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Monday night was another one of those times when Potpourri
would like to have been in three places instead of just one. With
the county's White House conference on education meeting in six
sections, we hated to confine ourselves to just one meeting.
With the conference talk fresh in our mind, Potpourri ran
on to some additional interesting comment during the week. An
article from Omaha, Neb., quoted Superintendent Harry Burke of
the Omaha public schools as saying "the younger generation isn't
so bad after all." Superintendent Burke told a woman's council
that the younger generation "is just as religious and just as
patriotic as you are" and added "whether you believe it or not,
the schools are doing a better teaching job than they ever did."
Superintendent Burke says education and discipline, are
harder than in bygone days and added "the old authoritarian
method" was much easier. "To teach kids to discipline themselves,
to instill self-control, that's a horse of another color," said Mr.
Burke.
The second article was by Adlai E. Stevenson and was printed
in the May issue of "The Gadfly," publication of the Great Books
Foundation. Mr. Stevenson started out by commenting on the
complexities of modern-day education and wrote "I am bold
enough to suggest that the first nettle, the first danger, for all
of us, is to miscalculate the meaning of education and the quality
of our own education."
"Just as legality is not a synonym for morality, just as com
pliance with the letter of the law is not always compliance with
its spirit, so graduation is not always the equivalent of education.
Indeed there are many who say that the growing emphasis on
the pragmatic disciplines, on specialized training and vocation
alism, on the exaltation of the sciences at the expense of the
humanities is, if anything, diminishing our philosophical aptitude
for the good life and the understanding heart for civilized living,
if you please.
"And because there are few really educated, complete, bal
anced people on earth; because there are few specialists with the
versatility of Leonardo da Vinci, or Thomas Jefferson, I am bold
enough to suggest that professional people especially should be
ware of any complacent idea that to know your own field is well
enough. Unfortunately an education, so called, which should be
only an introduction to humility and further inquiry, is too often
an introduction to pride and mental paralysis."
We're not sure what the reaction of an art expert would be
io the paintings which St. Mark's Evening guild members turned
out for the annual spring party Wednesday night, but it provided
amusement for the guests. The paintings, some of it finger paint
work, were gay and colorful and for all we know, might have
been the result of "genius at work" which was the party theme
One painting was entitled "Girl Falling off Cliff" or some
thing to that effect, and if you couldn't find the cliff, so what?
The decorations didn't end with the art work, on the walls,
either. The guild members borrowed some store dummies, wrap
ped them in yards of bright material and beads, made them card
board heads with painted faces and then arranged flowers on top.
Both the Guild hall and Parish house were jam-packed with
guests and the noise was something wonderful Mrs. Ray
Wright said she wished she'd brought a hearing aid, in order to
keep up with the bidding at her table and at another Mrs. Vern
Brophy and Mrs. Earl York both declared they couldn't even find
out what was trumps. But never mind, everyone was having a
fine time.
And the sight of Mrs. Eddie Simmons, taking tickets at the
door, reminded us of the fashion expert who once wrote that
brunette women looked better in grey than in any other color.
Mrs. S. looked simply super in a simple grey dress trimmed in
white.
.Those Interested In color and art should go to the library and
see the murals which Maccine Titus recently completed for the
children's department. The murals, which both young and old
will enjoy, are of story book characters, with Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs on ona wall, and Cinderella and her coach
on the other.
Miss Titus uses color with imagination, and moreover, when
he decides on a color, it has to be just right. She sent to Crete
for just the right shade of purple for one of the gowns, waiting
for months and months for it to come, and just the right shade
of red for part of the mural came from London.
Miss Titus spent most of her Sundays for the past two years
standing on a stepladder working on the murals, and is now be
ginning to wonder what to do on Sundays.
Not long ago we learned that a company had put out new
pink soap, which upped the sales of that product considerably. Last
week we received a sample of some new shortening gold in
color, and the week before that a firm sent us some jelly in col
lapsible tubes.
The fad for color has also spread to sidewall tires for cars,
according to a news story from New York City. The new nylon
tubeless tires come in pastel colors to match the car; green, blue
and brown are now on the market. It's scrape-proof, too, and" won't
come off.
Mrs. Bruno Pellegrini, one of the Medford music lovers who
drove to Eugene for the concert of the New York Philharmonic
orchestra, found an opportunity afterwards to talk with the great
conductor, Dmitri Mitropoulos. She found him rather upset be
cause when he arrived in Eugene he found that the stage in the
auditorium where the concert was to be given wouldn't hold all
the musicians 35 had to be weeded out and did not play. Even
go, the piano and harp had to be arranged on the main floor at
some distance from the conductor.
When Mrs. Pellegrini inquired of Mitropoulos if it was pos
sible to meet the guest conductor, Guido Cantelli, who directs for
part of the concerts, Mr. Mitropoulos answered shortly that Can
telli had gone to see a movie that night.
While waiting for the clerk to wrap up our hamburger the
other night, we looked at the labels on some small cans sitting
on the counter. The labels read: Turtle Meat, Buffalo Pot Roast,
Bear Stew and Fried Grasshoppers. Another customer examined
the grasshopper meat can and exclaimed "Well I'll be darned.
But then, I saw some grasshoppers in the mid-west last year big
enough to cut steaks from." O.S.
A TRIBUTE
TO OUR MERCHANTS!
Storekeepers, we think, are ntirely too modest.
They serve you and your family every day, ytt
how often do you remember their importance in
your life The merchant is a businessman. He must
carry a heavy investment. He must own his own
building or pay rent for it. There are clerks and
salespeople to pay. And a constantly-changing
display of food or merchandise of some kind. The
merchant must always make you think that "the
customer is always right." Which isn't always true.
So remember the trials and tribulations of your
grocer, cleaner, department store merchant,
etcetera . . . and give them the fairness they
deserve.
Medford Pharmacy, Inc.
We Are Open Today 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Phone 2-6253 127 EAST SIXTH
Travel Changes Habits
Of Eating For Americans
By ROBERT SALMON
Boston (U.R; When Ameri
can? step onthe gas, they step
up their appetites.
The American motorist is eat
ing more and more along roads
both near hi? home and-in far
off places, reports one of the
nation's largest dining chains.
And unlike the city commuter,
the breakfast order is a hearty
one no quick cup of coffee and
doughnut for the traveling set.
Because of the modern auto
and the vast and growing net
work of highways and through
ways, fami'ies don't give a sec
ond thought to driving to a
favor spot for a week end, or
taking tff on two, three or four
week trips. The more people
who hit the road, the greater the
expanse of food choices.
Dishes once largely regional
now have universal appeal ex
cept for squash pie. Victor Nel
son, spokesman for the Howard
Johnson restaurants which last
year served more than 250,000,
000 persons, said that only a
New Englander will order squash
pie. Elsewhere, it has to be
called "pumpkin."
New England clam chowder,
once a fairly localized dish, now
'is a favorite of travelers from
New York to California.
Conversely, fried shrimp has
made a hit with New Engend
ers. A few years ago, It was
strictly a Gulf Coast delicacy.
But one thing hasn't changed.
Turkey is still traveling Amer
ica's favorite Sunday meal.
And, as in the horse and bug
gy days, the traveler tightens up
on the purse strings the rest of
the week when the favorite
foods are frankfurters and beans
chicken pie or veal cutlets. But
come Sunday, motorists splurge
on turkey or steak.
"Ice cream is the leading des
sert," Nelson said. "Vanilla,
strawberry and chocolate, in
lhat order, are the favorite fla
vors." Howard Johnson restaurants
sell more fried clam plates than
any other single food item. The
hamburger runs a close second,
with the frankfurter third.
Nearly 400 Johnson restau
rants serve traveling America
along the Atlantic Coast and as
far west as Texas and Oklahoma.
Another 55 will be in operation
by July.
Incidentally, the kids account
for much of the chain's food
sales. So it keeps assorted high
chairs, bottle warmers, strained
foods and bottle warmers on
hand.
What's the favorite meal
among the younger set?
"Hamburger, mashed potatoes
and ice cream," said Nelson.
As We Live
Truly Happv Person
Is Well Adjusted
A person cannot be truly hap
py unless he is well-adjusted to
life. The most important single
thing about
adjustment is
the ability to
assess one's
self and life's
situations
realis t i c al 1 y
The well ad
justed person
cannot be a
dreamer about
Dr. Hrlock himself, nor
can he live ino a fairy-tale world
where things always come out
in rosy colors.
If a person is to be well-adjusted,
he must know first of
all what he has to adjust with.
If he sees himself as he really
is, not as he would like to be, he
will know his strong points and
his weaknesses. As a result, he
will be in a far better position to
adjust to life than if he thought
he had more strength and fewer
weaknesses than he actually had.
Second, he must see life as it
is, not as he would like it to be.
He must be able to judge people
with a fair degree of accuracy
and size up situations as they
are. If he makes the mistake of
expecting people to act as he
would like them to act and then
is disappointed when they do
not act that way, he is bound to
be out of dtep with reality. This,
in turn, will lead to poor adjust
ments. It is hard to learn to see things
as they are rather than as you
would like them to be. But it is
well worth the effort to learn to
do so. In general, it means learn
ing never to expect too much
and never being disappointed
when things are not exactly to
your liking.
li you can train yourself to be
satisfied when things turn out
well and never too disappointed
but always hopeful that things
will work out all right in the
ena, even if there are temporary
set-backs, then you will find
By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D.
yourself making good adjust
ments. This, in turn, will make
you happy.
LETTERS FROM READERS
Sympathy: "Is smypathy some
thing people are born with or do
l'ney learn it? If so, what train
ing do they need?"
(A) No one is naturally sym
pathetic. He must learn to be.
The best way to help a person
learn symptny is to encourage
him to think of others before
he thinks of himself and to
imagine how he would feel if he
were in the ether person's posi
tion. When a child is brought up
with too much attention and too
little is expected of him, he is
encouraged to think too much of
himself. As a result, he becomes
so selfish and self-centered that
the feelings and interestes of
other people are of no import
ance to him.
Family Plans! "Should the
presence of' an elderly relative
in the home be permitted to in
terfere with the plans of the en
tire family?
(A) If possible, family life
should run along in its usual
channels, even when there is an
elderly relative in the home. To
make this possible, it usually
means that every member of the
family must assume some re
sponsibility for the care of that
elderly relative to allow other
members of the family to have
some freedom. In other words,
the children should assume some
share of the burden and not ex
pect the parents or one parent
to carry the load alone.
Owning a Car: "My 17-year-old
son wants to work this sum
mer so he can buy a second-hand
car. I feel that he could make
better use cf the money but he
has no interest in working unless
he can get a car. Should I insist
that he contribute some of his
earnings to the family?"
(A) If you need some finan
cial help from your son, insist
that he contribute his share
when he works and not spend
all he earns for himself. If he
gets a second-hand car, he will
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Beautiful assortment of materials. Wide
range of colors including blue, pink, red,
yellow, green, gold, brown, tan, grey and
many ether shades. 40 to 44 in. widths.
Suitable for dresses, blouses, coat linings,
pillow tops and various ether uses.
Sixth and Central n Medford's Bargain Corner
Sunday
10 a.m. Logtown Cemetery
association cleanup day, at cem
etery. 12 noon Potluck dinner for
valley riders at posse grounds,
sponsored by Ladies Mounted
troop; Play day games begin at
1:30 p.m., open to public; posse
and troop drill team practice at
10 a.m.
Monday ,
12 noon Amethyst Rebekah
Friendship club, Mrs. Harry
Quinn, Highway 99 north of
Gold Hill.
2:30 p.m. Republican Wo
men, Mrs. Robert J. Keeney,
4126 Colver rd.
6:30 p.m. Lady Shriners,
Medford hotel.
8 p.m. Olive Rebekah lodge,
IOOF hall.
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Sams Valley
Home Extension unit, home of
Mrs. Gus Koellner.
1 p.m. Rogue Valley Navy
Mothers club, Girls Community
club.
1 p.m. Women's association
of First Presbyterian church, at
church.
1:30 p.m. Lady Elfcs, Elks
lodge party lounge.
1:30 p.m. Oak Grove Neigh
borhood club, Mrs. Orval Shores,
Central Point.
1:30 p.m. Butte Falls Fed
erated Garden club, home ofMrs.
Brittain Ash.
6:30 p.m. Pythian Sisters,
Pythian building.
8 p.m. Chapter BE, PEO,
Mrs. Fletcher Fish, Phoenix.
8 p.m. Auxiliary to Crater
Lake. VFW, VFW hall, 42 North
Front st.
8 p.m. p Mrs. Amel Paul,
1205 West 11th st.
8 p.m Medford Truth Cen
ter, "Unity," Room 203, Holly
Theater bldg.
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. Women's Mis
sionary council, Medford Assem-
need so much for repairs and
up-keep that he will have little
left for anything else. This
seems like a selfish way to
spend his money.
(COPYRIGHT 1955,
GENERAL FEATURES CORP.)
bly of God church, In church
annex.
11 a. m Griffin Creek Home
Extension unit, Mrs. Iva Harper,
1599 South Columbus ave.
12 noon Reames Social club,
Medford Masonic temple.
1 p.m. Past Chiefs club,
Pythian Sisters, Mrs. Baker Yar
brough, 527 Haven st.
1 p.m. Chapter CG, PEO,
Mrs. D. M. Eason, Nick Young
rd., Eagle Point.
1 p.m. Chapter CP, PEO,
Mrs. Verne Wilson.
1:30 p.m. Esther circle of
Zion Lutheran church.
8 p.m. Eagle Point PTA,
achievement night, at school.
8 p.m. Amethyst Rebekah
lodge, Gold Hill IOOF halL
Thursday
12 noon Jackson County
Public Health association annual
meeting, YMCA building.
12:30 p.m Thursday Lunch
eon club, Mrs. C. E. Lamb, 717
Alder st.
1:30 p.m. Ruth circle of
Zion Lutheran church.
8 p.m. Adarel chapter, OES,
Jacksonville Masonic temple.
Friday
lll a.m. Medford Truth cen
ter, "Unity," Room 203, Holly
theater bldg.
1:30 p.m. Jolly Stitchers,
Mrs. G. G. Stagg, 611 Berrydale
ave.
2:30 p.m. Jackson school
PTA, school auditorium.
Saturday
9 a.m. Epsilon chapter, Del
ta Kappa Gamma sorority, with
Omega chapter at Grants Pass
high school.
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pyth
ian Sisters, registration, Pythian
building, district convention.
1 p.m Pythian Sisters, Py
thian bldg., district convention.
7:30 p.m. Pythian Sister,
Pythian bldg., district convention.
Coeds Prolong Parting
At a Penny a Minute
Vermillion, S. D. (U.R) Uni
versity of South Dakota co-eds
prolonged their goodbys to their
dates on one night for a good
cause.
Their dates had to pay a cent
a minute for keeping the co-eds
out after the curfew.
The money went for the ben
efit of the university chapel
fund.
But there was one catch only
a half hour was permitted for
prolonging the goodnight.
For hot gingerbread and lor
other toppings as well, honey
combined with apricot whole
fruit nectar is good. Thicken the
sauce with cornstarch and stir
in a teaspoon of frozen lemon
juice for accent.
Start them on
their -TRIP
THROUGH LIFE"
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