1948-01-08; Saline Observer

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The Saline Observer
VOLUME 65
SALINE. WASHTENAW COUNTY. MICHIGAN,     THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1948
NUMBER    14
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Erwin Schmid Chosen For
Distinguished Service Award
Erwin Schmid was awarded the
Distinguished Service Award for
his outstanding community work
during the past year in Saline.
Mr. Schmid was selected by the
■Citizens' Committee of Saline,
composed of the Rev. Alvin
Siemsen, Mayor Alwin Gross and
Charles Osgood, for the award by
the five points outlined in the national program. Those points
were; personal, community work
definite projects, business, state,
national and international projects.
Mr. Schmid will be awarded the
Distinguished Key at the Junior
Chamber of Commerce dinner
meeting tonight.
His name and file are entered
in the State and National contest as the representative of Saline.
Honorable mention was given
William Lyons and William Britton.
I wish to thank the Citizens*
Committee and the people who
sent in nominations to make this
award possible.
Committee Chairman,
Allen Wiedman.
To Revamp
School System
Public schools will make notable progress in the next decade in
revamping courses to meet educational needs of students, Dr.
-Eugene B. Elliott, state superintendent of public instruction, predicted last week according to
Carl B. Budrow, ""^ansing^qprresL;
pondent Of the^DetrjSt NeWs.
Ten years ago the school system, said Dr. Elliott, provided
adequate training for perhaps 15
per cent of all students—the ones
who went through high school
and into college.
"Because of the progress made
mostly in the last two or three
years, the public schools now have
an adequate program for perhaps
25 per cent of the students—
those who- go to college or Into
the skilled trades," Dr. Elliott
said.
"For the other 75 per cent of
the students, or for many of them,
the schools fail to provide an adequate program. They become
a great part of our labor force,
without preparation either for the
job or for modern life.
"In the next decade the tend
ency must be to revise the curriculum to help these students.
Until an adequate program has
been devised to meet the needs
of this entire 75 per cent, our
job is not done."
DR. ELLIOTT said a revised
course of studies to meet the
•needs of the majority probably
must be general in nature. He
predicted that it will include
practical arithmetic, conversational English, ways to "get along
with people," a background in the
American way of life, some smatterings of science, and a view at
general problems of modern life.
"These students are the ones
who are a majority in our form
of government,'' he said. "They
are the group which would be
most easily captured by a demagog-
"If they are given adequate
preparation for life and a way
to act with intelligence aSx citizens, they will be the background '
of our nation. If they should
follow a demagog, they could
vote our form of government out
of existence."
Mr. Elliott said that "community colleges" might be one answer
to the problem of educating for
democracy. He said such colleges probably would combine
courses for students who want
college credit with so-called terminal courses for students preparing for specific jobs.   '
"ADULT EDUCATION will be
another important factor," he
said,. "Then there will also be
special courses, as in Northwestern High School at Detroit, in
arithmetic or other subjects for
students who need certain information even for the* manual jobs
they will soon take.
"So-called, terminal .^purses are;,
offered' cdow '*& soajje of oiir colleges on subject'^like electrical
work, welding, T'adio and nursing.
The prospect ..is that more such
sources, preparing a student for
a particular, skilled job, will become  prevalent."
Dr. EgBot said the weakness
of school curriculums in the past
has b'e'en pointing toward college
work although most students never go to college. This weakness
has been recognized and, recently, educators have moved toward
corrective procedures.
"The 75 per cent of our students who have been overlooked
must be made good Americans,
as economically efficient as possible, who have some appreciation of the world about them,"
he said. ''That will be our goal
in the   future."
Lodi Academy Instituted
100 Years Ago
Few persons know it but a
white frame house at Lodi Plains,
about six miles south of Ann Arbor, once was the home of tlie
founder of an educational academy there one hundred years ago.
The house was owned by Prof.
Rufus Nutting, a Presbyterian
minister, who gambled that a^
private academy to train young-*"
men and women as teachers and
to enter colleges and universities
would succeed.
Built sometime after the academy began, the several times remodeled house now is owned by
Karl D. Weavie. It is located on
the southwest corner of Saline
and Textile Roads, adjacent to
the spot where the academy
building once stood, according to
Dr. F. Clever Bald, assistant director of the Michigan Historical
Collections at the University .of
Michixgan.
Prof. Nutting founded the
academy, called Lodi Plains
Academy, in 1847 following his
resignation as principal of the
Romeo branch of the University
of Michigan. He had held the
position from 1842 to 1846, but
no longer found it profitable after the University, for lack of
funds, withdrew its support of
the branches.
In the Michigan Historical Collection is an academy catalogue
of 1849-1850 which indicates there
were 136 students of both sexes
at that time. There were., 65 in
the classical department and 71
in the English department.
Tuition fees for the three terms
yearly varied from $9.00 to $15.00
per year, according to tlie courses
elected. Each student also paid
"for fuel ancl the care of the
house" 25 cents for the winter
term and 12 and one-half cents
for each-of the other two terms,
the catalogue said.
Most of the students lived with
farmers in the neighborhood, Dr.
Bald declared. Board and room
could be obtained for $1.25 to $1.38
a week, although many students
paid for this by doing farm
chores.
After Prof. Nutting's death, a
Prof. Patchin continued the academy until about 1864. The property later was sold and the
academy building torn down. Opposite the academy was a Presbyterian church, built in 1837,
which a number of years later
was moved to North Adams where
it still is in use.
Probobly the most distinguished academy'graduate was Edwin
Willits, Dr. Bald said. ' Following
his graduation in 1855, Willits
went to Monroe and became a
teacher, lawyer, newspaper editor,
member of the State Constitutional Commission, member of
Congress from 1877 to 1883, principal of the State -Normal School
at Ypsilanti, president of Michigan Agricultural College (now
Michigan State College) and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
under Presidents Harrison and
Cleveland.
Along The
MainDrag
0 Saline looked like a fairy
land Tuesday morning, with trees
and shrubs laden with a -coating of snow and, ice which spark-
eled in the brilliant sunshine from
a cloudless sky. The snow-laden
holiday wreaths and ornamentations along the avenue added to
the beauty of the scene. It was
like^.rainbow at the-close of a
bad storm.—a storm^ of snow and
rain and sleet which froze and
weighed, down trees and power
and telephone lines over the
weekend and made traveling a
discomfort and hazardous. £ Interrupted electric service Sunday
had local hatcherymen jittery for
a brief period. Incubators now
days are operated with electricity -
and when the juice is cut off—
it's a case of the old hen leaving
the nest.        '
"' Q The Frank Deedes started
the New Year right off—thatTil:,
right off wrong—Mrs. Deede having the great misfortune to fall
and break her wrist and Frank
having the experience of seeing
his -shiny new Packard burst into
flames and go up in smoke near
Ypsilanti the other day. Says
Frank philosophically, "Poor beginning means a good ending."
% Rather surprising that George
and Buzz had to journey all the
way to California to find out .that
there's no place like Michigan
and. that its center is in the Ann
Arbor area.
% Elmer J. Steeb and his chief
mechanic, Ray Alber, attended a
Dodge Truck Introductory meeting in Detroit, Monday, and
brought home one of the latest
models. Q Boss Max Fosdick, of
Detroit Eddson, reports practically no damage from the recent
stojgcnc.      . . X__
9 Under "the new community
property law, the man and. wife
in the common income bracket,
will come out about even whether they file jointly or separately,
according to Jerry Coe and his
figgering. It only benefits the
rich, explained Jerry. £ The
shortest day of the year is but
two weeks in thfe offing. But
it will contain 24 hours in case
you  have  any  plans.
9 Returning home from a trip
to Florida just before Christmas,
Henry Leutheuser and family
were greeted with Christmas
carols which rang out over the
city from St. Paul's Church. "The
Christmassy ■ things we saw on
our journey were magnificent,"
declared Mein Herr Henry, "but
nothing impressed us quite as
deeply as did those ringing carols
and church bells which, with the
city's holiday decorations, combined to create an air of Christmas cheer and goodwill the like
of which could be found only in
Saline!"
0 The pictures taken recently
of your youngsters by Wolz Studios of Des Moines, Iowa, will
appear in The Observer within
the next few weeks. £) And in
case you are interested in the
affairs of the Saline Community
Fair Association, a meeting has
been called for Monday night,
•January 12, at the Saline High
School, when the business of the
past year will be wound, up with
a complete report of the profits
or loss. You should be there at
eight o'clock.
0 Saline City financial statement on page three of this issue.'
Out of total receipts of $65,883.31
the sum of $20,766.76 is listed as
having been paid out for salaries
and wages.
0 The local Junior Chamber of
Commerce members will be accompanied by their wives or
friends, at the regular monthly
meeting at the Saline Hotel tonight, beginning at seven, with
dinner and entertainment planned
for the evening.
£ When Omar Feldkamp and
son, Earl, were out after minnows recently, Earl got in over
his depth and was hauled out of
the water by his father. The sad
part—Earl was covered with a
pair of Hugh Keveling's hip
.boots which did not come out—
the boots were found later, miles
down the stream.
O A joint meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary is to
be held Tuesday, January 20, at
the   Legion  Hall.
# The Rose Bowl game will be
televised by The Bridgewater
Tavern and Deede Radio tonight,
starting at 9 o'clock.
Legion Starts Michigan Publication
Two "Jerks" From Saline
Live Like Royalty
fcihown. lectc auove is Arthur -H. Clarke of South Haven, American Legion state commander, rec eiving the first copy of The Michigan .Legionnaire, new Legion pap er, from A. A. Elsesser of Lansing, chairman of the publication  committee.
Storm Plays Havoc With
Rural Telephone Lines
The sleet storm which started
with the New Year and weighed
down trees and telephone lines
with a heavy coating of ice, did
considerable damage in this area
to the Michigan Associated Telephone Company's lines.
According to a company statement yesterday, there were ap-
prdiamlteiy" ttveiity*' riirdfi 'lines
out of commission and 43 poles
down in the area which is serviced
by this   exchange.
A light construction crew from
Coldwater and several extra men
along witli the local force are
busy making repairs. Damage
was greatest in the area located
at Bemis, Willis, Maple and Kaiser   roads.
Service will be restored by the
end of the week it is believed.
Archery Club
Again Active
Discuss Camping
For Children
Miss Katherine SimmSi executive secretary of th*. Ann Arbor
branch of the Y.W.C.A., was
guest speaker^gt the meeting xrfc
the Child StuBy" group, Tuesday,
January 6. "Camping for Children", was the topic for discussion. Miss Simms reviewed the
history of camping to the present
time and outlined the three
things parents should look for
when selecting a camp for their
children.
First, health and sanitation,
waterfront and drinking water
facilities. A camp in order to
operate must have a license and
must pass a State Health Department test to obtain such a
license.
Second, the leadership and per.-
sonnel of the camp; and third,
the program carried on.
Well here we are, two jerks
from Saline living like royalty.
"All good men come frcm Michigan." That was being sung at
the Rose Bowl and after seeing
the Wolverines -we heartily agree.
Don't you believe California
didn't have a good team. Remember they were champions of the
west! There never was or never
will be another team like it. Perhaps the Point a Minute bunch
back in' 1902 could compare but
in fifty years I can ?well up and
say I saw football nistory made
in 1948.
Have seen all the local games
this year but the team didn't
con iare to the boys on New
Ye vs.   One  fumble  is  the  only
Mrs. Carl Burmeister of Saline.
Miss Sweetland is a graduate
of .Ann Arbor -High School and
Hamilton Business College. She-
spent a year and a half working
for the government in Washington, D. C, and Kansas, City, Mo.
She is secretary for Camp Al-
Gon-Quian.
A graduate of Saline High
School, Mr. Burmeister attended
the University of iSichigan, where
he was affiliated with Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity. He also attended Marquette University while
he was in the Navy. Mr. Burmeister is now employed by his
father.
The wedding will take place in
late summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sally of
Ann Arbor, have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Martha Lorraine, to Martin William Busch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
-Herbert  C. Busch,- Ann Aaiiffif--.-
The couple will be married July
25.
The bride-elect is "a graduate
of Saline High School and Alexandra School of Cosmotology, at
Ann Arbor.
Mr. Busch, a graduate of Ann
Arbor High School, is employed
at Rabideau and Harris, men's
clothing store.
The Saline Archery Club will
begin its weekly meetings- and
target practice Friday evening,
January 9. at eight o'clock en
the third floor above the Kroger
store.
A cordial invitation is extended by the club to all those who
are interested in this fast-growing,  healthful sport.
Spring Fever
No, we aren't rushing the
season, we are talking about
the Senior play again.
It was presented last night
and the last performance will
be given tonight.
Many  humorous situations
make  the  play  enjoyable  for
everyone.    Come and see it!
The Senior Class
Co. Historical
Society Meets
The January meeting of the'
Washtenaw County Historical
Society will be held Jan. 9 at
eight p.m. at the Clements Library, Ann Arbor. Slides and a
film will be shown and a talk on
early manuscripts will be given
by C. Storm, Director of Clements
Library. Refreshments will be
served after the meeting. Members only.
Engagements
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sweetland
of Scio Church read, have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Ruth Marie, to Richard
Allen Burmeister., son of Mir, and
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WASTE GRAPEFRUIT IN ARIZONA . . . Though Arizonians seek
food and clothing for needy Navajo Indians in theii; own state and for
starving Europeans surplus grapefruit is being dumped on the desert
near Temffe. The .Arizona gradefruit program committer, wis limited
to 25,000 (packed boxes weekly shipment by growers an that market area.
Farm Group
Alternative
For UMT
The Pittsfield community group
will not be stopped by a snow
storm as was evident the night
of December 15 when twenty-two
members met at the heme of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Hertler on U. S.
112 to discuss Michigan Farm
Bureau resolutions which .were
presented at the annual meeting.
Carols were sung for recreation
with Mrs. Dwight Baylis at the
piano.
The group agreed that the support price of farm products be a
minimum price which would encourage sufficient production and
yet not induce over production of
a particular product; also that
price support programs must bp
hinged on production quotas.
Everyone agreed, that the delegates to the annual meeting used
good judgement when they recommended a change in the
school laws, i.e. to provide that
5Q per cent of voters of a school
district must petition for a special
election to reorganize a school
district rather than the present
23 per-cent.
Military training was discussed
and the group decided that sala-
iies and living conditions should
be made, attractive enough to
•secure sufficient volunteers for
our military services rather than
making   training  compulsory. •
Rural health  came in    for    a,
round  of  discussion and we ielt
that more state aid for health units would be beneficial.
Most delicious refreshments
wore served,by the hostess and
at a late ' hour the . members
swept the snow from their cars
and by the. use of ashes or arm-
strong power finally succeeded in
reaching   their homes,
Lucy  Clements
Reporter.
- Saline Lodge, F. & A.M. will
do work in the second degree
next Tuesday night * and in the
third degree a week later.
miss-play I can remember. And
pass after pass, clicked. Califor-i
nia saw football like they have
never seen before. The sports
writers here certainly gave Michigan the write ups. Will give
you 'some of the lines that gave
us the laughs and made us even
prouder we were from Michigan.
''Michigan mad magicians of
the gridiron." "Michigan put California football back fifty years^"
"Worst tournament massacre
since 1902." "Well it wasn't as
bad as we expected, it was worse.'?
''•Horrifying figures." "Michixgan
did everything but run our
champs out of the Rose Bowl."
"It would be an insult to say that
S.C. looked like a high school
team yesterday. Again I say, S.
C. wasn't that bad. Michigan was
just that good!" "S.C. lost the
toss and got steadily worse."
"Tommy Walker, Troy's point after touchdown man had the softest spot on the team." Could go on
indefinitely but that will give you
an idea. California is full of good
sports. - Of coure we had to sit
behind a grandma die hard "but
they were the exception. A P.S.
on that,, we took care of her early
in the game.
Our greatest thrills of the trip
were to see the boys in th.e Rose
parade and .to see the U. of M.
band come down the field playing Victors. A greater band will
never be seen unless it is Ohio's..
At least the boys in California
have never seen their equal. For
you Michigan fans that have
seen the games recently, Michigan band took a few tips, from
the Ohio bunch, Thev did a lot
of fancy foot work that pleased
the fans no end. We have per-*
har>s- seert*-^thirty bands jdiere- -
.Some from as far northeast as
Butte, Montana, but against Michigan—well they were just outclassed.
We'll give the West the good
edge in drum majors and. majorettes.   They really have IT!
I have always criticized the
east as not being hospitable.
That is a blessing that the west
has had since the gold rush; but
now I have changed my mind.
Perhaps we are not waiting with
open arms to the "ferriners"
from out state, but when Michigan men meet Michigan men in
California, hospitality isn't the
■wo'-'1, for it.
We accidentally met Margaret
Fairbanks from Seattle. A former Saline girl. She and her friends
took us to the Rose parade. Before the game was two and a
half seconds old 99.000 people
knew we were from Michigan and
we were in. Because outside of
the aforementioned grandma, we
were in the heart of Michigan.
All were residents of California;
but either were former Wolverine
students or from. Michigan originally. There "aint" no natives
here! Before half time we were
invited to a Michigan reunion
party and what ponular boys we
were. We were the only "men
from Michigan" present there.
The others were former students
or Detroit residents.
Was surprising the people and
things we all knew mutually.
A former school friend asked us
about Alice Schleh. We met a
former engineer, a friend of Dean
Hammond and his father,
Bert. ' We were wined and
dined and delivered miles to our
hotel. As an added feature, we
are staying with a former Saline resident, Ed Guthard, in one
of Hollywoods best apartment
hotels near Hollywood and Vine.
Our window looks out toward the
hills of San Fernando. "Valley. It's
certainly nice to be from Michigan. Out of 99,000 people at the
Bowl we met Ernest Dieterle
from Saline.   Small world.
New Years we spent on the
corner of Hollywood and Vine
where the crowd grew so large
that ten fire trucks were called
out -to disperse the mob. Couldn't
help but wish'our local cops were
there. They would have received
a year's education in twenty
minutes. With sixty mile an hour
drivers thru town the rule rather than the exception. Ray Carlton would .have to petition the
town for a helicopter and reinforcements. I
This could go on indefinitely,
but will close -with now we know
"All grea+ men are from Michigan!"   Right?
G.  E.   Wood-
F3. J.  Beasley*