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Show Far Eastern Commission Awaits Arrival of Russians U. S. Anti-U-Boat Super -Snooper Venezuelan Fighter News luiiuiiuwuuiimimmumiuiymium .ujimnjjnumti"iiinn 'f I Members of the Far Eastern commission hold open meeting at atate department and are addressed fry Secretary of State Byrnes. Most of the work at hand was delayed awaiting arrival of the Russian members. Shown left to right: T. A. Stone, Canada; C. A. Berendsen, New Zealand; P. E. Naggalr. France; Ambassador Ambassa-dor Wei Tao-Wing, China; Lord Halifax, Great Britain, and Secretary of State Byrnes. The control of Japan ill be the concern oi tne commission. Big Chinese Welcome for American Leathernecks i Baku , , nn iiwBrYmmmmM'm -m ity'$W' au)..,w umw .....L.wimwuiiiiiu i . w -,1lr.. - ii iffitr inin - J The usually ohletrmaUo Chinese V. S. marines that arrived In Tientsin. China, dnrinr the occupation of stool like this from dawn nnta the Chinese, for daring peacetime some President Approves New Banner i: If w A . I Resident Trnman has accepted the new presidential flag, which had designed by orders of President Roosevelt. The eagle is looking fcj ,he Mve branch of peace clutched In its right talon, Instead of t la, 111 ,eft taIon "oWinf awows symboUo of war, as was the case iT Jotmet Presidential flag. Star in each corner has also been Izl . Tto enww of omitting the four stars was made when five-star ewls were authorized. Leaders of Revolutionary Junta JKembers of the revolutionary - wcauia ana us government, are piciureo m me ..----' thtT ' tte' ke aver control of the government Left to t'Pi , Betanconrt, Kaul Leonl, Dr. Edmuntlo Ftrnandes and ne new governmem is reporieo iuu... let themselves ro with wild enthusiasm to welcome the first contingent leathernecks arrived late, at night. The V. S. marines were always on mmmmmm iunta, which disposed Venetian Aim vm, amtt'.Mi. i ni h.ih'iw I - " if - "J North China. The cheering; crowd leathernecks are well known by the doty In that country. Marks Leyte Landing - 1 1, DoystAS Monument erected on the "Bed" beach near Tacloban, Leyte, P. I., marks the spot where General Mae-Arthur Mae-Arthur stepped ashore to lead the fight which resulted In the successful suc-cessful liberation of the Philippines. A-La-Kangaroo Pack Mrs. Joseph Longbreak, one of M I New Zealand war brides w arrive I recently at Los Angeles, Is demon-: demon-: strating her A-La-Kangaroo carrier 1 for siz-months-old baby Wavne it I if';- I ... ... ... .. in WASHINGTON -J By Walter Shead WNU Wtsbihtton Bureau, UU Ey S(v V. W. Little Red Schoolhouse Is Out of Step With Times. Celebration of the first anniversary anniver-sary of the White House conference on rural education. In October, served to bring into focus again the shortcomings and problems of rural education in the country schools. Moreover it has brought to the fore once again the long-standing debate over the merits of the one-room, one-teacher school, versus the consolidated con-solidated country school. There Is, however, one fact that proponents of both the one-room school and the consolidated school can agree on, and that Is the rural youth of the nation is not getting an even break with his city cousin in the matter of education. With this in mind, a 24-point program pro-gram for improvement of rural education edu-cation has been drawn up for a long-range long-range fight for adoption by federal, state and local school authorities. This is an effort to bring rural education edu-cation up to a higher level to give the boys and girls of rural communities communi-ties the type of education they need and the most" education possible in the rural public schools of the nation. na-tion. Dr. Howard A. Dawson of Arkansas, Arkan-sas, director of the rural services of the National Education association, at a recent press conference here announced that shortly after the first of the year nine regional conferences on rural life and education will be held in various sections of the country. coun-try. Representatives of fanners, business, labor and educational groups will participate in an effort to stimulate greater interest In the program. Country School Need Help Here are some vital statistics and facts which become problems before any gathering of rural school authorities: au-thorities: Farmers have SI per cent f the children and only 10 per cent f the national Income, so there Is ;a need for greater atate and federal financing as aids to local administration adminis-tration of rural schools. Sural school teachers average approximately ap-proximately $959 per year In salary aa compared to an average of 11,955 for city teachers, so city schools are able to obtain better teachers. There are 50,000 school teachers now working under emergency certificates cer-tificates who are not qualified to teach, and two-thirds of them are In rural schools. Rural school districts are too small and should be enlarged to provide pro-vide increased resources and to de-: crease administrative costs. j Of the 189,062 rural school buildings, build-ings, 108,000 are of the one-teacher variety and one recommendation of I the White House conference is that school should be consolidated wherever wher-ever distances, topography and the best interests of the children and of community life permit, which, by the way, is a manner of straddling the question of whether the one-room or the consolidated school is for the best interest of the children. Enrollment in teachers' colleges, the source from which school teachers teach-ers are obtained, has dropped 50 per cent during these war years. As a result. 360,000 of the nation's 900.000 teachers are new to their jobs, and, whereas city schools have been able to maintain staffs 'because of higher high-er salaries paid, country schools are bearing the brunt of the shortage. Bigger, Better High Schools It Is pointed out that the curriculum curricu-lum established by the state boards of education in many states varies little in the city and country schools. It is a matter of common sense there is a vast difference in the educational edu-cational needs of country children and those who live in cities. So one of the problems is for a course of study particularly fitted to the needs of the rural youth, and a staff of teachers who have the kind and quality of preservice- education which will qualify them to teach in rural schools as contrasted to city schools. The NEA believes also that there can be no adequate high school education edu-cation in any rural high school where enrollment is less than 300 pupils. There can be no adequately formulated formu-lated high school program which will give the student a well-rounded education where there are only a few students; there can be no school morale or spirit, nor can interest oi the student In the teen ages be maintained through four years of high school work in small high schools, educators believe. Qualified Superintendent Furthermore, one of the planks In the 24-point program calls for careful care-ful selection of superintendents ol rural schools on a basis of professional profes-sional qualifications and on non- political considerations. Therefore, popular elections of county superintendents superin-tendents should be abandoned. There are some 12,100,000 students enrolled in rural schools, which con stitute 48 per cent of all public schools in the nation. The 451.660 rural teachers comprise 52 per cent of the nation's total. n 1 " Is . 0 One, of the many Ingenious invention! that overcame the U-boat wolf packs, the "expendable radio sono buoy." The sono buoy was a tort of super-snooper radio device dropped from plane. The hydrophone picks np the found thrown off by the U-boats and relays It by cable to the radio transmitter In the top compartment which broadcast! the aignal to waiting ships and planes. Where Civil War The above map shows the area where civil war flared la China involving almost s million central government and Chinese Communist troops, fighting for control of some 11 provinces. Conflict tonea aret (1) the Kaifeng section; (2) Fuchow, where the railroad Is the prliej (3) Faptow Shansl; (4) Tsinan, rail center; and (5) Kiaochow, where fighting is spreading. : is, Z lfm)4 v -afMiirf- Leading Army Air Aces Reunited f 1 t The three "Big Gs" try to hit high C at reunion held at Wright field. Shown, left to right, are Capt Don Gentile, Lt. CoL Francis 8. Gsbreskl and Capt John T. Godfrey. This trie of aces accounted for 98 German aircraft during World War 11, a record placing them far ahead of any other American pilota In the European theater. V r Flared in China t 170th Marine Anniversary The V. S. marines on November 10 celebrate cele-brate their 1701b anniversary. an-niversary. Since 1775 the leathernecks have fought In America's ware and carried the flag to every corner of the world. Photo shows two marines assisting a wounded leatherneck during fighting at Iwo Jlma Soon after landing the Fifth marines had the situation well in hand, as was true in their Island from Island Is-land hops. 4 o . . - , t rt . . j Eftfv f f Vt This young man la typical of th young fightcra of the Democrats party, who helped military aprinf the coup that ousted President An garita and his government In Ven eiuela. The V, 8, government hai recognized the new Socialist govern ment of Venezuela, Heads Atomic Grouj Sen, Brlen McMahon, Connectlca Democrat freshman member of thi tipper house, has been named chair man of the senate's 11-man specla committee to handle all leglslatioi on the control and use of atomb energy. Final control rest with bii committee. Three Shoes Needed One leg amputated, the other thickened thick-ened by long months of shoelesi walking over rough city streets, thii child of Naples and his ragged companion com-panion are among the thousand! who will be aided by the Victor clothing collection overseaa relief. Nobel Award Winnei it" - ' A-6 J X Sir Alexander Fleming of Londot university, whoso discovery of the "wonder drag," penicillin, won foi him the Nobel p'rise for physlologj and medicine tor 1945. , r ssetfstjiiwwiiiwwP wiissanFisiii'is ojwsjwm uiisaj lt- - ' ' ' 1 :'. ' . ;.' i ; jy 0 V f lC-'U j; 4 i ' , I I I , i f : k ' . A . , ', ' s iA ' W1 V . "Wt i- v Wltf iV1"- ' .Jfc..- - . frty.jif,. I, fitfr ''?- W I v f (If f" kr ; If is I I t By PAlJLlkLLOK ! RtleasBd by Western Newspaper Union. ADVOCATES SCHOOL AND GUARD TRAINING FLAN WASHINGTON. The papers anvj ply reported what congressmen said about Mr. Truman's youth draft ' plan, but more Important was what , was not said. ,- ; Normally the Democratic leaders rush to say any message from their President was a great speech, often; the greatest ever. This time. House Leader McCormack told inquiring . newsmen ho wanted time' to' read' the message thoroughly and Senatei Leader Barkley could not t found s although he was around. A fllmllnrlv atmlflnflnt Afit rft'?."4' evident all down the line of both -"- " .; . -j, where the men know the youth draft ' i Is hot nonular. Actuallv. onlv those is ? congressmen who bad already com ;; mitted themselves on both sides of the question chose to comment, Any rush for action likewise was , missing. Acting Chairman Johnson (A the senat militarv nmm1ttpi. a . .-' - Democrat who Is against the Tru , man idea, said the matter could not be considered until about January 9 When the Chairman returns. :' ' s The Truman proposition thus did not change votes or arouse supporting sentiment, ; His baslo -, between-the-Iincs idea plainly . waa that Russia has not Joined . wholeheartedly In the peace, Is the only competitive world mill- ' : tary power to us, has announced plana for ! a youth draft of her ' own and we should do likewise. SCIENTIFIC TRAINED MEN INSTEAD OF BIO ARMED FORCE This unspoken part of the present -tation was the most impressive. The written argument of the President cannot hold, analytical water. He says, for instance, he wants a ' small army and navy, a big national guard and a youth draft for re- .' serves. . His defense then would rest 1 entirely on how big and good he made the national guard, because he .-admits .-admits the drafted youth would only have basic training not the special-' . ' lzed training essential for modern war." r 'v ' r " i ' Ho claimed the rockets and atom bombs have robbed us of time to prepare in the future. - But he said the army and navy could not use the youthful reserves until time was ; taken out to get an act of congress passed.' By that time the nation; might be destroyed.- "".- He claimed our geographical- '- ocean defense had been do- ' Stroyed (directed missiles would ' como winging ever the icy fron-1' tier of the arctlo to our Mid west), but his plan Would risk our defenses to "a small'' army ana navy, ana a national guard, tl Which hardly sounds like ade quato defense and completely." abandons attack, possibilities ' , which are often the best do-. S fense. .- : ,' Frankly, It seems to tne Mr. Truman Tru-man was sold an obsolete youth draft system by the old-time crowd In the war department, and ho dressed it up with bis national guard enlargement idea, and presented It as an answer for a Job It' will not do. From his own evidence, we will have to be ready to act faster than his plan would allow action. Then again he said "Universal military training is not conscription," conscrip-tion," assuming apparently that con scription applies only to direct service serv-ice in the army and navy. Conscription means "enlisted by compulsion" for anything, whether civilian service, youth camps or the Democratic party. It is the Russian Rus-sian way, the Communist way, the old Prussian way and the objection that will unquestionably sway eon gress against it is that there are many democratic ways of doing the same job better. What we need for defense Is a scfentiflo army for thin scientific scien-tific age. First there should be a single department of the armed forces with a co-equal air force to fight the very things which Mr. Truman envisaged. Fossilized ideis like youth drafts should be shoved out with the fossils, fos-sils, and a new enlightened spirit generated throughout our defense system. This armed force should not be "amafl" or 'large" but enough. By the youth draft, the armed forces would only give basic training train-ing to a little more than 1,000,000 youngsters a year, taking them from their homes, their lives, the development devel-opment of their talents and delaying their economic contributions as workers in the nation by a year. For those who do not go to school, the national guard development is logical They can get basie and specialized spe-cialized training at nights, on weekends, week-ends, in summer maneuvers without quitting their jobs, lives, and families. fami-lies. But they should be furnished the best officers, with war training, and the latest equipment so they will , know how to use It Their aviation ' branch should not be a flying club. but a combat lervice. ' '-'U- These two steps would cover the entire youth of the country with a truly democratic kind Of comnulsiaok . i 4 |