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Show Nation Suffers Of Competent By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst end Commentator. WND Service, 1616 Eye Street,N.W., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C Leal than a year and a half after the question of which would triumph, naziism or democracy, was settled, the United States la being forced to meet a crisis in Its competitive struggle to maintain main-tain Its way of life. Two years ago the prediction, based on trends of that moment, was made that "our school sys Baukhage tem faces one of the greatest crises In its history American schools have lost 200,000 competent, well-prepared well-prepared teachers since Pearl Harbor." Har-bor." (That was In June, 1944.) At that time only one out of a hundred hun-dred school teachers held "emergency "emer-gency certificates" certificates issued is-sued to persons admittedly not in the "competent, well-prepared" class. Today, according to an estimate made in an article in the October Issue of Coronet magazine, one out of every eight hold such certificates and out of the 200,000 teachers lost to war Industries, the draft and other oth-er wartime activities, Coronet finds at least 79,000 of those teachers "lost" for good. Stuart Chase, economist, econ-omist, sets 500,000 as the number heeded before the present teaching staff of the nation is brought up to what be calls "adequate." Ralph McDonald, . executive secretary sec-retary of National Educational association as-sociation in Washington, who has been busy trying to wake the educational edu-cational world to Its danger, quotes reports that Russia today is spending spend-ing 20 per cent of her comparatively low national income on education, while we spend only two per cent of ours tor the same purpose, And not satisfied with what la now being done, the Soviets are demanding demand-ing still higher standards of "ideological "ideo-logical and political" knowledge tor their teachers. The party paper, Izvestla, announced In a recent article arti-cle that students from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and other Slav countries coun-tries were being brought into the institutions in-stitutions of higher learning in Moscow, Mos-cow, Leningrad and other cities. The office ot education of the United States government Is fully aware ot the danger facing our public pub-lic schools. Its functions are strictly strict-ly limited, however, to the acquisition acquisi-tion and distribution of information. Actual promotional activities are forbidden and Improvement of conditions con-ditions rests fundamentally with the states and local communities. The Office of Education is doing all it can. Full co-operation In the gathering gath-ering ot data is provided and for the last six .weeks or so special effort! ef-fort! have been made to bring information in-formation on this subject up to date tor distribution. Actual statistics ot the varying needs ot various communities com-munities now are being compiled. National Education association, which began an intensive campaign two years ago to assist In the recruitment re-cruitment of teachers, Improvement ot working conditions and higher salaries, has renewed its efforts as a result of action taken at the organization's or-ganization's convention this July. A slogan which they have adopted runs: "We must have federal aid be fore we can have equalization ot opportunity." op-portunity." But federal "interference" "interfer-ence" In America's school system has always been a bogey. Cheat Pupils Out Ot Proper Education Meanwhile, as Charles Harris ays In the previously quoted Coronet Coro-net article, "we are cheating our boys and girls of their right to the kind ot an education they desire," by permitting this teacher shortage short-age which has closed more than 7,000 class rooms and over-expanded classes so that Individual attention to pupils has virtually vanished. , Many vital ; subjects have been dropped. The worst phase ot the situation Is the turnover. As is evidenced by the number ot "emergency certificates" certifi-cates" issued, the standard has tall-en tall-en sharply. Harris mentions one school which permitted a convict to be released from Jail because no one else could be found to teach the pupils. I was told ot a case where a teacher teaching sixth grade pu BARBS Secretary Anderson says we ought to be glad the hogs and cattle are on the ranges putting on more weighteven it we aren't If you read both the Republican and Democratic house organs, you'll be as confused as Alice was when the Red Queen asked her what remained re-mained when you took a dog from a bone. i " v Tim Scarcity Teachers pils had never had more than a fourth grade education herself. Low pay is, as it has always been, one of the chief difficulties. It Is a strange paradox that the business and industrial groups, who are most anxious that the principles of democracy de-mocracy and free enterprise be thoroughly taught, are the greatest competitors of the schoolhouse. Here in Washington the minimum wage of teachers is below that of lower grade clerical assistants and file clerks In the government In industrial in-dustrial centers, the gap is wider. In business, there is more of a demand de-mand today for college-trained personnel. per-sonnel. Many teachers, both male and female, who went into the services serv-ices held college degrees, and when discharged were eagerly snapped up by businesses requiring higher education. Chambers of commerce, disturbed dis-turbed by the threat of untrained minds in their communities, have appealed to the government to promote pro-mote special teachers' programs as a part of the veterans' re-training programs but here again the federal fed-eral government would be treading on thin ice. That isn't in the law. Private Institutions and the community com-munity Itself are responsible for this type of effort, and congress always puts its foot down when there is anything any-thing that even hints at federal activity ac-tivity In connection with the public school system. The office of education edu-cation leans over backward to keep away from anything that might be labeled "interference." Not only poor pay but also lack of social life drives many prospective prospec-tive teachers into other fields. That is something that only the community commu-nity can change. If the teacher's position is not changed for the better and the pub-lie pub-lie school system Is not restored to Its normal place in our democracy we will have lost the one thing without with-out which democracy cannot grow. Democracy cannot renew itself, it must be renewed in the hearts ot each new generation. Otherwise, weeds aplenty will take its place. Slips Over Fait One on Censor One of the tew Joys left to a newspaper news-paper correspondent in one of the foreign cities where censorship still prevails is trying to beat the censor. One of the most amusing "beats" of this kind was scored by Drew Mid-dleton Mid-dleton writing from Moscow for the New York Times. Perhaps it fooled many American readers, too. It reads: "Hya Ehrenburg, writing in Izvestla, Izves-tla, continued his long series ot articles arti-cles on the United States, a group ot articles which tor depth and un derstanding are superior to anything written on these lines since the works ot Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. The dispatch was passed by the censor who didn't know that Dodgson Dodg-son was the real name of Lewis Carroll who' wrote, "Alice in Wonderland," Won-derland," some of the most delightful delight-ful nonsense ever penned. I do not know whether Ehren-burg's Ehren-burg's article as published In Moscow Mos-cow differed from those which he published in the United States, but I must say that some ot them reflected re-flected life In America as truly as the scene at the Mad Hatter's tea party followed the pattern of an ordinary tea party in England. You remember that there was a table set under a tree in front of the house and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it; a Dormouse was asleep, and the oth er two Were using him as a cushion, resting their elbows on It and talking talk-ing over its head. "Very uncomfortable tor the Dormouse," Dor-mouse," thought Alice; "only it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind. The Hatter was the first to break the silence. 'T'.at day ot the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice. He had taken his watch out of his pocket and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then and putting it to his ear. Alice considered a little and said, The Fourth." "Two days wrong!" sighed the Hatter. "I told you butter wouldn't suit the works," angrily looking at the March Hare. "It was the best ot butter." the March Hare meekly replied. Although Middleton's comparison between Dodgson and Ehrenburg was probably well-chosen, I doubt If the censor would have passed the comment bad he ever read "Alice in Wonderland." by Baukhage Don't be effusive with dogs, just oolite. Too much fsmiilnritv mm breed resentment, and mud on your ironi. The Arohhi.chrtn tt PanfAvk,,," told his motorcycle escorts that it thrilled him to go through red lights. A good American traffic cop could get a bishop through the eye or a neeoie. m Then ami . VICTORY SPEARHEAD ... The name of Capt. Donald McMillan of New York City was headlined when he piloted the first plane load of American Ameri-can personnel to Japan's Ateukl aerodrome. CONNECTICUT YANKEE ... A Yankee who speaks Japanese fluently Is a rare bird Indeed. Such a one was Lt. A. H. Smith of West Haven, Conn., marine corps Interpreter during victory vic-tory operations. r Yk ' 1 uCl The few modest heioes pre- I JJ . if jj, - - utf i ttV- t s i isented here are typical of (he I fjfP AV-v. '.' x 1 The few modest heroes presented pre-sented here are typical of the men who finished the job in Japan. A year aeo they made P ' 'I A 1 m headlines. 1 y ) lb f is i t : y 1 wor King quietly in peaceful pursuits, proud of what they accomplished but not expecting expect-ing to be hailed as world saviours. sav-iours. There was a job to do J 3 that necessitated a detour from it I the life thev had nlanned. 1 1 , IN FIRST FIFTY . . . Among the first 60 men of the U. S. occupation forces to land on Japanese soil was Sgt Joseph Jo-seph Archosky, radio operator of the 68th army gronp, army airways communications com-munications system. Navy to Honor Sea Victims at Memorial Rites WASHINGTON. -Following a custom cus-tom inaugurated in 1945, navy planes and ships will scatter flowers flow-ers over the oceans of the world on Navy Day, Oct 27, in tribute to shipmates who gave their lives at sea in defense of their country during dur-ing World War II. People desiring to participate in the service may send one flower to the senior naval chaplain at any designated U. S. port before midnight mid-night Oct. 28. The flowers will be put aboard planes and ships for transport to sea. Servkefiisn Help OTTAWA, CANADA. - Service- t men provided a helpful answer in Canada's quest for increased populationthey popu-lationthey simply married the prospective immigrants. Immigration officials estimate that one out of every five eligible Canadians who got overseas during wartime returned with a wife. When the movement is completed, officials figure that some 43,000 women and about 20.000 children will have en Morethan a year has passed since the armed might of the United States shattered forever for-ever the delusions of grandeur of Dai Nippon, blasting the dream of Japanese war lords that the Pacific one day would be a Japanese lake. In the grand finale that ended V-J Day there were many heroes. Their names flashed cometlike comet-like across the pages of the nation's press for a day or two and then were lost. What has become of the men whose names were on every tongue a year ago? Some are still in the services, but the great majority have returned to the lives that were interrupted inter-rupted by Pearl Harbor. They have gone back to pick up the threads of life. A Today they are il ii n i California's Lure Proves No Magnet In Three States LOS ANGELES. The magic lure of California has little effect on residents resi-dents of Maine, New Hampshire and Wyoming, chamber of commerce officials regretfully admit Reporting that its mail volume has increased fourfold during the past year, the chamber says the least number of inquiries come from those three states. Greatest percentage comes from New York and Illinois. Solve Canada's Need for Immigrants tered Canada. The war brides, in effect are the forerunners of what Canadian officials of-ficials hope will be a continued and selected movement into this vast pa-tion. pa-tion. Indications are that Europeans in impressive numbers have ."got the word about Canada." Except for residents ol the enemy cations of Germany, Japan, Italy, Romania. Hungary and Austria, as well as Asiatics, there are hardly Now T it) it, - : RECONVERSION . . . And this is McMillan Mc-Millan today, one year after his historic his-toric flight to Tokyo. He Is shown In his working clothes as a geologist at Anaconda Copper company, Butte, Mont. ALAS, POOR YOEICK! . . . Reminiscent Reminis-cent of the graveyard scene In Hamlet Ham-let is this one showing Smith back at Us job as assistant professor of anthropology an-thropology at University of Texas at Austin. i , STILL TEAMWORK . . . Archosky Is a firm believer In teamwork. He saw what it did to Japan. So he still practices prac-tices it. He and his bride team np here to unravel a college homework problem. Not Only Girls Bewail Current High Doll Costs WASHINGTON. - Members ol Washington Council of Church Women are awaiting return ot the 29-cent doll as impatiently as any child ever awaited Santa Qaus. The reason Is that the current high price of dolls is holding up plans for the council to extend its famous "doll adoption" plan to children chil-dren abroad. Now the council wants to inaugurate inaugu-rate a doll adoption program In Latin Lat-in America and China, but its plans are stymied by the high cost of dolls. any restrictions to entry here. About all one has to show is a sound mind and body and the ability to support oneself. Immigration to Canada was heavy in the '20s, reaching a peak of 167,723 in the fiscal year 1928-29. It dropped to 88,223 in 1930-1. From 1931 to 1938 only about Pi. 000 en tered and after that immigration practically stopped, with even ille gal entries negligible. Rcleaied by Western Newpap Umoo , By VIRGINIA VALE THEY tried out more than 50 WAC hair-dos before Paulette Goddard's coiffure for "Suddenly It's Spring" was decided on. Those overseas over-seas caDS are Dretty severe, ,and the fact that the hair has to be two inches off the collar in back made things more difficult, as many a WAC will testify. Finally Final-ly she was given soft bangs, and a center part in the back, with braids pinned around her head to give a good line. It took one hour of extra time every day to get her ready for the camera not very WAC-likel The only film hero listed in Webster's Web-ster's New International Dictionary is Tarzan, defined as "The hero ol a series of stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He is a white man, ol ! JOHNNY WEISSMCLLER prodigious strength and chivalrous instincts, reared by African apes." Johnny Weissmuller lives up to the definition, as usual, 'in" his latest, "Tarzan and the Huntress," and has signed to play Tarzan for the next three years. Eddie Albert was entertaining Constance Moore and Joan Edwards Ed-wards on the set of Republic's "Hit Parade of 1947" by singing "Souse of the Border," which he and his Lwife Margo had composed. Pro ducer-Director Frank McDonald liked it so much that he decided to put it Into the picture. Eddie's made three big pictures for three big studios since he's been out of the navy "The Perfect Marriage," for Hal Wallis; Republic's delightful delight-ful "Rendezvous with Annie," and Universale "Smash-up." When George Sanders left for England he thought he was Just going go-ing on vacation, after finishing 'The Private Affairs of Bel Ami." So Director Albert Lewin cabled him to go to Paris and scout for sites for his next picture, "Strong as Death." Dorothy Lamour's been In too many of those "Road" pictures with Crosby, maybe. Anyhow, she and her husband have bought some brood mares and are going In for raising thoroughbred stock on their ranch they already had 700 hogs and 200 steers. Sterling Hayden's first picture since his discharge from the r arine corps will be "Blaze of Noon," story of the four McDonald brothers, pioneers in commercial aviation. Paramount's assembled a cast headed head-ed by Hayden, Sonny Tufts, William Wil-liam Holden, John Land and Bill Bendix. Hayden was headed for stardom before he left Hollywood; It looks as If he'd make It this time. First Columbia Broadcasting System did it had their local station, sta-tion, as well as frequency modulation modula-tion and television, changed to WCBS, instead of the old New York listing. WABC. National Broadcasting Broadcast-ing liked the idea now it's WNBC. It's catchingl One of the first parts that House Jameson ("Dr. Benjamin" of the air's "Crime Doctor"), got after leaving college resulted from the assumption in New York that every Texan knows how to spin a rope. House was engaged to appear in a skit .with Will Rogers and didn't know one end of a rope from the other. So he took the job, went out and learned tricks with a rope, and did right well. Robert Alda, whose next picture is Warner Bros.' "The Man I Love," has been on tenderhooks lately, he's crazy about his farm and everything on lt. and two of his prize pigs, Porkie and Bess, arc about to become parents. ODDS AND ENDS-Chmtmas Early, a character in the Diek Tracy comic ttrip, will too have her counterpart in radio; a California nation it holding hold-ing audition to find a girl who'll be (lien big publicity build up asXhrist-nns asXhrist-nns Ear.y . . . Edith Arnold of "Crime Doctor" couldn't easily have escaped hating red hair; it rum through generations gen-erations of the family . . . Macdonald Carey of "Suddenly It's Spring" hat a n1" "7,yZy' h" wile Hold Peary, BCi "Gildersleeve," believes m numerology; some years ago he changed his last name from Perry to Peary, began using Harold instead of Hal end what do you know, success! f V, f; Gems of Thought IF YOU have great talents, industry in-dustry will improve them; U you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiencies. de-ficiencies. Sir Joshua Reynolds. Rey-nolds. Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Nature, like man, sometimes weeps for gladness. Beacons-field. Beacons-field. , The man who sticks to the .facts sticks to the truth, and wise Is he who does so, for he gains reputation for veracity, dependability, reliability, and good sense. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT AUTOS, TRUCKS & ACCESS. 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