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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Open Letter
Against TrompoIines

We strongly disapprove of
trampoline exercises being in
cluded in the general physical
education program of any of the
Montgomery County schools. In
view of the nationwide publicity
given to the serious dangers in
volved in the use of this equip
ment, we see no reason for the
Board of Education to continue
to permit the scheduling of this
highly specialized type of gym
nastics whose risk of injury to
novices is out of all proportion
to its dubious benefits.
To be even moderately safe,
this kind of activity requires
specially trained teachers; a
carefully-planned, and rigidly.
adhered-to training program, in
Guiding safety talks; elaborate
and expensive safety precau-
tons; careful supervision of
participants and equipment;
adequate time for instruction;
and plenty of time for the prac-
tice of elementary exercises be-
fore intricate maneuvers are at
tempted. Even under these con.
ditions, it is doubtful that most
well-informed parents would ap.
prove of this instruction.
However, it is clear that these
ideal conditions are not now be-
ing met in our schools, and in
deed are impossible to meet in
the mass program to which our
junior and senior high school
boys and girls are currently be-
ing exposed. If, on the other
hand, this special interest activi-
ty were to be made available
only to a limited, screened
group of gymnastically-g gifted
individuals whose parents have
given them written permission
to participate knowing full
Continued on Page III
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
RIM
of the
TIM
Fright Fight

There's no reason to be fran
tic Because of one reverse
You'Ue had a bloiO that
mustn't sItol0 II might haze
been much aUorse If you'll
read Just aChGt has happened
To all the long-gone great
:. You'll quick decide that 1Uoe
betide Those t0ho procras.
innate Despite your shock,
tell Fear to get From deep
inside your brain You'll hare
no part, he'd better start 4. :.
He shall not long remain .
Then hold a conversation stern
Rett0een yourself and you
-. State all the facts but make
a pact That Fear you'll moi0
subdue For all this time Old
Fear has tried His best to
aUdrp your soul But chdl.
lenge Fedr-he'H disappear /.
And you haze ICON yoW gooU
Richard Hobart
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Letters to the Sentinel

"even the most casual examina-
ton"
suggest that to come to any
such ridiculous conclusion his
examination must have been
most casual indeed. Anything
more than a most casual ex-
animation" will reveal that
Montgomery County's schools
rate among the highest in the
Nation.
All we need, we are told fur
Their by this would-be educator,
is an "honest-to-God teacher"
and "educatable" children. I
might add that 1t would be help
full II the honest-to-God teacher
knows there is no such word
as "educatable" - that the word
is "educable." Then If any of
our honest.to-God teachers
pupils feel compelled to write
letters containing unfounded
blanket indictments of a whole
school system, and can find an
editor irresponsible enough to
print such letters, they will at
least be able to spell right the
words they use.
The woods seem to be full
nowadays of intrepid hunters of
that foul beast Modern Edu-
cation" Admirals with their
elephant guns, Sentinel editors
with their slingshots, and trail
ing along behind them. Mr..
Henry with his peashooter! It's
really too bad they don't have
the proper ammunition facts
or the remotest idea what
their prey looks like.
Dan Smith
2202 McAuliffe DIR.
EDITORS Note: Mr.. Dan
Smith should look in Webster's
NelU International Dictionary,
page SfS. He aCoWId find that
there is such a lOord as "edH-
catable." Furthermore, aOe don't
assume the responsibility Of
passing on the personal vielos
OF our readers - not eUen
yours - just as long as the
vieiUs aren't Hbelous or in poor
tGste.)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09

the Twin-Brook Hunt neither the fox, the
hounds nor the horses could compare in
grandeur with the riders.
All of the aforegoing is prompted from
the dog show that my dog took me to today.
The show was at the Agricultural Center at
Gaithersburg. 1 tried to persuade Chutney
from taking me to the dog show because the
Bugatti wanted to take me to a car show
and some of DR.. Morrows camellias wanted
to go across Washington to flower show.
l had never seen so many breeds of peo-
pie in my life and each person there was
being held in tow by dog. The dogs walked
their people on their right and in order to
make the puny person who had only two
legs keep up with their fine four legs had
the person shout "heel" every now and then.
The dogs all had fine food but had neglected
to prepare any food for their people
Chutney entered me in the hairless peo.
pie class" and 1 thought that unfair of him
for wanted to get into the sporting people
class" but he said that 1 was too old for
that. 1t was obvious from the way the dogs
treated me that I did not have a chance to
win ribbon. One dog judge commented to
me that he had observed my picture in the
Sentinel above this column and that he amused
himself by drawing little mustache between
my upper lip and nose and shading my fore
head with a black pencil and leaving a part
on the right side and a COW lick on the left
side. This arty dog said that then looked
just like Hitler, and he was the biggest
mongrel of all time, and that is why 1 was
thrown out of the dog show
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
New City Hall

RockviIle's City Council gave approval this week
for the construction of S250O00 City Hall piece
OF ground opposite the County Building The site was
purchased just recently for 100000
We wish it were in our power to become COM
petey overjoyed at the prospect of having beauti-
full modern City Hall In our midst, but the several
views we get Of our City make us wonder If it would
not be wiser to spend whatever funds we have on the
many capital needs
One must remember-and certainly the Mayor
and City Council should remember-that it has not
been too long ago that the Lyons estate was bought
and turned into a Civic Center at a cost of some
$4,000 Then not long thereafter auditorium was
constructed at cost of 100000. And just how much
the improvements plus the big parking lot amounted
to is not kown at the moment.
Not for minute do we object to all of these Won
derfuI improvements to city living but we do wonder
If we financially able to stand the load This is
especially true when one knows that capital improve
ments have to be made in the very near future at
cost of nearly million dollars.
Spending for the construction of the new City
Hall presents the same question does all govern
ment spending II it is needed and there is problem
about the money far priority to other services
is concerned then by all means proceed And may our
City be free from an overwhelming taxrate
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
New Look Needed

Now that the Rockville Board of Appeals has
turned down the Montgomery County Education
Associations expansive proposal to move into the
Meadow Hall mansion perhaps it would be wiser for
the MEGA to seek quarters in more austere To-
cation.
Undoubtedly, the association serves a highly use-
full purpose and has helped weld the countys teaching
profession into an effective unit and we feel it should
continue in that role. However, the proposed Meadow
Hall move smacked strongly of efforts to create
lavish country club for teachers which conflicts sharp
y with the pleas of poverty that invariably arise
around budget making time.
Concedng that the association probably needs
larger quarters, feel less ambitious move would
be more acceptable to the MEGA membership
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Qualification

In the front page news item
headed Recreation Board
Wants Public Swimming Pool"
of your March End issue. the
word Negroes" was spelled
with a lower case IN"
I sincerely hope that this was
a typographical error and that
it does not reflect the policy of
the Sentinel. Several instances
of this Objectionable usage have
been noted recently and it would
appear that its all a part of a
petty pattern of calculated slurs
on Negroes.
For example, the Montgomery
County Chamber of Commerce
recently distributed a Handbook
which, in addition to openly in
viting those seeking to avoid
integrated schools to settle in a
wide selection of unintegrated
areas in the county (p. 67), also
managed in numerous instances
opp. 63, 81. ct all to disparage
and stigmatize Negroes by this
snide and shabby device.
Even the Montgomery County
Human Relations Conot,,iccio,,
in the official minutes of its
meetings. has shown itself to
be remarkably insensitive to the
invidious connotations of the
use of the small case IN" in
the word Negroes"
In terms of grammatical us.
age, the word Negro" is a prop.
er noun in the same sense as
Arab" Indian" (both kinds,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Stop II Now

It seems to us that we must stop Jumping all of
elder citizens into class Of poor unhealthy and
detected souls who must be kept" entertained and
guided by the government The majority of our won
derful older folks do not like this apparent trend
Of course there some unfortunate persons
who have grown older without family or friends, and
without sufficient funds to keep body and soul to-
gether. These must be helped. And there organ
izations commissions and government officials who
have done magnificent job of caring for them.
We have seen in the last few years some of our
people more or less thrown into group called the
"Teenagers" This has been mistake because it sets
young persons between the ages of IL and 20 into
something apart and special from human beings.
It is never wise to set any segment of our popula-
ton into neat little groups. It purpose. So
let's not do 1t to our elder citizens.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Spring cIeon-Up

Spring is an ideal time to go through your place
with firm resolve to get rid Of everything you don't
want can't use or shouldn't have And this applies to
town. city and county officials just as much as it does
to individuals
1t doesn't take too much effort to clean up spots
that are ugly. And we believe more of us would do
1t except for the fact that are inclined to get used
to unsghty conditions that appear ugly to one who
sees them for the first time This is the reason so
many oil us hurry and clean up if know company
coming Perhaps this is the reason the Grand Juries
for years gave such glowing Communications 10 the
County Jail. 1t was ready for inspection
Let's say that spring is the best time to prepare
for the inspection that is bound to be made shortly by
the penetrating rays of the SUM-
Look around. See what needs to be done. DO it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Our Schools

l think the editorial writer
who made such a sweeping crit
icism of our county schools
could not have been speaking
from first hand observation or
the possession of many facts.
In the first place, 1t is not
fair to judge a whole school sys.
TEN merely because 1t does not
produce a winner in one partic-
ular nationwide contest In any
one year. Any regular reader of
the local papers knows from
that source alone that Mont
gomery County always stands
very high in the lists of win
ners Of National Merit Scholar
ships, Scholastic English com.
petitions and various other ma.
tional awards. A careful stats.
teal analysis of this and also
of college and graduate school
records would be necessary be-
fore such a judgement as the
writer made would be valid.
Just from casual conversation
with college admissions people
l know that they think very
highly of Montgomery schools.
A comparison with Amidon
School is also not valid at pres
ent. The School is new and
there are no objective results Of
any kind from which to make
comparisons. 1t is likely, how.
ever, that the students In any
school with a new building,
carefully selected teachers. and
a great deal of expert supcrvi.
sion will be more successful
than the average, whatever
their curriculum may be.
The third point of criticism l
know from actual experience Is
not correct. The writer implies
that our students are not given
the traditional academic sub
jects in Montgomery County.
We have had three children In
local schools for twelve years,
and they have all had excellent
reading instruction, using pho.
netics, some of the time, they
have had Geography, American
History, Civics, Spelling, and a
whole list Of the traditional sub
jects, taught very thoroughly.
Except for the disgracefully ov-
ercrowded buildings in junior
and senior high. they have had
an excellent education, and one
which ] feel has been well
worth the moderate taxes we
pay.
Mary w. Brown
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09

The County Council continues to exercise COM
mon sense and great wisdom in its thinking and ac-
tons
Tuesday the Council passed an amendment to the
coming laws making it easier for developers to use
imagination and skill in planning housing developments
in Montgomery County. The amendment provides
greater exibity of subdivision construction by per-
hitting variations Of lot sizes in specific residential
zones.
Much of our beautiful land has been torn asunder
by buIldozers preparing for hundreds of houses built
like little blocks placed in row. This change could
eliminate this type of development
Now it will be possible for men of vision to plan
residential area with variations of size and design
OF course, there have been developers who did not
hesitate to imagination and artistic talent in build
ing houses in given And this includes subdi-
visions with modest homes well those with very
expensive houses.
This new amendment should offer a great chal-
lenge to all developers. And it certainly should warm
the hearts Of prospective home buyers who like UNI
usual and pleasant design and size whether they adj
nit it or not
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
Wick Byron's Column

too convenient for volunteer firemen to drop
whatever they are doing and rush to the fire.
house.
It would be a wise move on the part Of
almost every fire department in Montgomery
County to give serious thought to the estab-
lishment of at least a skeleton crew to be on
duty at all times. Otherwise, there is pos
sibility that government officials will find the
pressure too great to continue hands-off
policy.
The County Council is fully aware of the
tremendous service performed by the hun
dreds of volunteer firemen- So Is everyone
else But this group, like many others. must
continue to keep up with the changing scene
here in the county. Volunteer firemen and
rescue squads have to have paid members so
that there will always be plenty of competent
"Johnnies-on-the-spot" ready to move out and
do their job with the help of the volunteers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09

"Aryan," and Caucasian; it is
not an adjective as is the word
white" (See GPO Style Man.
ual, January 1859 Edition, p. 4S
or any dictionary. Use of the
small IN" can only be assumed
to be a deliberate affront and it
is unworthy of the Sentinel.
Mary Y. Williams. Pres.
Montgomery CITY. Branch
NAACP
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09

1t is understood that Frederick Gutheim
would rather not accept another term as
President of the Montgomery County Arts
Center. He and his group of dedicated cit.
zens have done an excellent job of getting
things underway. But it is necessary to get
another qualified head if the movement is to
continue with success David Scull would
make good president. He has the back.
ground, the drive and the interest necessary
to do the job.
Whatever happened to the County Reve.
nue. Authority? :. Arlene Allnutt just re-
turned from Florida where she visited friends
and relations She was with the L. NJ Reeses
for two weeks. And her reports of the former
County Manager, now City Manager Of
Miami are high in praise for the praise she
heard all over that city for their new Man.
ager
Gordon Boone Majority Leader of the
House of Delegates, will not run for reeIec.
ton. Larry Stern could tell you why even
more than he already has in the scorching
reports he has written from Annapolis con.
corning the connections between members Of
the Legislature including Mr.. Boone, and the
Savings and Loan business Incidentally,
Larry Stern of the Washington Post may get
a prize for his outstanding report on this
subject.
Mrs. Mary Y. Williams is perfectly right
when she complained about a sentence that
appears on page 81 in the 196061 Montgom-
cry County Handbook put out by the Mont
gomery County Chamber of Commerce We
don't believe the officers of the organization
went over the prepared material quite closely
enough. Otherwise we doubt if it would
have been in the book. . The Roger Farqu.
hars are leasing their country house and
moving to Arlington. Roger is the number
one man at The Northern Virginia Sun now
that Phil Stern is in the Little Cabinet
Everyone wants to know where Darwin
Stolzenbach got his White House support.
He's got friends who have friends.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-09

In one OF the letters to the
editor last week the statement
was made that most of the
high school graduates of the
county are illiterate."
This can be ascertained, your
correspondent revealed, by
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-03-11
Economists Ask
Study Of
Disarmament

Thirty professional economists
from universities and trade unions
have asked Pres. John F. Kennedy
and the Joint Economic Commit
tee Of Congress to analyze the
impact which disarmament might
have on the U. S. economy.
| Such a study, the petition as
serted, would help achieve these
detectives:
Anticipate and thus minimize
the inevitable problems Of adjust
ment;
Remove the uncertainty and
fear with which some regard the
likely effect on them Of disarma-
ment;
assure the world and ourselves
that we can face the prospect OF
disarmament with confidence"
The group proposed that the
Kennedy Administration under
take a serious analysis Of the al
ternatives to arms spending" They
urged the Joint Committee to spon-
sor studies and take public testl.
mony on the economic effects OF
disarmament and possible public
policies.
The signers included author Rob-
ert Heilbroner and professors Sey-
mour E. Harris Of Harvard Uni
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-03-11
pACHUTA NEWS

The city wide usher board of the
Pachuta area met with the chapel
hill church, Pachuta, Miss. March
5, 1861. The house was called to
order by the president. The devo-
ton was conducted by Mrs. Eva
Graham, chairman Of the commit
tee. President Clayton took the
chair. Opening the meeting after
the brief Introductory he presented
the General President, Mr.. I. B.
Young who presided over the meet
ing the welcome was given by Miss
Fannie Faye Combest.
Then the program began which
was very inspiring the spirit began
in the prayer services and con-
tinued through the program. AS
this being the annual session and
the President third anniversary we
had quite a few visitors to help
in the making of the program. The
following President were present:
President Young, Bay Springs
area; President Clayton, Pachuta
area; President Thigpen, Taylors-
vile area; President Hilton, Rose
Hill area; President Bounds, Hell
delburg area. Each president was
well represented from his area. We
had quite a few visitors from Lau-
rel, Miss. Marion and Pieayune,
Miss.
The token Of appreciation pre-
sented TO the president BY Mrs.
Mary Ruth Butler from The De
Soto area. Mrs. Selenia Williams
from the Rose Hill area was in
charge of the matrons. President
Thigpen in charge Of the Ushers
March. The program climax when
a song was sung by the lady from
Marion, Miss. Table offering S307.-
80 Appreciation $1,000. total am
cunt S357.34.
The total amount raised during
the past year was about $4,000.
The next meeting will be held with
the Mt. Jordan Church, Pachuta,
Miss, April 2, 1861. Time 6 P. NJ.
The next mass meeting will be held
Friday night before the first Sun
day in April at the Mt. Jordan
Church. Time 7 p. m.
Mr.. c. c. Combest, President;
Mr.. Curtis Colley, vice president;
Mrs. Sarah Jordan, secretary; Mrs.
Helen Heard, Program Committee.
Mrs. Eva Graham. Prayer Chair
man, Mr.. Matte Bender, Mr.. Will
liams Allen; Finance Committee,
Mrs. c. M. Dukes; Mrs. Carrie
Combest, Matron.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-03-11
Louisville News

The Oak Grove No. 2, M. B.
Church will honor their pastor Rev.
E. d. Hudson with a seventh year
anniversary Sunday March IL, 1861
this program is schedules as fol-
lows 11:00 o'clock sermon by Rev.
Hudson Offering and reports mis-
tress Of ceremony sister Walker,
song sister Rosie Macon scripture
Bro. Square Lampkins prayer Bro.
Bill Tripett song Bro. Walter Cole
man, Welcome Bro. Roy D. Walk
er Paper Bro. David Hickman Re-
marks on the pastor as a Bro.
Walker as Sunday school work.
er Bro. Lampk as amission work
ers sister Pearlie Coleman solo
Bro. Sammie Smith, Sermon Bro.
Coleman offering Bro. Sam Macon
lunch will be served on campus.