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34" DWiy(IQRLD Wednesday, October 15,: 1958 LAST OF TWO PARTS Russia's School System 'Somewhat Frightening' By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International WASHINGTON (TJFD A close-up look at Russia's school is "somewhat frightening" to Americans who believe that educa EN REN OUS Looking Up St. Romaine Records Chester St. Romaine and his wife, the former Velma Horn, were around town the other day looking up some old records pertaining to the family of Mrs. Su Romaine. Chester was the telegraph operator for the old Postal office here fn the 1920s and after Postal went out of business during the depression eri, he became employed by the Gulf Oil Company in their communications division and is presently employed out in West Texas.

Mrs. St. Romaine was the daughter of Plaise Horn, onetime peace officer in Opelousas. Her Mother was a Devillier and the daughter of "Colin" Devilliers, who once ren for sheriff of St. Landry parish against die late Marion Swords.

Plaise Horn, her father, was city marshall or connected with the police or sheriff's forces for many years and is legendary as a peace officer. THAT, NEW HIGHWAY that will run from UJS. 190 toward Lafayette is scheduled to pass directly through the Ballard property on the Old Port Barre road. On the Ballard property is a fine new brick home that will have to come down or be moved Take a look at Harvey Weir's new patented gadget, the fishing rod holder Those who have tried It out say it makes pols fishing a cinch At the Fred Wyble home on the old Port Barre Hoadis quite a display of fish, rep-tiles and animals that were stuffed by a Port Barre taxidermist, and each were killed on the Wyble ranch. Included are a wildcat, a possum, and an armadilla.

four pound trout was caught in the 10-acre Wyble AN OIL GAS and mineral lease is being assembled on lands south of the old Port Barre Road and east of Opelousas. Some of the acreage is just east of the city The most avid Yankee fan in Opelousas is Tom Moore, who dispenses caffee and other beverages at Ned's. He writes letters to Casey Stengsl and chides him on misplays Postmaster Nathan Haas is another Yankee rooter. to the curriculum of Russia's 10-year schools, in which every student is required to take mathematics through trigonometry, six years of foreign languages, five years of physics and four years of chemistry. When Russia beat America Into space last October, U.

8. high schools came under nationwide pressure to eliminate some of the "frill courses'! from their own curriculums, and to put more emphasis on math and science, "like they're doing in Russia." In light of this recent history, the visiting American educators were intrigued to discover that Russian schools are now adding courses in home economics, -automobile driving, vocational training and other "practical" studies of the type long found in TJ. 3. high schools This fall, some Russian schools are trying out a new system under which students from the 9th grade up will attend classes only three days a week The other three days they will spend at work on farms or in factories. Premier Nikita Krushchev, who decreed a new system, told Soviet educators they must stop giving children a purely academic course which is "divorced from, life." and concentrate on preparing them to perform a "productive role" as Soviet workers.

On the face of It. this sounds as though Russia were going whole-hog for the life adjustment education" philosophy which has been accused of wrecking the. academic standards of American high schools. (Continued on Page 35) their race for knowledge is sqme-what frightening. We came back convinced, that we cannot afford to tolerate a single weakness in our educational The visiting educator were especially Impressed by the abundance of money available to Soviet schools.

Russia is investing from 10 to 15 per cent of its gross national product in education. The U. S. investment is less than five per cent. Russian schools have plenty of teachers.

Teaching- Is a highly respected profession, and salaries are comparable to those of doctors and engineers. There are about six times as many applicants as there are teaching jobs At a typical Russian school in the Lenin Rills District of Moscow, the amazed Americans found a staff of 102 persons, including a doctor and a nurse, serving a student body of 928 children. Like the United States, Russia has a classroom shortage. This has necessitated double shifts in many schools. But both shifts get a full schedule of classes, not the abbreviated "half day" schedule found In overcrowded U.

S. schools. Russian school children assigned to the "second shift" dont get home until nearly 8 pjn. Much publicity has been given Louisianians Aboard the Titanic If Mrs. Chester St.

Romaine, the former Velma Horn of this City, will read, "A Night to by Walter Lord, she will find that there was a Mrs. B. DeVUliers listed as being from Louisiana, aboard the S.S. Titanic, when the ill-fated liner struck an iceberg and sank some 36 Ready-Mix CONCRETE ASPHALT i.Nonzo CONTRACTOR 'Qf I Phone 5782 TONY MALIK, well known around GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD this area, a toolpusher f6r 17 years for Bankhead Drilling Company cfl Baton Rouge, passed through and took time out to bid some friends. adieu.

He's off to Chile, South America, where he has accepted a job with Santa Fe Oil and Drilling Company of Houston. Tony says he has one son in the Air Corps and another studying to be a priest. "One is training to save and the other to says Tony. There are several other local men on foreign assignments for oil companies. No tably; Walter Leabo and Leon Spaulding fn Saudi Arabia.

T. Smith, here visiting his sisters Mar ion and Annette before leaving for Turkey. He is employed by Creole Oil Company and has been in South America for the past four or five years. Paul and Alice Pavy are in the Dominican Republic, the Island, off the Cuban Coast. a ul is with a sugar firm.

tion is the key to the future. That's the reaction of Dr. Lawrence O. Derthick, IT. S.

Commissioner of Education, who recently returned from a month-long official visit to the Soviet Union. Derthick led a delegation of 10 prominent XT. 8. educators who studied Soviet schools at every level from kindergarten' through college. They found weaknesses as well as strengths.

They came away convinced that Russia's system "would not fit our way of life." But they were nevertheless awed by the sheer scope of the Soviet educational effort. "The Russians have made a total national commitment to education," Derthick said in an Interview. "It is a kind of grand passion with them. They are convinced that future supremacy belongs to those with the best-trained minds. "The desperate Intensity of A STORY Is being told a Texan and a native Australian were com paring notes.

size are yore ranches in Australia, drawled the Texan. "I'd say between 500 and 2,500 acres, old said the Aussie. "Shucks, that'd just abo fill in the corner of one of our Texas ranches," said the Texan. When asked about the weight of the cattle, the visitortoldtheTexan, "Oh, some 200 to 400 The Texan laughed and said, "We'd call those calves in Texas When asked if there was other things of interest in Australia, the man from down under said. "Well, we have kangaroos." 'Kanga what," said the American.

"Never heard of those critters. What are they?" "You mean to tell me you have no grasshoppers in Texas," replied the Australian. Now On Radio! Lawrence Welk Tonight THE PLYMOUTH SHOW with Lovely Mice Lon Rollicking Rocky RockweH Swinging Pete Fountain The Four Lennon Sisters The sensational Lawrence Welk "Little Band" P.M. Every Wednesday Night liSLO ears ago. Velma maternal grand parent was a Devillier and she and I Chester were here recently looking up old records on the Devillier family.

Incidentally "A Night to Remember" is good authentic readin j. Other Louisianians aboard the Titanic on that tragic night were the Compton family listed as being fro.n New Orleans. Mrs. A. T.

Compton and her daughter Miss S. P. Compton were among the survivors, while A. T. Compton, Jr.

like a great number of the male passengers was among those lost. FRITZ MULLER, veteran oilman of Lafayette, leased that open acre age between the Magnolia-Opelousas Field and the Tide Water prospect east of Opelousas, a week before Tidewater brought in its Ray if I. This land was offered to Tidewater two weeks ago -by a (ease hound and was told that they were not Moore, Is really laughing at some of his friends. He cleaned up on the World Series. were really Yanks in the last three games" com- mented Moore.

'Rimp Manour- vier and TonySavoy drove to Miami for the LSU-Hurricane game. Colonel James Dubuisson, local attorney, flew to South Bend, Ind. for the Army-'Notre Dame game. was one of the Army stars during 1942-43. Interesting to notehe never played high school football'.

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Hol-f and Guernseys, 4 to 8 years of All bred to Hereford bulls and vill freshen in Mar. and 'April. All Bangs Free. Also would recommend selling all catt'3 that you may have ready for market Now! Will have plenty of buyers Thursday for all classes of cattle. Please bring them, as we will have the buyers.

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