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8 A Commissioner By JOHN H. MILLER . , ' United Pri Inteiisatlontl Washington -UPD The man responsible for maintaining the momentum and direction ol American education leaned back in an expensive leather covered chair, propped his feet on a coffee table and looked genuinely undismayed .by Washington officialdom. This wm Francis Keppcl, who 133 days ago moved into the birchpanelcd, carpeted of .ficc in Federal Office Bldg. No. 6 reserved for the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Kcppel fits into the New Frontier like it was a custom tailored suit, Hi's youthful, relaxed, unassumingly ambi t:ous and views his role as Kennedy Diplomats All Professionals; o Babies BY WELLINGTON LONG United Press International Washington -OTU-. To Alex a n d e r Woollcott, diplomats were "babies in silk hats play ing with dynamite. , President Kennedy agrees that his diplomats are playing with dynamite. But he accepts no babies on his team. instead, he demands men and women capable of in formed and forceful action everywhere." For that reason, he has asked Congress to approve es tablishment here of a National Academy of Foreign Affairs to train men and women from all branches of the govern ment to deal with the chang ing world and the Communist threat in all Its many forms. The initial reaction In Con Kress was cool but the Presi dent hopes to change some minds. He told a recent press conference that the specialized training possible in such an academy is needed badly be cause the government must depend heavily upon the Judg ment and decisions of men on the spot in world capitals. He off-handedly listed scv - en ambassadors whose recent decisions he termed "most im portant, significant." All are assigned to explosive hot spots remote from Washington but critical to this nation's de fense. None are "babies in silk hats.", Six Professionals Only one of the seven could be termed a political ap pointee. The others are pro fessionals ; who , learned di plomacy from the bottom- Edmund A. Gulllon, 50, ed ucated at Princeton, has been in the diplomatic service since 103'. The Kentuckian has been ambassador to the con fused Congo since August, 1961. Kennedy had conferred with Gulllon just before the press conference. . Samuel David Berger, born In New York 82 years ago, got his PhD in. this country, then studied at the London School of Economics before becoming a labor economist and analyst. It was In this capacity that he joined the government and participated in international conferences during the war. He has been a State Depart ment diplomat since 194S, am bassador to restless South Ko rea since June, 1061. Former Teacher Walter P, McConaughy, 55-year-old Alabaman, was a high school and college teach er before he Joined the diplo matic service in 1930. He has been ambassador to Burma and to South Korea, and has been ambassador to Pakistan since March, 1962, -.- Parker T. Hart is a Harvard man born In Massachusetts 52 years ago, and in the diplo matic service since 1938. Hart has served almost exclusively in the Arab Middle East since 1944, and since 1861 has been ambassador tu Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Right now, this assignment Is somewhat like trying to ride two horses as these two neighbors are on the outs, with tho former support- Advertisement FAT OVERWEIGHT Available to you without e doctor's prescription, our drug tailed OD RINEX.. You must lose ugly lit In 7 days or your money back. No strenuous exercise, laxatives, mas sage or taking of so-called reduc ing candies, crackers or cookies, or chewing gum. ODRINEX Is e tiny tablet and easily swallowed. 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"You get to realize the relationship be tween education ma U-i fed eral government." Had Background , The son of a Columbia uni versity dean and a New York er by birth, Keppel, 47, had been dean of Harvard's Grad uate School of Education from On Team ing a counter-revolution in the latter. John O. Bell, born in the Philippines 50 years ago, is a lawyer, air transportation and economic aid expert who has been ambassador to revolu- lion-ridden Guatemala since November, 1961. Leonard Ungcr Is another Harvard man, born in Cal fornia 45 years ago, and In the diplomatic service since 1941 He has been ambassador to war-torn Laos since August, 1962. The only amateur was John Kenneth Galbraith, an econo mist and Harvard professor. Kennedy sent the 54-ycar-old Galbraith to India in March, 1961. But Galbraith accepted it only on a temporary basis and will return to Harvard as soon as state department trou ble-shooter Chester A. Bowles can replace him. Kennedy appears to hold all these men In high regard. But he warned, that many, many more of high calibre are need ed. ,i' He seemed to agree with the ancient Greek philosopher De mosthenes, that "In important transactions; opportunities are fleeting. Once they are missed they cannot be recovered . . . an ambassador who acts in a, dilatory manner and causes us to miss our opportunities is not missing opportunities only, but robbing us of the control ol events. . Grange News Central Point Grange - Central Point Grange will meet Friday, May 3. The lecturer, Mrs. James Cornutt is arranging a Mother's Day program. Mrs. Walter 'Ricks is in chargo of the display table, and re quests that members bring pictures or tneir moiners to the meeting. Plans for coming Grange visitations will be made. The last visitation, which was held at the Roxy Ann Grange, was the largest. Shady Cove Grange is hoping that the vis itation at their Grange Satur day, May 4 will be even larger. . Phoenix Grange A pot luck dinner will be served at 7 p.m. at Phoenix Grange hall May 14 preced ing the regular meeting. Members are asked to bring their own table service. The last . meeting was opened with the officers seating drill. During the literary program everyone participated in a practice on tho voting drill. During the program, a skit was per formed by Mervln Hixson, Fred Meadows and Warren Loffor. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr were escorted to the master's station where they each were presented with a 25-year membership certificate and pin. Mrs. Sol Cox was Installed rifti.t kv Mnloln t n 1 1 in Charles Johnson reported that the Great Western Chem ical company had donated spray that was used on the weed growth around the Grange Hall. . Home Economics club chairman, Mrs. Hnrland Glass cock, reminded members to save While Satin sugar labels. . Blanket samples from The Oregon Woolen Mills were displayed as Ihcy will be al lowed a percentage on each sals. 1 The next visitation meet ings scheduled are Shady Cove. May 4, and Sams Val ley, May II. Serving at ihe next meet ing will be Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lacy and Mrs. Olive Floyd. Thieves Make Oft With Diesel Tractor Salt Lake City -iUPB- When thieves set to work in Salt Lake City recently they did it on big seal. A (22.000 dicsel tractor was stolen from I busy street where It had been parked overnight. Sees 1948 until picked by Kennedy in December to be the gov ernment's No. 1 school man. It was Keppel who lifted the education department at Har vard from lack-lustre atatus to a leader in its field. "You want to know about the chances of getting the ad ministration education bill through Congress," he reflect- ed. "Let s face it. I haven been around long enough to know if it will or if It won t But I can tell you from an education point of view why it should. "First of all." he said, shift- ing to another chair, "the whole program should go through because its parts are inter-related. It's important that the various parts go through one place at one time. "Higher education has to be well staffed. Its here tha elementary and secondary school teachers are being taught. If they're not taught well, how can you expect them to teach well?" Main Goals Asked what his main goals for American education were, Keppel had - an immediate answer. "Overall, we need quality teachers," he said, lighting a cigarette. "Quality is par ticularly important In higher education. Of course u s im portant in the lower grades too but there quantity is al most as necessary. "We've got to invest a larg er part of our gross national product In the school, it s an investment in our future lust like any ether business. There is a definite economic factor to consider. It's more obvious in countries like Nigeria but the need is just as true here. He was asked how we could get more quality teachers. "Pay them more money. he answered. "We have to pay teachers enough so they won't be drawn away to other pro fessions. We're talking about people, not things. Teachers have their dignity, too." Shuns Status Keppel considers himself a liaison man between the sev eral federal agencies which have a hand in education. He brushes aside the idea of a cabinet-level office of educa tion because he believes he can get the job done without added status. "I've got enough to do without pushing for something like that. When a man is look ing for another job the one ho is holding down usually suffers," he said. ' Asked his opinion of un graded schools and progres sive teaching methods in gen eral, he questions whether such methods are new or old. "It's a pendulum effect," he commented. "If Ihe pendulum swings too far into the area of strict divisions, pressure is exerted to push it the other way, and vice-versa. Isn't the ungraded school really the little old red schoolhouse?" Has Free Hand Keppel said there were no strings attached when he took his new job. He said he has been given as free a hand as anyone in a similar post ot responsibility could be v in Washington. He is not at all disillusioned about bureau cratic Washington. "I didn't expect anything else," he smiles. "You don't just give up." Obviously, Kcppel is relish ing his new post even though It has a reputation as being one of the most frustrating in town. ' Just becoming education commissioner was a curious feat for a man of Keppcl's background. He has never taught in classroom. When you address him Its usually with an un pretentious "Mr. Keppcl." He probably wouldn't let you call him anything as hign-sound- ing as "commissioner." The highest degree he ever earned was a Harvard Bachelor of Arts in 1938. He's no egghead although he has a Phi Beta Kappa key. One of the past problems of the office of education was getting visiting professors to stop by and talk shop. With Keppcl, they do come. "And If they don't come to see you," he said, "you've got to get out and sec them. How else can you find out what's going on? Methods Criticised A question about recent criticism ot the methods used to educate teachers apparently hit a nerve end. Keppcl sat upright, arourc-d. "This is where something really has to be done," he bristled. "I've spent the past 10 years trying to do it. "In our age, knowledge It self is undergoing rapid day-to-day change. It's extremely difficult to keep up to d.ite in such areas as mathematics and physics, let alone under stand what effect the changes will have on us. "Teachers must be better grounded in the changing as pects of our world. They must be given the opportunity to return to school themselves for refresher courses and to get up to date. But ultimately, the teachers have to teach the new material. 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