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Evening star., 1961-02-19
Dr.. Honsen's Theories

Well, we note that School Super
intendent Hansen is still trying to foist
his radical ideas on the Washington
school system.
This time, In a speech to 100 ele-
mentary school principals, DR.. Hansen
suggests II specific points as the basis
next fall for an expansion of the lex
pertinent" now under way at the new
Amidon Elementary School. One Is that
teachers deliberately set aside primary"
periods Of the classroom day, when
pupils are most receptive, for such un-
likely subjects as reading, arithmetic,
spelling, writing and science. Another,
starting in the kindergarten (and who
ever heard Of anything so silly?), is to
teach our youngsters not Just what words
look like, but how they sound, and the
letters, syllableS and accents by which
they are recognized.
AS II this weren't enough, DR.. Hansen
wants more emphasis placed on teaching
grammar and sentence structure, greater
exposure to creative writing and
heavier reliance on basic textbooks. He
seems to feel pupils actually would bene-
.{it from the old-faShioned drudgery of
preparing written assignments and, after
checking, being made to correct them.
And-don't go away-he even suggests
that United States history be taught
chronologically and that, starting in the
upper elementary grades, there be more
systematic teaching Of United States
and world geography.
Now some of these theories, of
course, already are being utilized to
varying degrees in District schools. 1t
is DR.. Hansen'S idea, however, that the
early results Of this approach at the
,Amidon School are promising enough
to- Justify a more concentrated and
general application. Perhaps when the
Amidon results are summed up for the
public, which we hope will be soon,
parent-teacher groups will become
interested, too.
Meanwhile, although the 100 princi-
pals are yet to be heard from, we can
imagine what some of the more "pro-
gressive" members are muttering behind
DR.. HanSen'S back. And small wonder.
What is he trying to do, anyway
educate our kids?
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Guide to Survival

The article, "A Guide to
National Survival" in your
Sunday Magazine Of Febru-
ary 9. 1861, is appalling. It
reflects the concentration Of
scientists and Government
officials in all departments on
destruction, survival" what
they" can do to "us." It
increases popular fear. thus
enabling the Government to
go on opposing disarmament
(often In subtle ways) and
adding to the arSenals Of
modern destruction, using
tax money that could feed.
clothe, and educate to q bet
ter way Of life most of the
vast population Of this planet.
I would like to see the
responsible press and the
leaders Of our land turn from
patterns Of defense" in
which only the details Of
survival" differ. Instead I
would like to see them-and
all Of us-turn to the defense
which human decency, CO.
operation. and food-Sharing,
backed by disarmament, make
possible. This is o risk-but
q lesser risk than that Of
nuclear destruction, whether
done in offense or in retail
alton. BY this lesser risk als0
we could survive" and have
more chance Of building q
decent world for our children.
Retaliation" knockout
power" ETC., are empty
phrases, when we consider
the bleak, ruined world they
describe. And whether I'VE"
or they" launch the attack,
retaliate, or simply make q
mistake, the national sur
vival" referred to in your
article does not sound very
likely or very pleasant.
Edna p. LeRg.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Is Years AGO

Walter johnson, peerless as
a pitcher for the Washington
Senators, was as great a man
in at least one respect
as George Washington. Wal
ter proved it IS years ago
by matching the first Presi-
dents legendary feat Of
pitching a silver dollar across
the Rappahannock River.
The Star of February %, 1896
reported 10000 persons lined
the banks of the Rappahan-
mock at Fredericksburg, Va,
to witness the feat. johnson
warmed up with some prac-
tice ammunition, iron wash
ers and quarters. The first
Of three dollars which he
threw fell five or six feet
short of the far bank. The
second flew clear across, a
distance estimated at 273
feet. The pay dollar also
went well across, landing at
the feet Of a citizen, who
stopped quietly, and put it
in his pocket :"
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engaged for him. He is
physically much weakened
by the constant labor and
excitement Of the popular
ovations forced upon him
since leaving Springfield.
..." ut wasn't the fault Of
Washington citizenry that
Lincoln didn't receive a big
welcome at the station. They
were ready and more than
willing to meet him at the
previously announced arriv-
al time that afternoon. In
deed, The Stars story Of
Lincoln's premature appear
ance in the Capital was dis
missed by local Republicans
as so much fanciful report
ing. A great crowd of these
disbelievers went to the
depot that afternoon and
waited until after dark for
the man who was already
here.) The Stars account Of
Lincoln's first day here con-
tinued: Shortly before II
am, they (Lincoln and
Sewar6 proceeded (via car
riage) to the Executive Man
sion to call quietly on Presi-
dent Buchanan. who was
then in cabinet council. Mr..
Buchanan is said to have
been greatly surprised on
having Lincoln's card so un-
expectedly sent up to him.
He received him and Mr..
Seward Immediately in his
private parlor. where they
had q social and agreeable
interview of Is minutes du-
ration. From the Presidents
House, the twain drove to
see Gen. Scott. They re-
turned to the hotel shortly
before IL noon. and Mr.. Lin
coin Immediately retired to
his chambers to rest"
Evening star., 1961-02-19
FROM THE STAR F|LES...
100 Years Ago

President . elect Abraham
Lincoln arrived in Washing
ton o century ago this week.
There was no fanfare: rather
it was q secretive event.
Plotters had been reported
ready to assassinate Lincoln
as he passed through Balti-
more en- route here from
Pennsylvania. Lincoln's ad-
viSerS and protectors wanted
to sneak him into the Capt.
tai in o closed carriage. A
colonel In the President
elects party snorted at such
cowardice: "I'll get a squad
Of cavalry, sir, and cut our
way to Washington" Lin
coin came here from Har-
risburg by night train, &C
companied only by his friend,
Ward Hill Lamon, and Detec-
tive Allan Pinkerton. They
got in about 6 am. on Feb
ruary %. 1861. taking q
carriage to Willards' Hotel.
Lincoln wore a soft, low
crowned hat, a muffler and
a short overcoat. Senator
William H. Seward, who was
to serve as Secretary of
State, had planned to be at
the depot for Lincoln's reg
ularly scheduled arrival that
afternoon, but learned too
late about the secret trip.
Seward went straight to
Willards'. The Star of Feb
ruary %. 1861. gave this ac-
count Of Lincoln's arrival:
This morning. shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock, Mr.. Seward
wended his way down to
Willards', where he re-
manned almost solitary and
alone in the hall in front of
the office, to the wonder of
the few persons around at
that hour. When the
trains passengers for the
house did arrive, the mys-
terry Of Mr.. Seward's early
appearance at the hotel was
instantly cleared up. for the
tall figure of Abraham Lin
coin was seen conspicuously
among theml Accompanied
by Mr.. Seward, he immedi-
ately retired to parlor No.
6, which, with the magnifi-
cent suite Of apartments at
tached to it, had been quietly
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Communist Tactics

The big noise the Commu-
nistS are making over Lu-
mumba's death Is just as un-
founded and exaggerated as
their previous stories and lies
in attempting to ouSt the
q. N. secretary, or the his
tory Of their invasion Of Hun
gary at the request Of the
Hungarians.
This latest fiasco has all
the appearances of q cover
up for their own failures in
Laos and the Congo. plus
the internal problems, food
shortages, ETC., in the Soviet
Union and Red China.
Lumumba's murder could
very well have been. and
probably was. the direct re-
sponsihility Of the Commit
ntSts, Q trick originated by
Hitler and later copied and
improved upon by the Reds.
The Russians have made
their position and feelings
toward Dag HammarSkjold
quite clear-the sooner he Is
replaced by someone more
favorable. the stronger Rus
sia's foothold in the q. N.
It's common knowledge the
Communists will lie. cheat.
steal. murder-in short, stop
at nothing to obtain their
unjust objectives.
HNPhaVsk GANmwnMEm
Evening star., 1961-02-19
SpiIIone.s Many Sides

One Of the incest things
that has been said about the
South in q long time comes
from MurrelS Inlet. South
Carolina, where your writer,
Bob McHugh, reports on
"The Serious Side Of Mickey
Spillane." February IL,
1860. As q Southerner I am
pleased to know that Mr..
Spillane likes the South Car
olina environment, and I am
particularly pleased to know
that Mr.. Splllane has diScov-
cred that down here you
don't have to worry about
your little girl coming home
from school and mouthing
filth she's picked UP from
some tough on the bus"
Your writer describes Mr..
Spillane as q concerned
parent" and I am sure every
other concerned parent will
share his desire to shield his
child from the filth that
might be heard on the school
bus. But filthy words, like a
lot Of other things, are where
you find them. And what If
Mr.. Spillane's little girl
should open one Of Mr.. Spill
lanes books?
I am not familiar with Mr..
Sptllane's books. but I am
familiar with an article in
Good Housekeeping, Febru-
ary. 1855. titled. THE Crime
Of Mickey Spillane. The edi-
tor Of this magazine asked
Philip Wylie to look into Mr..
Spillane's books. and this ar
ticle is Mr.. Wylie's report Of
what he found. Mr.. Wylie
writes Of Mr.. Spillane's ef-
forts Ito make dirty words
sound important" and he
uses the words. brutality,
bestiality and dirty SEX" to
describe one Of Mr.. Spillane's
books, THE Big KILL" q
book. by the way, which Mr..
Spillane dedicated to one Of
his children. Mr.. Wylie de-
scribeS q typical Spillane
book as containing "seven
murders, five cruel beatings
and eight detailed sex cpl
sodes."
Elsie King Moreland
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Matter of Fact

In the letter from Elsa
Happel Swisher Sunday
Star Of February 10, 1850
there appears the following
statement: :" gas Is sup
piled to the Government be-
low cost"
To set the record straight,
we wish to state that in
metropolitan Washington gas
is supplied to both the Fed
eral and local Governments
at the same rates which are
applicable to non-Govern-
ment sales.
o. II. RitenOur,
Senior Vice President,
Washington Gas Light
Co.
Evening star., 1961-02-19

it must be confessed that 1t
Is too often with a bleached
and anemic creed that we
face the catastrophe situa-
ton of these fearful days.
The most ominously trade
thing in this day of aweS0Ine
decision is that what we Ia
bel "the West, in spite of
its professed beliefs in the
unseen and eternal, has
turned to false gods In. 80
many areas Of Its life, and
is under the tyranny Of mere
things. A trusted national
leader with deep spiritual in
sights has called our present
western civilization "a fairly
nasty mixture Of cash and
gadgets."
We are mobilizing our ma
tional might to meet the
mailed impact Of overwhelm-
ing numbers whose fanatical
creed thunders around the
world but rises no higher
than the dust beneath .hu-
manity's feet. Unless the II
Believe" Of the free world
has back Of 1t the ipvincible
assets Of which any atheis-
tic materialism is impover-
ished we face a future Of
immeasurable gloom. 1t Is as
serious as that. Only are
vitalized religion, sincerely
proclaimed and confessed
and practiced by the heraldS
Of freedom, can cancel . date
with doomSday.
At this annual prayer
breakfast America was sum-
moned to its knees that 1t
might recapture q sense Of
the divine undergirding. In
such an hour there Is no at
tempt to match or surpass
our enemies. Because the Sa-
cred things that filled that
hour with significance they
repudiate In their entirety.
The movement made flesh in
the Mayflower Upper
Room" is not an emotional,
boisterous revival of religion.
This call back to God" rep
resentS a reputation Of the
practical atheism which has
degraded and cursed Ameri-
can life-and which, If not
stopped, will damn it. Here
Is q renaissance which leads
the way from mistaken mag
nitudeS, from inverted pri-
critics, from the shut-n,
S self absorbed, unhallowed
life which has no altar and
no spire. This under God"
consciousness which Is grip
ping so many Of our anx-
iouS leaders has, Of course,
no partisan implications.
Party divisions and shibbo-
leths have absolutely noth-
ing to do with 1t. It Is inf
nitely bigger than that.
Here, in 1861, was held one
Of the most amazing prayer
meetings ever held since
George Washington ago
nized on the frozen ground
Of Valley Forge. In hushed
hearts there breathed the
prayer, 20 God our help in
ages past. our hope for years
to come" In that room was
proclaimed q new declara-
ton Of dependence-on God
and the burning convic-
ton that without Him we are
lost. But from the Mayflower
went out the triumphant as
surance that America on its
knees is invulnerable and in
iv,aih1o
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Scales of Justice

I Shudder to compare the
30-day jail sentences several
executives Of Americas lead
ing electric companies re-
ceived for price.fixing which
fleeced the public Of probably
well over q million dollars
with q possible prison term
Of five years for one who
commits petty larcenyl
What q shame justice is
meted out only to those who
can not WELD great fortunes
to resist 1t.
HnaI y NuAw~h~
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Presidential Firsts

To the many accomplish
mentS Of President John
Kennedy. Mary McGrory in
Sundays Star adds another
distinction In revealing that
he wrote an article for the
Encyclopedias Britannica.
However. while Kennedy IL
the first Chief Executive to
have an article in that famed
work. he is not the first
President to contribute to an
encyclopedia. Thomas Jeffer-
son was asked by the French
Encyclopdie Methodique to
correct and to add to an
article in that work - the
subject being the United
States. Jefferson contributed
much information. pointing
out errors and revising the
original text. French readers
Of his day learned much
about the new Republic from
these contributions by JET
ferSon to their encyclopedia.
J. J. PerIing.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
IL O God Our HeIp
s-1'~-~ BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS, DID.

II Is no eXaggeration to de-
clare that on February 8 Of
this year Of our Lord the
most vitality important spot
in the free world, and shall
we say in all the earth, was
a room in Washington, D. C.
1t is a spacious golden room
and in it at 8 o'clock in the
morning many hundred
Americans sat down to break
bread together, to mediate,
and to pray. Just across the
corridor were almost 800
women having their own
service for the same purpose.
The President of the United
States was there-and the
Vice President, members Of
the Cabinet, officials Of the
Pentagon, members Of the
Supreme Court, Senator's and
members Of the House,
judges, and other prominent
citizens. from all walks Of
life. They were there as men
Of religious faith at the call
of international Christian
Leadership to acknowledge
that the spiritual verities by
which we live, and by which
alone we can conquer, are the
most potent asset Of our ma
tional strength.
It was appropriate that
this gathering Of national
notables, gathered to think
together regarding the total
mobilization Of all the spiri-
tual forces of the Republic
should be held in the May
flower. In the lobby Of this
great hotel is a replica Of
that history-making ship
which brought the Pilgrims
to these shores. Those who
stepped on New England's
rough and rock-bound coast
so long ago had signed, while
still on board the Mayflower,
the famous compact begin
ming I'm the Name Of God,
amen" That same motto in.
dicateS the commitment of
this reverent company-rep-
resenting the official life Of
Americas in the Nations
Capital they had met to face
the perplexities Of this
troubled and bewildered time.
Everything that was there
said and done, and sung,
seemed to echo the refrain,
I'm the Name Of God, amen"
In that spirit of devo-
ton, participating In the
prayers and in the exhorta-
tions to spiritual realities,
were representatives Of gov
ernment and court, who
brought ringing challenges to
a religion deeply felt and
practiced. Billy Graham's
impaSSioned words made
crystal clear what it really
means to say II want to be
a Christian in my heart"
President Kennedy and Vice
President Johnson spoke with
deep feeling regarding the
paramount Importance Of
spiritual convictions and re-
sources.
There are no words to
convey the deep religious
content Of that hour. In so
much that was said and
sung there resounded the as
surance framed by Frances
Havergal- Reality, reality,
Jesus Christ I find in Thee"
Suffice 1t to say that bur-
dened men face to face with
the Nations thorny prob
lemS-and who are usually
thought Of as being en-
meshed and immersed in
practical questions, some
how felt their hearts
strangely warmed in that at
mosphere charged with high
spiritual voltage.
More and more as the
world crisis deepens Ameri-
cans of all church traditions
are ready to confess that in
this land where freedom has
so often degenerated into IL
cense something terrible is
happening to the once flam-
ing beliefs Of the Pilgrims,
built into the very founda-
tions of the Republic. Also,
Evening star., 1961-02-19

could better be directed at shoveling the
ice and snow on the access paths.
Good for Mrs. Monk, and boo to the
boot-snatcherS.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tUriters' correct
names and addresses. Al let
ters are subject to coHdensG-
tioH. Those not used tDtll be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-02-19

ture changes and shifts In
the State population.
We strongly believe that
in the ultimate fairness Of
the State Of Maryland from
both the under and over
represented undemocratic
system Of malapportion-
ment. in our present State
Legislature, and what such
continued Misrepresentation
can mean to the future Of
the State Of Maryland. In
the meantime. we do not
care to have our votes count
as much as o citizen from
any other locality traded off
for something that viii only
tend to perpetuate the pres
ent inequitable system.
Mrs. Max FOrman,
State legislation chairman,
National Council Of Jewish
Women, Montgome cry
County, Md, section,
Evening star., 1961-08-12

year. But, in the residential
sector, contracts for apart
ment houses rose a dramatic
80 per cent, while single
family houses were down five
per cent"
Slight Improvement
The report was prepared
by Edwin w. Magee Jr., and
Edward Sprague, Dodge
economist.
Both the private organf-
zations and government ex-
pertS said they expected the
housing market to show a
slight Improvement toward
the latter part of this year.
At the same time, none ex-
pected any great change in
the money market. Inter-
est rates will remain at their
present levels, most said.
Evening star., 1961-08-12
Trend Toward Apartments
Shows Steady Increase

area where some builders say
they are doing better than
ever and others report a
slight decrease in business.
However, most home build
ers will admit things are
not too bad"
Most experts in the field
do not predict any great
change in the money market
and say that now is as good a
time to buy a house as any.
In fact, most stress the point
that if labor and material
costs increase the present
home will cost more next
year.
In its mid-year review, F.
w. Dodge Corporation points
out that the general con-
struction market has risen
for the 18th consecutive
Evening star., 1961-08-12

The first half Of 1861
having passed, this is the
time of the year that most of
the oracles take stock. Prin-
cipal among these are the
United States Savings and
Loan League and the F. w.
Dodge Corporation. as far as
the home building industry is
concerned.
One concerns itself with
Evening star., 1961-08-12
BIueridqe Manor Sold

Jerry Wolman and Nick
Basiliko have sold a group Of
80 lots known as Blueridge
Manor, on Blueridge avenue,
Wheaton, to Bernard Jaffe
and Max Berg, it was an
nounced this week.
Announcement Of the sale,
reported to involve more than
Evening star., 1961-08-12
By JOSEPH B. BYRNES
Reel Estote Editor Of The Stor

nomic Policies" The United
States Savings and Loan
League Finds:
"a number Of new forces
seem to have emerged in
housing. For one thing. the
type of units being built has
changed.
During most of the 1950s
the Single-family dwelling
was synonymous with the
Evening star., 1961-08-12

100000. was made by Rob-
ert H. Kent & Co., through
whose office the transaction
was handled by Carl Gold
berg.
The new owners plan to
build homes in the $4,000 to
$4,000 range which also will
be handled by the Kent firm,
the announcement added.
Evening star., 1961-08-12

= Prospective homebuyers
will be able to find a home in,
the price range they can
afford by merely checking the
directory.
There will also be articles
on the trend of the housing
market, financing and what
to look for when buying a
house in addition to the gen.
eral news carried each week
on the personalities in the
housing construction and
realty market.
Evening star., 1961-08-12
Fall Festival
Of New Homes


Dramatic response to the
Fall Festival of Homes, a
yearly feature of The Star,
has been noted by area
builders.
In a Joint effort to inform
prospective purchasers, this
newspaper and the builders
will cooperate in publishing
three special sections that
will appear on September IS.
%, and 30. Each will contain
all possible information and a
map to the various housing
projects.
Evening star., 1961-08-12
1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861
Graph Courtesy Of United States Savings

the lending aspects Of the
business. The other the
a cunt of construction
started. Neither is likely to
climb out on a limb as far
as predictions are concerned.
Nevertheless, both will ad-
NIT that despite all the pub
licity of owning a little piece
of land and a home, apart
ment dwellers are on the in
crease. Apartment units are
far outstripping individual
home units. 1t is a trend that
has continued from late 1950s
into this year.
Units ch0nsed
In its 1861 Trend on Eco
Evening star., 1961-08-12

term housing! Now the
multi-family unit has risen
to where it accounts for over
Is per cent of the housing
starts.
In addition, prefabricated
homes, shell homes and vaca-
ton homes seem to be getting
a bigger play now"
In two out of three in
stances across the nation,
savings and loan managers
report that the real estate
business is tagging behind
the general economy.
Exception Noted
An exception to this trend
is found in the Washington
Evening star., 1961-09-27
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

$3.50, WTOP (s) American
Musical Theater. Richard
Rodgers. Vocalists Martha
Wright and John Reardon
are guests. (Repeat.)
11:00. WTTG (5l-PM East.
IAN Evening With Woody
Herman"
11:20, WTOP (9)-The Late
Show. The Story of Louis
Pasteur." The life story of
the man who discovered the
cures for dread diseases.
Paul Muni. Q936.)
1850, WMAL (0-First- Run
Movie. Dragon Wells Mas
sacre." An ill-asSorted group
finds itself stranded in the
desert with Apaches on the
prowl. B arry Sullivan,
Mona Freeman. Q957.)
1900, WTTG (5l--PM West,
Fan Mail" Count Marco,
syndicated women's column
ist; Ben Alexander and
JeSsica Milford Truehaft
discuss unusual fan mail.
1855, WTOP (9)-The Late,
Late Show. THE Big House. -
Thriller about a college boy
in prison. Robert Mont
gomery. 0930J
Evening star., 1961-09-27
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

sos, WASH-FM (S7.1 Mc.)-
In the Concert Hall. Tchai-
kovsky's March Slav.
7:O5, WGMS AM-FM $50 Kc.
and 1888 Mc.)-Symphony
Hall. Brahms Variations
on a Theme by Haydn,
Opus 56.
$500, WMAL-FM (IO7.3 Nc
Heritage Concert. Works
by Chabrier, Chopin, Shos-
takovich and Vaughan Will
liams.
800, WGMS AM-FM $50 Kc.
and 1O3.5 Me- - Opera
House. Rossini's La Cam
bale di Matrimonio."
9:O6, WASH-FM (97.1 McD-
Artists and Repertoire.
Bruch's Violin Concerto No.
2 in D Minor.
1915, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Me-
Opera Stage. Puccini'S
"Manon Lescaut."
1901, WWDC - Music Til
Dawn. Symphony No. 2 in
A Major, by Boyce.