Why Summer Schools For Girls Are Popular And Proving Value
Brenau College president HB Pearce argues for reforming long summer vacations to keep buildings in use and to reduce intellectual drift. He notes camps and Chautauqua as models and cites benefits of shorter prep for college, safer supervised recreation, and earlier debut timelines for young women.
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Fifty State Banks Edge Federal Reserve Membership In 1914
Washington June 27 Fifty state banks and trust companies qualified for membership in federal reserve banks versus 7600 national banks. Many states may need law changes to join. Kentucky and South Carolina passed enabling acts. others promised action. Legislature reconvenes Monday with many bills pending including prohibition and suffrage.
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Autopsy Finds Woman Died in Sleep From Food Aspiration
An autopsy on Mrs Faith Winship Stewart of Baltimore shows she suffocated during sleep due to food entering her airways. The city physician delayed burial permit after her death in a local hotel on Thursday.
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The Peacock School Learner Centered Class Progression
The Peacock School was founded sixteen years ago with small class sizes. Fewer than twenty boys per teacher allow individual attention. Pupils advance by ability, with fast learners clustered in Class 13 and slower pupils grouped separately, enabling rapid progress and early readiness for high school in three years instead of four.
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Pearock Like Man Stuns Crowd in Quiet Village Tale
A playful scene unfolds as a man, mockingly praised, reacts when his wife appears, causing him to retreat. Neighbors laugh at the sudden change as the moment underscores local humor and relational dynamics.
University of Georgia summer school opens Monday
Athens June 27 The tenth session of the University of Georgia summer school opens Monday evening with about 750 expected enrollment. Courses range from swimming lessons to teachers licenses and masters work. A lyceum program will welcome students and a week of high school conferences and contests runs July 1 to 4. Rural education conference July 21 to 24 features Dr P P Claxton and Dr S S Capen among speakers.
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Brenau College Declares Comprehensive Nonsectarian Education
Brenau presents a broad non-sectarian program combining a literary department with a Conservatory of Music a School of Oratory an Art School and a Home Economics and Domestic Science department. The campus spans about 200 acres with 30 modern buildings and strong religious and YWCA influences while emphasizing self government and personal supervision. Degrees offered include Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts and Associate in Arts with diplomas in Music Art and Oratory. Brenau asserts affordable terms and educational service over aggrandizement.
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Government moves against New Haven in Boston and Maine dispute
Washington June 27 Massachusetts lawmakers are urged to approve a changed plan allowing the New Haven Railroad to dispose of Boston and Maine stock. New Haven directors oppose any provision that lets the commonwealth take stock at a set price, fearing unsellable shares and a worse position than a court decree. They say they were not told of stamping requirements before the bill’s presentation.
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Bubonic plague case found in New Orleans
New Orleans health officers announced a bubonic plague case involving a Swedish five year old, Charlies Lundene, who had recently arrived from abroad. The boy was isolated after falling ill in a lodging house and transferred to a hospital where plague was diagnosed. Precautions were issued to prevent spread, and the lodging house was quarantined.
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