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Mitt Romney has a lot to live up to tonight.
For one thing, his wife Ann's speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday won rave reviews from nonpartisan political analysts.
And then there's the ghost of Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party icon whose memory and record has been invoked countless times over the past three days.
As the 2012 GOP presidential nominee's big moment nears, here's a look at the ten best Republican acceptance speeches of the past century.
Any list of greatest convention speeches begins and ends with Ronald Reagan. The only question: Which one was better. We give the nod, by just a bit, to his 1980 speech. Addressing GOP delegates in Detroit, Reagan managed to exude optimism and confidence as he shared his conservative vision for America. Meanwhile, he eviscerated President Jimmy Carter for creating "problems that cause pain and destroy the moral fiber of real people."
"I will not stand by and watch this great country destroy itself under mediocre leadership that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose," the former actor and California governor declared
Highlight: "Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say, 'Well done?'" Reagan asked. "Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter administration took office with where we are today and say, 'Keep up the good work'?"
The 40th president's renomination speech in Dallas was a patriotic ode to the spirit of America, the spirit of liberty and freedom, and a warning about the backsliding that would occur if liberal Democrats regained control of the levers of power. On the eve of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Reagan inspired chants of "USA, USA" with his tales of athletic heroism and military accomplishment.
Highlight: "We came together in a national crusade to make America great again, and to make a new beginning. Well, now it's all coming together. With our beloved nation at peace, we're in the midst of a springtime of hope for America. Greatness lies ahead of us."
Richard Nixon was not one of the better orators to hold the nation's highest office, but his 1968 acceptance speech may have been the best speech of his career (other than "Checkers"). It was written poetically to appeal to "the Silent Majority" of Americans discomfited by the turbulent times.
Highlight: "As we look at America, we see cities enveloped in smoke and flame. We hear sirens in the night. We see Americans dying on distant battlefields abroad. We see Americans hating each other; fighting each other; killing each other at home.
"And as we see and hear these things, millions of Americans cry out in anguish. Did we come all this way for this?"
Was Barry Goldwater's 1964 acceptance speech at the Cow Palace in San Francisco a masterful oration and a manifesto for a generation of young conservatives? Or was it an exercise in extremism that scared voters and led to a catastrophic defeat? The answer is both. But nearly five decades later, it is one of the most quoted and most admired speeches of the mid-twentieth century.
Highlight: "Those who do not care for our cause, we don't expect to enter our ranks in any case. And let our Republicanism, so focused and so dedicated, not be made fuzzy and futile by unthinking and stupid labels. I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
Don't think of Thomas Dewey's collapse in the 1948 general election or Harry Truman's "give 'em hell" comeback. The Republican from New York was riding high when he accepted his party's nomination in Philadelphia. He delivered a stirring acceptance speech — far superior to his 1944 address — that waxed philosophical about America's place in a post-war world and the stakes to the nation of retreating in the faced of Communist aggression.
Highlight: "We have found the means to blow this world of ours apart, physically. We have not yet found the spiritual means to put together the world's broken pieces, to bind up its wounds, to make a good society, a community of men of good will that fits our dreams."
In case there was anybody in the world who didn't know that Ike was the Supreme Allied Commander during World War II, the Republican presidential nominee reminded them of his heroic service with repeated war metaphors — and some moving stories of conversations with comrades on the eve of battle. He called for a "Republican crusade" to rid the nation of waste and corruption following two decades of nonstop Democratic rule.
Highlight: "Today is the first day of this great battle. The road that leads to Nov. 4 is a fighting road. In that fight I will keep nothing in reserve."
Democrat Michael Dukakis left the 1988 Democratic National Convention with a double-digit lead over Vice President George Bush. But Bush's political team refocused the debate on contrasting values — on foreign policy, on values, on patriotism, on crime and punishment, but especially on taxes." He portrayed the Massachusetts governor as a technocrat and a pessimist who sees "a long, slow decline for our country, an inevitable fall mandated by impersonal historical forces." By the end of the convention, Bush had grabbed a lead he never relinquished.
Highlight: "My opponent now says, he'll raise [taxes] as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that's one resort he'll be checking into. My opponent won't rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again, and I'll say, to them, 'Read my lips: no new taxes.'"
Alf Landon's acceptance speech sounds like a Romney campaign speech. It reminds voters how a Democratic president had taken office in a terrible economic time and had failed to turn the economy around. It noted that unemployment remained unacceptably high and that activist government was not the answer. The flaw in his address: An alternative vision to the New Deal.
Highlight: "Judged by the things that make us a nation of happy families, the New Deal has fallen far short of success. The proof of this is in the record. The record shows that in 1933 the primary need was jobs for the unemployed. The record shows that in 1936 the primary need still is jobs for the unemployed."
How do you win a presidential election against the party in power during a time of peace and prosperity. In a well-paced acceptance speech that offered both philosophical and personal contrasts, Texas Gov. George W. Bush said the Democratic administration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore had "coasted through prosperity." He repeated invoked his mantra, "This administration had its moment. They had their chance. They have not led. We will."
Highlight: "Today, our high taxes fund a surplus. Some say that growing federal surplus means Washington has more money to spend. But they've got it backwards.The surplus is not the government's money. The surplus is the people's money."
The Republican Party in 1940 was taken over by an Indiana businessman and self-professed liberal Democrat who split with President Franklin Roosevelt over increasing government involvement in the U.S. economy. In his acceptance speech, Wendell Willkie noted that "I was a liberal before many of [New Deal] men had heard the word" and he argued that FDR had "distorted" reformist liberalism.
As the grandson of German immigrants, he also chided Roosevelt for failing to do more to make America competitive with Hitler's Third Reich. The speech comes at a turning point in American history — squeezed between the end of the New Deal and U.S. involvement in World War II — and it captures the moment powerfully.
Highlight: "Today great institutions of freedom, for which humanity has spilled so much blood, lie in ruins. In Europe those rights of person and property —the civil liberties—which your ancestors fought for, and which you still enjoy, are virtually extinct. And it is my profound conviction that even here in this country, the Democratic Party, under its present leadership, will prove incapable of protecting those liberties of yours."


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Eleven o'clock rule symposium features participants June Erick-son,
Barbara Rusche, Dean Effie Nelson, Judy Wiedemer, Barbara
Grounds and Dean Webster Muck. Bob Beckstrom led the discussion.
Volume XL—No. 11
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, December 9, 1964
Week's Convocations Feature
Editor Buttrick, Indian Wati
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Considers Rule
The 11 p.m. ruling was discuss-ed
in an open forum held on Mon-day
night, Nov. 30. Student Sen-ate
President Bob Beckstrom in-troduced
the issue and reviewed
the letters to the editor, editorial
and articles of the last four is-sues
of the CLARION.
He then called on June Erick-son,
editor of the CLARION. She
explained that things printed in
the paper do not necessarily re-flect
the opinion of the CLARION.
They are printed because they are
judged newsworthy. She added that
the CLARION did not start the
issue; it merely reported it.
"As stated in the editorial,"
she added, "the opinion of the
CLARION is that the problems
with the 11 p.m. rule should be
opened and investigated. We
have not said that the rule
should be suspended."
Beckstrom asked Miss Effie Nel-son,
Dean of Women, to speak.
She said that the rule was on trial
only for a semester and she felt
that it had not worked well in
Bodien, but had worked better in
Judy Wiedemer and Barbara
Grounds spoke for the Bodien and
Hagstrom dormitory councils. Miss
Wiedemer felt that "the fight a-bout
the 11 p.m. ruling was more
outside the dorm than inside."
Miss Grounds brought out the
difference in the physical struc-tures
of the two dorms. She also
stated that the "council agreed
it had worked well in Hagstrom
to have no 11 p.m. rule."
Barbara Rusche gave a commit-tee
report on dormitory regula-tions
of 34 schools investigated.
Of these schools, 24 had no room
rules. Eight had lights out rules,
but only three of these had room
rules as well.
Dean Webster Muck summed up
the symposium with the advice
that rules are necessary when stu-dents
are living together and
these rules should coincide with
the school's objectives.
The Senate concluded the even-ing's
discussion by voting that the
Bodien dormitory council "on its
own authority begin action to ad-just
to the problems cited tonight.
A report shall be given to the
Senate by the last meeting in
December, 1964."
Alan Gates, teacher and dean of
students at Christ's College on the
island of Formosa, presents higher
education on the mission field to
the World Missions Fellowship at
a dinner meeting Monday, Dec.
Showing a series of slides on
the land of Formosa and its needs
and on the work at Christ's Col-lege,
Gates intends to challenge
Bethel students with the mission-ary
opportunities in higher educa-tion
in foreign lands.
Christ's College, where Gates
teaches English, Bible and Greek,
is a Christian liberal arts college,
giving B.A. and B.S. degrees.
About 200 students study under
25 faculty members who are,
"by and large, Christian men."
But Gates adds, "We are forced
to take some part time non-
Christian teachers."
About 60% of the students en-tering
Christ's College are Chris-tian,
but by the time they gradu-ate,
about 90% are Christians.
These students take three hours of
General editor of The Interpre-ter's
Bible, Dr. George A. Buttrick,
and the Executive Secretary of the
Evangelical Fellowship of India, I.
Ben Wati, will be the speakers at
the next two convocations at
Dr. Buttrick will speak this len-day
and Ben Wati will speak next
Tuesday. Dr. Buttrick speaks at
10 a.m. in the fieldhouse and at
2 p.m. in the seminary chapel. He
will also be present at the noon
luncheon to which students and,
faculty are invited. Those inter-ested
may sign up with Miss Flor-ence
Oman in the president's of-fice.
Wati will speak on the general
topic, "Evangelism in the Under,
developed World." He will speak
at 10 a.m. in the fieldhouse and at
3 p.m. in the college auditorium,
Bible per week, attend morning
and evening prayer meetings with
the faculty and attend daily chapel
Christ's College also has mis-sionary
objectives that reach
outside its campus with an on
campus Foreign Missions Fel-lowship
and an outreach to local
villages on alternate weekends.
Students also work on radio pro-grams
which are sent into the
mountains of Formosa.
"We have some curriculum
problems," said Gates. "Our stu-dents
try to cover 25 hours in-stead
of the usual American 16 to
17 and they do only a shallow job.
We are trying to get them down
to 18 hours eventually, but right
now the average load is still as
high as 23 hours.
Telling more about Christ's Col-lege
and missionary's work in
higher education, Gates will speak
next Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.
in the president's dining room.
Special invitations are being ex-
There will also be a noon luncheon
with Wati.
Dr. Buttrick is a graduate of
Lancaster, Ind. Theological Col-lege
and is ordained in the Con-gregational
Church. He is past
president of the Federal Council
of Church of Christ in America.
He is also the author of several
books and William Noble lecturer
at Harvard in 1962. Presently, he
is teaching at Northwestern Uni-versity.
Wati is the grandson of a head,
hunter and tribal chief in the Naga
Hills of Assam, India. His grand-father
was converted through a
Baptist missionary almost a hun-dred
years ago. Wati is a gradu-ate
of Calcutta University.
At Northern Baptist Seminary in
Chicago, where he was a student
at the same time as Dr. Paul Fin-lay
of Bethel he received his B.D.
Wati received his M.A. from Whea-tended
to those who made deci-sions
during Missions Week.
The revised Captain's Cabin
Charter passed at the Senate meet-ing
by a vote of 10 to 9 last week,
after amendments were introduc-ed
by Dave Johnson.
Those favoring the Cabin in the
Senate were represented by spokes-man,
Dave Mbiti. He said that
much of the prejudice against this
organization was based on false
He felt that the arguments ques-tioning
the governing organization
and the goals of the cabin were
unsound because the chartering
board will review the club yearly
and fit can disapprove if the club
does not meet requirements. He
ton College. He will be one of the
speakers at the Inter-Varsity Mis-sionary
Convention, Dec. 27-31, in
Urbana, Illinois.
strongly urged the Senate to ap-prove
the charter.
Opposition to the Cabin was
brought out by Jim Keim. He saw
no need for chartering a club
strictly for the purpose of plan-ning
social events. "This type of
club looks to its own need only,
not outside itself."
When discussion was over, the
Senate voted by roll call in favor
of chartering Captain's Cabin 10
to 9 with 2 abstentions. President
Bob Beckstrom explained why the
charter passed after facing pre-vious
"The new charter clarified the
status of non-members regarding
participation in meetings of the
club. 'Reservations shall be on the
first come-first served basis' and
`members shall have special rates,
which shall be less than the rate
of admission for non-members,
both rates being set by the govern-ing
"Another change was the addi-tion
of an impeachment clause for
removal of members of the govern-ing
"I think it highly significant
that not one person took issue with
what the cabin has in fact done
in its two meetings so far and that
supporters of the Cabin expressed
enough interest to attend several
Senate meetings in force and en-ough
spirit of co-operation to a-mend
points of controversy and
clarify points of misunderstand-ing."
Senate approval does not insure
complete chartering. Captain's
Cabin now awaits review by the
Student Personnel Committee.
Senate decided to buy 50 trays
from the dining hall for traying
purposes at $.50 each with the Stu-dent
Services office paying half.
These trays will go on sale today
in the Senate office for $.25 each.
Students may trade their old trays
for the new Senate models.
Henry Keynotes
Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, editor
of Christianity Today, will be
keynote speaker at the Mid-West
Region Convention of the Ameri-can
Association of Evangelical
Students at Bethel Jan. 7-9. Con-vention
co-chairmen announce
plans for Dr. Henry to speak to
the entire student body during
the convention.
Bethel College Learning Resource Centel
Senators Pass
Cabin Charter
Dean of Christ's College, Formosa
To Speak at Missions Fellowship
Community trays may solve future tray shortages as Dave Mbiti
and Bob Beckstrom experiment. This type may be used to sled down)
hills too, but isn't as good as the real thing.
Dining Hall Suspends
Tray Service Briefly
by John Halvorsen
Last Friday at 6:45 a.m., Mrs. Alice Johnson, Bethel Food Service
manager, after consultation with Dean Muck, discontinued tray service
Li the dining hall. The tray drought continued until 5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 5.
Concerning the reason for the drastic action taken, Mrs. Johnson
said, "We have reason to believe that there are a number of trays in
the dormitories. We don't feel that the food service is responsible for
supplying athletic equipment and if we don't do something now, at
the rate of trays are disappearing half of them may be missing by
When asked about the possibility of returning the trays for student
use, Mrs. Johnson said that service would be renewed when a "goodly
number of trays had been returned." With further questioning that
goodly number became 30-50 trays.
Mrs. Johnson said that her concern is primarily prompted by the
fact that the school is spending many dollars in equipment that is not
necessary. The hundreds of glasses found in the dormitories during
spring cleanup was cited as a case in point.
Mrs. Johnson had no word concerning the inconvenience weekend
campus guests, the Northwestern College Speech Choir for example, ex-perienced,
because of no trays. She did say, however, that she didn't
want to be a tyrant in the matter and would like to see the tray service
resumed as soon as possible.
Student reactions to this disci-plinary
action were varied. Some
raised questions concerning health
regulations governing the removal
of trays
It has become apparent in the last few weeks that many
CLARION readers think that the CLARION supports or advo-cates
all opinions, ideas or situations which appear on its
pages. People who think this are misunderstanding the motives
of the newspaper staff.
Because the CLARION is the only newspaper on campus,
having a monopoly of the press, its staff does not feel that
it can justify using agreement with personal opinion as the
criteria for publishing an article.
When the editors choose whether or not to put something
into print, they do not ask themselves, "Does this statement
agree with my own ideas?" But they do ask themselves "Is
this statement of significance to the campus community which
the CLARION serves?"
By "significance" they mean that the opinion, idea or
situation in question is either of interest to people living and
working on a Christian liberal arts campus or it is information
needed for making decisions.
Admittedly, newspaper editors do make value judgments
about the kinds of things they publish, but the judgment is
not so much what people should think but what they should
Now the editor does reserve some space to express his
personal opinion and to try to convince his readers to agree
with him—that's what I'm doing right here.
71apt-Readeorl 23'eeatf AMP' 411111,
OUR C 4) FrTER 1 ,9
Page 2 President Reports Pros, Cons
Editor Defines Motives, Of Federal Aid to Education
Purposes of Newspaper
the CLARION Wednesday, December 9, 1964
Excerpts from "President's Report '63-64"
The increasing influence of the Federal Govern-ment
in education can be seen by the fact that last
year it paid eighteen per cent of the total operating
costs of higher education in America.
As a matter of policy, Federal agencies have
not often, if ever, sought to distinguish between
public and church related schools at the level of
higher education. They have viewed higher education
as a whole and have made benefits equally available
to both types of institutions.
Nevertheless, the implications for the church-related
college in taking advantage of this Federal
generosity needs to be explored carefully. Federal
aid for Bethel must be evaluated essentially in the
light of its religious significance.
Even Baptist institutions are not related alike to
their parent bodies. Few are like Bethel in being
linked organizationally so directly to their supporting
church groups that their very life depends upon
annual action by the denomination.
While the issues raised by availability of Fed-eral
aid to higher education are legitimate concerns
of all types of Baptist institutions, they probably are
more crucial for those operating under the greatest
amount of church control. Certainly such a college
can be seen clearly as a religious institution as well
as an educational one and thus as an instrument
of the church.
To what extent ought Bethel to participate in
the various forms of Federal aid now open to it?
Any answer to this question must come from con-sideration
of each form of government assistance.
CONTRACTURAL SERVICE. This includes outright
grants for research and service under such agencies
as the National Science Foundation, the Atomic
Energy Commission and R.O.T.C. It normally is
viewed as contract for service rendered to the gov-ernment
and constitutes a simple business arrange-ment.
The state is actually subsidized by the church
rather than the church by the state.
There are two practical dangers in this arrange-ment
that must be guarded against. Gradual changes
may take place in the curriculum in order to make
the school eligible for such contracts. Currently the
demand calls for a greater emphasis upon science
than upon the humanities which traditionally have
bulwarked the religious objectives of an undergra-duate
Also, financial reliance may be developed upon
government contracts to such an extent that the
very life of the institutions may be threatened if
and when they are terminated.
FEDERAL LOANS. Since 1951 the Federal gov-ernment
has made available two billion dollars in
loans to help colleges and universities expand their
physical facilities. These loans have been for the
construction of dormitories and other self amortiz-ing
buildings that would eventually be repaid out
of student fees.
While this put the government a little more
deeply into the banking business, the granting of
such loans has not necessarily constituted a breach
in the wall of separation of church and state. Orrin
Cornent, a staff member of the Office of Education
and a Baptist familiar with our church-state con-cerns,
has insisted that no actual subsidy is involved.
Because of the government's ability to borrow
money at prime rates lower than commercial in-stitutions
and the lack of necessity of making a
profit, a net advantage can accrue to participating
non-profit organizations without this constituting a
It is on this basis that Bethel financed the last
two dormitory additions on its present campus by
borrowing $350,000 from the Federal government.
Most of its long-range planning has been done on
the presumption that up to $5 mil-lion
of similar funds would be
borrowed for the new campus.
This includes money which ha4
been available for the purchase of
equipment under the National Sci-ence
Foundation program and
funds that will soon be available
under the terms of the Education-al
Facilities Act.
These could be applied to cer-tain
buildings not used for re-ligious
functions. But, in a bibli-cal
view of life, can one separate
the religious from the non-re-ligious
in our kind of school.
Can courses in such fields as the
biological sciences, which are
considered by the government
to be non-religious in nature, be
taught on a Christian campus a-part
from a theistic and biblical
viewpoint? Is not this biblical
integration the very "raison
d'etre" of schools such as Bethel?
Moreover, even if such a sep-aration
between the religious and
the academic were possible so that
cont'd. on page 3
by John Halvorsen
United Nations ...
The General Assembly opened
its 1964 session after having nar-rowly
avoided a long-threatened
showdown between the United
States and Russia over unpaid
Soviet assessments. The clash was
averted by a plan to by-pass vot-ing.
A new and sharp discrepancy
between NATO and France was
disclosed in Paris when Defense
Minister Pierre Messmer announc-ed
that if France's territory was
ever attacked by a major enemy
force, she would automatically re-taliate
with her nuclear weapons.
Vietnam ...
President Johnson discussed pro-posals
for expanding the war in
Vietnam, then directed Ambassa-dor
Maxwell D. Taylor to "consult
urgently" with the Government of
South Vietnam on measures to
improve the anti-Communist strug-gle
within that nation.
Congo ...
The Congolese Government is
winning back control of the deso-lated
former rebel capital of
Stanleyville with rocket attacks on
rebel troops and a roundup of
10,000 Africans there in a secur-ity
Civil Rights ...
Federal agents swept into sev-eral
Mississippi towns to make ar-rests
in connection with the slay-ing
of three civil rights workers
last summer. A Mississippi sheriff
and his deputy were among the
more than twenty picked up.
Minnesota Reapportionment ...
The current apportionment of
Minnesota legislative districts was
ruled unconstitutional by a panel
of three United States judges. The
ruling directed the 1965 legislature
to adjust district boundaries so
state senators and representatives
will represent approximately the
same number of constituents.
Dear Editor:
I was fascinated by Dave Buck's
article on "Problem Areas in Min-istry
to Modern World" in the
Volume XL—No. 10 issue of THE
CLARION incorrectly dated Dec.
25, 1964.
I am inclined to believe that
the church is not as bad as Buck
seems to think that it is.
The place of the church in sex
education is still an open question.
True, the church must be conver-sant
with problems of morality
such as this and seek to give edu-cation
and leadership as may seem
necessary. However, the church is
not primarily a zoology classroom,
C.Y.F. materials coming out of
Rev. Gunnar Hoglund's office in
Chicago have, at least, begun to
give help in this area. There are
many other indications that many
churches are seeking to deal with
this matter openly and honestly.
Much could be said about the
other points of criticism which
Buck raises, but time will not per-mit
extensive consideration. How-ever,
in my own situation here I
attempted to deal with Sartre's
philosophy in a recent sermon.
There is one bright and yet tra-gic
spot in the article—Buck clas-sifies
himself as a Christian as
one who chooses to remain with
the group who "remain phonies."
Sincerely yours,
Kenneth E. Kolmodin
Pastor of Minneonka Baptist
Miksa Objects
Dear Editor:
Regarding Dave Buck's article
on the failure of the Church to-ward
the individual, I make these
observations: The essence of his
criticism was that the Church does
not understand "me" within the
modern world that "I" see. In not
understanding who "I" am, it can
neither minister to me nor can
it help me to find my ministry
within its framework.
There is no missing the fact
that this sort of criticism finds a
ready forum at Bethel, a good in-dication
that students have a holy
uneasiness. The publications, the
Senate controversies, the fine arts
and the valedictory addresses evi-dence
this. What is missing is the
next logical step; that is, ministry.
We are often harsh with our
tradition. It is to be expected.
Of course, we should not sell
our tradition too short. It has
come through hard times along
with the rest of the American
Controversy, the atomic age, mo-dern
political warfare, shifting
philosophical foundations and af-fluency
have all taken their toll.
In addition it has turned from
provincialism to the modern soc-iety.
But, rightly, we must be hon-est
about its irrelevance.
But the answer can never be as
simple as the let-down paragraph
so many of our criticisms suggest:
"Well, every man shift for himself."
"Let us re-evaluate our faith-re-vamp
it." Our faith is not a com-modity
that we manipulate. It is
ethical man before God and among
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although God knows we need
that. But my observation is simply
this: That criticism, if serious, sug-gests
the knowledge of responsi-bility.
It is not enough to suggest
an individualist answer with over-tones
of the platitudes of sacrifice.
The next logical step from criti-cism
is ministry.
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Dear Editor:
I was in error when I mention-ed
in a previous letter that a
letter had been sent to Miss Wells'
parents. No such letter had been
sent. For this misconception on
my part, I apologize. However, this
does not in any way change the
import of my letter that a stu-dent's
right to criticize should be
upheld by everyone.
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Wednesday, December 9
Intramural basketball. Fieldhouse. 7 p.m.
Friday, December 11
Convocation. Buttrick. Fieldhouse. 10 a.m.
Col lege aud. 7 p.m.
Basketball. Northwestern. Fieldhouse. 8
Saturday, December 12
Sophomore work day.
Wrestling. St. Paul Bible.
Basketball. Sioux Falls. Fieldhouse. 8 p.m.
Monday, December 14
W.M.F. President's dining room. 6 p.m.
Senate. Col lege aud. 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15
Convocation. Wati. Fieldhouse. 10 a.m.
Basketball. Stout State.
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men. It is "we" fully responsible
within the holy community.
"We" respond by ministry in
its many forms and in all its
creative energy. And we respond
knowing that the call of God is
first to his purposes and then
to a vocation that gives adequate
outlet for those purposes as they
exist within our lives. Why not
then respond by ministry within
that tradition?
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teacher in the Education Department's current production, "Student
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Student Teachers Integrate
Knowledge with Experience
"The new system promises to be
a big step forward in up-grading
our teacher education program at
Bethel," Dr. Junet Runbeck said
about the new professional semes-ter
system being initiated for stu-dent
teachers at the secondary
Next year the first senior semes-ter
will be divided into two eight
and a half week periods. Begin-ning
with the opening of public
schools in September, student tea-chers
may spend the first half of
the semester solely in observing
and teaching.
During the second eight and a
half week period students will re-sume
courses such as a senior
Christianity study or an indepen-dent
study in their major field.
However, the block of curriculum
during the second half of the sem-ester
would be very concentrated
to meet the requirements of the
course. For example, a three credit
Christianity course would meet
Monday through Friday.
A concurrent schedule of course
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classroom knowledge with practi-cal
experience, it creates a situa-tion
in which prospective teachers
examine a classroom situation
from the other side of the podium,
testing one's capabilities in bring-ing
the subject matter to the stu-dent.
"I thought I would be able to
cover a lot more material than I
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one could underwrite a science
building with Federal funds be-cause
religion is not taught in it,
would this not free church funds
for the construction of a chapel
and other religious buildings?
Also, it must be remembered
that the ultimate issue of poten-tial
Federal control has not been
resolved. It seems almost inevitable
that the religious concerns of pri-vate
institutions availing them-selves
of Federal grants will face
at some time the possibility of
Federal influence or control.
This has been evidenced al-ready
in hospitals using Federal
grants under the Hill .Burton act.
By declining to review a case
decided by the U.S. Court of
Appeals, the Supreme Court said
recently that private hospitals
that have received Hill-Burton
grants must be regulated by pub-lic
policy regarding discrimina-tion.
While I am glad for every hos-pital
that is open to Negro patients
and doctors, it seems to me that
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to race to selective admis-sions
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teacher at Central High in
St. Paul. "I find that I have to go
at a much slower pace than I'm
used to from college level work.
Carole is teaching English to a
lower ability group at Central,
generally from lower-income brac-ket
families. Some of the stu-dents
have been in detention
homes and almost every week one
of her students is suspended from
"I have been exposed to some
almost unbelievable family situa-tions,"
says Carole. At least half
of the parents of the students in
her classes are divorced.
As the result of a creative writ-ing
unit which the class had she
was made keenly aware of some
of the real-life situations of her
students. As an example, she re-calls
one girl writing about see-ing
her drunken boyfriend smash-ed
between two cars and killed.
When asked if or how her ex-perience
has affected her plans to
teach Carole replied "I was never
really sure—and I'm still not now.
I don't really love it that much."
From her student teaching she has
gained a lot of respect for high
school teachers. According to
Carole they need "a lot of energy
and a good sense of humor."
Bill Carlson is student teaching
at Sibly High in West St. Paul
under a type of program called
"team teaching." Every Tuesday
and Thursday he has small dis-cussion
groups of the 11th grade
European history course. These
groups are divided by achievement
and Bill has the "C" group, in
which a concentration is placed on
the basic material.
When asked about his first day
with the class Bill admitted it did
"throw" him a little when after
about fifteen minutes the assist-ant
principal came in with seven
other high school principals "to
observe the team teaching meth-od."
His general impression of
his teaching experience is that
"on the whole it has been just
ching during the second eight and
a half weeks will also run during
the professional semester. The
Education Department already has
elementary education courses in a
professional semester. Such a
block of courses is also open to
those not majoring in education.
Advantages for the professional
semester are numerous according
to Dr. Runbeck. First, student
teaching won't interfere with choir
tour, drama tours or other second
semester activities. Second, the
student, finished with his student
teaching, can make early applica-tion
for a teaching position. And
third, while student teaching, the
student won't have to prepare for
other classes and tests.
with Ron Harris
The Pep Band struck up the Gillette "Look Sharp" song, the Royal
Lion made his first appearance, but neither could erase the uneasy
feeling that one gets before the first home game. Little sweat beads
form on your palms, you shift restlessly in your seat watching the
team go through their opening warm-ups. All your hope rests with
them. If they do well, you yell your approval; if they falter, you
There was room for both in the second home basketball game.
There were flashes of brilliance and tedious low points. Co-captains
Don Moore and Jerry Moulton, along with Bob Nolin, Dave Bjorklund
and Rich Nelson made up the starting five. They moved well, got the
open shots, but missed.
Time and again the Luther defense teamed up on Moore, the
Royal's big center. Ofensively, they utilized an overloaded baseline
to score fairly consistently. In the second half, when the Royals
caught on to the baseline play, the Iowans suddenly shifted and hit
outside shots like they were going out of style.
Now here is the brilliant thing: The Royals continued to fight!
George Palke, who was never better, came off the bench early and
personally kept the St. Paul Club in the ball game. Edgar Peterman
was all over the court, as was Doug Kelly, the other reserve guard.
Dick Robertson, the only freshman on the team, came in and did a
fine job.
At times in the second half no one could have touched the
Royals. It was as if Healy had set a match under them and they
ignited. The result was a well-earned 76-75 victory. When a ball team
doesn't quit, in spite of nervous mistakes, errors, etc., it deserves
If the Royals' play is to be commended, the fans deserve absolutely
nothing. It is a fine thing to talk about sportsmanship, Christian testi-mony
and all the rest, but it is apparently quite another matter when
it comes to your team's winning or losing.
Two or three times Luther men were at the free throw line in
the last minute of play and the fans were simply obnoxious. They
booed, shouted and stamped their feet. When Bjorklund and Palke
went to the line for Bethel, silence swept the gym. I am ashamed that
Bethel is represented in this manner. Some testimony!
Firing a jump shot is Rich Nelson, forward on the Bethel basket-ball
team. The occasion was one of numerous scrimmages the Royals
played before the season officially began. The Royals are now 3-1 for
the season and they face challengers from Northwestern and Sioux Falls
this weekend.
Grapplers Stumble at Concordia,
Macalester in Opening Matches
Page 4 the CLARION
The Bethel Royals basketball
team encountered a strong La-
Crosse, Wisconsin five in the
opening game of the season, losing
Bethel bouncel back three nights
later and pulled a close ball game
out of the fire in the waning sec-onds
to defeat Luther of Iowa,
The Royals drew first blood
after Don Moore's tip to Bob
Nolin to begin the action. Mid-way
through the first half Bethel
had fallen behind 19-9, but fine
shots by Palke, Moore and Nolin
pulled the Royals to a 22-17 defi-cit.
The Norsemen, not to be out-done,
started a resurgence of their
own, but the Royals kept in close
pursuit. Short shots by Dick Rob-ertson,
Palke and Moore brought
the Royals within one point, 28-27.
Dave Bjorklund hit two free
throws to bring the Royals to a
31-29 score, but Luther then
jumped off to a quick 37-29 mar-gin
on two fast breaks and a
pair of free throws. Bjorklund
canned two more gift shots to
make the halftime score 43-33.
Coach Healy's fired-up hustlers
came out for the second half with
a new display of spirit and show-manship
which eventually turned
the tide.
Nolin popped in six points,
Ron Nelson tipped a two pointer
and then flipped in a turn-around
jumper. Palke threw in two
more from the charity stripe
and the Royals found themselves
only one point behind, 50-49.
The Iowans perked up their de-fense
and stole the ball three
times, fast broke and pulled a-head,
The determined Royals slow-ly
whittled away until with only
All games are played at 7 o'clock
Tuesday Dec. 8 Northwestern
Thursday Dec. 10 St. Catherine
Monday Dec. 14 Augsburg
Saturday Jan. 16 SPBC
Monday Feb. 8 SPBC
Thursday Feb. 11 Augsburg
Thursday Feb. 25 Northwestern
Tuesday March 2 St. Catherine
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2:35 remaining they shaved the
margin to 70-68. Peterman stole
the ball, dribbled alone down the
court and tied the score. Bedlam
broke loose in the stands.
Luther proved they weren't
through by scoring two points the
next time down court. Palke scor-ed
in grand style with a turn a-round
jump shot, followed by Doug
Kelly's steal and the Royals jump-ed
ahead, 74-72.
Palke went to the line with a
one and one situation and missed
the first shot, but big Moore re-bounded
and flipped the ball in
to cement the victory. Final?
Bethel 76, Luther 75.
The Royal's wrestling team open-ed
the season against Macalester
by dropping a 19-12 meet.
Bob Baffa, wrestling in the 123
lb. division, and Doug Holm in the
Gibson Named
NAIA All-Star
Duane Gibson, a three year let-terman
on the Bethel football team
has been selected end on the 1964
National Association of Intercolleg-iate
Athletics (NAIA) District 13
(Minnesota) All-Star football team.
Players from the Minnesota In-tercollegiate
Athletic Conference
dominated the two teams, a total
of 13 being chosen. Bemidji State,
Concordia and St. John's dominat-ed
the number chosen.
Gibson, who caught seven touch-down
passes this year, was the
only person chosen from the Pio-neer
Conference. The other offen-sive
end chosen was Paul Brynte-son,
a standout member of Con-cordia's
unbeaten Cobbers.
130 lb. class, were pinned. Loren
Christiansen gained a 2-0 victory
in the 137 lb. division while Doug
King lost 3-0 in the 147 lb. bracket.
Steve Pearson won handily 7-0.
John Benson lost 4 to 3, as did
Denny Rossi by the same score.
The winning tide was turned
by Warren Johnson who won a
2-0 decision in the 191 weight
class. Leroy Nelson duplicated
Johnson's score as he outlasted
his opponent.
The Royals grappled against
Concordia on Saturday and were
Cagers Await
Weekend Games
The Bethel Royals basketball
team will be seeking to extend its
three game winning streak this
week-end, when they face North-western
of Iowa and Sioux Falls
College. The games are scheduled
for Friday and Saturday nights re-spectively,
and will begin at 8 p.m.
in the fieldhouse.
The Royals, suffering only one
setback thus far, have defeated
Luther College, Northwestern and
Sioux Falls. Playing Northwestern
and Sioux Falls on consecutive
week-ends, the Royals will be at-tempting
a re-run of their pre-vious
two victories.
The Bethel cagers racked up 92
points, their highest of the sea-son,
in defeating Sioux Falls, and
if the repeat performance matches
that total, this week-end should
be a great one for basketball lov-ers.
again defeated, this time 16-12.
Bethel dropped the first two
matches as Bob Baffa was beat-en
7-4 and Denny Wengt was
pinned in the third period. The
Royals then won three in a row,
as co-captains Ron Harris and
Doug King began to turn the
tide. Harris won 5-3 and King
outscored his opponent 3-1. Steve
Pearson then won a 3-1 decision.
John Benson, wrestling in the
167 lb. division, lost 9-5 and Denny
Rossi was pinned in the second
period. Warren Johnson had a bye,
but Leroy Nelson outlasted his foe
for a 2-0 decision.
The first home meet will be
held Friday, Dec. 11, in the gym-nasium
against St. Paul Bible Col-lege.
The meet will begin at 4 p.m.
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Morning Worship 8:40 and 10:50 CYF 5:30
Sunday School 9:45 Evening Service 7:00
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Charlotte Ransom, Education Secretary
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Travel with Children
Be it kid-friendly capital, smouldering volcano or beach-laced coast, Italy spoils families with its rich mix of historical and cultural sights, staggering portfolio of outdoor activities and stunning natural landscapes. To get the most out of exploring as a family, plan ahead.
Best Regions for Kids
- Rome & Lazio
Ancient Roman ruins and world-class museums make Rome interesting for older children.
- Naples & Campania
Gold for every age: subterranean ruins in Naples, gladiator battlefields in Pompeii and Herculaneum, and natural high drama – think volcanoes, thermal pools and coastal caves.
- Puglia, Basilicata & Calabria
Beautiful seaside scapes and towns, islands loaded with swashbuckling adventure and an unembellished cuisine most kids love.
- Sicily
Volcano climbing for sporty teens and beachside fun for sand-loving tots, alongside ancient ruins, hilltop castles and traditional 18th-century puppet theatre to inspire and entertain all ages.
- Sardinia
Alfresco paradise overflowing with dazzling beaches, water-sports action, horseriding and scenic hikes suitable for all ages and abilities.
- Trento & the Dolomites
Ski or snowboard in some of Italy's best family-friendly winter ski resorts. Summer ushers in mountain hiking and biking for all ages.
Italy for Kids
Italian family travels divide into two camps: urban and rural. Cities in Italy are second to none in extraordinary sights and experiences, and with the aid of audio guides, smart-phone apps and some inventive guided tours, parents can find kid-appeal in almost every museum and monument.
Away from urban areas the pace slows and good, old-fashioned fresh air kicks in. Sandcastles, sea swimming and easy beachside ambles are natural elements of coastal travel (beach-rich Puglia, the Amalfi Coast, Sardinia and Sicily sizzle with family fun on and off the sand), while mountains and lakes inland demand immediate outdoor action from kids aged five and over – the older the child, the more daredevil and adrenalin-pumping the activity gets.
Museums & Monuments
When it comes to learning about art and history, Italy's wealth of museums beat school textbooks hands down. Few organise specific tours and workshops for children (there are dazzling exceptions in Florence), but an increasing number cater to younger-generation minds with multimedia displays, touchscreen gadgets and audio guides.
In Rome, time visits to the Vatican to coincide with the weekly papal address – kids love guessing which of the many windows the Pope will pop out of. Kill queue time for St Peter's Basilica by penning postcards home complete with a rare Vatican City postage stamp.
Feature: Discounts & Free Admission
Discounted admission for children is available at most attractions, although there is no fixed rule as to how much – or not – children pay. State-run museums and archaeological sites usually offer free entry to EU citizens under the age of 18. Otherwise, museums and monuments offer a reduced admission fee (generally half the adult price) for children, usually from the ages of 6 to 18. Many offer money-saving family tickets covering admission for two adults and two children or more.
Planning a family visit to museum-laden cities such as Rome and Florence on the first weekend of the month cuts costs dramatically: admission to state-run museums and monuments countrywide is free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month.
Dining Out
Children are welcomed in most eateries, especially in casual trattorias and osterie – often family-owned with overwhelmingly friendly, indulgent waiting staff and a menu featuring simple pasta dishes as well as more elaborate items. A menù bambini (children's menu) is fairly common. It's also acceptable to order a mezzo piatto (half-portion) or a simple plate of pasta with butter or olive oil and Parmesan.
Italian families eat late. Few restaurants open their doors before 7.30pm or 8pm, making pizzerias – many open early – more appealing for families with younger children. High chairs are occasionally available; if your toddler absolutely needs to be strapped in, bring your own portable cloth seat.
In cities look out for branches of sustainable Slow Food champion Eataly (the impressive, hugely creative force behind Italy's dazzling new food theme park in Bologna), which serves meals all day using local, organic produce.
Pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice), panini from delicatessens and gelato are tasty on-the-run snacks. Markets everywhere burst with salami, cheese, olives, bread, fruit and other inspiring picnic supplies.
Baby requirements are easily met (except on Sundays when most shops are closed). Pharmacies and supermarkets sell baby formula, nappies (diapers), ready-made baby food and sterilising solutions. Fresh cow's milk is sold in cartons in supermarkets and in bars with a 'Latteria' sign.
Children's Highlights
Outdoor Fun
Sardinia Albino donkey spotting, horse riding, water sports on some of Italy's top beaches (including excellent bubblemaker diving courses for kids), rock climbing and caving adventures.
Aeolian Islands Seven tiny volcanic islands off Sicily with everything from spewing lava to black-sand beaches.
The Dolomites Hit Alto Adige's Alpe di Siusi and Kronplatz for abundant blue and red ski runs, or cycle through orchards and farmland on a Dolomiti di Brenta bike tour.
Venice Glide across Venetian waters on a customised sailing or kayaking tour, or learn to row standing up like a bona fide gondolier.
Lago Maggiore & Lago di Garda Lakeside beaches, water sports, climbing, mountain biking, canyoning (from Riva del Garda), paragliding (from Monte Baldo), swimming, horse riding, easy cycling etc.
History Trips
Colosseum, Rome Throw yourself into Ancient Rome with tales of brave gladiators and wild beasts in the Roman Empire's biggest, mightiest stadium.
Pompeii & Herculaneum, Campania Evocative ruins with ancient shops and houses, chariot-grooved streets, swimming pools and a gladiator battlefield.
Castello Sforzesco, Milan Massively cool castle, with guided rampart and subterranean family tours with tour operator Ad Artem.
Palazzo Comunale & Torre Grossa, San Gimignano Slip on augmented-reality glasses in this Tuscan town to learn about frescoes and its medieval past.
Matera, Basilicata One of the world's oldest towns with epic biblical scenery peppered with sassi (habitable caves).
Palazzo del Podestà, Bergamo High-tech gadgetry, animated maps and interactive gizmos bring Bergamo's Venetian age vividly to life.
Cool Climbs
St Peter's Basilica, Rome Climbing up inside the dome of Italy's largest, most spectacular church is undeniably cool.
Duomo, Florence Repeat the dome-climbing experience with Brunelleschi's dome in Italy's favourite Renaissance city. (For kids over five years of age.)
Catacombe dei Cappuccini, Palermo Climb down to Palermo's creepy catacombs, packed with mummies in their Sunday best. Find more catacombs beneath Via Appia Antica in Rome and Naples. (For kids over 12 years.)
Napoli Sotterranea, Naples A secret trap door, war-time hideouts, sacred catacombs and ghoulish cemeteries make this guided tour of subterranean Naples gripping. (For kids over eight years.)
Leaning Tower, Pisa The bare interior of this pearly-white icon is accessible to children from ages eight and up; otherwise snap your kids propping up the tower.
Torre dell'Orologio, Venice Climb inside the world's first digital clock to examine its Renaissance mechanisms and the two bronze Moors hammering out the hour. (For kids over six years.)
Stromboli, Aeolian Islands A guided ascent to the firework-spitting crater of this volcano is a total thrill for active teenagers.
Rainy Days
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milan Italy's best science and technology museum makes budding inventors go gaga.
Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin Multimedia displays and movie memorabilia make this museum a winner for kids and adults alike.
Museo Archeologico dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano Drop in on Iceman Ötzi, Europe's oldest natural human mummy.
MAV, Ercolano Multimedia installations at this virtual archaeological museum bring famous ancient ruins back to life.
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence Theatrical tours for children and families through secret staircases and hidden rooms, led by historical figures.
Culinary Experiences
Pasta Challenge your child to taste different shapes and colours of pasta while in Italy: strozzapreti ('priest strangler' pasta) is an Umbrian highlight, while in southern Italy Puglia's orecchiette con cima di rape (small ear-shaped pasta with turnip greens) is the perfect way of ensuring your kids eat some vegetables.
Pizza in Naples Hands-down the best in Italy. Favourite addresses include Starita and Pizzeria Gino Sorbillo.
Gelato Museum Carpigiani, Anzola Gelato-themed tours with lots of tasting, or make your own with masters from the neighbouring Gelato University; 30 minutes from Bologna in Anzola.
Cook in Venice Kid-friendly food tours and cooking classes by Venetian mamma of two, Monica Cesarato.
Casa del Cioccolato Perugina, Perugia Wonka-esque chocolate-making workshops and tours at the Baci Perugina chocolate factory.
Eataly Torino Lingotto, Turin Dining with Italy's biggest champion of sustainable and Slow Food dining allows every member of the family to dine on a different cuisine.
Florence Town, Florence Gelato classes or pizza-making with a professional pizzaiolo for all the family.
When to Go
Travelling in Italy with children involves little extra pre-departure planning. Your most important decisions will be about which seaside resort to pick (Cala Gonone, Stintino and Santa Teresa di Gallura are Sardinian favourites; on Sicily consider Cefalù, Taormina, the Aeolian or Egadi Islands) and when to visit (perhaps timing your Italian caper with one of the country's vibrant kid-appealing festivals such as Siena's famous Palio, carnival in Venice or Viareggio, or Florence's Easter-time Scoppio del Carro). Beware July and August when prices soar and the country broils, even more so in the sizzling hot south
For all-round information and advice, check out Lonely Planet's Travel with Children.
Italy's inspirational, down-to-earth agriturismi (rural farmstays) are perfect for families: think self-catering facilities, mountains of green space to play around in and stacks of outdoor activities (swimming, tennis, horse-riding and mountain biking) alongside traditional rural pastimes such as olive picking, feeding the black pig, making bread in ancient stone ovens and cultivating saffron. In southern Italy, kids enjoy accommodation in circular, whitewashed trulli and quiet, often luxurious masserias (farm stays like family-friendly Masseria Torre Coccaro near Alberobello in Puglia).
In cities and towns countrywide, family and four-person rooms can be hard to find and should be booked in advance. Increasingly, boutique B&Bs like Arco del Lauro in Rome, Palazzo Belfiore in Florence and Palazzo Puccini in Pistoia offer family rooms and/or self-catering apartments suited to families with young children.
Useful Websites
Italia Kids (www.italiakids.com) Family travel and lifestyle guide to Italy, packed with practical tips and accommodation listings.
Context Travel (www.contexttravel.com) Superb guided walks for families in Rome, Naples, Milan, Venice, Florence and other Tuscan cities.
Ciao Bambino (www.ciaobambino.com) Tours, activities, recommendations, and planning advice, put together by a group of travel-avid mums.
Baby Friendly Boltholes (www.babyfriendlyboltholes.co.uk) Search for the Italian holiday property of your pre-schooler's dreams.


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Americans Rank Direct Deposit Their Top Money Management Tool
Still, approximately 1 in 3 don't use it, including nearly 10.5 million Social Security recipients
Washington, D.C. – (Feb. 6, 2008) Americans say direct deposit tops both ATM cards and checkbooks as their most important tool for managing personal finances. Yet approximately one in three Americans still do not use direct deposit, including nearly 10.5 million Social Security recipients, despite the widespread opinion that direct deposit is reliable and safe.
The national survey was sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Go Direct® campaign, which encourages people who receive Social Security and other federal benefits by paper check to switch to direct deposit. Release of the survey findings coincides with a U.S. Senate resolution declaring February 2008 Go Direct Month.
"Americans clearly believe the reliability and safety of direct deposit helps them better manage their money," said Judith R. Tillman, Commissioner of Treasury's Financial Management Service. "Direct deposit is far more convenient and reliable. Without having to make a trip to the bank, your money is there for you when you need to pay bills or manage household finances. Still, too many senior citizens and others don't take advantage of direct deposit and instead rely on paper checks for their Social Security and other federal benefit payments -- and as a result, they miss out on the money management advantages of direct deposit and also leave themselves vulnerable to financial crimes."
Direct deposit vital to Americans' daily money management
According to the survey, more than half (57 percent) of Americans say direct deposit is very important to managing their finances on a daily basis, compared to 48 percent for check books and 47 percent for ATM cards. Other common money management tools, like online banking, are even less essential. For example, only 32 percent of respondents say online banking is a very important tool.
Direct deposit is more reliable than paper checks
The survey also suggests that reliability is a key reason for Americans' affinity for direct deposit. Two out of three direct depositors say they would be concerned about delayed payments if they were forced to rely only on paper checks, while nearly 60 percent fear delays due to severe weather.
According to Treasury, delays are an unfortunate, but not uncommon occurrence. Each year, approximately half a million individuals contact Treasury to report problems with checks. Last year, for instance, more than 140,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks were delayed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events.
Direct deposit is safer than paper checks
In fiscal year 2007, nearly 60,000 Treasury-issued checks were forged – totaling an estimated $56 million in value. The poll found that Americans increasingly view direct deposit as the safer option.
- When compared to paper checks, 72 percent of Americans say direct deposit provides the best safeguard against identity theft, up from 54 percent in 2005.
- Nearly two out of three respondents say getting a paper check in the mail is risky compared to only 19 percent who say the same about direct deposit.
- More than eight out of 10 direct depositors say they would be concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft or fraud if they were forced to rely only on paper checks.
So why don't more people use direct deposit? Surprisingly, the lack of a bank account isn't the issue – nine out of 10 respondents said they have a checking or savings account. Many people say it simply isn't available to them. Forty percent of check recipients in the poll said their employers don't offer direct deposit – yet half of that group said they would choose it if they had the option.
About Go Direct
The Go Direct campaign, sponsored by Treasury and the Federal Reserve Banks, aims to motivate people who receive federal benefit checks to use direct deposit. Current benefit recipients can easily sign up for direct deposit of their Social Security or other federal benefits for free by calling Go Direct at (800) 333-1795 or visiting www.GoDirect.org.
To view b-roll or downloadable audio files, visit www.GoDirect.org/media/multimedia-gallery
Results are from a nationally representative telephone survey of 1,406 adults, ages 18 and over, conducted September 12 - September 17, 2007, by KRC Research. The margin of error for the overall study is +/-- 2.6 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.


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Weekly gold market review. 08.04.15
On Thursday 2, despite the optimism which came from the gold prices on 1st of April - largest one-day gain since February, they showed losses with a minimum of $ 1.196,84 per ounce due to the U.S. Department of Labor report in employment rates – weaker than expected - and another report that stated the lowest level of deficit in 6 years.
This employment report is the key to guess the future of the U.S. monetary policy, and its influenced reached Asia, where gold prices increased slightly. On 3 April, gold prices recorded a new maximum of $ 1.211,45 per ounce surprisingly.
From 4 to 5 April, the markets in Australia, Europe, China, the U.K. and other countries were closed for the celebration of Easter which kept gold prices fluctuations stable in $ 1,202.62 per ounce, with no movement in the market and expecting the release of Federal Reserve meeting data.
Nonetheless on 6 April, the price of gold rallied up to the weekly record $ 1,222.68 per ounce, becoming more expensive for foreign purchasers in times of a strong dollar. It has been a key moment to sell gold for investors who aimed to receive high returns.
On 7 April, the appeal of the dollar, U.S. Federal Reserve data, Greece negotiations in the euro zone,… kept the gold prices between a range of 1,209 and 1,214 dollars per ounce, continuing in the same range on 8 April.
The next week will be quite hectic. U.S. is about to release a weekly report on employment rates that will decide once more the ups or downs on gold prices, while investors expect a delay in raising interest rates that could rise gold prices, also China will publish figures on both consumption and production price for gold.
Another factor that became the focus of the investors' attention has been the news from Greece. According to Reuters, the Hellenic country reported that – while stilll owing a €450 million payment to the IMF – it could be temporarily without money from April 9.
Greece would have to choose between complying with the agreement with the IMF or repay salaries and pensions, leading thus to a second wave of people withdrawing money and buying gold to protect their capital, not to depend on banks' conditions, and in turn, to a higher increase in gold prices.
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- MD PhD, Emory University School of Medicine (1992)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Oncology (1995)
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Our laboratory is interested in understanding the biochemical and molecular pathways that govern T cell activation versus tolerance.
The 2 signal model provides the framework for our understanding of T cell responses. Signal 1 refers to T Cell Receptor (TCR) recognition while Signal 2 refers to engagement of costimulatory receptors by ligands present on activated antigen presenting cells. Using high throughput microarray analysis we have uncovered several novel TCR-induced genes and pathways that play critical roles in dictating the outcome of antigen recognition. We identified the Early Growth Response (EGR) family of transcription factors as playing an important role in determining the fate of TCR recognition. Indeed, Egr-2 and Egr-3 null T cells induce more aggressive autoimmune disease but also are more effective in mounting anti-tumor responses. A second pathway that was revealed by our screen involves activation of the adenosine A2aR. Activating the receptor with A2aR agonists can promote tolerance and inhibit autoimmune disease. Alternatively, by employing A2aR null mice and specific antagonists, the lab is interested in blocking the ability to tumor-derived adenosine to inhibit T cell function and thus enhance the efficacy to tumor vaccines. In this regard the lab is involved in the preclinical development of A2aR antagonists as a means of enhancing tumor vaccines.
In addition to Signal 1, we are also interested in understanding how accessory signals derived from the environment (Signal 2) regulate T cell activation and function. Along these lines we have identified the evolutionarily conserved Serine/Threonine kinase the mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) as playing a central role in dictating the outcome of antigen recognition. By engineering mice to delete mTOR in T cells we have determined that mTOR activation is critical for Th1, Th2 and Th17 differentiation. Furthermore, in the absence of mTOR T cells differentiate down a Foxp3+ regulatory T cell pathway. Currently, we are engineering T cell specific Rheb, Rictor and TSC2 null mice in order to dissect the upstream and downstream signaling pathways responsible for regulating T cells. In addition, by taking a proteomic approach we are seeking to identify novel substrates specifically involved in dictating mTOR-induced T cell differentiation. Clinically, we have been able to exploit our findings to develop novel regimens to promote graft acceptance and inhibit Graft Versus Host Disease. Indeed, in collaboration with investigators at the NIH we have devised a novel treatment protocol to employ non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
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Pollizzi KN, Sun IH, Patel CH, Lo YC, Oh MH, Waickman AT, Tam AJ, Blosser RL, Wen J, Delgoffe GM, Powell JD. Asymmetric inheritance of mTORC1 kinase activity during division dictates CD8(+) T cell differentiation. Nat Immunol. 2016 Jun;17(6):704-11. doi: 10.1038/ni.3438. Epub 2016 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 27064374; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4873361.
Pollizzi KN, Patel CH, Sun IH, Oh MH, Waickman AT, Wen J, Delgoffe GM, Powell JD. mTORC1 and mTORC2 selectively regulate CD8? T cell differentiation. J Clin Invest. 2015 May;125(5):2090-108. doi: 10.1172/JCI77746. Epub 2015 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 25893604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4463194.
Heikamp EB, Patel CH, Collins S, Waickman A, Oh MH, Sun IH, Illei P, Sharma A, Naray-Fejes-Toth A, Fejes-Toth G, Misra-Sen J, Horton MR, Powell JD. The AGC kinase SGK1 regulates TH1 and TH2 differentiation downstream of the mTORC2 complex. Nat Immunol. 2014 May;15(5):457-64. doi: 10.1038/ni.2867. Epub 2014 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 24705297; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4267697.
Delgoffe GM, Pollizzi KN, Waickman AT, Heikamp E, Meyers DJ, Horton MR, Xiao B, Worley PF, Powell JD. The kinase mTOR regulates the differentiation of helper T cells through the selective activation of signaling by mTORC1 and mTORC2. Nat Immunol. 2011 Apr;12(4):295-303. doi: 10.1038/ni.2005. Epub 2011 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 21358638; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3077821.
Delgoffe GM, Kole TP, Zheng Y, Zarek PE, Matthews KL, Xiao B, Worley PF, Kozma SC, Powell JD. The mTOR kinase differentially regulates effector and regulatory T cell lineage commitment. Immunity. 2009 Jun 19;30(6):832-44. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.04.014. PubMed PMID: 19538929; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2768135.
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One of the pieces was a pink onesie. Since tomorrow is Valentine's Day I felt it best to just move on to the next holiday. So that is just what I did. I moved on.....to Easter. Now I don't know about you but when I think of Easter I think not only about the Resurrection or the Easter bunny. I think about the candy. You know. All the chocolate and those squishy yellow peeps. So it's no wonder why when I saw this Chillin With My Peeps file over at Apex Cuttable Designs that I had to create something with it.
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one of my Spoken Word pieces by way of an introduction. it's one of my favorite pieces and one of the first that started to capture the essence of what i define as spoken word. the definition of spoken word i developed from studying the art form over the years is this:
"Spoken Word is an art form which accentuates the rhythmic elements inherent in a poem––thereby expanding the texture, the context, and possibly the meaning of the work. You can accentuate these rhythms either through your verbal delivery or you can add music, or both. The work can be created by the individual poet or with a group of poets, and musicians, either improvisationally or through conscious arrangement."
that's the longer definition. the shorter one is basically,
"Spoken Word is accentuating the rhythmic elements inherent within a poem, whether through instrumentation or your own vocal delivery."
the piece is a tribute to Black Arts Movement writers and their freedom from syntax and standard rules of poetry, fused with the history of Africans in America. the freedom they exhibited on the page, i wanted to figure out how to express that in the oralization, the performance, of the piece.
but at the time i didn't know that what i was doing was called spoken word. i considered it jazz poetry. this is why on page it's structured like a jazz poem, which i had been writing for a couple years. but in performance, it's developed into a spoken word piece, and my development of it paralleled and guided my development as a spoken word artist. once i completed this piece, which i edited over the course of a couple years, i felt like i understood the essence of spoken word and what it aims for. it went on to win the Hughes Diop Poetry Award at the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Conference, along with another poem, 'letter to lisa'.
Note: Below is a live performance of 'without punctuation'. It is fused with another piece, 'diaspora', and is now called, 'Blues People', in reference to the classic book on African American music by Amiri Baraka.
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A typical meditation retreat consists of a schedule of alternating sitting and walking periods.But there are other meditation practice opportunities during the day, in informal activities.This talk discusses how to see these opportunities, and practice with them.
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Three Calhoun County schools are celebrating "A" grades issued by the Florida Department of Education.
Blountstown Elementary, Blountstown Middle and Carr School all received their "A" report cards last week. Grades for Altha and Blountstown High will be coming soon. High school grades are released on a different schedule and, since Altha is a PreK through 12th grade school, the entire Altha score is delayed until high school scores are available.
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Charter Scraps User-Tracking Plan After Privacy Flap
Jun 25, 2008 11:45 AM PT
Cable and high-speed Internet service provider Charter Communications will not move forward with plans to test a service that automatically targets users with advertising based on their online surfing activity after it sparked privacy concerns.
In May, Charter announced it would launch a pilot program with partner NebuAd in which deep packet inspection technology would be utilized to serve ads that would be more likely to match a user's interests.
Even though the original pilot is being put on the shelf, NebuAd will work with Charter to develop alternative solutions, NebuAd spokesperson Anthony Laredo told the E-Commerce Times.
"Charter stated that they are still committed to providing online advertising to its subscribers that enhances their Internet experience," Laredo said. "NebuAd is working closely with all of its ISP partners to customize services and develop feature enhancements to meet their specific business needs -- and ultimately deliver the best Internet experience possible to consumers. We remain committed to driving strong value to advertisers, publishers and ISPs."
Since Charter said it would test the NebuAd solution in four of its markets last month, members of Congress and privacy rights groups decried the service for being invasive and for being impossible for its users to opt out of effectively.
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Charter spokesperson Anita Lamont confirmed to the E-Commerce Times that the pilot will not go forward as planned.
Shares of Charter -- which was founded by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen and has seen its fortunes fade in recent years amid fierce competition in key markets -- fell more than 2 percent in midday trading Tuesday to US$1.12.
Charter's decision to deploy the NebuAd solution drew a sharply worded letter from two key members of Congress: Rep. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Rep. Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas.
NebuAd itself has been in the crosshairs of privacy groups and the media. Many of the company's top employees were hired from the controversial Claria, the firm once known as "Gator" and widely derided for helping to create the pop-up advertising industry, The Register recently reported.
'Unwanted Information'
Meanwhile, Free Press released a report last week in which it likened NebuAd's technology to wiretapping of users and the hijacking of Web sites.
Neither the users being tracked nor the Web sites they visit are aware the NebuAd solution -- which uses hardware installed directly on an ISP's network -- is being activated, according to the report. Free Press noted that other ISPs, including Wow, Embarq, Broadstripe and CenturyTel, appeared to already be using the NebuAd service, which causes tracking cookies and other software code to be installed on a user's machine.
"This is another example of Internet service providers inserting themselves between consumers and Web sites, which is not someplace they belong or where consumers expect them to be found," Gigi B. Sohn, president and cofounder of privacy group Public Knowledge, told the E-Commerce Times.
The service has several problems, Sohn added, including the fact that users will receive "unwanted information and advertising" and that those messages will be delivered under false pretenses.
"This is not consistent with the concept of an open and free Internet," she commented.
Going Too Far
Charter is right to delay the launch, said Markey, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
"Given the serious privacy concerns raised by the sophisticated ad-serving technology Charter Communications planned to test [in the] market, I am pleased to hear that the company has decided to delay implementation of this program, which electronically profiled individual consumer Web usage," he said. "I urge other broadband companies considering similar user profiling programs to similarly hold off on implementation while these important privacy concerns can be addressed."
The efforts of ISPs mirror and in some cases extend the attempts of many others, including search engines, Web media companies and online advertising firms, to provide more targeted and relevant advertising to users.
Privacy groups have often met those efforts with objections because they require tracking Web usage. Supporters of the services note that Web users often opt in to some programs in exchange for being able to receive more relevant marketing messages.
Privacy advocates view inserting such tracking and targeting ads at the ISP level as more problematic because those ISPs are able to directly associate Web movements with the user, eliminating a layer of anonymity when third parties are doing the tracking.
"Consumers would rather see fewer ads that are relevant to what they care about than be bombarded with message after message just being blasted out there," Greg Sterling, founding principal of Sterling Market Intelligence, told the E-Commerce Times. "But that has to be weighed against the privacy implications, and that can best be done on a case-by-case basis. If something feels too intrusive and creepy, that may be a sign it goes too far."


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