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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
BY THOMAS F. DIMOND
Star Staff Writer

Four seventh graders stood
around a bunsen burner in a
Jefferson Junior High School
classroom recently, trying to
make a nice graceful bend" in
a glass rod.
The bunSen burner was on a
makeShift table fashioned by
pushing four desks together
and covering them with a ply
wood board. One of the four
students, a boy with thick plas-
tic-rimmed glasses, held the
rod over the flame, shifting i'm
patiently from one foot to an
other.
His three companions looked
by turns from the glass rod to
other tables where other stu
dents were trying to make a
mice graceful bend" In their
glass rods.
Occasionally a student would
try to encourage the bend and
break the rod, earning a re-
proof from Richard A. Banks,
the instructor.
"All right, boys and girls, let
us heat one small portion Of
our glass rod" Mr.. Banks said
after one was broken. "If you
will hold it in one spot and roll
it over you will find the glass
will become very soft and will
start to bend"
When the students had
proved they could bend a glass
rod, they would take a longer
one and bend it into a delivery
tube for an experiment in max
ing hydrogen.
Students do laboratory work
in the seventh grade at Jeffer-
son but not at all In other jun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Pupil Loses
Bottle Over
Mustuche

A District father has reluc-
family complied with the wish
es of school officials and or
dered his son to shave his mus
tache so the boy could return
to classes at Taft Junior High
School.
II am a District resident and
can't do anything but
beef. I don't want my son
hurt so I had him shave the
fuzz off his upper lip so he
could go back to school," the
father told The Star today
I'm still against his shaving
but there's nothing else I can
do"
The fathers comments were
in reaction to a letter he re-
ceived yesterday from John
Koontz. assistant superin-
tendent in charge of the Dis
trict'S secondary schools.
Harold H. Henegar, Taft
principal, sent the student
home on November 81 with or
ders to remove the hair from
his upper lip. The students "a
ther told him not to shave but
to remain at home until he had
appealed Mr.. Henegar's deci-
sion to Mr.. Koontz.
The father said Mr.. Koontz's
letter reminded him that "a
tidy appearance Is as much a
part of cleanliness as personal
hygiene" and that under Dis
trict school regulations poor
personal hygiene is the basis
for suspension or expulsion
from the classroom.
Mr.. Koontz's letter pointed
out that the student had
shaved his goatee but, at the
time of the investigation of the
case, still Sported "a firm stub
BILE" on his upper lip.
"As far as I am concerned
the matter is closed, but I still
don't like it." the father said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Taxi Rates Adequate,
PUG. Accountant Saws

The chief accountant of the
District Public Utilities Com
mission said today present
District taxi rates are "ade-
quate to cover investment
costs"
E. Edward Mclean, testifying
at a P. U. C. hearing on changes
which would boost cab rates,
pointed to the fact that there
are now more cabs operating
here than any other city in
the country" as proof of his
position.
Hearings Wind Up
He said, 1T is hard to say
what constitutes a fair return"
for taxicab operators, but 1T is
evident that there are enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
The JEFFERSON PLAN g
Science Classes Begin Laboratory Work in Seventh Grade

conducted by the teacher. MY
Seventh-grade class at Gordon
watched while Mrs. Maurice
johnson performed a physics
demonstration to show what
happens when ordinary air
pressure pushes against the
smaller pressure of a partial
vacuum.
Mrs. johnson put a little
water into a gallon can and
heated it so that the steam was
forcing out some air. She put a
cap on the can, which she then
took off the fire and cooled. As
the steam evaporated, it occu-
pied less space, creating a
vacuum which forced the sides
of the can to crumble.
The classes lesson that night
was to write up the expert
ment.
When Gordon students dc
perform an experiment, it is a
simple one. To illustrate her
treatment of sound, Mrs. Jua-
nita Mitchell had her eighth
grade students put a piece OF
paper next to their lips and
speak to see how it vibrated.
They also watched the vibra-
tons of a rubber band which
they stretched and plucked
with their chins until the room
was filled with chirping sounds
At Gordon, science is re-
quired for a year-and-a-half,
and may be taken an addition
al year as an elective. In the
seventh and eighth grades it
consists mostly of physics -
the study of air, water,
heat, sound, electricity. light
and magnetism. The ninth
grade covers chemistry, biology
astronomy and TRANSFORMATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
The
Rambler
=. Reeds Up
On Freedom
By JOHN AIeKELWAY

Another 1O0-year ami
versary rolled by last Mon
day.
At noon, December 2, 1853,
the final part Of the Statue
of Freedom was hoiSted into
place on top of the Capitol
to begin a lonely vigil 800
feet in the air.
Today, anonymously, she
continues to face East, her
back turned on the WASH
ington Monument and the
Lincoln Memorial.
On that day 100 years ago,
a battery doomed out a 35-
gun salute on Capitol Hill.
Moments later, another
salute echoed over the city
from the IL forts constructed
around the Capital during
the Civil War.
1t had been Jefferson Davis
who, as Secretary of War,
had been required to pass on
the design of the statue. At
that time, around 1855, the
sculptor, Thomas Crawford,
drawing up the design in his
studio in Rome, sketched a
wreath around the lady's
head. Mr.. Davis, later to
head the Confederacy, OBJ
jected to the wreath. He said
it resembled a ''liberty-cap"
"a sort of badge worn by
freed Roman slaves.
Eventually, the sculptor
agreed and, instead, placed
on the head a helmet en-
circled with stars and COW
cred by a crest composed of
an eagles head and an ar
rangement Of feathers.
Crawford called the statue
ARMED Liberty" Somewhere
along the line it became the
Statue of Freedom. Over the
years, it has also been identi-
fled as Chief Sitting Bull,
Queen Isabella, Balboa, Dolly
Madison, Joan of Arc, Paul
Revere, Captain John Paul
Jones, Betsy Ross, Hiawatha,
Miles StandiSh, and, last and
far from least, Garry Nation,
who chopped up saloons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

Jefferson gives all students
three years of science: Chemis-
try in the seventh grade, ply
sizes and biology in the eighth,
and earth science in the ninth.
Laboratory work is given in
grades seven and eight to pre-
pare the students for more ad-
vanced material in high school.
THE elementary schools are
eating up all that we used to
teach in the general science
course, and the high schools
are raising their levels" Mr..
Banks remarked.
The specialized courses at
Jefferson include the same ma
terial which is in the general
science curriculum, but with
more detail as well as lab ex-
perience. The eighth grade
physics course, as an example,
spends some time on elemental
ry mechanics, which isn't a
part of the curriculum else
where.
In addition, Jefferson stu
dents do outside reading for
their science courses, like Cru
cibleS-The Story of Chemis-
try" and "The Sea Around Us. 2"
Even if they aren't getting to
work with all those neat test
tubes, Mrs. Mitchell's students
are kept interested by her eff
fort to relate science to their
veryday experience. One day,
for instance, she told them
why a car is hot after sitting in
the sun with the windows
rolled up: The rays become alb
sorbed by the upholstery and
lose energy so that they can't
penetrate the glass to get out.
Tomorrow. The new nofh"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

dollars to support the more
than 8,700 cabs or some would
drop out"
Mr.. McLean'S testimony came
as the P. U. c. wound up its
hearings on the proposed
changes.
However, P. U. C. Chairman
James A. Washington said the
record would be kept open
until the end of the week to
permit interested persons to
file additional statements.
Mr.. Mclean told the P. u. C.
that any changes resulting in
increased taxi rates would not
necessarily mean" newer taxi
equipment on District streets.
A witness who identified
himself as AL Menud took ex-
ception to that statement.
Mr.. Menud, who said he be-
gan driving a cab part-time
two years ago, told the P. U, C.
that operating costs have been
going up for the past five or
six years, but there has been
no increase in rates.
A Prediction
You're going to end up with
poorer service, poorer equip
ment and inferior drivers. You
get what you pay for, and
that's what you're going to
get"
The District taxi industry is
seeking to increase the number
of zones from % to 40, which
would have the effect of in
creasing the cost of many trips.
The industry group is also
seeking to eliminate the So
called party fare discounts for
three or more persons with the
same origin and destination.
Another cab group would
scrap the zone system altogeth-
er. replacing it with a mileage
system of computed rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

house offices in an old board
building due to be RACED as
part of Rockville's urban re-
newal project.
DR.. Whittier noted the $17.9
million request is $50 million
above the 1964-5 proposal car
ried in last years edition of the
five-year construction program.
The increase, he said, is due to
the additional junior college
work, office expansion, and the
unexpected need for a new
North Potomac Junior High
($1.9 million), a new Alta Vista
Elementary School (S496,262),
and renovations at Bethesda
Chevy Chase High ($540,O00).
Most of the capital budget Is
financed through local taxes
used to redeem school con-
struction bonds. In the current
tax rate of $3.50 per 500
assessed valuation. 81 cents is
earmarked for school debt serv-
ice and Z cents for immediate
school building.
Annual Contribution
In his budget proposal, DR..
Whittier suggested the board
approve $3.50, 900 a year toward
each of three additional items:
school bus depots, plus a swim
ming pool and auditorium. in
high schools.
In addition to Alta Vista,
new elementary schools re-
quested are North Aspen in the
Kensin g t o n-Wheaton area.
Beverlyt Farms and Woodley
Gardens in the Rockville area,
and Cannon Road and Rose
mont IN the up-county section.
Additions or renovations are
slated at Brookview in the
eastern suburban area: Clover
ly. Jamestown, Laytonsville,
Washington Grove, and Poto-
mac, all in the up-county Sec
, ton.
, Along with North Potomac
: Junior High, the superintendent
] recommends Kemp Mill Junior
High and Montrose High.
Additions are requested for
Damascus, Walt Whitman and
Gaithersburg High Schools,
! along with Rock Terrace, a
secondary school for the handi-
capped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

designed to accommodate a rise
in the present enrolment of
100. 444 students to 129. 800 per-
sons by 1869. Next years in
crease is estimated at 5,80S
students.
The proposal is expected to
unsheath ounty Council budget
knives, which seven months ago
Topped 100000 offthe capital
budget. The cuts by the econ
omy-pledged Republican coun-
Gil majority left a SIG million
capital school budget that was
S8.8 million under the amount
approved the 1928 by the
previous liberal Democratic
council.
This budget is for the mini
NAL capital requirements of the
school system" Supt. c. Taylor
Whittier said in presenting the
budget to board members.
Bigger Operating Budget
The largest school item is
the operating budget, which
DR.. Whittier plans to give the
board next Tuesday. It is ex-
pected to be we'll over the $54.s
million the school board re-
quested Of the council last
April. The council cut SIT
million from the request.
The new capital budget pro-
poses $4.8 million for six new
elementary schools, six addi-
tons, and the planning of foul
more schools and two add.
tons.
For secondary construction
the budget requests SOB mil.
lion for three high schools
four additions, and the plan,
ming of another high school.
More than $1.9 million is re
quested for a technical training
center, humanities building
fourth floor addition, an,
equipment at the now vacan
junior college site in Rockville
; The projects originally wer
! planned for the late 1905, an
l the board expects to get bac
S later one-half the expendituI
in State junior college match
! ing funds.
= Another $855,0O0 has bee
: requested for expanding tn
main school board office il
Rockville. The addition wi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Orphan Reveals Hardships
Of Caring for Sick Sister

Today, he seemed polite and
well-mannered, wearing highly
polished new shoes, a striped
shirt and tie and black Stacks.
He said yes sir" and "yes
nam" talking with a quiet ma
turity beyond his years.
Asked if he ever told his
friends or classmates about his
problems at home, the boy
shook his head and quickly
said, "Oh, no." He said he felt
no one should know about it.
Despite his problems, he had
time for a hobby and thoughts
on his future. Most of the
time I like to build model cars,
1 have some up-to-date models
but mostly I like the old. The
oldest I have is a 1925 Model
T Ford"
Unhappy Life
The boy said when he grows
up he wants to be a police
man. He likes school, but 81
didn't do too well. I never
made any AS" Asked if he
would like to go to college. he
said "oh yes" The boy is a
7th grader.
When asked if he liked his
sister he said. while picking at
his white cotton socks, We'll,
we got along. Well, I guess I
loved her."
Before the boy lived with his
sister he had known a life of
unhappinesS. He was born in
WeiSbaden, Germany. His
mother died when he was born,
his father when he was 6 years
old. He said he had three older
brothers but they all died when
they were born.
When he was 7, he came to
the United States with his sister
who had married an Air Force
sergeant whom the boy said
was "a great deal older than
she was" They lived in the
District for about five years be-
fore moving to Forestville. The
boy said his brother-in-law has
remarked and is stationed at
MCGUIRE Air Force Base in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
By MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer


when did your sister last
fix a meal for you, SOM" asked
Walter Liebert, superintendent
of parole and probation for the
South Maryland district.
1t would be a simple ques-
ton for most but not for the
handsome. slight, 14-year-old
boy. He stopped, thought, and
said Il think it was when we
first moved into the apart
ment about three months ago."
With some heSitancy the
German-born orphan told of
his lonely secret, caring for
an alcoholic sister, now dead
The story first came out
Monday night when the boy
stole a box of cookies and q
store employee then took him
home to the apartment the boy
shared with his sister in the
7700 block of Walters lane,
Forestville, Md.
There the sister, Mrs. Vera
Eva Kann, a divorced German
war bride, was found dead in
her bed.
Finds a Brother
Juvenile Court authorities
in Prince Georges County
placed the boy today in a
temporary foster home and
for the first time in his life,
he has a brother" The couple
who are caring for him have a
son who is a clasSmate of the
boy.
When asked If he would like
to stay there, the orphaned
boy said Eyes, I like it." He
had said he might like to
return to Germany and live
with his grandparents but he
says now well, / would but
I don't think I have any flu
ture there. I don't think they
could support me. My grand
father is IS and not feeling
we'll"
The boy was asked if he was
nervous when the assistant
manager, Kenneth earle, Of
the Safeway store at 7401
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
THE JEFFERSON PLAN

Mr.. Dimond, The StoTs District
education reporter, went back to
school TO learn about the eity's con-
troversiol Jefferson Plan, O demond-
ing new junior high school curriculum.
To compare il with the standard
junior high school prosrom, he d.
Vided his time between jefferson ond
onother school. Gordon, offending
closes for several weeks at both.
This is the fourth Of O series Of six
articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

Marlboro pike, District Heights,
questioned him and found him
with the box of cookies.
The boy said "Oh yes. That
was the first time I had ever
done that. Some boys I knew
who used to take things said
whenever you get caught to
give the wrong name and ad-
dress"
The boy did just that but lat
er broke down and took Mr..
earle to his home. II knew she
was sick and the house was a
mess and I didn't want him to
see this"
The boy told a narrowing
story of the last week he
lived with his sister, during
which the only meals he got
were the ones he had at
school.
1.-The last time I talked to
her was about a week ago. I
would look into the bedroom
and she was sleeping and I did
not want to disturb her. She
had gotten very sick and q
doctor said she had poor blood
circulation. That last week,
she couldn't walk much and
stayed in her room"
The boy said he had to
help her with chores around
the house. when we had the
money, we had food. But it
ran out when she started get
ting sick and stayed home
from her job" The boy said
she worked as a secretary for
a paint company in Washing
ton.
Lots of Friends
II had a job but the man
ager got disguised because I
had to spend so much time at
home and I lost that job"
The boy said his sister asked
him to go play outside when
her friends came.
The boy said he had OF wash
his own clothes and that he
sometimes tried to iron them
On Monday night he was
found wearing ragged tennis
shoes and a torn trench coat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

A PLASTER MODEL of
the statue, completed in
Rome before the sculptor's
death in 1857, had a stormy
trip to the United States.
Loaded aboard the Emily
Taylor, the statue set sail for
the United States in 1858.
The Emily Taylor then
sprang a leak and had to put
into Gibraltar. Repaired, she
set sail again and after a
time, off Bermuda, she
started leaking again. Cargo
had to be tossed over the
side to save the ship and it is
likely that the captain had a
few unpleasant thoughts
about the Statue of Freedom.
They had to put into Ber-
muda. The Emily Taylor
wound up as kindling wood
and it was eight months be-
fore the statue could con-
tinue her trip.
Once in Washington, the
model was cast in bronze by
the Clark Mills foundry in
Bladensburg. The job could
not have been done, a story
goes, without the help of a
Negro slave.
The job of placing the
statue fell to Charles F.
Thomas, the mechanical en-
gineer at the Capitol. Once
the feat was accomplished,
with a steam hoist, Mr..
Thomas stood on the statues
head and posed for a pho
tographer. He told a Star
reporter in 1888: a.. d. I stood
on the feathers of the helmet
while a photographer took
my picture. He couldn't say
Look pleasant because
he was at First street and
New Jersey avenue :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Montgomery Airs
$17 Million Budget
ForSchooI Building
Request Calls for $40 Million
Over Current AUGMENTATION
By JAMES b. ROWLAND
star staff Writer

The economy minded Montgomery County School Board
last night million request for school con-
Sucton in 96465 increase of S103 million years
appropriation.
The requested $179 million is the first phase of S756
million fveyear drafted by boards staff 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

magnesium dioxide" with only At Gordon Junior High
a hint of hesitation. periments such these are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

Tomorrow: The new moth"
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-16
Travelling Through West Germany

Berlin Bridge - Europe's long est road bridge - near DulSburg- Ruhrort was recently opened to traffic by Berlin's governing May or Willy Brandt. . 7. The 18th Century Church of Birnau, fa- nous for it's rOcOco styling and view over Lake Constance, is be- ing restored Work on the Baroque structure will be completed in two years. Since 1850 the number of restaurants in West Germany has increased by 50,000 to 180,000; among these are restaurants rep resenting many menus of the world and many style of archi- lecture and decoration.
 At least 55 hotels in West Ger many have facilities for horseback riding. 19 of them are located in North Rhine - Westphalia. Birdie paths wind through scenic woods that surround many North Ger man hotels. One intriguing guest house with stables is Forsthaus Tiergarten, formerly forester's lodge in Lueneburg.
 New national park projects and plans for one international park have been announced in Germany. The international project will be nature reserve of 193 square miles extending on both sides of the German-Luxembourg border. National parks are also planned for the hill region of the Selling on the Weser River, the Arnsber- ger Forest, the western section of the Muensterand, the Egge Hills | and the region between Arnsber- ger Forest and Ebbe Park. And a 106-square-mile nature reserve has been declared in the Ammerge- birge, part of the Bavarian moun- tains.
 Motorists using the Autobahn to cut travel time between German cities now have six new sef-ser- vice snack bars at their disposal
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-16
TT WAS LATHROP, 7O-19

The Lathrop Malemutes com plcted their four game sweep over the cold-shooting Nome High School Nanooks by pounding out q 70-19 victory. The Nooks could hit on only 3 of 29 field goal at tempts during the first half, and never really got going.
 Coach Tinjum tried to spread his offensive pattern out, but the Malemutes seemed to force the local lads to play their type of ball. As a result, it was the coldest shooting performance of the year by the Nooks.
 Wendell Smith got five points to lead in that department. La throp's Gary Wilken scored 22 points to single-handedly defeat the Nanook five. He received plenty of help from his mates, especially Gary Mitchell who hit for 16, Derryl Bood who scored dozen, and Mike Scanlon, who got II more.
 The Nooks take the floor tomor- row evening against the Polar Hor- nets at 8:3O, while the league leading Nome Insurance five goes against the ANB quintet at ' pm. in regular City League action.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-16
Egan Advises Builders Plan for the Handicapped

JUNEAU tR - The State De- partment of Public Works was di- rected by Governor William A. Egan today to consider the needs of the physically handicapped in the design Of future state build ings.
 Egan said the design of modern public buildings often present the handicapped with hardships and he noted that the federal govern ment, other states, municipalities and private organizations have taken steps to provide for the physically handicapped in the construction of new buildings.
 "In the interest of the handi- capped citizens of Alaska" Egan said, ''it is desirable that special provision be made in the design and construction of future state buildings for the elimination of these architectural barriers"
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-16
STATE OF ALASKA INVITATION TO BIDDERS
 lNn 12S2l

Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Administration, Division of Supply. of the State of Alaska, at Room SIS, Alaska Office Building, JtIncau Alaska. until II am. on Jan uarv 10. 1864. and then publicly opened for the purchase of the following:
 Janitorial services for approximately 525 square feet of office space in the State Department of Flsh and Game offices on Front Street, Nome, Alaska. CompIete bid forms may be obtained from the Department of Fish and Game offices in Nome and from the Depart ment of Administration, Division of Supply, Box 242O, Juneau, or 3l4 Lou ssac-Sogn Building, Anchorage, Alaska. The State reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any for mality in bidding procedures.
 GENE R. LURKING, Director
 Division of Supply
 Pub: December Is, "A, 31, 1863.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-16
European Style

Many European countries open the long Christmas season on Dec. 6 and exchange presents on that date, leaving Christmas Day free for feasting, singing and visiting.