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between achievement and pupil
teaching staff ratio is practi-
cally zero"
After our initial surprise, ,"
Mr.. Elpley said, I'VE inquired
into what the effect on the
budget would be if one were
to increase the pupil-teacher
ratio slightly. The results were
striking indeed. A small change
in the pupil-teacher ratio has
a staggering, almost unbeliev-
able effect on the school
budget"
For instance, he noted, in.
creasing the ratios of IS ele-
mentary, 30 intermediate anC
rs high school students to each
teacher would provide space fol
22,l00 pupils and eliminate the
need for 573 new teachers ir
the next three years.
The three-year saving would
be $3.7 million, he stated, moi
including a cut of SIS million in
school construction by reducing
the number of new classrooms
needed.
The School Administration
proposal included in the 1854
budget asks no increase in the
present pupil-teacher ratios OF
81 elementary, IS intermediate
and 22.5 high scool students for
each teacher.
Supt. Earl c. Funderpurk has
cited further reductions in the
ratio as a long g-range goal
however.
For the first time in its his
tory the Alliance agreed with
Fairfax Education Association
proposals, included in the bud
get, for teacher pay raises
totalling $4,000.
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Junior Citizens, Washington, d. c.
Mount Ephraim Police Youth Band
Mount Ephraim. N. J.
Bethesda CORPS Wins
Drum ans BusIe Corps: Audubon
Audo6on, N. J.; optlmist Drum S anc
Weich Junior Drum ana Bueis corps
emy school, Cambridge, Nd: Metro
politan Police Boys Drum and Bugle
Corps. Washington. ID. G.
Senior maiOrette group: Southern
Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown,
Nd; Clifton Senior High School. Cliff
ton. n. j.: Boyertown High School,
Boyertown. Pa.
Junior mAjorette group: Boyertown
washington Street Junior High School,
Bugle Corps majorettes, Bethesda, Nd.
Best baton twirler, Handy Babb:
best senior majorette. Linda Gresh
and best junior matorette. Claudia
Stoshak-aH Of Boyertown. Pa.
Slogan winners: Grant-Stevens and
Sumner Schools. Washington, D. c.;
Draper Elementary, Washington. D. c.;
Francis Scott Key Elementary, WASH
ington, ID. c.; Lafayette, Washington,
D. c.; Runnemede School, Runnemede,
N. j.; Glendora School, Glendora,
n. j.: Oaklyn Junior High. Oaklyn,
N. j.; st. Michaels School MONTGOMERY
County, Md: Merrimac private school,
washington. d. c.; Vienna Elementary.
Fairfax County, Va
Evening star., 1963-05-12
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star staff Writer

The annual School Safet!
Patrol Parade is over for an
other year and Boyertown, Pa
"a city Of 1000 which seems Il
specialize in Music Man" ma.
terial-went home with itt
usual cache of trophies.
A winner every year. Boyer
town Junior and Senior High
Schools took seven of the "a
national trophies, including the
best band in the parade.
But the District, Maryland
and Virginia swept the five
Float prizes and most of the 10
slogan prizes in the 9th annual
salute to safety which had, as
its main feature, a parade of
$4,000 school kids from Is
States.
They all went home with
varying mementoes of the four
hour long parade up CopSTitu-
ton avenue that began with
grey skies and ended in SUM-
shine.
Metropolitan police gave
various crowd estimates and set
the ceiling at 10000 estimated
by deputy chief in charge of
traffic, William Liverman. The
spectators fluctuated with the
Sunshine-and grew as paraders
finished marching. Many of
them came back to watch other
groups go past. and still more
came back to play tag on the
monument grounds.
Other participants were so
bands. 26 floats, 18 horses,
10 dogs, Sc motorcycles, eight
unicycles and six antique cars.
The Most Unusual Feature
award went to a four school
group from No. 3 precinct.
Grant-Stevens and SUNNI e r
schools caught everyone's in
terest with a marching group
dressed as traffic lights. With
them was Calvert School which
featured a float with a child
dressed as a skeleton dealing
cards, to point up the slogan
Don't Gamble with Safety"
This also won a float award.
Maury Elementary school of the
District, was another float win
ner with a collection Of papier
mache wild animals and the
slogan We're Wild About
Safety" Two slightly rotund
prize fighters from Henry Clay
school in Arlington, Va. rode
down the avenue inside a box
ing ring, staging a fist fight to
portray Knock Out Accidents"
for their award.
A monstrous web and spiders
won an award for North Glen
Elementary School in Glen
Burnie, Md. with the slogan
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Md: Prince Georges County
Marching Unit; Truesdale Ele'
mentary school and st. Ca.
briel's elementary school, boti
Of the District.
The National award Of best
slogan in the parade went tc
Damascus High School, Damas-
Gus, Md. for Courtesy and Care
Make Accidents Rare"
Other national awards are:
Best appearing unit: Police depart.
ment and public schools marching
unit, Alabama: police department and
public schools marching unit, Athens
Ga; The Whittier School. Washing
ton, d. c.; Marching unit. Charleston,
W. Va: Buchanan School, Orange, Va.
Brookland Park Elementary School.
Senior division bands: South Hagers-
town High School, Hagerstown, Nd.
Jefferson Senior High School, Roanoke,
Va; Greencastle-Antrim High School,
GreencaStle, Pa; Obey Valley area
High School. Clifton. N. J.
Junior division bands: Boyertown
Junior High School, Boyertown. Pa. /;
Washington Street Junior High School.
Md: Kelly-Miller Junior
High School, Washington, d. c.: d. C.
Evening star., 1963-05-12
NEW CHIEF PLANNER
Dutton VisuoIizes DC.
As Most Impressive

The new director of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission, w. c. (Bud) Dutton,
jr., feels that the Nations
Capital should be the "most
impressive city In the world. 4"
For the past five years, Mr..
Dutton's work as executive di-
rector Of the American Institute
Of Planners has put him in
touch with the top city and
regional planners Of the world.
In frequent trips to work with
Alp chapters and to participate
In planning conventions, he
has had q unique opportunity
to sample opinions about WASH
ington.
Mr.. Dutton was the planning
commissions choice to replace
William e. Finley, former staff
director Of the commission who
resigned last November. But he
didn't 60 shopping for the Job,
and has had several attractive
alternate offers, he explained.
After seeing all the exciting
planning going on across the
country. he said he decided
that he had devoted enough of
his professional career to his
post with the institute.
A friend suggested his name
to Mrs. James T. Rowe, jr.,
NCPC chairman who asked to
meet him and then asked him
to consider the position.
The American Institute of
Planners is the United States
national society Of professional
planners, and naturally it is
quite interested in the Wash
lngton planning process, Mr..
Dutton said. Mr.. Finley was
well-known in ALP circles, and
was a real hot planner with
, lot Of imagination" who de-
serves q lot Of credit, he said.
Mr.. Dutton is planning to
chase into his new position on
! part-time basis at first. while
he ALP works on finding a re-
placement.
The 42-year-old planner has
had a lifelong interest in the
ocial problems Of urban living.
ie was born in New Jersey,
md reared in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Because his parents worked
With a good government"
Iroup in Cincinnati, Bud" was
'usy passing out political states
nd literature at the tender !
.ge of 9.
At Dartmouth College, he
najored in city, county and
state government, and was
Just as World War !
I broke out. 4
After training with the Of (
Evening star., 1963-05-12
Foirfox Group Seeks
Cut in School Budoet

The Fairfax County Tax
payers Alliance will seek a cut
IN the county's SAIL million
school budget by recommend
ing an increase in the pupil
teacher ratio.
Alliance President Harlan B
Epley was authorized Friday
by Alliance members to seek
q $5.40l ,044 cut in the county's
overall SIS million budget fol
fiscal 1854. He will appear
before a budget hearing Of the
Board Of County Supervisor:
Tuesday night.
The bulk Of the cuts would
come, Mr.. Epley said, by at
lacking what he called the
sacred COW" of constantly re-
dued pupil-teacher ratios.
Ieacner-Pup1l Ratio Hit
Addressing Alliance member
ship. Mr.. Epley said a study
committee found to our utter
astonishment that there was
no unanimity Of opinion among
educators on the desirability
Of a low pupil-teacher ratio.
Heretofore. we had assumed
IS we think most everyone else
IN the county did, that a low
pupil-teacher ratio was, Ler Sc
q good thing. Our research
Shows that this is not the
ease"
Study Committee chairman
Robert Miller said he found
that nationwide surveys showed
there was mo significant diff
ference In achievement Of pu-
pills In classes Of 20, 80, so and
20. and that operating small
groups for high capacity learn
ers was mot academically or
economically feasible"
He reported that a Connecti-
cut study found correlation
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measures to pay for a more
ambitious budget.
Heading a list Of possible
new revenue sources was q
payroll tax.
These recommendations are
Included in a report by the fl
nance committee that will be
considered by the full Citizens
Council this Wednesday.
'B" Budget SheIved
"A proposed District budget
o. about $3.50 million for the
Nscal year beginning July l
has been submitted to Con-
qress. A "B" budget Of more
than $50 million has been
a1elved pending congressional
approval Of revenue measures
to finance the spending pro-
posals.
Under the administrations
Program, this shelved package
Of budget items would be fl
Iianced through a new formula
biting the authorized annual
Federal payment to the city, q
pew round Of tax increases,
end a new borrowing plan.
In its report. the advisory
committee Endorsed the spend
ing and revenue proposals in
the $500 million budget and
the "B" budget, but said that
the Commissioners should ask
for more.
The report was released by
council officials during a
WTOP-TV City Side" program,
which was taped Friday for
presentation today.
New Budget Urged
; The report said:
THE committee considers 1t
most important that the COM
munity and the Congress real
ize that the Commissioners "B"
budget is far from an ideal. !
e.. To put in proper perspec-
tive the modest level of this
budget, we believe that there
should also be developed a &C"
Evening star., 1963-05-12

flee of Strategic Services, he
qualified as a parachutist and
later was assigned to the 82d
Airborne Division.
After demob he
worked with the Federal Public
Housing Authority at Atlanta,
Ca, before deciding to go
to graduate school to study
planning. y
After two years at the UNI
verSity of North Carolina, he
started his professional career,
Most Of his planning expert
ence has been in the South, he
pointed out, and he is familiar
with minority housing prob
lens and other sociological is-
sues which trouble Washington.
Evening star., 1963-05-12
DC. PoyroII Tax Asked
Il o Finance Programs
By SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

The Commissioners should expand their spending
as Tor the District despite the cys revenue shortage ac-
eordng to citizens advisory group
The Citizens Councils Committee District Finances
has urged that city officials congressional
Evening star., 1963-05-12

FULL NAME Wilbur coffmon
BUD Dutton, jr.
CLAIM TO FAME - Newly op-
pointed director Of the No
tionol cOpituI Planning Com
mission.
HoME-65l3 Forty-first ovenue,
University Park, Nd.
BlRTHDAY-August 70.
EDUcATloN-LiberoI arts orod-
uote Of Dartmouth College,
studied regional Ond city plan
ming in graduate school ot Uni
versity Of North corolinu for
two yeors.
JoBS-PIonning director, chorIes-
ton, S. C., four yeers, ond ex-
eeutive director Of the Ameri-
con Institute Of Planners post
five yeors.
Wife, Fronees; chill
dren, Sharon, IS; Jonet, II;
Christopher. II. and Koren, 4.
Skiing, boating,
reading.
Evening star., 1963-05-12

budget, which would reveal the
true, realistic needs for expand
ed city services and facilities. "
The committee has not been
able to draft full recommended
tions for additional spending
requests, the report said. But
as examples Of what should be
sought, the advisory group cited
$ll million worth of school re-
quests that were not included
In the shelved budget and sew
eral programs proposed by well
fare officials.
On the television program,
Tilford E. Dudley, head of the
full District Citizens Council,
and Mrs. Richard C. Simon
son, chairman Of its Committee
on Finances, conceded that the
chances for congressional ap-
proval Of the reports recon-
mendations were slim. Con-
gresS however, must be told the
true needs Of the District. they
said.
Hearings This Week
The committees alternative
financing proposals, in order of
priority. are:
Increases in the motor We
.hicle excise tax, extension Of
the unincorporated business
franchise tax, a hike in the
cigarette tax above the in
crease already proposed by the
Commissioners, an increase in
the alcoholic beverages tax, a
levy on gross receipts from
parking lots and an extension
Of the sales tax to repair and
installation services.
House and Senate fiscal
subcommittee are expected to
start hearings this week on all
revenue bills for the District,
except proposals for tax in
creaSes. The House Appropria-
tions subcommittee for the
District will begin hearings on
the city's 1920 million budget ]
May 81. s
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STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Dos and Don't's
For Wives
BY DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

Most doctors agree that
daily tension is a killer. In
some form, 1t either causes
or aggravates such condi-
, tons as ulcer, apprehension,
coronary disease and many
other ailments.
Tension can exist either In
the office or in the home.
However, it often causes its
greatest clashes when hus-
band and wife meet In the
home after each has had q
trying day. Instead Of each
finding a refuge from ten
sion in domestic comfort,
the result is chronic strife.
Therefore, let me list a
number of, antidotes against
marital tension which I have
described In one Of my books.
Dos and dOn't's for wives
(we'n get to the men to-
morrow:
o Don't be a nagger Except
to nag him into going to a
doctor when he doesn't feel
WELD. Many men have told
me the only place they find
peace in the house is in the
bathroom.
o Don't be resentful. Many
men complain about the "si-
lent treatment" which goes
on for days.
. Don't get fat and frowsy.
Q Don't show loss Of respect
for him.
. Don't be jealous Of your
children. Remember, when
he is loving them, he Is low
ing you.
. Be a good listener. II he
can't turn to his wife for
solace, comfort-and advice,
he will find other ears.
. Develop the same sleep
rhythm. Going to bed hours
earlier or later than the 9TH
er makes for complications.
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Rupe

seem the least bit concerned
about 1t. When the subject of
marriage comes up, she
laughs 1t off. AS far as ] can
see, she has no intention of
getting married, and I don't
care for the idea Of having
an old maid for a daughter.
What can / do?
MOTHER
Be tn a nkfuI that your
daughter Is content. Or would
you rather she be married
and miserable? Or worse yet,
divorced and living at home
again with n couple Of young
sters TO raise?
DEAR ABBY: What should
the mother Of a teen-age
boy do when a girls mother
doesn't give her daughter q
deadline to be home after a
date? / suppose I should feel
flattered that the girls
mother trusts my son with
her daughter, but 1t doesn't
seem right to send a 17-year-
old boy off with q 16-year-
old girl without telling them
when TO be home. I believe
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neering. The student then re-
ceives two degrees.
Courses Accredited
The College Of Pharmacy is
a Class A college accredited
by the American Pharmaceuti-
cal Association. Pharmacy is q
five-year course. The first year
is taken in the College Of Lib
eral Arts.
The Ohio Northern College
Of Law is fully approved by the
American Bar Association. Be-
ginning law students are adj
mitted only in the fall quarter.
All applicants win be required
to have an undergraduate de-
gree before entering the college
Of law. The law course is three
years and leads to the Bachelor
Of Laws degree. All applicants
are required to take the Law
School admission test.
o The Cooper School Of Art,
Cleveland To creative stu
dents, the authors Of this coll
umn offer a number Of one-half
tuition scholarships worth ST.
900 each at the Cooper School
of Art. In addition, part-time
Jobs are available through the
assistance Of the schools place.
ment bureau. The average rate
of pay on a part-time job is
$3.50 an hour. The school also
assists students in locating
suitable housing facilities
Commercial art Is stressed.
Glasses are limited to rs stu
dents. Hours are from 8 am.
to 1880 PM, which permits
students to work at part-time
jobs.
Applicants must have at least
q c average in high school. The
most important criterion for
financial assistance, however,
is a review of the students art
work by the director, william
F. Whitsett.
Approved by Many
Cooper was founded in 1896.
It is approved by the Ohio
State Department of Education,
the United States Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the United
States immigration Depart
ment for Foreign Exchange
Students, the Veterans Admin
istration and the Bureau Of
Vocational Rehabilitation.
The primary function Of the
school is to prepare students
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-12
COLLEGE FOR THE ASKING
Aid Plan for the Average Student
Offers Wide Range Of Courses
BY BENJAMIN FINE, Ph.D.,
and SIDNEY A. EISENBERG

BY BENJAMIN FINE, Ph.D.,
and SIDNEY A. EISENBERG
A wide range of subjects is
offered by the university and
four colleges participating in
the pilot plan to get more adj
missions, scholarships and
loans for average high school
graduates.
The authors Of college for
the Asking" have set UP this
plan because they believe the
C student can do good college
work and because they know
many Of these students are
being kept from college by I'M
realistic requirements and by
high tuition costs. More than
SIS million in scholarships,
loans and grants is available.
Here are the five institu-
tons that viii consider appli-
cations for the 1854 aca-
demic year. starting this Sep
TENDER. They will also arrange
help for scholarships, loans,
grants or jobs.
o Ohio Northern University,
Ada, Ohio - Co-educational.
Fully accredited by the North
Central Association. Contains
colleges Of liberal arts, engi-
neering, pharmacy and law;
also pre-professional curricula
of medicine. pharmacy, law.
dentistry, nursing and medical
technology. A number Of schol-
arships are available.
The College Of Liberal Arts
includes the hunanities, phi
loSophy and religion, natural
sciences, social sciences,
teacher education and two
year curricula leading to the
associate of arts certificate.
The College Of Engineering
is accredited by the Engineers
Council Of Professional Devel-
opment. 1t offers a four-year
program leading to a bache-
lor's degree in civil, electrical
and mechanical engineering.
Pre-profesSional courses are
offered in aeronautical, chemi-
cal, industrial and othe r
branches. These courses may
be of two years duration be-
fore a transfer to the college
from which a degree is to be
taken.
An arts-engineering degree
also is offered after a five-year
program In mathematics,
physics, chemistry and engi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-12
DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: My brother
and I caught poison ivy again
this year for the third year in
a row. and our father is
making us pay for the shots
with our own money. Last
year when we caught it, he
said that now that we knew
where the poison ivy was, II
we ever caught it again we'd
have to pay the expenses.
Abby isn't 1t bad enough to
be covered with poison ivy
without having to spend
our berry-picking money to
get well? II you print this in
your column our father
might change his mind.
DAVID AND STEVIE
I'll and 49,
I'll print your letter, but
I'm afraid It's hopeless, Your
father Is trying 10 teach you
that money doesn't grow on
trees. You've got TO scratch
for II.
-
DEAR ABBY: My problem
Is my 25-year-old daughter.
She is still single and doesn't
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TODAY
In History
ON THIS DATE
BY the Associated Press

ON THIS DATE
In 1906, enraged citizens
Of BuenoS Aires drove out q
landing force Of 1900 Brit
ish troops.
In 1915, the War Depart
ment ordered the National
Guard to the Mexican Bord-
err.
In 1888. Gen. Italo Balbo's
aerial squadron returned to
Italy after a flight to the
Century Of Progress EXPOSE
ton in Chicago.
In 1913, a Russian teach
err. Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina,
leaped from the Soviet Con-
sulate in New York City to
avoid deportation to her
homeland.
Thought for Today
Opinions cannot surviUe II
one has no chance to fight
for them. - Thomas Mann,
German nouelist.
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o Be as good a wife as you
were a secretary.
. Don't indulge false pride.
Learn to give in a little.
o Be neat-but not too neat.
Let him be comfortable.
. Don't invite your mother
for too long a visitor his
mother, either.
. Be a clinging vine-you'l
hold on to him longer.
Q Keep his friends - and
make new ones.
Q Be q good cook.
o Go along with his hob
bies. You won't be left
home so much.
. Don't let yourself get over
tired or you'll both meet
head on at the end Of the
day.
(Bell-McClure syndicate)
DR.. Steincrohn'S leGtIet,
"Get the Snooze Habit" tDiH
be mailed on receipt of a self
addressed, stamped enUelope
and 10 cents in coin for han
ding. Address DR.. Steincrohn
in care of The EUenino Star.
Tomorrow: Husbands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-12
Former PIows Up
Lost Money Tree

EDEN, Tex. (AP).-Two
years ago Robert Ellis was
razzed about growing q
money tree when his wallet
slipped out Of his pocket
while he was blowing and
was covered UP in his cotton
patch. The ensuing search
was to no avail.
Recently while blowing the
same patch he noticed some
thing the wrong color in the
turned soil. The thing that
did not look like dirt was his
wallet with a dirty. but ne
gotiable, $3.50 inside the sea-
soned leather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-12
FAMOUS FABLES

RESTFUL: One night In
New York City a dinner was
given in Composer Victor
Herbert's honor. Leaders Of
the theatrical. social and
musical world attended.
One after another, these
well-known figures got up
and praised Herbert extrav-
agantly. Each speech was
longer and more laudatory
than the one preceding 1t.
Along about midnight, only
half the speakers had spo-
ken. It looked like the party
would 60 on all night. A
solicitous friend whispered
to Herbert.
"Shall I tell them to cut
the speeches short2 They're
all the same and you must
be getting tired Of the tune"
"How could I tire Of the
tune" said Herbert. "when ]
love the theme?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-12

PHILADELPHIA (AP)-A
five foot boa constructor
went for SIT and there was
q brisk business In other
snakes, turtles and lizards
at the Philadelphia Herpeto-
logical Society's annual snake
auction.
Nearly 100 reptiles were
exchanged for q total of over
5000, as auctioneer and So
ciety president Robert Grant,
jr. presided. A large number
of the purchasers were chill
dren who are members Of
the society.