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Red Tid ... NEW YORK’ (NANA) — While, ‘wheat-short Nikita Khrushchev} I whispers sweet nothings in our; ears, his agbnts have stepped up “their campaign for @ sovietized atin America, Communist- “inspired unrest is sweeping the’ ‘hemisphere. A current case in! point is Venezuela. : “This is the considered judgment $¢ 2 Jeading authority on Latin merican affairs, Daniel James, “‘who says: “Within two to five years, there will be Vietnams and ‘Laoses all over the Western hemi- ph Unless Washington im- mediately faces up to the problem Of stemming the Communist tide, T predict that American combat troops will be fighting in the dungies of Central and South America.” _ These are harsh predictions, but they come from a man whe, In hie hooke and various writings, hae Spotlight On Education e S\.ee demonstrated o e in Communist Atmerica would have been amashed. “But that’s ‘of the Citi- zens Committes For a Free Cuba, As such he ie In an excellent icularly troubling to 41 situation ta According to James, 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 there are 10 Ilvying against ach other, Ye cur. lrentiy in process. Gime, the Communists launched » elvit wa taking over legitimate govern- Grete ug Meir, Bible ts Che evar similar to those In Honduras history to do so, ‘a's famed manual on guer-|eng” the Oominiean rilla warfare. ‘The Argentine-born | tecentty, Guevera Is, of course, one of Fidel Castro's leading henchmen, Cuban Finsce The problem, says Dan James, ick to the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs. Had the US.-becked exile Invasion of Casteoland been, uccessful, a major source af the latter possibility. ment is not particularly anti- Communist In fact, it {s heavily infiltrated by Castro sympathizers, Few Americans now recall, for ex- ample, that Admiral Wolfgang ‘Educators 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 # particular grade would be broken. Schools were urged to introduce nongrading and team teaching, and to experiment with modern eduel tional methods. ‘These recom: mendations are contained in @ 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 intcoduce controversial subjects in the classroom, even t n of the grading system would mean tremendous changes in out publie schools, At present, hildren move from grade to rade, going from the first to the 2th. usually on the basis of age. in a nongraded program, the grade tbels are removed from some of sit classes. This provides oppor- unity for continuous progress for ach learner. It is known that children enter- vg kindergarten ot first grade fer from one another markedly + their readiness to profit from he subjects offered. In a nongraded setup, the pusfis ‘suid move according to their own cilities. ‘The slow learners may antique to do first-grade work ** two years, while the faster ies might complete three years «one, This pattern Is not poss- He in the majority of schools clay. The graded lock-step ‘nies individuality. stifles initi-~ ive and unjustly punishes the Ning but slow, Repeating Docent H. ‘Many schools simply ask # child repeat » grade, if the child is able to keep up with her class- ’ New Report Calls ates. However, research shows that nonpromotion does not result in improved educational accom- plishment, There is @ greater tendency for nonpromoted children to do less well the next year than! stigma fs attached to the slow they did on comparable tests a! tearner wi take longer to year before. Also, thildren who! master hie particular -cahcect hhave been “left back” frequently! than others withia hie group. become disciplinary cases and drop It will take more than an NEA out of school as soon as they come study, of legal age. 19 away with the exiet- structure, the NEA re- lares, teachers will be ive children more attention, tt he le jood in reading. but not in rithmetic, he may be doing the equivatent of grade-four r and grade two arithmeti grade patterns, This system is too entrenched to change easily, But it is important that educators recognize that new patterns are essential if all children are ta re- (Continued On Page 13) STOP IN AT Exchange Security LOW COST . AUTO LOAN Let us show you how LOW Bank Rates can save you money on the new car of your cholce! You don't have to be a depositor, and your an can be repaid in payments tailored to your 8 Convenient Offices The Fr water under the bridge,” says James. “The ques- ficni now je: here?” ‘Where do we go from however, to change existing | Larrazabal, who headed the junta which took over after the fall of Dictator Perez Jimenez, ran egainst President Romulo Betan-| court in 1958 with Communist| Party support fs talk of « possible military take-!elecied president in Venezuelan Castro's depredi James is not too happy about the mi He notes thet jhead of the Dominican Republic. the Venezuelan miljtory establish | For many months, James had been | Warning that Bosch’s dilly-dallying Noa Rot happy with the military take- over either. the best. mirer of President Betancourt, be: tial election believes it would be tragic for campaign, with seven candidates Latin American democracy if, under left and right wing assaults, At the same be & not permitied to finish his have, term of office. J And there Betancourt will be the firat freely [Of firm Amer! fail of Lati: American regi might beceme necemary fer, United Sta g Over catin America Infection in Latin President Kennedy to send in U. lorces. “It we had sent the Marines Into Cubs 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 am aware of Latin American hostility to auch inter- vention. But T am also aware that most Latin Americans are much more frightened by the lack ican response 9 ations.” James makes it clear that, as tar as American politics sre con- cerned, he is strictly non-partisa He notes that_his Citizens Com- mittee for a Free Cuba is com= Posed of people of all parties, ‘The commite NW, Wi , D.C, engaged in a fund-raising drive. A letter from retired Admiral Arleigh Burke, seeking contribu- tions, notes the widening threat of Latin American Communism, “The smatt island of Cubs ts no swe-‘tonger the issue,” says Admiral ies tt Burke. “The security of the tes iteelt Is at stake.” ‘Though James is no great ad- T he does finish, Pink President Neither was Dan James an ad- iret of Juan Bosch, the deposed the Communists would lead military takeover. James is “But,” he says, “let us hope for James has now reached the con-. tuaion that to prevent the What A Way To Start The Day! "LELAND CHILDS 5-9 A.M. & 1-5 P.M. Monday thru Fri. But Sweet ‘n Polite ALVIN DAVIS 9 A.M.-1 P.M. Monday thru Fri. PLUS Notre Dame - Versus UCLA Starting At 11:20 Birmingham Time AM, © FM, - STEREO WCRT 3: in The Town House. |