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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAdE FIVE State Official Unruffled By Criticism Of Schools By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM Wl Dr. Rex Putnam, Oregon's superintendent of public instruction for the past 20 years, isn't bothered by the - current wave of criticism of the public schools. He has just completed a re search project which, he says. proves that ever since 1845, there have been waves of criticism of how the schools are run". These waves occur about once each generation. And, he adds, the same things are being said now that were said 100 years ago. Dr. Putnam feels that definite the school boards of each district. His department can guide and suggest, but that's all. And he doesn't favor having more author ity for his department. Vt e must keen local autonomy British, German Showdown Looms Over Support Funds By K. C. THALER LONDON (UP) Britain appears headed for a showdown with West Germany over her demand that the Bonn government under write part of the maintenance costs tor the Army of the lihine. A German compromise offer to deposit 103 million sterling 2;i0 million dollars) in London for fu ture arms purchases, instead of loutngnt suppurt 'cost payment Failing this Britain intends to withdraw more forces from Ger many, at least another 5,000, in addition to 8,500 whose withdraw al this year was sanctioned by the seven-member West European union Council last week. the same time under pressure at ing that an 'alliance can stand home (or economies and (or cut- without damage" the Times cau ting down defense commitments: tioned. there have been strong demands r- - (or cuts in Britain's overseas """"""""""""""" f0cus - , , , , N. J. Rosenbaum uie unponmu nines oi Luinon ? he says, "in order to maintain thewas termed unacceptable by au- sancmy oi ine inumouai. 11 weiuiuiiiic gmamuciu Humtvia. lose it, we'll be like Russia, and! The government summoned its will be sunk. ambassador in Bonn. Sir Chnsto- "We get many letters from peo-'lher Steel, (or urgent consulta ple asking us to come in and, I ions. straighten out their school dis- The quarrel threatened srrious tricts. We can't do that, and evenly to disturb the harmony in the North Atlantic Alliance wliicli nas been called upon to deal wilh the emergency. The British covernment re mained insistent that West Ger many pay part of the support the governor or the President of the United States couldn't. And it's a good thing. "Some people say our schools Improvements can be made. He, ,.,.. ,,. ,.,u.. : ,u . ... , , . 1 11 uiai a uuc, nil is uicic a lull- specifically cites a need lor better jstant stream of European educat. cooperation between the parents L... frnm .h .nntin. fir hil .,r.Lfn.. t6r guldance ents, coming here to study. Ore- for high school pupils. Hundreds of teachers have been gon's school system? Right now, eight of them are here. t . ;8Z I, , TJ ' without reflecting upon those r LZm i , ' Z Z K.i teachers who have emergency cer- . , i . j Tk- . . . V-titicates because they don t hav reevaluated. This project will be completed in about a year. But, Dr. Putnam says, some people in every adult generation believe their children are receiv ing an education which is inferior to that given to the adults. Dr. Putnam disagrees sharply. Since the start of the Sputnik era, the schools have been blamed for America's apparent failure to keep up with the Russians. While most high schools offer science and mathematics courses, the problem is getting the pupils to take them. Dr. Putnam says high schools have pretty good guidance pro grams under which teachers try to influence the brighter pupils to take these courses. But, he adds, such guidance is almost worthless unless the parents support the teachers. Dr: Putnam's department does not have much real authority over .the schools. The real bosses are costs of the British forces sta tioned on the latter's territory. The amount sought by Britain from Germans is in the neighbor- NATO planners were seriouslv warned editorially that the inter- : , MIU!Y1E I MA worried alwut this prospect, be-csts uf lhc alliance as a whole ij rnuuitTANT cause of the adverse eflect H , nffed by the dispute and J J wiiwuliar i would have on other members ofiCallt'd on NAT0 10 'lnd urgently, ii Commie lldf. the alliance with forces in Europe a Wi,-V of meeting Britain's claim ' 1111 Walnut St. and because it would f u r t h e r ,or financial help. U'f'nkrn NATO' rhinnnrt . mil Hn. ail iitua, iui iiii-itr ale iiuuta m ii the amount of financial bargain- tense shield along the trip - wire on the lion Curtain borders. Latest Bonn reports stated that Germany was rt-otermined not tu pay outrisht support costs. The latest compromise offer was in stead for an interest-free 100 mil lion sterling deposit in Britain as an advance payment for future arms purchases. While withholding formal offi cial comment government quar ters let it be clearly understood the o(fcr is not acceptable. The British line of argument is ii., n iiui tu i "The situation is now becoming,!!. . ,7. r.H. W. '4 hood of 50 million sterling (140 llla' "e maintenance of forces in ,,. i r.ftrmnttf thrmt'c a hitrlnn nn iha million dollars) this year. Gunman Hits Bronx Bank the educational requirements, Dr. Putnam thinks teachers could be improved. "We can get better teachers it we pay them better." he says. "They should be paid enough so that promising college graduates will choose teaching as a career, "Teachers don't have enough prestige. The public attitude to ward them often is not good. Yet the job they do is extremely im portant." He admires the school princi pals and administrators, saying "I'll match them against execu tives in any field as to downright ability and efficiency. He thinks the program to speed up the education of gifted chil dren should be expanded greatly. it s just getting started. Education, he says, is a co operative situation between the parents and teachers. If the par ents aren't much interested in what their child takes or does in school, chances are that the child won't care, either. Almost all teachers encourage parents to vis it school. But not many parents do." Germany throws a burden on the budget as well as on the balance of payments and the foreign cur rency position. Neither would be H WORDS PROVOKE ANGER TOKYO (IIP) Victims of the atom bomb in Hiroshima and i lessened by the German compro- Nagasaki today sent telegrams to former President Harry Truman demanding that he retract his statement that he had "no qualms" in ordering the A-bomb drops on the two cities in World War II. The message said Tru man's statement on an American television program was a "great shock to us who went through the disaster." It demanded he re tract his "wild statement" in def erence to the 200.000 victims. mise olfer. the sources said. They said a German deposit1 would temporarily ease the for-; eign currency strain, but the money would in effect be ear-i marked for normal commercial transactions with the firms who make the arms. Moreover, Britain fears that Germany will not make large i scale arms purchases in the end. basing her fears on recent rejec-,! lions oy tionn ot various British, arms offers. The British government is all DANCE Saturday Night tied Bam Dorris, California NEW YORK Wl-A goateed gun man, using a lame girl as a hos tage, held up a Bronx bank branch yesterday and escaped with two shopping bags full of $12,440 in bills. The bandit, a Negro, strode into the crowded Manufacturers Trust Co. branch, seized the lame girl about 12 years old and ordered bank employes and customers to obey his orders or "I'll shoot the kid if you don't." 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