The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 February 1964 — Page 4

Starting On The Second Floor

Recently enacted federal legislation will channel almost 2<» _ million dollars for educational purposes into Indiana in the course of the next few year The new act* will send over four and a half milb >n in grant for the con t ruction of college academic fai ilitu *. over one million for construction of public junior colleges and over 13 million in federal assistance for <*x banded programs of v<xationil education In addition, colleges in Indiana will share in the 360 million dollar federal funds available for long-term 1 >» interest rate loans to < oik gv and univc rsitie.s In each state both public and private college* may share in the higher education grants and ioans according to date planto be drawn up by a broadly representative state agency. Wyatt said Grant fund- may not be uses] for construction of religious facilities They arc redricted to specified um-s to asist in construction of facilities >r instruction or research in the sciences, mathematics, modem foreign languages, engineering

Would DDT Help??

After the display put on TV Sunday night by the Beatles of England, we had to wonder if I >DT would help get nd of such pests as these. Alter rock and roll had kind of fallen into the background to the folk music that is so popular now. it is ‘oo bad that it must be revived with such a display as this. About the only thing that can t>e seen profitable from these four young men from across the pond would be a wild training cour.se for a barber’s college. Their appearance with those hideous haircuts is enough for a TV station tv feel justified In shutting them off the air. Il would only be common sense for any basketball coach in the country to dismiss any boy from the team who is trying to copy this type of hair style. In fact, It shouldn’t be up to the coach as the principals should not let them in the building The ridiculous tiling Is the complete motivation they have over the young set again. Just a couple of hours after they were on the Ed Sullivan Show, What's My Line had a Beatle wig maker on as a gned and he stated that 20,000 of these things were being made a day md or 4 *** f'-T 111601 wcre in the hundreds of thous*"®** A ’ M ‘ ing sold like hotcake* nr*

frea W IMMRTAWT BATES AN* EVEWTI ESSM VErTESTITst February 14 is St. Valentine’s Day, In honor of a Christian martyr put to death, February 14, 270. The battleship Maine was sunk In Havana harbor, February 15, 1898. New York City was selected as home of the United Nations, February 15, 1946. The U.S.B. Philadelphia was captured by pirates at Tripoli, February 16, JBB4. U.S. forces crushed Japanese troops at Truk, February 16, 1944. The Sees Canal opened February 17, 1867. U 3. troops landed Ml Bataan, February 17, 1945. Admiral Byrd reached “Little America” February It, 1939. Tia San Francisco World’s Fair opened, February It, 1939. Edison’s phonograph was petented, February 19, 1876. The Fifth U.S. Marines landed on the south eoast of Iwo Jima, February If, 1945* The UA ConfreM outlawed daoUag, February M, 1839. The Independent-News Robert E. Crbin, Editor PUBLISHER Independent-News Co., Inc. Walkerton, Indiana PUBLI( ATIOX TIME: Thursday Os Each Week Second ChMs Postage Paid At Walkerton, Indiana SUBS 4 irriON RATES: $3.00 Per Year -50 c Additional If Mailed Out Os State

and libraries The apportionment of federal fund, among the states is based generally on student populati n. Tlie aid to vocational education legislation vastly expands federal contribution f >r this sort of school The prior program called for annual appropriation* of $57 milion a year. The new legislation would add to that sum a total of $730 million over the next four years and would then level off at $235 million a yea r. However, wnn mesc two bills constituting a large segment of the omnibus National Education Improvement Act which was submit ted to Congress a year ngo by President Kennedy. Congress still has to act on a major feature of that proposal, federal aid to elementary and secondary education. Ths almost gives the Im-p-T-sion of s’artinr tn fix up the old house on the second and top floors and roof while the foundation is so wobbly it cannot hold the load. This wlil have to be pushed for act'on In the current session of Congress

dilrts, sweat shirts, and even night shiits. To furtner add to the gloum of a teen age problem that is gripping the country is the fact that the^e four were given a sum of quite a few thousand dollars for their TV debut in the U S. lost night. What could about any area with juvenile problems do with the $30,000 they received for their brief appearaneg towards additional facilities for teen agers. Even a city the size of South Bend could have much added for this amount. Os course, everyone realizes that the Beatles will not remain on top forever because someone else Is likely to kick over a barrel of tin cans in the city dump, be heard by some young ones, asked to record it and be an overnight success, pushing aside the current headliners of this so-called entertainment At least the folk music that is out has several advantages. Much of it relates from history and the early day’s of our country, the problems and situations that faced the people. Also, it is softer, much easier to listen to and much of it is very enjoyable We truly hope this fad fade* fast'

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Voice of the People The editorial of last week's paper was correct when it said that the problem in Walkerton Is a very serious one There are too many high school dropouts and it m> a pity. Hie blame cannot be put in any one place. Not the school, church, home, environment, or the kids themselves. It is a combination of all the.se things working together. I did not agree with the editorial though, when it said that these young married people should not be allowed to return to school. I am one of these people who quit school, got married, had a baby, and am now finishing my senior year The editortai said this was an easy penalty, the easy way out. I don’t believe it is easy at all. Far from that. It is a lot harder. I have a home, a wonderful husband, and a fine son I want to be a good wife and mother to them. It is hard for me to be a student in the daytime and a wife and mother at night. I am living two lives at once. Yet I realize the Importance of an education. I am sincere in my reasons for returning, to school. I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to return. As far as the bad Influence that T am having on the students in school. I can’t see as there would have been any less dropouts this year if I had not been here. Mrs. James Nusbaum Editor's Note — The idea about letting a mother earn a diploma may have been misunderstood. It has been and will continue to be our belief that the education should be completed before the family* life begins and r»t afterwards. Maybe this would eliminate • ome of the marriages In the middle Teens We feel we have to express our feelings over again on our view of the Prom Party. We are 23 and 24 years old. and we know by the many comments on our letter that there are manv adults in the age group Mrs. Reiner is writing to. that agre<> with our views. If 16 17 and 1R year old boys and iHrls are not on the wav to KU’lmmlng these sorlal waters and cannot be tros’ed one night at a chane-nned n w rtv the chances are that t^ev w*U sink when at the are Mrs Re’ner th’nka it la safe to let them try. Believe me, Mre.

Keiper it you are worried about your children getting into trouble. they have 365 daya in a year to do it in. and this one well chaperoned night Isn’t going to be the night, If you have taught them as a parent should In the six years we have been out of school we can look back and see why our parent* cared about us. We now have two daughters Our oldest daughter is almost four years old and if she is raised half as well as we were, she will be able to swim these social waters when she reaches 16. Though we are still young, we believe we have the same views a* those of our parents (whom we believe are probably as old as Mrs. Keiper). Our views will be the same twelve years from now. when we hope our

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daugnters will have a chance to attend a prom party as we did. We were brought up with these views and chances are a million to one they will not change. IJke we said tn oui last letter, why ruin the after prom party for 9? per cent that know how to owim because of the three percent that can not. IT the kids want * party and the organizations ans individuals want to give a party for them, don’t deprive them of tt. It could be the one lesson that starts them sinking. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith VIEW POINT An optimist is a henpeekel husband who recently remarried and told his friends he was under new management

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