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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

This land adjoins the eastern
boundary Of Glacier Park and
certainly both the landowner and
the people who lease the land
have an obligation to make this
property as attractive as pos.
siblc."
Until q few years ago the land
around Lower St. Mary lake was
reserved BY the US. Government
for use In case water storage
occurred.
Upon determination by the gov.
rrnmcnt that this would not BE-
necessary the land was sold to
the Blackfcct tribe. Title TO the
land Is still held by the u. $. Gov.
crnmcnt In trust for the tribe.
and therefore all leases Of the
land must be approved by the
government.
II Is the plan Of the tribe. &C.
cording TO l-aFromb0ise. to have
the land surveyed into lots as
soon as weather permits. Leases
will then be advertised to the
general public according to terms
to be set by the committee for
development Of rccrcationai "a
cilittcs.
Rumors were that the accidcn,
may have been caused by loss Of
air In the moving train, but off
] Gals said this was speculative.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

Luckily. no one was in or near
the standing caboose at the time
of the crash. The conductor, Lee
Grant, and the flagman-brake.
man, Bob Dolan, had left the
caboose only minutes before,
standard procedure according to
Great Northern officials. since
the train was standing in the
yards.
Damage to the AUNT diesel, the
caboose and about Is cars will
run near 81 million. it was report.
cd. Cars were smashed into kind.
ling and grain from the cars and
diesel fuel oil from the diesel
units spilled out onto the road
bed.
At the point of impact fire and
flames shot so feet in the air,
according to one witness, but the
wreckage did not ignite, how.
ever.
An empty tank car. ordinarily
= deadly no;snn csvsod aroa. ' eau
cerr mil ,ochn;c;..s sron, ~
Union ~, raf;morw arassoa :.
nro,oc,;vo cio,h;na .haeSeS .t 80
~ for ,a,ks ~ n"ss;h,a sn;,,;ne nc
~ ,nw rom,;,;n, oon,an.. ps .hs
az Sfe,c;aIs $500 ,h.. , ~ . ~"
amour, ~ ,e,r. o,h,., io,d ,.nan
800 ~. 49,, ,,.a,.;i go. ~.
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de,th w;,h;n , faw d,r, r. ,e,Ls
or sn;,l,sn u,ero fourd hownro~
rhe m.;r I;no ~ ,ha Go,
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The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

1h' FIST day III washington. I
wa> spent with Tribal Attorney
\"'hur Lazarus. Jr.. discussing
IN: ':rrS q! currcn, interest to
members Of the Blackfcct tribe
AID arranging appointments with
officials of the Interior Depart.
mr'l, and representatives Of the
NnH'ama Congressional dclcsa.
;!un
~ U>,!nn Of irrigation policy
and - ci:rr; on land owners
AVID FUN and ranch operators
wrr" held ~ the Interior build.
-. w.:h McSSrs JChn Grove and
Grrr.r Wilcox. The Bureau Of
l'.d.ln .\ffairS stated that there
Ma prnpn>ci cancellation Of ir.
ri.a:i ~ charges on the B!ack!ctt
-: get nnw IL the Department
nt III" Interior The proposed
cancellation is subject to approx.
IL hy 'hr Secretary q: the Inter.
,,r Il Congress does not reverse
ms decision.
They further stated that opera.
;!nr aud maintenance charges
should not BE- assessed asainS;
lard Ia which water canrm he
Delivered This includes land that
ral..ni get water within ~ hours
after application. II the land is
80 high or 50 far from rXiSiin.
construction that water cannot be
assessed. and II assessed should
be- -rintNcd.
In addition. only lad CLASH.
fled rs soils Class ! and Class II
are considered irri2lblc and as
>r> sable Any LANDS :.N OF that
stills c!as,lfira,.. ! should be-
freed from Surh assessment.
Thry further stated that they
hal m obligation to the land
owner In that they must include
dr<ig ,a:rd irrigahir acreage In
u ...l2I' . ur.: /! II YVES nr! leased
or requested for lease on an
~ cultural basis.
Tiry further stated tina; they
did not knew that irrigable acre.
age was withdrawn from n graz.
ing uni; and the proposed per.
m.frr IL ;.ri.:'i - negotiate
ani inh!vihual agricultural or
farm pasture lease on the acre
age withdrawn.
The delegation was instructed
to make Il report Of irrigation
harhShips. irregularities. and any
deviation o: tie ru!cs cad rc2ula'
tions governing the use Of land
or water on ::,c Blarks:rct reser'
walton. II the matter IL not cor
rcrtcd nj the Agency level. al
appeal should be filed In tho
Washington office.
The delegation met and confer
rcd with all members Of Mon
tana'S Congressional Delegation
The courtesy and consideration
extended the Tribal delegation
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

also stated that when the opcrat.
or starts TO show q loss. the wells
will be plugged and abandoned.
The attorneys for the Black.
fee, tribe and for Phillips Petrol.
cum are 10 finalizc and put In
writing the procedures to be used
In this proposed project. These
procedures will then be submit.
ted TO the Tribal Council for q
final approval.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09
Two Injured In GIN Train Wreck At
Cut Bank; Damage Estimate High

Investigation of the crash Of westbound freight
stationary and the other going
erd of the Cut Bank railroad yards early Friday
nung but officials Company
have made official announcement.
Miracuously. killed wreck described by
trainmen as the wreck they had
Taken to Memorial hospital engineer
Willis kneedler and the fireman.
suffered broken hip and possible internal
fered lacerations Both in the engine that
standing caboose
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09
Tribal Delegation Discusses
Problems With Bureau Chiefs

Svtra! of Importance to the Backcc tribe dis
central office Washington lately
discussed the following Irrigation surplus
for machinery cattle application for loan from the
application of loan purchase land Backect
aion Welfare public health service oupatent doctor dcd
81 Charles Russell the nations capitol induction
oi Mc Of BC the Hackfcet
'ron presentation Of The American Stranger
federal funds construct adequate Jail facilities and Law
order
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09
March Is. 1864
Sincerely yours.
Harry 5. Truman
LONE CHEF FUNERAL

Funeral services with Father
Gillen officiating, were held At
10 am. Wednesday,. April 8. In
the I.!t;lt Flower Catholic Church
fer Dan Lone Chief. 80. who
passed away at tho local hospital
April 5.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

Mr.. 4. l.. Thompson. IS. sheep.
herder for Dick Cassutt. passed
away April 8 Of q heart attack.
The body has been forwarded
TO Yakima. Washington for bur.
ial.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09
Tribe Approves Leasing Lake
Shore Property At St. Mary

The Backeet Tribal Business Council approval this
gcncrausc plan for land around lower ST. Mary lake
calls the coming Of land Sites
picnic public campgounds and
the Air Force camp Boy Scout camp and Ill camp
Approval Of this plan having
land surveyed into lots with the leasing beginning
this the public according Tribal
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-04-09

John Tssssy. Indian Reporter
A. further preof thst our
Heart Butte Reporter. John
Tssssy. Is IN interesting end
humorous writer who attracts
the attention Of small men end
great men alike. We reprint .
copy Of . letter received BY
Senator Mike Mansfield from
former President. Harry S. Tsv.
man.
M. Trvmsn's attention was
directed 70 the insertion Of Tst.
ssv's reporting In The conSrss.
sionsl Record - taken from
The Glacier Reporter end 70.
corded therein BY request Of
Senator Mansfield q he hes
often done on previous oees.
SionS.
March -. 1859
Milo X. Fields
The Glacier Reporter
Browning. Montana
Dear Milo:
! am enclosing herewith q copy
Of q letter ! have received from
former President. Harry Truman.
which ! thought you might like
to have.
The original Of the Truman let.
ter has brcn sent to John Ta;scy.
Sincerely.
Mike Mansfield
US. Sr"atOr
March 10. 1864
Dear Mike:
You do not know what q great
XIX got out Of your insertion
on page 1854 Of the March 18th
Record Of "ratscy Rides \gain."
The articles are some o. .ac bcs,
I've ever seen. and M sorry
that | missed last y,trs pieces.
Haven't seen any .aing | enjoy
cd more since read Mark
rwaia's announce. .,rnt for prcsi
dent.
Sincerely yours.
Harry 5. Truman
Evening star., 1959-12-13
GU to Offer 20 Youths
Chance to Do Research

clude experiments, and hand
ling Of animal subjects, scien-
tlfic measurements and other
laboratory assignments.
They also will attend SEM
inars each week, do outside
reading at the schools libraries
and make a final report sum-
ming up their work.
The program will permit
them to gain insight into and
become a part of a medical
center in action" the doctors
said.
Eligible for the program are
high school juniors taking a
college preparatory course at
private or public schools in the
area.
Any student preparing for
college is eligible regardless of
his major field of study.
Interested students must file
letters of reference from a high
school science or mathematics
teacher and another from a
social science, art, history, Ian
guage or English teacher. Ap-
plications will be available at
the high schools or from the
registrar of the Georgetown
University Schools of Medicine
and Dentistry. They should be
submitted by February Is.
Each student accepted will be
awarded a 500 grant.
The school officials noted
that the number of qualified
students applying for medical
and dental school admission
throughout the Nation has been
decreasing. At the same time,
they pointed out, future needs
for doctors and dentists will
grow as the population ex-
pands.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Georgetown University, in
an attempt to encourage more
high school students to enter
the medical and dental profess
sions. announced yesterday it
will start a special summer re-
search program for bright
youngsters.
The program is believed to
be the first of its kind in the
country.
Twenty boys and girls will
be accepted by the university.
They will participate in various
research projects during July
and August.
They will take part in studies
being carried on under research
grants. Each student will be as
signed as a member of a re-
search team. He will work di-
rectly under a medical, dental
or graduate student, with the
guidance and assistance Of a
member of the faculty of the
medical or dental school.
The research will be in some
basic or clinical science.
AS eXlained by DR.. Hugh H
HuSSey, dean of the School oi
Medicine, and DR.. Clemens Y
Rault, dean of the School of
Dentistry, the young research
ers will be more than mere
technicians."
Some teen-agers participat-
ed informally in similar re-
search projects last year, and
the success of the program
convinced university officials
that it should be undertaken on
a formal, permanent basis.
The Washington Heart AS
Sociation has sponsored a SIM
liar program for high school
students.
Projects for students will in
Evening star., 1959-12-13

publican of Virginia, has urged
that a Federal corporation be
created to build an all-purpoSe
sewer line from the Dulles air.
port to the District which would
accommodate not only the air
port but the building develop
ment that would take place in
the adjacent area. This plan
was also proposed by Repre-
sentative Bow, Republican of
Ohio.
Blocks Feared
Gen. yelling said progress of
a regional sewer plan may be
complicated by the added squirt
of growth that is expected to
result from the airport.
At the same time. he added,
work is expected to get under
way next year on an inter-
ceptor sewer which would run
along the banks of the Potomac
River for the entire length of
the District. 1t will eliminate
untreated sewage now being
spilled into the Potomac and
will reduce pollution of the
river. The cost is expected to
run about SIS million.
The CommisSionersmade his
remarks on Radio Station
WWDC's Report to the People.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

ginia counties.
Interim Plan
Fairfax County officials re-
Gently Endorsed an interim sewer
plan that would empty sewage
into the Potomac River above
the Districts water supply in
takes and into Occoquan Greek.
Gen. yelling said up to now
counties had observed a policy
Of avoiding the dumping Of
sewage into the upper part of
the river. A regional sewer
plan is being drafted by area
officials. he noted, which might
solve the problem.
The Federal Aviation Agency
is restudying a plan for the
Dulles Airport which provides
for a small sewage treatment
plant to serve the airport. Con-
gress did not. provide funds
for an overall sewer plan that
would bring the airport sewage
down river. President Eisen-
hover asked that the plan be
restudied so that the upper
stretch Of the river might not
be further polluted.
Gen. yelling said the report
by the FAA is expected to be
completed soon.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
Evening star., 1959-12-13

cording to Mr.. Kellogg-S Smith,
have already easily answered
Tin writing) such questions as:
Where does wrist watch get
the actual kinetic energy that
makes the hands move?" In
terms Of energy (use the word
energy in your answer when
might an automobile stop at a
gas station?"
2. French-The textbook for
the first grade is, literally, a
French book. 1t is used in
France to teach French chill
dren how to read and write.
The school intends to use
French books for history, geog-
raphy or any other subject in
the higher grades if these
books seem superior to what is
available in English.
3. Music-Children begin
learning how to read music In
the first grade. They are not
simply taught to recognize
whether one note is higher or
lower than another; they must
know exactly what each note is,
and what its value is. (Under-
standing eighth and sixteenth
n notes, Mr.. Kellogg-Sm
points out, is a big help for the
children when they begin
studying fractions in arith-
metic.)
4. Arithmetic-In all grades
children learn mathematical
concepts along with the basic
skills. Second graders, for in
stance, study Roman numerals
so they will understand that
the familiar Arabic numbers
are simply arbitrary symbols
and mot made by God" says
Mr. Kellogg-Smith. In the third
grade they make a start on the
Greek, Hebrew, Chinese and
Old Arabic numerical systems.
Read PhOnetically
S. English-Children in the
first grade who didn't even
know how to write in Septem-
ber are already taking regular
spelling tests. They learn to
read phonetically with the help
of English textbooks; no salts
factory American texts could
be found.
Students in the second grade
and above, furthermore are is
sued pocketbook dictionaries de-
signed for adults. Although not
considered ideal, they are bet
ter than the so-called student
dictionaries, which have unsat-
isfactory definitions and, in
deed, do not contain many
words the youngsters run across.
6. Homework - All children
have daily homework assign
mentS. The maximum given
first graders is 80 minutes; sec
ond graders, Is minutes; third
Evening star., 1959-12-13

graders, an hour, and fourth
graders IA hours.
They do their drill at home
so that class time can be de-
voted primarily to discussion
according to Clarence J. Kram-
er, chairman of the schools
board of trustees. He adds: 1--WE
regard homework as a funda-
mental part Of the program. II
encourages the child to develop
independent habits of learning
outside Of the classroom.
The establishment of the
school resulted from discus
sions among William A. Darkey
Thomas K. Simpson and Mr.
Kramer, all tutors at st. Johns
who had first-hand experience
with what they considered the
educational inadequacieS OF
students coming to the college
They wanted a school for
their own children which, ac-
cording to Mr.. Kramer, would
provide "a real elementary edu-
cation-strictly an education
on which all later education
could be built, with sufficient
integrity to carry the super
structure"
Public School Inadequate
The public schools, they de-
cided, were unable to do the
job because society has dumped
so many peripheral RESPONSE
bilities on them, such as the
teaching of good manners and
good citizenship.
Although without financial
resources, they enlisted the
support of enough interested
people in the community to
enable them to go ahead with
their plans. Many helped them
fix up the rented house in
time for classes to begin in
September, 1858. Among the
things that had to be done
we're the removal of the bam-
boo bar from the den and the
cocktail recipes from the wall
of the adjoining bathroom.
The school is still operating
more or less at a deficit despite
the sizable enrolment increase
Last summer some parents
paid in advance the $500 yearly
tuition so that outstanding bills
could be met.
The full-time teaching staff
consists of three: Mr.. Kellogg
Smith, himself a st. Johns
graduate and former assistant
head of the GunSton School in
Centreville, Md Mrs. Leslie
Fairfield, a former music teach
er for Anne Arundel County
schools who once served as
principal of the Episcopal Mis-
sion Primary School in Anking
! China, and Mrs. Jear-Paul
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Roberge, a native Of France
who has had extensive teach
ing experience there and in.
this country.
Each one teaches selected
subjects, rather than an entire
grade. Several parents help
with the more routine work,
such as correcting homework.
The actual curriculum is
worked out by the teachers and
the schools board of trustees
in consultation with authorities
in each area of study who,
however, are not trained teach
ers with preconceived ideas
about education.
I School Not Experimental
Mr.. Kramer and his aSso-
ciates believe the school is fill
ing a real need in the commu-
nifty. They insist it is not ex-
perimental-nor is it just for
bright children.
Someday they hope to be
able to offer scholarships to de-
serving youngsters. The only
selective process now, they say,
is imposed by the tuition charge.
Virtually all those children
whose parents could afford it
were accepted this fall. The
enrolment includes only seven
youngsters whose families are
connected with st. Johns.
The plans now are to add one
grade to the school each year
until it covers all of them from
first through twelfth.
One problem which still has
to be solved, Mr.. Kramer ad-
mitS somewhat ruefully, is how
to accommodate transfer stu
dents who started their formal
training elsewhere and cannot
measure up to the schools re-
quirementS for their grade.
Larger House Needed
Another problem is how to
find money to finance the
schools expansion. The present
building is not big enough for
any larger enrolment. Prob
ably another, larger house will
have to be found for next year.
Eventually the hope is to get
funds to build a proper school.
A third problem is accredita-
ton. The States Department
of Education gave it tentative
accreditation" last spring, ac-
cordirg to Mr.. Kellogg Smith,
along with various recommen-
dations for changing the pro-
gram.
The school may never get
full accreditation, he explains,
because the recommendations,
if adopted. would make it just
like a public school. And that's
just what parents are paying
! $500 to avoid" he says.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
SCIENCE TAUGHT IN FIRST GRADE
New School Is Realistic and Touqh
By ANDREW W. BINGHAM
star staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. IA
Children at an unusual new
school here are thriving on
what may we'll be the toughest
academic program in the coun-
try.
BY the end of the second
grade they are expected to
read, write and speak French
as well as they do English.
They memorize poems by
Wordsworth, Yeats and Long
fellow in the third grade
and must reclte them with
feeling" to get good mark.
They learn about square
root, cubes and exponents, as
we'll as crustaceans and myri-
apoda. in the first grade.
From the very beginning, too,
they are taught to write in
longhand. Their goal for sec
ond grade is to compose a good
paragraph Of 80 words in 80
minutes.
Started by 3 At St. Johns
The school is called the Key
School. Situated in a rambling
house Just across the Severn
River from the Naval Academy,
it was organized last year by
three faculty members at st.
Johns College-itself known
for somewhat unorthodox views
on learning.
In every way except flnanc-
tally. the school is proving a
great success. Last year there
were 18 students in three
grades; now there are 40 stu
dents in four grades-and about
25 applications for next year
have already been received.
The academic performance
of the children, who, according
to the teachers, cover wide
ranges of ability, is startling.
After six months last year, for
instance. first graders took a
standardized test in arithmetic;
they scored at third grade level.
Those connected with the
school believe it is clearly show
ing how much more the aver
age child is capable of learning
than is generally recognized.
The school itself is dedicated
to one prime purpose: The in
tellectual development of the
individual.
Shortcuts to knowledge and
oversimplification of facts are
carefully avoided. They lead |
to inaccuracies and they take |
"all the subtlety and interest !
out of the subject" says Ogden
Kellogg Smith, the schools |
director and teacher of mathe-
matics and science.
Such a viewpoint has led to
the development of some eye
opening techniques and prac-
tees.
Examples of What Is Done
A few examples:
l. Science-First graders are
not taught a few disjointed
facts about worms, insects and
other forms Of life. They learn
to classify animals-the classi-
flcation and selection process
being the basic tool of the sci
entiflc method.
In the other grades, more
over. children study Newton's
three laws Of motion in sci
ence, rather than concentrat-
ing simply on what makes a
train or a plane go. And when
they take up heat and light
they study potential and |
kinetic energy instead of only |
a light bulb or thermometer.
Second graders this year, &C