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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-05
Inside Wet Nam

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ideals and deep humanity Of
the American people should
be distorted to the profit of
a little mandarin of a ty-
ranny as reprehenSible as the
tyranny of communism it
self! How tragic it is that
the United States, so gener-
GUS in its aid and support of
Wet Nam against the Com
munist menace, should be
identified in the eyes Of the
people of South Wet Nam,
and all of Southeast Asia,
with feudalism, concentra-
ton camps, a censored press
and rugged elections!
Evil cannot be fought with
evil. The Communist theology
cannot be d Gated by a
feudal tyranny. 1t is not only
the arms Of war which the
people of Wet Nam need, but
the arms Of freedom, the
ideals and example Of liberty
and progress.
There is no need to reiter-
ate the notorious methods by
which the present regime in
Saigon clings desperately to
power, to the detriment of
all that Is good and just. The
vices Of this regime have been
condemned by the entire
world. If Ngo Dinh-Diem
once believed in integrity, we
must recognize the fact that
today he is the very symbol
of feudalism, corruption and
inefficiency.
The people of my country
are not lazy" or 'indiffer-
ent, they simply want to, and
must know for what they are
fighting. Ten years ago, an
other war was fought in Wet
Nam. Nett h er money nor
weapons nor adequate man
power was lacking, yet our
defeat at Diem Bien-Phu to
the forces Of communism was
complete. What was lack
ing? The answer is newt
able: The reasons to fight
and the will to win, which are
the indispensable ingredients
for victory. At that time, as
now, the people of Wet Nam
were disheartened and dis
couraged by the arrogance
and corruption of the ruling
family.
We must establish a gov
eminent in Saigon based on
the fundamental principles of
liberty. We must bring new
men and new ideas into the
government, men with the
courage to take the initiative
in a general mobilization of
all the mental, moral and
material resources of my
country. Only by giving the
people of South Wet Nam
true democracy to protect
and defend can we give them
the will to win.
The history of my country
is a great one, filled with he
roic deeds and an unending
struggle for freedom. Show
us that we are fighting now
for this freedom, and we
will win.
Tran Van Tung.
Editors Note: Mr.. Tung
is author of several books on
Wet Nam. including "Viet
Nam Faces Her Destiny"
prize winner Of the Academy
Of Political Science in Paris.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-05
CIoshing IdeoIoqies

PRESIDENT Kennedy stated
that religion is an issue in
the cold war. 1t is an issue
because of the Godlessness of
communism, and it's aim to
conquer the world in accord
ance with a definite blue
print and time schedule. One
OF the basic tenets of COM
munism is atheism. Without
religion man is nothing more
Than matter in motion, with
out a soul or spirit. To a
Communist, man was not
created in the image of God
Tor he could not be created in
the image of that which does
not exist. The great hula
baloo about religion being
taught, or even mentioned.
IN our public schools should
be the concern Of every red
FLOODED American, for almost
without exception it is the
student in tellectual who
creates riots and disturbances.
as a prelude to communism.
1t was the misbehavior of
students in Japan that can
celled the proposed trip of
President Eisenhower, the
students in South and Cen
trail America who threw
rocks at Vice President Nixon.
and the youngsters who
created mob-rule in Korea.
Science and t e CHI nology
have made our planet ter
ritorially small in a compare
lively short time. The peo-
Piles Of the world processing
different religious concepts,
some a far cry from the pris-
tine purity of the revelations
OF their founders, are thrown
together with ever-increasing
CELEBRITY. Can anyone possibly
imagine that Jesus Christ
would countenance the super
stitions, traditions, cere-
monies, rites and literal in
terpretations being taught as
gospel truth by various sects
and denominations?
Yes. we need to produce
religious foundations which
may be acceptable to all
minds based upon truth and
reality. We do need a holy
book in which the first tesla
ment, the second testament,
and any other testaments are
acceptable to all races of
mankind.
c. Newell Atkinson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-05

muddy roads and horses and
buggies as an inevitable part
of life. We have got to believe
that we can make this coun-
try a foremost example of
what is possible for all the
world. We must have conf
dence that we can make ours
a society in which men and
women of all races, religions
and backgrounds can live I'M
der conditions of mutual re-
spect and of true equality Of
opportunity"
Pledges Progress
The Vice President said
that when he came to WASH
ington 80 years ago it was
difficult for a Negro to get q
job Of any Importance or
prestige. I'VE have come a
long way in those 80 years"
he added. And then he con-
tinued: Il pledge you on be-
half Of the President that we
are going to make more
progress in the first four
Kennedy years than the
country made in all those 80
years. But I appeal to you
and to the other citizens Of
this community: Join in the
fight. Government cannot do
the job alone. 1t ought not to
try to do the job alone" In
conclusion Mr.. Johnson said:
Il am against bigotry and
discrimination because I
think they are wrong. I am
for human understanding.
for equal justice, for equality
OF opportunity because I
think they are right"
In the present Congress
the Senate has adopted, and
the House will do the same
as soon as it comes to the
floor. a resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment
outlawing poll taxes as a req
uisite for voting. Only five
States Of the South still i'm
pose such taxes. There NAV
be delaying tactics. Also. the
administration is demanding
that a law be enacted to
prevent to a marked degree
the use of literacy tests to
halt the registration and vot-
ing OF Negroes. This proposal
would fix, for Federal cleo
tions-those of President and
Vice President and for mem
bers of Congress- standard
OF literacy: A person having
completed six years In grade
schools is to be held literate.
There is wide opinion, how
ever, that only by a consti-
tutional amendment can the
Government so encroach on
the rights of the States to
Tx the standards and quail
LEGATIONS of persons per-
to vote. Since a score
OF States now have literscy
tests. half Of them outside
the South and including New
York and California, the road
OF the administrations bill
may be very hard.
AS for other civil rights
legislation-and many addi-
tional laws have been pro-
posed-the consensus is that
they have no chance of en-
actment at this session Of
Congress, which has before it,
or will have before it when
1t comes from committee, a
long and impressive list of
legislation and appropris-
lions with which it must deal
before it adjourns to face an
election Of the total House
membership and one-third
plus Of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-05

Fossil "Snowflakes" found
In ancient rocks may be a
long-sought link between life
and pre-life on earth.
They are minute, very
complex crystalline struc-
lures, similar to actual snow
flakes in their pattern, but
consisting largely Of carbon
mixed with traces of other
elements. Hitherto they have
been regarded as remains of
living things of some sort,
perhaps introduced from out
side the solar system,
representing the earliest ter
reStrial life Of more than q
billion years ago.
Instead they may we'll
have been abortive steps of
nature to create life. This
thesis is advanced In a report
to the American Association
for the Advancement of Sci
ence by DR.. Philip Morrison
of Cornell University. It is
based on the assumption
that life in the beginning
arose from a chance combi-
nation of elements. There
must have been many combi-
nations which approached
close to the structure of the
living molecule but were not
quite alive"
Hit-Miss Proposition
DR.. Morrison uses the ia
miliar example of the Chin
panzee in front Of a type
writer striking keys at ran
dom. Every now and then
he will accidentally produce
a word. Eventually-in sew
eral billion years-it can be
calculated that he would
produce, word for word, all
the works of Shakespeare just
by pure chance.
True enough. says DR.. Nor
rison, but meanwhile he
would produce disjointed
fragments of Shakespeare.
They would be like Shake
speare but not quite Shake
speare. Much the same sort
Of process, he says, can be
postulated for the origin Of
the extremely complex struc-
ture Of the very simplest Of
living things from which,
through the process of evolu-
ton, all the rest of life has
arisen.
This is the opposite of any
theory Of special creation or
Of the introduction of life
from outside the earth.
The ancient "snowflakes,"
he holds. may be evidence
of just such a process. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-05
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used il
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSo-
ton. Those not used tOiH be
returned only Dhel accom-
panied BY self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-01

doesn't improve the sound"
Miller, if anyone, should know good
sound when he hears it, Before he be-
came a permanent and Familiarity
bearded figure on TV, Miller was di-
rector of popular artists and repertoire
for Columbia Records.
In this capacity he decreed who and
what would record. One decision he
made which he has never regretted:
to publish an album called "Sing Along
with Mitch" produced by William
Mitchell Miller.
1t is now l6 Sing Along albums and
one whopping success of TV series
later. Those l6 albums have crossed
close to $60,0G5, 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-01

Miller still gets more than 1000 let
tiers per TV show, but he is now
sharing the fan mail with some of his
unknown but talented people"
Most popular among the rs sing
alongers: Adrian Revere, the tall thin
fellow with the gray mustache, and
Ken Schon, the strapping man who
used to sing Wagner at the Metropoli-
tan Opera. If fans don't know the
names, they simply address letters
to THE Tall Man" or 'The Fat Guy"
While Miller points his beard proud
ly to his l6 Sing Along albums, one
would like to put in plug here for an
LIP record which never made the hit
tune list 1t is Columbia Records NIL
Continued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-11
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Evening star., 1962-11-25
COLLEGE NEWS
Student Peace Union
Adds to Members

State University. is to take po-
litical action.
THE idea is to take over
party machines. the party shells
that are run by hacks" she
said. She cited the fair amount
Of votes 80 peace candidates
received in the last election.
There are two main reasons
for running peace candidates,
she said. Education. If you
run a peace candidate as a Re-
publican or Democrat, you gel
time on TV and more coverage
in the press
People then may start think
ing about the issues"
Political action will not bt
confined to national elections
she said. The 20-year-old pre-
dicted that political liberals or
the George Washington campus
would run candidates for stu
dent offices - candidates that
would let the .SPU be recog-
nized there.
"It seems like a small thing"
she said, but our main prob
lem now is to get recognized
Then we can put up poster.
about our meetings and gel
people to come. Then We'll
start educating them"
Evening star., 1962-11-25
MASON ON EDUCATION
Varied Problems
Worry Parents
By LESLIE J. MASON. Ed.p..


produces very mediocre themes
usually a &C" grade or below.
Encourage your daughter to
research for a picture of the
whole situation rather than
search for ideas to be used. She
should be able to write a brief
first draft of her theme without
referring to her reference notes
from the library.
=
Dear DR.. Mason:
What are your thoughts re-
garding the use of intelligence
and/or achievement Of the chill
dren as basis for merit pay
of teachers?
Mrs. G. B., Greenlake, Wis.
Certainly the intelligence test
scores of children are not the
responsibility of the teacher.
And the results of achievement
test while important. are only
one measure of good teaching.
Many things need to be con-
sidered.
Does this teacher help the
child retain or regain the Joy.
Of learning? -
| Does he, by precept and ex-.
ample, instill patriotism?
Does he, though his efforts
and cooperation, improve the
school program?
Does he have an understand
ing feeling for individual chill
dren?
Dear DR.. Mason:
How can my sixth grade
daughter make better grades on
spelling tests? When I read the
words slowly she can spell them
correctly. She says the teacher
says each word too fast.
Mrs. j. c., Paterson, N. j. -
Spelling tests are dictated. If
her teacher speaks rapidly, your
daughter must be able to bring
the correct spelling to her mind
quickly by the sound OF the
word. "
Have her practice saying the
words aloud and actually think
how each is spelled as she hears
the word. Have her practice the
last thing before going to bed
at night. Help her review the
first thing in the morning.
Speak the words as rapidly as
the teacher does.
DR.. Mason UiH i0elcome ques-
tions addressed to him in care
OF The EUening Star. Those OF
most general interest toill be
dnSUered in his column.
Tuesdoy Ion Feature Poee):
Evening star., 1962-11-25

Responsibility for education
in the United States is vested
in local school boards. who
largely set their own rules. On
the whole this is a good thing
But it can cause confusion, as
this letter shows:
Dear DR.. Mason:
Our daughter attended one
year of kindergarten in another
State. But our new school board
will not honor the transfer and
allow her admittance into the
first grade because of her age
How do you explain to q
bright youngster that she can
no longer attend school?
Mrs. S. U.
The problem is not as serious
as it seems. Little girls usually
are quite happy to be like all
the other little girls.
Invite one or two children
the same age as your daughter
to spend an afternoon with her
Perhaps then she will under
stand that in her new commu-
nifty no girls Of her age go to
school.
Dear DR.. Mason:
My daughter is asked to dc
library research for themes. II
seems to me that all she doe;
is look for ideas that she car
copy into her themes. Is thi,
preparation for college work?
H. F., Long Beach, Calf.
This is a procedure used BY
many students. When it is car.
ried over into college work Il
Evening star., 1962-11-25
Pan American Union

Thanks to the presence here
OF the Pan American Union
and its vigorous exhibition
program, Washington will
probably not share the sur
prise" anticipated by the
sponsors Of the current show
there, New Directions of Art
from South America" The
sponsors are Kaiser Industries
and Show Magazine and the
exhibition, after Washington,
will travel about the country,
something that happens
much too rarely to the exhi-
bitions at the Union.
Here, the New Directions
are mostly old directions,
well charted in the Unions
previous exhibitions and.
sometimes, originated In New
Evening star., 1962-11-25

tools of trade. From the
Daniels until our own life
times, the western view of
the East was frivolous when
it wasn't merely acquisitive.
Both East and West are now
paying for that frivolity and
its beginnings can be studied
at the Smithsonian.
Evening star., 1962-11-25

York and exported to the
Latins only to be re-imported
later. This applies especially
to smear painting by Yo-
landa Mohalyi and Vicente
Martin. Most Of the As
paintings from Argentina.
Brazil. Chile and Uruguay
reflect the effort, recently
seen in other parts Of the
hemisphere as well, to do
something besides play with
paint or achieve interesting
textures with sand.
Chief Interest
Most interesting painters
in the show are: Leopoldo
Presas with his large religious
scenes; ErneSto Barreda,
whose paintings of old doors,
shutters and other woodwork
have a great feeling Of desc
lation; Roberto Viola, whose
strong dark forms thrust
jewel colors out at you; and
Ernesto Farina with flat abb
Stractions of grassy meadows.
Beyond being interesting,
the only painter in the show
with any promise Of a really
new direction is Alto Grifasi,
whose Burial of a Baby" Is
a very moving. yet sober and
controlled composition based
on the procession to the
grave, sunlight through
clouds, and an astonishing
spider close up on a bush.
Evening star., 1962-11-25
ART AND ARTISTS
Asio's Art in Three
Shows at Museum
BY FRANK GETLEIN
star Art Critic

The Smithsonian Institution, which hides its i'm
preve collection Of 18th and early Goth century American
art under bush Of knickknacks and curos nevertheless
up from time with dazzr loan exhibition
the Foyer Gallery of the Natural History Building Con-
the few days has oudazZled
by opening three separate but related shows
in the gallery.
The shows are order from the entrance THE Art Of
Evening star., 1962-11-25
DIMENSION EDUCATION
Computer Use Rises
In Business Course

RECORDS, Lne paying OF plIlS. n
later application is inventory
control. The computer is used
to keep track of inventory level,
to punch out orders as new
supplies are needed, to follow
up orders, to write a letter to
the supplier if the supplies are
not received in time.
"Computers are also being
used to solve 'waiting-line'
problems. For example, how
many checkout counters does a
supermarket need so that peo-
pie will not have to wait SC
long they will shop elsewhere?
ALSO, problems of distribu-
ton are being solved by COM
puters. If a firm has half-a-
dozen warehouses scattered
around the country and must
supply another half-a- dozen re-
tail points, what is the most
economical system to ship
goods? Or, using a similar ex-
ample. what is the most ef-
ficient and most economical
route for a salesman travelling
a certain territory?"
Business students are en-
couraged to use computer tech
niques, along with mathematics
to answer such questions in
stead of relying solely on un-
aided intuition.
The business student in his
senior year makes the fullest
use of computers, and at thi:
stage everything he has learned
about business and about COM
puters. is brought into play.
Teams Get Problems
Seniors are divided into teams
Each team takes over the op'
Grafton of hypothetical com
pany. All the information abou
the company, its competitors
and the industry is stored II
the computer. Then the stu.
dent-managers face problems
make decisions-about produc
ton, sales. inventory, market
ing, transportation, employ.
ment.
These decisions are put int
the computer as they are made
and at the end of the perioc
the computer issues a new re.
port on the company, a report
showing whether the business
made a profit or lost none!
during the trial period.
I'm this way" says DR.. Gray
son. "the computer provides
laboratory where the student'
can experiment with manage
ment problems, and can profit
by their experiments"
Business students general!
at Tulane make more use o
computers than business il
general is doing now.
However, as DR.. Howard G
Schaller, dean of the school o
business administration, ha
said: Our task is preparing
students for the business worlt
as it will be 20 years from now
For it is then they will b
assuming positions of responsi
bility and leadership"
DR.. Grayson is convinced-an
many agree with him-that or
r of the big differences that wi
S be found in business 20 yea,
j from now is the increased u
e of the computer.
Evening star., 1962-11-25
Howard U.

The exhibition program at
Howard has been running
rings around those Of the
other universities hereabouts
for some time. 1t has done
this by the simple expedient
Of spending a few dollars on
the program and any school
in town is free to follow this
splendid example.
The university has now ex-
tended its scope with PAINT
ings, Prints and Drawings by
20 Modern European Artists"
from the collection of War
rem M. Robbins, a Washing
ton writer and lecturer who
assembled most of his COL
lection during IL years in
Austria and Germany for the
State Department. The How
ard touch-which may de-
fined as doing things properly
through the spending Of
money-is here evident in the
installation and especially in
a generous catalogue briefly
annotated by Mr.. Robbins.
Robbins Collection
The Robbins collection is
modest but choice. There
are few paintings and there
are some fine lithographic
posters among the prints
which make up most of the
show. But the show has
typical and excellent ex-
amples by such European
artists as Will Baumeister,
Marc Chagall, Picasso, Bon
nard, Feininger, Jawlensky
and Kokoschka. There is a
beautifully long suffering
woman's head by Kaethe
Kollwitz and a haunting one
by Redon.
The collection also intro
duced some younger artists
not well known in this
country. Georg Rauch is
strong in Autographs and one
painting. Otto Fried has a
couple of fine monotypes.
Most numerously represented,
however. is a young German,
Guenter Schoellkopf, whose
aquatint etchings are based
on Don Quixote, the Arabian
Nights and Villon the poet.
Mr.. Schoellkopf has a fine
command Of a difficult medi-
um and an endlessly adapt
able vision. If you haven't
yet discovered the first rate
Howard gallery. you couldn't
pick a better time.
Evening star., 1962-11-25
The DonielIs

The next exhibition at the
Smithsonian reveals an early
European attitude tow ar d
that culture Of the East.
Thomas and William Daniel
were uncle and nephew who
went out to India in 1885 and
remained there into 1898.
journeying into most regions
of the subcontinent and COM
piling a collection of sketches
Evening star., 1962-11-25
Art Notes

On Tuesday for members
and guests and on Wednes-
day for the public, the
COrcOran Gallery of Art opens
a major exhibition for con-
temporary German artists.
Current: prints and draw
ings of artists from the
Washington collection Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Hopkins
Smith, jr., at American Uni
versity; paintings by Nicholas
Krycevsky at Georgetown
University, the Reiss Science
Building library.