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Evening star., 1960-12-17
New Attorney General

AN appraisal OF PreSident-elect
Kennedy'S choice Of his brother as
Attorney General must rest, it seems
to Us, on three main considerations.
T, First, there is the so-called nepotism
angle. This viii be the first time
President has brought his brother into
the Cabinet, and some people will not
like 1t. For our part, we are not
impressed with this objection. II Bobby
Kennedy can I'LL the bill we see no
reason under the sun why he should
be barred from the Attorney General
ship merely because he is q brother Of
the Senator.
+---- The second and certainly the most
serious consideration concerns the
NeMinee's qualifications, for this impor-
fant post. At IS, Bobby Kennedy's
e1perience In the law has been limited,
to say the least. To THOSE who think
Of the Attorney Generalship as an
once which should be nlled by man
cf stature in the, legal fraternity, this
lack Of experience Is major short
coming. These people will entertain
misgivings -nnisgivings which we share
In fairness. however, it should be pointed
put that much Of an Attorney Generals
work Is administrative In nature. And
Bobby Kennedy demonstrated during
the campaign that he was not hiding
behind the door when administrative
talent was being passed out.
The third. consideration has to do
with the future effect Of this appoint
ment on the President elects own
political fortunes. In e sense, he has
Nnt both his brother and himself en- the
Rt Everything thai Bobby Ksanedy
n9eB or fails to do, as Attorney General
d be- closely watGhsd land analyzed
e possible political coaorataon. He
have to avoid even the appearance
q using the powers Of the Justice
Department for the political benefit OF
his brother, for the American people.
4fhey think anything of this sort Is
GQirg on. win strongly resent it. At
slla same time, the next Attorney Cen
lswill have to come UP with q record
Uk1ignincant accomplishments. It will
MAtdly be surprising If, before long, he
d4ns himself on the horns OF q rather
Nail1ful dilemma. @
Undoubtedly. however, alI Of these
anM probably other prickly questions
wkFe raised and tlirashed out by Senator
Kennedy and his brother before the
decision was reached. II the new Presi-
cert wants his brother as his chief
1SgM ofacer, he lis entitled to have him.
NAat will count from now On viii be
1eDby's performance in the ONCE. We
hope that he does f1rst-rate Job.
Evening star., 1960-12-17

! would like to comment on
the habitual tardiness Of peo-
pie attending events in Wash
ington. I would further Ike
to state that this is not q
common American habit, but
q particular Washington
habit. Having come here from
Boston, / have been taught
to get to. events on time as
q measure Of respect for the
performing artists. Even in
New York very few people
are late by desire.
Last seasons symphony
program was spoiled for me
completely by the constant
disturbance created by people
arriving late. The result was
that I decided not to attend
these events In 1960-6l. How
ever, when such orchestras
as Boston and Philadelphia
perform here, one decides to
60, hoping that If the people
Of Washington cannot con-
duct themselves favorably
when local talent performs.
they will at least try to be
courteous to outsiders. This
Is not the case, and ! was
particularly embarrassed and
annoyed by the conduct Of
people when the Boston
Symphony recently per-
formed and, again, during
the performance Of the
Messiah"
I think DR.. Mitchell, him
self, could help this situa-
ton by barring anyone from
entering Constitution Hall
until the completion Of the
FIRST work. 1t is surprising
what can happen If q little
discipline Is exerted. Dis
cipline is required In cases
Of immaturity. and hahitual
tardinesS Is Q form Of i'm
maturity. s-.i
#. william JOhnstOne.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Commends Teachers

This is written without in
tent either to divert attention
from pr o b e m S concerning
schools, teachers, curr1cula,
nonresident students, etc.:
nor even to support proposals
for general increases in SAL
aries. But I want to commend
publicly a local high school
and members of its faculty
on services which they render
above and beyond the call Of
duty.
Specifically, Mr.. Clark, q
mathematics teacher at
Woodrow Wilson High School,
has been conducting an after
school weekly class in trigo-
nometry for some Is stu
dents. This is preparatory,
DR.. Suber, the school princi-
pal, informs me, to a course
in college mathematics next
year, which will embrace ele-
ments Of analytic geometry
and calculus. ~ 's-:
Recognition should also be
given to other teachers at the
school who, as the occasion
arises. provide extra and in
termittent help, as before
college board examinations.
AS a Wilson parent, I ap-
preciate the regular and the
extraordinary efforts Of the
Woodrow Wilson staf1. Those
efforts should be publicly rec
ognized and commended.
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
c0pitoI's History

I read with interest the
letters Of Messrs. Clark.
Lord. and Toledano on
dating Q picture" Of the
Capitol. Ny great grand
father, August Gottlieb
Schoenborn, was intimately
involved In the design Of the
present Capitol dome, and
wrote in his diary that the
old wooden dome was taken
down in March. 1885,, and
the new dome completed in
1854. Therefore, Mr.. To~
ledAno's date Of 1853 for the
Capitol picture seems about
right. ~ e
e Although, apparently not
credited by historians. 1t was
my great grandfather's
structural design Of the dome
which he patterned largely
after that on the Cathedral
Of st. Isaac ct Leningrad
that was the one adopted by
Thomas q. Walter. chief
architect Of the Capitol at
the time.
The description in Mr..
Lords letter Of the dome
completion written by his
great grandfather Is par
alleled by the following ex-
cerpt from Mr.. Schoenhorn'S
diary: "On November 2,
1854, when the headpiece Of
the bronze Statue Of Free
dom was raised to its place
on top Of the dome, Mr..
Walter requested me to rep
resent him, and so ! and
my brother William were the
only ones who stood UP there
to witness the crowning cere-
mony amidst the firing Of 35
guns from the surrounding
forts" The discrepancy in
date might be due to q mis-
print since ] am quoting
from an early Star account
Of the diary rather than the
original.
Charles W. KIee.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
,he Tides Touch Et6iopio

Almost IN the center uf the aocial
and political turmoil that has possessed
llQst Of the African continent in, recent
Mmes, Ethiopia has represented some
tHi1g Ike the, eye Of q hurricane. On
Che surface, at least, there have been
calanness and stability-even facade
Qx spopular government based upon
Nnetal constitution and bill Of rights
d4ted in 1855. And II 68-year-old
Nuperor Halle Selassie has In fact held
the reins Of real power, the outside
World has had little knowledge that
h1s prestige and popularity were under
Ser1eus questioning at home. Indeed,
me Emperor himself apparently was
Unaware Of any noteworthy disSatis-
faction with his rule and. felt no l1esita-
ta0n about leaving his country 10 make
aState visit to Brazil. {
8 Exactly what happened Is not yet
ele9f. A broadcast from the capital
ditv< Of Adds Ababa said that new
government had been established under
Grown Prince Asia Wosseif with the
military backing Of the Imperial House
AAes4t4 SNes4 SAo &46hAC, k5ElnoS1G tldobCtlcU
home by air. however. there were
further reports that the rebellion had
not spread outside Of Adds Ababa, that
tAeycountry at large and the national
military establishment were remaining
l0yal TO the Emperor and, finally, that
the new government itself had been
oyerthrown. Halle Selassie was hailed
tripmphantly on his first return stop in
the country, at the provincial capital
O6 Asmara.
Whatever finally emerges as the full
and accurate story, it is obvious that
the restiveness that has gripped Ethi-
opis's African neighbors is also present
Aasthis ong-independent country. The
crown Princes own proclamation bears
this out, In his specification that
Seducated young people, were among
the hackers OF his coup and that the
long strides recorded by the newly
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Red Cross Critic

Money contributed to the
Red Cross should not be
used to furnish recordings
Of the voices Of servicemen's
families, particularly Of those
who can well afford to pay
for such q luxury. Expendi-
lures such as these prompt
many people to hold back
their contributions to o per-
haps otherwise worthy
charity. Peggy L. Bowen.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
is English ObsoIete:?'

Fine as Andrew Bingham's
series on the teaching Of
English throughout the
country is, it fails to explore
many additional factors Of
the larger educational and
social milieu in which this
teaching is done. Thus, his
conclusion can be only par
TALLY valid when he says. in
summation, that teaching
Unjust bel changed to over
come flaws"
What Of the minimizing Of
the teachers clerical work
load and the shifting Of this
task to clerks in order to
release maximum time for
the preparation of lessons,
their teaching, and their
evaluation? What Of the
lack Of uniformity in books,
which makes for fragmented,
desultory, hit-or-miss teach
ing Of English, so that q stu
dent who transfers to anoth-
er school loses his bearings?
(This problem of uniformity
Of books is very much less
ened in nearly every other
subject0 What Of the prob
lem as to just what English
teaching should comprise in
subject matter and in the
best! most time-and-effort-
saving methods that should
be used to make English
teaching better than that Of
generation ago? It Is O fact
that the cross-winds Of the
times are steadily eroding
the linguistic Qibraltars es-
tablished in the compara-
lively sheltered atmosphere
Of the classroom. Specifically,
II the split infinitive is al
most accepted in standard
English, can the acceptance
Of "ain't" be far behind?
What Of the teaching of
functional English without
formal GRAMMAR. How, for
example, are you going to
know when to use q comma
before for. the conjunction,
and not before for, the prep
oSition, unless you know
which is which? Can you
bring on the functional
millennium by eliminating
commas altogether? II you
do. you will surely see such
sentences as, while I was
shaving my aunt came in"
Your series seems to place
the onus entirely on the
teachers and policy-makers
What Of the temperament Of
today's student? As he Is
iconoclaStic in everything
else, so he is impatient Of
the fine points in diction. His
prototypes in commercial ad-
vertising constantly assail
him with: $50 easy: nothing
to mix; nothing to do; Just
enjoy!" Why, therefore, fuss
with the ingredients Of a
good composition? The civil
ization Of our time BRAIN
washes his mind into hyper
thyroidal, llon-cerebral, sur
face activity. Since the con-
domination Of egg-headism is
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Independent Man

You alluded to Senator
Harry Byrd Of Virginia as the
Independent Man." And
you quote him to say that he
proposes TO act on matters
concerning the Democratic
Party platform on the basis
Of my most considered judg-
Inent and conviction" Your
editorial comments that Sem
tor Byrd Says he viii dis
charge his duties as an in
dependent man."
No statement sounds more
heroic than that Of q man
who says that he will follow
his own convictions and that
he will wear no mans collar.
But may we not bear in
mind that Senator Byrd is q
politician, that he belongs to
the political party known as
the Democratic, that he has
sold himself to his constitu-
ents as q member Of that
party. and that he has built
in the State Of Virginia .
powerful Democratic ma
chine, one which comes to his
aid every six years when he
runs for reelection to his
ONCE?
He does not harangue the
crowds as an independent
man." but as q member of
the Democratic Party. He
helps organize the Senate as
q Democrat, in order that he
may continue as chairman Of
the Finance Committee, an
honor and privilege he would
not have as an "independ-
ent man"
In other words, Senator
Byrd is willing to profit from
his political association with
the Democratic Party, but
refuses to accept Its platform,
refuses to support and cam
paign for Its candidates.
In the Senate Of the United
States he is q member Of the
party he disavows. Beyond
that, he clings to the philoso-
phy Of Virginia poll takers
and segregationists.
Once upon a time Q Re-
publican Senator from
Oregon discovered that he
had nothing in common with
his party. He found out he
was an Independent man and
actually behaved like one.
He had the courage to cut
himself adrift from the
Republican Party and be-
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Meaning Of Christmas

What does Christmas mean
to the average person? To
some, just another holiday.
To others 1t means q rush
to get presents and cards on
to relatives and friends. And
to some, 1t means drinking
and carousing In celebration
Of what?
To the one who has sur
rendered his heart and life
to God, it means the COM
memoration Of that glorious
event when Gods Son, the
Lord Jesus Christ was given
to the world. This was o won
derful revelation Of Gods
love. No wonder the hills Of
Judea reechoed the joyous
song Of the angels. The
Scriptures ten Us. when the
fulness Of time was come,
God sent forth His Son."
We should put Christ nrst
on our gift list. We can make
Him real to those who are
bothered with fears and
doubts. And we can give Him
ourselves.
AS Christians, we ecknowl-
edge Gods gift to US. for we
read in Romans 6:23 But
the gift Of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our
Lord" Ephesiahs 2:0 tells
Us For by grace are ye
saved, through faith: and
that not Of yourselves. 1t Is
the gift Of God"
Christ came into u world
att q time 2 when the world
was In desperate need It
was q turning point in his
tory - the most important
change In the progress Of
civilization. There was no
room for Him In the inn
when He was born. But we
can make room for Him in
our hearts. in our daily liv-
ing and In our attitude to-
ward our fellow men.
The price He paid on Cal
vary's cross was for your
sins and mine. That is the
reason He has the authority
to forgive and cleanse us and
present US the gift Of Life
Everlasting. The condition is
merely that we believe and
receive Him as our personal
Saviour. Make room for Him
today in your hearts and live!
c. F. HaughawOut,
Bible Teacher. Calvary
Memorial Church.
HyattSville. Maryland.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Praises Stevenson

The re.emergei1ce as our
chief representative In the
United Nations Of Adlai Ste.
venson on the international
scene leads me TO voice the
hope that his stature will be
increasingly appreciated in
this, his own country.
For q long time I, and null
titudes who pray that he may
take his rightful place In
world affairs. have been irked
by repeated references to him
as the wice-defeated Demo-
cratic candidate for Pres
ident."
Surely, in dealing with .
figure who has done more
than any other IN our public
life to portray among world
leaders all that is best In our
own country, the usually re-
Sourceful practitioners Of the
! Journalistic art should be able
to come UP with q more 1T
ting and meaningful de-
scription.
Adlai Stevenson. whether
in the conscientious perform
ance Of ofiicial duties or as Q
private citizen. has consist
entity demonstrated intelli-
gence. dignity and q social
consciousness all too rare in
present-day public affairs.
We, Of the United States.
can be proud that we win
have in the United Nations
an unusually articulate, we'll
informed and soundly mott
waited protagonist to help Us
recover the respect we once
enjoyed among the peoples Of
the world. tD.
The world body, too. viii
derive definite dement's by
having in It's councils o man
with such brilliant mind and
comprehension Of humanity's
needs In the years ahead.
It may have been for just
this larger purpose that he
was saved by his seeming de
feats" in the political arena,
under o Divine Providence
that proceeds inexorably and
wisely. despite the Stupidities
committed by q confused
mankind.
Reverend (Mrs.) Lois Glover.
Evening star., 1960-12-17

a perpetual shibboleth, how
can the students be expected
to strive hard "to experience
the best thought and express
sion Of their own time and
their cultural heritage?
There is the problem Of
what and how to teach the
by far largest body Of stu
dents OF non.acadernic per-
Suasion. The separation of
students into tracks Is q
good practice. But what Of
the implementation of track
ing by the research necessary
for the writing of textbooks
and the evolving Of methods
directly applicable to the
tracks for maximum effec-
tive achievement? To para
phase Lincoln, a track with
out a train to run on 1t can
only accumulate weeds that
choke it. t
Helen Macintosh has hit
the nail on the head by say
ing that some agreement
must first be reached as to
directions in which we are
moving" To fix these direc-
tions requires that the re-
search now going on include
all the factors involved. Only
then can the conclusions
reached by your series have
o firm base and not be buf-
feted into inertia by the
crosS-currents from so many
sources Of educational in
tereSt that now play upon
the teaching of English.
Leon II. Teifer.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may Be used u
letters carry sCrttevs' correct
names and addresses. An let.
ters are subject to eOndsnsG-
tton. Those not used sDiR be
returned only when accom-
painted By self addressed.
stamped eauelopes.
Evening star., 1960-12-17
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy O Shoo-in for Justice Post
By GOULD LINCOLN

he was chief counsel for the
McC Clellan Senate Investigat-
ing Committee which exposed
corruption and fraud in rela-
tons Of management and
some labor union bosses -
and did, an excellent job.
Praised for Job
In fact, Mr.. Kennedy has
been highly praised for the
JOB he did with the McClel-
Ian Committee, whose recon-
mendations resulted later in
the passage Of laws designed
to prevent such corruption.
Senator John Mcclellan Of
Arkansas has high regard for
the former chief counsel Of
his committee. Nor does it
appear there will be opposi-
ton in the Senate to confir-
nation Of the nomination Of
Mr.. Kennedy for Attorney
General, either from Demo-
Gratis or Republicans. The
Republican attitude, IL some
Of the party leaders are cor
rect. will be to 60 along with
the appointment and not
tight 1T, since Mr.. Kennedy
Is considered qualified. II
there Is any unfavorable re-
action to the appointment on
the part Of the public that, Of
course, will not hurt Repub-
lican feelings. One astute
Republican politician COM
mented he did not see why
Mr.. Kennedy should accept
the Cabinet ONCE, that he
could better serve his interest
in public affairs and govern
ment by going back to Mass
achusettS and running for
the Senate seat which the
President-elect is relinquish-
ing before he enters the
White House.
Also, it is pointed out that
the ofiice Of Attorney Gen
eral is largely administrative,
and that Mr.. Kennedy has
shown remarkable talent
along those lines, particular
ly in organizing and direct
ing the campaigns which re-
suited first in the nomination
Of his brother for President
and then in the election it
self.
The Solicitor General Of
the United States is the on
Ger who regularly represents
the Government in important
cases in the courts. Appear
ance Of the Attorney General
is rare. Mr.. Kennedy is a
terrilcally hard worker, and
when he becomes Attorney
General will give his atten-
tion to policies and direction
OF the enforcement Of the
laws.
Another angle which may
restrain Republican opposi-
tion to the appointment of
Mr.. Kennedy as Attorney
General is the possibility that
he may undertake to enforce
certain civil rights laws so
strenuously in the South that
anti Kennedy strength will
develop in that region so
strongly that in 1864 Presi-
dent Kennedy may have a
tough time carrying. those
States again which assured
him election this time. , '.Ny
Evening star., 1960-12-17

came the only member Of an
Independent Party Of one"
! shall be glad to honor
Senator Byrd's conviction
and claim to independence
on that day when he leaves
the Democratic Party, with
whose principles and goals
he finds he has no kinship.
and runs for the Senate as
an Independent"
Evening star., 1960-12-17

The Gridiron Club, COM
posed Of Washington news
paper correspondents from
all parts Of the country, Is
sometimes prophetic, some
times not. At its March din
ner in 1859. q year ahead Of
the big drive for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomina-
ton Of 1860. D club soloist
impersonating Joseph p.
Kennedy, father Of the Presi-
dent-elect. sang:
"AlI Of US,
Why not take all Of US.
Fabulous,
You can't live without US.
My son Jack leads the pro-
cession.
Then comes Bob, groomed
for succession.
We are the most,
We stretch from coast to
coast.
Kennedys
Just for ever.
I've got the dough
You might as well know
With one, you get all Of US"
Now the President-elect
has decided on the appoint
ment Of his brother, Robert
F. Kennedy. to be Attorney
General. It is the first time
q President Of the United
States has placed o member
Of his immediate family in
his Cabinet. Two questions
naturally arise the propriety
Of such an appointment and
the fitness Of the appointee
for the particular Job. The
old Romans had Q word for
the appointment Of close
relatives to high ONCE by q
head Of government or by
some high oficial-nepotism
derived from the Latin
word nepos-a nephew.
Some Criticized
Members Of Congress have
been criticized severely at
times for the appointment Of
wives, brothers, sisters and
sons and daughters to lucra-
tive positions on their own
staffs at the Capitol. Their
usual answer has been that
these relatives are properly
equipped to perform the tasks
assigned them-and some Of
them have been. So far as
the Kennedys are concerned,
the question of money does
not enter the picture. The
Kennedys have money, Bobby
Kennedy does not need q high
Government position for a.
nancial reasons. The other
question-is he Quahfied for
the Job Of Attorney General?
lis variously answered, de-
pending on the person ex-
pressing the opinion. It Is
argued on the one hand that
Mr.. Kennedy, who is now IS
years old, has neither the
experience nor the legal
knowledge to have the highest
post in the legal department
Of the Federal Government.
, On the other hand, It is
pointed out that Mr.. Ken
!. nedy did serve IN the past as
an, attorney IA, the Justice
Department, and that later
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Good Reporting Job

OF all the articles appear
ing in one daily metropolitan
newspaper few possess or re-
fleet the profound character
and sympathy conveyed in
Saul Pett's New Orleans
Becomes City Of Varied
Moods" (Sunday Star, Dec.
III.
More often to the foreign
observer than to, the average
American citizen are the
comparative values Of news
reporting judged. weighed
or even realized. To this
reader Ian out.of.State
student at American Uni
versity) too few articles are
written in the informative
and journalistic manner Of
Mr.. Pett. The real topic was
mtegration OF two races in
two schools with its crashing
economic depression and
social tension. locking with
the ingredients Of history.
But ever more deeply is the
problem Of mans relation to
man.
AS an Associated Press
feature writer, Saul Pett
must be known (if only for
this article> to symbolic
the writer's positive goal of
honesty and subjectivity.
The newspaper reading public
must be exposed to the wider
scope Of this problem as Mr..
PETIT writes 1t and the many
others. And I feel that the
newspaper Is q civilizations
recorder OF. not only the
day-to-day events, but the
ever-preSent. underlying
struggles we all face: in New
Orleans, the Congo, or in
Washington, D. c.
navid 6 SkAAsAhAo.w
Evening star., 1960-12-17
Tordy Coneert-Goers

Charles w. Klee.
, 1960-04-21
Dr.. Luciun Bdulmun.
Eye Specialist
Coming April 18th

The Department of Health
wishes to announce that DIR.
Lucian Bauman, t h e eye
specialist, will be conducting
his clinic in St. Croix begin
ming on Monday, April %
through Friday, April 20. He
will be available to see pa
tients at the Charles HARDWOOD
Memorial Hospital every
morning during that period.
Private patients are request
ed to telephone Christiansted
1T for an appointment with
DR.. Bauman-