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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 yean ago.
10 YEARS AGO
August 28, 19S3 (Friday)
Crawler tractor steel top
saves life; made in Medford.
Former FBI Agent Howard
I. Bobbitt, Portland, started
his investigation of the Med
ford police department this
morning.
20 YEARS AGO
August 28, 1943 (Saturday)
County quota for war bond
drive set at $2,668,000.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
second circus of the season
comes September 10. A vali
ant civic effort to remove the
posters of both events out of
business area upstairs win
dows before the snow flies
and it is time to hang the Yule
decorations on the Main Stem
is planned."
30 YEARS AGO
August 28, 1933 (Monday)
All Jackson county prison
ers in state penitentiary be
having themselves, warden
says.
Rising cost of living slowed
with meat showing greatest
Increase.
40 YEARS AGO
August 28. 1923 (Tuesday)
Traffic ordinance bans on
street parking after 1 a.m.
prescribes new set of hand
signals.
School board to take ac
tion to relieve congestion in
schools.
SO YEARS AGO
August 28. 1913 (Thursday)
Rogue Newtowns said finest
apples going to European
cities.
New counly highway to
start at state line, Judge Tou
Vclle assures citizens.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or fen correct la superior;
seven or eight is excellent; five or
sis is good.
1. Which state names have
only four letters?
2. Would you say that .10,
50, or 70 per cent of the
world's population are non
Christian? 3. Did Jack Dompsey and
Gene Tunncy contest against
each other for the heavy
weight crown?
4. In which city is the U.S.
Naval Observatory?
5. Washington crossed the
Delaware in order to attack
tho British in which city?
6. In what country is the
Congchon river?
7. A clavichord is a bone
In the human body, a forerun
ner of the modern piano, or
a crossbow?
8. William Bradford was
the governor of which Eng
lish colony?
9. Were the famous clipper
ships sailing vessels, or steam
propelled? 10. What river is often re
ferred to as the Rhine of
America''
Answers: 1. Iowa, Ohio,
Utah. 2. 70. 3. Twice. 4. Wash
uuflon, D. C. t. Trenton. 6.
Cr. 7f Forerunner of pi
sv. t. MMChUMtts. I. Seil-
AUGUST 28. 1963
Temporary
Installation of six temporary classrooms on
the front lawn of Medford High school appears
to be raising a minor clamor, and perhaps right
ly so.
It certainly isn't a
other locations considered by tne scnooi Doara
were rejected after considerable discussion.
One location available was off Melrose ave
on district-owned nronerty. This was believed
undesirable for the temporary buildings because
it may be used for permanent expansion of the
present high school plant.
Expansion of the plant into that area, how
ever, depends upon recommendations of a cit
izens advisory committee wnicn is now st-iiuy-ing
the secondary school situation in the district,
and upon a decision by
A NOTHER location
athletic field in back of the present build
ing. This was believed undesirable since it would
take valuable land from the physical education
program of the school.
A third factor, and
influential, was one of
onomical to utilize present lacinties, and tnis
was considered a desirable factor by the board
in locating the buildings where they are.
Present walks in front of the building and
rest room facilities inside the school will be
used, eliminating the expense of those items for
temporary structures.
The temporary buildings will not be attrac
tive: thev will serve as
thing has got to be done in the immediate fu
ture about permanent facilities for the increase
of high school students.
(One is reminded
structures such as the Amazon housing at the
University of Oregon and the office buildings on
the Mall in Washington. D.C. are still in use,
many years after their
have ended.)
A DECISION on what should be done
whether to add to present facilities or con
struct an entirely new plant should be made
soon after the first of the year.
The citizens' advisory
to submit a report of its
next year. Then the school board will have to
decide what to do, considering both the commit
tee's recommendations
acquired through experience, research, and visi
tations to other districts.
Several speakers have appeared before the
citizens' advisory committee to present recently
developed material and new thinking in the field
of education.
The committee, along with its subcommittees,
will have a wealth of material from which to
reach some conclusions and recommendations for
the school board. Reaching these conclusions
won't be an easy task.
But it will have to be
buildings will be permanently located on the
front lawn at Medford High school. E.H.A.
Code of
A Code of Conduct
dents also has come up
sion, both favorable and
The code was adopted
tain high standards of conduct among a greatly
increased number of students.
It is patterned after
i , ., ,i. .. ..
districts in tne t-ouiury, dui specuicany uesigneu
to fit the local situation.
The school board, in
pertaining to student behavior, said:
". . . the hchnvinr nt pupils attending Medford
Senior High School shall reflect the standards of good
citizenship expected of members of a democratic
society.
"The purpose of this stateinenl is to provide (or
the students, their parents, teachers and administra
tors an understanding of the policies and general pro
cedures to be used in establishing standards of be
havior. It is further intended to clarify how such
standards will be maintained in order that the oppor
tunity for effective learning may be assured.
"The purpose of this code is to provide an environ
ment conducive to learning."
THE code is the result of a study by a faculty
committee assisted by the high school study
council, a Parent-Teacher association committee,
the administration, the
counsel.
The code is actually
gram to have codes of
the Medford district. In
code will he approved
level, and in the future
level.
There are sections of the code which could
be questioned, and perhaps considered unfair.
But, judged as a whole, the code appears to be
a good one, and will serve the purpose for which
it is designed to provide a better environment
for learning.
As in many cases, the code was drawn up to
cope with a few situations which, although they
are not against current rules, are highly unde
sirable, situations which detract from the normal
course of study.
The majority of the students won't need such
a code, but with the rulesospelled out in black
and white, situations in
little judgment of what
sirablp in school can be
Classrooms
desirable location, but
tne scnooi Doara.
considered was on the
perhaps one of the most
economics. It is more ec
a reminder that some
that other "temporary'
"temporary" use should
committee is expected
recommendations early
and its own knowledge
done, or the temporary
Conduct
for Medford High stu
for considerable discus
critical, recently.
in an attempt to main
codes being used in other
I.... . -11.- -i ; j
approving the policies
school- board and lega
the first step in a pro
conduct in all schools in
another year, a similar
for the junior high schoo
for the elementary schoo
which the student shows
is and what is not de
better administered.
E.H.A
ItlBDFOlD
"You see a demonstration like this and you realise the
abstract thing we call the electorate is made up of real
live human beings."
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Understanding Scripture
To the Editor: Noted your
editorial "The Number of the
Name" in Aug. 8 M.T..
It wouldn't surprise me that
you receive quite a few com
ments on it. Space will not
permit my saying too much
here. But as you are calling
our attention to the 13th Chap
ter of Revelation and state
that it sounds "sinister and
ominous It would be well
that all of us dug in and did
some studying.
When I say studying I do
not mean just scratching the
surface. Our eternal destiny
depends on our clear under
standing of these prophetic
utterances in Revelation. In
the first place the writer is
convinced that Sacred Scrip
ture should never be studied
without first asking God by
His Holy Spirit for Divine
Guidance. The promptings of
God's Spirit I believe has
caused you, Mr. Editor, to
bring up this subject. Don't
ever leave it until you know
for certain what it means.
Before we find what the
mark of the beast is we must
know who the beast is. Also
we must know who the first
beast is in Rev. 13-1. It might
be of interest to study the
parallel as brought to view in
Daniel 7, especially the 4th
beast, and particularly the
little known power that speaks
great words against the Most
High. Consider the 25th verse
also. Part of these prophecies
have met their fulfillment.
History reveals this.
These prophecies are far too
important to be laughed off
or treated lightly. A power
that would defy God, speak
blasphemies, wear out and
persecute God's people. Then
it would be followed by an
other beast that would exer
cise all the power of the first
beast.
1 do not claim to know all
of the answers, but would like
to suggest some valuable read
ing material. It is a 128 page
hook titled "The Impending
Conflict." It is available from
the Oregon Book and Bible
House, 605 S.E. 39th, Port
land, Ore. I believe it costs
a dollar. This volume is a real
eye-opener. If any of your
renders don't want to send
up to Portland, they can call
or write me and I'll loan them
a copy.
Henry Johnson Jr.,
2315 Highway fi,
Ashland, Ore.
Truck Ruling Protested
To the Editor: I am enclos
ing a copy of a letter I have
just sent to Mr. Jonol C. Hill,
our Public Utilities Commis
sioner. I would like to encour
age all log-truckers in the
area lo inform themselves of
the new proposed ruling to
become effective Sept. 2. iaS'i
and write Mr. Hill their opin
ions. 1 feel this rule could be
disastrous to our industry,
l.ea J. Zundel
2548 Slarlite Lane
Medford.
O -
Dear Mr. Hill: 1 should like
to voice my protest on your
proposed rule "35 005, Hours
of Service of Drivers" and its
application lo log - truckers.
My understanding of your pro
posal, as provided for in the
last legislature, Senate Bill 58.
is to promote safety on our
highways by reducing driver
fatigue.
First, I should like to know
if there are any established
figures linking log-trucking
accidents with fatigue, and if
so, what is the comparison
with other types of trucking?
If the log-trucker spent long
hours of steady driving, a
driver fatigue hazard could
be in evidence, but his day
includes many diversions -driving
to the woody, waiting
for a load (and sometimes this
runs into hours), loading,
chaining up, driving back lo
the mill, more waiting, being
scaled, dumping, and the en
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
tire process begins again, to
be repeated 2, 3 and 4 times
per day. Monotony from long
periods of steady driving
which is the main contribut
ing factor in driving fatigue
is certainly not a part of the
log-trucker's day.
Rather, I think you could
be introducing a hazard by
imposing new pressures on his
time. Along with fighting day
light hours, the elements, and
the seasons, he would now be
fighting an hour limit. This
could encourage faster driv
ing, a laxity in safety factors
now practiced, such as stop
ping to check chains and
binders several times en route
to the mill as his load settles.
He might put off needed main
tenance (checking clearance
lights or perhaps changing a
brake shoe) because the time
involvement could mean 'los
ing a load.'
I have a husband, one of
these log-truckers, who is the
father of our three children.
We have a good life, and a
big investment to protect. I
want him safe. I do not want
to encourage him in anything
that might be hazardous for
him. If I thought the way he
has operated in the past 16
years was not the safest possi
ble, I would be one of the
first to support a new ruling.
You have a duty and re
sponsibility to the people of
Oregon. By imposing tnis new
ruling on the log truckers, I
feel you would be encourag
ing added pressures while they
are in operation, cheating and
falsification of records. You
would be adding more un
necessary expense to the tax
payers in costs of enforcement
as well as the greatly in
creased secretarial load and
audit system in the P.U.C. of
fice. At a lime when the State of
Oregon is hard pressed for
funds, and facing a $60 mil
lion dollar tax referral, 1
should like lo encourage an
exclusion of the log -trucker
to this ruling.
I should like to think you
will give much thought to the
increased burden you would
be placing on the taxpayer as
well as the log-trucker.
Lea J. Zundel
Shock of Hit Life
To the Editor: I'm from
Medford. I got the shock of
my life when a friend came
to me last Wednesday after
noon. Horrified, he had just
heard a very wealthy white
woman tell her colored maid
that Negroes supplied the bal
ance of power that won the
Civil War, which made pos
sible the great United States
of today. And that 21 Negro
soldiers won and were decor
ated with the Congressional
Medal of Honor. If she didn't
believe it send 25 cents to
National P. O. Box "59, Ports
mouth 5. Va.. for literature on
the Civil War, and see for
herself.
He was so upset when he
reached me, he got me upset
loo, so I sent for the litera
ture. It came yesterday. I was
really shocked. I have it here
before me now. It was written
by a very famous writer, au
thor of several best sellers.
The information seems 100
per cent right or true, it gives
dates, names, and places, it
suggests books that can be
checked from the library to
verify this, even gives the
number of pages lo check on.
I've been to the library
twice and the information
checks out true. 1 didn't get
this in school, and I don't
think my friends there did
either. I didn't believe it at
first, but it checked out so
true, I've got lo believe it
now, and 1 can't quite seem
to get over it
Hal Gilpin
136 04 Northern Rivd
212-B
Flushing 54. N Y.
Sukarno's
Of New Independent
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
The flags were ready and
the musicians rehearsed to
welcome on Aug. 31 the
peaceful birth
of a new na
tion of 10 mil
lion per sons
to be known
a s Malaysia.
But the
chances were
increasing to
day that it
may be a strll
birth Malay
sia is or was a dream-
Today fir Tomorrow
By Walter
(ei 1963. The
GOLDWATER AND
THE REPUBLICANS
There are reasons for think
ing that, in spite of his rating
in the polls, Senator Gold-
water is still a
very long way
from the Pres
idential nomi
nation. His
spectacul a r
spurt occurred
recently when
Governor
Rockefeller's
rem arriage
LipDmann seemed to re
move the leading contender.
It is probable that the senator
has been the beneficiary of
the old rule of politics that
you can't beat a horse with
no horse.
If there is no other horse,
except a lame horse, Senator
Goldwaler might get the nom
ination by default. But he is
not likely to get it by default.
For the moderate Republi
cans, who comprise the big
majorities that elected Eisen
hower, are not likely to hand
over the party to an extrem
ist. They would probably lose
not only the election itself,
but also their own position in
the party.
THE cautious thing lo say
would be, of course, that
anything can happen and that,
given enough troubles at
home and abroad, anybody
could be elected. But more
and more it looks to me that
Senator Goldwater's record
on public questions will not
stand the kind of full public
exposure that takes place in
a nominating campaign. For
the Goldwater philosophy is
radically opposed to the cen
tral tradition of the Republi
can party and is wholly alien
to the moderate and conserva
tive character of the Ameri
can parly system.
The core of his philosophy
is opposition to the federal
government as a guarantor of
personal liberty and as pro
tector of the national wel
fare. To the senator, the fed
eral government is a kind of
foreign power which must be
reduced and distrusted. Sen
ator Goldwater regards him
self as a Republican. But to
be the kind of a Republican
he professes to be, he must
disavow and disown the
whole heritage of Hamilton,
Lincoln and Theodore Roose
velt. For Hamilton was the prin
cipal founder of the federal
union. Lincoln was the pres
erver of the federal union.
And Theodore Roosevelt was
the first President to see that
the United States would be
involved as a world power
and that the federal govern
ment would have to become
the regulator of an industrial
society. These men, the great
est of the Republicans, stood
for a strong and evolving fed
eral power, not for a loose
and impotent confederation of
states. They stood for one na
tion under a federal govern
ment which served its vital
interests.
E N A T OR GOLDWATER
ould leave the racial
problem
to the individual
states, the federal govern-1
ment to cease all interven
tion. He would repeal the
progressive income tax. a
measure so extreme that it
would dismantle the national
defense and destroy the credit
of the United Slates. He
would repeal the welfare
measures as fast as he could,
thus opening the country to
vast misery and vast disorder.
He would sell T V. A. In for
eign affairs, he would cut
loose from our allies, and he
would then challenge the So
viet Union aggressively.
These are some of the
things he says he would do.
In fact, if by some quirk of
fate he were nominated and
elected, he could do almost
none of the things he says he
would do.
For they are not a program
of government that can be
enacted by Congress and ad
ministered by the executive
branch. They arc a vast con
fusion, and they are a recipe
(or panic
CEXATOR GOLDWATER is!
J a more serious threat o
the Republican Party than he
is to the Democratic. For the
Maneuvers Delaying
child of the British who hoped
to weld into a single anti
Communist nation former
Southeast Asia holdings com
prised of Malaya, Singapore,
North Borneo, including the
sultanate of Brunei, and Sar
awak. The capital would be
Kuala Lampur in presently
independent Malaya.
Unquestionably in favor of
federation were Malaya and
Singapore.
Recent, election in North
Borneo and Sarawak had con
vinced the British that these
areas also wished to join.
Despite occasional seeming-
Lippmann
Washington Post
odds are heavy that President
Kennedy would defeat him,
especially after Senator Gold
water's radically reactionary
views have been explained to
the voters.
But the Republican Party
would be a shambles after a
Goldwater nomination. The
party of Lincoln would have
become the rallying point of
the racists. The party of Ham
ilton would have become the
Anti-Federal Party. The party
of Theodore Roosevelt would
have become the Anti-Progressive,
Sectional and Anti
National Party.
It would then take some in
genuity to write statements
supporting a Goldwater nom
ination for men like Eisen
hower, Nixon, Rockefeller,
Romney, Scranton, Thruston
Morion, John Sherman Coo
per, Keating and Javits. It
docs not seem likely that
eminent Republicans will let
themselves get into such a
predicament.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
As this is written, the civil
rights demonstration march
on Washington is shaping up.
It is set for today, and is ex
pected to include 100,000 or
more persons, both white and
colored.
Its sponsors pledge that it
will be orderly - and to help
them carry out their pledge a
force of some 10,000 security
officers is standing by. It will
include policemen, National
Guardsmen, civilian police
reserves, parade marshals and
- if needed - some 4,000
soldiers and Marines.
rpHE ruckus in Viet Nam is
getting worse.
The Russians cuss out the
Red Chinese again.
In the Middle East, fierce
fighting erupts between Is
rael and Jordan.
In New York, a teacher
strike threatens to close all
the schools.
The long-discussed railroad
strike is due to come to a
head later in the week.
The argument over ratifi
cation of the nuclear tesl ban
treaty continues.
QUESTION:
Isn't ANYBODY happy
any more?
NEW angle on the test ban
pact:
Speaking in Los Angeles the
other day, Evangelist Billy
Graham said the recently ne -
gotiated test ban treaty be
tween the U.S., Britain and
Russia "offers nothing but
false hope."
Speaking at a prayer break
fast, he told his hearers that
"Russia is still out for world
revolution, and the test ban
treaty means nothing."
IHE test ban treaty has
been negotiated and signed.
But before it can become j
effective, so far as the United
States is concerned, it must
be ratified by the Senate.
Our senators are now making
up their minds as to how
they are going to vote.
0h
THE treaty, you may
have strong personal con
victions. You may feel that it
SHOULD be ratified. You
may feel that it SHOULD
NOT be ratified.
But-
You niav sav to yoursclf
WHAT CAN I DO?
ll'ELL, here's a thought:
' In a democracy, the
INSTINCT OF THE PEOPLE
is immensely important. The
instinct of the people is some
times better in immensely im
portant situations such as this
than the reasoned decisions
of those in authority.
If and when you find that
your mind is made up - that
you're for the treaty, or
against it, and that's that
WRITE YOUR SENATORS
Tell them how you feel
about it. And why.
IOR your information. Ore
gon s senators are Wayne j
Morse and Maunnc Xeubcrg
er. California's senators are
Clair Encle and Thomas H.
Kuchel. Their address is Sen
ate Office Building. Washing-
ton. D C.
1
Make your letters short,
About all you need to say is
State of Malaysia
ly conciliatory gestures, unal-
erably opposed was Presi
dent Sukarno of Indonesia
and less violently, the Philip
pines, with an historic but
scarcely tangible claim of its
own on North Borneo.
Sukarno charged the plan
for Malaysian federation was
a Western plot to surround In
donesia and threatened it
with a "confrontation" sim
ilar to that by which he at
last wrested Western New
Guinea from the Dutch.
The situation eased after a
Tokyo meeting between Su
karno and chief federation
mover Prince Abdul Rahman,
prime minister of Malaya,
and seemed to ease further af
ter a Manila meeting which
also included President Dios
dado Macpagal of the Philip
pines. There the three initialled
agreement on a loose confed
eration which would include
the new nation and which
would be called Maphilindo.
So far as Sukarno was con
cerned these turned out simp
ly to be delaying tactics.
You Can't Buy
A Solon - Much
By Arthur Happe
Washington - As you know
100,000 Americans or so will
descend on Washington
Wednesday to sing The Star
Spangled Banner and request
redress of their civil wrongs.
And everybody here is very
stirred by this outcry from the
people. Especially our Con
gressmen. "Pressure tactics,"
they're grumbling. And:
"Don't think they're going to
push me around."
So a good many experts are
predicting this public protest
will do the cause of civil
rights more harm than good.
Because our Congressmen are
fiercely independent and will
jealously guard their legisla
tive prerogative. After all,
who's running this country?
Anyway?
After hearing this all over
Washingtbn you can imagine
my trepidation when I went
to call on my proud, independ
ent, sensitive Congressman,
the Hon. Nobless O. Coxcomb,
to inquire politely what ever
happened to that federal aid
for our neighborhood sewers
he's promised us. Before elec
tion. "What the hell do you
want?" roared the Hon. Mr.
Coxcomb as I slunk nervously
in the door. "I suppose you're
back here to do a lot of
whining and moaning about
some piddling little no-account
peeves you've got."
"Oh, no. Honorable," I said,
hoping to placate him. "I've
never been so happy about
everything in my life. Ho, ho,
ho. Except this one piddling
Strictly Personal
By Sydnoy
(ci Field enterprises Inc.
KIND WORDS
Nobody is really quite sure
! how he feels (or how he looks)
until somebody tells him. We
are the most
impressiona
ble people on
God's green
earth, and a
kind word can
set us up for
a week.
This verdant
t h o u g h t oc
curred to me
turn- the other day,
when I took a medical exami
nation for some additional life
insurance. The doctor not only
found nothing wrong with me.
but appended at the bottom of
his report: "healthy and vig
orous in general appearance."
For a few days before that,
I had been feeling wretched
somewhat dizzy and head
achey, with an ominous
twinge in my back muscles,
which I attributed to too much
tennis and not enough sleep
over the week end. At least.
I hoped it wasn't some rare
tropical disease.
I had also begun to brood
silently about the possibility
of lung cancer, induced by
smoking two cigarettes at a
time whenever feasible, so
that my tongue and throat
fell like the inside of a rail
road engineer's glove.
But when the doctor
wrote "healthy and vigor
ous," I promptly took my
first deep breath in days,
skipped briskly around the
room, and began telephon
ing to work up a fast dou
bles match - with perhaps
I'M FOR IT or I'M AGAINST
IT. along with a brief state
ment of your reasons.
DON'T think your letters
won't be read Thev will
be.
I
I
Creation
In the Maphilindo agree
ment was a clause calling
upon United Nations Secre
tary General U Thant to send
teams into North Borneo and
Sarawak to determine whe
ther elections there had been
"properly" conducted.
The declaration also refer
red to British and American
bases in the area as "tempo
rary." The British reluctantly, and
Thant with the express reser
vation that his findings should
be final, agreed to the inspec
tion. But back at home in Ja
karta, it also became obvious
that Sukarno had not budged
from his previous stand in
opposition to Malaysia.
As British forces in Singa
pore and North Borneo re
mained on the alert and Brit
ish naval vessels cruised off
shore, it was plan that Su
karno's "confrontation" was
on in full force.
And the birth of Malaysia,
already set back by at least
a month, could be delayed in
definitely. little no-account thing."
"I thought so," he bellowed.
"You got a grievance. And
you want me to help you out.
That's what's wrong with yoU
American people today, no
gumption, no git, no inde
pendence. Here we got the
whole country to run and you
people keep coming back hero
bothering us with your petty
problems. Soli, lei me tell
you, our great American legis
lative process will work fina
and dandy. If the people will
just keep out of the way."
I said I'd bet that was true.
But actually, my problem
was only that I wished to pay
tribute to his fearless, faith
ful leadership. In cash. And
what was the address of his
campaign fund? Well, I just
wish you could have been
there to hear the nice things
he said about us people. I left
his office with pride in my
heart. Plus a certificate de
claring our block an official
Depressed Sewer Area in my
pocket.
Well, I don't wish to knock
this civil rights protest. I'm
sure the sight of 100,000
Americans gathering in front
of the Lincoln Memorial to
sing the Star Spangled Ban
ner will move everyone. Ev
eryone but Congress.
Because I think maybe this
time the experts could be
right: You cannot buy our
fiercely proud, highly inde
pendent, extremely sensitiva
Congressmen. Not for a song,
you can't.
I. Kairis
an all-night bridge session
to follow.
The contrary happens just
as easily. You are feeling
perfectly fine, an old friend
walks up and observes.
"You're looking sort of
peaked," and all your vigor
runs out at your heels, One
remark of that kind and
middle-aged men have been
known to hie themselves off
to the Mayo C 1 i ni c , last
testament in hand.
"You're looking thinner,"
someone will say, and you
begin to fret about malig
nant emaciation. Or, if you
tend toward corpulence, an
innocent "Haven't you put
on some weight lately?" can
make you feel as if you are
conspicuously ballooning up
hour by hour.
Even the amateur student of
feminine psychology knows
that a woman can be made to
feel prettier simply by telling
her how nice she looks when
she comes down dressed for
the evening. She may have
taken four aspirins and looked
like a sack of antlers to her
self in the mirror, but a gal-
I lant insincerity turns her into
: a blooming beauty,
i And athletes placed under
mild hypnosis -which is sim
ply a clinical form of sugges
, tion-have lifted weights and
1 jumped hurdles far beyond
i their normal capacities. Col-
lege student., in similar ex
i periments. when told they
j were "weak'' behaved weak-
ly, and when told they wcrs
"s t r o n g" out performed all
their customary levels.
The worst people - dema
gogues and confidence men
i know the tremendous impres
sionability of humans, and ex
; ploit it to the fullest; but the
best people-lovers and par-
ents-have barely learned how
i to use it. One compliment, as
the old Chinese sace nevetr
j said, is worth a thousand criti
cisms, jo