Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March one or two or three The dropout rate varies widely from one college to another but this is the national picture and has been for a long time And women have seemed willing to leave their eduction unfinished “But lately many of them now the mothers of growing families have been asking for a second chance at the education they left behind them and they are actively seeking ways to find it Many are talented and they have the kind of interest and energy for continuing their education they did not have at 19 or 20 but they are having a Editor's not: Ray Nelson Is a veteran of the newspaper business all of those years spent at The Herald Journal In capacities ranging from to managing editor The Logan resident retired from the business In February of 1980 He was also the last dally local columnist ter The Herald Journal In keeping with the Progress theme of "35 Years of Change" we have reproduced some of his columns "Thoughts and Things" from past years photogra-phcrreport- Ray Nelson July 271852 We ran across this little parable (or something) entitled: “So What’s a Billion?’’ Once upon a time back in the year AD One there was a merchant He sold pots pans and urns and he had a billion dollars which he had found in an old pot He wasn’t a very good businessman — in fact he lost $1000 a day Poor management bad debts extravagant living When he died his sons took over They weren’t much better They continued to lose $1000 a day too But they didn’t worry too much — they were still working on dad’s billion dollars The point of the story is this: the sons and their sons and their grandsons great-grandso- ns and their (and so forth and so forth) could go on losing that $1000 a day until the year 2739 before they ran out of money That’s how much is a billion — $1000 a day from AD One to and in our Christian concept of life most of us agree that there should be no racial hatreds no discrimination against a man because of the color of his skin Aggrey of Africa was a Negro who became a Christian and spent his life trying to make black and white folks better friends His favorite saying was: "Think of a piano You can play some sort of tune on the white keys and some sort of tune on the black keys but to produce real harmony you must play both together He meant of course that the world is God’s instrument with his black notes and white and glorious music slumbering within waiting for the Master to touch it into beauty For that he needs the black man as well as the white The of Achimoto College in West Africa where Aggrey became president is a little piano keyboard with black and white keys Someone commenting of figure of speech noted that when you learn to play the piano a rather unpleasant bit of it is practicing scales If you were to use white notes only how many major scales could you play? Only one — C If you stuck to the black notes there would be none at alL It is the blending of white and black notes that harmonious music lies God’s fingers sometimes wander from the white keys to the black to make the music of our lives deeper and more full coat-of-ar- Ag-grey- ’s AD 2739! Just in case you’re interested of beauty the national dabt is now a little Or when racial prejudice matter of some $260 billion rears its head there are the crashing noises and cacophony Sept 20 1957 Feb 11 1963 During these days of integraIn a recent Harper's Magation unrest in America’s southland we are reminded of zine Esther Raushenbush the observation concerning stated: and white keys’’ made “Half the girls who enter ’ by Aggrey of Africa college remain there not four ‘ In our democratic scheme years as we intend them to but i ' hard time "We have not yet acknowledged in the co’’eges that their needs are different from the needs of the undergraduate and if we are to help them to the second chance we will have to break some of our old habits” Many of these women asking a second chance at higher education meet almost impassable roadblacks Some of them are funny some are sad Some are created by a general unwillingness to bother some by institutional pride some by bureaucratic aversion to tangling with new complications by making exception to rules that work nearly “Meanwhile automatic stirring device built in so that food will not stick to the bottom of the cooking pot A combination refrigerator-ovethe keeps food chilled until ready for cooking Then it automatically turns on the heat does the baking and holds the dish at the proper temperature until serving time A line of paper shift dresses made of cellulose wadding and nylon mesh They sell for $129 each can be altered and n partially redesigned scissors Disposable baby clothes convenience Paper knit suits fashioned from twisted fiber and knitting with nylon then dyed and treated to be Such clothes are said to be durable enough to last for a full fire-resista- nt season Yard goods of paper for women who want to sew their own disposable fashions Paper fabrics now come in colors with stripes geometric patterns and “wild floral prints” OVERilHEiYEARSSiStOU HAVE Northern N01 iwr is TfiTRADITION CONTINUES AT £ 'r -- - OUR NEW LOCATION intelligent women who need further education for knowledge they want to have and work they want to do should be encouraged This calls for several changes We need in the first place to consider whether every mature woman must meet all the academic requirement set up for younger students “Above all we need flexibility in teaching and in college administration so that women who are still bringing up their children can study seriously but a little at a time toward a goal they will reach years later “Women in all parts of the country are eager to resume 7 1973 We were Interested in Katherine Anne Porter's discussion of what Apollo has meant to mankind A prominent novelist and humanist she has always been fascinated with the idea of going to the moon “It hardly seemed possible and yet I was sure we would do it because everything we started out to make — the telephone the automobile the airplace — we made and each one was a marvel” she relates fered primarily as a travel : Left to Right: Back R Buck Cowdin Jay Davis Lot Wheeler Front: Paul Davis and Dacei Hill LOGAN serious study after an absence” July 9 1967 The space age is bringing new products new ideas and many changes in the way homes are built A recent US News and World Report carries “A Glimpse of the Home of Tomorrow” Here are some excerpts: A bathroom er unit molded ofFiberglass The units have no seams or joints and feels warm to the touch Take a look for example at what is new in kitchens — There unit with an is a stove-to- p V" '' : EAST CENTER A § STREET Northern Title Company SAFECO LOGAN 64 BRIGHAM CITY 140 N MAIN E CENTER 752-361- 734-27- 00 2 Cewdie Prusldunt JuyJ Duvis Vice Prusldunt Paul Duvh TMe Officer R Buck title Insurance Escrow Closing Microfilm Plant LeeWWWarTMe Officer i Decal dirt-catchi- Left to Right: Allan Wolford Owner Manager Mike Poulsen Detail Randy SpatigBody Fender Shannon Hadfield Body Fender Randy Hill Billings Body Fender Val Spatig Body Fender Blake Andrews Painters Helper Craki Nielson Body and Fender plus Paint Shop Foreman Driver Jan of- 30 1986- -7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO CACHE VALLEY BOX ELDER COUNTRY AND RICH COUNTY v ' ia '?' £ Body Shop Foreman Peggy Wolford Go-F- or Joe Arave Body Fender Jeff and Jay Wolford' Wrecker IN SERVICE CRAFTSMANSHIP & TECHNOLOGY |