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ALLIED EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Page 1 Our Activities in !he Past by George Barasch 2 A Beller Lile for the Young 5 On High Seas, Over Mountain Roads 13 One ol America's Great Forums 15 The i!ighllo Dissent by Adam Clayton Powell Hi What About Red China? by Daniel K. Inouye 20 No Easy Way Out of Vietnam by Jack Anderson 24 The Challenge of the Seventies by Carl Albert 26 Violence in the Streets by Joseph D. Tydings 28 Tomorrow's labor Movement by Louis L. Levine 30 Unlimited Aims-Limited Means by Hugh Scott 34 Health and Welfare Conference 37 The Young AI Hearl by Charles Gerras 39 Is Sex An Age Thing? by Leo Goldman 41 How To Prolong Your life by John Haberen 44 Drug Conference 48 "One of Our Country's Best Welfare Programs" PJ!!;!i.c:hrd by the Allied Edur;o.,Nmud Fou11drrJion foT the benefit of members of Local 815, JET, and the AlUPd Trades Connril 375 Syl1·rrv A1'1'Tl11P, Enr;!c?{W!-1 Cliffs, New Jcr:.;cy Our lldivities in the Past,,, The Allied Educational Foundation has as its basic purpose a commitment to make a positive contribution to a better tomorrow for those in whose behalf the Foundation functions. This is a report-the fourth such submitted in this particular form-on how this commitment has been implemented. This report covers a vast area: the Educational Conferences at which we have an opportunity to hear from and interrogate leading Americans from all walks of life; the Industrial Conference, a new procedure, in which an assess­ ment is made both of the economic problems confronting our members and the collective bargaining approach appropriate for their solution; the Workshop Abroad project in which our members have an opportunity to exchange ideas and concepts with trade unionists overseas, in this particular year the trade unionists in the United Kingdom and three Scandinavian countries; the Health and Welfare Conference geared to the needs and interests of our retirees in the Union Mutual Benefit Association; and our Scholarship Program which aims to assist meritorious members in pursuit of higher education. What started out as an experiment has become deep-rooted experience. Like all experiences, there have been changes in the scope and content of Foundation activities. But while specific programs have been altered, reshaped and modified, there has been no change in the theme central to the sum total of our activities: "To make today better than yesterday-and tomorrow better than today." We are at the threshold of a new decade-and the Soaring Seventies hold forth the promise of even greater achievements than were registered during the dynamic years through which we have just passed. In presenting this report on last year's activities we pledge to improve on past accomplishments and to make 1970 the banner year for a banner decade. We are confident that both the report and the pledge will meet with your approval. Beyond that, we look forward to your continued cooperation in making the programs, activities and projects of our Foundation the success they are and the success they will remain. 1 While there may be questions about the goals and needs For too many Americans, however, as James E. Allen, Jr., of American society-questions which are inevitable in a the United States Commissioner of Education, pointed out dynamic democracy-there can be no question of the in "The Annual Educational Review" published by The importance of education as a means of achieving goals l\lew York Times earlier this year, this goal "continues to and filling needs. It is fundamental in the thinking of the have little meaning." And the basic reason for rendering Allied Educational Foundation that the goal of America the goal void of meaning is, as the American government's in the 1970's with respect to education can be no different ranking educational officer sets forth with clarity and vigor, than it has been in any other decade-namely, to guaran­ that "economic pressures prevent individuals from at­ tee each individual throughout his life a full and equal tending" schools and colleges. opportunity to secure the skills, the knowledge and the For the past five years the Foundation has been proud understanding necessary to fulfill himself as an individual to be the instrument by which children of members-and and as a constructive member of society. at times even members themselves-can acquire educa- A!J.\N KAUFMAN NiCOLA DE MARIA PATRICIA IRENE MINES !EI.LEN SCHWARTZ Interested in all subjects, Alan Born in Italy during World War II, The first of five children-all girls A candidate for a Master's degree Kaufman has demu:strated particular Nicola De Maria moved with his fam­ -born to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Mines, in Education at the State University proficiency in science and mathemat­ ily to Vancouver, British Co!um!Jia in Patricia Irene Mines attended ele­ of New York at Binghamton, Ellen ics and hopes to bec~:M a doctor­ 1954, when he was 11 years old, and mentary, junior and high schoo!s in Schwartz compi!ed an impressive rec­ an nmbition which has the hearty sup­ to Middletown, New York five years White Plains. "Pat," as she is affec­ ord of academic accomplishment at port of his parents. "My father would later. Graduating from Middletown tionate!; called by her host of friends, The City College of New York. There like to give me the opportunity to High School, he became a draftsman, not only compiled an excellent schol­ she had majored in English literature, attend college and have the education working for three years in order to astic record but also was active in taking a minor in secondary education he never had," Alan says. At East supplement the family income. But extra-curricular pursuits, being cap­ which invorved student teaching at Meadow (Long Island) High School he the urge to learn still remained, and tain of monitors at Eastview Avenue tntermediate School 44 in Manhattan. participated in many activities, in­ while working Nicola began to attend, Junior High School and co·captain of She also worked at an after-school cluding sports and writing for the on a part-time basis, Orange County the Tigerettes Marching Corps at comm<.mity center, a field in which her school magazine. His chief !lobbies Community College. from there he White Plains High School. Particularly proficiency in sports made her quite are playing the guitar and collecting went to Western Michigan University noteworthy was gaining membershiP in adept. She also continues to enjoy stamps. But hobbies are secadrwry to where in December 1969 he received the National Honor Society. In Febru­ playing the piano and has dabb!ed in the a!konsuming :1mbition to prac­ his Bachelor of Science degree in sec­ ary 1968, she entered Mills College of journalism~make-up, reporter, edi­ tice medicine. "Once l begin a ven­ ondary education. This accomplish­ Education {New York City), thus ful­ torial. But her primary interest is in ture," he says, "! will finish it." And ment was made possible, he says, filling a chi!dhccd ambition of becom­ the theatre and she hopes to enter he has reco1ded his appreciation to primarily because of assistance given ing a teacher. At Mills, Pat is in the into the production phase of the the Allied Edwcationa! fo:.:ndation for him by the Allied Educational Founda­ top percentile of her class and, char· drama after she completes her gradu­ helping him in this great undertaking. tion's scholarship. acteristically, is participating in many ate studies. of the college activities. JE.HREV S. fREED ROBERT LAWRENCE GOLDSTONE LINDA LOUISE PEROTTA SUSAN SILVERSMITH Years of intensive app!icatioil by A child prodigy, Robert Lawrence During the course of 21 years, For Susan Silversmith, the Univer­ Jeffrey S. Freed will be rewarded next Goldstone entered New York Univer­ linda Louise Perotta has had many sity of Buffalo, where she is now in June when he receives his M.D. degree sity in September 1968 at age 16 with interests in !ife-music (especian:~ her junior year, is "a wonderfully from Downstate t!;cjical Schoo!. He an impressive list of academic honors: the 11iolin), gymnastics, modern danc­ stimulating place," and the extent of entered this farnous New York school National Merit letter of Commcnda· ing and the drama-but undoubtedly that stimulation is demonstrated by after studying at Syracuse University tion, National Honor Society, Certifi­ the most absorbing has been the study her persistent place on the Dean's list and graduating from Brooklyn College, cates of Merit in Mathematics, French, of Romance languages. Now in her and by membershiP in the women's compiling in the process an exernplary Social Sciences and General Science senior year at the Good Counsel Col­ honor society at the University. She record. In addition to the assistmce as well as being listed nationally in lege in White Plains, she is on the was active last year in the Community given by the Allied Educatlona! Foun­ "Who's Who Among American Stu­ verge of attaining her goal of teaching Aid Corps, working on an Indian res­ dation, for which he is most apprecia· dents." He is no less adept at extra­ Spanish. Because of her scholarly ervation ("I learned as much from it tive, he has won a mmiber of other curricular activities~a member of the aptitude, she was given an opportunity as ! enjoyed doing this volunteer awards. In 1968 he studied at the Freshman Baseball Team, Pre"Medica! last year to spend six months in work").
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