will have
to spend nearly half his time
on cases waived from Juvenile
Court.
The law permits the Juve-
nile Court Judge to waive juris-
diction in the cases of 16 and
IN year olds who have COM
mitted offenSes which would
be classed as felonies if COM
mitted by adults. Juveniles of
any age charged with capital
crimes can be tried as adults,
if Juvenile Court valves juris-
diction.
There has been some agita-
ton to lower the age limit
from 18 to II and try 17-year-
olds as adults. This has been
opposed by Judge Ketcham and
other jurists on the grounds
that it would eliminate the
"flexibility" now available to
Juvenile Court judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18
REPORTER IN THE CLASSROOM
New Spirit Keys kindergarten

the ABCs. "Most learn them
anyway" Mrs. Warren says,
land there's no point teaching
them, really, until the children
start to use letters"
The youngsters are, however,
exposed to written material,
Janney's other kindergarten
teacher, Mrs. Evelyn r. Bur-
rows, has a sign saying, Look
look" on the bulletin board in
her classroom.
I II say the words often when
I'm showing something on the
board" she says. Some of the
children. consequently, will
learn to recognize l-o-o-k
without any specific teaching
Visual Exhibits Used
Other words and phrases
abound in both kindergarten
classrooms. Usually they are
tied up with a visual exhibit
which will attract the young
sters' attention, and about
which the teacher can talk.
do These - Keep Well
says one sign surrounded BY
such pictures as a girl eating
an apple, a man drinking
water, a woman brushing hel
teeth.
Sometimes Mrs. Warren will
write descriptionS-to-order or
a child's painting. She putt
down just what the student
tells her.
The result is often not verS
grammatical: "A house., {
storm is coming in from eacf
side" But the child might vel
learn to recognize the wordl
in this. his very own descrip'
ton.
The kindergarten teachers
are continually using similar
subtleties to acquaint theil
classes with other branches o.
learning.
A look at the construction
activities for the new branch
of the public library next dool
is used as an introduction tt
the workings of simple ma.
chimes; a walk becomes a search
for creepy. Gravity things
which can be used to familiar
ize the children with some
forms of animal life: some fur
pasting bits of colored paper
teaches recognition of groups
OF CIlTee.
It all amounts to a carefully
prepared readiness program fol-
first grade-when the serious
work is meant to start.
Some knowledge is acquired
along with good habits, an ap'
probation of school life and al
awareness of other people anc
things.
1--WE can teach quite a bit,
says Mrs. Warren. Il love kin.
dergarten."
TOmOrrOw-The challenge o
the first grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-18

Then another child gets up.
II have seven brothers and two
sisters" he proudly reports.
After giving suitable praise,
Mrs. Warren asks him if he
can make a seven on his fingers.
The boy, taking her literally,
tries to crook his right index
finger to resemble a a."
A claSsmate is asked to
show him the right way to
do it. Soon the whole class
is standing, holding up seven
fingers, and counting-nearly
shouting-them off.
Then a child presents for
general inspection. a spaceman
who really flies: Press him
down on a stick equipped with
a spring, let go, and he's of.
Mrs. Warren, able to turn
virtually any statement or toy
into a practical lesson, imme-
diately asks, IT wonder what
makes him go up?"
She soon gets the answer
We've learned a lot this week,
she tells the group. The other
day we learned that a magnet
will pick up things. And now
we know that a spring will
make things go up"
Restless Problem
The class begins to get rest
less. Patricia wants to know,
"Are we going outsider"
Mrs. Warren Immediately
responds: That's not telling,
is it? No, it's asking" With
the capsule grammar lesson
out of the way, the teacher
turns to science and explains
why it is more comfortable to
be inside, and not in the bad
weather outside.
Then Mrs. Warren goes to
the piano. After a lively rendi-
ton of "Clapping. Clapping.
Clap, Clap, Clap" the children
go through the prescribed
opening for school, which in
cludes the Lords Prayer, the
Pledge of Allegiance and a