European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and Stripe teachers give poor grades to Reform new York apr the nations teachers feel disenchanted with school Reform dissatisfied with their work conditions and left out of decision making according to a Survey released saturday. Three out of five a 61 percent a said teacher morale at their schools was just a a fair or a poor a according to a nationwide poll of 21,389 teachers at elementary and secondary schools conducted by the Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching. An overwhelming 96 percent said Lack of funds was forcing them to spend an average of $250 of their own Money on supplies to support classroom activities. Just 18 percent gave school Reform efforts a Grade of a a a or a a a a compared with 31 percent in a 1987 Carnegie Survey. And 28 percent graded the Reform movement a a do or a of a compared with 19 percent in the previous Survey. The findings a should cause the nation grave concern a said foundation president Ernest l. Boyer in a Forward to the report a the condition of teaching 1990.�?� a the signals Are Clear that teachers think Reform has More to do with politics than with classrooms and student performance a Boyer said in an interview. A sadly after nearly a decade of intense school Reform we find the majority of Veteran teachers reporting a no change or a decline since 1983 on Many of the conditions critical to a healthy climate for teaching and learning in their schools a the report concluded. Four out of 10 teachers said they a choose another profession if they had it to do Over again. A the signals Are Clear that teachers think Reform has More to do with politics than with classrooms and student  a Ernest l. Boyer a the conclusion is Clear improved working conditions Are essential if we Hope to attract and had outstanding teachers a Boyer said. Son the other hand half the nations teachers say they Are More enthusiastic about their profession than when they started their careers. And 55 percent said they subordinate All other aspects of their life to their jobs. The Survey was conducted by mail last january and february based on a random Sample of teachers at Public schools in each state. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage Point. Among the results Are the following a seventy one percent said they Are a not at ally or a Only slightly involved in student promotion and retention decisions a the same percentage As three years ago. A just 1 percent said they have a major role in Eval Hunting group blasts store for Label on boys clothing Lansing Mich. Apr Michigan a largest conservation and sportsmen a group took aim Friday at . Penney co. Inc. For marketing boys clothing with an anti Hunting message. A card attached to shirts in the a environmental Protection department line of clothing shows a sketch of a Bird Hunter aiming a Shotgun Over which a Large red a  has been marked. Under that Are the words a absolutely no Hunting of wild and free animals while wearing this  pants have a larger card with the message a wild life protected by Man surround the world with pure  tags in the clothing indicate it was made in Hong Kong. A the message that kids will pick up from this a that the traditional Hunting sports Are wrong and that anyone who enjoys Hunting is somehow dangerous and evil a is simply outrageous a said Thomas Washington executive director of the Michigan United conservation clubs. Washington called the tags a a slap in the face to More than 1 million Michigan men and women who enjoy  his organization sent a letter to the department store company a Dallas office urging it to discontinue the line of clothing. Penney spokesman Duncan Muir said the company would make a decision on the merchandise this week. But it May not matter for Long. The head of the company supplying the clothing said in a letter that the tags have been discontinued. Some stores in the St. Louis area and in Oregon already have pulled the clothes from their shelves he said. In a letter to the National Rifle association dated tuesday supplier Howard Cotier wrote that the tags were added to the clothing As a marketing tool and had been discontinued. He said the company a neither condemns nor supports anti gun or anti Hunting legislation but was trying to Appeal to the environmental awareness of Young people. Thomas Washington compares Hunting ads from a Penney a Catalon and the boys clothing Label. Rating Peers. A sixty four percent said they have less than an hour a Day of scheduled time to prepare for classes. A seventy percent said counselling services Are a a fair or  a thirty eight percent said classes Are too big. The Survey also found that 20 percent of elementary teachers said neglected students Are a a a serious problem in their school up from 9 percent three years ago. A teacher at a secondary school in Illinois wrote a currently seven of my students parents. Are getting divorces. One Stepfather raped his daughter two girls told me of sexual abuse when they were Young one boy killed himself two boys related to me of suicide attempts one girl ran away to Florida for two months and now has a child one got pregnant had an abortion and now has a 2-week-old  still state data revealed a few Bright spots a thirty seven percent of teachers nationwide said their salaries were a a Good or  in Connecticut where average pay ranked second nationally at $41,412 in 1989-90, 82 percent considered salaries a a Good or  a thirty nine percent of teachers nationwide consider morale a a Good or a excellent a 53 percent of teachers in Maine Felt that Way. A nearly six out of 10 teachers in Kansas and Wyoming said support services Are a a Good or  a seventy percent of Vermont teachers said they Are deeply involved in choosing texts and other instructional  defeat Early primary in California Sacramento Calif. Apr a proposal to move up californians presidential primary from june to the first tuesday in March a week after the nations Lead off primary in new Hampshire has been Defeated. Lawmakers could not agree on whether to let ballot measures share the election. Republicans argued that democrats could Benefit if voter initiatives were allowed to share the primary ballot. Democrats would Likely Post a higher voter turnout in their drive to restore their party to the White House they said. Without Ever voting on the proposed shift the legislators killed it Friday by voting Down a constitutional amendment tied to it by Ken Maddy Republican Leader of the state Senate. Such votes require a two thirds majority to pass. Supporters said moving the primary Forward would change the California election from an afterthought into the nations dominant Early primary. The Early vote was intended Only for electing presidential convention delegates with primaries for congressional legislative and other races in june. But the California Constitution requires that any measure qualified for the ballot by voter initiative petitions must go on the next statewide ballot. State initiatives in recent years have included huge property tax cuts a cigarette tax hike and major insurance education and environmental measures so the Early ballot could have allowed voters of one party to decide major policy issues. The California primary now one of the latest in the nation has not had a Strong Impact on a presidential nomination race since 1972, when George Mcgovern a Victory in California cleared the Way for his nomination As the democratic candidate. Reischauer former ambassador to Japan Dies la Jolla Calif. Apr Edwin old father Reischauer who served As . Ambassador to Japan during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations died saturday from hepatitis. He was 79. Reischauer died at Green Hospital of Scripps clinic and research foundation the clinic said. Ambassador to Japan from 1961 to 1966, Reischauer wrote several books on americans relationship with Japan and Asia. Among his books Are a the japanese today change and continuity and a a Japan the Story of a  Reischauer was bom in Tokyo to missionary parents on oct. 15, 1910. He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1931. He received a doctorate from Harvard University after studying at universities in France Japan and China. Reischauer first joined the Harvard staff As an instructor in 1938. He returned after world War ii As an associate professor later a professor of far Eastern languages. He retired in 1981. He also was a director of the Harvard Yenching Institute from 1956 to 1961. During world War ii Reischauer served in the far Eastern affairs office in the state department and the War department specializing in japanese language training and intelligence. As ambassador Reischauer established contacts with opposition leaders intellectuals the Media and students. He is survived by his wife Haru who related to japanese Royalty a son is Robert Reischauer director of the congressional budget office and daughters Ann Heinemann and Joan Simon