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Show “Take That! And That!’ Bye Line by Jensen An Editorial Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah Worth Reading THE HERALD,Provo, Utah—Page 29 Bye's note: Thefollowing editorial was brought to me by E. D. (Ed) Firmage.It was written by Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher “ ‘TheArizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette and those pages on January1, 1970, For this editorial Mr. alien received the Freedom's Foundation honorcertificate earlier this year. My thanks to Mr. Firmagefor bringing it to myattention. Frustrations of Power Age Used to thinking of their resources in terms of abundance, Americans are having to get used to living with a chronic shortagein one vital area —power. __ Ever since the great Northeastern of 1966 ted how limited are breakdewn-prone generating and_ distributing facilities are, periodic power minicrises have cometo be taken almost as a matterof course. The East in particular has been ee de by occasional area rownouts and periodic short periods when consumers, er primarily householders, are ask to curtail electricity usage. And now for the bad news. Moreof the sameis likely this summer. The Federal Power Commission has been forecastingshortages and possibly even major blackouts. It may not turn out as badly as predicted. We havelucked outin the past and may do so again. But avoiding its worst consequences is not the same as resolving a longrange problem suchasthis. it is to be done? The obvious esponse to a shortage — expanding generating facilities — unortunately raises as great a problem as it would answer for it runs head on into growing public concern over poilution and the preservation of the environment. Existing practical methods of power generation on a Jarge scale, with coal andoil as basic fuels, also mean pollution on a large scale Power plants are the largest source of sulfur oxide,‘probablythe single most seriousenlutant in the atmosphere t ” according to Russell Train, han of the President's Environment Council. Heated water discharged by some plants into rivers andlakes is also an environmental problem. There has been some effort to minimize power production’s objectionable characteristics through mine-mouth operations, locating generating plants at fuel sources in the usually thinly populated coalproducing regions. Thus if this reduces the number of people directly affected, and who complain, it does nothing to reduce pollution quantitatively. Nuclear poweris a long way from being «n answer.It as yet accounts for only sometwopercentofelectric power output and raises its own envir tal and safety problems. Construction of a huge nuclear plant at Port Clinton on Lake Erie, to serve the Cleveland and Toledo areas, has run into considerable public- interest opposition. Environmentalists are fighting nuclear projects at Shoreham, N.Y.; Palisades, Mich., and Monticello, Minn. What should help someis anindustry-governmenteffort to bring some order on a national scale into the selection of sites for new power plants, until now largely the preserve of private power companies and state agencies with a minimum of advance planning and coordination. Measures now before Congress, one an administrationbill, differ in details but generally call for longerrange planning, increased public voice in determining powerpolicies and machinery to settle conflicts overplantsites. Also general is an emphasis on environmental considerations in selecting sites. Hopefully,it will turn out to be morethanlip service. But with per capita consumption of electricity increasing at a rate five times greater than the population and an estimated 300 new plants needed to meet a predicted quadrupling in demand during the next 20 years alone, we aren’tlikely to be so = tohave our and be able fo enjoy an undefiled environment,too. So They Say At this point in time we have no way of controlling oxides of nitrogen to the extremely low levels which could be required by the clean air amendments of 1970 for 1976 models. —General Motors President Edward N.Cole. Inside Washington CongressmenTurn Off OnForeign Aid Budget By Robert S.Allen and John A. Goldsmith WASHINGTON—Short of a miracle (very unlikely), President Nixon is a two-time loser on his $3.338 billion foreign aid budget—so far as the House of Representatives is concerned. And the outlook is nobetterin the Senate, where serious consideration of the issue hasn’t even started. As the backs‘agesituation now shapes up in both the House andSenate, the President will be lucky if he winds up with a foreign aid budgetof $3.142 billion—the amount Congress wee for the currentfiscal year, ending June si that is exactly what a decisive Pine tagein the Hovse Foreign formally recommend. oat But the P President eat won't be off the hook. It will still be a toss-up how much money he eae, will That’s why he faces two on foreign in the House. pe struggle there involves two key committees: (1) Foreign Affairs which, after more than a month of hearings,is preparing to report out authorization legislation on this widely controversial budget; (2) an Appropriations subcommittee which has been conducting private hearings for several months on the amount of moneyto be voted fox foreignaid in the ney fiscal year starting du1. Both these crucial comunitteesareset to ax both the President’s $3.338 billion budget, and his far-reaching plan to establish new ae and procedures to handle foreign eSimitcanty, also in both committees, there is strong Republican support for doing just that. Republican leaders of both committees see eye-to-eye with the Democrats on that. The Republicansare not saying thatout loud, but they are leaving no aboutit in inner committee deliberations. That’s why the two Democratic chairmen are so poetinheel to call the turn on pathetic to the foreign aid tbles butfsidecidely cold to the President’s sweeping reorganization proposal, Not only does Morgan have strong misgivings about various aspects, but also contends the President hasn't given Congress sufficient time to thoroughly study the extensive revision. Above all, Morgan cares ae the Presidentwith the buck. “He can make most of the changes in direction and emphasis of the foreign aid program,” says Morgan, “under the authority he already has in existing law.” Whatis the matter with us in America? Here westand, on the thresholdof the Seventies — the strongest, freest, most compassionate and humanenation on earth; yet, from all sides we dailyhear intemperate assaults on our way of life, our cherished values, our inspired traditions and our national Morgan’s solution is direct and simple. A short resolution continuing foreign aid for another year in the same way it is now operating and with the same amount of money—$3.142 billion. That’s whatthe Foreign Affairs Committee will approve within a few weeks, and that’s what the full House will adopt soon thereafter. Privately, this won’t shatter certain-highplaced State Departmentofficials. ‘They are quite recouiciled to having the ambitious reorganizaton plan ditched. In the committee hearings, they are on record as and urging it. Butit’s no secret they are far from enthusiastic about it. Chairman Morgan’s compromise formula is entirely acceptable to them. ‘Thatis emphatically not the case with the brain-trusters under Dr. Henry Kissinger, special foreign affairs adviser to the President. They produced the President's 8,ee special message to Congress propoun' e reorganization plan, and they are sternly insisting Congress do something about it— this year’ ! It iasn't theslightest intention of doing so. But Chairman Morgan is considering something that mayset them on their ear. This is summoning Dr.ee for interrogation by the committee. It is highly improbable he wouldtestify. He has consistently balked at appearing before congressional committees on the ground of “executive privilege”. But iorcing him to turn down the Foreign Affairs Committee Wouldn’t help his cause. That’s why Morganfigures he stands to gain whatever Kissinger does. SETBACK NO. 2—Rep. Otto Passman, DLa., chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee in charge of the foreign aid budget, is a fing opponentof large-scale for this purpose and is avowedly bent on slashing the President's recommended $3.338 billion budget. If Passman has his way, the foreign aid appropriation will be cut below this fiscal year's $3.142 billion totel. It is the Louisianan’s caustic contention that the President’s budgetis only one partof contempleted foreign aid spending. Charles Passman, ‘Thatpr represents only one of 27 spigots of foreign aid and assistance.”’ Accordingto his figuring, the actual total for foreign aid for the coming fiscal year amounts to a stupendous $13.517 billion. To prove that, Passman lists 27 separate items (‘‘spigots’’) that he asserts fall in the category of “‘new requests for foreign aid and assistanceforfiscal 1972." They ae from $4.45 million for the Ryukyu Islands to $2.25 billion for military assistance. character. And millionsofusin the “silent majority" tolerate those assaults. For more than 10 years a hodgepodge of downgraders of America has tried to persuadeus that everything we believein, everything wehave done in the past and everything weplanto do in the future is wrong. Their violent actions on college campuses, their desecration of public buildings, their despoilation in our cities — mostly unhindered and unchecked — are paraded before us in newspapers and magazines andon TVas though these people were the harbingersof someglorious future insteadofdestroyers of both necessary public institutions and private property. These downgraders arewilling to shout out against everything that is wrong with America but they are unwilling or unable to see anything thatis right with America. The so-called “American Establishment” is accused of permitting poverty to continue in this country. Don’t accusers know that even an American living on welfare or unemployment insurance in the United States has a higher income than almost any Chinese, almost any Indian, almost anycitizen of Africa or Latin America? ae (Al'7, Weare told by the downgraders of America that our system is oppressive of freedom, Can they namea country that permits more personal freedom,willingly extends more private charity (..1ore than billion dollars per vear), guarantees more civil rights, has more democratic institutions, or free speech, more freedom to travel, more of every quality that makes life good, rewarding and Paul Harvey Church Music Outof Tune? Singable Songs Important Formal religion — Sunday School and Church religion — has beenless attractive in recent years. Membership in most mainline churches has stagnated or declined. Collection-plate giving is ging, Most churches blame ‘young people defecting.” One factor surely has to be that church music is outof tune. Charles Wesley wrote 8,000 gospel songs. Only 50 arestill published. Only 20 are unforgettable classics, The mostgifted contemporary writer of religion-related music, John Peterson, already has ree 1,000 songs. Youidentify his name first with, “it Took a Miracle.” Others demonstrating durability include “Surely Goodness and Mercy.” These have a melodic, lyric quality which anybody can enjoy singing and will remember. And Peterson has co-authored folk hymnal for young people which has sold 360,000 since last August. And his are noi all. Lyrics Off The Beat promising? have been adopted by mod musicians from such traditional favorites as “Amazing Grace” and“Oh, Happy Day.” When an upbeat combo swings “Sweet Jesus” or “Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee,” traditionalists don’t know whether to befor ’em or against ’em. Are they singing of Jesus with their tongues in their cheeks, mocking? Are the publishers and promoters of rock-religion mercinaries merchandising a youth appetite for something transcendant? Or is it that sophisticated songs in the church nymnals have become so unmelodic that the now generationis writing its wn gospel music, revitalizing teliea outside the church? ‘Twentieth Academic = Year, 1895 aid 1896’ In 1895, “Brigham Young Academy and Latter-Day Saints’ Normal Training School” graduated 16 students. In 1894 there were only six graduates, and the same number in 1893. They are listed in the school’s catalogue called a “circular”, for the ‘Twentieth Academic Year, 1895, and 1896” made available through the courtesy of Clyde Pace of Provo. Brigham Young was president of the board of trustees. Since this was 1895, and Brigham Young died in 1877, it had to be Brigham YoungJr., whobythis time was no longer Jr. because his father was dead. These are the things which will trip up a researcher ifhe’s not on his toes. By this time Karl G, Maeser had left the institution and Benjamin Cluff Jr. was listed as president, and also as ‘Principal Normal College Departsnent.” Counting President Cluff who probably taught some , a faculty of 28 was or private parties not under control of responsible persons.” (That, dear students, meant a chaperone.) And Rule 5 laid it on the line that “Irregularity in habits, keeping late hours, having improperassociates, and visiting places of questionable repute are strictly forbidden.” Rule 6 sort of summed it up with: “All students must be diligentin their studies, regular in attendance at exercises and classes, and must deport themselves in a manner becoming true ladies and gentlemen. The school had an early version of ROTC,too,in case you think the military dates from the administration of President Wilkinson. The old catalogue contained this paragraph: “MILITARY DEPART- MENT’ “This departinent has been organized for the purpose of affording the students of the Academy the advantages of military drill and discipline, and at the sametimeofplacing them in possession of the knowledge ghain Young Academy necessary to fit them for efand Latter-day Saints Normal ficient military service in ‘haes Training School” in its of their country’s needs, During “Twentieth Academic Year’’ drill the rules and regulations of waw a gradeschool, high school, thestate militia are enforced, as “Normal College Department” far as applicable.” In a chapter entitled (with the notation that “this is the Latter-Day Saints Normal “Historical” the catalogue noted Training School”), and “The the deed of trust founding the Commercial College.” It listed school had been executed Oct. classes for the first through 16, 1875. eight grades and four years of “A preliminary session of the high school. There seemed to be Academy was inaugurated soon no indicationin the catalogue as after its establishment, with to how many years of college Hon. Warren N, Dusenberry as work was given, but the Com- Principal, succeeded by Dr. mercial College listed a three- Karl G. Maeser.” (Which spoils year curriculum. The “Normal that “Karl G. Maeser, first School’’ was two years, a president” speech, but certainly practice followed well into the takes no glory away from 20th century. Maeser. Actually, he took over The catalogue listed the in April of 1876 when Dusenberry school’s standerds of conduct quit to take up the practice of under the heading “rules and law.) regulations.” There were 13, the By this time, Brigham Young 13t.. of which read: “Violation of Academy was in its first peranyof the rules of the Academy manent home, the Education lays the offender liable to Building which still stands as suspension of expulsion.” part of the old lower campus Skirt lengths apparently had today. Said the catalogue: “At not become a problem. (They the opening of the Second probably were down to the Semesterof the year 1891-92, the ankles). Neither had length of schoolleft its old quartersin the hair or beards (although you can Z.C.M.I. building(on Sixth South be certain there were a lot of and Academy, now University, beards on the campus in 1895 and Avenue) and enteredits present 1896). At any rate, neither commodious home. As Dr. matter was mentioned. But: Maeser’s time was wholly Rule 2 — “Profanity and ob- required in the work of scenity in any form arestrictly superintending the Church forbidden.” And Rule 3 — ‘The Schools, Benjamin Cluff, Jr., use of tobacco and strong drink B.M.D., M.S., was elected his is not allowed.” Rule 4: successor as Principal,’’ — “Students shall not attend public THERONH. LUKE Tf that’s not the way to bet, thatis the way %o pray. You and I grew up singing lee aehyeee “Love Lifted for Jesus,” ‘ets an raterein) The Garden,” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” ‘Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.” Then the outsiders accused church people of emotionalism, and the insiders bowed to the outsiders and got stuffy. After thatthe insiders wentto singing monotonous dirges and the cutsiders stayed outside where *hey could sing music which sounded like music. Thatis as much as I’d better say of this, but a Glencoe,Ill., lawyer sent me a verse which saysit better than Ican anyway: “Tn unison we rise and stand and wish that we were sitting; Andlisten to the music start and wish that it were quitting. Wepass our hymnal to a guest or fake a smoker’s cough; We drop our pencils, lose our gloves,take our glassesoff. We moveour lips to keep in style emitting awkwardbleats; And when the last Amen is sungsink gladlyin our seats. Oh, Lord, who hearest every prayerand savestus from foes, Deliver now thy little flock from all these hymns nobody knows.” TodayIn History Weare told weshouldfeel guilty for helping our allies in Korea and Vietnam maintain their independence from Communism. We may have made mistakes in the way we have conducted these wars; but assuredly we should not feel guilt for honoring our promises,for helpingothersto resist aggression, andfor fighting — with no hope of material reward — forthe right of these people to live in peace andfreedom. What is the matter with us? Don’t we know it is not fear that brings progress and achievement?It is faith —faith in God,faith in our country, faith in ourselves. Don’t we know that cowardice will not provide security and, preservepeace? lt is courage and confidence in the rightness of our’ course and the honorof our cause, In 1837 Abraham Lincoln warned us “neverto violate the laws of the country and never to tolerate their violence by others . - let reverence for the law .. be taughtin the schools, seminaries and in colleges,letit be written in primers,spel and almanacs, let it be preached from the pulpit and proclaimed in the legislative halls, and enforced in the courts ofjustice . . . In short, let it become the political religion of the nation.” IE we object to thelaw,let us amend it, modify it, repeal it — but while it is the law, let us obey it. The law is a protector of all citizens, white and black, dissenters and supporters. Violence in expressing opposition to the law cannot be tolerated. A permissive aere such violence is one of the real evils in American What1i the matter with the USA? Nothing is the matter that cannot be corrected and cured if the great “Silent majority” will throwoff its apathy and become involved in restoring support for ihe governmentand respect for the law. The “silent majority” must speak out, standup, and be counted — and demandaction that will put an end to the destructuve blackmail by the hodgepodge of America’s downgraders who would destroy the democratic foundations, on which this country was founded. Letter to Editor Neighbors, ‘Y’ Students Earn Deep Appreciation that came here. Atfirst, just Emil, Lorraine Stoker and I wish to give thanks and Vickie Lee Smith who express a deep feeling of carport. gratitude for the neighbors and Emil kept contacting other students who helped me so students (about nine), Some had beautifully on “Y” Day. already done more than their First to T.E. McKean who share at otherplaces,but heads the beautification com- willingly kept on working until foon mittee and is the high priests sonia the painting of group leader in my ward. He knewthat the roofwas leaking in eT feltta they had all gone the back part of my home. With more than the second mile and that I was indeed blessed to have the help of my good neighbor had such wonderful help. I can’t Dale Pugh and Exnil Halm (both thanks enough—and I love students at BYU) they managed say youall for the good that you did _ to shingle that part of the roof, for meandothers onthat special refinishing about five minutes “y”Day. before it started to rain! Eva H. Terry — Emil headed the student group Editor Herald: BERRY'S WORLD By United Press International Today is Sunday, May 22, the 143rd day of 1971. The moon is betweenits last quarter and nev? phase. The miorning stars are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Jupiter. ‘Those born on this day are under the sign of Gemini. On this day in history: In 1701 Capt. William Kidd was hanged in London on charges of piracy and murder. In 1939 the U.S. Navy submerine “Squalus” went down off New Hampshire i, 240 feet of water; 33 of the 59 men aboard were rescued with a diving bell. In 1960 Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and spirited him back to Tel Aviv. Eichmann was convicted of being a mass killer of Jews in World War II and was hanged. In 1965 the Organization of American States set up 4 peacemaking force in the Dominican Republic to stand between rebel and loyalist forces, 4 1971 by NEA, a ey b “Father, if it’s all right with you, could | have my allowance in German marks?” 4 = Sunday, May 23, 1971 |