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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-10
Potomac Compromise

The seven-agency committee which
President Kennedy set up to move the
Three Sisters Bridge and the inner loop
controversies off dead center has some
what miraculously accomplished pre-
ciSely that.
We do not mean to say this is the
end Of the matter. 1t is too soon, for
example, to say whether the Policy
Advisory Committees recommendation
to build the Potomac bridge farther
down the river-between Key Bridge and
the north end of Roosevelt Islands
feasible. Quite possibly the detailed en-
cheering studies which are yet to be-
made will prove it is not.
The point is, however, that the
District Commissioners and the heads
of six Federal agencies are now agreed
that a new central area bridge to
bring cars from Virvinia's Interstate
Route 66 into the District actually
should be built. They also have agreed
that the concept Of Washington's in
ner-loop freeway should be preserved
by building the northern loop as a part
of the Federal interstate highway sys-
TEN. These are the two issues which
lay at the heart of the freeway contro-
verSy. And their resolution is a well
come and important step forward.
What remains now is for the Pres
ident, who declared a moratorium on
both projects last May, to indorSe the
brief report of his advisers, and to
instruct the Commissioners to proceed
with the engineering studies 1t pro-
poses Mr.. Kennedy should do so i'm
mediately.
As for the north-leg road, the
agreement to give maximum consider
alton" to tunneling the freeway under
ground in order to reduce its disruptive
impact makes good sense. Particularly
in the areas to the west and north III
Dupont circle, considerable amount Of
tunneling may be absolutely essential.
If this turns out to cost more money
than conventional freeway, the values
preserved will be worth 1t.
The advantages of the new Po-
tomac bridge location, however, are
strictly political. The new site, being
farther away, takes the immediate pres
sure off Glover-Archbold Park. In Vir-
ginia, it avoids the controversial path
of the Three Sisters Bridge through the
Spout Run Park.
But what the approaches required
for this bridge will be shown to do to
Georgetown on the Washington side,
and, in Virginia, to Rosslyn, will be
interesting, to say the least. We do
not envy the engineers who will have
to design these approaches.
There is final point to consider.
For anyone who was around few years
ago will recall how the National Park
Service and the Fine Arts Commission
gagged at the prospect Of one new bridge
over the south end of Roosevelt Island.
Yet here are these same agencies now,
eagerly swallowing proposal to tightly
sandwich the island between tho bridges.
How ironic And how typical Of
the vagaries of planning in the Nations
Capital.
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No Innuendo

Mary McGrory knows, as
does every other literate per-
son. that S en- ator Barry
Goldwater is not a Klu Klux-
er; that he is not a John
Birchite; and that he is not
a racist. Yet in the article
California Dilemma" under
her by-line, she sought to
ere a tie the impression that
the Senator was all of these
things and maybe more. BY
innuendo Miss McGrory i'm
piled that Senator Goldwater
favorS or condones the fog
ging and lynching Of mem
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Music Teachers

Irving Lowens, your music
critic. is laboring under a
popular and old fashioned
conception Of the profile of
the instrumental music
teacher in the public schools
when he says:
"One Of the basic troubles
in American music education
Is the isolation Of the child
from the experienced, prac-
tical musician. In our pri-
mary and secondary schools,
pseudo music taught by
non-muSicians, is the usual
state Of affairs. Why should
not the skilled players Of a
symphony orchestra be util-
lied by boards of education
as musicians in residence?'"
Being a professional musi-
clan or fine performer is no
guarantee that the person is
qualified to teach music to
children in q class situation.
The present-day music edu-
Gator must not only have a
broad musical experience and
knowledge Of music, but also
have a knowledge of chill
dren and Of the techniQues
Of teaching them effectively.
Mr.. Lowens may not know
that today's instrumental
music teacher Is also usually
a specialist and performer
on an instrument. I would
suggest that he investigate
the public school music de-
partmentS in his own area
before he makes any further
criticism of the public school
music educator. For example,
among Arlington County's
Is instrumental music teach
erS, eight hold masters de-
grees in music or music edu-
cation; one has a Pho. in
muSicology; six have played
professionally; three now
play occasional professional
jobs ION part-time basis),
and nine play with local civic
music groups. One is a con-
ductor and another is an as
sistant conductor of a COM
munity symphony orchestra.
This would indicate a close
naison with the teaching and
performing profession.
Certainly a person of the
status and position of a mu-
sic critic should realize the
important role of the music
educator in promoting inter-
est in and appreciation for
good musical performances,
such as the National SYM
phony. The music educators
are molding future music au-
diences. In many instances
they create the initial inter-
est for our future profess
SIGNALS.
It is time that the general
public, and more specifically,
professional musicians and
critics, be informed Of these
changed aspects of music
education.
DIR. G. Jean Shaw,
Elementary instrumental
Music Teacher, Arlington
County Public Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-10

Of Faith, and a host Of others
Of all religious names and
signs. have set aside a night
this month for a city-wide
celebration extolling the no
table record Of the one who
with growing skill, devotion
and the appreciation of null
titudes has been so vital a
factor for a half century as
the faithful have come to-
gether to worship the God Of
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob.
This dedicated musician has
also for many years been the
organist Of a great Pres
byterian Church in the same
city.
The deserved celebration
OF so long a time at a syna-
gogue organ serves to remind
us Of some significant ref
erenceS in the Old Testament
stressing the Imperative
claims Of music in religious
practice. There are two pic
lures which suggest how
near is melody to decency, let
alone to religion. They record
scenes in which music proves
to have charms to subdue
evil passions. These ancient
portrayals from the Scrip
lures show how the role Of
the organist in public wor-
ship is closely allied to that
Of the minister or the rabbi.
We are told that when Saul
heard the music Of the psal-
terry and the pipe and the
harp, the Spirit Of the Lord
came upon him and, trans
formed, he prophesied. Also,
we read that when David
took his harp and played be-
fore Saul, the evil spirit de-
parted from him. Here we
see music exercising evil. And
so, in each case, we witness
the miracle Of grace being
performed by instrumental
music.
Then again, the scene Is
changed. We are brought
face to face with Jehosha-
phat, the King. In sore
straits, he longed to hear
some guiding voice. In his
perplexity. his soul ached to
speak with God. He asked,
us there not a prophet"
Then Elisha is found and
three kings stand before him
and beg him to prophesy.
But the lips Of the seer are
silent. He has no message
he is dumb. Then the proph-
ct cried, Bring me a min
strel!" And it came to pass
when the m in trel played
that the hand of the Lord
came upon ELS h a and he
prophesied. Thus it is made
clear that the minstrel was
inspiration to the prophet.
And so for all time there is
indicated in this ancient pic
ture the close relationship
between the stool Of the or
ganiSt and the pulpit Of the
prophet. And so, there has
been decreed a Blessed Trini-
ty which across the ages has
lifted cropping souls by the
ministry Of melody from the
lowly ground to the very
gates Of heaven-the Spire-
the pulpit-the organ
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Moon Beam

something I read made me
mad" Now 1t m a kes me
happy to extend to you and
William s. White my thanks
and appreciation for two fine
articles on the moon shot.
Mr.. Whites article. knitting
the United States Lunar Pro-
ject," and your editorial, ITO
The Moon" said far better
than I ever could exactly
what my husband and I have
been t thinking for a long
time. After hearing criticism
OF the moon project from
politicians, scientists and
even some religious leaders,
one favorable report was en-
couraging - but two in
one week end really made
our life seem worthwhile.
Ny husband is an engineer
who has worked In the space
field and on the early pre-
manned flights at Cape
Canaveral since 1855. He has
worked for several large
companies and we have
moved our family three times
In the past five years. My
husband has Travelled all
over this great Nation and
has met with engineers from
many large companies, the
Army, Air Force and now
NASA engineers. He has
worked at East Coast plants
and divisions with engineers
and technicians from Ohio,
Massachusetts,, New York,
Pennsylvania. Washington,
D. C. and Virginia. We have
friends from all these States,
many who have Travelled with
their ia antilles much more
than we have. To me, these
people are the true pioneers
Of mid-century America.
Many people criticize the
space program, and much
political red tape and Wheel
ing and dealing has hurt the
overall effort. President Ken
nedy promise d US a moon
flight in this decade and
then moved over to give Mr..
Khrushchev a seat in our
capsule. How is that for i'm
proving the great American
image! Mr.. Khrushchev said
"no-go" with a smile and
now he has come out with
Polyot I. Two cosmonauts got
married and where do you
think they plan to raise q
family-on which planet?
Why do we need a Sputnik
or Polyot I to make us give
our full support to the space
program? Where would we
be now If the Pilgrims waited
for some unhappy group in
France or Spain to race them
to the New World? Did Co.
lumbus give up his search
for a short route to India be-
cause all his critics said the
world was flat and nobody
was In the around-the world
race with Spain? If there
were no Russia, no cold war
and no new frontier, I would
still believe In the conquest
Of space just, as the famous
mountain climber once said,
because it's there"
As Ben Franklin believed
In electricity which led to
E dison's electric light and
hundreds of new inventions
from radio to radar and as
Wright believed In the air.
plane and Einstein believed
in atomic power, thousands Of
scientists and engineers be-
lieve in space as the next
great scientific breakthrough
for a strong and free Nation.
For all these people in Gov
eminent and private industry
as well as my own family, I
say thank you for your sup
port. Mrs. A. E. FinkeI.
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SPIRES or THE SPIRIT
The Orgonist
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States senate

Under almost every leaping
spire m arking a place Of
worship there is a wondrous-
ly made musical instrument
called an organ. As Worship
ers enter the church pOr-
tails. vending their way to an
hour Of what is announced
as divine worship" usually
the first voice to break the
reverent silence Is that of the
organ. As a well-known song
puts It, there Is a mystic
something that comes from
the soul Of the organ and en-
tiers into mine" But that
something comes from the
soul Of the organ through
the sensitive soul of the one
whose trained and dedicated
ringers wan der over the
speaking keys. Melodies fur
nish wings by which listeners
soar to loftier heights of
spiritual apprehension. This
makes the organist a close
partner to the one who, in
the pulpit as a prophet of the
eternal, stands up to speak.
The intermingling Of the
ministry Of the one who from
the sacred desk" as our ia
theirs called it. proclaims the
Word and the one who pre-
sides at the keyboard Of the
organ Is beautifully suggest
ed by the construction a CEN
tury ago Of a unique pipe or
gan in a little church near
Manila, in the Philippines. A
parish priest coveted for his
loved flock a musical instru-
ment through whose speak
ing pipes the sacred treasury
Of music could inspire those
who bowed in the sanctuary.
But the cost stood in the way
OF bringing that wistful vi
sion to earth. Then, one day,
as this yearning priest
watched bamboo stalks bend
ing In the wind, they sudden
ly seemed like waiting organ
pipes be win g in reverence.
There were upright stalks Of
all sizes. suggesting tones
from the highest treble to
the lowest bass.
There came to the young
priests mind and heart an
exciting possibility-which
grew into grim and yet joyful
determination. Then and
there he ordained for a holy
purpose his skill of handcraft
and his musical knowledge.
One by one, he transformed
bamboo stalks into pipes. In
his labor Of love each was
fitted into its destined niche
In the ascending scale. Then,
one notable day, common but
sanctified bamboo trees stood
up in the temple baptized into
the glorious ministry of mu-
sic. AS we stood in the vener-
able chapel, 1t was a thrilling
experience to hear those dur
able, flintlike reeds which
this servant Of God had
carved with his skilled fin
gers a century before still
sounding out as they do Sum-
day and weekday the melo-
dies of redemption, filling
with dulcet tones the ancient
shrine. I thought Of the lines
Of Egbert Sanford:
God is at the organ:
And the keys are storm
StretDn bilious,
Moorldnds, trees.
Yes. and in this instance,
bamboo trees.
That priest ere ate d that
organ and breathed into 1t
the breath of life 100 years
ago. For half that length of
time, a noted organist has
presided at the organ in the
service Of an outstanding
synagogue in one Of Ameri-
cas- well-known Eastern cit
les. No wonder the members
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dead), and two most likely not to be
found together, Senator Strom Thur
mand and Noise TShombe.
There they are, folks, a mighty
scary bunch. Be on the lookout.
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Don't Get 1t. He's Been swallowing 1t for IS YeursF
LETTERS TO THE STAR
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FROM THE STAR FILES.

but also with the manner in
which those resources are
distributed. :"
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13
TEE
TO
GREEN
BY JIMMIE BOWMAN

Well Hi old dubs! Another per-
feet golf week barring a few
storms etc. This is my kind of
weather Dad! My aching sacroiliac
no longer aches so, think I'll last
the season out.
Say, I have to straIghten out q
typographical error in last weeks
column. That fellow who shot that
sizzling rs at Keller last week and
wrapped up the club championship
was Ron McGinnis, not McKinnis
as stated. He is a cousin Of Big
McKinnis who can do likewise,
but didn't happen to do it last
Sunday. So let's give the credit
where its due. Besides, Ron Nc
Ginnis is on my team and his fine
score sure helped put us in the win
column in the inter-club matches
A group of us made the tee
times in the Gross Open last Sat
urday and though we weren't the
best golfers in the club, at least
we were there! You know fellows,
we are always talking about being
denied this and that, etc, so
whenever these City courses ex-
tend an invitation, let's put our
best foot forward. I didn't see one
of our better golfers there outside
of the Cummings brothers, Sid
and Howie the younger stalwarts,
big Dan Pothier, Captain Men
derVlle, Dillon, Mosely and Presi-
dent Saunders who filled in very
nicely to make up two foursomes
for TCGA. I scanned the master
score sheet carefully, and in check
ing the scores of the big boys,
I'm sure we have three or four
golfers who have shot as well!
Howie Cummings looked very good
out there-but for a seven on a
par four, he would have been in
the real low sos. My point is, we
were there and made a creditable
showing. I certainly hope that the
next public open will bring out a
big group of TCGA men. We are
certainly qualified, and the way is
open, and the time Is NOWI Let's
have a little more club pride fell
lows.
Well, Last word Nicholas" just
gave me the team results and here
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13
Thursday g. 1858, Minneapolis SPOKESMAN Page 7

on 7 and 8, so the day wasn't a
total loss. hope somebody takes
over this "bogie" honor next week.
My scorer informs US that this lad
Ron McGinnis had a SO with handi-
cap and Is without! Wowie! Splen-
did Ron! The best team score with
handicap was the Bowmans 299
and the team score without handi-
cap was also Bowmans with 331.
Well, thus far we are quite lucky
to be in the lead, and I know the
cheese" will be quite binding
from here on out!! But golf is
never over until the last putt Is
made, so let's wait and see what
happens.
Oh, say, see where sweet
swinging" Ruth Landry beat
Marge Lewis, Mary Ingram and
Amilie Cook in their match last
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

Like I keep reminding you
swingsters, this Is only the third
round and these matches run until
September 22nd. So, there's plenty
Of slip twixt the cup and the
wrist"
Once again dubs, let's turn in
your weekly score cards to Mr..
Jones. A few Of you are playing
much better than your handicap
states. You are not a golfer until
you get a correct handicap.
Well the birds are winging again,
50 focus your clicks on feathers
Ville":
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13
BIRDIE DERBY

Each week the bird feathers get
thicker and thicker. OF course
leave us mention the Bogie ball
for this week. have to claim that
distinction with that big fat 8 on
No. 4 at Keller last week. Six
over on a par 8. Really!! eased
the pain with brides back to back
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

100 yard dash with a timing OF
lilo. Hayes won the 100 yard dash
for men with timing Of 9.S equal
ing the stadium record.
In the Bay area Of California
there is a young high school fellow
by the name Of Louis Kirtman
who has the A.A.A. track league
opening their eyes. Louis, a IT year
old speedster, has run the 120 high
hurdles in the very fine time of
14.5.
He is a math major and an ex-
ceptiOnal student. Louis was
born in Texas but now makes
his home in San Francisco.
Grambling College of Gramb-
ling, Louisiana has long been noted
for its fine football players. This
spring there is a new attraction
at the school. Baseball scouts have
descended on the campus in num-
bers. The big lure has been third
baseman Frank Garnet. Also under
close surveillance are catcher Don
aid Welch, shortstop, Jesse Jones,
outfielder, James Wyatt, first base
man, Bunny Hudson, and pitchers,
Robert Williams (9-D, Alex Pero
(5-0), and Candy Robinson (5-O).
The Little League senior division
"World Series" was scheduled for
Beckley, West Virginia this year
however it will be moved to
another location because of racial
discrimination allegedly practced
by local Little League sponsors.
The Beckley Elks who sponsor
the Little League in that city had
a fixed policy Of excluding Negro
boys from teams no matter what
their abilities were.
1t is sad when a few small
minds deprive galIent young
sters Of the right to perform
because Of the color Of their
skins.
Hats off to the Little League
top brass for moving the play-offs
to a more favorable setting.
Still on youngsters; the Trail
blazers, a All sOftban team
from South Minneapolis, has
won four games so far Of a six
game schedule. In their last two
games against the Country
Cousin Of Eagle Lake, and Kelly
Drivers of Brooklyn Center they
have come up with a triple play.
How about that!
Bob Covington Is the coach Of
the trailblazers and Gordon Smith
is a playing assistant coach.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

The victors of the COLISEUM Re-
lays held in Los Angeles, Calf
ornia were Bob Hayes Of Florida
A. & M. and Marylee White Of the
University of California.
Miss White won the women's
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

week at Keller. Nice going Ruth,
Keller played very long and rough,
so for anyone who did not finish
you shouldn't feel too bad. After
my bogie 4th, I was headed for the
parking lot, but my team mates
held me back! The Twin city
Auxiliary ended up with:
Ruth Landry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1
Marge Lewis ................................2 2
Mary Ingram NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Amilie Cook 4
See you at the trophy table lad
les. Well Mr.. Jones is busy flight
ing the club championship. So look
for the results in next weeks col
umn. Oh say, If you fellows would
like to go through, go ahead am
easing into the clubhouse until
next week!
Yours for better golf!-Big Jay.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13
The
BELL
By Jesse Bell

Sioux Falls, South Dakota was
the scene Of the 18th Annual Ma
tional Association Of Intercollegi-
ate Athletics track and field meet
a couple of weeks ago. It was at
this meet that Maryland State
track ace, Russell Rodgers, was
voted the most valuable athlete
after turning in a fantastic after
noon.
Russell, a senior, took first in
the 120 yd. hurdles, 440 yd. dash
and 220 yd. hurdles and wound
up the meet by running a leg
in the mile relay. Rodgers set
no new records but fell short
of new records only by a frac-
ton of seconds. The Maryland
State mile relay team with Rus
sell running the anchor leg cap
tured the event in the record time
of 3:13.5.
The team from Maryland easily
captured the meet title with 81
points. Omaha University placed
second with 33 and Texas Southern
the favored team ran third with 80
points.
Texas Southern's powerhouse
must have met its match.
Hats off! Minneapolis to Central
High School and their fine sprint
ers on Friday afternoon their
fabulous $50 relay team ran a
sparkling 1901 to set a new state
high school mark. The next day
Blaine Chatham, Thornton Jones,
Larry Butler, and Paul Williams
tried to lower that mark but could
not.
Blaine Chatham did lower the
mark in the 100 yard dash to
:09.8, however it was not counted
as a state record because Of ex-
cessive winds. Three of the four
boys on the $50 relay team are
juniors SO should high school
thrill track fans again next year.
st. Louis Park took team honors,
and Minneapolis Central, third
place.
Adolph Plummer of the Univ
ersity of New Mexico set a new
44O yard record in the Western
Athletic Conference track meet at
Tempo, Arizona. He ran the quar-
ter in the fantastic time of 44.9
seconds. The old record of 45.9 was
set by Glenn Davis of Ohio State
in 1858.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

they are, as Of the third round Of
team matches:
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

Gary Brokow, age 8, Of New
Brunswick, New Jersey was re-
Gently presented with a framed
drawing to celebrate his victory In
the national Punt, Pass, and Kick
competition in 1862. Gary received
the award from Don Chandler Of
the New York Giants, Bart Starr
of Green Bay, and Tommy Davis
Of San Francisco.
It must have been a great thrill
for little Gary!
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

100 yard dash with a timing OF
11.o Hayes won the 100 yard dash
for men with a timing Of 9.3 equal
ing the stadium record.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

Abe Woodson, of the San Fran
cisco 49'ers, is probably one Of the
busiest off season football players.
In addition to his regular duties as
loan officer trainee with the Gold
en- Gate Bank in San Francisco, he
now has a daily 16 minute radio
sports show on KDIA in Oakland.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-06-13

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