Medford mail tribune., October 28, 1963, Image 8

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Princess Anne Attends Outside School
LONDON (UPI) - Britain's
13 year - old Princess Anne is
attending an "outside" school
this fall, and if one could Im
agine anything so undignified
in so regal a personage, her
grandmother. Queen Mary,
might just do a Dit oi a turn
in her grave.
Never before has a daughter
of a ruling British sovereign
attended an outside school.
Queen Mary's biography notes
primly that, !ne was, oi course,
educated at home." And it ad
vises, too. that "athletics in
any way were sternely forbidden
to the young princess who was
so strictly tutored in the ways
befitting a princess that she
was not expected to appear
even in the garden without
gloves."
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And Mary wasn't even the
daughter of a king. But that
was nearly a century ago, the
world has moved forward and
so has the British royal family.
In Fifth Form
A few weeks ago blonde Prin
cess Anne, daughter of Queen
Elizabeth II, took her seat in
the "lower fifth form" at Ben-
enden School near Cranbrook in
Kent, roughly 40 miles from
London and Buckingham palace
where Anne has had all her
tutoring until now.
Like her classmates there
are 310 girls at the school rang
ing in age from 13 to 17 Anne
wears the school umtorm wnicn
for daily lessons consists of a
navy wool tunic sup over
white hieh-necked blouse.
For science and art classes
a blue or green coverall is add
ed. For sports, it is a blue tassel
ed cap, navy sweater with turn
ed down collar and raglan
sleeves. Bermuda-style shorts
and knee-lenfith navy socks,
For afternoon or tea time
wear there's more leeway and
the studen't frock can be al
mond green, tan, powder blue,
red or royal. Anne has chosen
a powder blue.
Anne's studies in the lower
fifth conform roughly to what
on American student learns in
the second or thrid year of high
school, with perhaps more stress
on languages.
Many Languages
Language studies available for
the princess include French,
Spanish, German, Latin and
Greek. She already knows some
French and German. Other sub
jects at Benenden are history,
divinity, mathematics, geogra
phy, science, economics, tng
lish. music, harmony including
class singing, domestic cookery,
art, handicraft, pottery, gym
nastics and dancing.
Sports Include lacrosse (the
school's top game), hockey, ten
nis and swimming in an outdoor
pool. The princess already is
an excellent swimmer (she
hold's a life guard badge) and
a better than average tennis
player.
The basic fee at Beneden is
4110 pounds ($1,344) a year and
each girl clothes herself. It's
been said that when Anne
started school her regular poc
ket money allowance was raised
from five shillings (70 cents) to
ten ($1.40) a week.
As a Benenden girl, Princess
Anne shares a dormitory for
eight girls, each girl having an
iron bed (with spring mattress),
a locker, a dressing table and
chair. Girls are permitted to
bring a limited number of their
own ornaments such as pictures
and dressing table decoration.
Her housemistress is Miss
Cynthia Gee, a short, lively
woman in her 30's. Miss Gee
wears lipstick and modest make
up as do the other teachers. No
makeup, however for the students.
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The headmistress is Miss
Elizabeth Clark who has been
guiding Benenden girls since
1954. A lawyer, and magistrate
as well as an educator. Miss
Clarke believes that all girls
snould be trained (or careers,
"Training for a career," she
said, "develops a distinctive at
titude of mind."
Atmosphere Relaxed
Discipline at Benenden is re
laxed rather than formal. "We
keep rules to a minimum." said
the headmistress. "A place like
wis lends Itself to freedom."
The "place" Benenden
is a stately old mansion, for
merly tne nome ot Lord Rother-
mere. It stands in 200 acres of
park and woodland and is well
secluded from public roads. It
was founded as a school in
1923, has earned a hich scho
lastic rating and is a typically
tngnsn public (private) school
for daughters of upper class
famines.
Miss Clarke and Miss Gee
both expect Anne to be treated
the same as other girls. She is
likely, however, to be address
ed as princess. This was the
case when Princess Benedikte,
second daughter of King Fred-
erik of Denmark, attended the
school in 1957.
Part of being normal, for
Princess Anne, means she takes
her place in the "domestic rota"
taking turns setting and wait
ing on tables, and making her
bed each morning.
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Art Gallery
Remodeling
Continues
Rogue Valley Art Asociation
announces that Its gallery at
220 West Main Street will be
closed temporarily to permit the
completion of the remodeling
that has been progressing under
the direction of Walter Pappas
of Edson and Pappas, Medford
architectural firm.
On November 4. the gallery
will reopen with a two-w e e k
showing of the work of Rogue
Valley artists. This is the work
that has been selected to initiate
the new Rental-Sales gallery.
The work will be displayed for
two weeks In the main gallery
room and then moved to the
newly decorated back room
where it will be available for
viewing during the regular gal
lery hours, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Mondays uirough Sundays, un
Fridays, trained personnel will
be on duty in the gallery to
handle rentals and sales.
Artists whose work will be
represented in this show have
submitted work in a wide va
riety of media including paint
ings in oil, water color, casein,
and tempera; drawings, prints,
etchings; wood, ceramic, and
alabaster sculpture.
Nite Owls
To Convene
The Nite Owls of Oregon,
square dance group, will hold
the sixth annual convention in
Medford Saturday, November 2,
at the Medford Armory just
south of the city.
Dancing will start at 9 p.m.
and continue throughout the
night with intermissions for en
tertainment and refreshments.
Breakfast will be served about
2:30 a.m. by the Phoenix Lions
Club. Nite Owl badges will be
earned by the dancers who
square up after breakfast.
An award will go to the club
having trnveled the most miles.
Floyd Workman, Byron (Buzz)
Dibble and guests will call.
Past Chiefs Club
Plans Card Party
Past Chiefs Club of Pythian
Sisters has made plans for a
public card party to be held
Wednesday, October 30, at Girls
Community club at 12 noon.
Mrs. Walter Michael, club presi
dent, named Mrs. Don Ross
chairman of the party.
It is announced that there will
be table prizes and special
prizes.
The card party was an
nounced at the last meeting of
the club, held at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, 333
Sutter Avenue. Mrs. Chester
Baker was cohostcss.
Card prizes were won by the
Mesdames Carl Fichtner. Wal
ter Michael, Harry Bryant,
George Bryant and P. M. Al
dredge. Siskiyou Artists
Elect President
YREKA Jess Hamakor,
Yreka, has been elected presi
dent of the Siskiyou Artists' As
sociation to succeed Lee Gosseti,
who resigned. The recent meet
ing was held at the new Siski
you Art Gallery on West Miner
street.
Mrs. William Bucknam, pro
gram chairman, showed a color
film on casein painting. Henry
Gasser, artist and author, was
the demonstrator in the film.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing the group made a tour of
me gallery.
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LONDON Great Britain's Princess Anne, who was enrolled in
Benenden school far girls near Cranbrook, in Kent, this fall, is
the first daughter of a reigning British monarch to attend an
"outside" school. All others were educated by tutors. The Prin
cess, pictured here In her official 13th birthday picture in August,
is wearing the uniform of the First Buckingham Palace Company
of Girl Guides, but for school wears the Benenden uniform. She
occupies regular dormitory quarters and takes her turn at school
duties as do the other students. (UPI)
Marriage Broker
Helpful Person
Potpourri...
We've been exposed to considerable information and talk
about Russia and the Iron Curtain countries in recent days.
The weekend of October 20 we heard Rebecca Tarshis of Portland
talk about Russia during the annual fall conference of Oregon
Press Women, last Tuesday we heard Mrs. Jerry Tobin of Med
ford tell her impressions of the Soviet Union and other Com
munist countries she visited last summer while on an educational
tour abroad, and last night we watched the Bolshoi circus com
pany perform on the Ed Sullivan television show.
Miss Tarshis made a trip to the Soviet Union last summer
with a group of editors and journalists from the United States.
The two women we heard speak only a week apart had in many
instances gathered the same impressions and information. Both
remarked about how high both food and clothing are, and about
the poor quality of clothing; both were surprised to find that plain
drinking water was often unobtainable and that tourists are of
fered a drink which is called lemonade but which bears no rela
tion to the U.S. product by that name; Harriett Tobin said she
was thirsty almost all the time and Miss Tarshis said that when
she asked for drinking water it came in cans.
Both Oregonians said the Russian ice cream was the most
delicious they had ever eaten, but that usually one had to stand
in line to buy any. Mrs. Tobin paid $1.10 for two oranges. Both
told about the difference in the way articles are purchased. The
customer looks over the wares, decides what the purchase is to
be, indicates this to a clerk and is given a ticket or sales slip
for the amount. The customer then stands in line at the cashier's
desk, pays for the purchase, takes the receipt back to the clerk
and receives the purchase. Mrs. Tobin said that help is plentiful,
explaining that since everyone must work if he or she is an
adult and physically capable, there is no shortage in the labor
force.
Both spoke of the fact that the Russian women work at all
sorts of jobs, especially those entailing hard physical labor. They
sweep the streets with hand brooms, work on construction jobs,
are airplane mechanics, run the subway system, teach school,
handle all manner of technical jobs and Miss Tarshis said she
was told that 75 per cent of the medical doctors are women.
Both travelers reported that the plumbing doesn't work, and
that the crews sent to repair it are women. Travelers are
warned to take sink and tub stoppers, or the flat rubber gad
gets mat are laid over me drain opening and held there by the
weight of the water. They aren't part of the equipment in Russian
hotels.
Another aspect of Russia impressed both women greatly.
This was the magnificence of the Russian churches, theaters and
subway stations. Both said that the lavishness and beauty of
murals, statuary, hangings, art objects and paintings were
beyond anything they had seen anywhere else. Miss Tarshis has
traveled extensively for the past several years both in North
America, Europe and the Asian countries and Mrs. Tobin is also
an experienced traveler; bolh have considerable basis for com
parison. Mrs. Tobin marveled at the lavish decor of the subway sta
tions and said she was unprepared for such things as gorgeous
crystal and gold chandeliers and artistic murals. Anyone who
has used the New York subway system, which is strictly utili
tarian and about as ugly and depressing a sight as could be
imagined, must indeed be impressed with the difference. The
Medford woman pointed out that one reason the theaters, ballet
performances and all entertainment features are always over
flowing may be due to the fact that Russians have such small
living accommodations. The big cities are woefully crowded,
and living space is allotted on the basis of so many square feet
per person. An area 10 by lti feet is considered adequate per
person. "No wonder the Russians spend all their spare time in
theaters and conceit halls." was Mrs. Tobin's comment.
Of course, many of this country's large cities have a serious
shortage of adequate housing. We remember well that when
daughter and her husband attempted to find an apartment in
New York City, they answered an advertisement only to find
that the buildim which was advertised was in the planning stage
and not even the cornerstone had been laid.
Too, we have read that in India some citizens are born, live
and die in the streets of the large cities without ever having had
even sd much as a part ot a toon to call home. Two years ago
we were told about an elderly Medford woman whose one room
was so inadequate that she admitted to spending "my winters in
the public library' and my summers in the park."
Mrs. Tobin and Miss Tarshis had differing impressions of
Russian youth camps and educational and recreational facil
ities. Miss Tarshis, thinking back to the Czarist days of oppres
sion, marvelled that so much had been accomplished in such a
short time. Mrs. Tobin was depressed by the evidences of reg
imentation and authoritarian rule
Miss Tarshis had been deeply touched by the fact that a
woman she had been asked to contact twice brought her flowers,
even though the Russian obviously had little money to spend on
such things Mrs. Tobin had been impressed by the warmth of
hospitality in the Ukraine and had enjoyed the food there, al
though she found the food in other sections poor by American
standards.
The Medford traveler told about the poor aualitv of new
buildings, and relating stories of faulty plumbing asked "If the
Russians can't make the plumbing work, how do they expect
to send men to the moon?" Musing over this remark we de
cided that maybe the Russians thought that such things as
outer space are more important than plumbing Then yesterday
we read that Chairman Khrushchev has announced ' that his
country will not attempt to reach the moon in the near future.
Can it be that the USSR has decided after all that such creature
comforts as bathroom plumbing are more important than ex
ploring outer space amlutting a man on the moon? OS t
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
NEW YORK (UPD-Boy looks
for girl. Boy meets several girls,
thanks to Irving Field. And boy
usually falls in love with one of
the girls and settled into the
happy state of matrimony. "I
don't close a case without re
sults," declared Field, who calls
himself the dean of New
York's marriage brokers. For
35 years, Field, a dapper lit
tle man with black moustache,
has been middleman in the in
tricate mating game.
"This is a matrimonial
agency," said Field, "not a lone
ly hearts club. Arranging dates
as such is not my job. These
people who come here have
tried on their own everywhere
to meet a marriage prospect
without success. They come
from all walks of life, all ages.
I match up mutual backgrounds.
It's got to click."
"Loneliness at some time
strikes everybody," said Field,
in an interview at his 42nd street
office where the decor is living
room floral rather than stark
office modern. A big sign on
one wall proclaims, "Our serv
ice is personal and strictly con
fidential." Wedding Photographs
Scattered about are wedding
photographs of couples he said
he'd introduced.
Field estimated he has ar
ranged an average of 100 mar
riages a year and said that so
far as he can determine in a
quiet followup the couples have
been "cemented for life. No
divorces," he said.
The marriage broker, born in
Poland, came to the United
States as a child and developed
the smoothly operating match
making business he has today
by taking over from his father.
He said that over 90 per cent
of his "customers" are recom
mended by former clients, their
friends and relatives. And
many's the young woman for
whom he's found a mate who
was registered by the girl's par
ents witnout her knowledge.
Field said he interviews each
prospect in depth with casual
chat at first, because many call
ers are nervous and often a bit
embarrassed at being there.
But as Uiey grow more at ease,
he begins to take notes on per
sonality, job, salary and other
financial assets, age, education,
appearance and religions.
No Mixed Marriages
He said his clients these days
are about evenly split among
the Protestant, Catholic and
Jewish religions. But he will not
match-make differing religions.
"I personally don't approve
of mixed marriages," he said.
"And when there are children,
it often is a pity for them be
cause they don't know where
they belong."
The facts on every client are,
cross-filed so that if, say, a
bachelor in his 30's, successful,
but still searching for the one,
will be introduced to eight or
10 women with a background
Field feels will fill the bill.
There are 7,000 names in his
files, he said.
If an elderly widower would
like to meet a rich widow, Field
said "I check out his assets
first. If he's affluent too, and
match then works out, it's up to
the couple to arrange their rich
es on their own."
Fees Vary
I asked him about his fee. "It
is according to the case and to
the financial backing of the per
son involved," he said.
Field said in his opinion any
happy marriage arranged or
otherwise has these ingred
ients: love-respect, so inter
woven that you cannot list each
separately; comparable intelli
gence, and mutual background.
The marriage broker is wed
and has one married daughter.
I asked him how he met his
wife. "By arrangement," said
Field. "We have been married
38 years."
Relief Society
To Hold Session
Mrs. Devearl Pugmire will
conduct the arts and crafts
meeting of the Second Ward
Relief Society of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter - day
Saints to be held Tuesday, Oc
tober 29. The session will begin
at 9 a.m. at the church, 648
South Ivy Street.
The women will work on ba
zaar articles. A nursery will be
provided for small children.
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Since 1955, 10 million families
have acquired major medical
insurance to help cover costs of
seriously crippling injuries and
catastrophic illness, the Health
Insurance Institute reports.
Another addition to the drip
dry field; machine washable
place mats and napkins made
of fine lawn. Also added is a
matching apron. The group
comes in a choice of six colors.
Calendar
Monday
6:30 p.m. Scottish Rite Wom
en's Club dinner, Medford Ma
sonic Temple, meeting 8 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Chrysanthemum
Circle, NOW, Eagles Hall.
7:45 p.m. Medford Rose So
ciety, Jackson County Court
house. 6:30 p.m. Degree of Honor
Lodge, Girls Community Club.
Tuesday
1 p.m. Travel Study Club,
Girls Community Club.
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