Enrollment Surge Fuels HVCC Growth and New Programs
Hudson Valley Community College in Troy reports a 32 percent rise in enrollment to 1,160 students, with senior women up sixfold to 41. New programs including banking technology doubling to 102 and dental hygiene rising to 56 fuel the gain, while automotive technology grows 35 percent and electrical technology remains top with 182 students.
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Middlebury Grad Wins Grant For Debut Novel
Middlebury College alumnus Richard Eunkook Kim received a $1,000 grant-in-aid from the Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation to support completing a novel. The award honors Mrs. Rinehart and is administered by a committee including Brooks Atkinson and Howard Mumford Jones. Kim, born in Korea, studied at Middlebury 1955 to 1959, later earned a Johns Hopkins master’s and now teaches English at the State University of Iowa. He is married to Penelope Groll.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation
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Brooks Atkinson
Howard Mumford Jones
Kim
Korea
Republic of Korea
U. S
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Johns Hopkins University
State University of Iowa
Penelope Groll
St Michael's Course Opens to Teachers in February
In WINOOSKI PARK teachers may earn three graduate credits by attending a 15 week course in The Secondary School Curriculum at St Michael's College starting Feb 3. Dr Robert C Spencer directs the program with Ruth Izzo teaching. Over 30 teachers including four from Montreal are currently enrolled in a Social Studies teaching course offered on Saturday mornings.
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Winooski Park
St. Michael’s College
Robert C. Spencer
Ruth K. Izzo
Montreal
St. Michael’s
New Hampshire Vermont Recreation Weekend Set for Jan 13 14
The 14th annual New Hampshire Vermont Recreation Weekend will meet at the West Dover Inn in West Dover Vermont on Saturday and Sunday January 13 and 14. Dr Charles Weckworth of Springfield College will speak Saturday evening on issues in the recreation profession. Discussions will cover recreational skiing fitness community centers creative arts municipal ski tow operation and professional certification.
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Montpelier
West Dover Inn
West Dover
Charles Weckworth
Springfield College
Holiday Auto Toll Now Set at 337
The New Year holiday weekend traffic toll reached 337 deaths, topping the National Safety Council forecast of 330. Fires added 83 deaths and other accidents 59, for a total of 479 fatalities over 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NEA finds space for college bound youth nationwide
The National Education Association says there is space in accredited colleges for every qualified high school graduate, except in highly selective institutions. The booklet Your Child and College offers guidance on choosing colleges, admissions, and preparing for living rather than just earning.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
United States
Silo
NEA Journal
Durantes' New Baby Baptized in Private Ceremony
The baby Cecilia Alicia, a less than month old infant, was baptized Tuesday at St. Victor's Catholic Church in West Hollywood. The Durantes, Jimmy and Marge, plan to adopt the child and are parishioners of the church.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Durante
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
West Hollywood
Durante
Marge
Durantes
Cecilia Alicia
Education Professor Warns TV Time Wastes Children
Northwestern University education professor Paul Witty says preschoolers spend 15 hours and school children 21 hours weekly watching TV in Chicago area surveys. He argues this sedentary viewing replaces productive activities and offers questions parents should pose about child development and real life experiences.
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Chicago
Paul Witty
Northwestern University
PTA
Witty
Lane Urges Import Quotas On Textiles And Fibers
Rep. Thomas J. Lane calls for import quotas on all textile manufactured goods and fibers. He cites Kennedy era recommendations and warns that rising foreign competition endangers domestic mills and jobs, urging action to curb the influx.
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Lane
Washington
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