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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1970
Page
8
In this Los Angeles Times column Dr. Max Rafferty argues ITA fails to beat phonics and warns parents to ensure first graders learn phonics from day one. He notes ITA’s 44-character system, praises English phonetics, cites California test score gains, and urges vigilance against “look say” teaching.
Konawa school faculty will host the Monday session of the Seminole County Teachers Association. Harold Lasiter, Konawa high school principal, chairs the county division of the Oklahoma Education Association. Classes will be dismissed. Dr. Leslie Fisher of Moore Public Schools will speak. Fisher seeks the Oklahoma Superintendent post in the upcoming fall election.
Hayes fourth to sixth graders perform the operetta Tom Sawyer on Thursday April 16 at 7 30 p m in the All purpose Room under Viva Jean Stonecipher. Admission is 25 cents for elementary students 50 cents for Jr High and High School students and adults. Cast includes Phil Lambert Huck Finn Will Thompson Joe Harper Pat Fountain Injun Joe Scot Badger Amy Kay Floyd Becky Thatcher Loretta Ballard Aunt Polly Tanya Price Jim Mark O'Brien Rev Walters Wayne Whiteley Mary Kath Thomas Sid Todd James Widow Douglas Zenda Chapman Judge Thatcher Tony Collins Alfred Temple Montie Moyer Pard Larry Elkins Dr Robinson Daryl McAlister Ben Rogers and others.
The National Park Service announces daily entrance charges through the Golden Eagle Passport program after its expiration on March 31. Acting Southwest Region Director Monte Fitch says fees apply only where charged in the past, with $1 per car and 50 cents per person for foot or other entry. Platt National Park Buckle Recreation Area follows last year’s rates with no current annual permit.
Thousands gather on college and high school campuses April 22 to push antipollution action through teach-ins cleanup campaigns and demonstrations. Organizers say Earth Day aims for real reforms with student groups coordinating nationwide events at over 500 schools.
Two poets and TPJ editors Stephen Mooney and Frank Steele visit Ada for a public lecture April 20 at 7 30 p m in Room 214 Administration Building East Central State College They will speak on poetry and answer questions after a 3 p m Meet the Professor session and Mooney will discuss TPJ s aim to affirm sense of place in poetry Both hold Ed D degrees from UT Knoxville and publish works recognized by major outlets.
The Ada Chamber of Commerce committee voted to seek official city boundary expansion. They will present to the Metropolitan Area Planning and Zoning Commission and the Ada City Council, proposing a 2400 to 2500 acre area adjacent to the city for inclusion, mainly to improve services and control growth while avoiding wholesale annexation.
Dr. Scott Tuxhorn announces to district superintendents that Oklahoma will receive $35,141,881 in federal aid for the 1969-1970 school year. Allocations cover vocational technical programs, school lunch and milk, Indian education, and National Defense Education Act, with the remainder under Elementary and Secondary Education Act and related programs.
The Ada Junior High P T A meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the auditorium to install new officers for 1970 71 led by Mrs Glen R Spencer. The second annual Spring Art Festival follows with Lynda Van dever discussing art in the curriculum and students showcasing media. Refreshments will be provided and the Executive Committee meets at 7 p m prior to the general session.
James J. Corbett defeats John L Sullivan to claim the heavyweight world title in 1892, ending Sullivan's reign and establishing a new champion in boxing history.
Government laxity allowed billions of pounds of mercury into food and water over years. New Mexico children illness triggered action while FDA objections were dismissed. The pesticide commission cites 5.3 million pounds used yearly with residues lasting up to a century in lakes.
Orkin Exterminating Co and the U S Coast Guard faced a termite problem at the Smith Point Lighthouse in Chesapeake Bay near Sunnyland Virginia. The timber dwelling’s third level housed an aquatic seeking colony which entomologists could not explain how reached or survived without fresh water. The pests were eliminated using chemical spray and liquid fumigant.
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