Competition Seen Needed Among Scholars
James S. Coleman of Johns Hopkins warns schools must boost scholarship appeal to teens. In a PTA magazine study of 10 American high schools he finds waning interest in learning despite many students aiming for college. He suggests scholastic fairs with school competition to spark engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPS
James S. Coleman
Johns Hopkins University
Coleman
PTA
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
New Books Added to Canfield Library Collection
Arlington Martha Canfield Library announces new acquisitions across adult and juvenile sections. Notable adult titles include The Road from the Monument by Storm Jameson and Tibet is My Country, The Glass Dove, Castle Dor, and Q by Daphne Du Maurier. Juvenile additions feature Seashore Summer, The Bronze Bow, Savage Sam, The Tide in the Attic, Black Beauty, and Four books about the states.
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Thrush Green
Miss Read
Sally Carrighar
Margaret Kennedy
Castle Dor
Daphne DuMaurier
Road From the Monument
Storm Jameson
Adele Hall
Elizabeth Speare
Fred Gipson
Aleid van Rijn
Patricia Miles Martin
Marcia Brown
Curtis Bishop
Betty Cavana
Fun and Games Promoted With Muscle Side Effects
Outdoor fun and fitness gear rolls out this week with Limbo kits by Wham-O and roller skis from Tri-Play Toys Co. Emenee Industries debuts Muscle Builders for youths, including a Body Crusher and Chin Bar. Wico promotes the porta cycle folding bicycle and the Mini Scrambler scooterette from Wood Plastics Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Play Toys Co
Chicago
Emenee Industries
New York
Seven Muscle Builders
Wico
Wood Plastics Co
Wayne
Real Estate Leader Chides Underground Shelters
Arthur P. Wilcox of Boston told the Memphis Real Estate Board that building fallout shelters is un-American and ridiculous. He said America cannot or will not go underground and burrow like a mole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
National Association of Real Estate Boards
America
Arthur P. Wilcox
Boston
Memphis Real Estate Board
Jewish Congress Opposes School Observances
The American Jewish Congress, in New York, urged that sectarian practices not be allowed in public schools. Delegates argued Bible readings prayer recitation and Christmas Hanukkah celebrations violate church state separation and hinder education.
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New York
American Jewish Congress
Injured Woman Dies After Essex Center Crash
Mrs Eva Crocker 74 of Morrisville died at Mary Fletcher Hospital after a two car collision in Essex Center Friday. Police said she suffered a head concussion and internal injuries. Three others were hospitalized. Crocker was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Roland 77. She is the state s 22nd highway fatality of the year.
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Burlington, VI
Eva Crocker
Morrisville
Essex Center
Mary Fletcher Hospital
New Crop Explorers Seek Plants For Untapped Land
A small group of plant explorers at nine US Plant Introduction Stations tests crops for growth in unused land. Notable candidates include chayote, dasheen, and Chinese water chestnut with crambe showing industrial potential for oil. Dr. John L. Creech notes crambe could aid surplus crops and industrial needs, though it won’t solve the overall land glut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deseseneut of Agriculture
United States
Washington
Florida
Savannah
Science Service
John L. Creech
Department of Agriculture
Africa
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Texas
Creech
Specialists Aid Plant Research For Germ Plasm Needs
Unused U S acreage faces health issues while over 400 species of tropical yams have been tested for steroid production with only about five yielding enough. Dr Creech notes specialists supervise the search as casual collectors are replaced by agricultural attaches and technical assistance programs.
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Creech
South America
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Arlington
Martha Canfield Library
Adult
Doris Disney
Helen McCloy
Christopher Bush
Louise Dickinson Rich
Grant Pearson
Dorothy Les Tina
Committed
Elton Trueblood
Tibet
the Dalai Lama
Max P. Rust
Charles Gooswin
Mi. S
Weston, Vt
Jerseys
Guernseys
Jersey
Tom Whittaker
Actioneer
Brandon, VT
Pamela
Alex A. Desilets
Granby, Mass
UPI
Caribbean Islands
Wham-O. Manufacturing
San Gabriel
Calif
Los Angeles
Jewish Congress
Javery
South
Bennington
Vermont
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Vermont Bank and Trust
PrAawyrfr
Vermont Bank Trust
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S
Walbridge
INS. Agency Inc
Silver St
Martha Manning
Dacron
Avron
Mademoiselle
Drysdale’s
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