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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON A 7 Many Americans Turning to Private Schools for Children's Education Enrollment Up 66 Per Cent Since War II By LOUIS CA88ELS UPI Corrtipondtnt Americans In Increasing ,. numbers are turning to pri vate schools for the education of their children. Enrollment in non-Catholic private elementary and sec ondary schools has increased 600 per cent since the end of World War II, according to statistical records of the U.S. .. Office of Education. During the same period, Catholic school enrollment , has increased 110 per cent and public school enrollment 68 per cent The term "private school" is used here in the same way it is commonly used in con versation - to designate a highly-diverse group of insti tutions which are not asso ciated with either the public , school system or the Catholic school system. Many Independent Some private schools are , related to the Episcopal, Luth eran or other Protestant churches. Many are Indepen dent. The category includes day schools, boarding schools, military schools, "finishing schools" for girls and "prep , schools" for boys. One thing they all have in 1 common is that they are fairly ' expensive compared to public , or parochial schools. Tuition Charges at private schools ' range from a minimum of about $360 a year in some . elementary da"y schools to as high as $3,000 a year at some big-name prep schools. ' In 1946, private schools . were widely regarded as an 1 affectation, or at least a lux- ury, of the rich. Their total ' enrollment was about 200,000. r Today they are educating ' more than 1,200,000 students, I and many of them are swamp , ed with far more applicants : than they can handle. ' Six Major Factors ; What has brought about . this dramatic shift in popular 1 attitudes toward private ' schools? Interviews with many edu i cators and parents Indicate that six major factors are in volved. They are: 1. The overcrowding of public and parochial schools In many communities. The ' relatively low teacher-student ratios that prevail in private schools are a strong attrac- tion to parents whose children have been placed on split-shift schedules, or in classes with 1 35 or 40 students. 2. A belief that private i schools do a better job of teaching basic subjects, such as reading in elementary , school, math, science and . English in secondary school. Parents who are disenchanted with so - called progressive i educational philosophies, or who feel strongly that read ' ing instruction should be ; based primarily on phonics, . are heavily represented among the new patrons of pri 1 vale schools. 3. The "got-to-gct-him-into-, a - good college" complex which seizes ambitious par ents almost as soon as their ' children are out of diapers. An increasing number of 1 Americans are convinced that " graduation from a "prestige" I private school will be an im . portant asset to their children in the intense competitive ' struggle for admission to blg . name colleges and universi ties. ' Significant Factor 4. Actual or impending ra cial integration of public schools. This has been a par ticularly significant factor in the South, where a large num ber of new private schools have been established since the Supreme Court issued Its 1954 decree. i 5. The sharp rise in per sonal incomes since World ' War II. Private school tuition Is now within the economic reach of many middle -class families which formerly could ' not afford it. In this connec- , tion, it Is noteworthy that sending a child to private school has "status symbol" value for some parents who are moving up the social lad der. 6. A desire to have children educated in a rcligiously , oriented environment. This appears to be a dominant mo tive with a large number of ' parents who send their chil , dren to Protestant church-re-- lated schools (as it is, of course, with parents who send children to Catholic parochial . schools.) The motive has been strengthened In recent years by the increasing tendency of " the courts to ban Bible read- ing. prayers or other religious exercises from public schools. ANIMAL HAVENS Washington - There are 275 ' wildlife refuges in the U.S. national refuge system. HORN-HONKERS LABELED Los Angeles-flJPD-Dr. Fritz Redl, president-elect of the American O r t h o psychiatric Association, Sunduy proposed this "high-sounding phrase" to label motorists who can't resist sounding their car horns as they drive through tun nels: "High vulnerability to ma inpulatlve gadgetorial seduction." TRAPPED MINERS FREED Iizuka, Japan-WPD-Twenty-four miners were rescued Sun day and the bodies of two others recovered after the 26 men were trapped in a mine near Nogata on Kyushu, south ernmost of Japan's four main islands. Signs Beginning To Indicate Suburb. a-to-City Migrations By HENRY J. BECHTOLD UPI Financial Editor New York -IUPD- For 15 years we have been reading about, hearing about, and In many cases, partlcipat 1 n g In, the trek to suburbia. Now there are signs, par 1 1 c u 1 arly in New York City, that there Is a mi gration back Binrr Btcbtold to the city. Until this past year the major portion of returnees were older couples who saw their children married and now wanted to enjoy the comforts and convenience of city living. However, indications to day are that young couples with children who moved to the suburbs for such reasons as space, educational facili ties, privacy, and country liv ing, form the major part of the group retreating back to the metropolitan areas. Realty Equities Corp., which made a study of the trend, said that although It is nearly impossible to get an accurate count on the number of people returning, there is adequate evidence that the big push Is developing. The company pointed out that there Is a definite pat tern In New York where It is estimated that about 4,500 families a year are returning to the metropolitan area. There have been reports of this trend catching hold on a number of other major cities. Fifteen to 25 per cent of the new building tenants In New York are said to be ex suburbanites, and their av erage age is below 29 or over 50. Education Prime Factor The realty equities study showed that among the major reasons for return is one which had been a prime fac tor in the original suburban exodus - proper education facilities. The suburban boom has so over - crowded schools that many communities are run ning split sessions through the fourth grade. When added to the overburdening school taxes, many suburbanites arc becoming disenchanted with their surroundings, and find the schools In New York City more attractive than hereto fore. Other Complaints Other common complaints made by returnees are that it is slightly boring in the sub urbs; communities are becom ing as crowded as the city; no opportunities for cultural life; high cost and time in volved in commuting leaves less time and money for the family: parking at the rail road station is worse than bucking city parking prob lems; dire shortage of house hold help: and constantly in creasing local taxes make tt more and more expensive to live In' suburbia. 26 Flu Cases Are Reported in County Twenty-six cases of influ enza were reported in Jackson county last week, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Eleven flu cases were re ported in Medford, 6 In Shady Cove, 5 in Ashland, and 2 in Rogue River and Phoenix. Other communicable dis eases reported to the Jack son county health department Included measles, Cold Hill, 1; ringworm of scalp, Ashland, 1; whooping cough, Modford. 3; mumps, Central Point and Phoenix, 5 each, Medford, 3, and Ashland and Gold Hill, 1 each; chicken pox, Ashland, 4; and pneumonia Medford, 2, and Shady Cove and Central Point, 1 each. Civil Service Exams Listed for Positions Current civil service listings include examinations for sev en positions, according to tht local civil service representa tive. They are teacher, U. 3. game management agent, chemist, metallurgist, physi cist, instructional aid (child guidance), and night attend ant. Additional information and applications may be obtained from the Medford post office, or the 11th U. S. civil service region, federal office building, Seattle, Wash. HOME OWNERS About 65 per cent of Ameri can families own their homes. 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