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Evening star., 1961-03-10
Peace Corps to Brighten Up
Language Teachers World

in the language and culture
of the countries to which
they are going "is going to
give a lift and public back
ing Of languages" DR.. Mead
declared.
And it will not be just q
matter Of learning exercises
in school," she added. "To
communicate with another
people, it is not enough to
make noises. You must know
their cultural experience and
patterns"
Famed for her anthropolo-
gical studies in the South
Sea islands, DR.. Mead ad-
mitted to having been taught
French, German and Latin
in high school. She added,
however, that the languages
were presented so poorly that
she never got q complete
grasp Of them. "A language
badly taught impairS you for
life." she exclaimed. Its q
terrible thing to do to any
one. You're better off learn
ing none"
Echoing her mothers senti-
mentS was DR.. Mead's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Catherine Bateson
KaSSarjian, also here to
address the seminar from
the students view Of the
teacher. The 21-year-old as
pirant for q Ph.D. at Rad
cliffe College finished her
last year in high school in
Israel. At the same time she
learned Hebrew and "how
exciting it is to learn q Ian
guage." After that she said
she picked up a language q
year" and now has a COM
mand Of Hebrew, Armenian
(She'S married to an Arme-
miami, Arabic, Russian, Turk
iSh and is studying Georgian.
Language Test
DR.. Mead thinks the best
test Of how well you know
language is whether you can
Think and dream in it.
When I go back to one of my
islands after being away a
long time, I start dreaming
q week ahead" she said.
Then when I land and smell
the bananas. 1t all comes back
to me.
DR.. Mead Is amused with
the American attitude that
languages are difficult" to
learn. "All children learn
Languages at the same age"
she observed. 1T isn't that
the language is hard. It's
just that Americans think
they're hard.
We've taught Americans
how not to learn languages"
DR.. Mead thinks proper
classroom atmosphere will be
a great aid in stimulating
student interest. Such q class
room she suggested might
contain maps, pictures, for
eign newspaper clippings Of
current events on a bulletin
board and other exhibits that
would give q visitor the i'm
preston a language was be-
ing taught there.
The language institute at
Georgetown today Is one Of
10 being held throughout the
Evening star., 1961-03-10

Donald M. Wilson, Under
secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Paul Fay, Commodore
and Mrs. Robertson, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Joseph w.
Leverton, and Capt. o. D.
Finnigan, jr., U. s. Naval At
tache to Ottawa, who is ac-
companying Admiral Rayner
on his tour Of US. naval in
Stallations.
Travelling with him are
two Canadian naval officers,
Capt. R. P. Welland and
Capt. H. A. Porter.
Evening star., 1961-03-10

come and changes that must
be made in language teach
ing methods was made yes
terday by DR.. Margaret
Mead, noted anthropologiSt
and author.
More Than Noises
Here to give the keynote
address today at Q George
town University sponsored
language institute, DR.. Mead
told q press conference that
"the Peace Corps has walked
us up to the fact we're way
behind in foreign languages"
The need for extensive
training Of the Peace Corps
Evening star., 1961-03-10
BY RUTH DEAN
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy's Peace
Corps program has emanci-
pated the poor language
teacher from the broom
closet to which American
culture had relegated her.
She may soon be teaching
in q classroom she doesn't
have to share with a number
Of other unrelated subjects,
q classroom with "the right
atmosphere" in which her
pupils may absorb the cul-
ture as wen as the language"
of the country they are study
ing.
This forecast of things to
Evening star., 1961-03-10
ShonkIe-T

Mrs. Linus L. Shankle Of
Fort Payne, Ala, announces
the engagement of her
daughter. Eula Catherine. to
Mr.. william Mitchell Thorn
ton, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Howard Thornton of
Arlington, Va. Miss Shankle
is also the daughter Of the
late Rev. L. L. Shankle. The
wedding is planned for
April 2.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Donor Event

The Sisterhood of the
Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation will hold its annual
Donor Luncheon at 1880
am. on March 20 at the Blue
Room Of the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
ENGAGEMENTS
Kouffmonn-HyIer

Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Will
lis Kaufman announce the
engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Ann Charlotte. to Mr..
Charles Donald Hyler. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Leigh
ton Hyler Of Potomac, Md. A
late spring wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Mccullough
Franklin

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Edward
Mccullough Of Atlanta, Ga,
announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Donna Claire,
to Mr.. william H. Franklin,
jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam H. Franklin, ST.. Of Nc
Lean, Va. The wedding is
planned for May 6.
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destined not to be understood
by many of the people about
him. He was. hurt by the lack of
attention paid to him by his Vir-
ginia neighbors. and he was re-
sentful of what he considered
thu undiscerning criticism of
professional critics outside Vir-
ginia.
He developed what amounted
to almost a persecution COM
pick and filled his later books
with complaints directed against
the human race in general. and
Virginians in particular" she
said.
Although many critics during
the twenties hailed Cabell as the
most eminent American novelist
of the time because of his wit,
his urbanity, poetic style and
literary gusto. many others
found him almost unreadable
because of what seemed to them
to be his affected style, his OBJ
security, his indecencies, his
lack of originality and his egot-
ism.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

new taxes if necessary.
FOREIGN REACTION to
President Kennedy's speech de-
claring our intentions to defend
West Berlin was fairly much
what might have been expected.
West German Chancellor AIDE
nauer said he was happy that
the United States has resolutely
taken over the leadership of the
West" The Reds, on the other
hand. were bitter. Adm, official
East 6 m a n news agency,
charged that Kennedy had de-
liberately distorted Soviet pro-
posals to ease tensions over Ber-
lin and failed totally to mention
the danger to the peace of Eur
ope posed by West German mill
tarism."
STOCK PRICES fell ard then
rallied Wednesday on the London
exchange as the. British govern
ment sought to make itself solvent
and support the pound. An aus
terity program introduced in Par
lament Tuesday by Chancellor
Of the Exchequer Selwyn Lloyd
caused the pound to rise 7-S2 Of
Continued On page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
Dog Vaccination
Clinics To Begin
Here Wednesday

The Prince Edward County
Health Department will hold
special clinics for the vaccina-
ton of dogs against rabies, be-
ginning next week.
The county recently enacted an
ordinance requiring all dogs four
months of age and older to be
vaccinated against rabies.
DR.. F. j. Clements, in announc-
ing the clinics. said a licensed
veterinarian will be on hand to
vaccinate the dogs with an ap-
proved three-year type vaccine
and furnish a certificate Of vacci-
nation and special rabies dog tag
for $3.50 per dog.
The health director urges all
dog owners to cooperate in the
control of rabies which is trans
mittable to humans and live
stock.
The clinic schedule:
Farmville ~ Wednesday, August
2. "a pm. at parking lot next
to fire station.
Rice - Wednesday, August 9,
gil a m. at BradShaw'S store.
Darlington Heights - Wednesday,
August is, gil am. at Tom
Metcalf'S store.
Green Bay - Wednesday, August
%, Gil am. at Palmer's
store.
Prospect - Wednesday. August
80, gil am. at Nordstrom S
store.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
p. E. Negroes Have
Picnic In White
Lynchburg Park

The American Friends Ser
vice Committee took As Prince
Edward Negro children to
Lynchburg Wednesday for a
peaceful picnic in the all
white Miller Park.
Mrs. Helen Baker, head of the
AFSC emergency project in Pri-
nee Edward, said today the teen
age group Joined members Of the
Hunton branch Of the YWCA for
the picnic.
A Lynchburg reporter said
the picnic was a peaceful af-
fair. He also noted that the
Virginia Transit Company bus
had been chartered by Mrs.
Baker.
City pools in Lynchburg have
recently been closed as a result
o. wade-ins to strike down seq.
reeaton policies.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
TO Cost s17.5oo
Blacktopping
Underway For
Twelve Streets

A major street improvement
project is now underway in Farm
vile. This is the annual black
topping program that is systema-
hcally giving new surface treat
ment to all the streets in town
that have curbs and cutters.
The program was delayed last
year SO this summer, Farmville
streets are getting double dose
ST.. 500 worth. The project is
additionally budgeted at about
$4,000 per year.
The reason the program was
postponed last year was due to
the fact that it was late in the
fall beforegthe contractor could
come to Farmville. Experience
wise councilmen felt that the hot
material would not bind as good
in the cool weather, so they de-
cided to wait. They picked a
perfect season. as this had been
the hottest week so far in the
year
Twelve streets have been de-
signated for the bituminous
treatment. They are as follows:
Madison Street from South Main
to Ely Vaughan from Third to
LongWood Avenue; School from
Continued on Page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
State Board Gets
VITA Request To
Open Public School

The State Board of Education
has promised to study seriously
a request that it promote the
reopening of Prince Edwards
public schools.
Herbert A. Marshall, presi-
dent of the VITA, submitted the
request to the board Friday. The
Norfolk educator told the board
I'VE hope you won't skirt this
lease. You should face it as a
moral responsibility
William J. Story. acting presi-
dent of the board, said the board
would give careful consideration
to the proposal.
Marshall. in Farmville Wed
resday afternoon said, reaction
to his proposal to the board had
been in many cases that public
schools in Virginia are the re-
sL.nsibility Of power structure.
Up to now the state board and
the State Department of Educa-
ton have carefully avoided be-
coming involved in Virginia s
school Segregation problems.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
Area Real Estate
Board Organized

A Real Estate Board has been
organized in Southside Virginia
by real estate brokers and 9TH
ers with James R. Organ, Jr.,
of Alberta, as president.
Other officers include j. Cor
Con Dickerson, of Amelia. vice
president: Landon G.. Atkins, of
Farmville, secretary and treas
urer; and Irby Turnbull. of
Clayksville, N. H. Neblett, of
Victoria. and Hodges Vaughan.
Of Blackstone. directors.
The unit includes membership
representative of Charlotte, Pri-
rec Edward, Nottoway, Amelia
Brunswick, Lunenburg and Meek
lcnburg counties.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

PRESIDENT KENNEDY asked
Congress Wednesday for 3.5
billion dollar increase in the ma
tons defense funds to help meet
the Soviet challenge in Berlin and
elsewhere. In his radio-TV adj
dress to the nation Tuesday night
Kennedy made it clear we will
use force if necessary to main
tain our rights in Berlin, which
is 10 miles inside Communist
territory The administration ask
ed funds for a 7,OOO-man in
crease in the regular armed
forces. which would bring the
total to about one billion men.
NO NEW TAXES for this year
were proposed by the President
although the additional requests
bring cur current defense budget
to total OF SAT, sos, lis 900 and
will cause an estimate five bill
lion dollar deficit for the fiscal
year ending next June 80. But
Kennedy did urge action on his
previous proposals to close loop
holes in the taxing of dividends,
interest, expense accounts, and
overseas income. He promised to
submit . balanced budget to Con-
srsss nsxt January, including
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
Sixth Institute OF Southern Culture
Poe, Cabell And Mary Johnston
Treated In Summer Lectures

Concluding her lecture, Dr..
Schlegel said that judging from
available evidence Cabell and
his public both had good reason
for feeling hostile to each other.
Cabell accused humanity Of
stupidity and dullness; his crit
les retaliated by accusing the
author of ineptitude and egot-
sim.
Mary Johnston was not mere
~ visionary in grain. She was
also deeply-grained Virginian
and a clear-eyed realist, superb
ly fitted by heritage and train
ing to recreate in tragic romance
the history of Virginia and of the
South" said DR.. Lawrence G.
Nelson. professor of English at
closing lecture of the series.
"She wrote to please herself
to give expression to her burning
love Of poetry. Of nature. Of the
Elizabethan idiom. of her love
of love-" he continued. 1.-THE
times were right for this way
of writing. She pleased thousands
and tens of thousands Of readers,
with her early novels she scored
the most spectacular popular
success since Uncle Toms Cab
in and before Gone With the
Wind"
Mary Johnston lived in the
present as much as any of us
and was a capable manager of
her own affairs. The present
though was not the right mater
ial for her art; she had pas
sion for the past, and a passion
for the future. She wanted to
know the whole story and its
meaning. and her way Of know
ing was to write historical fic-
ton. history filled out by the
historic and dramatic imagina-
tion," he said.
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

1.-The 'Southernness' of Poe S
temperament and his poetry is
deceptively easy to locate; the
Southern quality of his mind is
more difficult to ascertain, :"
said DR.. Robert D. Jacobs, as
sociate professor of American
literature at the University of
Kentucky.
Speaking on Poe in the
South" at the opening lecture of
the Institute of Southern Gull
ture at Longwood College Wed
nesday DR.. Jacobs said that
while poetry was not held in
contempt in Virginia, it was not
considered respectable as a
profession. It was expected that
a Virginian of a good family
should do something to justify
his breeding and education. This
usually meant public service
other than the writing Of live
poems or mortuary verse.
Serving as assistant editor of
the Southern Literary Messeng-
err in Richmond, it was not
Poe's poems or tales, but his
criticisms that made him fam
ous," continued DR.. Jacobs.
His pungent reviews, even
when their sincerity was justi-
fable, seemed ungentlemanly.
The South was no more ready for
this kind of professionalism than
it was for the sharp practices
OF the Yankee businessman" he
said.
"Poe's professional ambition
sent him North, but he never
forgot his origins. AS time went
on, the canny journalist was
forgotten, and the South wept
over the memory of the mel
ancholy poet" DR.. Jacobs con-
cluded.
Discussing James Branch
Cabell and His Critics" during
the afternoon session of the in
stitute, DR.. Dorothy B. Schlegel,
associate professor of English at
Longwood. said that Cabell was
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

Mrs. Allen said the picket lines
were continuing but they were
taking their stations only early in
the morning, at lunch time, and
at closing time. However the
pickets have failed to materialiZe
at these times, and can be found
only occasionally. One reason
for the stopping Of the picket
lines was given as being the ex-
cessiye hot weather.
From these facts, one is led
to conclude that the strike is
dying a natural DEATH" if not
already dead.
Meanwhile the Farmville Dress
Company has expanded opera
tons, now employing II workers,
where only 81 were on the pay
roll before the strike started.
Part of the increased employment
was a scheduled expansion of a
new finishing and shipping de-
partment.
The local company now oc-
cupies all three floors of the
Taylor Building. Previously they
had only one floor Of the building.
When the strike started in May
the Dress Company had 81
machine operations. Twenty
eight went out on strike. Since
then nine have returned to work.
New workers have been en-
ployed in order to maintain pro-
duction," John Mitchell. plant
Continued on page 81
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
BY BEN BOWERS

Prince Edward county's Neg
70 children, who are partici-
pating in the Virginia Teachers
Association VITA crash RENE
dial program. have impressed
the 80 instructors in more ways
than one.
What are some of those i'm
pressions was one of three ques-
tons posed by a reporter to the
teachers at a one man press
conference with them yesterday
afternoon. The conference was
held in the Miller Building. and
it also dealt with why they vol
unteered to come to Prince Ed
ward and what they had to give
up to do it.
AS Enrolled
The VITA project, with an en-
rollment of AIS of the 100 Neg
70 children without public school
the past two years. will conclude
Friday as scheduled. Herbert
A. Marshall, president, said yes
terday.
Two things have beer stressed
IN the remedial instruction pro-
gram. One IS how to study and
another is the teaching Of fun
camentals in such subjects as
English, mathematics, etc.
High among the impressions
cited most frequently by the
teachers at the conference were
that the children were anxious
to learn. were ready to CO.
operate and offered no discip-
line problems.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
Jud &c Not TO Order
Sch DOL Reopening
Federal Court
Hearing Ends
In Richm ond

RICHMOND, July 27-Judge
Lewis today took under ad-
visement latest arguments in
the fight over Prince Ed
wards closed public schools.
The hearing closed this after
noon after three and a half
days Of arguments.
Judge Lewis promised
decision by the time school
starts in September. He has
already indicated, however,
that he will not order reopen
Ong Of the public schools. His
ruling is expected to center
on the validity Of the tuition
grant system.
Prince Edwards defense attor-
neys, already assured that for the
time being, no court order to
open the county's public schools
will be issued, hammered away
today in defense Of the tuition
grant program.
Arguments by opposing counsel
wound up the latest hearing in
the Prince Edward case before
U. S. District Judge Oren R.
Lewis.
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People at
torneys had been seeking a court
order to open the county's public
schools on an integrated basis.
but Judge Lewis Yesterday said
he would not grant their request.
To Virginia Court
Instead. he indicated the mat
ter would have to be decided by
the Virginia Supre1 me Court of
Appeals before further federal
action is taken. ANY such order.
he said, will be entered by the
Virginia Supreme Court of Ap-
pealS, if it is done at ALL" Judge
Lewis said.
The arguments today centered
around the tuition grant program.
Collins Denny, Jr., counsel for
the Prince Edward school board,
spoke for 40 minutes in defense
of the tuition grant program. He
commended that the tuition grants
are available on an equal basis
to Negroes as we'll as whites.
You can't hold the law or Of
ficials responsible because one
group takes advantage Of the pro-
visions and another doesn' t."
Denny said.
Building Disposal
Denny apparently conceded in
knocking out another of the Ne
gro plaintiffs contentious. In the
amended supplemental complaint.
the basis for the hearing, Ne
groeS had asked an Injunction
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

Mrs. Garrow will teach mathe-
mates, and Mrs. Lafoon will
teach biology and science. Two
new business education teachers
are Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Myers.
Seventeen teachers. including
Miss Lucy G. Adams as head
mistress. will teach at the Prince
Edward Academy lower school in
Farmville. Mrs. Ann S. Critzer
is the only new teacher there.
Mrs. Jane S. McClung is the
new teacher for Pisgah Lower
School at Rice.
Upper School Faculty
The complete faculty at Prince
Edward Academy upper school
is as follows: r. c. Gilmer. head
master; Miss Frances E. Armi-
stead, Mrs. Estelle w. Atkinson,
John M. Austin, Loyal c. Bene-
dict, Mrs. Mary p. Chapman,
Mrs. Lenoir H. Coleman, Mrs.
Lucille Dahl, Mrs. Halle Fleet
wood. Mrs. Patricia H. Garrow,
and Miss Louise johnson.
Also. Mrs. Dorothy C. Lafoon.
Miss Lillian A. Minkel, Mrs.
Frances c. Moore. Mrs. Margaret
S. Myers. Mrs. Nancye B. Noel,
Miss Kate O'Brien. Mrs. Eliza
beth v. Pickett. Miss Alma Por-
ter, Henry Birdsong. j. Meredith
Robson, Mrs. Anne R. Robinson,
Mrs. Margaret R. Sears, Mrs.
Margaret L. Simkins, Mrs. JAG
queline T. Southall, Mrs. Mar
garet o. Stuart. Mrs. Gertrude
M. Wilson, and Mrs. Carolyn w.
Yeats.
Lower School FoeuIty
For Prince Edward Academy
lower school the complete faculty
consists of: Miss Lucy G. Adams.
headmistress: Mrs. Elizabeth F.
Agee, Mrs. Frances D. Brooks.
Mrs. Ruby o. Brooks. Mrs. Fran
ces H. Burrell, Mrs. Rebecca B.
Butcher. Mrs. Josie S. Cook, Mrs.
Ann S. Critzer, Mrs. Doris o.
Davis. Mrs Gladys R. Foster,
Mrs. Imogen H. Gilmer, Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Goode, Miss Halle
A. McCraw, Mrs. Ridley W. San
derford, Miss Portia L. Spencer,
Mrs. Adele H. Watkins, and Miss
Agnes v. Watkins.
Worsham Lower Schools fac
ulty will be headed by j. Boyd
Bagby. Teachers there will in
clude Mrs. Ida B. Kennedy, Miss
Sarah Lipscomb. and Miss Nancy
S. Watkins.
Continued on page y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
Foundation
Faculty Filled
Nine New Teachers Added To Staff

full complement of Prince Edward School Fomda
ton schools has secured
Roy r. Pearson, administrator announced today
Sixtyve teachers including
in the Prince Edward Academy school,
school and Pisgah School
New teachers of the Edward upper
Loyal Benedict Mrs Patricia H.
oon Mrs Frances Moore Mrs Margaret Myers Bird
and Mrs Jacqueine T. Southall
The teachers place the
members, including R. C. Gimer
teach shop Two Of the staff Jacqueine T.
Southa and Henry Brsong will handle the academy physical
education with Gilmer continuing
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
On The Inside

The Civil War is interesting.
and can be the impetus behind
a hobby for teenage boys. Turn
to page three, section C. of to-
days Herald to see what some
Farmville boys get out of dig
ging deep.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
New Superintendent
Atkinson At Helm Of Amelia Schools

Editors Note: This is the
first in a series to two articles
on new Herald area school
superintendent. E. ARM
strong Smith, Cumberland
superintendent, will be fea-.
tured in Tuesdays edition.
BY HELEN MASON
AMELIA. July Pit is much
harder to follow a good man than
a poor one. I have my work cut
out for me-" P. Tulane Akin
son. Jr., newly appointed Amelia
couny superintendent Of schools,
remarked to a reporter today.
Il am very much indebted to
Mr.. Norton 20. A. Norton, whom
he succeeded for time given to
work with me during the last
week In June. The administrative
situation has apparently func-
toned very smoothly, and with
his instruction, the transition was
much easier for me-" said Akin
son.
Atkinson came to Amelia
county on July /, from Northamp-
ton county where he had been
principal of the high school there
since 1858.
Set Detectives
He has set four primary OBJ
jecttves for himself in carrying
out his new duties after deter
mining the educational needs in
Amelia county schools. Then he
plans to strengthen both the
many strong areas as well as
those not so strong.
As he sees it, the first area to
consider is that Of reading. It is
basic. Many students who read
do not get proper comprehension
from what they read" Atkinson
said.
The approach, herr, would b
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28

more Of a survey to determine
where the county schools do
stand in reading g. The major
emphasis, he pointed out, would
then be put On the elementary
and high school lsvels. Altar To
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
9 Strikers Back At Work
Strike At Dress Company
Apparently Is Finished
By BILL WALL

The strike at Farmvle Company apparently
ended No position of authority will admit that
words but for all practical the strike
Mrs Madalene Allen business
national Ladies Garment Workers Union said that
state director of the HGWU,