The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1969 Page: 4 of 32
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page4 THE BELLAIRE TEXAN
British Town Crier At Bellaire
(Continued from Page 1]
there’s people,” he said, . .in
Bellaire or on Carnaby Street.”
‘‘Hear Ye. . .Hear Ye” he be-
gan. Sm’les crossed the room.
Said one student: ‘‘Sir, do you
war that outfit all the time?”
“I beg your pardon,” he said.
‘‘This uniform was designed by
the royal family in the 17th cen-
tury.
‘‘And would you dare go to a
Priest and say: Say man where’d
you get that outfit."
The class roared but Howard
continued. "Seriously, this is
tradition, t do wear the uniform
most of the time.”
“The British are strong on
tradition you know,” Howard
smiled.
“And how does tradition ef-
fect your economy,” said one
student.
“In billions of dollars,” he
answered. “Americans come to
England to see guards on white
horses. They’re not guarding
anything but tourists don’t know
that.”
The Toastmaster said tourism
ranks third in British economy.
Students were curious and
questions began to roll.
Where do you do your crying?
“Well now, that’s a good ques-
tion,” he laughed. “I ride a mo-
tor scooter.”
Students broke in laughing and
at times Howard couldn’t keep a
straight face.
“Seriously,” he said, “I ride
a white motor scooter and wher-
ever I see people. . .1 pull over,
ring my bell and cry the news.
(Continuea irout -age 1]
dergarten was available and
I should think the board knew
it, and if the board doesn’t
know we need a high-calibre
technical high school, then it
IS uninformed.
i have agreed with the school
board on several fronts, namely
bussing, for it solves no prob-
lems and is costly as hell. I
wouldn’t mind the bussing of kids
from ancient, dirty, worn out
schools to newer schools in
brighter, more realistic environ-
ments. Then we could tear down
those disreputable fire traps and
either rebuild them or, better
still, sell the property and build
replacement schools elsewhere.
One thing that bugs me is why
the school board, in the face of
all reason when it comes to
court decisions alone, continues
to throw the sad spectre of inte-
gration at us. And, especially
after the recent “Burger Court”
decision concerning Mississippi.
Those who felt the administra-
tion’s policy was going to change
forgot about the courts, as usual.
I even wear a three cornered nat
with a built in safety helmet.”
What do you think of Ameri-
cans?
“You know the thing that really
shakes me,” he laughed, “is
charge cards.”
“I saw an 80 year old woman
in Foleys yesterday charge a half
pound of sweets.”
Howard is in Houston as part
of the Foley’s Department Sotre
setting: Great Great Britain.
His visit to Bellaire was on
invitation of Dr. and Mrs. David
Merrick of Mulberry Street.
I’m sure any school board in the
South or Southwest, harried by
court decisions and hampered by
finances and population explo-
sion, will fight a hard delaying
action. But the problems are
far larger - when you contem-
plate the future of our young
people - than integration.
Most of us my age are, if
for our children’s sake if
nothing more, more worried
about the future than the past.
If this be so, we are failing
to live up the task of giving
an open road ahead to the pot-
ential of our young. When we
speak of the unemployed, we
speak of those inadequately
prepared to hold their own
in an increasingly competi-
tive society.
And we speak of the future we
speak of the spectre of unem-
ployment, or inability to be em-
ployable, through lack of the
preparation they have the right
to expect. . .and to get. No won-
der the drop-out rate is high,
no wonder there is disinterest in
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Wednesday, November 12, 1969
MRS. SCHEXNAYDER AND HER CHILDREN. Top, Debby, 19, Mar-
ty, 2, in his mother’s arms, Patty 16, Terry, 18. Standing, Christi,
11 and Kelly, 4. Seated Scotty, 13, Amy, 8, Danny 15 and Katy, 9.
Debby and Terry attend the University of St. Thomas. Danny goes
to St. Thomas High and the other children attend Corpus Christi
School, where their mother teaches.
a future thatpromises little more
than marginal jobs for many, who
are ill-prepared to even dig a
ditch. Fact is, the Houston school
district is producing negativism
in its pupils. And in grown-ups,
too. Personally, I would pre-
sume we need a group that pro-
mises a better future for our edu-
cational program as opposed to a
group that, I would hazard a
guess, is representative of the
same thinking that has prevailed
in the past. So I would urge the
Robbins, Tinsley, Everett, Oser
group be selected. Or, at least,
two or three of them to throw a
little light on the subject of edu-
cation. I realize that, as a fed-
eral judge once said, a young-
ster throws away his constitu-
tional rights the minute he en-
ters a schoolhouse door. But he
is entitled to gain something of
value in return, which he ain’t
gained much of in the past.
Mother Of Ten
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bara Jordan.
Ed Winkler, president of the
association presided.
Father Patrick Braden, pres-
ident of the University of St.
Thomas spoke briefly on the
development program underway
for the University of St.Thomas.
YOUTH BURNED
(Continued nun eage 1)
put out by 8:39 p.m. Bellaire
Fire Department officials esti-
mate damage at 50 percent.
Nitschmar was taken to Bel-
laire General Hospital, where he
is in good condition with first and
second degree burns on his arms,
face and knees.
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Burleson, Darlenna. The Bellaire & Southwestern Texan (Bellaire, Tex.), No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1969, newspaper, November 12, 1969; Bellaire, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth566748/m1/4/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bellaire Friends Library & Historical Society.