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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
~ don't intend to
cook tonight.

and tell him to get over
there quickly. I'm not about
to cook dinner tonight and
that table will look like the
locustS have hit it In an
other ten minutes0
Nearest Person: You must
try the pate. It's marvel
Gus! Cry the pate! She'll
try everything on the table,
and so will her husband.
She hasn't given that poor
man a sit down meal in
three weeks. Hm-m-m, I'd
better get a plate myself or
I won't eat tonight. Any
way, we Americans have
already paid for it,
c Congressman to columniSt:
Don't tell where you got
this but the President and
Jackie took some of us
down the river on the Sc
quota last night. 1t was ter
rifle. You can allude to a
few of the names If you
want to. There was Flabber
of Florida, Oder of Ohio,
Meany of Maine, myself
and a couple of others. A
very intimate affair. wait
till those wirepullers back
home see that in print.
They'll sing a new tune. It
won't hurt for the leader
ship to know it either.O
Columnist: Thanks and don't
worry. Nobody will even
know I talked to you. (And
they say that women are
gosSips! I wonder what the
President wanted from that
combination?)
Party Bore to every married
couple he encounters: How
are you and how'S that
wife of yours! You two still
going together? Heh-heh.
Chats why I get invited
to these parties. I have
Something to say to every
oneO An hour later. Host
is still standing in line to
say goodbye. The reception
is almost over.
Host: Well, they drank all
our liquor, my dear, but I
think we had a successful
party. (The Secretary of
State came and my picture
with him will be in all the
papers back nome tomor-
row, which means that I'll
keep this job for another
six months anyhow. Yep!
1t was a good days work!)
Hostess to parting society re-
porter: You have to go to
so many Of these parties,
I don't see how you can
stand it. Il don't care how
she stands the others as
long as she gives ours a
good writeup.)
Society reporter: I enjoy 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Fruncis-Prutt

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Jenny Francis of Arlington
announce the engagement of
their daughter Judith Kay to
Mr.. Thomas j. Pratt, son of
Mrs. Edward Shepard Pratt
Of New Rochelle, N. Y. and
he late Mr.. Pratt. An August
wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

Ethel asked me to was a
tea for the ticket takers
on the house tour
Place Dropper: Well, I would
have loved to have been
back In time for 1t but my
plane was late taking off
from Hong Kong, so I
couldn't get the one out of
Athens that I was aiming
for. Also we had rough
weather over the North
Pole. Ho-hum, 1t was the
most exhausting trip I've
had this month. (They
don't need to know that 1
went out as nursemaid for
the Generals dog and got
bumped from my bucket
seat at every stop on the
way back. I wonder how I
can get on Salinas list?)
I think it's nice for you to
get to Mclean occasionally.
Embassy Trotter to nearest
person: I must 60 look at
the buffet. I hear it's
lovely. (I'd better grab Tom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

MIR. and Mrs. Edward H.
Carroll announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
Mary Lou to Mr.. Jessie j.
Orrick, son Of Mrs. Helen
Orrick Of Arlington and Mr..
Albert L. Orrick Of Cleveland,
Ohio. An August wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Steinberq-Schorf

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stein
berg Of Bethesda announce
the engagement of their
daughter Charlene to Mr..
Michael Scharf. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Saul Scharf of Sill
yer Spring. A June wedding
is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Ferouson-Mutino

Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert r.
Ferguson, jr., Of Wood Acres,
Md, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Mary
Gay to Mr.. Paul Anthony Mu-
tino, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Mutino Of Port
Chester, N. Y. A November
wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Exclusively Yours

Continued From Page CT
lows usually get the news
before we do. why should
I give this guy a SCOOP
He's not even on our side.)
Party Dropper: What a fun
party Salina had last
night! It was absolutely
her best yet. cts the only
one of hers I've been to but
I might as well make the
most of 1t.
Name Dropper: I wanted to
go but Ethel called and
asked me to a little gath
ering, so naturally I had
to be THERE. (That will
fix her. I wasn't invited to
Salinas and she doesn't
have to know that what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Kosner-Roth

DR.. and Mrs. Abraham Kas-
mer announce the engage
ment of their daughter
Carol Yvonne to Mr.. Gerald
Howard Roth, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Roth of Scran-
ton. A January wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

especially when it's a good
party like this one. (The
funny thing is, I meant
that. Regardless of how all
the rest of these people talk
about having to go to par
ties, they wouldn't be
caught dead anywhere else.
Besides, what quicker way
could they pluck the grapes
from the grapevine?)
Everyone: Goodbye! Thank
you! So charming! What a
gay party!
That's a sample of the
Washington revelry you have
been hearing about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Oettinq-Cormody

Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Getting, jr., of New Rochelle,
N. Y, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mary
Ann to Mr.. John j. Car
mody, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Carmody. A
Septem Der wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Sprintzin-Steinut

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sprintzin of Silver Spring an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Ronnie Gail
to Mr.. Robert g. Steinat, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Steinat. A September we'd
ding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
SchoW-Robeson

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph F.
Schow of Bethesda announce
the engagement of their
daughter Frances Ethel to Mr..
James Robson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James S. Robe
son of Rockville. A Deem
Der wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Stephenson
Anutrudi

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lee
Stephenson of Rockville an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Elizabeth Anne
to Mr.. Anthony Joseph ANA
trudi, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Amatrudi of North
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
LIoyd-HuIsey

DR.. and Mrs. Daniel B.
Lloyd announce the engage
ment of their daughter Mi
RAM Edythe to Mr.. Russell
Allen Halsey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen H. HalSey of
Southampton, N. Y. An early
summer wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

Col. Paul E. Todd, USAF,
and Mrs. Todd of Alexandria
announce the engagement of
their daughter Linda Ellen to
Mr.. John Lee Borders, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

meth Katz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry KATE of Hyatts-
vile. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Moss-Kutz

Mr.. and Mrs. William Moss
Of Bethesda announce the
engagement Of their daugh-
ter Sherry Zelda to Mr.. Ken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

Miami. Fla. A fall wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
ENGAGEMENTS

Borders of Dallas, Tex. A
winter wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
CorroII-Orrick

planned.
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Bart Finds His Comedy
In UnIikeIiest Places

that If you just string a lot
of gags together to start
with, then you've still got the
very difficult task of finding
a drama"
Three Goal Man
"Oliver!," which introduces
Bart to American audiences,
is a free wheeling adapta-
ton from Charles Dickens
"Oliver Twist" a 10th CEN
tury blend of sentimentality
and social protest.
In addition to such gloom,
Bart has utilized World
War II air raids, restoration
lechery and latter-day pow
erty as the source material
for inoffensive merriment. In
fact, he set a record - the
first author composer to have
three hits running simulta-
neously in London.
That trio included "Oli-
verl" (book, music, lyrics),
Lock Up Your Daughters"
Evening star., 1963-01-20

NEW YORK.--Lionel Bart,
England's young show whiz,
is an inside-outer, constantly
fascinated by the thin line
between tears and laughter.
That, he says, is why he
keeps converting unlikely
themes for mirth into happy
boxoffice hits.
"I try to find humor In
life which on the surface
doesn't seem very funny"
declares the sire of Broad
ways big new musical
"Oliver!"
Bart talks quietly, with a
faint touch of Cockney &C
cent.
I'm true drama, as in life,
comedy and tragedy, the
beautiful and the ugly go
hand and hand. So I look
at the other side"
The way some people put
shows together astonishes
him.
1T seems to me-" he says,
Evening star., 1963-01-20
Ticket Salesman
HOILYWOOD. (Ap)

HOLLYWOOD, (AP). -
Jerry Lewis, who specializes
in family pictures, has come
up with an advertising gim-
mick for "The Nutty Profess
sor."
"Well have a sign at every
theater," says Jerry, that no
one under or over Is ad-
mitted, unless accompanied
by an adult. And that should
bring in the whole family"
Evening star., 1963-01-20

Qyrics), and "Blitz" Emusic,
lyrics and part of the book.
They followed his debut item,
"Fings Amt Wot They Used
t. Be" (music and lyrics).
Rise Was Rapid
For his next opus, he is
at work on a light-hearted
version of Victor Hugo's
"Notre Dame" which he has
retitled "Quasimodo," after
the cathedral's noted hunch-
back.
The Bart rise has been as
rapid as versatile. At 81, the
slight-built son of an East
End tailor says of himself:
"The big part of my am
bition used to be success and
money. The ambition now is
to get on to the next show"
At the same time, he calls
himself IAN absolute Ounce"
in fiscal matters. There have
been a number OF bids for
movie rights to "Oliverl,"
for example, but Bart sep
arates himself from any dis
cusSion of negotiations which
have repeatedly touched the
$2-million mark.
He's Not Angry
He began his show world
career seven years ago, writ
ing material for Tommy
Steele, q teenage singing
idol, and other bobby-sox
favorites. Then he wrote
"Fings" and 1t was staged by
Joan Littlewood, a director
who helped shake up the
theatrical establishment with
the works of Brendan Behan
and Shelagh Delaney. Al
though he emerged during
the revolt period that
brought John Osborne and
other rebel playwrights into
prominence, Bart never has
considered himself among
the angry young men, intent
on messages and reform.
1.-THE best of my stuff has
always been pretty basic"
he says, admitting the in
fluence of q lot Of earlier
musical theater masters in
cluding Gilbert and Sullivan
and George Gershwin.
"I'd rather always be gov
erned by commercial factors
than the advice of a few
friends.
II don't think commercial
is a dirty word at all. The
important thing for me has
always been to entertain as
many people as possible"
Evening star., 1963-01-20
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"The Fourth of July In Al
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Adam Smiths THE Wealth
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TODAY'S GOOD
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DISCUSSION. rs There Case for SegreSa-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-03
From This Angle
Changing Education-I854

In the recent years great gush of words
has appeared in books magazines, and news
papers about education in the United States
and elsewhere. Charge and counter charge
have been made and arguments about educa-
tional methods and materials have ragged and
subsidized Much of this noisy argument has
confused me, but an old book 1 have gives
me little better perspective on the matter.
In secondhand furniture store in Boston
some years ago bought an old reader. The
title is 1.-THE American Primary School Read
er, No. l, complete in itself; containing attrac-
tive moral lessons, arranged in words, mostly
of one and two syllables to suit the capacity
of children" The author is Joseph Bartlett
Burleigh, LID, and the book was published
by Lippincott, Grambo & Co.. in Philadelphia
in 1854.
In the preface the author expresses senti.
ments and concerns which are still shared by
our citizens today. The preface begins, "Chil.
dren who are properly taught, delight in men,
tai exercises, and gradually form habits of
patient investigation and accurate reasoning.
An improper schOol-book has an enervating,
deadening influence on the faculties of chill
NAuHy q HAS Tau hft1StTt ChItiitu
on witnessing the sad results of the silly stO-
ries and unreal cOIorings of life which abound
In many Juvenile books" An asterick at this
point indicates the presence of fOOt-note.
We have heard books accused of produc-
ing many i'll effects among our young people,
but doubt if anyone would accuse our text
books of producing the results given in this
footnote, which reads. 1.-THE estimable Matron
OF the House of Refuge, in Philadelphia in
1852 said that young female convict (whose
heart had been softened by the kindly influ-
erlce of the institution exclaimed with tears
in her eyes, that she should never have
thought of going contrary to the wishes of
her parents and committing the crime of
which she was guilty, had it not been sug-
geSted by the stories she read in her school
books"
The author goes on '"There is more to
be feared from the rapid strides of the ener.
waiting and demoralizing publications of the
DAY than there is from the progress of intern
perance. The latter, like the worms that attack
spring foliage, may at once be detected and
checked. The former, like the girdling worm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-03
by Les Kimble

at the root works insidiously, and iTretrivably
ruins"
Having pointed out the dangers Of other
textbooks the author explains what his book
will do: ''The object of education should be
to develop symmetrically all the powers Of
youth. The principles of misery, as well ~
of bliss, both in this life and in the life to
come, are generally implanted early. .. The
object of this work is to fit youth for the
duties of after life. Children are thrown ON
their own resources, and they must investi.
gate, compare, and reason, for themselves"
The author then turns TO the new methods
he employs. There may honestly be differ
ence of opinion among educators, as to the
best methods of teaching reading" (now,
there is familiar line) "but there can be no
difference in reference to the rational, tina
method of teaching spelling which Is begun
in this Primer and continued in the Ctfilds
Little Thinker. The old humdrum method
must soon be entirely abandoned; and the
plan, if remembered at all, by coming genera
lions, will be held up as curiosity, only to
show how teachers once labored arduously to
render careless and inattentive the natural
vivacity of the youthful mind, by making
their schoolroom treadmin"
The rational, the natural method of
teaching spelling" apparently refers to the
learning of spelling and reading together. The
first page of the book has sentences written
In two separate columns like this:
Reading Spelling
it is on an OK Il is on an OK
is an OK on it? is an OK on it
The author ends his preface with an ap-
peal to the teachers patriotism and religious
devotion and with this adlnonition: at be
hooves educators to examine carefully an
the improved methods of teaching, for they
have many talents committed to their keep
ing. ..."
The fern1eT1t We see in education today has
no doubt always been present to some extent.
and we will have cause for only worry when
1t IS entirely lacking. Perhaps if the butcher
the baker, the candlestick maker the writer.
and the newspaper columnist kept continu.
ing interest in education instead of flying off
at all angles under the impact of events like
Russla's sputnik or an election some of the
confusion and much of the unproductiye noise
ana argument would be silenced and more
constructive criticism heard