Educational waste and effort from high school dropouts
A February 1961 Education USA quote frames a sobering June 1961 projection: 1,873,000 high school graduates with 880,000 not attending college and 900,000 dropping out before graduation. The piece argues that talent loss measures far beyond dollars, urging action to improve standards and teaching quality while detailing campus maintenance costs and student talent shown in Alpine High events.
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Education
U.S.A
United States
Alpine Central School
Jack Frost
Centennial School
Central School
Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Alpine Newcomers and Arts
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce welcomes A J Bierschwale new real estate broker and former Sul Ross animal husbandry professor, John Finlater with his artistic studio, and J Y Walker who has bought Peter Koch postcard business at 407 W Ave A. They enrich Alpine’s culture and support a growing artists colony. The group highlights Sul Ross Rodeo May 11 12 13 and plans to attract retirement age residents, students, and postcard wholesaling to 75 dealers. Housing remains a key issue as Alpine seeks to convert homes for retirees and accommodate educational visitors.
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Bierschwale
Alpine
Sul Ross College
E. Ave
Walker
Peter Koch
W. Ave. A
West Texas
Big Bend
United States
Sul Ross
Chamber of Commerce
Sul Ross Baseball Schedule Announced For Spring Tour
Sul Ross releases a spring slate with games March 13-14 at SMU March 15-16 at TCU and home matchups at Ko bernot Field. The schedule lists dates against Abilene Christian SW Oklahoma Colorado U New Mexico U Texas Lutheran Sam Houston State and U of Arizona with single games at 2 p.m. and doubleheaders at 1 p.m.
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Sul Ross
SMU
TCU
Abilene Christian
Oklahoma
Colorado U
New Mexico U
Texas Lutheran
Sam Houston State
Sam Houston
U. of Arizona
Kobernot Field
Pilot Club of Alpine hears Mrs. Smith on mentally retarded schools
Mrs. Milton Smith spoke at the Pilot Club of Alpine luncheon in the Holland Hotel about programs for mentally retarded students and the need for gifts and clothing. Attendees included Olga Mc Cord and Lurline Pulliam among others. The club noted alumni interest in football despite the school de-emphasizing sports.
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Milton Smith
Pilot Club of Alpine
Holland Hotel
Larline Pulliam
Mrs. Smith
Olga McCord
Bleake Jack
Glen Harris
Margaret A. Linn
George Dallman
Lurline Pulliam
Lauren
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PTA
Alpine High
AHS
Maze of Dimes
Phil Seymour
Keith Peters
Norman Janga
Linda Valero
Johnny Cordova
Sabas Carillo
M. P. Slover
el Rancho Grande
Carol Vogt
Donna Burdett
Elsie Matlock
Tony Warnock
Liechensteiner
Mary Lou Bustos
Meleguena
Kenneth Clouse
Wonderland
Fritz Weyerts
Ronnie Killion
Joe Richardson
Gary Clay
Carmen Natera
David Forchheimer
Paula Oates
Diane Ritter
Chuck Stringfellow
Ricky Sohl
Kenneth Boyd
Betsey Wright
Ignatius of Loyola
Sis Mary Ann Mobley
Mississippi
Cypress Gardens
Fla
Joe Garcia
St. Louis
United Fund Agency
Homer Gruenther
White House
Walter A. Sheaffer II
Iowa Pen Firm
the Town Crier
The
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Alpine's
A. J. Bierschwale
John Finlater
J. Y. Walker
Francis Miles
Deero Paints
West
West Holland Ave
WTA the
West Texas Utilities de
States
Canada
Parkview
Ard
Reader’s Digest
Brewster County
BIG Bend Abstract Company
Fort Stockton
Ellyson-Guarantee Abstract Company
Big Bend Abstract Co
N. 6Th St
Tel
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Texas
F. J. Ellyson
Jean Rackley
Freida McFadden
Willard Matthews
AU Tat Eae
Bers
Alpine Cemetery
H. F. Dallman
EL Paso, Texas
Mercury
Monterey
Mercury Mercury
America
Lincoln-Mercury
Brewster County Motors
East Holland — Alpine
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