Religion and the Press
AN EDITORIAL
Sunday is the third day of National Newspaper Week. Specifically,
it is "Religion and the Press Day."
Historically and in a very real sense, the press ani the pulpit are
partners. There are times when the two seem far apart, but in a deeper
sense they are not.
It is factual reporting to say that churches and newspapers rise and i
fall together. In every land bent under a tyrants' yoke, two things i
stand out: (1) a controlled press and (2) an intimidated church. I
You may put it down for a truism that there cannot long be a free
church in a nation which has a slave press. By the same token, a free 1
press will not endure alongside an imprisoned church.
The two thus are dependent on each other and complementary to
each other. The press maintains freedom of the mind and the church
preserves freedom of the spirit. Both are necessary. Take one away
and the other is sorely distressed.
It is significant that Article 1 of the Bill of Rights recognizes this (
church-press partnership by providing specifically that Congress shall ,
make no law (1) respecting the establishment of religion and (2) c
abridging freedom of press or speech. A third prohibition forbids any t
abridgement of the right to assemble peaceably, i I
It is significant that the founders of our country placed these two
guarantees of press freedom and religious freedom together, back to
back. <
As newspapers of this nation observe their "week" and dedicate s
themselves to the cherished task of keeping the people informed, they '
salute the churches of the land for their transcendent responsibility pf
keeping people faithful to their religious inclinations.
No informed and faithful nation is likely to ever fall prey to false
doctrine, or false god.
Sisters Teach Students
History Through Songs ?
Sister William Patrice with some of her students.
Detroit (AP) Sister William
Patrice keeps her students in tune
with the times. She does H with a
history book and a pitch pipe. Sis
ter Patrice finds her students at
Visitation School more easily can
recall a period of history if a song
flits through their minds.
For example, during the study of
Columbus' arrival in the New
World, the class learns that the ex
plorer's crew upon sighting land
sang a jublilant, "Te Deum." The
class sings "Te Deum Laudamus."
(Itoly God We Praise Thy Name).
Then moving into the study of
the Civil War period, the students
learn of slaves They sing a Negro
spiritual. "rtifry identify World
War f'tffth "Over There," and
World War II by "Coming In On
A Wing and A Prayer."
The theory of teaehing history
with music was the idea of lister
Mary Francella, a compatriot of
Sister Patrice in the Dominican
order. She tested the theory at
Visitation School.
Now youngsters in all parochial
schools in the archdiocese of De
troit are learning their American
history by singing.
School Drafts Parents
To Help in Driving Course
By EDWARD S. KITCH
Oak Park, III ? If Oak Park par
ents want their kids to learn to
drive, they have to sign up too.
School officials say this is the
only place in the United States
where they are approaching par
ents with a contract.
Before a teen-ager can enroll in
high school driver training course,
dad has to sign a contract agreeing
to give the student at least eight
hours of actual on-the-street prac
tice in the family car.
"The success of the courae, says
Instructor Ray C. Soliday, "is in
keeping the parents interested. "
To find out just what and how
their kids are learning, parents
come to school for three evenings
during the semester to see tests
and instruction.
This is what happens during the
classes held twice a week for 18
weeks at Oak Park, one of the first
high schools in the country to in
stall driver training as a course of
study:
Students use Drivotralners, un
its built like the . front seat of an
automobile with steering mechan
ism, standard shift, clutch and
brake pedals connected to an elec
tric recording system.
The Instructor is able to read
a printed record of the student's
responses to a series of driving in
structions and traffic violations
presented in 12 instructional and
test films
Early in the course the kids must
demonatrate a knowledge of traffic
laws and regulations, parking re
strictions, aigns and signals.
Visual tests and reaction time
checks are given.
Then state examiners come to
the school for the official tests for
instructional permits.
Although only in Oak Park do
parents and teachers work together
in Just this way to make sate driv
ers of youngsters, other places are
aware of the prdbtem.
Of the United States' 24,000
high schools, a little more than 4
out of 10 offer some fcind of driv
er ctfacation. Three states ?North
Dakota, California and Virginia
l^g^iseh U"nirvg in
training authority with the Traffic
Institute of Northwestern Uni
versity. says it's possible to cut
down, if not out, the number of
traffic deaths by training young
drivers in high schools.
One of the Institute's surveys
shows that high school trained
drivers have only one fourth to
one-half as many traffic accidents
as those without driver education
experience.
The driver training program in
4he state of Washington is credi
ted with reducing the young driver
accident rate by 40 per cent last
year.
But many schools hesitate to set
up the course because equipment
is expensive and on-the-road train
ing is costly. Installations like
the Oak Park 15-Drivotrainer class
room represent a $20^)00 invest
ment.
Dr. Noffsinger says it coats an
average of $30 a student to train
him to drive on the road. Despite
the cost, however, schools offer
ing road practice increased from
200 to 400 this year.
"If having driver education in
tl^e United States at a cost of 25
million dollars saves the life of
one child, it's (rorth while," sums
up Dr. Noffsinger.
Student Exchange Works
Out Well for Two Girls
Long Beach, Calif. (AP)? Esther
Beckstead, a student at Wilson
High Schopl, and Janlne Vertanian,
of Paris, France, have exchanged
schools. But their switch has
produced more than travel and edu
cation.
Janine has become engaged to
an American surgeon, Dr. Harold
Peters of Los Angeles. They'll
honeymoon in France.
Her mother reports Either may
marry a lawyer she met In Europe
Cancer lapait
Minneapolis ? (AP) ? In Its
first five years of operation, the
University of Minnesota cancer de
tection center discovered 91 can
cers in the 9,382 men and women
l wnn m.tmtm I,** h.
There is Close Inter-Relationship
Between Religious, Press Freedom
By BURKE WALSH
This is an excellent time to con |
sider the inter relationship exisit
ing between the freedom of th?*
press and the freedom of religion.
They are among our fundamental
freedoms, and one can be used to
?ustain the other to lasting bene
fit of both.
The freedom of religion is really
:he most fundamental of all the
freedoms. Not only does it enable
nan to achieve his ultimate and
greatest goal, but without the free
lom of religion the other freedoms
*annot exist, or are perverted to
he uses of the persecutor of re
igion.
Two Separate Things
Freedom of religion is not to be
'onfused with freedom of con
icience. Freedom of conscience is
he freedom to think what one
please* along religious lines. Not
one can grant this right or con
trol its exercise. There is much
talk about "thought control." but
actually you cannot control
thought. '
A person can be forbidden to
think about religion, or to think
about a religion in a certain way.
but how can you ever prevent him
from violating the edict? Ho?
would you know when he was vi
olating it?
No. freedom of religion means |
not only the right to think about re '
ligion. the religion of your choice,
but the right to practice it It
means the right to live your re j
ligion, in your church, your home,
in your office. It means the right ,
to propagate the religion of your
choice through maintenance of |
churches, schools, mission* and ,
01 her media of religious instroc
[ ?ion.
This is one manifestation of the '
freedom of expression The free 1
dom of the press is another.
It Is Kaaeatial
The freedom of the press i.l es
sential to our every day life It
gives man necessary know ledge
about things temporal, just as the
church instruct* him in things spir
dual It is easy to see how a tyrant
%?ho would want to keep people "in
the dark" regarding temporal af
fairs of their country would soon
want to keep them ignorant of 1
things spiritual, too.
Freedom of expression should
not be carried to extremes Then it |
becomes license. Freedom of expres
sion should not be used to abuse, j
defame or slander an individual or
a group It should not be utilized
V
Sept 27 Miss Mary Elizabeth
Davis, student at Richmond Inst i
t ut**. returned Tuesday to liich
niond.
Mrs John Hardison and daugh
ter. Cherrie. of Neuse Forest visit
ed here during the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. II. I,. Creech and
daughter of Smithfield visited Mr
and Mrs. Karl Creech durinu the
weekend.
Mrs P. N. Rzzell of Oxford Is
visiting Mrs. Ashhy IV Morton
Mr and Mrs Boh Jones. Mr and
to teach deliberate error, to give
curren- v to ol>scenity, to corrupt
morals, public or private.
Thus understood, these two free
doms are more closely allied than
one might otherwise expect Prop
erly exercised they can serve and
protect each other
! Mrs Herbert McCain of Newport
usiii'd Mr. and Mis. E It Moulin':
Jr. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Tyrnei and <
sons %lere at Seven Springs Sunday i
afternoon. I
Mr Charlie Bell is a patient at
the Morehead City Hospital. Ilis 1
many friends wish for hun a spredy
recovery. Mrs. Bell is with him.
Mrs. Carlton J. Taylor. *ho was
a patient at the Sea Level Hospital
ivHuned home Saturday.
Mrs. Georue W. Ball visited Mr.
Charlie Bell Friday at the More i
head City Hospital ? I I
Mr and Mrs. Gordon Becton and | 1
rhildren were at Morehead City 1
Saturday.
Will Harde^ty. W. Kuch Williams 1 1
and son. Gary, were in Beauforf ?
Saturday morning. I
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Morton Jr. ; |
of Tallahassee. Fla., visited Mr. i
and Mrs. Ashley B. Morton during I
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Temple t
wc re in Beaufort Wednesday morn., >
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Kdsel Bell and sons j
and Kay Bowltn were in Beaufort
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mr*. Henry B. Williams
of Vanceboro were here Saturday
afternoon to see Mr. and Mrs. Ash
by b. .Morton.
Alex Williams of Vanceboro
?ere here Sunday.
Mrs. Ashby B. Morton and guest,
Mrs. P. N Kzzell motored to Sea
l evel Monday morning to lake Mr
Morton, uho entered the hospital
as a patient.
Mr and Mrs Claude Taylor ahd
iaughters. Claudia and Susan of
liachelor were here Sunday evening
to see Mr. and Mrs. Ashby B. Mor
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Taylor of
Bachelor passed through Sunday
?nroule to Lumberton to see Mrs.
K. II. Taylor, a patient at the hos
l>ital. Mr. Taylor, who has been
*ith his wife, returned with the
Hunter Taylors.
The Woman's Society of Chris
ian Service met Friday evening
a it h Mrs Raymond Hall.
The president. Mrs. Edith Small,
^resided over the meeting.
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