The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, May 11, 1962 Page: 3 of 8
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Since this lsthjlast column of
the- year to bo presented from the
. conservative viewpoint i Is my
purpose to discuss a current prob-
lem which has many of our peo-
ple as well as our -Congress
stumped as to their sentiments
toward It.
The Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Reprcscn-
atives is presently trying to de-
cide on the Purchase of $100 mil-
lion worth of United Rations
bonds to keep the UN from going
financially on the rocks.' Presi-
dent Kennedy is personally push-
ing for this purchase and at pres-
ent the issue has passed the Sen-
ate. .
Whether or not one likes or
dislikes (the United Nations is not
necessarily relevant to the bond
' issue. '
If the' value of the bond Issue
were to be considered on its own
merit would it be worthwhile?
. If the Securities and Exchange
Commission were to pass on a
bond issue by a corporation as
flimsy as the United Nations ii
could not help but brand fraud-
ulent and Illegal. Why? Because
these bonds are worthless! The
UN can never have the money to
repay this debt so this simple
business principle of business
solvency evidently docs not apply
in the case of the bonds.
The main line of criticism of
the bond .issue stems from re-
cent UN action in Katanga. The
injection of the taxpayer's dollar
is urgently heeded to pay off
debts Incurred when UN troops
waged war on the antl-Commun-1st
regime of Moise Tshombe.
This has brought harsh but jus-
tifiable rebuttals of "Why should
we support this atrocity which
wedon't believe in?"
Public sentiment. In most cases
Teacher Test
Set at ACC
On July 9
Abllcno Christian will hold a
local administration of the Na-
tional Teacher Examinations
Monday July 9. Application and
fee for the examination must be
submitted no later than noon
Saturday June 16 to William
Fryer Station AOC Box 862.
These examinations are similar
to those which were offered at
the nationwide administration
February 10 1062. A candidate is
permitted to take National Teach-
er Examinations only once during
u given administration period.
A bulletin of information and
an application blank must be se-
cured and filled out. A part of the
application will serve as the ad-
mission to the test.
AOC graduates who are taking
the examination as their major
examination in education for
graduation should be sure to
specify that the Registrar of Abl-t
Jenc Christian College be sent
score report.
ATTEND
MISSION
STUDY
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li against this purchat. Edward
J. Derwlnskl (R'UliVtald that. "In
rlew'of the hug deficit. Iht con-
tinued flow of gold the back-
breaking tax burden lhat-is. being
perpetuated upon our citizens the
purchase of $100 million of UN
bonds with their problematical
value as well as their artificially
low interest rate 'Is pure Irre-
sponsibility. It would only be an-
other tragic chapter in the va-
cillating fumbling confused and
misdirected foreign policy which
the . Kennedy -Administration
seems to intent on practicing."
Liberal Rcpublicians as well as
Southern Democrats in the House
arc highly skeptical of the bond
issue! South Carolina's Democrat
William Jennings Bryan) Dorn
says. "This bond itsucis one of
the most ill-timed andl ill-advised
propositions I can think of. It
comes at a time when the Amer-
ican people are disgusted with
the UN as a .peace' organization.
This is a time for the American
people to let their Congressmen
know how they feel about the
matter."
Evidently the people arc not
lond of the idea. In a poll con-
ducted by Congressman to see
what the American people mink
about e purchase over 162000
votes were taken from voters at
random (both Democrats and
l Rcpublicians) and the result
was: 33 per cent for the issue
67 per cent against. Only one poll
Demand Exceeds Teacher Supply
EDITOR'S NOTE: This Is the
fourth in a series of special re'
ports prepared by the U.S. De-
partment of Labor concerning
job opportunities. Following
week's report will tell of oppor-
tunities in the performing arts
and the Peace Corps.
TEACHING
Total demand for teachers con-
tinues to exceed the supply of
qualified candidates in most parts
of the country. Intensity ofde-
mand however varies according
to school level and field of spec-
ialization. More than UO'000 new
kindergarten and elementary
teachers will be required this year
to take care of the increase In en-
rollments wd to replace teachers
leaving the classrooms However
only about half this number will
meet the certification require-
ments for elementary school
teaching this June. Salaries for
elementary school teachers (both
experienced and inexperienced)
average a little more than $5300.
Opportunities for employment
of secondary school teachers are
increasing as enrollments rise.
The demand for these teachers
will approximate 100000 but the
number of new graduates enter-
ing the field with adequate qual-
ifications will probably be consid-
erably less than 85000 this year.
Some specialties are reported to
be In particularly strong demand:
Mathematics science home eco-
nomics art music physical edu-
cation for girls and some foreign
languages. Some fields are over-
crowded especially the social
sciences and physical education
for boys. The master's degree is
being required by an Increasing
number of city schools either for
initial appointment or for ad-
vancement. Secondary school
teachers receive about $5800 a
year on the average.
fThe demand for specialized
raid oacK
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In one state' has-shown the people
backing the bonds.
' Financially this would be an
Ironical situation for the United
Siaios. If the U.S. purchases one-
half the $200 million bond issue.
the ultimate cost to iho taxpayers
0f Uio nation would range from
$108634480 to $236706480. de-
pending on whether it was ever
repaid. "
If the principle were $100000-
000 then the U.S. would have to
pay 3.9 per pent interest on an-
nual balances of U.S. borrowing
for the purchase . . this amounts
to $54740400. In addition to this
We would haVe to pay 32 per cent
of the regular UN budget which
is our usual share . . . this would
be $17966080' Plus 32 per cent
of the repayment on the UN debt
to the bonds . . . $64000000. Now
subtracting the amount that is
to be repaid to the United States
we have a net cost of $108634480.
These are the figures of the Sen-
ate Foreign Relations Committee.
The total of the U.S. expenditures
for the issue 'added up to $236-
706480 and we are only going to
get slightly more than half of that
back.
The Unted States is getting fi-
nancially over its head if It pur-
chases these bonds. It seems to
me that we are violating some of
our own principles if we brazenly
underwrite actions in foreign
affairs that we do not believe
in ... .
school personnel including li-
brarians audio - visual experts
psychologists health specialists
teachers of the gifted and the
handicapped specialists in remed-
ial reading and speech and
counselors exceeds the' cur-
rent supply.
Openings for college and unl-
vorsity.'fcachcrs are plentiful and
will become more numerous in
the years ahead. The shortage of
people with the Ph.D. is severe
in many subject matter fields and
colleges are competing for their
services with industry private re-
search organizations end other
types of employers. An estimated
25000 new teachers may be need-
ed Uiis year to handle the in-
crease in college enrollments and
to meet the need for replace-
ments. Graduate training often
including completion of all pre-
liminary work for the doctorate
except the dissertation is a com-
mon requlrepent for beginning
college teaching. Salaries of in-
structors average about $5310 -for
nine months of full-time teach-
ing. LIBRARY
Excellent opportunities exist
for well-rtrained librarians in all
parts of the country and in all
kinds of libraries' schools col-
leges public and private libraries
government agencies educational
and research associations medical
insttutions and business and in-
dustrial firms. The demand Is
particularly evident for librar
ians with special training in
science and technology. Many
part-time positions are available
in library work. Starting salaries
of library school graduates gener-
ally range from $4400 to $5000
annually.
LAW
Graduates who rank In the top
10 per cent of their class will
have excellent opportunities to
' By
' In not tod many years each of
us will have a vital part in send-
ing missionaries ground tho
world. I hope we will have
enough vison to select well quail.
A LETTER TO ST. PAUL
Dear Mr. Paul: '
We recently received your request for support in mission
work. It is our policy to be as frank and' open minded as
possible with all applicants. We have made a survey of your
case.
To be plain we are surprised that you have been able to
"pass" as a bona fide missionary. 'We are told you' are afflicted
with severe eye trouble. This is certain to be'an inspuperable
handicap to an effective ministry. We require 20-20 vision.
Do you think it seemly for a missionary tp do part time
work? We hear that you are making tents on the side.
Is it true that you have a jail record? Certain brethren
report that you did two years at Caesar ea and were imprisoned
at Rome. ( '
Your sermons are much too long for the time. At one
place you talked until after midnight and a young man was
so sleepy that he fell out of the window and broke his neck.
Dr. Luke reports that you are a thin little man bald fre-
quently sick and always pad around the house praying half
the night. One needs a good night's rest to have that necessary
zing and pep.
I am sorry but we are afraid if we support you in a
foreign field you might leave the wrong impression about
what Christians are like in America.
Yours faithlessly
A Dead Church - .
Selected and Adapted
join legal staffs of large law
firms corporation and govern-
ment agencies and to become law
clerks to judges. As in most other
independent professions young
attorneys who plan to open their
own law offices must be prepared
to face a period of low earnings
whle they build up their prac-
tlcesj Niqnerous opportunities for
employmnet are also available to
enter a variety of salaried posi-
tions requiring a knowledge of
law. Annual standing salaries in
the Federal Government for law-
yers who have passed the bar
are either $5355 or $6435 de-
pending on their qualifications.
Salaries of lawyers .employed in
beginning positions with business
firms average close to $0400 a
year
JOURNALISM
Journalism as well as liberal
arts graduates with writing abil-
ity will find numerous openings
with newspapers and in adver-
tising public relations trade and
technical publishing and other
fields.
Newspaper editors are actively
seeking young reporters with ex-
ceptional talent. Graduates with
only average ability however
will iface keen competition for
jpbs especially on large city
dallies. The largest number of
openings for beginning reporters
are with weekly and daily news-
papers locaited in small towns and
suburban areas. Large city dailies
also have openings for inexperi-
enced people with a good educa-
tional background and a flair of
writing to enter as reporter
trainees. Opportunities are also
availablo for young people to en-
ter as copy boys and advance to
reporting jobs.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
and RELATED FIELDS
Many of the approximately
50000 social science graduates
PHIL ELKINS
ficd men. This selected letter il-
lustrates .very well shortsighted-
ness on the part of some congre-
gations to select our most quail-
field Christians'.
ZGSSL
who will obtain bachelor's de-
grees this year will go on to grad-
uate school. However large num-
bers will find opportunities for
employment In government some
will enter high school teaching
and others will find jobs in indus-
try. Those with graduate training
will find very good opportunities
for professional work as social
scientists Ph.Ds are in demand
chiefly for college teaching.
Economists with graduate edu-
cation including several courses
in mathematics and statistics
have very good employment op-
portunities. Those with the bach-
elor's degree are in demand for
trainee positions in government
and lndus'try.
Among political scientists
specialists in public administra-
tion and public finance are most
in demand. Sociologists are find-
ing increasing employment op-
portunities in teaching and in re-
search. Physchologlsts with Ph.D.'s are
in great demand in every field of
specialization and in virtually all
parts of the country. Mental hos-
pitals mental hygiene clinics re-
habilitation centers schools and
colleges and various agencies of
the Federal Government are
seeking well-qualified psycholo-
gists. Graduates with less than
the PhD degree in psychology
may experience some difficulty
in finding professional work.
Graduates in social work will
find many vacancies In settle-
ment and communlrty houses
YMCA's and YWCA's. Vacancies
also exist In public assistance and
child-welfare agencies and in
medical and psychiatric social
work. On the average social
workers employed in all fields
receive about $5200 a year; how-
ever case workers receive about
$47M.
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