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Show Page Friday, June SOUTH SALT LAKE HERALD 2 Calvin Smith Editorial 16, . 1961 N Books for Summer Reading On Saturday, June 17, the following books will be added to the shelves of the Calvin S. Smith Branch of the Salt Lake County Library at 810 E 33rd Tumors So.. Left Foot, by Christy-BrownAn autobiography of a remarkable Irish boy who wanted only to be ordinary Gustys Child, by Alice T. Hobart. This warm and human novel has been written after years of living and years in writing. . ADULTS Why do people assume that if a person is left to his own devices he would arrive at ig- norance instead of knowledge? If man would seek to inform himself, if that be his natural bent, it seems silly to hire a policeman to insure that man does what he would of his own free will. People who have this inclination often turn (o law to help other people be educated. It seems it is not sufficient for the law to protect the individual from injustice but the law must also be philanthropic. The professional assumes that only he possesses the intelligence and power to educate the individual. This is a more complex world. Agreed. History, by Fletcher Pratt. History as it should be told, this book is a perfect blending of Why must it be assumed that the individual has not adapted himself to the more complex world? Why must it be assumed that the professional is qualified, in some magical way, to face it himself? The law moves to force man to do what he would do anyway, then plunders all men to pay the policeman to see that he did, then the law moves to pay another man for the service that our man would seek and pay for by his own Assuming 'that it might be beyond the individuals ability to do the job by, or with, his own means. It does not follow that the State free will. The illusion lies in the fact that the and the State along with the professional has certain attributes of omniscience and omnipotence. and the professional have the exclusive solution to the problem. do-goo- want. This type of thinking soon permeates the to the point that he professional will seek the work position where he becomes the person who is responsible to see that the good is done in a way, decided by the professional, whether our man wants the service do-goo- der or not. The professional will state that this is a complex world, far different from that of his are being faced with fathers. That the new-bogreater demands upon their intelligence than ever before and only the State and the professional know the proper answers. rn The professional assumes that the individual is unable to improve his own intelligence in any other way than that prescribed by the State and the professional. der FOR CHILDREN Eleven fine new stories by the author of Someone Like You. Doctor and Son, by Richard Gordon. A light novel about a doctor who is about to become to The law will support plunder. The law will force a man to attend, perhaps against his will, a certain school. The law will regulate so that the man must take certain subjects, perhaps against his will. Then the law will plunder that man and that mans childless neighbors to pay for the education that the man may not Kiss, Kiss, by Ronald Dahl. The professional further assumes that if the person must look beyond himself to seek the education he needs, that only the professional is qualified to give it. Our Friend The Forest, by Patricia Lauber. An interesting explanation of why our forests are one of Americas greatest resources. Here Come The Raccoons, by Alice E. Goudey. This is a life story of raccoons, following a father. The Battles that Changed them from the time they are born until two years later. What Happens Next? by S. de Regniers. A story of; Michael, who wanted to be a. hero and do great things and. have adventures. Bea--tri- historical fact and drama. Frontier Medico, by Chuck Stanley. An early frontier story of a boy who had to choose between becoming a doctor or a killer. do-goo- and girls. Committee of One Million Chistmas Eve at The Mellops by Tom Ungerer. Here are the Mellops again celebrating - Christmas again with all the zest and fun they have had Once again, as it has done each year for several years, the Committee of One Million Against the Admission of Com- before. Is It Hard? Is It Easy? by Mary M. Green. In. simple, der I rhythmic pattern, the author encourages her readers to begin to evaluate themeasy-to-rea- d, selves. Summer Library Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily Closed Sundays and Holidays. VFW (Continued from page 1) Membership chairman - Paul Crissman, Atomic Post 435. Rehabilitation & Service VAVS - Vern Yeardley, Post 409, Salt Lake City, Utah. Activities Committee - Dept, of Utah:. John W. Womble, 1481 - Ogden, Ron Brocken -St. George, Shakey Shake-sphe- re - Provo. W I IMG THE BEST LOAN IS A m (VALLEY STATE) BANK LOAN" South Salt Lake i LOW COST By-produ- cts . . . lifeblood of lead-zin- c In Utah, lead and zinc are usually found associated with other metals which add nearly 25 to the value of the were gold, silver ores.1 In I960, lead-zin- c and copper, with a total value of $4,764,000. These extra values are the lifeblood of the few active lead-zin- c mines in Utah. Without them, the mines would have to close down. by-produ- cts UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION " From the earth comes an abundant life for all " ECONO-LOAN- S HERE Entered as 2nd Class Matter at the Post Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published weekly on Friday. Subscription Rates By Mail Payable in Advance Anywhere in Utah, 1 year, $3 - Elsewhere in U.S.A., $3.50 Single Copy, 10 cents Published Weekly - at PRINTERS INC. ...... 2185 South 9th East Publtoher-Edlt- or VoL 24 -- Don Pierce - Kearns, Utah. Youth activities - Bill Stras-ter- s, Atomic Post 4355. Buddy Poppy Drive Chairman - Mark Critchfield - Sugar House. Loyalty Day Chairman-New-e- ll Knight - Sugar House. certain unalienable riglvtc. The professional assumes that the is unable to cope with the greater ce Please Pass The Grass, by Leone Adelson. A Junior Literary Guild selection chosen as an outstanding book for boys, munist China to the United Nations is petitioning the peohides this fraility by using the. of the United States to ple term society. It is Society who will suffer, support its stand with words' and work and signatures. It or it is society who demands. also fights United States diploThat the State or the professional is posmatic recognition of this Red sessed of exceptional qualities or superior inregime on the grounds that it . . . would break faith with our telligence, is ridiculous. dead and unfortunate AmeriThat only the best men are educators, or cans still wrongfully imprisoned by Communist Chinas presanything else, is fallacious thinking. That only sures and blandishments is so the best men are educators hence selfless and vital to our own security interests in that part of the world. efficient is fallicious thinking. The Committee is something There are boobs everywhere, even writing of a unique group in one imeditorials. portant fashion. Its membership cuts across political and econThere are competant men everywhere. omic boundaries. Its steering We are no more attacking education than committee has members who are often in aggressive opposithe surgeon is attacking people when he opertion over other issues. As of ates to remove a tumor. March 1, some 350 members of We are worried about a tumor. We wish it Congress had endorsed it an amazing total for any cause. removed. May its good work continue, Why? and succeed. In order that the person may survive. It is just that simple. f J. Dohn Lewis To hide his own hesitation and doubt the . My IN 6-2- 532 j. Dohn Lewi No. 24 |