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WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GA. 30411 FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1971 Deaths And Funerals Henry C. Coleman Funeral services for Henry Cannon Coleman, 83, who died Saturday afternoon, October 2, in the Telfair County Hospital, were held Monday, October 4, at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie T. Smith officiating, assisted by Poulson Perry. Mr. Coleman was a retired termer and a deacon of Zion Hope Baptist Church. Active pallbearers were Ralph Matthews, William Mor ris, Jesse Anderson, Terry Brown, Johnny Hendley and James Evans. Honorary pallbearers were Poulson Perry, Fred Brace well, D. A. Johnson, J. C. Yawn, W. M. Saunders, Clyde Perry’, Jesse Brown, Lamar Jackson, J. R. Shepherd, Jim Maloy, B. W. Weeks, Malcolm Minor, R.V.Cook, Tom Whatley and Joseph Farmer. Survivors include one son, Melvin Coleman of Helena; three daughters, Mrs. V. A. Coogler of Thomaston, Mrs. Raymond Kirkley of Wichita Falls Texas, and Mrs. Wilbur Yawn of Rt. 1, Helena; one sis - ter, Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Macon. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and six great great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Music was rendered by Her bert, Wenell and Carlton Bowen and the Rev. A. J. Giddens, with Mrs. Gieger Bowen at the piano. Burial was in the church cemetery with Harris and Smith Politics oJii Parade /7|\\ M 'f/iams iiMfc The General Assembly made better progress than we fig ured on reapportionment, so by the time this is printed, the boys may be at home- Already, as of last week, both House and Senate had passed bills for their own reapportionment, and are not likely to make any changes. That is, unless Gov. Carter vetoes the Senate bill, which, as we wrote last week, he would be very foolish to do. Congressional reapportion mcnt has been more of a bug aboo, and when we were at the Capitol last Friday, vari ous plans were floating around. There was even talk of ad journing and holding this bill until the regular session in January. However, with a little ! politicking by Lt-Gov. Lester i Maddox and others, this idea died aborning. With all three reapportion- * ment jobs done, the state need only wait to see if U.S. At- i torney-General John Mitchell will give his approval. * * * * Last week we wrote that per haps the Communists are pay ing the expenses of Ralph Ab ernathy and Hosea Williams, leaders of the SCLC, on their visits to Russia and Red China. The evidence seems to point more and more to this being true, since Abernathy has issued a statement high in praise of East Germany, and compared the United States unfavorably with that Communist state. What surprised us more than anything else, though, is the fact that the usually-'iberal At lanta Constitufon editorialized against Abernathy for this. * * • * At the Capitol last Friday, we heard any number of legis lators speak in condemnation of Gov. Carter's refusal to have the young Negroes thrown out of the legislative commit tee room which they took over. One former close friend and supporter of Carter told us that he is through with him. Others say that Carter's ultra-liberal ism (which we tried to point out to the peop’e of Georgia in last year's election) is assuring that his fe'low liberal, Senator David Gambrell, will not be re-elected in 1972- Speaking of the Negro take over of the Capitol facilities, the mess they left looked like a bunch of hogs had been there. Even the carpet was burned by numerous cigarette butts. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, Amos Otis Cook Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. from Rockwell Baptist Church for Amos Otis Cook, 90, a prom inent and highly esteemed resi dent of Telteir County, who died at his home near Milan, Tuesday , after an extended ill ness. Services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. B. L. Caldwell, assisted by the Rev. Fred Cook. Burial was in the church cemetery with Harris and Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Clyde Matthews, L. E. Batchelor, Zester White, Quay Cook, Eschol Jones and Joe Hardy Marchant. Mr. Cook was bom in Wil kinson County on June 25,1881, the son of William Frank and Susan Brack Cook, and was married to Miss Annie Moore on December 10, 1905. He was a member of Rockwell Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge, and had served as Clerk of the Telfair Baptist Association for 14 years. He was also a Direc tor of the R.E.A. and a suc cessful retired farmer. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Cook of Milan, and Leon Cook of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Bascom Eason of Milan, and Mrs. Frank Smith of Miami, Fla.; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild; twobrothers, M. A. Cook and Fred Cook of Jones Lane, Representative from Bulloch County, will in troduce a bill in the regular session of the Assembly next year which will provide that state money for education will be paid directly to parents, so that they can send their chil dren to whatever school they please. It would apply equally to both white and black parents. Jones calls it the “voucher system.” We can't see how the fed eral courts could overturn such a procedure, since no discrimi nation would be shown. And, as everybody knows, many, many black parents don’t want their children to go to school with whites, anyway, and they could use the state money to set up their own private schools. ♦♦ ♦ • As an example of Jimmy Carter’s ineptitude in politics, when the Assembly sent a com mittee to inform the Governor that the legislature was in ses sion, he kept them waiting in his outer office for 15 minutes. * ♦ * * COINCIDENCE: Lester Mad dox’s birthday was Sept. 30, and his friends celebrated with a party for him the night be fore. Jimmy Carter's birthday was Oct. 1, and his staff served coffee and cake in the Execu tive offices. And, to top it off, Jody Powell, Press Aide to the Governor, has the same birth date as the Lt.-Governor. And his middle name is Lester. •* • « Carter infuriated a number of legislators when he sent the note to the Senate saying that he might veto their reappor tionment bill, if it d.dn't pass as he desired it to be. They didn’t appreciate the near-ulti matum. and, also, they figured that the Governor has no right to veto this type of legis lation passed by the Assembly. "He's not the jury", one mem ber told us, “John Mitchell and the federal courts will be that ”. As you probably read in the daily press, the Governor has officially announced that the State Dept, of Veterans Service is being deleted from his reor ganization plan. Also, he stat ed publicly that Civil Defense will remain in the Dept, of De fense under Ernest Vandiver. Now we hear — not yet an nounced — that he has de cided to NOT put the Dept of Banking under the Comp troller-General. Milan; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Lancaster of Mcßae, Mrs. George White of Milan, and Mrs. Julian Hines of Milledge ville. Levi Alexander Dopson Funeral services were held from the Jacksonville Methodist Church Monday at 3 p.m. for Levi Alexander Dopson, 75, prominent resident of Jackson ville, who died Saturday in the Telteir County Hospital. Services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Charles Burdette, with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery. Pallbearers were LaMont Craft of Uvalda, Grady Harrell of Macon, Jim Brophy and Julian Williams of Douglas, James Strickland and Frank Ray, Jr. of Jacksonville. Mr. Dopson was bom in Tel fair County on October 9, 1895, the son of the late John A. and Sophia Harrell Dopson. He was married to Miss Henrietta Burch on February 19, 1928, and was a member of the Jack sonville Methodist Church, Helena Masonic Lodge #536, and was a Veteran of World War 1. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Lester fl. Dopson of Jacksonville, Deane Dopson of Uvalda, and Alex Dopson of Rhine; one daughter, Mrs. Harriett Dopson Harrell of Warner Robins; six grand children; two sisters, Mrs. D. T. Willcox of Jacksonville, and Mrs. J. C„ Rogers of Eastman; and two brothers, J. E. Dopson of Jacksonville, and H. J. Dopson of Byron. Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Hoke S. Lancaster Hoke S. Lancaster, 62, prom inent retired retail merchant in Carrollton for many years, died at his home in Carrollton Wednesday, September 29, after a long illness. Mr. Lancaster was bom in Telfair County on November 20, 1909, the son of John W. and Nancy Cook Lancaster, and was married to the former Reba Copeland, who survives him. He was a member of the Milan Methodist Church. Funeral services were held at Almon Chapel in Carrollton at 10 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. M. M. Beavers, and again in Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Milan at 4 p.m., with the pastor, the Rev. Harvey Strickland, officiating. Pallbearers were Harold Nixon, Joe Nixon, Howard Nixon, Ilobert Sheffield, Gene Copeland and Jimmy Rowels. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Yawn of Milan, and Mrs. Garfield Gosden of Columbus; two nieces, Mrs. David Meabon of Tallahassee, Fla., and Miss F WASHINGTON 1 I AND SMALL [business tsdWm Operation Build America , For some time, the nation's । independent business people. voting through the National Federation of Independent Bus iness. have strongly supported i what is known as "Operation Build America ♦ ♦ » This is centered on legisla tion pending in the Congress i by Congressmen Joe Evins of [ Tennesee and Keith Sebelius of Kansas, Senators James Pearson of Kansas and Fred Harris of Oklahoma and many co-sponsors to give tax incen . tives to new employment gen erating enterprises that locate in rural areas. * * * • Recently the Western Confer ■ ence of Governors, in one ot the strongest documents of the sec ond half of this century, took ' up this matter. The resolution I follows: » • » The I'nited States needs to develop a national policy on voluntary population distribu- I tion. It is now projected that the population of the I'nited States will rise from 200 mil lion people at present to more than 300 million people by the ; year 2000. * * * Our nation has practiced pop ulation distribution incentives in the past through such de vices as the Homestead Act A ( new and fresh approach to pop ulation distribution at the pres ent time is needed » » » The Social and economic problems of overpopulated areas Include ghettos: poverty; mass transit demands; over loaded educational, health, and 'c Xnth’iMil Fixh-r*! <4 liKlrfttuldti Kitsint* Susan Gosden of Columbus; and two double-first cousins, Bus ter Lancaster and Mrs. E. C. Jones of Milan. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. George M. Waldrep Graveside funeral services were held in Sand Grove Baptist Church cemetery Wednesday at 3 p.m. for George Melvin Wald rep, 52, who died in Alexandria, Va„ Sunday after a long illness. The Rev. Lawton Sammons of Cordele, officiated, and Harris and Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Leroy Till man, Jack Tillman, Ennis Wald rep, Ricky Waldrep, Ted Jamie son and Don Livingston. Mr. Waldrep was bom in Jasper County on November 12, 1919, the son of Johnny Osgood and Lillie Belle Tillman Waldrep. He was a member of Del Ray Baptist Church in Alex andria. Survivors include his wife; his tether, J. O. Waldrep of Mcßae; a sister, Mrs. Jewell Jamieson of Warner Robins; and three brothers, Roy Waldrep of Warner Robins, Jeff Waldrep of Alexandria, and Richard Waldrep of Mcßae. James W. Carroll James W Carroll, 51, died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dublin, after a long illness. The native of Alamo, had lived in Chatham County for 20 years and was a truck driver. He was a veteran of World War n and received a Purple Heart. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Patricia Carter of Savan nah, Mrs. Janice Cooler of Har deeville, S. C., and Connie Carroll, Debbie Carroll and Karen Carroll, all of Savannah Beach. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Abbey West. Saxon-Massey Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Winnie I. Grant Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie 1. Grant, 73, of Milan, who died September 21, in the Dodge County Hospital in East- man, were held Sept. 22, at the Milan Baptist Church, with the Rev. Hubert Windham and the Rev. A. L. Ott officiating. Burial was in Sandgrove Ceme tery. Mrs. Grant, widow of the late Rev. O. A. Grant, was a lifelong resident of Dodge Coun ty and was a member of the Milan Baptist Church. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Martin of Milan; two sisters, Mrs. C. L. Jamie son of Rt. 3, Eastman, Mrs. J. B. Barron of Rhine; three grandchildren, and one great grandson. Home Funeral Home was in charge. recreational services: pollution of air and water; Increased crime: and a growing level of ; individual frustration and ner vous tensions. » « » On the other hand, undo pop j ulated areas are suffering high ' economic and social costs as = well. These costs are brought I on by an inadequate tax base : and too few people to support 'l necessary institutions on a com- I inunity basis such as schools. | churches, hospitals, recreational areas, etc. * ♦ » Environmental management and conservation become exces sively costly because of the severe population imbalance between the overpopulated States and those which are un derpopulated. The Federal Government, through its inadvertent and un coordinated planning and pro grams. is one of the major tac tors in creating population im balance • « * There are remedies that should be attempted to allevi ate population imbalance. Sub sidized low Interest rates could be offered on loans for indus trial expansion in underpopu lated areas. A revamping of the Interstate Commerce Com mission freight rates, which now make economic expansion virtually impossible in some underpopulated areas, could be adjusted to permit expansion in underdeveloped areas. * ♦ » It is high time that people not only become concerned, but upset over the neglect of i rural America. Mrs. Sadie Brown McKenzie Mrs. Sadie Brown McKenzie, lifelong resident of Dooly Coun ty, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Helen M. Jones in Mcßae, on Thursday, September 23, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. McKenzie was the widow of the late John McKenzie of Byronville, and was a member of Little Poplar Spring Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Sunday, September 5, at 3:30 p.m. at Little Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Byronville, ( with the Rev, H. C. McCrary officiating. , Music was rendered by the Central Valley Baptist Church choir of Mcßae, and Mrs. । Catherine Laney and Mrs. Lottie Swint. Survivors include three . daughters, Mrs. Julia Nash of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Ollie Griffin of Byronville, and Mrs. Helen M. Joies of Mcßae; five sons, John, Willie and Roy Me- ' Kenzie of Atlanta, Calvin Mc- Kenzie of Elizabeth, New Jersey, SFC. David McKenzie of San Antonio, Texas; one sis ter, Mrs. Ollie Hobbs of Mc- Rae; a brother, Semour Brown of Weirton, West Virginia; 30 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Burial was in the church cemetery, with West Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Zack Hilliard Mrs. Zack Hilliard, 33, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Piedmont Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral ser- 1 vices were held at 3 p.m. Thurs- 1 day, Sept. 30, in Pleasant Grove < Baptist Church near Rhine, with burial in the church cemetery, i Mrs. Hilliard, a native of 1 Dodge County, had lived in At lanta 10 years. She was a mem ber of Calvary Baptist Church in Forest Park. Survivors include her hus band, Zack Hilliard; a daughter, Miss Carmen Hilliard of Atlanta; parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Durden of Milan; two sisters, Mrs. Juanita Barren tine of Dublin, and Mrs. Lula Farmer of Eastman; and two brothers, C lewis Durden of Rhine, and Clifford Durden of Atlanta. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home was in charge. R. D. Williams R. D. Williams, 72, of Cor dele, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, in Crisp County Hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Dekle Funeral Home. Burial was in Sunnyside Cemetery’. Mr. Williams, a native of Milan, had lived in Crisp Cou nty for 41 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a retired foreman for the State Highway Dept., termer and I grocery store owners. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Annie Cheek Williams; a son, Larry H. Williams of Charleston AFB, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Jolin Seay’ and Mrs. John Clark, both of Milan, and Mrs. Howard Wooten of Mcßae; and two brothers, Dave M. Williams of Milan, and Henry’ B. Williams of Mcßae. Sam Wilkerson Sam Wilkerson, 60, of Milan, died Monday in the Dublin V.A. Hospital after a lengthy’illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Betliel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Wilkerson was born in Trenton, Fla., and had lived in Dodge Count' for 17 years. He was a member of the Betliel Baptist Church and was a termer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maggie E. Wilkerson; his mother, Mrs. Mattie W’ilkerson of Micanopy, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Alma Sheffield of Micanopy, Fla., and Mrs. Mar guerite Folds of Oklahoma; a brother, James Wilkerson of Tampa, Fla.; and two daugh ters, Mrs. W. G. Kitchens of Ft. Myers, Fla., and Mrs. Billy Jones of Milan. Mrs. Carey Bowen Funeral services for Mrs. Carey Margaret Bowen, 53, of Rhine, W’ho died Sunday , were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Rhine Baptist Church with burial in Bay Springs Cemetery. Survivors include her hus band, T. G. Bowen; a son, Guyton Bowen; mother, Mrs. Lola Barron; four sisters, Mrs. Christine Ryles and Mrs. Willie Powers, all of Rhine, Mrs. Ruby’ Maddox of Winder, and Mrs. Mytice Cravey of Albany; and a brother, Bo Barron of Rhine. 1— 11 ■ I. Mrs. Myrtle Mae Lumley Mrs. Myrtle Mae Lumley, 56, of Mt. Vernon, died in a Vidalia hospital Saturday morn ing, October 2. Mrs. Lumley, the former Miss Myrtle Mae Grinstead, was a lifetime resident of Mont gomery County and was a daugh ter of the late Griffin Grinstead and the late Mrs. Nanny Morris Grinstead. She was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her hus band, Johnnie Clifford Lumley; one son, Jack Clifford Lumley of Jacksonville, Fla.; five sis ters, Mrs. Addie Cooper, Mrs. Mattie Coleman, Mrs. Nan Reynolds and Mrs. Freda Tay lor, all of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Annie Mae Reed of Shreve port, La.; and three brothers, Curtis Grinstead, Willie Grin stead and Willard Grinstead, all of Mt. Vernon; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted from the Chapel of Sam mons Funeral Home in Soper ton, at 2 o’clock Monday after noon, October 4, with the Rev. Ted Hatten officiating. Burial was in the McLeod Cemetery with nephews serving as pall bearers. Homer C. Richardson Homer C. Richardson, 67, of Mt. Vernon, died in a Glen wood hospital September 30, after a long illness. Mr. Richardson had lived most of his life in Montgomery County and was a son of the late Ellis Richardson and the late Mrs. Minnie Kea Richard son. He was a retired Prison Guard and was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rosell Rowland Richard son; one daughter, Mrs. Glenn Wilkes of DeLand, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Troy Edenfield and Mrs. Johnny Morgan of Twin City; two brothers, Edgar Richardson and A. R. Richard son of Mt. Vernon; six grand ch" Iren; one great grandchild, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were con ducted from Mt. Vernon Bap tist Church at 3:30 Saturday afternoon, October 2, with the Rev. Carl Milton and the Rev. Mary Cason officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Vernon Ceme tery with Sammons Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Raymond Richardson, Pete Richardson, Ed Richardson, Bob Richard son, George Collins and Joe Mcßae, Bolton Aims At ■ Changes In Ga. Judicial Rules Georgia’s Atty. Gen. Arthur K. Bolton lias advocated that the attorney general be allowed to prosecute criminal cases anywhere in the state to deal with the growing problems of organized crime. Addressing the LaVista Lions Club in Chamblee, Bolton said “there is no overall authority’ or power resting in anyone to go into a particular judicial circuit and undertake the prose cution of a particular case un less requested to do so by the judge of the judicial circuit.” “While this system has work ed teirly well in the past,” he continued, “it is becoming all too apparent that the attorney general, and here I speak of the office and not of myself as an individual, should have the power to go into any judicial circuit in the state, and prose cute in a given criminal case.” Bolton said the governor should have the power to direct the attorney general to take over criminal prosecutions. On another subject, the attorney general said Georgia needs a better method for re moving unfit public officials from office. The present method of impeachment, he said, is “as archaic as the horse and i buggy.” Bolton suggested that the Georgia House of Represent atives set up a standing com mittee to air complaints against public officials, including elec ted members of the state court system.” The committee could function until the legislature comes up with a better method of handling such situations. FISHING ABOUT AS EX PENSIVE AS GOLF: We went to one of these Trout Farm Setups Bait (whole grain canned corn, casting rod. or pole if you preferred, all fur • nished The water so clear you could see the finny tribe playing leapfrog, etc They were hungry, too In about 30 minutes of pulling 'em out. we had a dozen that totalled Georgia Scene in higher .. D , education | Dr. DuPree Jordan Jr. |Hl|i|iP«S i V USS" The annual Governor’s Conference of Education will be held in Atlanta, October 13 and 14. This simply is one more occasion which will demonstrate the widespread, growing interest in education throughout the state of Georgia, and the deep concern which has been expressed by Governor Jimmy Carter. More and more business and community leaders are looking at the field of education, seeking ways to improve the entire process from kindergarten through graduate studies at the university level. One of the businesses which has done a great deal of work in exploring new approaches to education is the Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut. An outgrowth of some of their work has been carried on by Dr. Milton A. Young at the Center for the Environment and Man, Inc. They have been looking at learner-oriented methods of education, and have recently published a volume titled Learner-Based, Open Education Systems. Good and Bad In the introduction to this volume, Dr. Young and the group of educators, scientists and researchers working with him. state: “Students beginning their education this year will complete it in the late 1980 s or early 19905. The education system which they are entering has been spectacularly successful in many respects. It has provided us with the capability of producing a gross national product of a trillion dollars a 1 year. It has accommodated universal compulsory education to the point that in 1969-1970 we had 45 million students in an education system spending $35 billion each year and employing more than 2 million instructional staff members. Os the Nobel prizes awarded before 1930, only 5% were given to Americans; now Americans hold amost 40%. Ours is an education system which is impressive in its complexity, size and accomplishments. It is also a system which is in deep trouble. “Many students find the present system of education irrelevant; 25% do not complete high school. Only 25% of our children are psychologically ready for the grade in which their school places them. A questioning of the meaning and purpose of life infuses the education system, and society in general, with a pervasive sense of anxiety. Since World War 11, costs for education have more than doubled in real dollars and can be expected to double again by 1980. Taxpayers, barely able to support present cost levels of education, are in revolt against proposed increases. Nationally, voters in 1970 approved only 48% of the school bond issues put before them; in 1965, the approval was 77%, and in 1960 it was 89%. Referenda on increasing property tax levies to meet school operating costs have met a similar fate. For example, in Ohio, only 29% of such issues were approved at the polls last year, down from 84% in 1960. Financially pressed school districts are being forced into reducing teaching and administrative staff; both New 9 1/2 lbs . or $14.50 worth. But the man whacked off their heads and tails, dressed and iced them in plastic bags. We went home broke. Had to borrow’ from the wife. But had lots of fun It was worth it No chiggers or mosquito bites to scratch that night The future comes like an unwelcome guest. York and Los Angeles are facing S4O million budget deficits. Individual Focus “In developing an education system tuned to the needs of our current society and the future, we at the Center for the Environment and Man, Inc. (CEM) have come to believe that the purposes of education are to offer each individual the opportunity to develop, first, the self-confidence and the knowledge which will maximize his ability to analyze his possible roles in life, and to freely choose those roles he prefers, and, second, to develop the competence to perform his chosen roles to the utmost of his capabilities. A system designed to serve those purposes will have to be radically different from present systems.” Os course, any system or approach which is drastically different represents a threat to many people, and always generates a great deal ol resistance. The CEM recognizes this, and has tried to sell their concept. They have won a great many businessmen, seeing the tremendous potential in this approach. Their own presentation gives some of the rationale of their approach: “Learning involves a relationship between the learner and an environment which responds to him, which meets him where he is and which changes (in appropriate steps, at appropriate times) as he changes. As each learner realizes that he is of interest and value AS AN INDIVIDUAL, his responses will be strong, positive, joyful. Change Needed ‘‘The framework to accomplish this, an individualized education system, will require reaching out and making the whole world, in effect, a part of the education system, so that the learners will have the necessary range of resources and options. The resources available to the learner in terms of staff and facilities must be far broader than those in today’s system of education. The people included will be not only those present professional educators who are willing to change and help create a new learning climate, but also people from diverse fields who are competent, knowledge able, interested and willing to be resources to help individuals learn. “The community itself, then, becomes an important part of, and a resource to, the education system, and is responsive to its needs. Education that takes place in the context of the community in which the individual lives becomes relevant, meaningful learning. In this environment, acquiring the commonly agreed-upon skills and knowledge of the ongoing culture (such as reading, writing, figures) can be a joyful experience.” Os course, such a shift in approach, attacking a system which is so drastically different, will require many adjustments. But it also opens many exciting opportunities. We will be learning much more about some of these ideas in the weeks ahead. (43) 7