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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-06-21, Page 6Prince's Morning Ren WAIT Be No Cinch In the accounts reporting the morning runs will be those made news that Britain's heir appa- rent, Princes Charles, as did his father, is to receive his further education at Gordonstoun School in Scotland, muoh has been made of the rigors of the twiee daily ec'a shower and the character iiitlldt i; involved in ai:ir c -ea boats in blustery weather r E' •Maray Firth, • Most el these rep..irts his) made due mention of the run which every boy bas to take on getting up in the morning, How- ever, not one of these accounts really explains the true nature of this exercise w;nieh is no speedy dash around the running track, suitably sweatered against the Scottish chill to leave the participant glowingly warm, his circulation stimulated and his appetite whetted. Morning run is performed — there is no other word for it — stripped to the waist, dressed merely in a pair of thin ranting shorts and gym shoes. Nor is this a run in the sense that a runner attempts to cover the maximum amount of ground in the shortest possible time. Just the opposite: the object is to take the maximum amount of time over the distance involved which is, or was in Prince Char- les' father's day, a distance of approximately half a mile. Again, morning run is not a race in the sense that there is a winner who comes in first. There are r^ winners except possibly PRINCE CHARLES the man, Gordonstoun boys tend to be called men, who brings up the rear since he has spent that much longer with his chest bared to the elements. The entire athletic object, in- deed, could fairly be called into question if it were not explicitly detailed in the school prospectus that what is termed "this gentle morning run" is part of a pro- gram whose sole aim is to "hard- en and yet at the same time to spare the growing bay." When Prince Charles does' his first morning runs at Gordons- toun this month, however, it will be in the bright daylight of a northern summer, sun already well up, birds singing, only the gleaming beads of dew on the rich grass as a reminder that the hour is still early. Far from a hardship, it is a better beginning to a day than falls to many of us. But I have no doubt that the Prince's most vivid memories of in the last weeks of the whiter term before he goes home for Christmas—only, days before the winter solstice, 'Then it is dark, often cold, occasionally there is a little snow en life ground and one cur. hardly see the .,*.?'ife :..h# run is su,:crvieed, as are many activi;;es'at the sohool, not by a piaster but by a senior boy. This boy is responsible for a group of juniors, makes sure they are `present at the time the run is to 'start— quarter past seven—and may, if the weather is sufficiently bad, cancel the run although he should obtain a housemaster's permission before he does so, At the appointed hour he Strips to the waist and leads his shiv- ering contingent, who have also disrobed their upper bodies,' at an easy canter down the pre- scribed course. During the run, he will make sure that it is. being correctly done: That the pace is not too fast; that the feet are lifted well off the ground bringing the knees up to at least the level of the groin; the head held high and the chest out, writes Charles Marwick in the Ohristian Sci- ence Monitor, When Prince Charles' father was at Gordonstoun, morning run was done around the great south lawn in front of the arch iteeturaliy erratic Scottish man- sion that forms the headquarters of the school even although some boys may sleep a distance away or, as Prince Charles will do, in a small cottage about half a mile from this main house. • But one memory Prince Char- les will not have in common with his father: On particularly chilly morn- ings in the late dawn of winter when even the senior man in charge of the run, understanda- bly enough, may speed up the pace and fail to make certain his ciharges are lifting their knees to the proper height, the only thought is to get the thing over and back to the relative warrnta of a sweater, Then, at such times, from out of the gray, stone -walled man- sion, across the gloom of the reluctant dawn, a stentorian voice would reach the slim, run- ning figures, "Slow-er," rever- berated among the turrets of the house, "Not so quickly," each syllable accented for em- phasis, "High-er , .. Slow-er," It was the headmaster, Dr, Kurt Hahn, shaved, dressed, the, newspapers read, looking out of his first flour window making sure that the run was performed according to specifications, And the little group of half - naked figures would reduce their progress to -. slow motion film, raising their knees almost to their chests, groaning inwardly yet thankful that at least they had got almost half -way round. before being called to order. Dr. Hahn is retired now. He spends, I believe, most of his time near Baden in Germany where more than 40 years ago he first started a school at near- by Salem. I am not sure that the present headmaster, F. R. G. Chew, keeps a similar supervisory eye on the morning run or even for that matter if it is still taken around the great south lawn. But certainly morning run at Gordonstoun is still done strip- ped to the waist with only the most inclement weather causing it to be canceled. And equally certain someone from time to time makes sure that it is run in slow motion, the knees high, and the head up, even if Kurt Hahn is not there to watch from the first floor window and there is no echo against the gray -stone walls: "High-er , . . Slow-er." SYMBOL OF INFAMY — Workmen uses cutting torch to dis- mantle a huge metallic eagle, estop building at airport in West Berlin, It was the last symbol of Nazism in the city. • ROVER — English sheep dog, Zero Zero, gets around the modern way, with the help of his pretty mistress, that is. Zero Zero hos his own special sidecar. TAt LE T sy JJara And.112wS If you wish to give a shower for your favorite bride-to-be — a shower to help .her on her way to starting a new home - you will have a wide selection as to the type of shower you can give: kitchen, cookbook, china, linen, or personal. * 0 * Keep your shower simple, es- pecially if you are working all day and have to rush home to get things ready for the party. Spring flowers, in bloom alrnoSt everywhere now, make a lovely centrepiece for a shower table, if you want a conventional piece. Combine them in a many -col- ored effect, or. choose one color — yellow or pink or blue or red — and carry that eolor through your other decorations and even your food, Or design an original one to suit the type of shower you are giving, I heard of one the other day for a kitchen shower that was unusual. Guests were asked to bring a pot or a pan, a fork or e spatula, a strainer or a grater, etc. The tablecover was news- papers and the centrepiece was made of a pile of pots and pans arranged in somewhat the same pattern as some of our modern- istic paintings and sculpture. It proved a subject of interest and laughter during the simple re- freshments of cupcakes and fruit punch. However, most girls like to have their showers daintier and prettier than the one I have just described, which was one of a long series that had beenof the dainty type and the hostess told me she was striving for a change of pace, writes Eleanor Richey Johnston in the Christian Sci- ence Monitor, Crepe paper is al- ways good for a colourful table - cover; also there are many col- orful cloths to be found in the stores now if you do not find the right color among your own linens. Match it with your dish- es; match candles to them both and arrange your flowers to match the general over-all color scheme, and you'll be sure your table is right. * Here's one of the things you can do with a cake mix in a very short time. You can change the fruit to fit the season, your color scheme, or the taste of your guests — your efforts at decoration can be varied and easy. This particular cake is made with a lemon cake mix. There is a lemon filling between the 2 layers anal a glaze on top of the fruit, If you're in a big hurry, the glaze may be omitted, of course, but it does add a gleam to the dessert. With this cake, .a beverage — hot or cold, as you prefer — is all you need. How- ever, a sherbet of ice cream may be served. LEMON CAKE SUPREME 1 package lemon cake mix Filling 2 eggs 1 egg yolk S/, cup sugar Ve teaspoon salt r/a. cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel , cup butter tyarnlsh Assorted fruits, such as mand- arin orange sections, pineapple wedges, banana slices, andmar- aschino cherries. Glaze 1 cup fruit juice 2 teaspoons cornstarch Prepare and bake cake ac• cording to package directions. Cool in top of double boiler coin.. ISSUE 23 — 1.962 , bine eggs, 'egg yolk, and sugar, Add salt, lemon juice, lemon peel, and butter. Cook over hot water, stirring until thickened (about 10 minutes). Cook. Spread filling between cake layers. Dec- orate with fruit and brush with glaze. Glaze: Mix cornstarch with a little of the juice and stir into remaining juice, Sweeten • to taste, if sweetness is needed. Bring to a boil, stirring, until glaze is si i g h t l y thickened. Serves 10-12. * 4 , If you'd like to make your des- sert theday before the shower and keep it in the refrigerator, here is a recipe using ladyfing- ers and chocolate chips, It serves 8. CHOCOLATE REFRIGERATOR CAKE 1 package semisweet chocolate pieces (6 ounces) 8 eggs, separated 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 pint whipped cream 2 dozen ladyfingers Melt chocolate pieces over hot water; add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, remove from heat. beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold in chocolate mix- ture. Line a small loaf pan with strips of foil or waxed paper. Split ladyfingers lengthwise; place a layer of ladyfingers on bottom and around sides of pan. Spoon in. chocolate Ilirff. Top with ladyfingers. Chill for • sev- eral hours or overnight. Use paper lining to lift cake out of pan; remove and discard paper. Tap cake with the whipped cream and garnish with choco- late chips or strawberries or cherries. * A* Graham cracker crumbs make a convenient and delicious crust for a fruit pie or dessert. Here is a shower dessert using non- fat milk powder: It serves 8. ICE BOX DESSERT 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1,4 cup melted butter 1 tablespoon plain. gelatin '14 cup water 1A. cups cooked or canned fruit juice Pinch of salt Germans Blame Spy For Not Poing More Carman records from the War Of ,r114 -1a provided a record of a non-dramatie Spy, J. O. Sil ber was a German living in America, He had knocked about wor:', , good lin- • 1,;c l;r ..ea into Canada Go England as a 'Cana - His play was simple, but mast- erly. Above military age, he vol- unteered to work as 'a censor. "Security inthose days was even more 'elementary than it is now. He was accepted, and his steady and; capable work pleased his chiefs, Before he left the U,S, he had established contact with a German : military' attache, and had communication. Now he was in a wonderful position. Not only could he pick up in- formation from "careless talk" in letters, but he could send on his own reports to neutral addresses under his own censor's stamp! Fiero was the simplicity of gen- ius. One of his "covers" was a non- existent prisoner of war in Ger- many. All letters to this address were immediately handed over to the German spy service. Silber's methods were most in- genious. He could not make notes in his censorship office, for fear of being observed, so he had to depend upon memory, Nor did he risk writing his re- ports in his own lodgings; he engaged another room — and left stubs of concert and theatre tick- ets about in his own to account for his evening absences: Often he would abstract docu- ments from letters, photograph them in his second- lodging and return them to their original packages the following morning. His chief difficulty was the supply of materials — films, for example. This led to his only real alarm: A chemist from whom Silber purchased some of his sup- plies became suspicious, and be- gan to shadow' him. The incident' ended in comedy. Silber reported to his chief what a nuisance the man was, and the chemist was told by the police to mind his own business, A constant succession of news items, necessarily very mixed in subject and potential utility, passed from Silber to Germany in this way. His high watermark of success was reached in 1915: In the course of his duties he was reading a letter from a girl to her friend, The girl was ` de- lighted: her brother in the Navy, who had already been decorated for gallantry, had been appointed to a point near home, so that she could see him more often. She said that his, new posting was rather mysterious, and had something to do with the refitting of old merchant ships. A good spy should have 'a "nose" for new information. Sil- ber decided that this hint should be followed up. At the earliest opportunity he went to the girl's home, intro- duced himself as an official cen a/ cup sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice % cup nonfat milk powder Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter. Soak gelatin in cup of the water for a few min- utes:. dissolve in-utes;.:dissolve over hot water. Cut fruit in pieces; add salt, su- gar, and gelatin. Cool until slightly thickened. Add lemon juice and milk powder to the remaining r cup water. Whip until stiff. Fold in fruit mixture, Smooth half the crumbs into bottom of pie pan or shallow loaf pan. Add filling and top with remaining crumbs. Chill until set. sor and read her a lecture on the danger of careless talk! Contrite, and grateful to this courteous official for his under- standing attitude, the girl talked freely as he led the conversation along the lines he had chosen, She could not fill in all the details behind her general State- ment, but she established enough, to show Silber that he was pene- trating one of the great secrets of the war the Q -ship. The idea was that a tramp steamer should be well armed, its guns completely camouflaged, or bidden by plates which could be dropped rapidly. To all appeaanoe the ship was a tramp under a neutral flag; and when the attacking submarine revealed its menace, its crew acted like the crew of a tramp. A "pante party" hurriedly took to the boats, carrying with them the ship's cat or a parrot in a cage.' :Kien, when the submarine was well surfaced — and torpedoes were' so scarce and expensive that submarine commanders pre- ferred to sink their prey with gunfire — the White Ensign., was hoisted, and the Q -ship's guns opened fire, Eleven U-boats were sunk by this strategem, and ; far more were damaged. The Q -ships certainly justified themselves; but their devastating work might have been even greater had . the Germans not been warned of the new weapon at an early stage in its develop- ment. Silber used no dramatic meth- ods. His spying was "clean" — he never used a revolver or in- dulged in sabotage. Yet his exploits rank very high in the espionage war — a battle of brains in which he was well equipped. He served his country well; as usual he had small thanks — the Germans claimed that he might have done a great deal more! As light relief, 1 mention, two unusual ideas which; Silber pick- ed out from letters from America to the British Admiralty. One American scientist sugges- ted in all seriousness that British submarines should cruise about feeding seagulls. Thus, whenever a German sub- marine appeared, the .seagulls would gather, and signal to the hunting. craft! Another recom- mended that sea lions should be trained to follow and even at- tack the U-boats! The exact me- thod of the proposed attack was not stated: Silber, needless to say, did not find it necessary to warn the German Admiralty of these im- minent dangers! - Froth "Tit - Bits". How Well Do You Know NORTHEAST ASIA? VOCA'. "FINGERPRINT'S" — Five persons spoke the six electronic "maps" of their voices reprod Hoed above', Each maplike square represents the word "you," and one person'# spoken word is reotoduced twice. Study of the mops will show that those at Upper left and lower right are substantially the same. Further study of "voiceprints" could, per- hups, lend to a new system .of identification. Spectograms of voices Were mode during a' continuing siuJy at+'.Bel' Telephone Laboratories, under direction of Lawrence G. Kersta.