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Evening star., 1961-06-30
WHY GROW OLD?
Diet Calls
For Sound
Eating
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN
Rnninkar and TrihIInA SvndicatA

Register and Tribune Syndicate
When you reduce. what
you really are aiming at is a
prettler you. Therefore, 1t Is
important to concentrate on
the WHOLE you. A loss in
pounds and inches improves
the figure, but if you lose a
lot Of weight too rapidly and
neglect the essentials of good
nutrition, you may end up
with greater defects in
beauty than the rolls and
bulges were. A few pounds
off the hips and waist do not
compensate for new wrinkles
and flabbineSS.
Happily, q loss In pound
age can make you prettier If
you go about it correctly. If
you wish to reduce without
getting any scars from the
battle Of the bulge, you
should think Of slimming as
an overall beauty project.
This includes sound eat
ing habits which give you a
weight loss without sacrific-
ing the basic requirements of
good nutrition. Many wom-
en- eliminate whole groups Of
food which play important
parts in good looks AND good
health.
A good reducing diet is
high in proteins and vita
Minis and minerals (fruits,
vegetables. lean meat, milk,
eggs, fowl, seafoods and fish
but we also need some fat in
our diet.
A long-term reducing diet
which cuts all fat from the
diet may lead to dry. flaky
skin.
We also need some carbo-
hydrates for health and en-
ergy.
Your fat and carbohy-
drates intake should be re-
duced, but include some of
these. Also there are high
vitamin content supplement
foods which are helpful.
For instance, wheat germ
Is low in calories and high in
vitamins. It can be sprinkled
over food, or put in soups
and low-calorie salad dress
ings. This has a high con-
tent Of thiamine and ribo-
flavin. Powdered milk also
can be used in the same way
to reinforce the diet.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Orientution Tea

The Northern Virginia
Panhellenic Association an
nounceS that it will hold an
orientation tea for college,
bound area high school
graduates August 13. Mrs.
Bertram Spencer is chair
man of the tea. Hospitality
committee chairman for the
event is Mrs. Geraldine Nc
AliSter.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Quilt Pattern

Mr.. E. C. G., Washington
A friend of mine has re-
queSted that a quilt pattern
be obtained for her. She says
that it was one used by q
relative of one Of the Presi-
dents. probably either WASH
ington or Lincoln. It might
be Grapes and Vine" which
was used by Martha Wash
ington.
Since I have been unable
to locate this pattern, I am
appealing to you readers to
see if you can help me with
this request,
Evening star., 1961-06-30

RCH readers will be able to
help me find it.
The theme of the poem is
that whenever you feel blue,
lonely or out of sorts, and
would like to feel better right
away, you should do some
thing for somebody, quick.
The refrain, do something
for somebody, quick" is
used throughout the poem.
Would love to have this poem.
Thank you in advance.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Here's How

Readers Cleorine House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
NAIL 0s q pubIie-seNics exehonge
of ideos between aFeo readers. The
Stur connot occept phone coils per-
toinins to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full nome ond
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Has Book

To Mrs. A. N. p, Washington
Miss N. A. w., Washington
You asked recently for 0
book on Spencerian penman-
ship. Perhaps the book for
which you are looking is 1.-THE
Palmer Method" I have this
book and will be glad to loan
it to you. For any interested
readers, I have four beaded
dresses of the Roaring Twen-
ties period which anyone can
have If they want them. Con-
tact me in writing through
RICH.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
READERS CLEARING HOUSE

three months time. and
would like to know about the
housing situation, post quar-
ters for enlisted personnel,
and particularly. secretarial
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Sand in the Thernnos Bottle
Mrs. R. B. B., washington

T MIS- ~ D. d" WoSHtHgtoH
About two weeks ago, my husband and took
our children to the beach for the week end The
weather and water were perfect, and we all came
back, happily burned almost to crisp, but
nonetheleSs, happy.
We had picnic lunch on the beach both DAYS
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Poem Search

Editors Note: Could we pIeose
hove L. RS oddress?l
Among other efforts to
cheer up an acquaintance
who has been respondent for
some time, I am seeking a
poem which must be fairly
well-known. I hope some
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Guest Farms

Mrs. L. E. w., Tdkomd Park
I have read in RICH let
ters from readers tnquiring
about farms which take
guests. I have never seen any
replies and feel that this
might be Of help.
I have found a very nice
reasonable place which I
would like to recommend to
inquirers. I would also like
to hear from readers who
have found other nice places
Of this sort.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
not quite sure what proce-
dure to follow.

Have any Of you readers
had a similar problem, and if
so, have you been able to re-
move the sand without
breaking the thermos? Any
advice will be appreciated.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Fort Knox

A. H., FGirtG1
! am planning q transfer
to Fort Knox, KY, in two or
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Domrosch Scores
Given to Library

Two manuscripts in the hand
Of the late Walter Damrosch
have been given to the Library
OF Congress by the musicians
four daughters.
The historically important
manuscripts are an arrange
ment by DR.. Damrosch of THE
Star-Spangled Banner" and
the original manuscript of
Danny Deever." The arrange
ment of the National Anthem
is a forerunner of the famous
Education Version" commits
stoned in 1918 by the United
States Bureau Of Education and
still one of the most widely
accepted arrangements of the
music.
Danny Deever," probably the
best-knoWn composition by the
conductor educator composer,
was written in 1897 as a setting
for the Rudyard Kipling poem.
The manuscripts were a gift
of MrSAAnita Damrosch Littell,
Mrs. Sidney Howard and Mrs.
Herman S. Kiaer, all of New
York, and Mrs. Thomas K.
Finletter of Paris.
Evening star., 1961-12-03

exercise. a "a per cent improve
Inent was noted.
In the Washington area,
grade school teachers supervise
exercises and games daily. In
the District. 10 special teachers
move about from grade school
to grade school to teach special
skills.
But some believe this is not
enough. In Montgomery Coun-
ty. the Board of Education now
is studying a recommendation
of the County Curriculum
Study Committee that a spe-
cially trained teacher lead
games and exercises every day
in each grade school class. Such
a program has already begun
in Arlington (see accompany
ing story.
The students are moving, too.
They may meet in a Prince
Georges County school gym in
free time to lift weights or play
basketball on an Alexandria
public court.
Some have organized dance
clubs in their schools. In Fair
fax County they use school
gyms three nights a week.
Through education and stu
dent effort, Washington area
Young neople may be able to
equal the fitness test rate of
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Area Pupils Surposs U. S.
in Physical Fitness Tests

This test also is used in many
area schools.
Not one of the 48O students
at the Indian school reached
the satisfactory level in all
seven categorles. In the Okla
homa schools, only about 10
per cent did.
american Army dependents
schools in seven countries and
Okinawa also are participating
in the pilot program but their
teSts-paSsed by go per cent or
better-were not included in
the overall count because they
were not supervised.
Games Supervised
In MuSkogee, where students
were retested after beginning
the councils program of daily
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Pre-Teen Pupils Get
Physical BuiIdup

suits indicating that japanese
and British children surpassed
local students in strength and
fitness showings for grades
five to II.
What was really shocking
was that British girls equalleo
and surpassed our boys in GER
tain items of leg power, such
as the 50-yard dash and broad
jump" ne said.
Too Much WheeIpower
British youngsters apparently
walk and cycle more than do
children in community such
as Arlington, DR.. Miller conf
mented, where too much tele-
vision and wheelpower are
possible factors.
Nationally, the Arlington
students tested below average
in arm strength while coming
out above average in all other
skills. he said. Climbing and
Ginning apparatus are being
stressed in current teaching,
he reported.
Another phase of the new
program will take the form of
remedial work with children
who are behind in their ply
sical DEVELOPMENT. with special
classes after school offered III
addition to their regular class
work. 1t also is anticipated
that help will be offered to
children who may have special
physical problems. under guid-
ance of the child'S physician.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
BY HARRIET GRIFFITHS
Star Staff Writer

Arlington County is trying out
a new plan for putting the nat
ural exuberance of elementary
school children to work on their
future well-being.
In a test program this year.
county educators have assigned
a full-time physical education
instructor to each of two ele-
mentary schools.
Ordinarily. physical education
has been handled by classroom
teachers under guidance of a
physical education specialist
known as a helping teacher"
He has been able to go to
each school about once a week."
explained DR.. Johnny Miller,
supervisor of health and phys
ical education in the Arlington
schools. Each helping teacher
works with approximately 10
classroom teachers"
Under the test program, a
physical education instructor.
Lawrence Tucker, assigned to
the Jamestown School, teaches
every class from third to sixth
grade every other day, alter
mating with the classroom
teacher. There is a side benefit
of more planning time for The
classroom teacher. Mr.. Tucker
serves first and second graders
on an "on-call' basis.
:. Soccer Beneficial
Fifth and sixth graders have
been concentrating on soccer,
which has physical endurance
and coordination benefits hid
den in the fun of the game, he
said.
Tom Bellamy is the full time
physical education instructor
at Drew School.
We hope this program will
prove so effective that the
county will see the benefit of
placing full-time physical edu-
cation instructors in the ele-
mentray schools" said Dr..
Miper.
He cited standard test re-
Evening star., 1961-12-03
oipei Storts Up
NucIeur Reuctor

TAIPEI, Formosa, Dec. 2
(AP) A button pressed at a
ceremony in Taipei today
started operation of National
ist China's first atomic reac-
tor. built at Hsinchu. 40 miles
away. at a cost of $l.l5 million.
United States Ambassador
Everett F. Drumbright, one of
the speakers at the ceremony,
said building of the reactor
demonstrated another exam
pie OF Chinese ingenuity and
determination to forge ahead
in scientific discovery and de-
velopment."
The open-pool type reactor
will produce power for use in
nuclear research. 1t also will
produce radioiSotopes needed
in medical treatment and in
the mining and agricultural
fields. The United States
Atomic Energy Commission
contributed $4,000 towards its
cost.
Evening star., 1961-12-03

times fail to improve the low
scoring student. In many
cases, these students can get
high grades in physical edu-
cation by excelling in the class
room work. These high grades
may mask shortcomings that
the students parents would
otherwise insist on being COR
rected.
The Star spot-checked the
records of so Junior high school
boys receiving daily exercise in
Montgomery County. Only five
failed to do two or more push
ups, the category of most diff
ficulty for area students.
d. c. Students Top U. S.
The District public schools
reported that tests of fifth,
seventh and tenth graders
showed that 80 per cent
achieved fitness levels equalled
by only about half of the Ma
tons students. Ten per cent
of the District students failed.
Half the 100000 children
taking part in the councils ma
tional project failed in initial
tests. This is considered typi-
cal for the Nation.
The students came from
Muskogee and Midwest City.
Okla; Belcourt, N. OAK;
Springfield. Mo-; Savannah,
Ga, and SO school districts in
Pennsylvania. Even at an
Indian reservation school in
Belcourt. N. OAK. more than
30 per cent failed the minimum
tCet.
The Indian students also were
given the more reeXtensive. seven
part test developed by the
American Association for
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation. The test includes
pullups. situps, shuttle run,
standing broad jump. 50-yard
dash. softball throw for distance
and 600-yard run and walk.
Evening star., 1961-12-03


dents Council showed that half
failed the minimum test. The
junior high school boys mini
NUNS are one pullup, IA situps
without rest and four squat
thrusts in 10 seconds.
But at Sidney Lanier, vir-
tUally all the boys passed in
sNupS and squat -thruStS. Pre-
liminary tabulation shows that
80 per cent of the boys did
not one but two or more pull
ups.
Fourteen Situps?" said in
structor Albert Grover. One
Of our boys did 500
Area Plans Vary
.Mr. Growers students are
neither exceptional nor entirely
typical of the Washington area.
They get three periods of eX-
eLciSe a week, as do most stu
dents in area Junior and senior
high schools.
But District junior high stu
dents get only two periods a
week. Montgomery County stu
dents get five exercise periods
a week in grades 7 to 10. Gym
issan elective in Montgomery's
grades II and IL.
The Presidents Council rec
ornmends daily minimum of
15 minutes of supervised eXer-
else daily. Many grade schools
in.the area, but few Junior and
senior high schools, provide this
daily minimum. Typically, two
days physical education classes
a week are spent in classroom
work. frequently uninspired. in
the Washington area.
The Presidents Council also
recommends tests to identify
the unfit and remedial work
tor these students. 1t recon-
mends further tests to evaluate
an individual students progress.
Most area schools do use test
ing procedures.
Individual instructors some
Evening star., 1961-12-03

European children-91 per cent
of whom pass the same test
that so per cent of the Ameri-
can students failed.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star staff Writer

anybody doubts that good physical education program
can produce stronger capable students he should
pare the physical fitness completed Friday Sidney
Laer Junior High School, Fairfax County Va with national
figures released for publication today from the Presidents
Council Physical Fitness
Tabuaton of 100000 initial children participating
Evening star., 1961-12-03
ADVERTISEMINT.

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Evening star., 1961-12-03

Wew remount your regular tires in the Spring charge
TIRES MOUNTED AT NO CHARGE
" NO TRADE-IN REQUIRED ON SNOW TIRES!
ON REGULAR TIRES TRADE IN ANY OLD TIRE
off your car it does not have to be "reesppabsV
. CHARGE 1T
regular chsrg Plate Nou may pay full or O.
little Us monthly, your Revolving Charge up 10
months to pay open Special Tire Account.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Bl1dratttRr

Guaranteed against all road hazards, broken glass,
bIowouts, sdewaII scraping and rim cuts
Guaranteed for the life of the tread against defects
workmanship and materials.
s. Complete customer satisfaction is assured by The
Hecht Co. Under The Hecht Co.'S guarantee upon return
OF the tire, you receive allowance based upon the
regular retail price plus FET, less trade-in prorated
over the guarantee period for the time used.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Policy and Management Committees
Council for Better Education
Suggests Board Have Two Groups

ject of education as compared
to the highly organized and
overwhelmingly detailed con-
sideration given to such mat
tiers as facilities, administra-
ton and finance :. !"
That letter recommended
that the board reserve at
least one evening meeting per
month for the exclusive dis
cussion of the educational
processes in our schools -
Latest missile from CHE,
dated July Is, said, "Your re-
ply regretfully pointed out
the urgency of housekeeping
matters; of course. But what
we were saying on April z
and again now is this: Is it
quite certain that many of
these roaring housekeeping
emergencies are not in the
class of the 124 proposal?
"It is not likely that plan
ming and good judgment
would allow problems to be
dealt with by normal routine
instead Of crash procedures?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Teachers Hear
Lighting Lecture
At Wheaton High

A lecture in lighting was re.
Gently featured at Wheaton
High School for teachers of sci
ence from schools throughout
the Montgomery County school
system as part of a continuing
summer workshop program.
Speaker was Albert A. Fox
Of Washington, member Of the
Illuminating Engineering So
ciety who won first prize in
the Capital Section of les an
nual applied lighting competi-
ton In 1860 and 1861.
He demonstrated new design
techniques Of lighting installa-
tons in the metropolitan area.
Purpose of the workshops Is
to familiarize teachers with new
concepts In science as well as
to help them with new teaching
techniques.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

"If, on the other hand, your
reply to our letter of April z
is intended to suggest that
the business management of
the school system is a full
time job for both the super
intendent and the board-a
possibility which is not out of
reason-then we recommend
that instead of considering
management and administra-
tive problems so exhaustively,
the board take steps immedi-
ately to the end of subdivid-
ing itself into two commit
tees, one dealing only with
business management of the
schools, the other only with
school policy, curriculum and
educational matters.
This subject demands de.
finitive action. We call on you
as the elected representatives
Of the citizens Of Montgomery
County to properly discharge
your responsibility in this
area by taking some positive
action"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

The Wheaton Lions Club will
hold its seventh annual Olney
Theater Night on August 6 for
the benefit of the blind.
On the bill for the Sunday
evening performance are two
comedy plays - "Cecile" by
French playwright Jean
Anouilh, presented profession
ally for the first time in this
country, and "A Phoenix Too
Frequent" by Christopher Fry,
which has been described as one
of the most absorbing aid en-.
PERTAINING" comedies Of the
century.
Area residents attending the
benefit will be giving he Lions
Club "a big boost in their char.
liable work, a spokesman said.
The Clubs annual Olney
Theater Night is one of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

Can you back that up?"
Eyes, we can" AL told her.
That's what will be done in
the summer school program.
That's one of the advantages
listed in the (Dr. Whittier's) re-
port"
Vivacious Ann proved one Of
the negative teams most out
spoken members. She was the
one who raised the questions of
lost friendships and Of who
would tend to farm chores while
rural children were in summer
classes under the 124 plan.
Scheduling Headaches
One of the biggest problems,
she said, was in scheduling stu
dents.
First you go to all the work
of scheduling all the kids in
the same family so they can
have the same vacations, then
you've got to group them
ACCIDENTALLY, then you've got to
try to get it so the friends are
all on the same schedule. That's
a lot of work for somebody
Emotionally difficulties might
also arise through the plan, Ann
said.
students need to unwind"
she declared. Myself, l take
two weeks reminding myself
schools all over with, unwind
ing. Then, week before it
starts again, tension builds up.
If we're going to keep thinking
for two weeks about what's
happened and spend another
week worrying about whats
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

Members of the Council for
Better Education have recon-
mended that the Montgomery
County Board of Education di-
vide itself into two commit
tees-one to deal with bust
ness management of the
schools and the other to deal
with policy, curriculum and
educational matters.
In a letter to the board,
signed by CHE President VIII
liam E. Yost, jr., the group
referred to the 12-4 school
plan recommended by Super:
intendent of Schools c. Tay-
lor Whittier as an example of
diversion of both public and
official attention from educa-
tional to administrative mat
ters."
In an April Z letter to the
Board, CHE asked that more
official attention be given to
education.
I'VE refer" the April letter
said, Ito the sporadic and cas-
ual consideration Of the sub
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

Mrs. C. Taylor Whittier, wife
of the Montgomery County
Superintendent of Schools, has
accepted a salaried assignment
from the Greater Washington
Educational Television Associa.
ton to teach kindergarten sub
jects when the Washington
areas educational TV channel
goes on the air this fall
She has agreed to teach the
first semester Of the local kin
dergarten course when Channel
26 starts telecasting In the Dis
trict and Montgomery, Airing.
ton and Prince Georges Coun.
ties on October 2.
DR.. Whittier, incidentally, pro.
posed the installation of electri-
cal conduits for improved
closed-circuit TV reception in all
the county's new schools at the
meeting Of the School Board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

going to come, you've got only
one week of vacation"
Achievement drops In the
summer, she said. kids aren't
able to work as well, they don't
feel like working. They feel
sluggish, like relaxing and hav-
ing a long vacation.
Air Conditioning Raised
And what If you don't
have an air-conditioned house?
Kids will have to do homework,
work on science projects, in 80
and 1O0-degree weather. What
are you going to do about
that"
A teammate, Ronald Horn,
11114 Rokeby ave-, Garrett Park,
echoed this thinking with a
question about the effect an air.
conditioned locker room will
have on a gym student when
he comes in from running the
$780,"
why spefid millions Of dol
lars of taxpayers money and
then let the schools remain idle
three months of the Year,
4
asked Dave Hillenbrand, 1904
Park View dr., Chevy Chase
for the affirmative.
Ann reminded him that there
will be an increase in wear
and tear" on the schools, desks
textbooks and other teaching
equipment-so she didn't see
how there was going to be
much of a saving left, even II
schools are used year.round.
Kenneth Raskin, IA, 240e
Esther court, Silver Spring,
favored the plan because of Its
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

economic aspects, and because
accelerated students could fin
ish school In nine years"
while others who choose not to
give up their one-month vaca-
ton between semesters could
finish in the regular twelve.
mot A Majority"
Against the alternatives
statement that an increasing
number Of people are taking
vacations in the winter, spring
and fall--so the old-fashioned
summer vacation is becoming
less popular.-14-year-old Stan
ley MCDOWELL had this pointed
rebuttal:
IAN increasing number OF
people in this country are drug
addicts, too--but that doesn't
mean drug addicts are major
ity Of the population"
He also criticized the plan be-
cause it would prevent students
from taking summer jobs for
college income. IF this is ad.
vancing education, | don't see
it,"
To this, Dave replied the l2-4
plan would laid rather than
handicap the search for cash."
since it would stagger the avail.
ability of youngsters for tenn
porary jobs, rather than putting
them all out in the job market
at one time as at present.
Both sides drew extensively
from current periodicals and
newspapers for their argu-
ments. Quoted were the New
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