Wooldridge Experiment Shapes Austin Education Approach
Three years of Wooldridge School progress under University of Texas collaboration is summarized in a joint report. The study details grouping by ability, revised grading, and parent reporting with conferences and work portfolios replacing letter grades.
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JO Ann
EICOM
Austin
Wooldridge
Austin Public Schools
University of Texas
University
Woolridge
World of Tomorrow, Today’s Woes and Witty Quips
A brisk collage of quotes and jokes on modern life. The snippets cover censorship in marriage, gardening toil, stain on reputation, Chiang Kai-shek’s anti-Russia stance with US funding plea, modern dances, ethics and work, a fable about value, Lou Costello’s wealth confusion, labor and pay, and famous last words about a fatal shot.
Manhattan Traffic Snarl Triggers Old Timely Debate
In Central Park a traffic jam draws a long chat with Timothy Jennings about progress, Reader's Digest statistics, and 19th century transportation battles. His father fought City Hall over the Greenwhich Street elevated railway, while Jennings became a Second Avenue El motorman before his death.
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Eleanor
Billy
Central Park
Timothy Jennings
Manhattan
Rector's
Reader's Digest
City Hall
Timothy
Greenwich Street
Gan Ouatieies
Second Avenue el
Cross over the moon time and bird attracting flowers
The cross over the moon does not occur at a fixed time. it depends on atmospheric ice crystals and moonlight. Hummingbirds favor columbine, petunias, larkspur, trumpet vine, honeysuckle, and red or long spurred blooms. placing colored water stations near flowers draws many birds. Pigeons used for wartime messages when radios fail or lines are down. sterilization versus disinfection explained. The excerpt ends with a fictional dialogue about Thoreau and a 19th century setting.
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BR. G. A
BE. C
H. A
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
House social security amendments spark debate on public aid costs
Washington citizens see a costly rewrite as the House backs public assistance changes, aiming to lift benefits for the aged and dependents. Farm workers face heavier state burdens, with proposals for medical care in kind and new disabled categories.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lister Hill
Alabama
American Medical Association
American Public Welfare Association
Oil Hike In Texas Proration Boosts State Revenues
The Texas Road Commission raised daily oil production proration by 140 500 barrels, boosting anticipated state revenues by about 7 8 million dollars over 15 months. About 700 000 goes to the schools and 525 000 to the hospital fund, with the rest on general revenue. The change comes amid a complex oil industry web of producers refiners and importers and amid anticipated legislative redistricting and upcoming elections.
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Texas
Road Commission
General Revenue
United States Bureau of Mines
Commission
Elliott Roosevelt Urged By Dewey For Congress
In Washington a Dewey backed push to have Elliott Roosevelt run for Congress in New York City against Vito Marcantonio is reported. Dewey’s confidential envoy offered Republican support if Tamany backing is secured, citing Elliott’s potential to carry Marcantonio’s Puerto Rican Negro district with aid from the GOP. The decision from Tamany leaders is expected soon.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Taft
Ohio
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Dick Russell
Georgia
Millikin
Colorado
Malone
Nevada
Bridges
New Hampshire
Gurney
South Dakota
Young
North Dakota
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Dewey
Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Congress
New York City
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Elliott
Paul Lockwood
Tammany
Marcantonio
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Lieved Elliott
Lockwood
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway Buzz and Show Biz Notes Roundup
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway happenings includes Bette Davis film rumors, Allyn McLerie’s shift to Miss Liberty, Ingrid Bergman praise from Lawrence Stallings, and Nancy Donovan’s burglary loot valued at 310 dollars. Reports cover Paris critics on Detective Story, Tin Pan Alley reshuffles, and World War II era theatre figures in Europe and America.
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Bette Davis
Allyn MecLerie
Dancing Lovely
Charley
Irv Berlin
la Liberty
Hollywood Reporter
Ingrid Bergman
Laurence Stallings
Nancy Donovan
Nancy
Billy Rose
Patty Andrews
Decca
Bob Merrill
Tin Pan Alley
Paris
Garbo
Cleveland
Out Front
D. H. Lawrence
London
Nashville
Tenn
Hemingway
Hollywood
Jack London
East
New Orleans
Art Green
Manhattan
Barry Gray
Miami Beach
Coral Gables
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Wildlife Restoration
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
W. C. Glazener
Chiang Kai-shek
Uncle Sam
Lou Costello
Second Avenue
59Th
Alberta
Thoreau
Peter Edson
Vhe Editors
Charles R. Jones
Bonham
L. J. Sulak
la Grange
T. H. McGregor
W. A. Williamson
San Antonio
Harley Sadler
Abilene
Legislative Service
the Quill
Magazine
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journal
Ism Society
Quill
Joe T. Cook
Mission
National Editorial Association
John T Bills
Miami Radio News
Honey Grove
SMU
Julien Elfenbein
New York Business Publications
A. Gayle Waldrop
College of Journalism
University of Colorado
DeLeon
By Herblock
Tere
Drew Pearson
Sen
Russell
General Counsel
Herbert Hoover
Robert Denham
NLRB
Senator Withers
Kentucky
Truman
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Muriel Starr
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Gloria Valberg
G. B. Shaw
Anne Jeffreys
Kate
Robert Serena
Times
Chas Poore
Kathleen Winsor
Andy Hardy
Dalle
The
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Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Associated Press
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