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Show lt-'?5 . n RPaif OTHE8 From The South Pasadena Review, Re-view, South Pasadena, California: In 1947 the United States exported export-ed about 250,000 cars annually and Imports were about 10,000 cars annually. In 1959 our Exports are a shade over 100,000 cars and Imports have risen to almost 700,000 cars A long ways from the 10,000 cars In 1947, 12 years. With the Imports our miners did not mine the Iron ore nor the copper or lead. Neither did we produce or grow the rest of the materials in these 700,000 cars. The job time on producing these cars was also Imported. This Is proof of Ruether's statement state-ment that 425,000 United Workers who paid dues before the last strike are not paying dues now. In the Auto Workers Union if you are not working in the auto business busi-ness you do not pay dues. From The Independent, Fuquay Springs, North Carolina: Protests against the, over-emphasis is on school athletics which are certain to rise again as high school basketball bas-ketball seasons roar toward clamorous clam-orous state-tournament conclusions. conclu-sions. The primary purpose of schools is to educate, but at the high school and college levels this goal often seems to become secondary to the spectacular appeal ap-peal of forward passes and jump shots. Dr. James B. Conant Is among the more articulate and influential influen-tial spokesmen for the idea that sports should be played down more. He regards as disgraceful the disproportionate emphasis placed on athletics, "a diseasa that has spread from the college campus to the high school and junior high school." Conant's indictment is based on studies of schools throughout the country. His report on tiie nation's high schools is a best seller. More recently he has been focusing on junior high schools. He and his staff have visited 125 schools and 60 communities com-munities in 17 states since last fall. The extensiveness of his survey sur-vey adds to the importance of his comments. At a time when federal aid to education is a congressional issue, is-sue, when school construction, teacher shortages and improvements improve-ments in methods and curriculum curricu-lum are of great public interest, Conant's views deserve thoughtful thought-ful assessment. A more rational attitude toward school athletics is plainly overdue |