Students and the Language Crisis in Education
The piece laments declining writing and reading skills among students, urges broader writing across subjects, critiques overreliance on multiple choice tests, and argues journalism should not substitute for English literature. It cites Iris Murdoch on teaching students to write clearly and accurately as foundational to culture.
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Wall Street
Keats
Blake
Milton
Fielding
Pope
Iris Murdoch
Teacher Examinations Scheduled at East Central University
National Teacher Examinations will be given at East Central University on July 17. The exams assess professional and general education knowledge across 22 subject fields and aid in certification, hiring, tenure, and graduate program requirements. About 100000 candidates participated last year and bulletins with registration details are available from Dr. Don Bonner or ETS.
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East Central University
Educational Testing Service
Don Bonner
NTE
National Teacher Examinations
Education Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Reptiles Move Systematic Across Roads In Summer
A curious column notes that box turtles snakes lizards and pond turtles relocate to new habitats in large cities during a moving season. Observers speculate schools out and vacations trigger shifts while accidents on highways rise and drivers face distractions and fatigue. Memorial Day to Labor Day trends are examined with limited evidence and no clear cause.
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Chicago
Veto FAMILY LAWYER by Will Bernard TRE ME ee
A study notes many wills are outdated at execution and rarely adjusted after life changes. It cites cases where divorced or estranged parties, asset changes, or new tax laws alter will outcomes. Courts often follow the will as written unless the testator revokes or renews it.
Sunshine Church Homecoming and Revival Marks Busy Weekend
About 70 people attended Sunshine Church for homecoming with many more expected for revival led by evangelist Dale Rug gl es through Sunday morning June 14. Dozens of visitors from Oklahoma City Tulsa Duncan Seminole Tecumseh Ada and out of state joined locals for services and socials.
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Sunshine
Melissa Green
Larry Heard
Don Parr
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Duncan
Seminole
Tecumseh
Ada
Lucille Woodall
Tillie Parish
Oak Grove School
Sulphur
al Hernandez
Julia Thomas
J. L. Green
Beatrice Wyche
Lorena Noulin
Hickory
Mary Phillips
Roff
Louise Welch
Velma Wyche
Lucille
Clyde Hobgood
Rhonda Faria
Valley View Hospital
Ruby Ashley
J. C. Ashley
Lucille Hobgood
Pearl Blevins
Harden City
Pete
Brenda Blackburn
Hennessey
Douglas Yarbrough
Danny
David
Denver
Bill Oliver
J. D. Underhill
Glenn E. Parker
H. Leo Parker
Oklahoma
Joe Crisp
Joan
del City
George Fowler
Terry
Allan
Bill Crisp
Tupelo
Mary Summers
Addie Stringer
Joe Swarth
Freddy Blevins
Anchorage
Alaska
Mary
Leroy
Georgia Cash
Mary Jo Green
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Oxnard
Calif
Edna Hernandez
Edna Oliver
Odus McGalliard
Melissa
Eddie Smith
Eric
Pauls Valley
Anna Lee King
Norman
Jesse Green
J.L. Green
Joe Thomas
Bob Hatcher
Bill Isenberg
Sheila
Mark
Denver City
Tex
E. D. Eager
Vernie Henley
J. B. Eager
R. W. Edwards
Wayne
Bell Peterson
Okemah
Claude Hewett
Leonard Ford
James Ford
Royce Phillips
Center Mrs Rae Garrett and April Garner Network
The article lists a series of social visits and activities centered on Rae Garrett and April Garner. It notes visits with the Ham and Garner families in Shawnee and Okmulgee, shopping trips to Tulsa and Oklahoma City, meals with Gene Garner and others, a hamburger fry at the Garner home, V B S activities at Wintersmith Park, canning and church attendance at Oil Center Church, and time spent with Thelma Jean Garrett and Mildred Earhart in Midwest City.
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Sumpter
Russel Stacy
First Baptist Church
Fuller
Maggie Sawyer
Pauls Valley
Herion
Sullivan
el Paso
Morans
Choate
Vernal King
Mr. Sumpter
Moran
Grace Ryley
Quinn Phillips
Odessa
Tex
Wintersmith Park Lodge
Sharon
Tommie Johnson
Gail
Winford Woods
Nancy
Bob Cameron
Shirley
Dewey Madden
Brenda
James Dalton
Jeanette
Richard Truitt
Ronnie Wiser
George Wiser
George Bolin
Gary Lafevers
Billie Elmore
Roy
Billie Mason
Dannie James
Christine Williams
Sherley
James Lewis
Sallie
Johnnie Baum
Jamie Dalton
Brandy
Plano
Ina Ellis
Steven Green
Stillwater
John Anderson
Tupelo
Church of God
Rick Ham
Shawnee
Gene Garner
April
Jody Johnson
Okmulgee
Thelma Jean Garrett
Tulsa
Sondra Garner
Tonya
Rendy Willoughby
Hansel Burk
Jim Ward
Keith
Mikey
April Garner
Oklahoma City
Ted Lillard
Ada
Mildred Earhart
Midwest City
Teddy Lillard
Sonny Lillard
Gaar Corner
Pug Garrett
Carolyn Ward
Wintersmith Park
Rae Garrett
Oil Center Church
Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church
Ada Deaths Include Six Residents In Early June
THYRA SCHMID 73 Ada resident died June 2 at home per Smith Funeral Home. CHARLES HEBER MYERS 78 Ada resident died June 2 per Criswell Funeral Home. BESSIE RUSHING 71 Ada resident died May 31 per Criswell Funeral Home. MARIE LEVINGS SUTTON 75 Ada resident died June 3 per Criswell Funeral Home. RUBY JEWELL WARD 68 Ada resident died June 4. ROBERT LEE SLAUGHTER 66 Stonewall resident died June 6 per Smith Funeral Home. VIRGIL O BROWN 68 Ada resident died June 5 per Smith Funeral Home.
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Thyra Schmid
Ada
Smith Funeral
Charles Heber Myers
Criswell Funeral
Bessie Rushing
Marie Levings Sutton
Criswell Funeral Home
Ruby Jewell Ward
Robert Lee Slaughter
Stonewall
Smith Funeral Home
Virgil O. Brown
Cranberry flavored mold salads and winglets feature in cookbook
A vintage recipe collection lists KRANTY KORNER dishes including CRAN-ORANGE PATIO SALAD MOLD with gelatin and meats, REDBERRY RELISH, cranberry apple drinks and a POLYNESIAN WINGLETS chicken recipe. Also includes clam and oyster seafood chowder with cranberry accents.
Churches as expanding families open to all visitors
Lawrence Walthouse argues that the most impressive churches resemble extended families that care for members and welcome guests. He contrasts open, supportive communities with places of judgment and notes the Apostle Paul’s contrasting view of the local congregation.
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Paul
Salvage over condemnation in local congregation
A sermon emphasizes treating fellow believers like a family focused on restoring and helping one another. It cites Galatians guidance to restore trespassers gently and urges ongoing service, bearing one another’s burdens, and doing good to all, especially households of faith.
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Paul
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Jim Born
Ponca City
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