Education Topic For Discussion By Morse Pupils
Two Morse High School students Ruth Cohen and Donald Preble spoke on education at an 8 15 assembly aided by Mary Goodwin. They urged kindergarten inclusion, balanced elementary subjects, no military training, and funding to help struggling students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Ruth Cohen
Donald Preble
Mary Goodwin
George B. Wolstenholme
Maine Public School Finance Commission
Miss Goodwin
Thespians Stage Tom Cushing Comedy Thank You
The Thespians opened with Tom Cushing three act comedy Thank You at the Columbia last Wednesday to a large, appreciative audience. Rev David Lee played by Rev Joseph Purdue with Margery Haskell as Diane Lee anchored the show. Brenda Hill Miriam Kimball Frances Young Henry Owen Jr and Harold Cutting filled key roles. The plot centers on a rector and a vestry quarrel over a living salary and modern ideas as Diane returns from Paris and love and scandal swirl through a small Connecticut town.
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Tom Cushing
Thespians
Columbia
Boston
David Lee
Connecticut
Thes- Pians
Joseph O. Purdue
Bath
Mr. Purdue
Margery Haskell
Diane Lee
Purdue
Haskell
Paris
Brenda Hill
Morton Jones
Cornelius Jamieson
Vestry
Andy Beardsley
Montague Jones
Romeo
Franklin Wright
Kenneth Jamieson
Jamieson
Diane
Sylvester Rowland
Hayden Conant
Leonard Higginbotham
Ken Trask
Hiram Swift
Charles Bartlett
Judge Hasbrouck
Charles Avery
Andrew Cobb
Wyman Holmes
Discussion on Maine school finance faces hundreds
About 700 supporters of education gathered at Morse high school to hear Commissioner Bertram Packard and Dr. Paul Mort discuss the Maine Public School Finance Commission report. Speakers highlighted universal public education, risks from underfunded schools, and the need to fund future citizens.
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Friends of Education
Bertram L. Packard
Morse High School
State of Maine Public School Finance Commission
Maine
Packard
Paul R. Mort
Teachers College
Columbia University
National School Survey of
Congress of the United States
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
William B. Jack
Portland
Clinton D. Wilson
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Mort
Morse High Orchestra
John H. Grindell
Morse High Girls' Glee Club
Carrie E. Shaw
Wilson
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Supt
Jack
Europe
France
Morse
NATION PLANT CROP REPORT DETAILS APPLE YIELDS
The United States commercial apple crop is estimated at 68 047 000 bushels, down from last month’s 68 789 000, with a 25 percent shortfall to the five year average. Winter and spring freezes, drought, and insect damage hurt New England and central states, while cool weather later improved size and color overall.
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United States
New York
New England
Central States
Northwest
Colorado
Idaho
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Washington
Oregon
California
Maine Potatoes Seen Higher Price Later
Maine potato production is forecast to reach over 57 million bushels this year with last year around 42 million. Dean Arthur L. Deering notes the crop’s value ranges from twenty to fifty million dollars and warns of storage limits as autumn weather approaches.
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Arthur L. Deering
College of Agriculture
Maine
Maine Development Commission
Dean Deering
Portland
Jacksonville
Florida
Bangor
Chicago
New York City
Grouth
Soil Preparation and Phlox Read at Garden Club Meeting
Harry L. Day, former Bath Garden Club president, spoke to Cosmopolitan Garden Club about soil preparation. He urged deep digging, trenching, and enriching topsoil with manure, bone meal, and lime for lasting garden success, noting the need for deep subsoil work and proper moisture.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Harry L. Day
Old Bath Garden Club
First Fathers Night of North Center PTA a Success
The first Fathers Night of the North Center PTA, held Monday at Grace Church parish house, drew 75 attendees including 17. Herbert L. Patrick of Portland, Maine scout executive for the Boy Scouts of America, spoke on character and education. Mrs. Humphreys presided. committees reported. groups planned meetings for adolescent and preschool study. Penny collection supports a Thanksgiving basket. Patrick urged character building through home church and school cooperation, quoting on bent twig guidance and the impact of reading ability on character.
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North Center
Grace Church
Oak Street
Herbert L. Patrick
Portland
Maine
Boy Scouts of America
Frederick W. Humphreys
John C. Fitzgerald
Joseph I. Smith
Arthur W
Mr. Patrick
Ilike
Patrick
Officials Elected for Y M C A Church League Contests
Redington Reed and Louis Pooler were unanimously chosen as referees for the Y M C A Church Basketball League. Raymond Parks won the substitute referee post 8 to 7 over Harold Lyden. Timers and scorers were also elected, with a demonstration game set for Friday November 16 to explain rule interpretations. A 21 year age limit rule was upheld for championship eligibility, with a 15 to 1 vote against any 21 year old participating in the final playoff. The next meeting is December 12.
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Redington Reed
Louis Pooler
Alfred Neal
Vernon Lake
Arthur Colby
Leslie Plant
Roland Robinson
Percy Johnson
David Black
John Sanborn
Philip Oliver
Forrest B. Potter
Grace
Winneyance
Maine
Bates
New England
Aestate
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Mr. Ble
Mr. Preble
Commission On Educational Conditions
Deering
Phlox
Bull Rock
New Meadows River
Old Bull Rock
Brunswick
New Meadows
Cotton
Brunswell
Bulbridge Road
Fathers
Night OF North Center
P.T.A
Church League
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