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Evening star., 1961-02-23
Further Appraisal of DR.. Honsen's Theories

I read with great interest
your editorial, "Dr. Hansen's
Theories" It was a strong and
accurate description of DR..
Hansen's ideas, as I interpret
them, and it is gratifying to
find understanding and
agreement outside the pro-
fesSion.
However, I question the
implication in your editorial
that the superintendent's own
staff-those in the field who
are basically responsible for
action-will not support his
views. My experience has
been to the contrary.
1t would be hard to find
100 officers-and their teach
ers-who would believe and
act in unison, but. in gen.
eral, we in the schools feel
the need for greater empha-
sis on Skills teaching and bet
ter use of the individual stu
dents time.
Furthermore, the use Of
the word progressive" even
in quotes is unfortunate. No
doubt reference is made to a
type Of shoddy. casual, super
ficial school program which
Is rarely seen now.
My dictionary defines "pro-
gressive" as moving forward
by gradations or steps; max
ing, or favoring, advancement
or Improvement" I submit
that the Superintendent's
program is according to this
definition. a progressive one.
and progressive staff mem
bers will welcome and enjoy
the opportunity to put his
ideas into action.
Dorothy nj. Lewis,
Principal. Shepherd School,
~ T. 4 Il
We read your editorial on
DR.. Hansen'S radical sugges-
tions on education with great
amusement and even greater
satisfaction. For several years
we have been waiting for an
appropriate time to voice our
opinion on this subject. Hav-
ing a child in the gifted
group Of the honors track In
the sixth grade. we feel we
know whereof we speak.
Evening star., 1961-02-23
AnuIyzes Recession

The present recession is
composed of two parts: the
temporary freeze-up Of con-
Sumer activity because of
freezing weather and the
long-term problem of auto
nation.
Attenuation means the end
Of many semi-skilled jobs.
Ultimately it means a better
future with more medical re-
search, cultural and social
projects. ETC., but first it
means the end of millions of
routine bookkeeping, manu-
featuring and farm jobs.
Every young person needs a
greatly heightened period Of
training. High wages in in
dustry have added momen-
tum to automation. The un-
employment problem will be
with US for quite a while.
Is this then the time to
raise and extend minimum
wages? Jobs which pay 81
an hour or less are generally
marginal. Take for example
the department store. De-
partment stores have stiff
competition from self-service
discount houses. Does any
one doubt If they must pay
higher wages. that they will
convert to self-service, hire
one-fifth their present labor
force. pay this smaller staff
Of career employees higher
salaries and require much
higher skills, and buy auto
mated merchandise controls,
etc.? Department stores hire
thousands of housewives for
part time who work as much
to have contact with other
people as for their carfare
and pin money. Jackie Ken
nedy can Join the Orange
County Hunt Club. but for
many middle-class women
the part-time job is a form
Of social contact. OF commu-
nifty service and Of income
supplementing. Stores hire
senior citizens who usually
have some family and money
resources, but who need more
money and who need psyche
logically to feel useful and a
part of the world. Minimum
pay jobs help college students
meet expenses. Teen-age
baby sitters get low wages,
but they relieve the most
overworked. underpaid class
in America-the mothers Of
young children.
No American today con-
fuses a Job paying so cents
to $3.50 an hour with q ca
Evening star., 1961-02-23
THE PASSING SCENE
Extremists Against Constitution
BY RALPH McGILL

There grows today, among
the more thoughtful lawyers
Of the Nation, an awareness
that they have allowed ex-
tremistS to create q doubt in
the minds of an undeter-
mined number Of less in-
formed Americans about the
validity Of the Constitution,
the Bill Of Rights and the
process Of our judicial sys-
tenn.
They now see there are
subversive forces at work
which, In the several forms
Of hate literature regularly
attack our judicial system
and our courts. The most
depraved anti-semitic dia-
tribes increase, picturing the
Constitution and our courts
as directed by a Jewish, Com
munist conspiracy. The ped
dlers of hate travel the
country, distorting truth and
planting the most reckless
lies.
That there are some law
yers who are found in these
strange. weird caravans serves
to illustrate the failure of the
great majority of the bar to
speak out against such per-
sons and such procedures.
Nothing in all the excesses Of
Goebbels' lies during the rise
Of Adolph Hitler is worse
than the latest material
flooding the mails.
As Subverslve as Reds
1t is equally as subversive
Of American institutions as
Is the most persistent Com
munist spy ring and propa-
ganda. It attacks the
administration as disloyal.
It finds Dwight D. Eisen-
hover to have been the dupe
Of Communists and Zionists.
Our judges are similarly
slandered. It seeks to make
Americans doubt their gov
ernment and It's institutions,
including the courts. # we
ever forget we are q Nation
Of law, then the American
system is doomed. There are
those who seek to incite mas
sive defiance Of law.
At such q time there ap-
pears q timely book. It is a
small one Of 10 pages. 1t
costs but $3.50. It is q good
book for father and mother
to read to their children. It
Is a fine text for civics,
classes or community discus
sion groups. It is a Living
Bill Of Rights" by Justice
William o. Douglas, Of the
United States Supreme Court.
The book consists of a short
essay on the amendments
which, with the Constitution
itself, are our supreme ma
tional treasure.
Evening star., 1961-02-23

We began as q Nation in
l776 with the Declaration Of
Independence. This docu-
ment proclaimed human lib
erty and the inalienable right
to 1t. It was necessary to
establish a stronger unity
and we did so with the adop-
ton Of our Constitution in
1889. We then became the
United States.
Our Declaration and our
Constitution were attacked
by the crowned heads OF
Europe as radical and dan
gerous. The Russian throne
refused to recognize us be-
cause we were a set Of revolu-
tionary radicals. Today, the
Communist bloc of nations
rejects our idea of individual
liberty and freedom. The
Communists, like the en-
perorS and czars Of another
time, regard it as dangerous
nonsense. ...1r
Our Constitution and its
precious content of individual
liberty are not well understood
in the new countries which
come to independence with
so many lacks and so little
preparation. Food, clothing,
housing, medical care and
jobs are their immediate
needs.
Liberty Taken for Granted
Liberty, ct such moments.
does not seem Of much i'm
portance. And, as Justice
Douglas says, in a brief in
PRODUCTION, many Americans
think Of the Constitution as
q historic document written
for another people in another
time. That is because we
have always known liberty.
Our radical revolution, which
so excited and dismayed
kings and czars, was fought
a long time ago.
We forget, too, that our
revolution was not entirely
directed against a foolish
British king. In our Consti-
tuition. We protect ourselves
first Of all against any do
mestic tyranny. We deter
mined to live without any
tyrant-domestic or foreign.
And so we have. And so we
will, as long as we retain
faith in our Constitution and
its guarantees of freedom
so long as we believe in hui
man liberty for every citizen
OF this country.
If we ever forget it, then
our Republic will begin to die
at the moment of forgetting.
And with it will die human
liberty.
The basis of our life is law.
Our Supreme Court and our
judicial system are our most
certain protectors-all of us
need to stand up and be
counted on the side of law
especially our lawyers.
Evening star., 1961-02-23

The time consumed on the
research skills sometimes on
the high-School level, and
even possibly on the college
leveD sacrifices much of the
time that should be spent on
the fundamental skills. Home
work assignments that neces-
state too much parental as
sistance do nothing but de-
velop sloppy study habits on
the part of the child. Why is
not more reliance placed on
the basic textbooks? An occa-
sional research assignment is
an excellent idea, provided
the answers can be found in
the school textbooks or in the
regular standard encyclope-
dias found in the homes of
many children.
These children may be con-
sidered budding geniuses and
know how to make galvano-
scopes. use protractors, and
play with abaci. but over half
the class failed in a simple
arithmetic review test at the
grade level. And as for
grammar" Chat naughty
word), some of the children
didn't know until recently
that "the" was an article.
One child corrected" an
other by calling across the
room that "the amt no ar
ticle."
We believe that the radical
way we were taught chron-
illogical American history is
far superior to the present
teaching of international cur
rent crises. For instance, our
children are taught all about
the prominent people in cur
rent events overseas, but their
knowledge of men prominent
in American history is con-
fined practically to those
whose birthdays are cele-
brated by holidays. For
some reason we believe
that the study Of tn
American Civil War should
precede the teaching Of
the African civil war. And
other current crises In present
world events. Regarding the
American Civil War, about
all the children know Is that
Evening star., 1961-02-23

it was q war between the
North and South and resulted
in the abolishment Of slavery.
In fact, they have learned
more about this subject from
television shows than in
school.
A few teachers in the hon.
ors track seem to feel that
these children are bored with
fundamental skills, but could
it be that it is the teachers
who are bored? Could 1t be
less boring for the teacher
to watch a child explain q
homemade display project
than to correct patches Of
papers on subject and object
pronounS?
We believe that many par
ents Of gifted children
evaluate the teachers on the
basis Of fancy projects their
children are assigned (and
which they will probably
never use in their lifetime),
but do not realize that be-
cause Of these projects they
are being short-changed on
fundamental education. They
are due for a sad awakening
when their children take their
college entrance examina-
tions, and either fail to pass,
or are among the bottom
twenty per cent.
Room Mother.
y u II II
"Dr. Hansen's Theories
are not new, but it is news
when a superintendent Of
schools adopts them. If he
implements them in the D. C..
school system, the President
and Congress will be able to
observe first-hand the only
effective means of improving
public education. Carl Han
sens theories, put into prac-
tice in any public school in
the country, would do more
to better the Nations educa-
tional system than all the
proposed billions Of Federal
aid. We need right thinking
educators like DR.. Hansen a
great deal more than we need
money.
Anne Snyder.
Evening star., 1961-02-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to c0ndeBsG-
tion. Those not used tCtll be
returned only 1Uhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-02-23
Maryland Affairs

The Maryland House Of
Delegates, apparently Of
Tended by what they had
been reading about them
selves in the newspapers,
recently convened in closed
session to discuss. reported
ly, what to do about the
press. AS q resident and O
taxpayer 7 should like re-
spectfully to suggest instead
that they devote their ef-
forts. in open session, to
what to do about Maryland.
The State has all sorts Of
problems - substantial and
persistent unemployment in
m any areas, the slot
machine gang moving into
Southern Maryland, second
class schools and underpaid
teachers, q shortage Of coll
leges, inadequate libraries
and shameful mental and
welfare institutions. What
leadership is being exercised
to put Maryland in the cate
CORY Of a proud, progressive
State in the goth century?
In Annapolis, the leaders
of our State government are
taking it easy. Unemploy-
ment? Well, 1t really isn't
as bad as it seems. Slot ma
chimes? Well, this is an "in-
soluble problem" Short
changed youngsters in
schools and colleges? This is
q local problem and as for
colleges, there is no agree
ment on what form expan-
sion should take so no ac-
tion is taken. Libraries? Well,
we have some, and although
they are all below the mini
mum national standards,
they're better than nothing.
Mental and welfare institu-
tions? We're studying the
matter.
Our LEADERS" in Annapo-
lis are brazenly gerryman-
dering the State so that
they can hold on to what
they've got and repeatedly
present a Prince Georges
County leader the new con-
gressional seat for his son.
No matter that the two most
populous districts in Mary
land will be about twice as
large as the smallest dis
trict; no matter that the
voters in the governors tiny
district will have double the
voting power Of q voter in
Montgomery or Baltimore
They are in power and are
entitled to the spoils.
Reapportionment - equal
representation for every
Maryland voter in the State
Legislature-is something to
be approached delicately
maybe two steps forward
and one and seven-eighths
backward. After all, why
should a rural dominated
body upset its own comfort
able applicant because Of
these Johnny = come late
lies" in Prince Georges and
Montgomery? They pay the
bulk OF the taxes, but what
do they know about sound
government?
These folks are naive
enough to want a conflict
of-interests statute prohib-
iting such things as members
of the Legislature writing
millions of dollars Of insur-
ance for the State or mem
bers juggling savings insur.
Evening star., 1961-02-23

ance legislation involving
fellow members.
What's the matter with
Maryland? Basically moth
ing. but Marylanders have
come to accept the view that
politics is politics" and are
giving up their rights to the
politicians and their spoils
system. What we need are
protests by those who value
good government and clean
government.
What's h happening in
Maryland is scandalous. If
we permit 1t to continue we
are accessories to the de-
cline.
Sam ZagOria.
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Maryland Delegate Carlton
r. Sickles proposes a change
and increase in the State in
come tax. His bill would tax
incomes from 3 to S per cent
on a graduated scale. The bill
proposes to eliminate the 5
per cent income tax on in
vestmentS, also.
Under Mr.. Sickles' proposal,
the citizen would pay on
much more of his income
than before. At present, on
$4,000 taxable income, he
pays $240. Under Mr.. Sickles'
plan. he would pay $3.50, an
increase Of $50.
And why should the invest
ment income tax be elimi-
mated? BY cutting this out,
the tax burden is then
thrown on people with reg
ular earned incomes. Why
should the man with invest
ment income profit at the
expense of the man with:
earned income? The man
subject to investment income,
tax is far more able to pay
than the one with regular
earned income. .
It should be noted that at
the present time the Federal
Government is giving SER
ious consideration to reduc-
ing income taxes in order to
combat initiation. So then,
the emphasis should be on
tax-cutting instead of tax in
crease. Why doesn't Maryland
take a page out of their book
and do likewise? The pro-
posed bill would take money
away from the ones who
have the least and give it to
those who have the most.
The Maryland taxpayers
should get a break before
they are all broke. The in
come taxes are high enough.
Let's take a second look at
this situation and come up
with something more con-
structive and less painful.
Our lawmakers should be
more realistic and face the
facts.
C. F. Haughawout.
A news item in The Star
indicated that 1861 Maryland
automobile license tags will
be imprinted with the words
Come See U.s."
Help! Please publish this
SO that other Maryland resi-
dents may be aware Of what's
in store for us unless our
protests can head off this inA
vasion of our property and
driving rights. Why can't We
continue to have uncluttered
and dignified automobile Ii
Evening star., 1961-02-23
Situation Normal

It's so good to see the trash
men again able to navigate
our alley with ease, that we
almost don't mind their re-
newing their concentration
on smashing our cans.
Edwina Mclean
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
RITES IN IOWA FOR
FORMER SIDNEY TEACHER

Mrs. Emma Comet Kringen, "a,
died recently at the home of her
son and daughter-ll-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horton Connect in Mime
GpoGS, following a six weeks i'll
ness.
The deceased was reared in
Joice, Iowa, where she was bap-
tised and confirmed in the Con-
cordia Lutheran church.
Funeral services were held at
Concordla church and burial was
In the Concordia Church cerne-
terry, with the Rev. A.. S. Waters
officiating.
Mrs. Kringen was born January
8, 1897 at Joice, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Torger johnson.
Here she grew to womanhood and
later taught school lat Joice, Ma
son City and Sidney, Montana.
Sine was married in 1918 to
Owen Connect and to this unicu
one sen, Horton, was born. Fol
lowing Mr.. Connects death she
taught in Minneapolis. In 1855
she married Arthur Kringen o.
Lake Mills, Mimi. AT this time
She accepted a teaching position
IN Sidney and they made theil
home here during the school year
She is survived by her husband
Arthur Kringen; her son, Horter
Connect; two granddaughter, Pa
trlcia and Penney Connect of Min
neapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Emil
Kr4ngen cf Sidney and Mrs. Kari
Walfred OF st. Cloud, Mimi, and
one brother, Human johnson OF
Cambridge, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Emil Kringen of Sidney
was among the many who cams
from a distance for the final rites
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
MRS. CHARLES MATHESON
FUNERAL AT MESA. ARIZONA

Requiem high mass was held for
Violet Matheson Monday, Nov. 20
at the Queen of Peace Catholic
Church in Mesa, Arizona. Burial
was at Greenacres Memorial Gar
denS at Scottsdale, Arizona. Mrs.
MatheSon passed away Thursday,
Nov. 16 at the Mesa South side
Hospital following a lingering ill
ness.
She was born at Mellan, Wis
consin, Nov. 2, 1900, the daughter
of MI. and Mrs. Johan Schmid.
She was a registered nurse, having
graduated from Sacred Heart Hos
pital in Spokane, Washington. She
followed her profession in st. Paul
and Granite Falls, Mimi, berore
coming to Sidney, where she nurs-
ed in the Sidney Deaconess hos
pital.
Her marriage to Charles Mathe-
son took place in June, 1887 and
they engaged in the restaurant
business until their retirement in
1855.
Survivors included the husband
of the deceased, Charles Mathe-
son of Mesa; three sisters, Mrs.
Marian Dorman of Tacoma, Wn.;
Mrs. Lillian Johnson and Mrs.
Ethel Smith of Sidney; and one
brother, Clarence Schmid of Tao
oma. She also leaves many nieces
and nephews.
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
many friends and neighbors for
their acts of love and sympathy
during our recent bereavement at
the death of our dear mother,
LENA Bell Porter. Our special
thanks for the beautiful floral
tributes and Memorial cards, and
fer tine dinners that were served
and the food that was brought to
our home.
we also wish to express special
thanks to DIR. Hyde and DR.. Har-
Der and the Community Memorial
Hospital staff, for their kim anc
tender care of u loved one: the
Cloyd-G order Mortuary for their
consideration and kindnesses; Mrs.
Walter Quilting, soloist and Mrs.
Lionel Gall, organist, for their
service of music; those who acted
as pallbearers; and the members
Of the Methodist WSCS. We would
like also to give u special thanks
TO the little children who were
SO kind to her ON their way to anC
from school. She looked forwar,
10 seeing and exchanging greet
ings with you each morning AM
evening.
We thank you most sincerely
one and all.
The family of Lena Bell Porter
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
"A OFFICER VISITS
CHAPTER w, PEG

Mrs. Peggy Sarsfield of Butte.
second vice president of Montana
State Chapter of the PEG Sister
mood paid her official visit to
Chapter w of Sidney Tuesday,
November %.
AT II noon a nohoSt luncheon
was held ait the home of Mrs.
Kathryn LauSter followed by a
7oecAal session at the home of Mrs.
Lionel Gall, where the rituaIistic
work eff tine Chapter was ex-
empllfied fer official inspection.
AT the close of the meeting.
Mrs. SarSfield gave an inspiring
talk ON the subject, "Our Gifts
aifter which Mrs. Elaine William
son presented her with a Gift from
the chapter.
Mrs. Sarsfield left by bus that
afternoon for Glendive TO make
her official visit on Chapter A
that evening.
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
CHRISTMAS EARLY
FOR TOASTMASTERS

Christmas came early for the
Sidney ToaStmaSters this year.
Anne HaStad played Santa Claus
as Table Topics Chairman, asking
each member TO speak two min
uteS about an object which that
member found in his package.
Morris Cross won the 'bull throw
ing" award with his response.
Winning THE award for the most
improved speaker was Harry
Whitney. "Hole in the Ground"
was the title of his speech which
pointed out the necessity of hav-
ing a fall-out shelter. William
Baue explained THAT lit is impera-
tive that we save: "Our Precious
TopSoil." Verne Roland gave a
welcome address to the members
OF a ficbiious Toastmasters Inter
national meeting. Evaluators Oh
line three speeches were respec-
lively Morris Cross, Arne Hastad
and Russell Da,lielsen.
Arley Levno was the Toast
master. Douglas Johnson as Gen
eral Evaluator gave helpful sug-
geStiCns for Improvement. The
Grammarian was Ralph Gross.
Alter the Table Topics a shorr
business meeting was called t.
ondsr by Russell DanielSen, Presi.
dent of Sidney TcaStmagaers.
Ralph Cross, pinch-h1tting fol
the absent Educational Vice Pres.
ldenlt, Oscar Olson, presented Z
Reading Plan" co-ordinated wifi
speeches A motion concerning /;
publicity plaque was tabled.
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29

Falls who was also a week end
guest alt her parental home.
Mrs. Rose Trotter is visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Jeff Green in WilliSton, and Will
stay with the girls while their
mother accompanied MIR. Green to
a Caterpillar convention I'M Bis
marck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don CouttS and
Johnnie were overnight Thanks
giving guests i'm Bowman, N. D.,
where they visited ait the home
Of Don's mother, Mrs. Emma
Coutts, and with his brothers, Bill
and Russell and their families.
Miss Rita Kopp spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c..
Kopp. Rita is majoring in music
at Montana State University at
MiSsoula.
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29

We wish to thank the many
friends of our loved one, Violet
Matheson, for kindnesses extend
ed both during her long illness
and at her death.
The cards, memorials, mass
cards and beautiful floral pieces
we're greatly appreciated and your
many other kindnesses will never
be forgotten.
Sincerely
Charles MatheSon
Ethel Smith
and family
Lillian Johnson
and family
Clarence Schmid
and family
Marian Dorman
and family
The Sidney herald., 1961-11-29
MR.. AND MRS. HOMER BARBER
TO CELEBRATE THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Barber will
be honored on the occasion of their
50th wedding anniversary Sunday,
December 3 at the Girl Scout
Cabin in Sidney between the
hours of 2 and 5 pm.
All friends are cordially invited
to call and extend their felicia
tons to this esteemed couple.