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Benefit of Training Z7 United Press International More than 1,250,000 U.S. high school students will re veice credits toward gradua tion this year for learning to drive a car. Driver training courses are now a regular part of the cur riculum in 11,846 high schools. That is slightly more than half of the high schools in the country. Is teaching young people to drive a legitimate function of public schools? Or its it a "frill" that should be elimi nated to make room for great Neuberger Not Decided on Plans Portland (CPD Sen. Rich ard Neuberger (D-Ore.) told the Multnomah Democratic Central Committee Saturday night that he was undecided on his plans for 1960 and did not know if he would run for a second term. "If I do run again, it will be on my record as a respon sible legislator . . . and not through personal bitterness or partisan hysteria," ' the sena tor said. He said that bickering and 'back-biting in politics are "de grading to the government." "I have no quarrel or ven detta with anybody in Oregon politics," he asserted. Sen. Neuberger commend ed Gov.-elect Mark Hatfield for running a smart campaign and warned Democrats "not to snipe at Mark Hatfield when he is governor over purely personal matters, nor should we criticize him just to be criticizing." The senator said Oregon has "two strong political par ties and this is to the benefit of the people because they can shop around for choices of candidates." THIS CHRISTMAS . . Filhifowvfomjb ' Magnavo Dutt High Fidelity Phonograph Set your life to music, superbly reproduced by this fine instru ment! 3 jpeokere powerful push pull amplifier Genuine Diamond 'Sryfo 4 speed precision recorff changer ... provision for Megnavox extension speaker system, m mahogany, oolc or cherry finishes. $2950 m mahogany. $19.50 down $10.17 per month SEE and HEAR a MAONAVOX before you buy Com in today tor a demonstration PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE 1 1 1 No. Central Ph. SP 2-5702 iisiJPQjrgwe THE OLD CROW DISTILLERY COMPANY. FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY. DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS COMPANY. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY. 86 PROOF High School Driver Programs Debatable er emphasis on science, mathe matics, languages and other academic subjects? Differences of Opinion There are, to put it mildly, vigorous differences of opinion on this subject, While hardly anyone ques tions the desirability of tram ing young people to drive safely, many people believe that this instruction can and should be given outside the schools. In the post-sputnik battle for higher educational standards, driver training has become, for many critics, symbol of the tendency of U.S. high schools to clutter up their curriculum with "how to do it" courses at the ex pense of. solid intellectual disciplines. This viewpoint was suc- cintly expounded by Adlai E Stevenson in a recent article for the New York Times Sun day magazine. "I taught my three boys to drive a car," the former Democratic presidential candi date said. "I think they can do as much for my grandsons - and let their high school Liberals Bid For Republican Control of Senate 1 Washington -(LTD- Liberal Republican senators t.day bid for control of the party leadership in the Senate. Sen. John S. Cooper (R Ky.j, called tor election of a member of the GOP liberal group as Senate Republican leader when the new Con gress meets next month. Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel (R Calif.), said bluntly that "the Republican party will not be measurably successful in fu ture elections until the pro gressive Republican philoso phy is the solid basis on which our program is pre sented to the people." Kuchel said the "progrss sive Kepubiican " group should fight for: Unquestioned responsi bility of leadership among their own number." -"A major committee as signment for all Republican senators- to the extent that it is available." -"A clear opportunity . to participate in all conferences with the executive branch of the government." Fair Representation -"Fair and equitable repre sentation on all delegations as they may be named in the Senate." The statements came as the liberal group gathered for a conference called to plan strategy for the coming strug gle for key Senate posts. About 12 senators were ex pected to attend with Sen. George Aiken (R-Vt.), rank ing member of the liberal group presiding. Senior Sen ate Republicans have indicat ed they were ready to create a new post of assistant GOP floor leader to give the so called Republican liberals or "progressives" direct repre sentation in the minority high command. Kuchel has been most .strongly favored to get this job. . Icy Spots Reported On Oregon Highways Salem -fliPD- Icy spots were reported at Warm Springs Junction, Santiam pass and Sisters today. Otherwise pavements on open Oregon route were bare, the State Highway department report ed. Artificial eyes are now made so that they move like natural eyes. ntmu 4- '$VjiW&UtjUi 315 PT. ready teachers concentrate on some things that are more import ant, or at least harder to teach." Promotional Campaigns On the other side of the de bate are the National Safety Council and the American Automobile Association. Both are currently waging big pro motional campaigns on behalf of driver education in public high schools. "We have no quarrel with the objective of providing greater science training in this dynamic era," says AAA President Harry I. Kirk, "but certainly this can be ac complished without sacrific ing the proved accident-reducing potentialities of driver education in the schools." "Driver training is too im portant to be left to haphazard outside-t h e-classroom teach ing," says a spokesman for the National Safety Council. "With accidents accounting for more fatalities in the school-age . group than all other c-uses of death com bined, the council's objective is to maintain, improve and expand school courses in safe driving." Although driver training has only recently become a burning issue, it is not really a new feature of public educa tion. The first high school course was started 25 years ago, at State College, Pa., by Amos E. Neyhart. Neyhart is now AAA ' consultant on driver education, and has been a prime mover in get ting courses installed in high schools across the country. $34 Per Student He estimates that it costs about $34 per student, on the average, to provide a high school course in driving. This figure is for a "complete" course, which includes on-the-road instruction. About one sixth of the high schools with driving courses offer class room instruction only. Has driver training in high schools substantially reduced accident rates among young people? It seems logical to assume that it has, but opinions are easier to obtain than hard facts. AAA literature refers to "a number of studies" which are supposed to show that high school driving courses "re duce traffic accidents by one half." But this statement is, to say the least, highly optimistic. Limited surveys have been made in at least 20 different states in an effort to deter mine what effect high school driver training has had on ac cident rates, and the results have varied very widely. In New Hampshire, for ex ample, it was found that trained drivers had one one fourth as many accidents as untrained drivers. But in Maryland, no significant dif ference was found between the two groups. Cactus Plant Giving Trouble Chicago - (UPD - A large of fice equipment firm is having trouble with a plant, a cactus plant. .. The company ornaments its main lobby in suburban Evans- ton with a cactus that he been growing at an amazing rate for the past four years. Due to an increase in busi ness, the firm has had to move to larger facilities three times during the past four years. Each move came in the nick of time for the cactus, which had also outgrown its location. If the plant keeps on grow ing the way it has, it should touch the 10-foot lobby ceil ing of the present headquar ters in about four years.. The firm is practically resigned to moving in 1962. sfc? SSfS mMmmiwmm avian Again this year xriore -will be given than any other bourbon 485 M Qt. GIFT WRAPPED to give no extra cost. bI(Go 4 r 1 Silver on 6 a Hev folks Turkey! '$.v y Santa is here at the Big Y and here is his schedule: Clip and save for reference. He is on the Mezzanine. 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