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Show Editorial Page Feature The and only-dail- newspaper devoted y This s th to the progress ot (Central Utah and its people adv-ancenje- nt By FRED DANZIG S'JNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1957 . V What About 'Poor7 Education Warnings have come from many be quarters that America must careful, in stepping up its education programs to offset the Russian scientific breakthrough, that it does not try to turn out science robots. educaWhat many that tors are concerned about isinvidi-duals wex shall produce trained a while having sharply who, scientific bent, shall developed above sal be rounded human beings. This means that they should bring to their work the insight and perspective of men who grasp values and 'have a steady awareness of the political, economic and social frame within which they labor. To some Americans, the placing of this emphasis may suggest that we are already doing a good job of keeping: human values and the broad perspective of affairs upper- keen-mind- ed The Railroads' Plight In dribs and drabs, and occasion- ally with a big splash, reports continue to float in of the declining fortunes of America's railroads. Not long ago the New York Central and Pennsylvania, the country's two biggest, announced a proposal for a merger to strengthen themselves against the darkening financial prospect they foresee. Later on the Baltimore and Ohio asked authority to suspend all passenger runs on its line between Washington and New York. The New Haven has appealed to two states for an outright subsidy for its commuter services. Dismal financial reports come in from many other lines. The time cannot now be too far off when the government will have to decide what value it places on g our rail system, and how to maintain it in a time it proposes of mounting adversity for so many far-flun- companies. that the danger is that ence may narrow and- limit our focus. The truth seems to be 'otherwise. Many educators feel, for one thing, most sci- - that the scientists and engineers we train tend too often to be specialists set in a kind of social vacuum, unable to see beyond the end of their slide rule. But there is a worse aspect. The uncomfortable fact is that, as we lag in science, we don't really do a very good job in the humanities and social sciences, either. It's an old story now, but it is largely by about 450 professional fund - raising firms and 12,500 trained who received million dollars in fees about last year. Operate Ob Fee Basis It's a business that is behind our largest charity drives, for the g counsellors set up and direct the machine-.- , for collecting the cash. They operate oa a fixed fee basis and do not collect money, which is the solicitor's job. g The counsels, many of whom belong to the American Assn. of Fund - Raising Counsels, Inc., a trade organization, generally scorn the sidewalk coin box method. "It's not very profitable United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK (VP) - Has a friend or neighbor just "put the bate" on you for a worthy charity? If not, you're being neglected. This is the season for philanthropy, with the Christmas spirit and tax regulations being what they are. Last year, 57 million Americans contributed six billion dollars to support 500,000 gift supported institutions such as libraries, hospitals and universities. Collecting this money were 35 million volunteers, nearly one out of every five people in our country. This, army was directed or dignified," said one executive. 5, fund-raiser- fund-raisin- fund-raisin- . Some sentimental people are cerned over the cruelty of rodeos, one of our more popular forms of amusement. To them it is a sordid, sadistic spectacle in which helpless animals are tortured and mutilated for the pleasure of the screaming multitude. Me, I'm always on the side "of the animals. I don't like to kill them, and I don't like to see them hurt. But I'd rather see them temporarily hurt a little than systematically starved for rKV,. long Pe"0025 01 llme. and when 1 see toe neglected, maltreated animals in the fields of Utah during the winter months I think the rodeo animals really have it pretty soft. Undoubtedly rodeo competition is pretty rugged, but the punishment isn't all onesided, at least in the riding division. I've broken a few horses to ride in my time, and the buckers dealt By BEULAH STOWE Mr. Robertson me a lot more punishment than I ever did them, and the horses I rode, or tried to ride as the case may have been, were amateurs. The rodeo broncs are professionals, with just one thing fn mind-- to get rid ol their riders. And they know a lot of tricks to do it. I'm sure they get as much satisfaction out of throwing a rider as the rider does of sticking his limit. Compared .to what work horses used to have to do the few minutes of exertion these rodeo buckers put in is nothing. It seems common belief that these horses are just picked up anywhere and forced to buck by torture. Actually rodeo people scout for horses that like to buck, and are good at it, the same way big league clubs scout for promising ballplayers. There are naturally rebellious horses as there are people. To me there are few things more exciting than a contest between a skilled bucking horse and a skilled rider, and it is seldom that either of them get badly hurt. It is simply rough and rugged. wild horses Sometimes the which are ridden bareback, or maybe the bulls, are encouraged to buck by having a rope around their flanks. It irritates, but doesn't hurt them. When I was a kid we learned to ride by putting sticks under the tails of our ponies to make them "kick up." It wasn't cruelty. All the fool horse had to do was raise his tail to get rid of the stick. Usually this trick was pulled on another kid when he wasn't looking, and the joke was on the kid, not the horse. For some queer unknown reason all U'ah newspapers in reporting the results of a roceo always feature the calf roping, as though that was the main event, and "cldom even mention the saddle bronc events, which afford the real excitement. Apparently the dudes who report rodeo news to Utah papers were never on a horse. All they seem to see is the calf roping ana so-call- ed "What happens when retirement Is in sight, and then a man's health fails?" asks Mrs. P. H. "My husband is 63 and has had two heart attacks. He does not think he can get his pension until he is 65, and we have no other savings except for a checking account which we use for current expenses and which neverf runs above $200." What happens next depends on his company and his wife. Mrs. P. H. can do these four things: 1. Check with her husband's doctor for her own personal report on how much or how little work her husband can do with reasonable safety. 2. Check with her husband's company to find out if it will pay him a pension if he retires two years early. Find out, too, what his full pension at 65 would be. 3. Check with her husband's company to see if it will place him In an easier job for the next two A PtP years, even if this could be done only at a reduced salary. (She must sell this idea to her husband's pride, las well as his pocket-bookHis salvation on a job lies with his own company a man with a heart condition ). - ref-ereei- ng tant product." A gladsome sight, of course, is to see white-haire- d some sweet-faceold lady frantically beating a tenth of a ton behemoth over the head with a handbag. While he bellers worse than any calf in a rodeo. In fact there are a lot of sports more dishonest; inhuman, d, or unhuman, than rodeos. Parents Pamper Teen-AgerThen They Complain We have lost the reason for being alive . we seek a chemical cloak to fend off the pains and frustrations of life which our own inner resources . . . should permit us to face. Dr. R. Gorden Bell of Toronto, Canada, indicating growth of drug taking. I'm gonna keep on just to see what happens. Walter Williams of Houston. Tex., oldest surviving veteran of the Civil War on his 115th birthday. in' Colleges today and industry tomorrow will suffer if the present movement of new Ph. D.'s away from college teaching continues. Paul G. Bulger, president of the As sociation for Higher Educai t order to squeeze 'out the crooks, 22 states .have enacted laws that govern charity campaigns and an additional 13 states are in the process of adopting regulatory legislation. In addition, many cities have their own ordinances aimed at keeping out the phony charity. One estimate said that in 1950, 3 per cent of our contributions went to racketeers. Because of state and local laws, ano; ne work of su;h groups as the Better Business Bureau, the National Information Bureau, the chambers of commerce and the A.A.F.R.C., the percen'-agis 'way down. In s, The Herald invites yon to nse this colnmn as a forum to express your opinions on timely subjects of public interest. Keep your letter within the 300 word limit. Sign your name and address. are not permitted. Nom-de-plnm- es Does today's teen-agreally nave it so good? A lot of adults seem to think so. They are always talking about how easy life is for today's teenager, with few chores to do around the modern bouse, with plenty of spending money in his pockets, with top priority on the family car or a car of his own to drive, with clothes designed for teen-ag- e appeal, with 'something doing all the time, with more freedom than kids that age have ever had before. They have it easy, all right. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they have it so good. The adults who have pampered and spoiled them and are responsible for their having so much aren't on the best of terms with er Policy Makers of the United States Need To Rededicate Themselves to Americanism Editor Herald: The great task confronting our government is not to "catch up" with the Soviets' in the satellites and missiles but to get right with itself and te world. That it has been wrong present conditions positively prove. The Truman and Eisenhower administrations have both been each wrong in trying to out-d- o other in promoting the cold war; in putting forth false doctrines such as the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and the Eisenhower Doctrine; in establishing military bases all over the earth; in spending billions upon billions of dollars for war contracts; in subsidizing reactionary and buying their support; and above all, in supplanting fundamental American principles of society and government with adventurous empire building and unrighteous colonialism. The grandiose military pacts they have organized such as NATO and SEATO have been wrong and are now shown to be disintegrating and discredited; genuine patriotism of our own people. while their military bases and airplane carriers are powerless, like sitting ducks, to be annihilated by ballistic missiles. This wrong policy has cost our government not only billions of dollars, loaded it down with irremediable debt, shoved It to the rulers "brink of war" and threatens to plunge it into the depths of economic crisis; but it has caused it the loss of confidence, love and narespect of the peace-lovin- g . . tions and peoples of the world and the real love of country and Two wrongs do not make one right." The great task confronting our government cannot be accomplished by combining the wrong Democratic policy with the wrong Republican policy. What is needed is a rededica-tio- n and consecration of our policy makers to fundamental Americanism, to take the lead in a great crusade for world peacer "the brotherhood of man" and the sisterhood of nations. Sincerely, E. A. Mitchell, Herald Receives their teen-ager- s. AH the while Congratulations Of Police Group Editor Herald: We of the Prove Police Mutual Aid Association wish to take this opportunity to express our congratulations to you on your new location. We wish to thank you for the splendid cooepration you have given us in the past. We are sure you will be better able to render the fine service Pop is handing Junior as much money to spend in an evening as Pop, at the same age, had to spend in a month, he is reminding his son of the fact. And when Junior seems bored with the comparison tated. wo'ild have li (,c ch'Mir? of fir r an jo'j e' vv'iere. 4. Check into j us for herself, in case her husband's condition' should remain so serious that he should be quiet and home-boun- d from now on. All these things should be done sensibly and soon. A sick man can do some serious worrying about his job while he is stuck in the hospital or at home. ca-ie- "I would like to leave what Q money I have to my children, husband and graundchildren, but would like to leave it in trust. Could you tell me what it would cost and how it could be done?" C. L. L. A Go and see a lawyer and he will help you make a will and set up trust arrangements with a bank or trust company. A trust can be established for small estates-bu- t may take out too big a bite to be worth it. If you have a quarter of a million dollars, you'll probably want a trust. Older people with money often make a big mistake by refusing to get expert help on their affairs. They are still leaving homemade wills and causing family feuds by failing to spell things out so that there can be no legal misunder- standing. Pop gets irri- though Junior has his full of money, he also has pocket Then, the distinct impression that his father has a pretty low opinion of him. you have In the past In your new location. Sincerely, LeGrand J. Baker ( President, Provo Police Mutual Aid Association Win a valuable prize. Send your question, name, address and are to TELL ME WHY! care of this paper. The Brientannic a Junior, for school and cyclopedia home, will be awarded for the letter selected. If you leave a piece of bread in a warm, moist place for several days, it will probably become covered with a mesh of threads which white, cobweb-lik- e seem powdered with black dust. If you could examine this web under a microscope, you would see that it is made up of many long, colorless, threads which have two kinds of branches. One kind has little black balls on top, which contain the "spores." The ether kind, which are shorter and penetrate into the bread, serve as roots. What you would be looking at is a typical form of all molds and mildews. Molds and mildews are a kind of-- plant called fungi. What are fungi? They are a special kind of plant because they are classified as simple, and dependent. They are called simple, because they do not have real roots, or stems and leaves. As you know, more complex plants have them. Fungi are called dependent be15-volu- me , cause they don't have chloro- Chlorophyll is the "factory" in green plants that enables them to use carbon dioxide and water to produce food. Since fungi have no chlorophyll, they depend, in one. way or another, on food that has been made by phyll. other' plants. If the fungus depends on food that is such as bread and damp fabrics. It is called a saprophyte. If the food material is living, such as young trees for example, then the fungus is called a parasite. non-livin- g, Molds and mildews, each grow in moist, hot air, especially where their food is plentiful. As a rule, the molds are saprophytes, or feeders on dead vegetable and animal matter, while mildews are parasites, or feeders on living things: Often however, the words 'mold" and "mildew" are used interchange- ' ably,. Molds and mildews produce so many spores, which are the tiny bodies by' which they reproduce, that there are spores in the air' at all times. That's why if food, fruit, or even leather is not put away in dry, cold places, mold or mildew will attack It and begin to grow. Some molds are useful, such as tbose which flavor cheese, but a few are poisonous. Mildews which attack living plants often cause great damage to crops. " Today's Medicine - d. this subject Foot trouble in children Is by no means uncommon. A relaxation of the ligaments frequently brings about tiat leet and this is only associated with knock knees. So far asihe feet are concerned, treatment should include corrective exercises if the child is old enough to cooperate. Of course, corrective shoes are generally advisable. These are designed to have built-i-n long arch supports, turned in toes and elevation of the inside of the heels. are So far as knock-kneconcerned, this Is a curvature of the leg inward as the name implies. In addition to flat feet the vitamin deficiency disease known as rickets Is an important factor in causing this condition in many instances.' RicketsUeads to softening of the bone. The treatment here consists in es correction of the rickets by vitamin supplements or diet as well as appropriate treatment of the is only feet If the knock-kne- e of slight decree, some restriction on walking, corrective manipulations, and proper shoeing, in addition to diet, may be enough. In more difficult cases' braces are sometimes effective. In the most severe ones an operation on the bone, may be necessary. , The of bowlegs is. . similar Here the. legs are quite bowed outward as a result of softening of the hone, again usually due to rickets. If this is the case, dietary treatment is question again in order and unnecessary weight bearing should be avoided until the condition has Improved. Here, too, braces sometimes help, but when severe, an operation on the bone may be desirable. IT WOULD BE WELL for par-ea- ts to keep a close eye on their young children for flat feet, knock-knee- s, bowed legs or any other abnormality which they legs. may observe in the feet and other so .with many As is true disorders, treatment is much more effective if started early. Another thing which parents can do is to make certain that their youngsters obtain enough vitamin D during the long winter months, when the action of the .not sunlight on the .skin does will manufacture enough This FUN TIME The; Quiz Box . . . Sports 1. How many men on a football team? 2. What is the name for the hockey disk? 3. Which sport is older, polo or basketball? 4. What is the man called who seers an eight oared shell? 5. What word of affection is used in tennis Answers SAoq c 'ujvmsxco f xond z 'uaAaia ' op . ' -- j -- i THE :PUZZLE BOX Copy the ten numbers shown below. Challenge your friend to draw a circle around as many -- By EDWIN P. JORDAN, M.D. Written for NEA Service Two related questions which can be discussed together come respectively from Mrs. F. and Mrs. H. The former writes that her little grandson has always had weak feet,- but has now learned that the little' boy has knock-knee- s and will need to wear braces. Mrs. H. writes to ask what causes a child to be Both bowlegged and pigeon-toeladies would like a discussion of ' ' What Is Mold and Mildew? Doctor Says Proper Care Prevents Foot Trouble In Young So They Say tals. Tell Me Why Ruth Millett one-side-d. fund-raisin- firm specializes In hospi- Smith Husband's Wealth Foils Before Tims o; Ps'u. ; Calf roping is the least dangerous of rodeo events, and perhaps the crudest to the animals. I'm sure the calves like to run, but the sudden 'stop does knock the wind out of them. Steer roping is rougher, and has been banned in many places. The hurt there is usually due to lack of skill on the part of the roper or his horse. I have many times seen my brother Chauncey "bust" a wild or obstreperous animal at the end of a forty foot rope, and never saw one that couldn't get up in a minute or so and walk away, but with completely changed ideas about being boss of the outfit. It was merely effective discipline. The rodo affords tough, competitive As for sport, and it isn't all to animals see more of brutality you'll that any day in the stockyards where animals are auctioned off, let alone where they are slaughtered. Terror is perhaps the worst form of punishment, and though it may look to the novice that the rodeo animals are terrified, except possibly for the calves for a few seconds, they are not. An animal that tries to buck off a rider isn't scared: he just means business, and he isn't conceding- a thing. A rodeo show isn't as brutal as It looks, like, for instance, the wrestling matches where calculated brutality is featured, along with poor sportsmanship, and obviously biased or blind where the hero is repeatedly warned against misdemeanors he did not commit, while the villain gets away with murder which the referee refuses to see despite the agonized screams of the victim anr1 the spectators. The motif of the wrestling matches seems to be "Anything goes that you can get away with," and, "Pain is our most impor- about 12 per cent. The rest of us give between 3 and 5 per cent. Franklin Raised Funds Our fund - raising counsellors have come a long wa; sinje the days of Benjamin Franklin, who raised money for a hospital in Pennsylvania back in Colonial times. World War I, with its Liberty and Victory Loan drives, gave the g profession a big boost, and they've been doing well ever since. Some of our older, most experienced firms have become specialists. The Ward, Dreshman and Reinhardt Company, for example, handles only church appeals and church - related camand paigns. The Will, Folsor Happy Times " Rodeo Competition Rough and Rugged con- s They're Friendly" The Chopping Block By FRANK C. ROBERTSON device Another is the direct maH solicitation. Many fund - raisers resort to the mails only as a last gasp, or "mopping up" operation. In setting up a charity drive for start by funds, the "the up case," or arguworking ments to be used for creating support. They also seek strong leadership for the philanthropy, a solid corps of volunteer workers and, of course, an audience that has money to spare. Millionaires, as a group, give the largest amounts to charity, percentage - wise. In 1945, they gave about 9 per cent of their income to charity. Now they give not-toopopu- lar fund-raise- rs "They're Not Enemy Rombs still the story, that students at both the college and high school levels often test poorly in fundamentals like history, politics, economics and geography. As for art, philosophy and the study of religions, there seems to De even less grasp of these. Education in America appears to be hitting merely a glancing blow in all too many cases. And arguments continue to rage as to the extent to which the students, the teachers, and the educational system are to blame. We all know we have long suffered a shortage of teachers and that many we have are poorly trained or ill suited to the work: We know, too, that with the countless bright distractions of today many students look in school for the paths of least resistance. Those who assail the system say it allows the student too much freedom to select easy courses, puts too much stress on practical "how to" studies which an individual can as well learn for himself in other ways, and devotes too much time to "life adjustment" getting along with other students, the teacher, etc. However the blame should fall, the point would seem to be that it should fall somewhere. No matter what the Russians do or don't do, we need better education, and a better educational product, than we get today. easoo For Philanthropy 15 9 30 2 19 1 25 27 3 12 ' 6 numbers as he wishes to make them add up to fifty, exactly. The only numbers that add up to fifty are: 25, 6, and 1. ONLY THE COPS "Ace you NEW YORK (UP) mob? Are the from you here guys to rub me out?" Aaron Leder-ma- n asked his caHerjb fa shaking voice. He appeared downright pleased when the men identified themselves as Secret Service genst come to arrest him as an alleged ''important distributor" of counterfeit $20 bills. The agents eaki Lederman tofld them deeply in debt to loan sharks and feared they were out to get him quite outside the law. beas certainly prevent some of these disorders, as will care in proper, shoeing ' 1 t |