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sa ag By VICTOR LASKY demonstrated great perception in Communist infection in Latin NEW YORK’ (NANA) — While Predicting the tide of Latin Ameri- America wauld have been amashed. ae wheat-short Nikita Khrushchev whispers sweet nothings in our,'# executive director of the Citi- bridge,” says James. tan events, Currently, Dan James “But that’s water under the “The ques- ears, his agents have stepped up zens Committes For a Free Cuba. ticn now js: Where do we go from “their campaign for e@ sovietized A® euch he ie in an excellent here?” . atin America, “inspired unrest is sweeping the “hemisphere. A current case in! point is Venezuela. } _ "This is the considered judgment ef a leading authority on Latin ‘American affairs, Daniel James, “‘who says: “Within two to five ‘ years, there will be Vietnams and ‘Laoses all over the Western hemi- sphere. Unless Washington im- mediately faces up to the problem of stemming the Communist tide, I predict that American combat troops will be fighting in the jungies of Central and South Americg.” .. These are harsh predictions, but they come frem a man who, In hia booke and various writings, has potlight On Educ Communist-! position to know just what is going | on in Castro's Cuba. . According to James, there are 10 camps In Cuba devoted to training ! camps in Cuba devoted to training Communist guerrillas. “Students” from all over the hemisphere are! taught the arts of sabotaging and taking over legitimate govern- ments. Their bible is Che Guevara’s famed manual on guer- rilla warfare. The Argentine-born Guevara is, of course, one of Fidel] Castro’s leading henchmen. Cuban Fiasce The problem, says Dan James, goes back to the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs. Had the U-S.-becked exile invasion of Castroland been successful, a major source af the ation Particutarly troubling te James ia the situation [n oil-rich Vene- ruela. _ A presidential election tampaign, with seven candidates [vying against each other, is cur- leently in process. At the same time, the Communists have Jaunched 2 civil war. And there ig taik of w possible mifitary take- ever similar to those in Honduras end the OGominican Republic James is not too happy about the latter possibility. He notes that the Venezuelan miljtary establish- ment is not particularly anti- Communist In fact, it is heavily infiltrated by Castro sympathizers. Few Americans now recall, for ex- ample, that Admiral Wolfgang ~ Educators’ New Report Calls For Revision Of Schools The author, a Pulitzer Prize ' ‘ Reporter, ia education editor of “ the North American Newspaper Alliance. By DR. BENJAMIN FINE NEW YORK (NANA)—A dras- tic revision of the public school ‘system which would eliminate the traditional grades and permit children, to advance at their own’ Pace, has been proposed by a com- mittee of prominent educators. The lock step in education that now chains many students to ay particular grade would be broken.: Schools were urged to introduce: nongrading and team teaching, andj to experimeni with modern educa- tional methods. These recom- mendations are contained in a 146 - page, three-year report, “Schools For The ‘Sixties'") {McGraw-Hill}. The report was prepared by the project on in- struction committee of the National: Education Association. Teachers were ealied upon to introduce controversial subjects in the classroom, even though It sometimes takes courage to dis- Cues unpopular ienuct. A revision of the grading system would mean tremendous changes in gut public schools, At present, children move from grade to trade, going from the first to the “2th. usually on the basis of age. In a nongraded program, the grade ‘abels are removed from some or: sll classes. This provides oppor- unity for continuous progress for ach learner. It is known that children enter- 1g kindergarten or first grade ‘fer from one another markedly » their readiness to profit from he subjects offered. In a nongraded setup, the purfis | -auld move according to their own allities. The slow learners may ‘ntinue to do first-grade work ‘tr two years, while the faster nes might complete three years «one, This pattern is not poss~ ‘le in the majority of schools olay. The graded lock-step ‘nies individuality. stifles initi- ive and unjustly punishes the ing but slow. Repeating Docent Help “Many schools simply ask a child repeat a grade, if the child is «ible to keep up with her class- i mates. However, research shows ‘that nonpromotion does not result ‘in improved educational accom- plishment. There is a greater tendency for nonpremoted children to do less well the next year than! they did on comparable tests a | yéar before. Also, children who | have been “left back” frequently ' become disciplinary cases and drop out of schoo) as soon as they come of legal age. By doing away with the exiat- ing grade structure, the NEA re- geod in reading, but not in arithmetic, he may be doing the equivatent of grade-four readifg and grade two arithmetic. Since the labels have been removed, no stigma is attached to the slow learner who may take longer to master his particular aubiect than others withia hig group. It will take more than an NEA study, however, to change existing | grade patterns. This system is too entrenched to change easily. But it is important that educators port declares, teachers will be sable to give children more individual attention, tf he ia recognize that new patterns are! essential if ali children are to re- ! (Continued On Page 13) STOP IN AT Exchange Security LOW COST- AUTO LOAN Let us show you how LOW Bank Rates can mave you money on the new car of your choice! You don’t have to be a depositor, and your loan can be repaid in payments tailored to your budget! . ane ~ 8 Convenient Offices Red Tide S\.eeping Over atin America Larrazabal, who headed the junta which took over after the fall of Dictator Perer Jimenez, ran against President Romulo Betan- court in 1958 with Communist Party support Though James is no great ad- mirer of President Betancourt, be [believes it would be tragic for Latin American democracy if, under left and right wing assaults, he & not permitted to finish his i term of office. I he does finish, Betancourt will be the first freely ! elected president [no Venezuelan history tq do so. Pink President President Kennedy to send in U.S. forces. “If we had sent the Marines into Cuba following the Bay of Pigs, such as Richard Nixon sug~ gested to the President at the time, we would not be facing the terrible problems ahead of us," says James. “I em aware of Latin American hostility to such inter- vention. But I am also aware that most Latin Americans are Much more frightened by the lack of firm American response $9 Castro’s depredations.” James makes it clear that, as Nei far as American politics are con- either was Dan James an ad-' cerned, he is strictly non-partisan, mirer of Juan Bosch, the deposed He notes that his Citizens Com- Read of he Dominican: Republic. | mittee for a Free Cuba is com- » James ha fl: posed of people of all parties. The , Warning that Bosch's dilly-datlying committee, located at 1426 G st, , with the Communists would lead N.W, Washington 5, D.C., is now , to a military takeover. James is engaged in a fund-raising drive. ‘not happy with the military take- A letter from retired Admiral _ over either. ' Arleigh Burke, seeking contribu- _.. “But,” he says, “let us hope for tions, notes the widening threat ‘ the best." of Latin American Communism, James has now reached the con- .. “The small island of Cuba is ne ctuaion that to prevent the dawn-" longer the issue,” says Admiral fall of Latin American regimes itt Burke. “The security of the tes itself is at stake.” might beceme necessary fer, United Sta What A Way To Start The Day! CHILDS © 5-9 A.M. & 1-5 P.M. Monday thru Fri. Since You Started Right Al Keeps Things Bright But Sweet ‘n Polite ALVIN | DAVIS 9 A.M.-1 P.M. Monday thru Fri. Notre Dame - Versus UCLA Starting At 11:20 . Birmingham Time ' WCRT is fa FM... 965 STEREO ; in The Town House...