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# If you ask me fe) T have heard, from what I think to be a retiable source, that your son ‘o Republican —at least he is wot « New Dealer. Is this correct? My sca John is one of the members of our family who has no interest whatsoever in poli- tice. His interests lie entirely in business. Jok- ingly be has said to ws that he is 8 Republican, but whether he hes ever voted the Republican ticket } do not know, for one’s political beliefs, like one’s religious beliefs, should wot be questioned. He knows that I am a Democrat and believe in the Democratic party and why. If he should feel differently 1 would respect his feelings and not try to make him state his beliefs unless he volunteered the information. He certainly never oppored his father, vo be must have accepted the New Deal, at leest at that time. During the war I do not suppose aay of my pons were able to vote regularly. As against the 100,000 new ele- mentary-school teuckers ncvded mext fall in owr public schools, I understand that ely 22.000 will be graduaicd this yrar our teacher-training institutions. How con citizens help in closing this e- Thcy can sce to it that the states raise foachers’ salaries and, in the indivi- dual communitics, that prople give a them as peopl: should be ircated who are being entrusted with the future of the Linited Staics of America. I do mot knuw the figures pow, but | can- not believe that there is a shurtage of space im iracher training institutions. There must be a greaicr interest de- weloped in this branch of service, and ia cecnss to mr that if opportunities for advanccmen! were greater Bile were made pleasanict, id would atirect mere young people. Petivas oA Tene, lar., aml haernce of the Fiatiout Comres Comments tar the Patines Gahenate. - dD >) -_BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 1 notice, however, that in spite of his de- dared indiflerence to politics John bas taken considerable interest in his brother James's campaign for the nomination for governor of Coliformia and has frequently been able to give me the latest mews as brought to him by some people in his organization, so be is at least interested in ene Democrat! Was Amelia Earhart on an official mission for the United States Govern- mont when her plane was lost in the Pactfict As far as I know she was not en an oficial mission but undertook the Hight on ber own fuitiative, as her usband was interested in having her make e record which would have jecen hers had she flown successfully around the world, When her plane was missing United States ships joined in the search, but | never heard thai she wae on an official mission. I have territie ottacks of stage fright every time I have to make a speech or preside over a mesting. Can you suggest any wey to cope with this? Stage fright is something you can overcome by constant practice. One good way to help yourself through the first crucie! moments is to write out the beginning and the end of your ppeech or staicment, perhaps only a pare- graph. Then you know you have something before you to hold on to if you ere fright- ened so much you are at a loss as to how to begin and then become wound up and do aot know how to stop! If you try this method of faily thinking owt the points you wish to make daring your epeech—or, if you preside ever a meeting, the particular points you want the meeting to keep in mind so that the objective of the meeting is slways in sight—I think you