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.
WARDS
MONTGOMERY WARD
w
.E
otiristraa
ariYDiid
g PS
if u
.Whk x.Wtt -,,... .
be
, , - !
hijiSfr.fi ij)MMSjsiiI
1 ''"'k
t t t -4 : v i
fit;
ton
5 ,V.
BsMNStMHSjUk
"VV '? IJ.I"'-. -. " "J lyw" 'm-ww .
all automatic!
KITCHEN SPARKLERS TO EASE
"HER" DAY NOW CUT-PRICED
Choose any or all! Toaster with color
dial, extra-high, extra-fast pop-up.
17-vent steam-dry iron switches in
stantly to dry; fabric dial. 1 2" trypan
withcontroljid; - 099
immersible. All iach
UL Approved, si holds choics to mc is
cuts full 2V2" at 90"
Olff PACKAOIDI I
Irlght, gay...r.cdy I X
SAVE 24 ON 7" SUPER-CAPACITY
POWR-KRAFT 7" SAW
Reg. 5J.50
Only 14 down
39
88
FULL t-YIAR
OUARANTSE ON
fOWI-KDAn
lOWi TOOLS
Rugged and powerful . ; ; perfect for
professional builders and craftsmen.
Motor develops IVi-HP. Precision
ball and needle bearings, safety
clutch, built-in blower, Krome-A-Loy
combination blade and more.
jjJiit&JLiiifiiS ' efr"h
jmip1' i miw n.iiw.nwMi' in i..m '-w,w,wii.
;! TACKAOIOI I!
I REGULAR 24.50 SABRE SAW t
REGULAR 24.50 SABRE SAW
CUTS WOOD, PLASTIC, METAL
Medium-duty "ball-bearing" sabre saw
it Ideal for home handymenl 3000
strokes per minute, large m am
2" capqelty. Adfustable IjftSJf
shoe for cutting 45 angles. tiimi '
y-'iyso'T- ""I'll " yw'W'wi;' "-tvfr
f;S" . . A v
1 'IP
v
SPECIAL 9-PC.
ARCHERY SET
Complete set with
glass bow, 4 ar
rows, finger, arm
tabs, o oc
targets. O.V3
SPECIAL BUYl
CROQUET SET
6-play set. Hard
wood mallets, sol
id color balls,
stakes, , ,
arches. 500
BUILT FOR "ROUGH RIDERS"
OUR HAWTHORNE TANK BIKE
Comes complete with twin-beam head
light, chromed carrier and whitewalls.
Streamlined styling; sturdy
construction. Boys' or girls'
models in 24', 26' sizes. 39.88
PSWHfM
i
.S STIIL
TOOL BOX
Popular flat-top
design with handy
tote
tray. 5e99
3-
a 1
5.49 Propane
TORCH KIT
Handy trigger con
trol. Includes blast
burner, tank,, sold
ering and
pencil tip.'4.47
Rear whtclt mJF
,1
i -
ALL METAL PROCTOR TABLE
ADJUSTS FOR IRONING EASEl
Sit or stand as you iron adjusts from
24' to 36'. Vented top speeds ironing.
Curved legs for more knee 9 88
room. Non-skid feet. ' WJCUWT
Cover, foam pad .... 2.88 mkim
SALE I
Daisy-made
Hawthorne
sniper rifle
44
NEW! SIGNATURE "3-IN-i"
SPRAYS, STEAMS, DRY IRONS
Press button sprays os you iron, ends
tiring pre-dampening I Switches instantly
from spray to steam or dry.
17ventscoverlarge32-sq. 1388
In. sole with steam. 3 lbs. cut piich
K.g. S.4S ,
4J0-hot, 32-lm
levr-actlon 8B air
rifle. Plattd fort
arm band and
trigger. Adjoil
abU rear sight.
n
i
SPECIAL PURCHASEI NAME
BRAND PUniRS, 5 STYLES
Choice of rocker sole; Informer grip;
flange-back, semi-mallet, goose or
straight neck; leather grips, j 99
iru-iimpir sivp-avvrn
shafts.
Toil
CHOICI
v in
'Wr""Vrfirii-fr-i-inii iiiij-irtiriiiM H'tr'l1 I IIiwihi --ti'rfivsti.-i.M,ll , , .
j
1