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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Housing
Conference opens a two
day session at the Statler
Hilton.
The Protestant Church.
Owned Publishers Associa-
ton begins a five day
meeting at the Shoreham.
This information is supplied
BY the Convention and Visitors
Bureau OF the METROPOLITAN Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

dren and parents and school
personnel in together to talk
things over"
He added that expulsion Is
the last resort" to solving dis
ciplinary problems, but that
the interests of the total school
population sometimes have to
be considered over those OF a
problem student.
In Alexandria extremely diff
ficult students are turned over
to juvenile court authorities,
said Raymond Sanger, acting
superintendent. That's our
way out" he said.
IF we have done everything
we possibly can for a student
under l6 and he is still incor-
rigible, we refer him to the
courts, and that is our deter
rent" he said.
Mr.. Sanger said he definitely
is not in favor of using corporal
punishment but agrees with DR..
Hansen that chronic misbe-
haviors should be put out Of the
school system.
Allowable But Not Used
Irwin H. Schmitt. Falls
Church, (Va0, superintendent,
said that while corporal
punishment Is permitted in his
schools, he knows Of no case
where the power has been used.
While agreeing with DR..
Hanson that this form Of
punishment might be of some
help in cases, 1t should be used
sparingly," he said
There might be extreme
cases where 1t might help as
q deterrent-for students who
reason they can't do anything
to me anyway" he said.
In servere disciplinary cases
in his schools, DR.. Schmitt said
he has recommended to par
ents either that the student
withdraw to go to work or at
tend a private school where he
can get more individual super
vision.
Earl c. Funderburk. Fairfax
County superintendent. pointed
out-along with all others polled
that his system does not
have the serious discipline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

weigh between li6 and a maxi
mum Of 1873 pounds.
Those packing more weight
than is good for them will Just
have 10 lose II In the Leather
necks' battle against obesity.
Right now, the women are
using the 10 basic XBX exer-
cises developed by the Royal
Canadian Air Force and adopted
by thousands as a conditioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
BY JOHN SHERWOOD
Star staff Writer

Some regional additions fol
the Metropolitan Opera Com.
pany have been compared IA.
vorably with the memorable
Sid Caesar operate produc-
tons that made televisior
history.
But the six finalists in the
Middle Atlantic Regional au-
ditions yesterday at the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art gave
near-perfect performances for
John Gutman. assistant man.
ager Of the Met who acted as
judge.
The winner. who receives a
$500 cash prize and a trip To
New York for the national
semi-finals on March q at
the Metropolitan Opera House
was David Small Of the Army
Chorus who lives at 200l South
Twenty-seventh street. Airing
ton.
Forty singers had entered
the additions, but 10 withdrew
because Of the flu. Stealing a
look at that forbidden book
that judges scribble their opin-
ions in. 1t might have been
helpful II some others had the
flu for Fridays preliminary
additions.
A Judge noted that one OF
the % singers was impossible
to judge" because she was "out
Of tune" This entry was called
"a tragic example," and 1t was
recommended that her teacher
be shot"
She's In love with her voice"
read one caustic comment. mo
idea Of what he is singing" was
another remark. asking How
could a teacher let him think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

BESIDE A COLOR photo
graph Of the lie de Ia Cite In
the midst Of the Seine (the
small island used to be all
Of Paris) a caption says:
Dams I'm site privilege -"
Now turn the page to q
shot of the Pont Neuf and
read:
q. lie long dune orande
uote nGutgGble ="
Turn the page again to q
color picture Of a green park
at the tip Of the lie de Ia
Cite, and continue:
"a. Parts q troupe son
centre de oravite."
That is the way the book
opens. The words are few:
I'm a privileged site, along
side a great navigable way,
Paris has found It's center of
gravity"
So magnificent are the
photographs, you won't need
any more Of the French cap
tions translated into English.
This most beautiful Of all
cities Is here before you, and
no mere words can add
much, or subtract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
FuIbright Lecturer

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.
Feb. % AP).-Dr. Joseph l.
Blotner. associate professor Of
English at the University OF
Virginia, has been named Full
bright lecturer in American lit
erature for l963-64 at the Uni
versity Of Copenhagen, Den
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
SchooIHeads Differ
On Discipline Issue

problems Of Washington.
He said that in severe cases,
corporal punishment or expul-
sion powers can be used. I'VE
also work closely with juvenile
court authorities" he said.
Another Virginia superin-
tendent, Ray E. Reid Of Arl-
ington, declined to comment on
any of DR.. Hansens recon-
mendations on the grounds his
system does not have the sew
ere problems Of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Marine Corps Photo

tthe science OF physical exer-
else without movement exer-
cises now. Thirty-fiye hundred
Navy personnel In the Wash
ington area and 1900 Marines
over the Nation are using a
nine-step exercise that can
double a mans strength in
only 20 weeks.
When their progress and
comments have been eyaluated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Bigger Boat Will Replace
Sunken Excursion Vessel

A newer and bigger boat will
soon make excursion trips from
Washington to Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall amusement
park, the Wilson Line Of WASH
lngton announced yesterday.
The boat will replace the
8. 8. Mount Vernon. which
sank January 5 at its Maine
avenue pier. The s. s. Mount
Vernon will be raised and
moved by the Delta Dredge
Corp. in return for salvage
rights.
The Wilson Line president,
Joseph Goldstein, said the new
boat was built in 1916 and
would cost 81 million to build
today. He said the boat will
be christened the George
Washington at ceremonies at
the Mount Vernon dock about
April 4.
Until its sale, 1t was owned
by Wilson Excursion Lines Inc,
which formerly controlled OPP
erations here. The new ship
was operated out Of New York
as the Hudson Belle.
Inactive Recently
Her principal task for many
years was taking loads of rae
ing fans down the Hudson from
New York City to the Mon
mouth Park IN. j. race track
and back. but she also was
used on Hudson River charter
sailings. For the past couple
of years, the Hudson Belle has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
BY ROBERTA HORNIG
Star Staff Writer

Corporal punishment - or
the threat of 1t - deters young
sters from unruly behavior in
public schools, a Maryland
school official believes.
In a poll Of school superin-
tendents In the metropolitan
area by The Star, DR.. c. Taylor
Whittier. of Montgo cry
County said:
For some children, the mere
knowledge we have authority To
use such punishment acts as q
deterrent"
The school officials view
points we're sought following q
get tough" policy advocated
this week by District School
Supt. Carl F. Hansen for
maintaining discipline in the
city's schools. Among DR.,
Hansen's principal recommen-
dations were authority to use
corporal punishment and TO
expel chronic tropblemakers
under Is years.
DR.. Whittier, while refusing
to comment directly on the
Hansen proposals. apparently
backs some of the District
superintendent's views.
Substitute for Parents
LAS long as the school is 60
ing to take over the role OF
parents. We need the same
authority parents have" DR.
Whittier said.
He added that corporal pun
ishment, permissible under
Maryland law, takes the form
of padding in his school sys-
tenn and estimated the power Il
used probably no more thar
a half dozen times a year."
Another Maryland schoo
superintendent, DR.. William s
Schmidt Of Prince Georges
believes the power Of expulsion
or suspension is more important
than corporal punishment.
IF a child is suspended. h,
cannot be reinstated until {
conference between parents anC
school administrators" DR.
Schmidt said. This gives thu
schools a chance to bring chill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

and weight control measure
These exercises include time
limit performance OF such
movements as partial situps, leg
raising. pushups and run-hop.
Soon. however the Woman
Marines will switch over 10 a
Navy-Marine developed series Of
so called isometric exercises.
Male members Of the Navy and
Marines are testing isometric
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Association to Meet

The Montgomery County AS
ISOLATION for Language Handi-
capped Children will meet at
$3.50 pm. Wednesday at the
Silver Spring library. Or. Carl
Witkop. jr., chief OF the Human
Genetics Section OF the National
Institute Of Dental Research,
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Wilt 10 Retire
From Board
Arlington
Decision Is Seen
Affecting Actions
Of All Factions
BY JOHN BARRON
Star staff Writer

Ernest d. wilt, probably the
most influential man in local
Arlington politics. Unexpectedly
has decided to retire from the
County Board.
His decision affects all three
Arlington political factions
which had assumed that in No
vember he would seek re-elec-
ton as an independent and
that he would win whether OPP
posed or not.
1t could tempt Republicans
and conservative Democrats to
form an alliance to fight the
liberal coalition, Arlingtonians
For a Better County, which has
not been beaten since 1856.
Mr.. wilt would have re-
NAMED in politics had he sue
ceeded in persuading q close
friend, former board member
Herbert L. Brown, to join him
on an Independent ticket this
fall.
Unique Political Career
When Mr.. Brown finally re-
fused, Mr.. wilt last week con-
cluded that because of a va
riety Of personal considerations
he should quit office at the end
of the year.
Mr.. Wits brief political ca
reer has been unique even in
Arlington, where politics seldom
follow conventional patterns.
Appointed to an interim term
after David L. Krupsaw was
killed in a plane crash in jan
uary 1860, Mr.. Wilt, who had
never been active in politics be-
fore, soon gained the conf
dence Of the ABC members in
control Of the board.
He acquired a reputation for
independence, candor and mod
Grafton which made him so
popular that in the fall the
three warning factions united
in indorsing his candidacy as
an independent. He then re-
ceived more votes than any
candidate for any office ever
has gotten in Arlington.
MOderating Influence
The ABC credits him with
ending much Of the hostility
which long existed between
businessmen and the commuters
who constitute the majority Of
its membership. Many business
men in turn think he has ex-
ercised o moderating influence
on the ABC.
Though he pointedly declined
to Join the coalition. Mr.. wilt
usually has agreed with it on
important issues. especially
chose involving schools, coming
and planning.
He also has worked quietly
to ease racial conflict and To
secure financing for projects
Of concern to Negro sections OF
the county.
New Action Probable
The Abe had intended again
to indorse Mr.. wilt as an indie
pendent this year and to nomi-
nate only one Of its members
for the two seats to be filled
in November. Now 1t doubtless
will nominate two.
The Democrats, partially In
the belief that Mr.. wilt would
be a candidate. earlier this
month in effect voted not to
nominate candidates for the
board contest. They still have
time to reverse this decision.
The Republicans probably
will consider trying to team one
Of their party members with a
conservative Democrat in an
appeal to conservative voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

THE FRENCH people are
known to be proud, emil
nently practical, and no
toriously logical. In the past,
they have been known as
lovers Of beauty - and this
can be said Of them even to-
day.
During the long winters,
Paris is a rather gloomy
place. There are lots Of rainy
and cloudy days then, and
even during the summertime.
Is 1t possible that Paris
Is the product Of its seasons2
on a rainy day, II can be
quite inspiring. 1t also can
make one believe that a
Lincoln place" for Wash
ington would be a very great
asset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Cities
."1Rep|e
Books for
Rainy Days
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS

WTHEN THE SUN shines,
w everything is beautiful.
The big problem is the
cloudy, rainy days.
For some guidance on
rainy days, we would like to
recommend q book Of pic
lures and captions called
Paris ct Ses Alentours,"
which means paris and It's
Surroundings"
Everyone knows that
Washington is q new city
compared to Paris, which
was mentioned in history,
for the first time, by julius
Caesar in So BIC. Yet Paris,
itself, Is q young city In COM
parison to Rome, the most
ancient major city, which is
over $500 years old.
Taking the long view-and
assuming that Washington
is going to be a city for q
length of time comparable to
that Of Paris and Rome
one can see q lot of changes
ahead.
It is even possible to mag
Inc that-with the passage
Of time-aS glorious q book
as Paris ct Ses Alentours"
may one day be published
about Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
BY JERRY OLEARY, JR.
Star Staff Writer

There haven't been too many
complaints about the shape
women Marines are In but the
Corps has let II be known that
IL Is Just as concerned about
the physical fitness OF its fe-
male members as 1t is about
the ability Of Its men TO hike
SO miles.
A new and more strenuous
physical fitness program Is in
store for the distaff side. the
Marine Corps disclosed here to-
day. Now and in the future, the
lady Marines will be tested for
physical fitness on a Corps
wide basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
ANOTHER PUBLICATION

ANOTHER PUBLICATION
worth looking at on a rainy
day was issued a couple of
weeks ago in Washington.
1t can't be compared to
the $25 copy Of the book on
Paris, But it has a certain
fascination. Besides, it deals
with Washington-this still
new city which Is ever
changing. Of you can't get
a free copy of this publica-
ton there's bound to be q
few available in the public
lie library.
Instead Of the 348 pages
devoted to picturing Paris,
the book on Washington has
only 40.
Instead of showing what
exists right now, as does the
Paris volume, the book on
Washington pictures what
may come to be. The book
is called Downtown Streets
and Places" It's publisher is
the National Capital Down.
ton Committee, Inc, I'll
Fourteenth street NV.
The Paris book has a pho
tograph of that magnificent
enclosed square called the
Place des Vosges-"la pre-
miere grande place Pari-
sienne" - built by order Of
Henry w $50 years ago.
Against that, the book on
Washington has a sketch Of
Lincoln Place" - a spot
which could similarly en-
nance this city but which
doesn't yet exist. 1t would
occupy a section Of Tenth
street between E and F,
create a three-level, land
scaped pedestrian place
paved from building line to
building line, and supply a
delightful setting for his
toric Ford's Theater, for the
Petersen House where Lin
coin died and for sidewalk
cafes and other activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Some Pushups

Women members OF the corps
under the age Of 40, regardless
OF rank or assignment. will par
ticipate. Those who fail In the
first tests will be re-tested UNI
III they are able 10 meet the
minimum standards. The
standards require the ability TO
do certain exercises In a pre-
scribed time and also set forth
certain height-weight ratios For
instance. a girl between 20 and
Is who stands feet 5 must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

Cruises, an outfit Mr.. Gold
stein controls in Miami Beach.
Twin Screw DIESEL
The George Washington.
now locked at Wilmington.
Del, is a steel hull twin-screw
diesel vessel that Mr.. Gold
stein believes viii cost $40, 900
less to operatesa' year than the
older boat, which was built In
1915 and operated on steam.
The old boats sinking was
blamed on a seacock freezing,
thawing and splitting, thus
causing the vessel to take on
water and sink.
Mr.. Coldstein said the COM
pany insuring the Mount YER
non made this diagnosis before
paying for the loss. The ship
was insured for nearly $400, 600
but the settlement was under
that.
The Delta Dredge Corp. may
convert the Mount Vernon into
a floating restaurant that
would not sail but be held in
place. Mr.. Goldstein said the
restaurant would not be in
Washington, under his contract
with the firm.
Offered 10 Navy
Salvage operations may be-
gin this week. The contract
calls for the boat TO be gone by
April /, weather permitting.
The sunken ship was first
offered to the Navy, Mr.. Gold
stein said. The Navy, he said,
wanted 1t but red tape got in
the way.
The new boat will arrive
here about March 20.
1t will be christened with
water from the rivers, such as
the Delaware, with which
George Washington is linked.
The Wilson Line this summer
will also operate two smaller
boats for private charter. as in
the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Twin-Screw DIESEL .

Cruises, an outfit Mr.. Gold
stein controls in Miami Beach.
Evening star., 1963-01-23
Ne|1ru Insists
India Will 0usi
Chinese Reds

NEW DELHI, Jan. % (AP)
Prime Minister Nehru as
sured Parliament today that
his government remains de-
termined to drive the Chinese
Communists from "the sacred
soil" of India despite the
Colombo proposals.
His statement came as Par
lament considered the pro-
posals of six non-aligned ma
tions trying to mediate the
border war. Some Indian legis-
lators have feared Mr.. Nehru
might make concessions.
Mr.. Nehru said that Peking
has not accepted the Colombo
proposals in full and India
will never agree to talks with
Communist China until they
are accepted.
Backs Resolution
The Prime Minister empha-
sized that Parliament's reso-
luton Of last November pledg-
ing to drive out the Chinese
remains the basis of govern
ment policy. 1--WE are deter
mined to carry 1t out no matter
how long it may take" he said
Mr.. Nehru said any prelim-
mary talks agreed to would
not touch on the merits of
the border dispute with the
Chinese.
Mr.. Nehru told Parliament
Evening star., 1963-01-23

suited in a decline In overall
production. National income
increased only 90 per cent =
which is about the annual in
crease In population. Unem-
ployment Is rising and for a
long time to come will remain
q major national problem.
Outside Aid Needed
Brave talk aside, then, it
is desperately hard to see how
India can find the wherewith-
all to maintain the present
pace of economic development,
to say nothing of building an
ornaments industry and in
creasing the size and cost of
its armed forces all at the same
time. Whatever the Indians
may be able to do for them
selves, it has been clear from
the beginning that a very sub
stantial part of the cost will
have to come from outside the
country.
In fact, 1t already is. Apart
from the $40 million worth of
emergency small arms and am
munition delivered to India
since the outbreak Of fighting,
plans for many times this
amount of essential military
hardware are already in the
works. For aircraft and other
complicated equipment the In
dians must continue for the
forseeable future to rely pri-
marily on the United States.
Already, the Indian attitude
toward this aid has undergone
a significant change. At the be-
ginning there was apparently
a widespread notion that the
United States was a bristling
arsenal eager to rush huge
amounts of equipment into any
area threatened by the Com
munists. The discovery that
Evening star., 1963-01-23
FOUND

Publishsd Daily and sunday
Second Class poataee Paid
Evening star., 1963-01-23
Fund Headed
By Eisenhower

Former President Eisenhower
will serve as honorary presi-
dent Of the Word wildlife
Fund for 1868. officials of the
fund announced yesterday.
The fund was incorporated
In 1861 to promote conserva-
ton and preservation of Wild
life throughout the world,
Prince Bernhard of the Neither
lands is president of the in
ternational organization whose
headquarters are in Morges.
Switzerland.
Evening star., 1963-01-23

mulated at a meeting Of six
non-aligned nations in the
Ceylonese capital, call for a
stabliization of the disputed
border territories to be fol-
lowed by talks between the
Chinese and Indians to work
out a border settlement.
The Indian government asked
for Qualification of the pro-
poSals, Indian officials said the
reply supported the Indians on
key points.
Communist China said today
It considers the Colombo pro-
posals "a preliminary basis" for
"a negotiated settlement Of the
border dispute. The statement
Evening star., 1963-01-23
INDIA
Leaders Differ on What
To Sacrifice in War Effort

there may be serious oppoSi-
tion In the United States to
any increased help for India
has come as a nasty but not
altogether unsalubrious shock.
Whereas at the beginning the
standard question was, How
much aid should we accept?"
1t is now more often, How
much can we get?"
The other major feature of
India thinking about the long
time problem is the insistance
that aid should be directed, so
far as possible, toward provid-
ing the capacity for India to
produce the military equipment
that 1t needs. One suspects
with good reason that the guild
ing motive is to reduce depend
ence on the West as rapidly
as possible.
An Arms Industry
There Is also, however, a
sound economic argument for
building a local armament in
dustry. The military supplies
shipped overseas from the
United States, is an extremely
expensive form of military aid.
1t is estimated, for example,
that the cost of shipping am
munition is eight to ten times
as high as making 1t on the
spot. And the cost of other
basic Items of equipment
which India is capable of max
ing varies in proportion.
Western experts here who
have studied the problem be-
lieve that a significant output
of armaments could be achieved
within two or three years. The
cost for new facilities is placed
very roughly and perhaps very
conServatively at between 5000
and $500 million.
Added to all the rest It is
a tidy SIN. More, no doubt,
than those who question the
courage and good faith of In
dia in the present crisis would
willingly give. Many of those
most closely involved, however,
feel that 1t is a risk well worth
taking. Perhaps. in fact. the
best long-term investment on
the world market today.
TOmOrrOw-The India PAX
sotava RaI NafuInAn,. D.Is..-
Evening star., 1963-01-23

what the other reservation
was, but other sources have
said the Chinese refuse to al
low Indian troops back to the
northeast border.
The Colombo proposals would
require the Chinese to with
draw 1914 miles from the cease
fire line in the northwest. The
withdrawal would be wider in
most areas than the zone over
which the Chinese advanced
after their drive began october
20.
Evening star., 1963-01-23

was made in a Joint commu-
nique on the visit Of a Ghanan
delegation to China.
Ghana was one Of the six ma
tions that took part in the CO.
lombo conference. The commu-
nique called d for negotiations
between China and India.
Mr.. Nehru said one Of the
points turned down by China
Is Joint police administration
Of a proposed demilitarized zone
In the Ladakh area in the
northwest. He did not say