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Helping the Socially Isolated Child Make Friends
By: Rick Lavoie
Students who are people–oriented need to have positive and enjoyable relationships with their peers. Unfortunately, many children who experience academic learning difficulties also experience difficulties in the social arena. In fact, 70 percent of children with learning disabilities report having "major difficulty with peers," when only 15 percent of non–disabled students experience "major difficulty."
For many years, professionals believed that the social isolation experienced by children with learning problems was an indirect consequence of the learning disability. It was believed that the learning problem caused school failure and that this failure, in turn, caused social isolation or rejection. We now recognize that the social problems experienced by these children are the direct result of the learning disorder. Learning disabilities actually cause social rejection in many cases. Even if a child is enrolled in a responsive, individualized academic program and is progressing well in school, he still might have significant problems with peer and adult relationships. If the child is motivated by interactions with and approval of others in his environment, this lack of social competence can have an impact upon his progress and performance in the classroom.
The classroom teacher can, should, and must play an important role in the child's development of social competence and friendship skills. I have lectured on this topic for many years and have often found teachers resistant to helping children develop peer friendships. Teachers often voice the opinion that their responsibilities involve the teaching of academic skills and that it is the role of the parents to foster and promote social skills. As a teacher once said to me at a seminar, "My job is to teach reading, writing, and spelling... and there is barely time for that. If the child doesn't have any friends, I'm afraid that's Mom and Dad's problem."
Many teachers now take a far more enlightened view of this issue. They recognize that the child who is isolated and rejected by his classmates will likely not be responsive or receptive to instruction, and his academic progress will be greatly compromised. A teacher recently told me, "I used to think that social skill instruction was not in my purview as a classroom teacher. I now recognize that a child who is preoccupied with the fact that no one is going to sit with him at lunch or who is concerned that he will be bullied at recess, is going to function very poorly in the class that morning. I now realize that it is in his best interest-and mine-to help him make friends. He will be a better, more responsive student as a result." Pediatrician and author Mel Levine reminds us that the foremost dreaded words in the world of childhood are, "Sorry, this seat's taken."
The classroom teacher can facilitate the development of classroom relationships in a number of ways. First—and, perhaps most important—the teacher must consistently demonstrate that she likes, accepts, and enjoys the individual student who is being isolated and rejected by his classmates.
I am often asked to consult with schools regarding an individual student who is being isolated and rejected. I begin the process by meeting privately with the students who are tormenting the child. I remind these students that I have neither the power nor the interest to punish them in any way. Rather, I ask them, in a very non–threatening way, to identify the behaviors or traits that annoy them and are the basis for their rejection of the child. Invariably, the students respond, "But, Mr. Lavoie, even the teachers don't like him!"
As teachers, we need to understand that our verbal or nonverbal rejection of a child is readily observed and replicated by the children. When you demonstrate that you do not like a particular child, you are in effect placing your imprimatur on the students' feelings for him. You are giving tacit approval to their rejection or isolation of the child. As I often reminded my faculty, "You can dislike a child if you wish to, but you can't dislike a child on company time!"
By demonstrating that you enjoy a child's company and that you genuinely like her, you greatly increase her "social stock" among her peers and often cause her classmates to reexamine their feelings about the rejected child. ("Well, if Mrs. Richardson likes Elizabeth so much, maybe she's not such a bad kid after all.") Of course, you want to avoid treating the child like the teacher's pet. That can serve to make matters worse. Simply demonstrate that you enjoy the child by talking, walking, or laughing with her within view of the other children. Give the isolated child high-status responsibilities and chores in order to show your acceptance of and affection for her. Encourage her to publicly demonstrate her skills and interests.
Another technique to improve the child's social standing involves emphasizing her personal islands of competence. Find an area of skill and interest that is unique to that child. Perhaps Mark has an extensive knowledge of meteorology or Gretchen has little-known talents in cooking. Celebrate these affinities in a very public way. Have the students read Robinson Crusoe and let Mark make a presentation on the nature of tropical storms. Ask Gretchen to make some tapas to supplement the class study of Spain. By spotlighting the affinities and interests of an isolated child, he becomes a more attractive partner.
Collective rewards are another effective strategy to foster peer relationships. Teachers often develop the unfortunate habit of issuing collective punishments. ("The last time we went to the media center, Joseph was fooling around and knocked over an expensive projector. So we are not going to the media center for a week.") This common strategy of punishing the group for the behavior of an individual is inherently unfair and certainly has a negative impact upon the offending student's relationship with his classmates. Most likely these students have been punished for Joseph's misbehaviors for several years as they've progressed through the grades together.
Collective rewards are an effective alternative to this strategy. Rather than punishing the entire class for Joseph's misbehaviors, try rewarding them when Joseph behaves appropriately. ("Class, I think we can all agree that Joseph was terrific on yesterday's field trip and he worked very hard to stay with the group and listened carefully to the museum guide. I am so happy with this, I have decided to give the whole class ten minutes of extra computer time this afternoon.") This strategy can have a remarkably positive effect on the manner in which his classmates view Joseph.
Another way to promote social acceptance is to make the isolated child more appealing by giving him something the other kids want. For example, suppose your students truly enjoy the Friday chores of watering the plants, returning the books to the school library, and cleaning the whiteboards. Appoint Joseph as the "foreman" of the Friday crew. ("Class, I know that you enjoy doing the Friday chores and I keep forgetting to schedule the crew to get that done. Joseph, I would like you to be the foreman of the crew. Every Thursday, please give me the names of six children whom you would like to assist you.") Someone will be nice to him at least on Wednesday. Small steps.
If a child has a particular medical, social, or learning problem that will impact significantly on her day–to–day performance, it may be beneficial to discuss this with the entire class. Some teachers have found it useful and beneficial to have the child participate actively in the discussion. I once observed a fourth grader explaining his diabetes to a group of spellbound classmates who later asked very probing and sensitive questions about the child's illness. ("Does it scare you?" "Will you outgrow it?" "Does it hurt to draw your blood?") His teacher reported that the child's courage and candor resulted in a marked and lasting improvement in his social standing among his peers.
During these discussions, point out that all of us have unique differences that make us individuals. But emphasize that we are all far more alike than we are different, and that these differences should not be feared or ridiculed. Further, explain that there will be no tolerance for humiliating or embarrassing one another. Deliver this part of the message in a non–threatening and supportive way by addressing the fact that such behavior is cruel and that cruelty is simply unacceptable. Emphasize the fact that acceptance of differences is a mark of maturity.
Discuss ways that the students can assist their classmate. ("It's helpful if you talk slowly when you are talking to Heather." "When John has trouble with his temper, let me handle it. It is unfair and embarrassing to stare at him when he is having a bad time. Just go about your business.") Some children will become overly solicitous to the child and will provide an overabundance of help or assistance. Encourage the child to do the things that she can do independently. Discuss the concept of dignity.
Some schools use peer partners or buddy systems to facilitate social acceptance of isolated children. These strategies can be effective if students are selected and matched with careful and sensitive forethought. Be sure to recognize, praise, and reinforce both students in the pairing, not just the non–disabled child. These paired activities should be monitored closely at the outset.
Teachers tend to construct intra–class groupings based upon the academic skills of the students by placing students with similar skills in the same group. In order to facilitate student relationships, occasionally base your groupings upon the children's interests. For example, group students together based on their interests in sports, music, or movies. As a result, you will create groups that are heterogeneous (diverse) in their academic skills but that share a passion for a specific activity. These diverse groupings can work on projects in a very dynamic way. These activities can be conducted in a club format and often enable students who would normally never interact to share time and knowledge with one another.
Understanding Friendship
When attempting to facilitate and promote friendships, it is important for parents, teachers, and coaches to understand the nature of friendship among children and preadolescents. The Council for Exceptional Children has identified the following themes among childhood friendships:
Intimacy, affection, and loyalty
Children desire friends who can be trusted. They want their friends to share thoughts and feelings sensitively, and they demand loyalty from them. They need to feel that the friend will keep confidences and shared secrets. They also expect that the friend will not criticize them to others and are deeply hurt when this occurs. Children expect the friend to view the relationship as a true commitment. Most childhood friendships that dissolve are destroyed by a perceived lack of commitment by one of the parties.
Similarity and proximity
School–aged children have a tendency to develop friendships with others who share similarities with themselves (gender, age, race, IQ, social status). As the child grows older, these traits become less important and he establishes friendships based upon similar interests and attitudes. As adolescence emerges, friends begin to seek conformity by dressing similarly and listening to the same music.
Mutual activities and shared interests
Childhood friendships often develop during school or extracurricular activities. Children who are involved in such activities (e.g., sports teams, stamp clubs, chorus, drama) have common interests and values and often are quite compatible as social partners.
Reciprocity and support
Beyond loyalty, children must share a degree of mutual respect and affection for each other if the friendship is to be lasting and meaningful. There needs to be a degree of equity between the two friends and a willingness to assist, guide, or comfort each other as necessary.
The teacher should carefully observe the interactions of the students in an attempt to find a child who may be a good "friend match" for the isolated student. Be sure to observe the youngsters in formal classroom settings and less structured settings as well (e.g., recess, hallways, physical education). If you see that two students seem to be developing a relationship, seat them together or allow them to work as a pair in classroom activities. Perhaps you could even contact the parents of the isolated child and suggest that they may want to promote and nurture the relationship by setting up a playdate between the two children. It may seem strange for adults to be so deeply involved in the social life of a child, but in the case of the isolated or rejected child, this intervention is both appropriate and necessary. School life is difficult for any child who is isolated by his peers. But if the child is people–oriented, this rejection is particularly painful and will impact upon his motivation in and outside of the classroom.
I once saw a poster in a school's teacher's lounge that read:
"Coming to school every day can become a hopeless task for some children unless they succeed at what they do. We teachers are sentries against that hopelessness."
Sound counsel, indeed.
From THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH by Richard Lavoie. Copyright © 2007 by Richard Lavoie. Reprinted by permission of Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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Sanctions: Allied Concrete attorneys want $900K in legal fees
The tragic day in 2007 when an Allied Concrete mixer crossed paths on Route 53 with the car of a young married couple, it took more than 25-year-old Jessica Scott Lester's life. Today her widower faces sanctions and possible perjury charges, and the career of the well-respected attorney who represented him has ended in shambles.
"Don't worry about sanctions," attorney Matt Murray wrote in an email to his client, Isaiah Lester, which was read in opening and closing statements by opposing counsel. "If we get sanctioned, after the trial, you'll have plenty of money to pay it."
After any elation and vindication Jessica Lester's husband and parents may have felt with the record $10.6 million wrongful-death verdict in December 2010, nearly a year later, the case has turned sharply.
A judge sliced Isaiah Lester's $8.58 million award almost in half and ordered monetary sanctions against Lester and Murray for spoliation of evidence during the trial, an amount the attorneys representing Allied Concrete's insurance company put at over $900,000.
Amid the dozen or so lawyers at the sanctions hearing September 23 in Charlottesville Circuit Court, one was noticably missing: Murray himself, former managing partner for Allen and Allen, the largest personal injury law firm in Virginia. Murray resigned from the firm July 6 and says he's retired from practicing law.
During the hearing to determine just how much Murray and Lester would have to pay– and whether Allen and Allen could escape liability for the $909,485.21 Allied Concrete's attorneys say the destroyed or withheld evidence cost the company's insurer in legal fees– Judge Edward Hogshire referred repeatedly to the "degree of deception" in the case.
"Nothing could be trusted," said Hogshire. "The process broke down because of the dishonesty."
According to a September 1 order from Judge Hogshire, the spoliation began in March 25, 2009, when Murray received a discovery request for the contents of Lester's Facebook account. Attached was a photo of Lester wearing a "I [heart] hot moms" t-shirt, and holding a beer can with other young adults.
Murray instructed a paralegal to tell Lester to "clean up" his Facebook page because, "we don't want blowups of this stuff at trial," the assistant, Marlina Smith, said in a deposition. She emailed that message to Lester the next day.
On March 26, 2009, according to the judge's order, Murray came up with a scheme to take down or deactiviate Lester's Facebook account so that he could respond that he had no Facebook page on the date the discovery request was signed.
When defense attorneys filed a motion to compel, Murray instructed Lester to reactivate the account. But in a December 16, 2009, deposition, Lester denied deactivating the account.
Murray is also accused of withholding the email from Smith instructing Lester to clean up his Facebook page when he was ordered to produce it shortly before the trial began. Murray falsely claimed after the trial that the omission was the paralegal's mistake, according to the court order.
At the sanctions hearing, attorneys for Lester and Murray complained that they'd received a huge pile of documents one day before the hearing, and that the fees that Allied Concrete's attorneys– from the D.C.-based powerhouse Patton Boggs– demanded included matters the judge had denied, such as the allegation of juror misconduct.
On that, Hogshire ruled that although Allen and Allen had given money to Meals on Wheels, which employed juror Mandy Hoy, it had not been proved that she had significant involvement with the firm or Murray.
Patton Boggs attorney Ben Chew called witnesses to support the $900K legal fee sanctions bill, and the court learned that McGuire Woods' Charlottesville-based insurance attorney J. Brian Jackson bills $475 an hour on high-exposure commercial liability cases.
Murray's attorney, Tom Williamson, brought in his own high-exposure insurance case attorney from Richmond, Gary Kalbaugh, who bills at a more modest $185 an hour. Kalbaugh testified that a Patton Boggs bill for $460,000 contained a couple of "red flag" items. "It's the largest legal bill I've ever seen," said Kalbaugh.
He calculated that the 1,455 hours billed is the equivalent of one lawyer working over eight months. "It seemed extreme," Kalbaugh says.
Attorney Chew contended that the bill, which covered attorney hours from March 2009 to December 2010, included only fees that were the result of spoliation, which the judge has ruled are sanctionable.
Over on the Lester side of the court, his and Murray's attorneys urged the judge to let Lester off the hook.
"An argument could be made that Mr. Murray alone should be responsible," said Murray's own lawyer Williamson.
Indeed, as Lester's new attorney, Malcolm McConnell, pointed out, "Some things Mr. Lester did were what his lawyer told him to do."
Allen and Allen had its own lawyer, who suggested that Murray went rogue, and the law firm shouldn't be held responsible for his actions.
"Everything Murray did was in the scope of his job," Chew rejoined.
Judge Hogshire, apparently weary of the case that has dragged on for years, has given the plaintiffs' attorneys 10 days to file their objections to the Patton Boggs bills. "This will be the final order in this case," he warned.
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Lawyers and their fees, no justice in them but no other choice. They have no sense of decency just money grubbers.
The judge shouldn't have taken money from the man whose wife died. He didn't commit spoliation of evidence, and whatever he did, he did because his attorney told him to. The money should come from the law firm. Who gives a damn about a facebook page? It didn't kill his wife. If the defendants thought they could prove he was not depressed by that, I am sure there are plenty of examples to be made of depressed people doing stupid looking things to try to forget their pain.
Too bad that none of this has any bearing on the death of Jessica Scott Lester.
Mr. Lester put a price on his wife of less than a year marriage life because he chose to file suit and expected a huge cash settlement. However, his behavior of a "grieving husband" was obviously not as "painful" as his attorney nor himself represented in Court. That is where the deception lies. One who is out and about with a shirt on that says, "I (heart) hot moms" and who lies under oath to obtain more money?
Not all attorneys are money grubbing, there are a few still out there who believe in the law and practice it with eithics. (Very few.)
I believe $1 million would be enough for this idiot - and her parents should receive $5, even though she was an adult.
I'm just saying - it is called being fair and we all know life and the judicial system are not always fair.
Malcolm McConell is correct- Sounds like Mr. Lester may have been doing exactly as advised by his attorney........if so, then the attorney should defnately be held liable for any action- could be a nice wake-up call for the legal profession.........
sounds like they spent 1455 hrs of ambulance chasing.
don't think a t-shirt or facebook page has any bearing on this case.
Is this one of the Murray's of Panarama Farms in Earlysville?
how did the deleted FB account lead to $900,000 in legal fees?
Hogshire should be smarter than that, shouldn't he?
Oh wait.... never mind.
No doubt, lawyer Murray erred in telling his client to "clean up" and to de-activate his Facebook page. And he apparently violated legal ethics in withholding the email from his office to Lester that advised him to take down the Facebook page (and pictures).
But one has to wonder why the Allied Concrete lawyers wanted pictures from Facebook. Okay...we know. Pictures like the one in question (Lester wearing the "I [heart] hot moms" t-shirt) would be used to "convince" the jury that Lester wasn't really grieving and didn't deserve a large settlement award. Now, those pictures should not have been taken down by Lester, and Murray should not have advised it. But those pictures also had nothing to do with the fact the Allied's driver was speeding while driving a loaded concrete truck on very curvy roads. The pictures were to be used solely to try and reduce Allied's liability.
Allied's lawyers claim they spent nearly 1,500 billable hours on picture-related issues over more than a year-and-a-half. They claim that those billable hours totaled to $909,485.21. If one divides that by the 1,455 hours the lawyers say they lawyered this issue, it comes to $625 per hour. It makes one wonder: does it –– should it –– really take that long to lawyer such a relatively simple issue as this? at an average fee of $625 an hour?
Apparently this kind of ethics is perfectly acceptable in courtrooms.
democracy- they are lawyers- of course it will take that long; they are still practicing you know........
Does hogshire play golf with any of Allied's owner?
Allied's lawyers took to the last minute to submit the legal bills right before the hearing. Let Hogshire cut the legal bill either line for line (and who's got time for that) or just cut it in half (or some percentage) and take all of it out of the 1/3 Allen & Allen and Murray are suppose to get. Even if the full 900K was taken out of Allen & Allens fee they still come out in the plus zone. End the case. If Lester wants to get into a malpractice claim against Allen & Allen & Murray that is his choice or just have it finally over.
The Murrays are good solid people and have done a lot for the area. I can only speculate as to what went on behind the scenes, but I imagine that Matt Murray was trying to do the best he could for his client. Unfortunately, what he did was unethical under the law, and he and the client will have to pay the price. In a way, though, I can't blame him. Allied Concrete's owners are very powerful, and their resources to pay lawyers are far greater than the victim's. Unfortunately, there's no law against stacking the deck against victims in this manner. Allied was going to try to discredit Mr Lester with a simple Facebook picture taken of him at a party. To my mind, that "blame the victim" tactic is just as disturbing as the actions Mr Murray took in order to prevent that blame from happening.
How does one picture from a young man prove that the victim's husband is not grieving as severely as the lawyer and client has stated in court. Grief takes on many different forms. How could someone loose their wife, regardless of how long they were married, in such a tragic way not be grieving. Pictures capture a moment in time and don't reflect on the whole situation. This man lost his wife, his future family, and seems like he is the one on trial and being punished. What about Allied, they are a forgotten piece in this case as well as the poor victim herself. Hasn't this family suffered enough? I think this case is a perfect example on how twisted the legal system is and how the deeper pockets have the upper hand and control. Very sad and tragic. And a civil person wouldn't call a victim who is obviously suffering an idiot. Lets act a little classy and have some respect for this family.
Mow ,yes he is of that silver spoon feed family ! & he & his paralegal are unprofessional. I have been to there c-ville office & had a bunch of legal speak [she used to work for the insurance industry], saying I would never get any money & I left & won the case on my own with $60 filing fee !

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The single biggest flaw in your everyday automatic drip coffeemaker is temperature control. We've trod this ground before: it hardly seems possible, but only a couple of machines in the seemingly infinite selection of automatic coffee brewers for the home market get this crucial factor right. Without the ability to maintain a consistent brewing temperature (much less get your brewer to the right temperature to begin with), your coffee results will be inconsistent, at best, and result in straight-up bad-tasting coffee, at worst.
Automatic machines have been making a comeback in the cafe setting. Versatile-to-program, variable-stable machines like the Fetco, the Curtis Gold Cup, and others, have been re-embraced as automatic methods of preparing coffee in higher volume situations. So why hasn't home technology caught up yet?
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Daily Trojan, Vol. 26, No. 98, March 19, 1935
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ma United Preu World Wide New* Service SOUTHERN DAILY CALIFORNIA TROJAN Editorial Offices RI-4111, Sta. 227 Night - PR-4776 \ olume XXVI Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, March 19, 1935 Number 98 Strong British Protest Brings German Reply Reich Agrees To Discuss French-English Plans Of Disarmament Rice's Rapid Fire Comedy Will Be Presented by S.C. Actors on Bovard Stage Ohio Governor Claims Hopkins Guilty of Libel With modern Naples as a background, political intrigue rampant, and a modern romance, triangle and all, going at _ full tilt. "See Naples and Die" will be seen on the boards of Davey Demands Arrest of Bovard auditorium at the rise of the curtain a week from p V r T, 7. . ° . Friday evening. The full gamut of characterizations is run Pellet Administrator -— —"—*by Elmer Rice in his extraordinary For Implication comedy when he presents for the ! - W.S.G.A. Posts Nominations To Be Tomorrow Offices. of Secretary and Treasurer Will Face Vigorous Battle Hull Discusses Hitler Decision | cans thrown in for good measure. Sunny Italy is represented, justly : or not, by the lazy, dreamy-eyed Angelo de Medici, complete with 1 guitar and ' O Sole Mio." Forming Peace Is Aim, Say Nazis John Simon. Captain Eden Will Proceed on Trip; Allies Cooperate i.ONDON March 18—T.P'—Great President Roosevelt Meets a P€rfect {or inactivity is Britain challenged Germany in a With U S Diplomats ' ** hard-working Nor^an ptronglv worded protest tonight to I A v . . sooperate in the peace of Europe Un L»erman Crisis nd got immediate results ! —.— In reply to Britain's objections to . WASHINGTON, March 18—<l .P'— er conscript rearmament. Germany President Roosevelt's views about pLgreeo to discuss all points of the ; the political and diplomatic crisis "Yanco-British proposals for dis- i precipitated in Europe by Germany rmament and mutual security. | *ere sought today by Secretary of Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, state Cordell Hull after a day of ind Anthony Eden, lord privy seal, , extraordinary activity and confer-rraneed to fly to Berlin Sunday | ences at the state department. ;o open vhe talks. | Hull wa? preceded to the White tz :fiLESrjss*?i Dasurdl-v'' He L»'b» spwt«j ^ >« Russian prince, with s tew Ameri- who speaks Italian with a Scandinavian accent, and curses her house help roundly in her native tongue. The characterizations are portrayed respectively by Craig Thomas and Helen Hougen McCall. Somnolent Chessers Collective Security Pacts Britain asked Germany whether she still wanted to enter a system pf collective European security pacts -spite Saturdays proclamation announcing universal conscription for the Reich's armed forces, in violation of the treaty of Varsailles. German foreign minister Baron "onstantin von Neurath immediate- House by Norman H. Davis. American Ambassador-at-Large, chief American delegate to the General Disarmament conference at Geneva and chief delegate to the recent naval conversations in London. Davis spent nearly two hours with the president and Hull nearly an hour. Neither of the conferees would discuss their talks with the presi- .State Legislature Told To Uncover Whole Mess' In Special Speech COLUMBUS. O.. March 18—(U.E)— Stripped of his power to administer j relief. Gov. Martin L. Davey tonight j lashed back at federal relief admin-j istrator Harry Hopkins' graft charg-J es as "one of the most dastardly at-i tempts to besmirch an innocent man ; in the history of this republic.'' The Democratic governor went be-i fore his legislature to deliver a scorching condemnation of relief : under the new deal and to demand a state investigation to "uncover | this whole mess." I'm! Dirty Work! This and a warrant charging criminal libel against Hopkins, which the governor swore out at Newark this Candidates To Secure Own Speakers; Time Limit Set for Affair Hv assured the British ambassador - dent, but it was indicated they had Berlin. Sir Eric Phipps, that the azi government's entire program s-as aimed at peace, and that Berlin was eager to proceed with the planned discussions of the Franco-ritish Deace proposals this next eek-end. Official Announcement An official announcement here placed before Mr. Roosevelt all information obtained from American diplomats abroad concerning the decision by Chancellor Adolf Hitler to place the German military forces on a footing of universal conscription. with a consequent great enlargement of these forces. A decision by the administration Nearly stealing the show, if rehearsals are any indication, are the two somnolent chess-players who remain in the background throughout the three acts of the play, significant in their insignificance and providing the surprising and climatic fin- morntog-was hls reply to ^ 1 allegation Saturday that the gover- hour or so are Ljnn Nearpass and , nor.s campaign Committe had so- [nmediately was issued saying that to do nothing now except to sur-ir John and Captain Eden would veV the rapidly changing situation roceed to Germany by airplane , and to evaluate its eventual trend lext Sunday, as originally arranged. . was clearly indicated. Officials be-Great Britain, consulting with the lieve that all initiative in the mat-'nited States for approval of her ter must be taken by European pow-action in protesting to Germany, j ers since they are the mos. d.rectly cted also in full cooperation with , concerned. talv and France. Quarters close to the adnunistra- In authoritative quarters, word tion hoped that Germany's position lat the Simon-Eden mission would migh lead to an early re-conven-roceed to Berlin on Sunday as in? 01 the general disarmament- at Tanned caused comment that this ight well mean Germany was ■early readv to return to the League if Nations. Consequently, confidence creased that Berlin would with-;raw her notice of resignation before it goes into effect next Octo- Geneva. S.C. Law Group Will Hear Carr Giving his opinion on how a newspaperman looks at court news. Harry Carr, prominent journalist and news commentator, will address alumni members of Phi Alpha Delta, honorary legal fraternity, Thursday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m., in the Chinese room of the Los Angeles Athletic club. Reservations for the speech and dinner may be made with A. A. McDowell, secretary, at $1.00 a plate. Judge Walter Edmonds, alumni president, has arranged to have Carr speak in order to give the law students some idea of the important part that the court reporter plays in his control of public opinion through the medium of the newspaper. Carr will discuss such colorful parts of the court room scene as the sob sister' 'the "self-glorified" judge and lawyer. Thomas King. Elmer Rice's rapid fire comedy dialogue is placed in the mouths of Nonette Dodge and Charlie Carroll the "romantic" leads of the play. Nanette, more foolish than wise, is persuaded that her duty lies in marrying Prince Ivan Ivanovitch Kosoff in order to save her sister from the drastic result of letters which the latter has written to the Prince in younger days. What a result when Carroll (Walter Prill) runs into the newlyweds (Nadine Adams and Maurice Luis) who are on their hectic wedding trip! Well! WeU! And if all this isn't enough, there are offered for the amusement of the audience Kunegunde Wandl (Frances Fintel) the vamp and feminine menace, nurse to General Jan Skulaney (William Poulson), Hugo von Klaus Robert Norton), general all-round "stooge" for the prince, and Lucy Evans (Dorothy Martin) the middle-aged mid-western tourist who is in Italy to "do" it with a vengeance. And don't forget Lulsat She wins the Fascist guard. olorado Women Will Debate Troy — ( ^ 0 **' \ ;o women debaters from the liversity of Colorado, Mary Corr d Bessie Wigotow. meet the Uni-rsitv of Southern California's coteam of Mary Todd and Market Snyder. Friday, in Touchstone .ater at 4 pjn. ath Colorado speakers are scuts in the College of Arts and ences. Miss Corr is reading ior nors in the college. This is her rth year of intercollegiate dele. and she is a pledge of Delta tma Rho. honorary forensic frailty. Slu* is also a member of _ ta Gamma, social sorority, and . , . . pi it ta Phi Delta, honorary art fra- Advertising L^lUO 1 O Hold Annual Dinner Surplus Food To Be Given Workers aity. 'hi; is the first year of inter-jegiate debating for Miss Wigo- | She is a member of Delta Phi Distribution of SERA surplus food will be made between April 1 and IS, Dr. Frank C. Touton, vice-president and director of the campus SERA program, announced late yesterday. Communications received by Dr. Touton from Commander J. K. Richards, county SERA director, declare that no April distributions will be made after April 16, to facilitate bookkeeping in the downtown SERA office. Approximately 50 S.C. students are at present receiving the surplus commodities in addition to regular SERA assignments on part-time work for college students. The food includes canned beef, rice, cheese, butter, and oranges. To be eligible for the surplus commodities a student must be engaged on an SERA project and must maintain his own table. Stu- j licited contributions from firms doing business with the state relief administration. Hopkins, with approval of President Roosevelt, has taken over control of federal relief expenditures in Ohio. The famous tree surgeon, elected at the last election, spoke in part as follows: "Last year I arrived at the age of 50. I have spent all of my life trying to build a reputation for honor and integrity. Harry's Come "Now comes Harry L. Hopkins, a high official of the federal government, and seeks by implication and innuendo, to cast the greatest reflection upon my personal integrity. "The highest privilege of an American citizen is to rise in defense of his good name. This, I do tonight. And I do it with a feeling of deep indignation. "For this .purpose, I went to Newark, early this morning and swore out a warrant for Mr. Hopkins' arrest on a charge of criminal libel. The warrant has been issued. I am ready and eager for trial." Not Interested **May I respectfully call your attention to the fact that I have been insisting that Mr Hopkins take public control of the Ohio relief situation. inasmuch as he has been exercising dictatorial control behind the scenes "Mr Hopkins has been hiding behind the scenes, and running the whole program through his federal agents in Columbus." Nominations for officers of the Women's Self Government association will be made in 200 Administration tomorrow at 12:45. Spirited competition is promised by election officials of the organization. Offices of secretary and treasurer are vigorously contested, they declared. Candidates will secure their own j speakers, who will present their ! nominee's name from the floor. Nomination speeches are not to exceed the hour's time allotted for the entire proceedings. One minute will be allowed for the nomination of each candidate for secretary and treasurer, two minutes for vice-president, and three minutes for president. Candidates will not make acceptance speeches, but will merely acknowledge nomination. Broomfield To Preside Marthaellen Broomfield, president of the W. S. G. A., will preside at the chair. Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford wUl also officiate. As a result of the recent amendment to the W.S.GA. constitution, junior women as well as seniors are permitted to compete for the offices of president and vice-pre-sident, while secretarial and treasury offices are not restricted as to classification. All candidates for office, however, must have averaged not less than 1.3 in their grade reports during their entire period of attendance at the university. Elections To Be March 27 Elections will take place March 27 to fill the four positions. Other members of the council will be appointed by the president of the Women's Self Government association, or elected by the various women's organizations on the campus. Publicity manager and chairman of the social committee are named by the president of the W.S.GA., while the Y.W.CA., Panhellenic, Mortar Board, Amazons, and W.A. A. will elect their own chief executives. The annuel dinner, which is be-hfT*honorsrv ^German fraternity' I ing sponsored by Gamma Alpha Chi \hv two young women have de- | nauonal professional advemsmg malriam ris own oul_ " tVl:c ir, T>1A TJnptv mn;m- sorority, of the Advertising club will 1 musl maintain ms own taDie. »iu-eo this . e_r in the Rock? moun tomorrow at 6 30 Dm in dents living in fraternity houses or 1 speech conference. . '* nem tomorrow at p.m. in H t 'heir 1 rip will take in the Uni- the Adell Lang tea shop, 637 South rinrm,,nr'M si tv of Wvoming, the University Ardmore avenue. Utah, the University of Calif- Aune Leidendecker. who is head 'in, the University of Southern ot the science and industry depart-ilomi&. the University of Calif- j ^ent of the Ixx Angeles city }i-ia ai Los Angeles, the University j brar>' and president of the Los An-Arizan^ ana the University oi £®l®s district of the California federation of business and professional women's clubs, will speak on "The Use of the Fear Motive in Adver- j Using" j HONOLULU. March 18—(l\P>—A Jane Essick. president of Gamma 1 crew composed mainly of young col- Mexico. 'bery Charged in adet Appointment dormitories are not eligible. SERA workers not at present receiving surplus foods who wish to, should see Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, dean of women, or Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counsellor of men. Dr. Touton stated. Collegians Desert Ship Alpha Chi. asks all those students wishing to make reservations for the dinner to sign up in the Merchandising office. 115 Old College. ASH1NGTON. March 18— (t*.R> ep. John H. Hoeppel. D.. Calif.. Mb am, Charles, were indicted be'fore tomo^ow noon Distnci oi Columbia grand todav 011 charges of having an appointment to the United Military Academy for $1,000. partment 01 justice agents said investigated the charge after W. Ives of Baltimore advised ^r department that his ap-ent to West Point appeared )r. ! "electric eye, esses told lege graduates "deserted'' him when the schooner Seth Parker encountered a south Pacific storm. PhUlips Lord, radio star, said on his arrival here today. 'Electric Eye' To Be Shown At Physics Demonstration Accountants Will Tour Plant Today Accounting majors will have an opportunity to inspect equipment and processes of the graphic arts when the L06 Angeles chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants conducts a visitation of the Western Lithograph company this afternoon at 2:30. The visit will precede the seventh meeting of the season for th NA.C. A. Members will gather this evening for dinner and a program at the Mona Lisa cafe. "Setting Machine Hour Rates" will be the subject of the program, with H.M. Webster, partner of the Webster, Atz and company as speaker. Webster is a graduate of New York university, posessor of a B. C.S. degree and is a member of leading technical societies. He also served during the World war as comptroller and director of a corporation created by congress to provide housing and transportation for war workers. Secretary-treasurer George W. Hall of the Western Lithograph company will give a brief talk on "Hour Costs in the Graphic Arts Industry." The eighth meeting of the year for the N.A.CA will be held on April 16, 1935, when W. E. Madden and Wynn Lynch will speak on "Retirement Plans and Other Employe Benefits.'* television _____tlie grand jury I scanning." and other subjects of 1 had arranged to have his | ^eyisl0n ana photoelectricity will linted to West Point by an- ; ^ demonstrated at a public lecture, 'ngressman. Pr°f- A. W. Nye and Will Lecture o Pasadena Group "This part of the demonstration will be extremely interesting to speakers, singers, and technicians," said Morandini, "since from time to time we are all parts of audi- Four New Officers Will Be Elected by W. A. A. Thursday .......... .... ..._______SP w. A. A. elections will be held D. M. Morandini of the physics de- 1 ences, or are listeners to the radio." next Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to partment. to bs held in room 159 The "shape" of the sound will be 3 pjn., in front of the administra-of the Science building on Monday, i rendered visible by a cathode ray j tion building. t p m; The subject of' oscillograph. | Eligibility to vote Is based upon j e£ ,re be "Tunes in Radio Two short sound films made by ; participation in sports since Sep-^ j - an® Television." and is to b® a G .neral Elcc:ric company will be ; tember 1933. An eligibility list will onpopular presentation o'some of the shewn for their information as to ! be posted at the polls. Those vot-Mrs. Pearle i major phases of this field. .-orthe ra't ^0 nctrnrk is main- ing must have participated m at st»e^h p-i-st tod v 1 Dewi SaaUh and Wiluam Hutch- r:ia^i and :i_w tilephcrs communi- j least one sport since 1933. a be insou of ihe Sou,hem C^nloruia cr.Jca b:.-.7*en hip: and =hore is1 The following are nominated for wheon meeting of th. Pa - Teitonoue ccjipEny rill tk-v.on- : r«. i| : bv !_g Ihe "licr'r-side the offices: president, Sarah Stok- on ftaoviant 5" wy •ad.ckmraes 1 o the : 0.0: | l?v and Donna Whitehom; on her sabbatical leave last of music and of .he soo^.n v.oixll vw™ eye," aid -xelevis- Smith took part in the festival in England. Journey to Stratford-on-tha celebrants of the depends 011 the various sound components. This will be bhown bv •filtering out" a portion of the sound and thereby changing its quality and clarity. o: the 1 ley and uonna Whitehom; vice- 'vlo trie eye." aid ".elovis- president. Helen Cady; secretary, ac^min* rill be demonstrated Betty Rainie and Catharine Pat-b" -woiandLni and his students and terson; treasurer, Dale Eddy and C?..WOrkers' specially E. F. Wy- Sally Griffiths; activity recorder, brow, sound engineer and member j Vivian Frederick, Hon-ense Malone, of the California Television society. 1 and Ine* Apres. Organ Recitals Will Be Given Beginning tomorrow and continuing every Wednesday through the semester, a series of organ recitals will be presented during the assembly period in Bovard auditorium from 9:55 to 10:15 by Prof. Willard G. Smith, of the College of Pharmacy, university organist for the past 10 years. The programs, which will consist of interesting classical music, have been planned with the cooperation of Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, president of the university, and Max Van Lewen Swarth-out, director of the School of Music. Professor Smith wishes to emphasize the fact that all programs will conclude promptly at 10:15, thus enabling students to attend 10:25 classes without tardiness. Appropriate request numbers will be played if filed two weeks In advance. Programs later in the semester will include additional musical talent. Town and Gown To Give Art Program At S. C. Tomorrow Announcement of an art program to be given tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 pjn. in the architecture building under the sponsorship of Town and Gown, has been made by Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, president of the S.C. club for women of the campus and the city. Speaker of the day will be Glen Lukens, professor of fine arts, who will talk on "The Art of the Ceramist." Professor Lukens studied ceramics in Italy and Germany in 1931, and is said to be one of the most eminent authorities on pottery in the west. Dean Arthur C. Weatherhead will also give a short address, as will Prof. Amy McClelland, Prof. Paul S. Sample, Prof. Mildred Bateson and Prof Raymond Kennedy. Conceptions in the modelling of "Our Little Chapel of Quietude" will also be discussed. xWampus Salesmen To Be Hired Today Men students interested in selling Wampus, campus humor publication, which will come out tomorrow, are asked to report to Simeon Baldwin, business manager, Jit 217 Student Union at 10 this morning or at 2:30 this afternoon. Commissions will be given to salesmen, Baldwin announced yesterday. Men who sold last month will have preference and new men will be hired on the "first come, first served" basis, Baldwin stated. Clean, Purified Wampus, Dirt and Ribaldry Banned, To Go on Sale Tomorrow By Mrs. J. Claude Manderbaugh Culminating weeks of work and strictest censoring, the Purity number of the Wampus will be out tomorrow. Questioned on his source of clean humor in this age of ribaldry, editor Bill Roberts merely smiled and stated that he was sure that this number would be thoroughly acceptable to the campus. ♦- "Look at this—and this—and this," he cried, paging through the dummy. "The Evils of the Dance" are to be developed in full, and "Scene at a Purity League Meeting" is revealed to the heathen public. As Mr. Roberts turned page after page, he elicited gasps of wonder at the enormity of his undertaking. Remember Mama. Huh? "Write Home to Mother" makes its pathetic appeal with illustrations and practical suggestions for the erring boy or girl away from home. This, together with a serious message from the YM.C.A. president, is the most touching of all Mr. Roberts' appeals. In a less serious vein is "Athletes That Bloom in the Spring," by one of our leading sports writers, and the confession and reform of Bob Russell. A surprise in the form of The Wampus' choice of beauty spots will intrigue the more subtle senses of humor. Lookie, Lookie. Looide! Mr. Roberts paged through his creation musingly and said, "You know, the past numbers of the Wampus have been somewhat extreme in their denunciation and criticisms of various campus celebrities. We feel that we have been too severe and this month w'e wish to repair all damaged looks, reputations, and make amends for all slurs cast upon anyone or anything. We may not be able to accomplish what we have set out to do—that is, not all at once. But we will do our best," he cried, on a ringing note. "This is our first attempt," he said proudly, turning to a page of pictures. "Two pages of pictures and articles concerning prominent juniors. "How do you like them?" he queried. "Mr. Roberts." spoke up one of the members of the investigating committee, "that is a friend of mine!" See the Purity number tomorrow! Orchestra To Play In Bovard Tonight A 50-piece S. C. concert orchestra will present its first concert of the year tonight in Bovard auditorium at 8:15. The concert will be conducted by Alexander Stewart, and is presented under the auspices of the School of Music, directed by Max Van Lewen Swarthout, and Harold William Roberts, director of the department of musical organizations. The musical program will consist of "Polonaise" from the suite, "Christmas Eve," and "Hymn to the Sun," from "The Golden Cockerell," by Rimsky-Korsakoff; "Symphony, No, 4, Opus 90 (Italian), Allegro vivace, andante con moto, con mato moderate, Saltarello (presto)" by Mendelsohn; "Concerto in G minor, No. 2, for Piano and Orchestra" by Saint Saens (first movement). Robert D. W. Adams will present the piano solo for this number and Max Van Lewen Swarthout will direct the orchestra. "Overture to 'Der Freischutz'," by Weber; "Leibestraum," transcription for orchestra by Victor Herbert, by Liszt; and three dances from "Henry VIII," "Morris Dance," "Shepherd's Dance," and "Torch Dance," by Edward German. The University of Southern California concert orchestra student officers are: student director, Jacob Marks; managerial staff. Robert Hailey and William Hinshaw; librarian, Maynard Baker; secretary, Alice Stevenson; and concert master, Salvatore Crimi. "The School of Music has been preparing for this concert for the past three months, and I am pleased with its results," stated Director Swarthout, "and," he continued, "I hope that the students of the university will show their appreciation by attending." Consul Hori To Be Guest of Y Pacifist To Be Honored at America-Japan Good Will Program Next Week Tomokazu Hori, Japanese Consul at Los Angeles, will be one of the honored guests at the America-Jap-an Good Will night which Is being sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. on Wednesday, March 27. Keenly interested In peace movements, Consul Hori states. "I am much concmed in the international activities of young students, because the future relations of their nations will depend upon how the young people will conduct themselves." Expressing fear that people seem to be drifting toward the narrow views of nation-ism. the Japanese pacifict continued, "I sin-Consul Hori cerely hope that Interested in Peace this Good Will night will contribute much to the friendly relations between America and Japan. The Japanese people wish to maintain the friendship of the American people, and there is no reason why it cannot be maintained." After being graduated from the Imperial university at Tokyo. Consul Hori entered the foreign service in 1922. After serving as an attache to the Japanese embassy in Washington D.C., from 1924 to 1928, he went to China, and from there was subsequently transferred to the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles. The International Relations committee of the "Y" which is in charge of the Good Will night, consists of Takeshi Haruki, director, George Brandow, Lim Poon Lee, Earl Westover. and Richard Krodel. Also assisting are Scott Brewer, president, George Lawrence, and Frank Anderson of the "Y" council, and Harold Fowler and George Scofield. Tickets for the affair may be purchased for 50 cents from the cashier in the Student Union; at the Religious Conference office. 258 Administration building; at the "Y" office, 326 Student Union; or at the Y.W.CA house. Christian Group To Hold Second Dinner Meeting Tomorrow The newly organized Christian church students', club will meet at 6 o'clock tomorrow night at 1631 Buckingham road. This is the sec-and meeting of the group which has been organized under the auspices of the University Religious conference. John Parker, graduate student, Is student leader of the group. Wayne A. Neal, regional director of the Christian Educational department of the Christian churches of southern California, is advisor. There will be a small charge for the dinner which precedes the meeting. Reservations should be made with John Parker or at the Religious Conference office. Transportation will be arranged here for those that need it. All students who are affiliated with the Christian church or interested in its activities are invited to attend. Sheriffs Rushed To Patrol Lettuce Fields in Arizona PHOENIX, March 18. — <U_E» — Armed deputy sheriffs carrying rifles, revolvers, and gas guns ^ere rushed to the lettuce fields of the Salt River vaUey near here this afternoon when reports Were circulated that agitators had entered the ranks of the packers and field workers preparing to call a strike. After patroling the district for a few hours, in strict secrecy, the deputies returned as shippers and produce men denied they had heard any reports of trouble brewing. The agitators were said to be members of a group of lettuce workers that caused a strike and rebellion among workers in the Imperial valley a few weeks ago wlien two men were killed in a demonstration. Feeling which has been running high here for the past few months, between American and alleged alien Japanese farmers, was a contrib- uting factor for Sheriff John R. McFadden mustering a group of special deputies, who were rushed to the fields. The Japanese, how ever, were not believed to be mixed in the labor dispute. Ely Follett, secretary of the Arizona division. Vegetable Packers' association, flatly denied that his organization or any affiliated group had sanctioned a strike, issued a call for a strike, or anticipated such a move and that no strike vote had been taken. Armed patrols were sent to the vicinity of Tolleson, Cowden. and Fowler, the districts where differences between Japanese and American farmers has centered. It was in these three districts that more than 10 bombs were tossed into the yards of Japanese farmers the latter part of 1934 in a "warning'' that they must leave the valley. Commerce Men Named To Head Annual Banquet Miles, Bishop, Chairmen, Are Chosen by Roussoj Affair Is April 10 Business Leaders Invited Committeemen Appointed: Special Tables May B« Reserved Today Vincent Miles and Eames Bishop were appointed co-chairmen for the annual College of Commerce banquet. by Paul Rousso, president of the commerce student body, yesterday. The affair will be held April 10. Rousso further said that the program for the dinner will revolve around a central theme. The banquet last year was attended by several hundred business leaders, including Louis B. Mayer, vice-president of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Roland Vandegrift, state director of finance; and Samuel Haskins, president of the Los Angeles railway company. Approximately 450 tickets were sold last year. Chairmen Named Chairmen named include: Ross Wattlett, contacts: Henry Flynn and Leonard Finch, coordination; Martha Baird, decorations; Jack Privett, entertainment; John Roun-sevelle, tickets; and Hal Kleinschmidt. publicity. A reception committee, never before established, will be headed by Frances Dunlop and Draxy Trengove. Many Invited Numerous business leaden throughout southern California have been Invited to the banquet. An opportunity will be afforded students to ask questions of speakers In informal discussions following the dinner. Rousso said more than 500 invitations were sent out last year, and he declared about the same number will be mailed for this occasion. Reservations for tickets should b* made as soon as possible If students desire to sit at any special tables. Arrangements may be made for fraternity groups to have tables, if done so immediately. Tickets may be secured from Bernice Rickies, and at the cashier's window in the Student Union. Ebell Women Vote To Destroy Murals Bv United Press. Maxine Albro, famous murahst who has been in frequent artistic controversies over her paintings, last night became embroiled in an art argument with the women of the swanky Ebell club, the most expensive women's club building in the world. The clubwomen voted 385 to 223 to black out the famous murals of Sibilhne women, which Miss Alhro painted on the walls of the club lobby. The objections were that the murals are not works of art, they are disproportionate in size; the subject matter is classic, and the paintings are primitive, and they are too vivid in color, destroying the simplicity of the other ornamentation. The objectionlsts were headed by Mrs. William Read and Mrs. Grant-land C. Long. Miss Albro's painting are portrayals of the Cumaean Sibyls, done much In the manner of Diego Riviera's mural work. Miss Albro, who has a reputation for speaking her mind freeJy when the artistic merits of her work Ir attacked, is not in Los Angeles. The clubwomen denied there was any question of morals Involved in the murals. "They are not vulgar," one woman said. "They simply are not art." Leading Students Will Be Feted at Accounting Dinner High scholastic standards will be honored Thursday night when Beta Alpha Psi. national honorary accounting fraternity, will entertain those students who made high grades in accounting last semester at a dinner at the Chancellor hotel. "I wish to emphasise the fact that this ia not a formal banquet," K Milford Brunner, president of Beta Alpha Psi. Speakers include Frederick VaiL controller of West Coast Refining company and subsidiary organisations; Kenneth Freeland, one of the controUers of the California bank and one of the founders of the Los Angeles Creditmen's association; and Frederick Hahn, resident partner of Haskin and Sills. Dinner will be at 6:30 pjn. The Chancellor hotel is situated at 3191 West Seventh street. War in Abyssinia LONDON. Tuesday, March 19 — (UJ?>— The threat of war between Abyssinia and Italy is daily becoming worse, the Abyssinian foreign minister. M. Herouy, was quoted as saying in a dispatch to the Daily Telegraph today.
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\ olume XXVI
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, March 19, 1935
Number 98
Strong British Protest Brings German Reply
Reich Agrees To Discuss French-English Plans Of Disarmament
Rice's Rapid Fire Comedy Will Be Presented by S.C. Actors on Bovard Stage
Ohio Governor Claims Hopkins Guilty of Libel
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Offices. of Secretary and Treasurer Will Face Vigorous Battle
Hull Discusses Hitler Decision
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Sunny Italy is represented, justly : or not, by the lazy, dreamy-eyed Angelo de Medici, complete with 1 guitar and ' O Sole Mio." Forming
Peace Is Aim, Say Nazis
John Simon. Captain Eden Will Proceed on Trip;
Allies Cooperate
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RICHMOND, Va. — The wealthy businessman who showered former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife with thousands of dollars in gifts and loans tried to impress a cardiologist by having the then-first lady introduce him to movie director Steven Spielberg, the doctor testified Tuesday.
Dr. George Vetrovec said former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams was trying to interest him in conducting research on the company's signature product, the tobacco-derived anti-inflammatory Anatabloc, when the encounter occurred in October 2011. Vetrovec, who works at Virginia Commonwealth University's medical school, said he met Williams at the school to discuss the idea.
Williams told Vetrovec that "the governor's wife makes really good cookies and we're going over there," the doctor testified. When they arrived at the Executive Mansion, a reception was being held to honor Spielberg for filming the movie "Lincoln" in the Richmond area. Maureen McDonnell, at Williams' request, introduced Vetrovec to the filmmaker, he testified.
"This is the most unusual event you can imagine," Vetrovec said. "You just never know what's going to happen every day when you get up."
Bob McDonnell's attorney, Henry Asbill, asked Vetrovec if he thought Williams was trying to impress him.
"I guess so," Vetrovec said.
Bob and Maureen McDonnell are charged in a 14-count indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in designer apparel, free vacations, golf outings and secret loans from Williams in exchange for helping him promote his company's products, primarily Anatabloc.
Vetrovec testified that before meeting Spielberg, he once bumped into Williams at the Atlanta airport. After they spoke briefly, Vetrovec said he was paged by an airline representative who told him Williams had upgraded his flight to first class.
The doctor testified that he was genuinely interested in researching Anatabloc but never learned from Star Scientific how it would be funded. Williams wanted funding from a state tobacco commission for either VCU or the University of Virginia to conduct the studies. The commission never received an application.
Former state Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, now a private lawyer who represented Williams in his preliminary bid for state-backed research, testified that he suggested an alternative: a direct state budget appropriation from the governor's office. He outlined for Star Scientific a number of steps it should take to seek funding, including meeting with the governor, but that meeting never occurred because neither university committed to the project.
The jury also heard from Virginia State Police investigator Charles Hagan, who interviewed Maureen McDonnell in February 2013. Hagan said he questioned her about $50,000 she had received from Williams. Maureen McDonnell told him it was a personal loan, that she signed a promissory note and was making payments. Prosecutors have said there was no paperwork and no payments had been made at that time.
Hagan also said Maureen McDonnell told him her husband met Williams many years ago, just after getting out of the Army. Williams, who testified under immunity, said previously that he met McDonnell in 2009 during the gubernatorial campaign.
Williams' brother, Donnie, testified that he did a lot of repair work at the McDonnells' private home. He said Jonnie asked him to do the work and paid for it, although he said Maureen McDonnell offered to pay several times. He said that after the investigation became public, Maureen McDonnell demanded an invoice and eventually sent him a check for $1,685.50.
Virginia Beach Mayor William Sessoms, president of Town Bank, testified about refinancing one of the two loans the bank carried on two beach vacation rental properties owned by McDonnell and his sister. Rental income wasn't sufficient to cover the debt, Sessoms said, resulting in late fees 47 times over about five years. Sessoms acknowledged that a financial statement McDonnell submitted to support the $722,202 refinance agreement did not show any loans from Williams.
A juror was dismissed on day 12 of the trial. U.S. District Judge James Spencer gave no explanation for why, but at the end of the day he lectured the jury about not talking to anyone about the case or viewing any news stories about it.
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USA Coin Album: Transitional Pairs - Conclusion
Posted on 8/28/2013
In theory there are three collectors who could hope to acquire both types of 1913 nickels, as that is the number of Liberty Head nickels dated 1913 which are in private ownership. For the rest of us, however, we will have to content ourselves with just the two major varieties of 1913 Indian Head/Buffalo nickels, but then these are not different design types in the strictest sense.
More promising are the transitional issues of 1916. Through his misinterpretation of the 1890 law requiring that coin designs be revised not more often than once in 25 years, Mint Director Robert M. Woolley (1915-16) was under the impression that new types were mandatory after 25 years coinage. Therefore, he initiated a design competition that resulted in three new coins to replace Charles Barber's Liberty Head pieces of 1892. These became the Winged Head Liberty (Mercury) dime, the Standing Liberty quarter dollar and the Walking Liberty half dollar. These were all coined with the date 1916, though only the dime reached circulation before the end of that year.
The mint delayed production of dimes as long as it could during 1916, in the hope that the new dies soon would be ready, but the demand for additional coins required that these be struck with the old design. The mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco each coined substantial quantities of Barber dimes dated 1916, and they followed this with even greater numbers of "Mercury" dimes in the fall. All four issues are readily available in grades up through MS-64. The 1916(P) Mercury dime was widely hoarded for its novelty and therefore is affordable in MS-65. The Denver Mint contributed a mere 264,000 pieces of the Mercury type, as it had been ordered to focus on quarter dollar production during the final quarter of 1916. Scarce across all grades, the 1916-D dime may be omitted from a transitional collection.
Enough 1916-dated quarters were coined of the old type at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints that these are readily collectable in all grades through MS-64. Dies for the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter were not ready until the eleventh hour, and its mintage of just 52,000 pieces will make for an expensive transitional pair, though circulated examples are not truly rare. A possible alternative is found in the two major varieties of the SLQ coined during 1917. Both sides of the coin were radically altered in mid-year, and a total of six varieties resulted from coinage of both styles at all three mints. These are readily obtainable in grades through MS-64, and they make for a very attractive collection.
The Treasury held a sufficient supply of half dollars in 1916 that the mints were able to forestall producing new ones until the Walking Liberty dies were ready in the fall. Thus, it was the only one of the new coins to not result in a transitional pair.
Among the most appealing of design pairs involves the nickels of 1938. It was known early in the year that a new design by Felix Schlag portraying Thomas Jefferson would be coined shortly, but the Denver Mint was directed to strike just over seven million nickels with Fraser's old Indian Head/Buffalo design. Ironically, these coins were very slow to enter circulation, and collectors beseeched both the Treasury and banks for examples of the 1938-D Buffalo nickel throughout the year. Equally difficult to find during that year of economic depression was the new Jefferson nickel. Though produced in the millions by all three mints and officially released during the fall of 1938, a year later collectors were still reporting in numismatic publications that examples were rarely seen. Instead, most of the newly released nickels were dated 1936 and 1937! This short supply was sorted out in time, and today both types are readily available in all grades through MS-66, with only the 1938-S nickel being scarce in higher grades.
Since 1938 the various United States Mints have been able to produce sufficient numbers of coins in any year that all new designs have been introduced without overlapping older types. The sole exceptions in recent years have been the various circulating commemorative issues that began in 1999. These include the 50 States quarter program (1999-2008, five types per year), the supplemental quarter program for non-states (six coins in 2009), the America the Beautiful quarter program (2010-21, five coins per year) and the Presidential dollars program (2007-16, four coins per year). Coined concurrently with the Presidential dollars has been Sacagawea dollar (2007-08) and its follow-up program, the Native American dollars (2009-?, new reverse each year).
These commemorative programs don't represent true transitional types, as the new designs are not being introduced solely for the purpose of replacing the older designs, though they may have that net result. Unfortunately, it appears that the dollar coins have been mandated without respect to any demand for them in circulation, and this only recently led to their production being limited to collector sales alone. Thus, the dollar coins being minted today have joined the half dollar as useless vanities having little or no impact on daily commerce.
David W. Lange's column, "USA Coin Album," appears monthly in the Numismatist, the official publication of the American Numismatic Association.
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Mike,What kind of yeast do you plan to use? Unless Lombard's went to a fresh yeast, I believe they are using either active dry yeast (ADY) or instant dry yeast (IDY). I personally use IDY but I can give you any form you want.Peter
No matter what style pie you like, do not use substitute products or you will not even come close. Make your neighbors teen work there if you have to. In a earlier post, I got some great comments from some forum members regarding the La Valle Brand. Everyone's taste and style is different. Once again I like the Lombardi's / Grimaldi's style myself, I like my crust torched, and others may not. Do not product substitute. Here's a pic from this last weekend, off my coal grill using La Valle San Marzano's.
Peter, 2 quick questions for you:1. If you're working with a high-temp oven, how big of a difference will there be between a coal oven and a non-coal oven (cleaning cycle)2. In a previous post (might have even been a different forum), I remember you mentioning that Lombardi's dough is quite tough and might not be easily achieved with a kitchen aid mixer. I was hoping you could elaborate upon this. I'm guessing that the dough is kneaded heavily so the glutens are activated. Couldn't one achieve the same thing by increasing the knead time?-raj
Mike,I have set forth below the two dough formulations you requested. As you will note, there is not much difference between the two. I didnt convert the flour and weights to volumes as I usually do, but if you dont have a scale to weigh them, I can give you my best estimates of amounts by volume. The numbers given come directly off of my spreadsheet, so you should round them out unless you have a scale that can measure out more closely (which isnt likely to change things much in any case). Modified Lehmann Dough Formulation w/o Oil100%, High-gluten flour (KASL or All Trumps), 10.98 oz. (310.91 g.)63%, Water*, 6.91 oz. (195.88 g.)1.75%, Salt, 0.19 oz. (5.44 g.), a bit less than 1 t.0.25%, Instant dry yeast (IDY), 0.03 oz. (0.78 g.), 1/4 t.Total dough weight = 18.10 oz. (513.01 g.)Thickness factor (TF) = 0.09Pizza size = 16 inchesNote: Temp. adjusted to achieve a finished dough temperature of 75 degrees FAll measurements are standard U.S./metricModified Lehmann Dough Formulation w/Oil100%, High-gluten flour (KASL or All Trumps), 10.91 oz. (309.04 g.)63%, Water*, 6.87 oz. (194.70 g.)1%, Oil, 0.11 oz. (3.09 g.), 5/8 t.1.75%, Salt, 0.19 oz. (5.41 g.), a bit less than 1 t.0.25%, Instant dry yeast (IDY), 0.03 oz. (0.77 g.), 1/4 t.Total dough weight = 18.10 oz. (513.01 g.)Thickness factor (TF) = 0.09Pizza size = 16 inchesNote: Temp. adjusted to achieve a finished dough temperature of 75 degrees FAll measurements are standard U.S./metricThe dough processing techniques I use for making most of my doughs, including the Lehmann doughs, are set forth in Reply 8, toward the middle of that post, at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,2223.msg19563.html#msg19563. You might find other parts of that thread of value also. After several of the members worked on that thread, the poster who originally started the thread, pizzzzagirl (the one with the four zs), never returned to the forum to get the answers to her questions . Peter
Mike,I think you are in pretty good shape also.In a way, I am glad that you picked the Lombardi's style dough to try to reverse engineer. I like its simplicity, using only flour, water, yeast and salt, and an overnight fermentation. I think that kind of formulation is a good starting point to learn the basics of pizza dough making, unencumbered by the use of additives, preservatives and conditioners. And using high quality tomatoes and cheese nicely complements the dough. To draw a comparison, recently I saw this combination of dough, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni for a major pizza chain:PEPPERONI PIZZA INGREDIENTS: Crust: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Vegetable Oil (soybean oil, soy lecithin), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yeast, Glucona Delta Lactone, Salt, Baking Soda, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Propionate (preservative), Food Starch-Modified, Corn Syrup Solids, Vital Wheat Gluten, Dough Conditioners (L-Cysteine, ascorbic acid, enzymes), Natural and Artificial Flavors.Allergen Information:Contains: Soy, Wheat and Milk. Sauce: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Pizza Spice (Salt, Sugar, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Modified Food Starch, Citric Acid.Cheese: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella and Muenster (pasteurized milk, skim milk, cheese culture, salt, calcium chloride, enzymes), Powdered Cellulose added to prevent caking, Natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor). Allergen Information:Contains: Milk. Pepperoni: Pork and Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Oleoresin of Paprika, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Spice Extractives, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, BHA, BHT, Citric Acid. There's nothing I like better than reverse engineering doughs and pizzas. For me, it is challenging, intellectually stimulating and a lot of fun, especially if I am able to get close to the original product. But, what is the point of doing so with the above formulations (with all due respect to the people who love consuming the products produced by the chain in question)? If anything, I would strip out all of the chemicals that I am unlikely to be able to find in user-friendly quantities anyway, and try to get down to the basics, which I think I would have a shot of replicating at the home level. But, before doing that, I would have to do a lot of research to find out what all the chemicals are used for. That's time consuming and not a lot of fun. BYW, the major pizza chain is Little Caesars. Good luck and let us know how things turn out. I am confident of the modified Lehmann dough formulations I gave you but I don't know how close they will come to what you are looking for. But what I do know is that it is always possible to alter dough formulations, and dough management and oven practices as well, to achieve specific, desired dough/crust characteristics. With tons of chemicals, I wouldn't know how to do that.Peter
Mike,I've been following this thread with interest, since I do know a thing or two about the actual Lombardi formula. As usual, Pete has supplied you with excellent advice and to that, I will only add a few good details--and a bit of behind the scenes knowledge.I've been a good friend of the Lombardi family since 1980 and Gerry Lombardi has been one of my most influential pizza mentors. He considers me as part of his family and we talk at least once a month. The recipe he gave me and the one I subsequently saw in action with Jerry Pero of Totonno's is substantially different from what Lombardi's is putting out today. When Lombardi's re-opened in 1996 and Gerry was hands on at the pizzeria, the pizza was only mildly inconsistent, but still had much of the magic of the original. (except for the high gluten flour which made the crust really hard as it cooled--if you ate it fast enough(never a problem)it was hardly noticable. But, if you took some home to reheat, it was hard as a rock)Lombardi's is not what it was, in fact, it is pretty disappointing. When I was there last year during the Pizza Expo in August, it was not up to past standards. To many, it would be ranked as a great pizza, but not to those who really know what a great Lombardi pizza should be about. I was there at 5PM, sitting with John Brescio and his son in law, Michael and they made a pizza especially for me. It was so disappointing that I did the unthinkable. After a single slice, I asked them to pack it up for me because I was full from spending the afternoon with Umberto Corteo of King Umberto's in Long Island. Yes, I was full, but that has never stopped me from eating a Lombardi pizza. When I finished my business with them, I walked three blocks away, made the sign of the cross and threw the remaining pizza into a garbage can. What was the problem? Many. The crust tasted like saw dust, it had a very small collar and the crumb was very compressed, not open holed as it should be. The pizza tasted like it had been par-baked!!!! The sauce and cheese were the same but the sausage was pre-cooked and sliced on top of the pie--it was tasteless. This might have passed as a good pizza in a lesser establishment, but as a Lombardi pizza, it was a travesty. And here I am seated with the partners who are so busy telling me how great they are when they are serving a sub-standard pie to the very person who influenced Lombardi to reopen a pizzeria and who has been the most passionate student of the original Lombardi formula.After I dumped the pie in the garbage, I called Gerry to tell him. Unfortunately, due to partnership problems, Gerry no longer goes down to the store at all. Brescio is hi-jacking his name and reputation and he is running the pizzeria into the ground. He cuts corners at every turn and has effectively turned something that was special into a parody of its former self. I asked Brescio how they managed to deal with the added volume--since they tripled the size of Lombardi's without adding another oven. His answer? "We've gotten better at handling the volume". Which is totall BS--excuse my French.First of all the oven that is at the present Lombardi's is not the original from 53 1/2 Spring Street as Brescio has said so many times. The original had crumbled years ago from the vibration of the subway beneath--it was no longer in use when I first became friends with Gerry, and met him at the original pizzeria in 1980. When Gerry wanted to re-open Lombardi's they searched for a place that still had a functioning coal oven, and the present location used to be a bakery that had such an oven. Lombardi carefully removed the tiles from what was left of the old oven and restored them the present one. So the decorative TILES are from the original.Now, I will tell you a thing or two about coal ovens, they do not reach temperatures of 1200 degrees and the floor of the oven usually functions at 650-750 and possibly at 800 (before service). Lombardi's pizzas take about 5-6 minutes to cook. The pies are large 16 inches and they have plenty of stuff on them, so they could not possibly take less time to cook. Now, let's do the math. The original store had 75 seats, now it is tripled. The oven fits about 6 pies at once and they take about 5-6 minutes to cook--and longer when the oven is over-loaded. Lombardi's specializes in pizza, so there are no other entrees on the menu to lighten the load. It just does not add up. If you look at John's of Bleecker street, at their Bleecker Street location, they too, trippled in size (and have the same amount of seats, if possibly slightly smaller than Lombardi's), but each time they expanded, they added another coal oven. So when they tripled, they had 3 ovens. The only way Lombardi's can possibly meet their demand is to par-cook the pies and the toppings. It is really so sad.Now a few pointers. Pete's formula is a good one. I however recommend using a slightly lower protein content 12-13 percent (12.50 is best) for the flour. The original formula was based on that type of flour but when the prevailing tastes turned to utilizing high gluten flour, the formula changed a bit. Lombardi never used any kind of preferment, autolyse or bench rise. The formula is a straight dough mix. That said, it does benefit from an initial rest (BGD) to enhance mix out. If you decide to let it rise initially at room temperature, be aware that you will shorten the life of the dough. With the tiny amount of yeast that is used in this formula, it is best to refrigerate it after mixing--if you want to get 2 days out of it. If you want to get 3 days, add a little more yeast to the formula. There is no sugar in the Lombardi formula, only flour, water, yeast and salt. If you want to get more color out of it, try using a malted flour or adding a tiny bit of malt syrup. As for the oven, try to get as much tile or stone in your oven as possible. Coal ovens, as wood ovens have a really, really dry heat from the stone or bricks and that type of heat is responsible for the lightness of the crust. I have used the same formula in an extremely hot (700 degree) deck oven and it has a slightly chewier and denser effect than in a coal or wood oven. That can't be helped, but you can still create an awsome Lombardi style pizza at home--one that might be better than at the pizzeria itself.As for the toppings: Lombardi's uses fresh mozzarella from a source in Brooklyn whose name I can't remember at the moment. They use San Marzano tomatoes, but the brand varies and they are not DOP. They used to use Esposito sausage, but I couldn't tell from the pre-cooked tasteless specimen I had last August. And they do use Romano cheese on their pizza--that is one of Lombardi's quintessential trademarks--it is a little thing he brought with him from Naples when he came to the States. In the 19th century Neapolitan pizzaiolos used Romano on pizza, not Parmesan.Hope this helps you on your path to creating a Lombardi pizza.
Evelyne,Now I know why I am so happy to have you grace our pages. That was an excellent, pull-no-punches commentary, especially since it paints a picture much different than what we have seen from all the cable programs featuring John Brescio and Lombardis. In a recent reply to a post by member Pizzaiola I made reference to John Brescio laughing all the way to the bank from all the attention he was getting on these programs, most recently in the History Channels special on pizza. I didn't realize how accurate that was. As you know, the premise that Mike was operating from is to use as many of the same ingredients as used by Lombardis. If he elects to switch to a lower-protein flour, I assume that he should still be able to use the same hydration ratio, or possibly a bit less, since the 12-13% protein range you mentioned is basically a bread flour range that can tolerate a fairly high hydration. The King Arthur bread flour, which is a malted flour, logs in at 12.7%.Also, I take it that the malt syrup you mentioned would be the non-diastatic form since the purpose would be to get more color quickly rather than more amylase enzyme activity.Peter
Hi All,I hope I didn't get too nuts in my Lombardi rant, but Brescio burns me up. He's a total liar. On the history channel when he was talking about playing in the pizzeria when "we were kids"--that's not his childhood, it is Gerry Lombardi's. And as for the plate comemmorating the date of the license of the first pizzeria being November 14 1905? That was totally made up by Brescio to take advantage of the PMQ Pizza show in New York during that time. Gerry Lombardi very nearly sued PMQ for putting that thing up without his permission. It is, afterall, his family and his name that Brescio is stealing. Brescio wants to be recognized as the legend. The business I was discussing with Brescio on the day I was last there was just about that. He was bent out of shape that I didn't mention him in any of the articles I wrote about the history of the American pizzeria and of the 100 year anniversary of pizza in America. I told him that the story was about the Lombardi family and about their legend, not about him. I told him, "You can't make yourself a legend; you are or you aren't one, that's up to history to decide--not you." Needless to say, he wasn't too happy about that. So he can go and shoot his mouth off to any press that will listen, but he certainly does not represent Gerry Lombardi, nor does he deserve to.OK, end of rant. I usually don't write negatively about people. When I don't like their pizza, I just dont write about them at all. But this is different, it just really gets me all worked up. Especially when I talk to Gerry--once or twice a month and the whole thing has really made him quite sad. Gerry is a very shy reclusive guy (so was Jerry Pero of Totonno's) and he is not going to knock Brescio out--as he should because he doesn't want to drag the Lombardi name through the mud. Back to making pizza: the King Arthur at 12.7 would work fine. You should still be able to get 60-65 percent hydration in that formula (65 with a very high quality flour). You are right about the malt Pete.Flours that are malted and bromated have quite a bit of oven spring--even at lower temperatures. I know that in California, bromated flours are illegal--and in a number of other states too. They used to be legal in NY, but I'm not sure if they still are. The malt adds a much more subtle flavor to the dough than straight sugar, it enhances the flour flavor and doesn't come across as sweet---more like nutty.I've got to go now, I'm preparing my outline for an interview with non other than THE MAN: Mr Tom Lehmann. Tom and I are going to take a walk down memory lane and talk about our personal experiences with pizza from the fifties on. This is my first PMQ Pizza Radio interview. I interview people all of the time and I've done radio interviews, but I've never been the one on the taking side of the interview. Any way, you'll be able to hear the results when they put it on the site.E.
Mike,. As for the oven, try to get as much tile or stone in your oven as possible. Coal ovens, as wood ovens have a really, really dry heat from the stone or bricks and that type of heat is responsible for the lightness of the crust. I have used the same formula in an extremely hot (700 degree) deck oven and it has a slightly chewier and denser effect than in a coal or wood oven. That can't be helped, but you can still create an awsome Lombardi style pizza at home--one that might be better than at the pizzeria itself.


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Ryan Getzlaf scored in overtime as the Anaheim Ducks gave Edmonton fans an unhappy final look at their team at home this season, defeating the Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.
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Andrew Cogliano and Bobby Ryan also scored for the Ducks who ended a three-game winless streak and moved up to 23rd in the NHL with one game to play this season.
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Notes: It was the final of four meetings between the two teams and second in a five-day span. The Ducks won the first two before Edmonton came away with a 2-1 win on Sunday in Anaheim... The Oilers and Ducks have both long been out of the playoff picture this season. Edmonton will miss the playoffs for the sixth straight year since losing out in Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup finals. Anaheim will miss the post-season for the second time in the last three years ... Ducks F Teemu Selanne entered the game with seven goals and seven assists during a nine-game point streak against Edmonton.