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8 A Luncheon Given For Marvin Kahn Marvin R. Kahn, chief spe cial service officer at the Camp White domiciliary from I960 to 1953, was honored at a luncheon August 13 at the Chuck Wagon in Medford by a group of his Rogue valley friends. At the impromptu luncheon, Mr. Kahn stated that he is now serving on the policy and evaluation staff of the admin istrator of veterans affairs, Washington, D.C. Mr. Kahn, his wife and three children are now living in Falls Church, Va. Attending the luncheon were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hat ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lusk, Mr. and Mrs. Al Beirman, Mr. and Mrs. Renne Grosh, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Allison, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barneburg, Arthur Scarseth, Mrs. Fred Rehling, Mrs. C. Li Howard, Mrs. J. A. Grigsby, Mrs. Leo B. Wil Hams, Mrs. V. I. Eakin, Mrs. Russell Zundel, Mrs. Fred Lawrence, Mrs. Amy Randle, Mrs, Don F. Anderson, Mrs. Dale Sawyer, Mrs. Chauncey M. Brewer, Mrs. Melvin A. Krows, Miss Hazel Swayne Mrs. Bertha Neff, Mrs. B. K. Riggs, Mrs. A. B. Wolber, Mrs. Gladys Rammin, Mrs. Mary Cassel, and Mrs. Fern Rost. Visitors Attend Ashland Festival ' Ashland - The Misses Ruth and Blanche Farnham arrived Tuesday from Palouse, Wash., to attend the Oregon Shake spearean plays and to visit with Charles W. Koyl, 1639 Jackson road. The Misses Farnham are members of an early-day Ash land family and have come to visit the place where their father was born and spent his boyhood, and where their grandparents lived. Their late cousin, Minnie Bernice Jack son Koyl, was the wife of their host during their stay in the valley. The visitors are the grand daughters of the late Allen F. and Sarah Billings Farn ham, who became the owners of two donation land claims In the early 1850s. A portion of the property was known as the old Eagles Mills, and also listed were a store and storehouse, the log cabin home of John Barrett, and Saratoga Springs, the whole totaling about 400 acres. The acreage where the tore and storehouse stood be came the site of the present home ot Mr. Koyl, on Jack' son road. Saratoga Springs be came In 1889 the present Jackson Hot springs, and U was developed by Mr. and Mrs. David H. (Eugenia Farn ham) Jackson. The Farnham's children were Emma Eugenia, Clar ence and Walter, the latter being the father of the wom en now visiting in Ashland. He attended the University of Oregon Medical school and Rush Medical school and after being licensed, practiced in Palouse until his death in 1932. The visitors from Palouse are both school teachers. Medford Couple To Be Honored A ceremony to be held Sun day, August 21, at Ascension Lutheran church will honor Mr. and Mrs. John Nlss, 3663 Delta Waters road, in observ ance of their 55th wedding an niversary. During the 8:30 a.m. serv ice the honored couple will present themselves at the chancel and the marriage service will be read again for them. Mrs. Ernestine Hartley will play the wedding marches. Following the special cere mony Mrs. Evelyn Hendricks. daughter of the honored cou ple, will be hostess for a social hour and refreshments. Friends of the couple and members and friends of the congregation are welcome to attend. Mother Here Mrs. Viola Landis has ar rived from her home in Pal myra, Pa., to spend some time with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Landis, 1133 Dakota avenue, and their children. "Bock (o School" Means more ST i As Modern . t f I A. My Aulo- malic Was You Can Own An IRONRITE For As Little A... CROSIER APPLIANCE 6th and Front Calendar Calendar notices aid news for the society section of The Mall Tribune must be submitted In writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead, line for the weekly calendar ii 9 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news Is 5 pjn. the aay neiore DUDiicauon. Wednesday: 7 p.m, - Veterans of World War I and auxiliary, Girls Community club. 8 p.m. - Woman's Society of Christian Service, Circle 11, home of Mrs. James Baum er, 1517 Velia street. 8 p.m. - Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Charles D. Slater, 3527 Rob erts road. ' 8 p.m.-Mothers o Twins, home of Mrs. D. Parton, 105 Western avenue. Thursday: 12 noon - Mistletoe club, home of Mrs. W. E. Howell, 2025 Sunset drive. 1 p.m. - Medford Blue Star Mothers, home of Mrs. E. P. Kurz, 360 De Barr avenue. 2 p.m. - Medford Women's Christian Temperance union, Fireplace room, First Presby terian church. Dance Council Meeting Tonight; Parties Planned October dance plans will be made at a meeting of Rogue Sls-Q Square Dance council tonight at the home of Mrs. Gladys Rammin, 831 West Twelfth street, Medford. Delegates from all clubs are invited to attend. Friday, August 19, another open hoedown will be held at Jackson Hot springs. Floyd Workman and Byron Dibble will be callers for the evening. Family groups are especially invited as early picnics and swimming are becoming pop ular. Dancing starts at 8 p.m. and lasts until 11 p.m. Buckles and Bows club will hold a dance at Bellview Grange hall Saturday, August 20. Dancing starts at 8:30 p.m. and Floyd Workman will call. Potluck refreshments will be served. W a g 8 i n' Wheelers will dance Saturday, August 20, at Lincoln school, 608 North B a r 1 1 e 1 1 street, Medford. Douglas Decker will call the squares. There will be no pot- luck refreshments. Women Attend Baptist Event Mrs. Carroll Graber and Mrs. William White, president and vice president of the Womans Mission society of Eastwood Baptist church, re cently attended the twenty- seventh annual house party for American Baptist women of Oregon at Llnfield college, McMinnvllle. Featured speakers were Mrs. Elizabeth Flugge of Ger many, president of the Euro pean Baptist Women; Mrs. Raymond Schacfer, former missionary and wife of the American Baptist director of Christian Education for Ore gon; Sarah Hall Goodwin of the Oregon Council of Church emigrant work; the Rev. Earlc Shipley, professor at Llnfield college; and four missionaries, Mrs. W. C. Os good from India, Mrs. Doro thy Chance, formerly of As sam; Mrs. P. J. Uhlinger from the Congo, and Mrs. Elmer Adnms, formerly of South India. Installation of new state of ficers was held on the closing day of the program with Mrs. Frank Pottison as president of American Baptist Women in Oregon. ' Navy Man Here To Visit Family Gold Hill - Larry Mnlone of the United States Navy is in the county to spend a leave with Mrs. Malone, the former bheri Cherry, and other mem bers of his family. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Malone, Gold Hill and will also visit his sisters, Mrs. Gary Croucher, Medford, and Mrs. Bob Gray, Gold Hill CLUB ANNOUNCES MEETING FRIDAY Get-together club will meet in Girls Community club Fri day, August 19, at 1 p.m. Des sert luncheon will be served with cards to follow. Ironing for poor Motherl $2 00 A week Phone SP 2-601 1 Rogue Valley (Editor's note: This is third in a series of articles on a tour of Europe by four Rogue volley couples, Mr. and Mrs. Almus Pruitt, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Miller, Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. Angus L. Bow mer, Ashland. Mr. Bowmer, producing director of the Ore gon Shakespearean festival, is stressing visits to Shakespear ean and other theaters and saw performances in Canada and the United States before going to Europe. Writer of the series is Mrs. Pruitt, local au thor.) Our flight from London to Amsterdam was on the KLM Royal Dutch airlines, our plane the "Flying Dutchman." It was a fair day and below us the North Sea loomed smooth and blue-gray. By bus from Amsterdam to The Hague, we were at once cap tivated by the pretty Dutch houses with red-tiled, almost eaveless roofs. The Dutch have done won ders with this land reclaimed from the sea, much of it be low sea-level. Every inch seems under cultivation with fertile gardens, fields and mea dows. Shining canals give it a unique beauty. Windmills are now little used, their maintenance being too costly, although a few remain-per haps for tourists. We saw only one pair of wooden shoes-in a window display. Holland's weather is tempered by fresh air from the North Sea, and even sunny days are cool. In summary, Holland is like a sweet garden-a lush land of light and air which the Dutch painters captured. The narfow twisting streets of both The Hague and Am sterdam are paved with cob ble stone often laid in a herring-bone pattern, and over hung with wicker baskets of planted flowers, needing no watering due to plentiful rains. Flowers, cleanliness, and color of bright blue seem to be passions of the Dutch. And sweet-toned chimes re sound throughout the towns. Handsome shops in both cities contain silver, china, paint ings, modern furniture; dress shops are especially smart. Bakery windows beckon with mouth-watering pastries. The. Dutch have a wholesome na turalness and staunchness which we admire; also an in tegrity that gives one a feel ing of security while in their country. We found them ex tremely friendly to Ameri cans, which might in part be due to generous Marshall-aid for much needed housing af ter the war. Dufch Sky Wet The Dutch sky is wet, very wet. One wonders at such a placid people under such rest less scudding clouds. Yet dauntless, the Dutch proceed rain or shine, mostly on bi cycles, both foot-and power propelled. Our first afternoon we sat in one of the popular outdoor cafes, sipped coffee and watched the Dutch swarm by. Linden trees leaned over the nearby canal, casting green reflections In the water, and huge tubs of bright flow ers lined the square. These outdoor cafes, very gay with bright chairs and tables under colorful awnings, are busy all day and far into the night. During our three days in Holland we attended attrac tions both In The Hague and In Amsterdam, to which we commuted by train. In the lat ter we took a canal launch excursion, wending through the very heart of one of the oldest, most fascinating cities in Europe. We passed old merchant houses which once were homes of the owners of sailing vessels which brought rich cargo from world-ports. These 10th century buildings served as both home and shop for merchants, the lower floor being used for goods on sale, the second floor for the home, and the third floor for storage of goods. Because of the nar row stairways, goods were hoisted from barges and un loaded through windows. The quaint houses tilt slightly for ward at top so that the un loading of cargo would not damage the building - fronts Our blonde guide, having at the start of the tour learned which languages would be needed, used Dutch, English, and German, successively. (Most of these scenic-tour guides are college students and excellent linguists; they work on the glass - topped launches during summer - sea son only.) Like Venice Amsterdam's canals - 40 in all - give the city a Venice- like charm. As our guide ex plained, it isn't unusual for a car, loft with improperly ad justed brakes, to plunge into the canal; then the fire brigade must come and fish it out. The longest canal connects the har bor of Amsterdam, through locks, with the North Sea about 16 miles away and some lu feet nigner in elevation Among outstanding buildings we passed during the tour were those of the German and Italian consulates, also the red-roofed house where the great painter Rembrandt once lived with his wife Saskia. We visited the Franz Ifrils art exhibit at nearby Haarlem, home of Hals, which features MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. Travelers Like Holland not only world - famous can vases but fine sculpture and hand-wrought silver, fabulous chests, tables and chandeliers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Among the greatest art mu seums In Europe is the Rijks mustum in Amsterdam, where we spent some time. Here we saw, among other magnificent paintings, Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch," which, after having been restored by mod ern methods, now proves no longer to be properly titled, as it is too brilliant to be a night-watch. Sees "Cowboy" The oddest sight we saw on the streets of The Hague was two Dutch would-be cowboys sauntering along in blue jeans and an unmistakably U.S. western hat. The drug-store cowboyish garb, while rather ridiculous, somehow warmed our hearts. More and more we learn in our travels that the Europeans are imitating Amer icans. English, when spoken by them, more often carries an American rather than British accent. A girl from Lucerne informed us that Europeans who once strove to adopt Oxford - English, now prefer to copy American-Eng lish. She herself was educated in England and spoke "the King's English," also German and French. The international cross-section one encounters in Europe is remarkable. On the right or left one is apt to find a visitors from South Africa, Spain, Israel, New York or yes, even Oregon, from which we ve met several. A visit to Amsterdam isn't considered complete without dining at Vijff Vlieghen (Five Flies) in Spuistratt, quaint 17th century restaurant with genuine charm. Chairs carry namcplates of such celebrities as Stokowski, Danny Kay, and dozens of others. Almus had stated that of all the attractions available in Europe he would prefer to see Benjamin Britten's latest opera, "Midsummer Night's Dream," a feature of the Hol land Festival. And so, by good luck and a persevering wait at the box office, we were able to procure tickets. We found our selves in the heart of Dutch dress - quite an experience in itself, at the beautiful State Opera House in Amsterdam. About us, seated in red plush and chrome seats, were ele gant Dutch men and ladies, the latter wearing stoles of fur or silk because of the chill North Sea air. Composer Conducts Benjamin Britten, the com poser himself, conducted the orchestra and upon his en trance Into the orchestra pit he received a tremendous ova tion. With the first notes of music and glimpse of striking ly original stage sets, we knew we were in for a treat. The first set gave an impression of cornstalks, spun sugar, and moonbeams against a gossam er backdrop-entirely in keep ing with Shakespeare's mid summer fantasy. Costumes were stylized Elizabethan. But the music Itself - with a di mension of tenderness new in Britten, took rank above all else in this outstanding, bril liant production. Since Almus is the acknowledged authority on music in our group, here with is his comment on Mid summer Night's Dream: Britten s new opera struck me as being the most success ful so far of those of his with which I am familiar. Whereas the earlier Britten was often too exeprimental and unmelo- dlous for my taste - although there was no mistaking his talent-in "Midsummer Night's Major, Family tnd Visit Here Major and Mrs. James K. Hoey and children, Barbara and Christopher, have left for Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., after spending a few weeks here with the major's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Hoev. 48 Quince street. The major will enter the United States Army's com mand and general staff col. lege at Ft. Leavenworth, in recent yeors he has been as signed to duty at the Penta gon in Washington, D. C. Rinards Return From California Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Rin ard have returned to their home, 1708 Thomas road, fol lowing a vacation in Laguna Beach, Calif., with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith. The Rin ards and the Smiths went deep sea fishing, and spent a nay at Mnnneland. En route home the Rinurds visited relatives in Sacramen to, Calif. Peningtons Home From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Pcn ington and son, Stewart Jr., have returned to their home, 408 Barneburg road, after a vacation trip. The Peningtons toured Glacier National park and spent some time at Flat head lake in Montana. They also stopped at(Wallowa lake in Oregon. , I Dream" he seems to have found himself. Still boldly and ingeniously exper 1 m e n t a 1, Britten appears no longer to disdain melody and a certain sweetness where the libretto requires it - as is often the case in Midsummer Night's Dream. "A master of orchestration, as evidenced by the effects he obtained in previous operas written for only 12 instru ments, Britten luxuriates in 30 instruments for M.N.D. with marvelous results. The music sets the mood of the scenes, introduces the prin cipal characters, and under scores the plot most effective ly, while at the same time re- maining faithful to the spirit of Shakespeare. The singers, many of whom, like Peter Pears and Jennifer Vyvyan, have worked with the com poser for years, took the role of Flute and 'brounght down the house' in his ludicrous costume as Thisby. The spec tacle of the big raw - boned angular - featured Englishman endeavoring to portray a dainty, light - voiced female was hilarious. Particularly effective was the dance of the rustics. "The only jarring note to me was the role of Oberon, conceived by Britten as a counter-tenor (male soprano). Alfred Deller, an excellent musician with commanding stage presence, performed the role as well as could be ex pected. Where dynamics be low mezzo - forte were re quired, Deller was most effec tive - especially with pianis simos - but where forte or fortissimo was required the light extremely high-pitched voice was entirely inadequate. I felt the blame for this rested with Britten rather than with Deller. "To make the evening es pecially memorable, we were privileged to sit within about 15 feet and to one side of the composer - conductor, where we could observe him closely. It was obvious from the at titude of the singers and mu sicians that Britten command ed their profound respect." Travelers Delayed Due to a delay, our four fellow - travelers, the Aliens and Millers, were unable to meet us as planned at The Hague. But because of reser vations ahead, we four, Bowm- ers and Pruitts, were com pelled to continue our itiner ary as scheduled. Our next stop was Hamburg, which we found disappointingly grim despite its pleasant association as the home of Brahms. There, we found an attitude toward Americans almost cool com pared to the cordiality of the Dutch. But then Hamburg, as a key member of the old Hanseatic League, has always been a proud and powerful city, with high authority dat ing back to the 12th century. Also, Hamburg was very heavily bombed by the Brit ish and the Americans during World Wor II, whereas Rotter dam, Holland was practically wiped out by the Germans, who later occupied Holland. Such things are not soon for gotten. Now Blunderbussers" After passing within a few miles of the "Iron Curtain" (Russian zone of Germany) at Lubeck, and then taking a long ferry trip (train and all) from Germany into Denmark we reached Copenhagen, where began the long summer twilights - an eerie lingering glow lasting until eleven o'clock at night. Here finally, at the King of Denmark hotel, we were joined by the Aliens and Millers. At long last our eightsome, which in future will at times be referred to as the "Blunderbussers" (self named), was complete, along with our roomy little German bus purchased by all the group. Jim Allen is our trusted skipper. A designer and build er of fine boats, Jim can, we are told, take a motor apart and reassemble it, blindfold ed. And he insists that he'd "rather drive than eat." Car roll Miller is acting navigator, assisted by Angus and Almus, who feel luke-warm toward driving - particularly in Swe den and England, where left side driving is required. Usual ly they are all busy at once with maps, figuring our some times complicated routes and converting kilometers into miles. Mrs. Allen will be re ferred to as Eve; Mrs. Miller, "Dort"; Mrs. Bowmer, Ger trude. A jovial Scandinavian sailor on a ferry referred to us as "the 'lil partee," which name we ourselves happily accepted. And so, witli all in order we proceeded to enjoy the very beautiful city of Copen hagen - of which, more later. sweetness WITHOUT SI lirWLrV Jelsweet . COMCINIt. Nofi'Caforie Non-nutritive LIQUID SWEET N ER ' M bitttr tfttrtasto At Your Market ( food SeKtKMt J GAR! I mi Women's Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in new high-crowned fall hat, hat, holds umbrella and a bouquet as she inspects gifts pre sented to her by the children of Stromness, Orkney Islands, during a visit there. Her ensemble also includes new large collar popular lhis season. (UPI Telephoto) Famous Anthropologist Decries Student Marriage By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York - (UPD-Boy meets girl on a college or univer sity campus. But should boy marry girl? Margaret Mead, interna- 1 1 o nally fa mous anthro p o 1 o g i s t, writer, lec turer and t r aveler be lieves that with rare ex ceptions the answer is "no." uj.7 piuley Too often she holds, the under-graduate marriage - a growing trend in our nation means the "premature imprisonment of young people, before they have had a chance to explore their own minds and the minds of others, in a kind of desperate, devoted symbios is." Dr. Mead is associate cur ator of ethnology at the Amer ican Museum of Natural His tory and adjunct professor of anthropology at Columbia university. She discusses the compatibility of college and marriage in an article copy righted by Editorial Projects for Education, Baltimore, and carried in the recent Barnard College Alumnae magazine. Three Speakers On Club Program The Misses Terry Allen and Nellie Woolery, rural mission aries at Azalea, Ore., spoke about their work at the last meeting Christian Women's club. About 60 attended. Miss Woolery used the ques tion, "How do we expect to get into heaven" as a basis for her talk. Mrs. Beverly Reed, mission ary chairman for the club, stated that 28,000 churches in America are without minis t e r s, 60,000 churches are closed and that 10 million children do not attend Sun day school. Mrs. Lee Sheehan, Jackson county home extension agent, spoke about planning and pre paring picnic food and said that picnics promote family "togetherness." Mrs. Herbert Hunter sang, accompanied by Miss Beth Wilcox. ATTENTION Stauffer Studio is now in a NEW LOCATION 445 North Bartlett Off Street Parking GUARANTEED RESULTS OR YOUR MONEY BACK Reduce-Reproportion-look Younger-Feel Better Open 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. - SP 3-7551 Virginia Wickersham, Distributor News With Editorial Projects' approval, I'd like to quote some of Dr. Mead's views. Freedom on Campus "One of the requirements of such a campus life," she writes, "has been freedom from responsibility. Founders and administrators . . . have struggled through the years to provide places where young men and more recently young women . . . would be free -in a way they can never be free again - to explore be fore they settle on the way their lives are to be lived. "This freedom once ... in cluded freedom from domes tic responsibilities . . . "Civilization as we know it was preceded by a prolong ation of the learning period . . . in which young people still protected and supported were free to explore the past and dream of the future. "May it not be a new bar barism to force them to mar ry so soon?" Forced Into Marriage Forced, she writes, is the right word. The mothers who worry about boys an girls who don't begin dating in high school start the process. Dr. Mead sees two "omi nous" trends in undergradu ate marriages. One, the young people have no chance to find themselves. They start a family, get fi nancial help from parents and "at 30 they are still immature and dependent, their future mortgaged . . . neither hus band nor wife realizing the promise that a different kind of undergraduate life might have enabled each to ful fill . . :' "The second kind ... is more tragic," she writes. "Here, the marriage is based on the boy's promise and the expendability of the girl." She goes to work "at some secondary job" to support her husband while he finishes his degree, supporting him, "thus underlining his immature status. As soon as he becomes independent, he leaves her Dr. Mead concludes that "it may be that any domesticity takes the edge off the eager flaming curiosity on which we must depend for the great steps that man must take, and take quickly, if he and all living creatures are to con tinue on this earth." Social Events Many One-Room Schools Remain in United states Many people speak of the little red schoolhouse" as if it were no longer in existence, but it's a bit too early to mourn its passing. There are still 19,000 of these one-teacher schools in the United States, reports the Institute oi Life Insurance, citing a siuay by the U.S. Office "of Educa tion. Once the mainstay of our educational system, the num ber of "little red school houses" has been diminishing gradually with the improve ment of rural roads, as wen as more general use of snow plows, both of which enable school buses to make their rounds in remote districts in safety, comfort and with rea sonable speed. One-teacher schools have also lost ground with today's school administrators, wno feel they can work more effec tively with youngsters in larg er buildings and with special ized teachers. Yet at this moment some 300,000 rural boys and girls are receiving an education in little red schoolhouses. The smaller schools among them Shower Honors Miss Nancy Haas; Wedding Day Set A shower honoring Miss Nancy Haas, bride-elect of Chares E. Johnson, was held Aug. 12 at the home of Miss Maas parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Haas, 1006 Niantic street. Mr. Johnson son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson, Brook ings, Ore., makes his home at 502 'S Pine street and is em ployed by the Medford Irriga tion district. The gift table was decorated with aquamarine and white streamers arranged from a sprinkler and miscellaneous kitchen articles were present ed to the honored guest. Games were played. Guests included Miss Haas, her mother and Mr. Johnson's mother and Mrs. Max Weston, Mrs. Noble Felkner, Mrs. Dale Harris, Mrs. William Cobb, Mrs. Ross Bibey, Mrs. George Haas, Mrs. Robert E. Hord, Mrs. George Simmons, Mrs. Virgil Phifer, Mrs. George Ring Jr., and the Misses Pau line Ashton, Barbara Stod dard, Doris Felkner, Barbara Fogel, Louise Morrison and Carol Jasman. Assisting Mrs. Settel with the serving of the refresh ments were Mrs. Dan Haas, and Miss Doris Felkner. The wedding is planned for the Foursquare church, Sep tember 17. Ritters Return From Vacation Gold Hill-Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Ritter returned to their home here recently after a three weeks vacation in Oregon. At Lowel they were guests of Mrs. Ritter's brother and sister-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borough. In Junction City they visited Mrs. Ira Gilslrap, a former resident of Gold Hill, and at Salem they were guests of Claude Ritter. The Ritters took a trip by mail boat up the Rogue River to Agness from the mouth of the river at Gold Beach. They also camped and fished at Wilmola Lake. ffl'yt" yy""-" 1 1,111 '"-m-'n! : ff!lSKIRT CLUB I i 50c Ijk -holds your ' txl ' dyed-to-matoln iix4 sweater . ? If in our oonvenient r '''-- layaway plan. 1 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17. I960; have only a handful of stu-. dents-perhaps a half dozen or : less. Larger ones have as many as 30 or 40 students. The Plains states have the greatest number of one-teach-er school, but there are many also in the upper Southeast ' and the Great Lakes states. No Longer Red Incidentally, the "little red schoolhouse" is no longer red,. For some reason or other, it is usually painted white these days, although a few still bear. the familiar "barn red colort However, other characteris-" tics are still there: water is often pumped by hand from a; well: sanitary facilities are outside; and in .some places when the days grow short; kerosene lanterns are lit be cause there is no electricity. -The heart and soul of these miniscule schools is still the. teacher, usually a woman;; who by dint of effort and de votion provides a workabla education to a diverse group" of youngsters, frequently un-.' der trying conditions. Her stu.' ; dents may range from first"; through fourth grades; moref. often they go on up to the 6th-l or 8th grade. Many "little red-, schoolhouses" also offer study: space for older boys and girlar! taking high school correspond dence courses, and no doubt. the teacher helps them out- too. Now and then a new "little;" red schoolhouse" is opened., where there was no school be-.' fore; in some remote, unpop-1-ulated locality, where mining operations are begun, or when": a large plains area is opened!; for grazing, and families with" children move in. The prob--. lem then is to recruit a" teacher. " Teachers Few T "It's difficult to find some- one willing to conduct a one;; teacher school-it's such a de--.-manding job," one education al observer. Dr. Walter . H-' Gaumnitz, head of rural rev" search and statistics for the", U.S. Office of Education, said"; recently. "The teacher has to" live in a back area over long" periods of time, perhaps-, boarding with a farm family whose house lacks modern comforts. Besides, it's not easy, teaching a group wherer the ages may run from six to- 14 years. There's a n o t h e r'. thing: country teachers don't get the pay of city teachers. -1 "Yet there are some who.': prefer to teach under these!: conditions. Maybe it is be-." cause, with so few children in : the school, the teacher has"; more of a chance to workf closely with them." As a rule, country children"; find it no hardship getting to'; their "little red schoolhouses.' Usually they have no morel than a mile or two to walk,", often less; although things can' get rough in the wintertime; " The real problem is that these" children are generally needed . to help out on the farm, and a, great many drop out of school as soon as the law allows. 7 But this is changing. Thei? encouragement of rural teach; -ers, many of them in "little: red schoolhouses," has had a; great deal to do with the rapid; improvement in educational, attainment of country chil-1 dren. Today the proportion of; rural children enrolled in ele mentary and high schools li nearly the same as for thai United States as a whole. :
