Educational quotes and harsh realities in Alpine and El Paso reports
The piece recalls Santayana’s warning and contrasts it with grim El Paso incidents. It describes an 11-year-old victim found after a drunken driver backed from a parked car, and a 10-year-old who died at a sanitary fill after a fire beneath decaying paper. It notes Alpine’s supportive environment and opportunities for children, plus local youth achievements at Legion Boys’ State and a Summer Biology Enrichment Program at Texas A&M.
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el Paso
Juarez
Cordova Island
Alpine Schools Enrich Students and Face Teacher Resignations
Know Your City Schools notes top students from Texas high schools excel on scholarship tests while Alpine's summer enrichment continues. The district lists eight resignations this summer with replacements ready, including moves for teachers and principals to higher salaries or new assignments, and cites the challenge of salary gaps with neighboring districts.
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Texas
Kern
Westinghouse
Morelock Praised As Forceful Teacher In Book Review
In a Progressive Farmer column Sallie Hill lauds Dr. Horace W. Morelock of Alpine as a "forceful and unforgettable teacher" in her review of Mountains of the Mind. The note highlights his leadership at West Texas State College and Sul Ross College and his role in promoting the Trans-Pecos region and Big Bend National Park.
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Morelock
Sul Ross State College
Sallie Hill
New Book Review
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Progressive Farmer
West Texas State College
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Trans-Pecos
Horace Morelock
Marathon Star Douglas Adams Invited to All-Star Tilt
ABILENE Douglas Adams of Marathon High School is invited to play for the West in the Texas Six-Man Coaching School all star game at Mc Murry College from July 29 to August 2. The 5 10 guard will compete in the East-West game at 8 p.m. August 1 at Mc Murry Gymnasium.
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Douglas Adams
Marathon High School
Texas
McMurry College
Adams
McMurry
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Fort Worth
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Everett Turner
Wyoming
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Kermit
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Marfa
Clay Cade
Sue B. Mann
Lulu White
Ruth Duncan
Arlent Brown
Anon
H. F. Dallman
Alpine Cemetery Assn
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Memorial Arts
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Big Bend National Park
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Price’s Creameries, Inc
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