The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 February 1987 — Page 5

letters to the editor

■ bve of ■ community ■ to live on M , Dear Editor: a dee PSense of ■ L o thatlhave read all the ■ uns written aboUt m y S' S’ K i" Harkless > since his B aeatn on January 13. | ; He really was a very special | . person, and I, along with many I others, will always be thankful | that he made it possible for us to I start painting lessons by arranging for Martin and niargi Stevens I ■to come to Syracuse to teach. I am sure that he would be very nappy to know of the efforts of the chamber of commerce to get a .■ community beautification cam- ■ paign started and in former i years, would have taken an active part in the project. My hope is that his love for our community will continue to live on through all of us. Sincerely, Betty Harkless Appenzeller Education costly without morals Dear Editor:, I-’d like to thank Governor Orr and others for being committed to improve public education. Although I would like to ask, how can we improve education much, while there is such a lack of morals, and values in public schools and in many students’ homes? The lack of morals and values in education implies that there is no God, no absolutes. It encourages students to do their own i thing, and to live here and now i (self-centeredness). This discourages obedience, respect, 1 honesty, incentive and hard ! work. Lack of morals and values in the home leads to turmoil, broken homes, a poor home environment i for students. This causes emotional disturbances, poor ati titudes, leads to poor concentrai tion and a lack of desire to learn, • etc. Please remember, we have i little problems with students from traditional families. Back when I was in public > school, the schools were concerned about helping to mold upright, responsible citizens out of the students. It seems now v the schools are not too concerned in this area. Partly due to the lack of dedicated, upright, responsible i teachers. j The public schools teach and/or imply that there’s no right ; or wrong morally, to a great extent. One way simply by encouraging morals and values. > Many parents and the TV teach I and imply very little morals and : values. Theodore Roosevelt I pointed out, “To train a man in i mind and not in morals, is to train , a menace to society.” ■ We have a national epidemic of I teenage pregnancies, abortion ‘ killings, divorces, one parent families, drinking, drugs, pornography, homosexuality and |. AIDS. It appears we could have a * national epidemic of cheating, r stealing, murdering, rape, child abuse and/or molesting. / We have paid a high price for > expelling, for the most part, God, ' prayer, the Bible, traditional morals and values (Christianity teaching), from public education and TV, in order to do our own thing or whatever. I believe we’ll ; find we’ll be paying a much higher price in the future if this trend continues, likely our freedom. — “Be not deceived; God js not mocked: for whatt soever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal. 6:7). J. Just think, most of the «- aforementioned social problems would be solved if our Nation would return to traditional morals and values. The students would have a much better home '< life, therefore, less emotional o disturbances, etc. They could <’• concentrate on their studies and have more of a desire to learn. Chauncey L. Bennett

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Response to Sharp column Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Ron Sharp’s recent column in which he presented a very one-sided attack on Governor Robert Orr’s education initiative. According to Jonathon Kozol in his book “Illiterate American” (Doubleday, 1985), more than one-third, or sixty million, of America’s adults are functionally illiterate. These adults cannot read well enough to successfully function on their jobs. Nearly 50 percent of our black teenagers are functionally illiterate and this group annually leads the country in unemployment. More than 40 percent of this country’s welfare mothers are also illiterate. It has been estimated that the United States loses SIOO billion each year in income as a result of illiteracy among its adult population. If we break that down by population, it is costing Indiana approximately $2.5 billion per year. As the numbers are tabulated and compared with those of other countries, we find ourselves ranked 49th in literacy out of the United Nations’lsß nations. Indiana’s present education system has remained basically unchanged for many years, yet we live in times of great change. It has been said that humans gained more knowledge in the years from 1960 to 1980 than was gained in all of the preceding years of mankind’s existence and that we will gain more knowledge in this decade than all of mankind had amassed prior to 1980. In order fOr our children to function and compete beyond the 80’s, their knowledge must far exceed that of previous generations. It is imperative that our youngsters start learning earlier and spend more time on education. Unless we act now, our children will not be able to compete with those of countries that are willing to invest more time and money in their future generations. The woes of our state’s education system have been well publicized. Indiana’s children spend less time in the classroom than those of any other state, for example. The war on illiteracy and second-rate education must begin here. As a taxpayer, I realize the costs involved; however, I firmly believe that we cannot afford to ignore what threatens to topple the United States as a world leader. Governor Orr’s initiative contains many facets and each should be reviewed on its own' merits. I urge all readers to acquaint themselves with this measure and back the governor in his attempt to giye our children a chance to compete in what will certainly prove to be an exciting and competitive future. Sincerely yours, Craig Phillips Keeping the record straight Dear Editor: I am enjoying reading various articles and columns about Syracuse history, published in connection with the sesquicentennial. I hope the writers and readers . owill not think I am a sorehead , when I point out that certain historical material is not accurate. I especially enjoy Ronald Sharp’s contributions, but in this, the name Buchholz is constantly misspelled with the addition of a “t” which is not there. Herman William Buchholz and his son, Ernest O. Buchholz and his son, Ernest O. Buchholz, were involved with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Syracuse for 66 years. Herman William Buchholz came to Syracuse from Hoytville, Ohio, as Syracuse agent for the B & O in 1895, and he served until he retired in 1937. Ernest O. Buchholz (the “O” did hot stand for anything) was born in 1899 and went to work for

the B & O in 1916, the same year the fine brick passenger station was constructed. He served the B & O as station manager, clerk, and agent until his death in 1961. He was sort of a troubleshooter, and he also served the B & O as agent at various other stations on the Chicago division — between Garrett and South Chicago. He was never appointed agent at Syracuse but served in an acting capacity many times. Herman William Buchholz was succeeded in 1937 as agent by G. Leonard Rex, telegrapher at Milford Junction. He served until his death in 1953. Other B & O agents in Syracuse have included Charles A. Kaple and his son John, both of Cromwell and Damon W. Casey of Garrett. I do not believe there is an agent assigned to Syracuse now. Eldred A. Mabie worked for the B & O in the 19205. He became the mail messenger and express and freight delivery man in the 1930 s serving for perhaps 20 years. Nelson Byland, now deceased, sometimes assisted him. I believe Mr. Byland’s nickname was Bones. The Milk Shake, a long accommodation train, made its last run in 1935, not in 1939. Despite legend, the Capitol Limited did often stop in Syracuse for passengers who made advance arrangements. The only time that was discouraged was during World War 11, when the train was exceedingly long. In fact, the Capitol Limited in each direction had a regular stop at Syracuse 1967-71. In another section of the paper, Buttermilk Point was described as being on Ogden Island. Actually, it was just east of where Bay Point is now located, near the fish hatchery. I hope this fine tuning does not discourage Ron Sharp and The Mail-Journal. Sincerely, Wiley W. Spurgeon, Jr. Questions historical facts Dear Editor: For historical facts concerning the Lake Wawasee area, I have for many years relied on The Mail-Journal Seldom, do I find what appears to be an error in what is written inThe MailJournal. Since it involves history during the period when I spent a great deal of time at Lake Wawasee, where I was born, I must point out to Pastor Donald Kime that I, too, am a Methodist. His article in the Wednesday, Feb. 11, issue of Cruzin around ’Ouse brought me to a standstill when I read “The boat docks at Buttermilk Point (Ogden Island) ...” As a boy, I always, went to Buttermilk Point at (Mineral Park) where the Jarrett’s and the Rollert’s lent a hand. Reading further in the article, “. . . the cages of native wild animals there” reminded me of the time we saw a white rat at my home, Crow’s Nest on the east side of beautiful Lake Wawasee, and were assured by neighbors that it had escaped from the cages at Mineral Park. Sincerely, t Nathaniel Crow Fick Elkhart County youth booked An Elkhart County youth was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail Monday, Feb. 16, after admitting to the theft of two hand guns from a Syracuse house. Detective Robert Houser booked the juvenile after he failed a polygraph test given by Sam Whitaker of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. In a statement given to Detective Houser, the youth admitted entering the homt of Terry Schrock of Syracuse on Feb. 2 and removing the weapons. The hand guns were then taken to Goshen where they were sold. Detective Houser is now attempting to make arrangements to have the guns returned to the owner.

Sesquicentennial Memories

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The Evangelftaf Church congregation is shown posing for a group picture at a Sunday Schotn picnic in Oakwoqd Park. The children sitting on the “teeter totter” consisted of a long board balanced on a tree stump. The photo is believed to have been taken in the first part of the century, and

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the people in the photo have not been identified. Perhaps some reader could help us solve this mystery, who are these people and what year was the photo taken? If anyone can solve this mystery, taken from the files of the Syracuse Public Library, should call The Mail-Journal office in Syracuse (457-3666) between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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