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-•i ■ lib' mmm. *m i ■:& M ■M TiSr<y M PAGE TWO THE NEWBER&Y SUN 1218 Collage Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1987 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3,1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance: six months, $1.26. HI6HER EDUCATION COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR As I said last week I now conclude the statement of Senator Edgar Brown: “As much as all of us would like to appropriate more and more millions for education, it is not economically possible to do so when our economy is standing still. Cur rently for the first time in more than fifteen years, the State is being forced to borrow money in anticipation of taxes for the fiscal year 1957-58. This bears out the warn ing from those of us who tried to hold the line on approp riations during the last session. We said that unless con ditions materially and unexpectedly improved we would face a very difficult financial situation next year. This does *not mean that the state is in too much fin ancial trouble, but it does mean that the constantly in creasing economy we have enjoyed in recent years has leveled off. We hope to restore our upward trend. We are working hard on tax problems and other matters which are hampering our general economy and industrial deve lopment. The best assurance of more money for education and, for that matter, for all public purposes is an expand ing economy in which the government must cooperate. Where business has slowed down, with burdensome taxes as one of the major factors, it is not feasible to solve the problem by adding new taxes. We must find a better way to utilize our existing ed ucational facilities. We cannot afford to continue to spend millions on new school buildings when the many fine buildings we now have are used such a small percentage of the time. Somehow we must face the shortage’ of teachers, some of which is due to the compensation they receive. Possibly If. t)te teachers were permitted to give more of their time to the essentials of education and less time to frills, they could educate more children and it would be feasible to pay them better salaries. I do not presume to be an authority on education as such, but do credit myself with sufficient intelligence to know that when college presidents and other education authorities say the system is wrong, then it must be wrong. I personallly wonder if we might send tenth and eleventh grade students to school six days a week and maybe ten months a year, getting even more done for them by proper requirements than we now get by keeping them through the twelfth year. We could pay teachers more for doing more work of an esential kind. We would not need as many more class rooms and other facilities. Mr. Lynn Kalmbach, a high official in the city of Col umbia school system, recently proposed what many doubt less consider the “revoluntionary” idea of a six-day school week with children going on alternate days for more months during the year. Might not we give this idea more thought? I do not apvrove entirely of it, nor did Mr. Kalm bach probably expect it to be entirely adopted. e Another “revoluntionary” thought I have heard was to send first and second year pupils to school only four and a half months out of the year, thus accomodating twice as many with the same number of teachers and class rooms during the nine months. I do not yet know whether I would subscribe wholly to that. But might not we find something in between that would be helpful? Something might be worked out whereby first and second-graders would go only half a week for the full nine months. These little fellows probably could absorb as much that way as they now do. This would practically cut in half the teaching, transportation, classroom and lunch room load as it applies to beginners. I think that more educational leaders should, like Mr. Kalmbach, come forth constructively and courageously with suggestions, no matter how revolutionary they may sound, in the hope of improving our plight. Somewhere there must be solutions. Let me say again that I am not and never have been against the school teachers. I have confidence that television can *be used to give public school students the finest kind of instructions on some subjects, supplementing, not eliminating, the class room teachers. I hope that the legislature at the coming ses sion will adopt an experimental television idea which will be presented by a special committee which has gone thoro ughly into the subject. I hope that this statement may help somewhat to clarify the education problem which confronts us in South Car olina today. I do not recall any statement that has appealed more to me. Naturally, as an ex-teacher, I have given some thought to the question, but I must admit that Senator Brown has adopted a plan that will commend itself to the earnest and thoughtful men of the State who study the problem without bias. A small-time politician will disre gard .every consideration but votes. Fortunately we have enough soberminded men to assure a wise course. It is unfortunate that the rumor is spread that many teachers will resign. I think that is just a scare that is intended to intimidate legislators; but it is known that several thousand ex-teachers of proved ability are avail able for vacancies, if there should be wholesale resignations. Teachers who find the pinch too great may, with pro priety, withdraw, of course. There was an idea in ancient times that any subject was good material for the development of the mind if a person applied himself sedulously. That may be true, although it is even more likely that a student will learn more, and learn faster, if the subject be one Which appeals to him. That pre-supposes that the subject should have merit. Some philosophers of olden times labored long and earn estly to learn about the capability of a disc equal to a dime. Later there was an idea that the brain might be developed by stern and unremitting application to Latin. That could be as dry as a desert, if taught by a dry teacher. And so with mathematics; few teachers do more than discourage the student. But once in a while there appears a teacher full of enthusiasm who knows how to teach; how to arouse and stimulate a youthful mind; to stir his imagination, to relate all the intricacies of mathematics to great prob lems of building. A real teacher is a treasure. We are face to face with the New Year. What of it? We have become terrified by the gloomy predictions of alarm ists. Sometimes I wish editorial writers, special correspond ents and business commentators would quitely fall asleep and remain asleep until about March. Why should we fear? Of what are we afraid? We have several million more people than a year ago; we have farms and factories; we need just as much, even more, than last year. So, why not go about our business? May I offer my best wishes for a happy, healthy, pro sperous New Year? And may I commend the Great A- jKTstle Paul’s admonition, that we carry our petitions to the Throne of Grace, knowing that “The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” THE OLD HAT TALE By C. Phelan E VERY morning at eight I would take my paper from old Jaka the *newaboy’ and step into Man ny’s for a cup of coffee. Manny was always good for a story or two and a laugh, and the day seemed better tor my having gona there. The other morning, how ever, Maitny unloaded a tala heavy with pathos. I haven’t been able to forget It all week. Thought you might like to hear it. “See that old hat on the hook by the telephone?” asked Manny after I’d taken my first sip of coffee. ‘The one that looks like it’s ready for the rag b^g?” Manny didn’t bat an eye. “Re member Marvin Miller?” he asked. “It’s Marvin's hat.” "So he’s dumped It on you? Don’t blame him.” "Marvin's always forgetting his hat; he’ll be back for it But I was talking about the hat. The other morning Marvin's in here, sitting just about where you are now. telling me his troubles. Seems he has a deed for a farm his father left him. He leased the thing for awhile but the tenant ups and buys his own place—so Marvins’ farm is going to seed.” "Why doesn’t he work the land himself?” •T think he’d like to, but he’s got his eye on some girl here in town! she doesn’t hanker to be a farmer’s wife.” Give me another cup of coffee.” “Coming up. So who walks in whUe Marvin and I are talking but Red Burke—you must have seen Red in here. Anyway, as soon as Red hears about this farm he’s all questions. Seems Red’s got his eye on a girl too. only this girl is wild about coun try life. So Red tries to talk Mar vin into selling out.” “Seems like a good idea,” I said. Manny nodded. “That’s what I thought But Marvin’s not so sure. Anyway he said he’d let Red know in a day or two. Then he left’* “Where’s the old hat come m?” ’Tm getting to that When Mar vin left he forgot his hat like he usually does. I told Red about it. so Red runs after him and gives him the hat." “Very interesting,” I said dry ly. “Welt I’d better' be going.” "It was a windy day,” contin ued Manny," and as Marvin was walking along with* his head down the hat blows off his head. He chased it for half a block—and right there his luck changed.” “It got worse?” "Nope. Better. Who should stop his hat for him but the prettiest girl he ever saw—so Marvin says. She picks up his hat, and without making any cracks about the shape it's in she just stands there looking at him real starry-eyed. 'What's wrong?’ asks Marvin. 'Your hair—it’s exactly like some body else's I used to know.' This didn’t flatter Marvin because h« felt like a shaggy bum at the time, but he was happy to find out that her somebody else had run off with another girl.” "This is touching, but I’ve got work to do," 1 said. "Anyway," Manny, continues stubbornly, "Marvin came in for supper that night walking on a cloud. Seems this girl has made him forget every other girl he ever knew. She must have, be cause they’d already arranged to get married.” "Married? This Marvin’s a fast worker. And Red? Naturally he didn’t get the deed to the farm.” “Naturally. Marvin and his wife plan to move out to the farm be fore the weeks up. But you haven’t heard the saddest part” "It gets sadder?” I asked in credulously. "For Red it does. Not only does Red lose the farm, but it turns out that the girl who picked up Marvin’s hat is the same one he’d planned to marry himself. Ain’t that a coincidence?” asks Manny with a sigh. From Tbm CatoklU Mountain Star: Sangertios, Now York: Time was when the milkman was "the man nobody knew.” He came in the pre-dawn darkness, and only the milk on the doorstep gave evi dence of his visit Now that he works during the day like a nor mal citizen, it develops that he is the most popuar salesman. Results of a nation-wide survey of milk consumers, revealed at the 50th annual convention of the Milk Industry Foundation, have inspired an industxy spokesman to pro claim ecstatically, “Mrs. Ameri can Homemaker just loves her milkman” . . . and to add quickly, "But husbands needn’t get jealous —it’s purely platonic." Six out of ten housewives report ing that they had opportunities for chatting with the milkman rated him "above average" in friendliness and courtesy com pared with other sales people. Four out of ten said he was "av erage,” none rated him lower. In honesty and integrity, the report was the same. It seems possible that this atti tude had much to do with the further fact that 64 per cent of all those interviewed considered milk the most nutritious of all foods, and that these consumers ranked milk at the top of the six foods— milk, meat, bread, ceraals, frozen foods, coffee—as the biggest mon ey’s worth and the most depend able of comestibles. There would also seem to be a connection be tween the personable milkman and the fact that those who have it delivered drink more milk (an average ten quarts e week) than those wuo buy It at the store (she quarts). It is a pleasant thing in this day and age when too many peo ple are too busy hating each other, to find that friendliness and hon esty are not only recognized and appreciated, but are actually re warding to their possessors. Fur ther, the evidence suggests that it might be at least a small ges ture toward world peace if the representatives of all the va >ua and sundry enterprises who on- tact the American home were to emulate the purveyors of milk. Brings to mind, in fact, that old- fashioned expression, "the milk of human kindness.” • • • From The Remington Press, Remington. Indiana: Almost any kind of weather can be encoun tered. as changeable as things are at this season and particularly where long distance? are involved. Too tight a schedule should not be set up. because an attempt to make time under adverse condi tions might bring disaster. CROSSWORD PUZZLE -nr sr • • ix-ss Xs-.X x-.-.-.v .••Xv XXSNX >X\<& »X-X- PUEZUB No. Ml i! 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Everybody liked her; he was a darned lucky fellow. And Eloise liked all their friends and acquaint ances. If there loomed up one who didn’t seem to favor her very much, she soon won that person over. This was during the prohibi tion era when everyone was mak ing his own liquor or finding some way to circumvent the prohibitory ruling on the purchase of alcohol. Eloise became popular in that field, too; she made the best gin of anyone in their social crowd. And there’s where trouble raised its ugly head. Eloise sampled too much of her product. Prohibition repealed, she kept right on sam pling too much. In short, Eloise became an alcoholic. What to do about it? Persuasion, removing temptation, prohibiting the use of strong drink in his home, Roger tried all of these. He even prayed for a solution. None came. Finally he did persuade his wife to try an Alcoholics Anony mous treatment. That worked for a time. "Eloise should have some one to whom she must be an ex ample,” said an old family friend who had interested herself in Rog er’s problem. "If only you had children." But they didn’t Eloise liked children and it had been a great disappointment to both of them that they had none. They were got beyond the age for adopt ing a child; but the character El oise was presenting to the world put them beyond any hope. Adoption being the last straw, Roger clung desperately to it. He heard of a man suddenly left a widower with baby girl. This man was a sailor, his entire future life was to be spent at sea. He was planning to put his child into a home for unfortunate little ones like his. Roger persuaded the father to give them a tryout, with the understanding that if he was satisfied after a period of a couple of years, they might adopt the little girl, but with the further un derstanding that the father should always be uppermost in the child’s life, a sort of Godfather. The father agreed. Eloise had all the conditions ex plained to her, and so the baby was turned over to her. Result: the care and responsibil ity of that little child, and Eloise’s love for her, together witu the recognition of what her example as a mother meant, caused alcohol to be banished from her life. Roger Decker solved his prob lem, and that of his wife, by giving her someone to love more than she loved what had become her deadliest enemy. 'tfN TU *81 -satellites, we hgy«rbaaa ' periencing 8ne of those outbursts of wHcH ftefour na tional prkia. W* all tfaeaU the bel ligerence with which St wag main* nsdned fiuring World War I that on# American could lick 10 Ger mans, and we would like to be lieve today that one American scientist can outsmart 10 alaa- where. Unfortunately, teat is not true, for science ia not a sparring match between two adversaries, but a fusion of effort and a syn thesis of accomplishment by men of many tongues, many beliefs, and in many ages. I am sure teat, if the. truth were known, sputnik would pay homage to the scien tists of many countries . . ." The above ia quoted from a speech by Crawford H. Greencwalt, President, E. I. du Pont de Ne mours & Company, before tea An nual Meeting ef the American As sociation for Advancement of Science. We quote it here because it points directly to a startling point of fact that ia of concern to every American at this time. For once, we are not “on top." And we know it'. You can read it in tee pages of practically every newspaper in the country, for in nearly all of them you will find stories or edi torials which carry tea same mes sages. First, wa are behind scien tifically. Secondly, our national pride dezhanda teat something be done about it The launching of the Russian earth satellites was beyond doubt the beginning of e war—a techno logical war.* And it has been a long time in American history since we entered a .war with tea ^ ^ Wm* ■w+ ; gcteg.lail.'B it* _ The much*pubUatead Gaither power. Military leaders who stud ied tea report inficeted teat white tee United States ia faced wtte • grave military challenge from tee Soviet Union, tee report overem phasizes tee potential military danger. But scientists and engineers are deeply concerned and they are being quick to point out that im- mediate action must be taken to speed up our own training and re search programs. Wa must meat the Soviet challenge in tee edu cational field, they say, and we must as well achieve e unity of action in our scientific endeavors. In this history of our nation, men have taken arms and marched off to battle whenever our nation was in peril. We now face a technological war in which there is no place for e man and hit rifle, where courage and dividual strength cannot throw fear into the enemy. This is a war that wa must win at a nation. The frodtrunnera will ha our scientists, engineers and our chosen leaders. Wa must leek to them—and stand ready to help in any way that we can. Perhaps whan this New Year te completed, tea American prats may be reporting our achieve ments in science and apace, rath er than our concern over tee feci teat we are running second. , Wc can do it—and wa diB-tek American way v . ; mm THIS U LOTS? Eddie DeuneUy* «* et indignation after Patricia Geiger, X, eye far P P mm kSTHyZ* M: Hi**: teddy comes TO U. 8. ... _ tentry regiment in Berlin tern D. C. aoe with Pfo. Donald This An That The Tournament of Roeee dates back to 1889 and the Bose Bowl Is the oldest of tee football bowls. After Miohiffan beat Stanford 48-8 in 1802, football waa dropped until 1916 when the Reee Bowl eosdeaB- ants were Washtaften State and Brown, with Washington State tee winner by 14-0. The present stadi um was opened in 1888 and at teat time acquired tee name of tee Rose Bowl. It seats 188,808 . • The Columbus, Ohio Touchdown Club selected Texas A A M*s John Crow as recipient of lie Chic Bar ley Trophy as the outstanding col lege football player of tee year. The award was established In hon or of an Ohio State All-American player . . . Essard Charles, form er world’s heavyweight champion, has lost again; this time te City of Cincinnati over a tax matter. Charles claimed he paid taxes In other places where he money, hut tee city withheld $1,888 from money peM Oi for a piece of paeparty which Is te be tern down te mate rs