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4 campaign] ‘80 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1980 Page 7 1.^ s political ethics attacked by Bush, Reagan United Press International J Assured of at least 44 of Virginia’s lorkandl national convention delegates, on in pad* Ronald Reagan today has more than icli keenei. half the votes he needs to become kh the W the Republican presidential candi- it modem» date in Detroit next July. ‘thansate; And Reagan gets another boost, i todaysi this one from conservative Rep. Phi- jsandfora lip Crane, who is withdrawing his bid for the presidency in favor of the former California governor. IH Crane, who was able to win only four convention delegates, announced his support of Reagan at a news conference Thursday. J \ JL j Reagan officials in Virginia based ^ y | their projections Wednesday on re turns from a series of local GOP cau- iyuses that began in February and will end next month. State Republi- /~h A t can Party officials and supporters of /j rival George Bush confirmed the fi gures. According to UPI tabulations, Reagan now has 501 delegates of the 998 he needs for nomination. Bush is far back with 72, although he is expected to win some if not all of Virginia’s remaining seven delegates who are still formally uncommitted. Rep. John Anderson, who is ponder ing an independent race in the fall, has 56. Aides to Anderson, the maverick of the GOP, late Wednesday denied a report on a Los Angeles radio sta tion that Anderson has decided to ignore staff advice and run as an in dependent. On the Democratic side, Presi dent Carter passed the half-way mark several weeks ago — but his opponent is closer than Reagan’s riv als are. Carter now has 934 of the 1,666 he needs to be renominated, and Sen. Edward Kennedy has 474.5, with 26.5 uncommitted. In a speech at Gettysburg College late Wednesday, Bush asked — and answered — a rhetorical question: “Do I believe the president has play ed politics with American hostages in Iran? The answer is: He has.” He questioned Carter’s “ethics and morality” in political tactics, and in his prepared speech — but a part he left out of his address — said: “I am sick and tired of the sanc timonious utterances from Jimmy Carter regarding the foreign policy of this nation and the conduct of his White House. “Jimmy Carter didn’t invent mor ality in foreign policy or in govern ment. If anything, this president needs some guidance regarding ethics and morality in government — especially on those days just prior to a primary election.” Bush spokesman Peter Teeley said Bush stood by the remarks, and left them out of his speech only because he was rushed for time. Both Reagan and Kennedy, cam paigning in Pennsylvania, attacked Carter’s anti-inflation policies Wednesday, and — in at least one instance — used identical phrasing to do so. Kennedy on Tuesday and Reagan Wednesday said Carter was attemp ting to balance the budget “by put ting people out of work.” Kennedy enjoyed a high point of his campaign late Wednesday when Wilkes-Barre gave him a huge and wildly enthusiastic rally in the town square. More than 5,000 people jammed the streets and perched on buildings and in trees in cold and windy weath er, jostled to get closer to Kennedy and his wife Joan, and roared their approval of his standard speech. Crane quits GOP race ■.w,. Press International WASHINGTON — Rep. Phil Crane, R-Ill., Thursday withdrew from the race for the Republican presidential nomination and threw his support to “a mainstream conser vative candidate,” Ronald Reagan. Crane, 49, whose campaign never caught on in any of the early primar ies, said he entered the primaries to be certain a conservative candidate was in the race. He said in a speech to the House it was evident Republicans had chosen Reagan as their standard bearer. Crane said his only regret was that he had subjected “innocents” — mainly his wife and children — to “undue injury because of my candi dacy. ” Crane press aide Laura Broderick said Wednesday night Crane plan ned to drop out of the race. He announced his candidacy in August 1978, making him the first one to enter the race officially, but his cam paign produced no primary vic tories. USED GOLD Cash paid or will swap for Aggie Ring Diamonds. w diamond brokers international, me. w 693-1647 drive irkets can .‘pending i features on prices if )f the cons vantage d: -diich protj rop for oducer, II year,’ ‘ncias. Leri ound crofl ;los, offsprij jnal. Teacher of the Year says teaching value s important iterlemonri normal vM nsive, Hi United Press International isexpecte:' | RX for what ails schools: and prit»! Si Add a big “V” to the 3 R’s. The prescription comes from Be- itheU.S.la| ver ly Joyce Bimes, the nation’s rcentofps Teacher of the Year. The “V” stands 11.5 per for values. e product Bimes, an English teacher at itoftheG: Hazelwood East High School in St. r, however Louis, said a good basic education should include the teaching of gesareimp va !. u c es - u ies maid Somehow we have got to turn out ; , a person who is more responsible to mi efitor s H e sa >d. “It’s true that chil- V ( j n y dren learn the ethics of behavior 11 . , from their parents and other adults. ■Hi .V But teachers can lead these chil- dren to a higher level of thought ab out moral issues.” kisthaso Rimes, teacher for a dozen years, idustryaJ mother of three and wife of an educa- ia-Arizom tor > claims a quest for physical fitness as one of her values. She begins most school days with a three-mile jog. ifornia-tf f She said that values went by the is the Ir wayside during the late 1960s and d and .wifi 1970s — a period when academic vyrainsid performance, as measured by the ionisno# Scholastic Aptitude Test and other >n cartons academic barometers, began to ip was m slide. Violence in the classroom pick- .rtonsweitf ed up. “During the late ’60s and ’70s, we went through the Y don’t care what and oil li a pp ens t 0 anyone else, as long as I mberol can reach the top syndrome, ”’ she rtlyduet saic j ig es ' ■ That’s not much of a value, she ), tte tuff 1 S aid. Speaking out on other topics, Bimes said: — On problem students: “To sur vive in a classroom, a teacher has to develop the right kind of atmos phere. I think if a teacher comes Across as a threatening person, he’ll never make it, but if he conveys to a student that he’s here to help and pve some direction, the student will isually respond. “The only way you can work with a Jroblem teen-ager is not in teaching, even talking, but in showing. First jf all, show the student you value lim as a person, and work on a one- lo-one relationship. Don’t preach, show. ” — On television: “I think the tele- usion format can be an asset to the idueational profession, but we ha ven t learned to use it effectively in le classroom. For instance, a one- d weatfiff hour television program can solve all problems and give immediate gratifi cation, while in the classroom we tend to put things on hold and the student leaves the period wondering ‘what did I learn today?’ “Instead of extending the teaching unit over weeks or months, we should capsulize and break it down into a series of 40- or 50-minute seg ments and thus make learning a more vivid experience.” — On incompetent teachers: “For too long teaching has been consi dered a safe profession. As a compe tent teacher, it makes me angry to see an incompetent teacher who doesn’t want to change. “It makes me angry as a parent to think one of my kids could get a teacher like that. It makes me angry as a professional because everyone remembers the lousy teacher they’ve had and forgets the good teachers. ” “This profession is not for every one. Not everyone can teach. Socie ty needs to realize it; teachers groups need to realize it. Teachers need to believe in their own profession. They need time to interact with their colleagues on a professional basis be cause as long as a teacher stays alone and isolated he’s not going to im prove.” — On teaching as a career: “I deeply resent the public’s stereotype of teachers. I graduated with two de grees and had several career oppor tunities. I chose the teaching profes sion because I wanted to be a teacher. “Society has the notion that, if you can’t do anything else, you teach, and this is bound to have a profound effect on teachers’ morale. Why should teachers give extra time to special projects when they feel un appreciated and underpaid? “This year not one of my more brilliant students is considering teaching as a profession. It’s a shame that these negative factors are dis couraging some of the sharpest people.” Bimes was chosen from some 140,000 teachers in the annual awards program sponsored by the Encyclopaedia Britannica Com panies, Council of Chief State School Officers and Good Housekeeping magazine. Nominated teachers are supposed to excel in skills in human relations, intellectual ability, emotional matur ity, love of children — among other related abilites and personal traits. The official naming of the winner is done at a White House ceremony. When President Carter named Bimes, he also appointed her to the Commission on Presidential Scho lars. That commission annually de signates two high school seniors as presidential scholars from each state. He also gave her a symbohe crystal apple, a tradition in the competition launched in 1960. ELECT District Judge 17 years in Law Enforcement 25 years Trial Experience Your Vote and Support Will Be Appreciated (Pol Adv paid by D Brooks Cotsr Jr, Camp. 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