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statements in other sections
Of the Report and in some
of the other supplementary
essays. For example, in the
section of the Report which
deals with the subject of
racial equality, the Commits
sion explicitly states that "pri-
mary respon sibility" for
achieving the goal of equal
rights "rests with individ-
uals," not with government.
SIMILARLY IN HIS supple
mentary essay on "The Demo
cratic Process" Pro
Clinton Rossiter, a leading
spokesman for the conserva-
tive tradition in American
politics, maintains that "the
fate of American democracy
rests in the minds and hearts
of men rather than in politi-
cal machinery" and goes on to
say that "the solution to most
problems of American de-
mocracy is personal rather
than institutional"
In defending the Report of
the Presidents Commission
against the inaccurate and
exaggerated charges of The
National Review, l do not
mean to suggest that the Re-
port is above criticism. My
only point is that criticism
of the Report, whether by
conservatives or liberals,
should be accurate and OBJ
jective and, more pointedly,
that critics OF the Report
should take the trouble to
read it very carefully before
saying anything about it in
the public prints.
ACTIVE DISCUSSION" is
not necessarily "the path to
a national concensus." In fact
active discussion based on
prejudice or Inadequate in
formation is the path to con-
fusion rather than to con-
Sensus. And goodness knows
there is already more than
enough confusion in this
country about our national
goals and purposes.
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Continued from page a
is that it help to build up
respect for the spiritual, eco
nomic and military strength
of America. The leaders in
the new nations may be de-
lighted to receive American
gifts but we have to remem-
Der they are out for the best
interests of their country, not
for the best interests of Amer
lea. They will inevitably cast
their lot with the nation that
promises most for their own
country.
In fact, if it's a question
of a choice between a weak
but beloved nation and a
strong nation that is dislik-
ed, the national leader will
choose the stronger partner
every time.
Rather | should say that
the leader will choose the
country that seems to best
serve his interest. We were
bountiful in our largesSe to
Cuba but that didn't stop
Castro once he got the notion
that it would pay him to be
~"anti-American." He wanted
to have an excuse for ex-
propriating the property of
foreign firms and to create
a scapegoat to divert atten-
ton from the breakdown of
the machinery of his agrarian
reforms.
Seek first the kingdom of
God and His justice ;
Matt. $3.50, l hope that Presi
dent Kennedy's new foreign
policy will seek first to dc
justice to the poor and hun.
cry and the disinherited of
the world, and second, to tel
the truth and nothing but
the truth about the spiritual,
economic and military
strength of the United States.
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BOOKS
Joseph Breig
What, YOU still aliue?

| bring you the electri-
flying tidings that as the
New Year begins, you and
/, and the rest of the hui
man race, and good old
Mother Earth, are still around
the premises as usual.
/ am writing these words
before, December bows out,
but that's all right. If the
world comes the final crop
per and makes a bum of me
at the last minute, who's to
know?
In that case, / simply won't
get printed because the news
papers, like everything else,
will be gone up in smoke.
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ST. JEROME AND HIS TIMES
May Be Shocking To Some
But Highly Rewarding Reading

is a fine insight into the every
day life of the every day
people of the period.
THE READER WILL FIND
himself making a rapid tour
of the Imperial Roman En-
pire with numerous asides
about the great and lowly,
the famous and infamous of
both people and places. He
will breathe the air of the
village of Stridon where
Jerome was born and spent
his childhood. He will talk
furtively down the back al
leys of Rome, visit its school
rooms as well as its mansions
and villas and the drawing
rooms of wealthy ladies.
The reader will see briefly
the lntrlgues of Constantine
ople, get a quick tour of the
Holy Land and settle down to
see what life was like among
the irascible monks of the
Bethlehem area.
HERE IN THIS HOLY spot
where four centuries earlier
the Word of God was usher
ed into the world accom-
panied by the song of the
angels and the alteration of
the shepherds the reader will
find the written word of God
translated and commented on
by Jerome, man of learning
and letters and literary cul-
ture.
But if one thinks that
Jerome spent all his time and
energy in his Biblical work
he is due for a surprise. The
reader will find Jerome en-
gagged by both the spoken
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they watch transpor t a
costs more closely. Menus are
planned around seasonal
foods, fewer and larger
courses are served at meal
time to enable bulk buying.
Spending leaks are watched
more carefully.
The family may also de-
eide to start a revolving fund.
They aim to deposit $40 a
month into this fund until
it reaches at least $500. This
fund is their family capital.
To save they may have to
watch more closely the fuel
and utility bills.
WHAT MAKES THIS SYS-
TEN work is family coopera-
ton. People are more likely
to save for a specific goal
rather than a general one.
All members, however, need
to share in deciding the goal
and the spending, We agree
with you, MIST, that educa-
ton is needed badly in this
field. The AFL-CIO, the Cred
it Unions, the Saint Vincent
de Paul Society may be APP
preached.
Available also in almost
every community are adult
education classes if enough
people ask for it. Gather a
few friends together and in
vestigate that possibility.
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JOsEPHINUM PROFESSOR.
Msgr. Thielen Writes
Popular Guide

IT is TITLED What Is An
Ecumenieai Ccuncii?" and is
published by Newman Press
at 1925.
Monsignor ThieIen answers
such questions as "Who will
attend the Council? How will
it be organized? What is it
likely to discuss?
He ALSO OUTLINES a
clear and simple synopsis of
the history Of the past coun-
ellis of the Church.
The book is available at
Catholic book stores.
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the next life. I'll wipe the
slate clean and get off to a
brand new start.
DON'T MEAN I'll begin
writing again. Surely one of
the joys of Immortality will
be liberation from the type
writer for me, and liberation
from me for you. Joy will be
unconfined.
But if you're reading me
now, you poor sufferer you,
that fact should be convinc-
ing evidence that the year
1860 did not. do us all in,
once and for all, in one grand
srnashup.
Don't tell me you've for
gotten that 1860 was sup
posed to fix our clock, &C
cording to the predictions of
certain jealous religious en-
thusiasts. You have?
Well, that's all right, I
happen to remember, but |
hold no grudge against the
seekers after signs and por-
tents, with their doomsayings
and dire warnings that God
had had enough of us.
THEY THOUGHT they
were right, and it was nice
of them to worry about us
enough to give us fair warn
ing. After all, they could
have said phooey on their
fellowmen, serve them right
if they get caught unpre-
pared.
I am reproaching nobody.
1t does occur to- me, though,
that we can learn something
from the Incident of the
Catastrophe that Didn't Hap
pen.
Even if we never did put
any stock in the prophecies OF
disaster, still we ought to
feel pretty good about get
ting past the year that was
supposed to be fateful.
The fanciers of the future
might have been right by
coincidence, you know. Any
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year, any day, any hour might
be the one which will bring
curtains for the lot of us.
NINETEEN SlxTY didn't
if you are reading this. And
so here We are in 1861.
The occasion would seem
to call for a toast. Your
health, ladies and gentlemen;
and may this be the happiest
and hottest year of your little
old cotton-pickin' life, up to
date.
/ mentioned learning some
thing from the fact that we
got through 1860. What l
mean is, maybe we could turn
over a big leaf and begin to
read life in a new way.
We could try our hands at
the unaccuStomed business of
approaching things. We could
look at a sunset, for instance,
and give thanks for it with
the realization that it might
be the last sunset in history.
1 THINK we rob ourselves
Of no end of fun, from the
cradle to the grave, because
we don't vivify in ourselves
the realization that God is
right here all the time, His
hands filled with gifts, ask
ing us to accept them.
Every instant calls for a
new celebration.
What | am driving at is
this-suppose that | were a
horticulturist, and ] develop
ed the first tulip ever seen on
our planet.
The news would be in the
papers and on radio and TV,
and in the movies. People
would come from all over, on
pilgrimage to see The First
Tulip.
Everybody would be talk
ing about it, and looking at
pictures. Strangers would
meet in restaurants or air.
ports and become friends in
a minute, discussing the great
event.
WHY NOT TRY, then, to
get ourselves into the frame
of mind in which we can
look at every tulip as if it
were the f~irst--and the last?
Why not try approaching
everything with that sense of
appreciation and asto n S h
ment? We could even pass
folks in the street and say
to ourselves. by George
there 60 the images of Godl''
We could look in the mir.
ror when we're shaving or
putting on the old makeup,
and think with a great thrill
that we're immortal, and
that one of these days we're
going to be strolling through
eternity.
Yep, we could make 1861 a
whizzer Of a year, if we'd
try.
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FIDES PUBLISH:
Some Solid Material
For Meditation
BY NJ. /.

Fid S Publishers of
Notre Dame, Indiana, con-
tinue their publication of
excellent works with solid
material for study and
meditation.
Among their new titles are:
Theology Of Sin ($2.95) by
Henry Rondet, ST., which is
the third in the Themes of
Theology Series. Father Ron
Diet deals with the question
"How will man retain his
sense of sin, if he loses the
sense of God?" Love and
Grace in Marriage 1929 by
H. Caffarel is a companion
volume to the authors Mar
rage is Holy. The present
book is a series of reflections
of the conjugal and family
spirituality.
Three paperbacks have also
been released by Fides. God
Speaks TO Men Csc by Thorn
as Barrosse, csc, is a con-
else explanation of what one
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word and written correspon,
dence in the most affection
ate phrases to his friends as
well as equally scorching
and satirical denunciations of
his enemies.
TO BE ONE or HIS ene-
mics was to be the object of
Jerome's violent temper. And
such an enemy was likely to
find himself depicted in the
most unflattering terms of
which Jerome was a true
master. Yet this same man
was equally capable of the
finest expressions of affec-
ton to his friends and es-
pecially to the women whom
he admired and directed.
Incidentally, the book tells
of a juicy scandal about
some of these women and
Jerome. But the saint was
able to prove that the insti-
gators of the scandal were
liars.
LEARNING ABOUT THIS
violent man necessarily en-
tails meeting such desperate
characters as Augustine of
Hippo and the hereto, Pei
agius; John Chrysostom and
Ambrose of Milan. Though
the latter was a sanity bishop
Jerome had little admiration
for him. One will meet too
the cranky and suspect Bish-
op of Jerusalem, John.
All these and other con-
temporaries of Jerome come
paraded before the reader of
this volume. They are there
with their weaknesses and
vices, their talents and vir-
tues. Even the shadow of the
long dead Origen energies
from the past to enliven the
problems of the era.
THE READER OF SAINT
Jerome and His Times will
find all this and more in the
book. But he will not find it
easy reading unless he has
an interest in the subject. The
reader will find too a neces-
sity for much attention and
devotion to the text for the
translation is not always
easy to follow. Especially is
this true about the quota
lions of the writings on st.
Jerome and his correspon-
dents.
One suspects these were
translated from Latin to
French thence to English.
Nor is the continuity of the
book always easy to follow.
Too, one might wish for
more details about the Bibli-
cal translation which we call
the Vulgate and which is still
the official version of the
Church.
THESE HOWEVER, ar e
faults which the student will
doubtless overcome by his
ambition. Yet for the asking
price of $685. one could rea-
sonably expect better on
these scores.
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must know to read the Bible
lntelligently, Wisdom Shall
Enter (95c) by Father Leo
Trese the well known popular
writer. This is a course in
Catholic apologetics. Purity,
Modesty, and Marriage (95c)
by Father Joseph Buckley,
SIN, is a practical guide for
teachers and parents. 1t is a
good companion to the same
publishers Accent on Purity
by Father Joseph kaley.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-01-20

Saint Jerome and His Times
BY
Jean Steinmann, translated by
Ronald Matthews, Fidcs,
Notre Dame, Indiana
Reviewed by John p. TagUe,
S.T.L.
Assistant Pastor,
ST. Francis de Sales, Newark
Beware, o casual read
er; you who look for an
easy story to follow. This
is not a book for you. Be-
ware too, you who are
easily scandalized; you who
think Of the saints as people
without faults and passions.
You will be shocked at
some of the activities of the
Fourth Century men of God
who are now listed among the
saints Of God.
Yet such is the story that
Is told in this book, Saint
Jerome and His Times, writ
ten by Jean Steinmann, trans
lated from the French by
Ronald Matthews and offer
ed by Fides Publishers, Notre
Dame, Indiana.
NOR is THIS A BOOK for
the scholar of Church His
tory. He will have already
mastered its contents. But
for the diligent student in.
curing about the place of
the Church in the Roman EN-
pire of the Fourth Century
1t is a valuable addition.
Not only is the life OF
Jerome the Scripture scholar
told and told well, but there
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NeiC Books
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KENYON, KATHLEEN N. Ar
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OF archaeology from 5000 BIC. to
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NORTH AMERICAN LITuRci-
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DC. So. Paper. A summary Of
the papers of the 10th North
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at the University of Notre Dame
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A new, popular guide
to the forth coming
ecumenical council has
been written by Mon
Signor Thoralf T. THE
len, STD, professor of Dog
ma and Pathology at the
Pontifical College Josephinum.
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My reputa-
ton, if there
is any such
thing will be
safeguarded.
Co m to
think of it,
I'll do t h e
ha e
; t h n G. I'll
conf e S S my
mistake and
apologize in
Evening star., 1961-05-08
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Atoroctic Drugs Helpful
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: What
is meant by ataractic drugs?
MIR. T., Kentucky.
ATARAXIA means peace
Of mind. Until recently we
used to calm some individ-
ualS by prescribing such
drugs as phenobarbital or
bromideS. In fact, these are
still useful drugs in anxious
and nervous people. Their
great drawback Is that they
may produce drowSinesS
which interferes with daily
activities.
The newer ataractic drugs
produce a quieting effect
without making the patient
sleepy and dopey. AS I have
often warned, better not
take them on your own. Un-
less used under careful su-
perviSion, you may suffer
disagreeable side effects.
For example, consider
reSerpine, which comes from
the rauwolfia root long
known In India. Not only is
it effective in the manage
ment Of high blood pres
sure; it also has a marked
Sedative effect. But If taken
too long or in too large
doses, it can cause severe
depression, nose stuffiness
and low blood pressure. In
similar and various ways
such ataractics as chlorpro-
maine and meprobamate
are not only helpful, but
potentially harmful.
People who work with in
fections will tell you that
the antibioticS are wonder
drugs. And those who work
with the mentally Ill will
tell you how thankful they
are for the new tranquil
izers. Those who treat mental
patients in institutions will
attest to the fact that such
Evening star., 1961-05-08
USELESS
INFORMATION
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The tollotDtng items are all
nelD, oil exclusive, all useless,
and mostly amusing.
The ballroom Of q New
York City midtown hotel Is
laid out with a carpet that
looks like linoleum.
A British author deplored
the fact that two Of his
country's most popular crit
les seem to devote q dispro-
portionate amount Of their
attention to reviewing books
about the smaller mammals
or the larger spiders.
A New York store is SELL
ing fancy motoring goggles"
for dogs at SITS each.
The biography Of British
Journalist Frederic Sands
states that he once watched
Soprano Maria CallaS eat
raw meat.
Bald people would see .
considerable amount Of hair
on their heads II they looked
at it through q high-powered
microscope, says q skin
specialist.
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Loud CoIors and Perfume?

skirts, loud cOlors and per-
fume. They dress udder-wise.
DEAR ABBY: I was mar
ried at 16. It was q "have
to" case. I never cared much
for children but I had this
baby girl to raise. She was
always very mean and hate
full, and we detested e ch
other. When she was 10, I
divorced her father and re-
married. She grew even more
impossible to handle, so I
contacted her father Che had
moved to another State and
remarked alSo) and he
agreed to let her come to
live with them. They were
glad to have her, and I was
glad to get rid Of her.
She turned out surpriS-
ingly well. She was graduated
from high school with hon.
orS, and won a scholarship
to college. She is now %. I
haven't seen her since she
was IL. She wrote, telling me
she is being married and I
am welcome to come to the
wedding, but if I go, will I
please do her a favor and
not tell anyone I, am her real
mother. Would you go on
those terms? I have a mind
to 60 and tell everyone who
I am.
REAL MOTHER.
Either 60 to the wedding
and respect your daughters
wishes or stay home.
y 4 i y
DEAR ABBY: How should
you wear a corsage2 With the
stem up or down? What If
it has ribbons on the stem?
My friends and I have had
many discussions on this
subject and nobody seems to
know. Thank you.
r. r.
A florist once told me that
the stem Of the flower should
be on the bottom, and the
Evening star., 1961-05-08
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

ROYALTIES: In 1922,
George Bernard Shaw's
Back to Methuselah" was
produced in New York by the
Theater Guild. 1t ran for
nine weeks and laid a finan-
cial egg. Despite this fiasco,
Shaw'S estimate of Shaw re-
manned unShaken.
Some months later q
Broadway producer was con-
Sidering a revival of a Shaw
comedy. Shaw was agreeable,
but his terms were sitter
than ever. The producer pro-
tested that his demands were
excessive.
"NonSense!" said Shaw
"Just having my name ON
the marquee is worth $4,000.
Back to Methuselah' should
be proof Of that"
The producer could
scarcely believe his ears.
May I remind you," he
said, that the Theater Guild
lost $4,000 on that produc-
tion?"
That's right" agreed
Shaw. But they expected to
lose $30,000I"
Evening star., 1961-05-08
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DEAR ABBY
By ABIGAIL VAN sUREh

flower should "lo0k up" at
the wearer.
y 4
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jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Liner Signals Departure

The sounds from the streets
Of New York bounce 18 sto-
rieS to my hotel window cas-
lily. Years ago, Damon Run
yon said: Just listen to it
roar!" 1t does. There is a
Subdued roar to the caco-
phony Of taxicabs, Subways,
people, planes, tugboats,
buses and trucks. 1t is
steady and unremitting. Out
Of it, I heard the whistle of
one ship.
It was the baSSo profundo
farewell Of a vessel about to
put to sea. I was packing
clean shirts, and the sound
stopped me. There was some
thing sorrowful and omi-
nous, as though, long ago I
had heard an identical sound.
I raised the blinds and, by
looking diagonally out the
window, I could see the Hud-
son River above Forty-second
street.
ONE GLANCE was enough.
I saw the huge red, white
and blue tunnels Of the liner
United States. She was back
ing out slowly. loaded with
passengers for LIE Havre,
Southampton and Bremen
haven. I sailed on her almost
four years ago. 1t was on the
sun deck, while the all
ashore whistle was blowing
its deep dismal dirge that I
kissed Elinor goodby and
never saw her again.
Why, out Of all the sounds
Of the city. one should stop
me, I do not know. It is diff
ficult to live in the present,
ridiculous to live in the fu-
ture, and impossible to live
in the past. Nothing is as
far away as one minute ago.
Still. / heard the whistle and
I stopped what I was doing
and wondered why felt sad.
The liner turned her big
black bows south and she
proceeded down the river to
the open sea. She wa silent.
So was I. AS she disappeared,
I knew that there we're hun
dreds Of people aboard who
were unpacking, shaking out
dresses and suits and hang
ing them in closets. looking
out portfolios and saying
happily: well, we're on our
way"
My watch said 1890 noon,
so ! knew that stewards
Evening star., 1961-05-08

DEAR ABBY: II you had
been raised on Q farm and
MIXED cows, you would not
need to consult a "pSy-cow-
logist" to know why the COW
would not let q woman near
her. A COW is q very intelli-
gent beast. She doesn't trust
anyone with full skirts, loud
colors and perfume. Some
men could learn q lot from
q COW.
FROM IOWA.
Women who set about to
milk COWS do not wear full