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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1959
Page
2
The family expresses deep gratitude for the kindness and expressions of love shown during their bereavement. They describe the support as a brilliant beacon in their storm and thank all who offered help from the bottom of their hearts.
A fragment recalls a six year old noted as too stupid to learn and mentions Thomas Alva Edilson with a claim about a teacher. It also hints at Mrs Rita Buchan teaching phonics to 19 local parents and teachers for specific reading disability.
Mrs Buchan of Andover Public Schools in Massachusetts discusses school governance after the New England Own Council meeting with the City Finance Committee. She notes town council meetings mirror democratic processes and compares Alpine and Andover issues such as staffing, schedules, classroom space, and leadership. She highlights property appraisals and their effect on tax rates, teaching methods, and audio-visual aids in classrooms.
The article notes improvements in projection screens and the use of white reflective paper to brighten images. It describes placing clear window panes on top of material to improve focus and mentions overhead versus opaque projectors. Alpine School uses both devices and a summer English course lists 149 books as recommended reading.
R M Brown head of Alpine High FFA says Jay Foster Bob Sledze and Harold Cowell will attend the Texas State Convention of Future Farmers of America in Houston in July 2022.
James Z. Caradine, 83, brother of Miss Jane Caradine of Alpine, died July 12 in Louis. He was founder and chairman of the Jay Foster and Bob Sledge will serve as voting delegates representing 1000 FFA members from local chapters across the state. The convention will address business matters and other proceedings.
Founder moves from Texas in 1911 and starts the Hat Co in 1918. The firm erected a $2,500,000 office building in St. Louis featuring import, manufacture, export and recycle of raw hats.
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