Move To Drop Kindergarten Fails To Clear Floor
School Committee failed to second a motion by Thomas F J Kelly to discontinue the kindergarten program citing overcrowded elementary schools. A report showed 23 kindergarten classrooms with 1,240 pupils at $133.84 per capita, while Russell district Grade 6 students would need transport due to crowding. The administration favored maintaining the program. no debate occurred as the motion died.
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Thomas F.J. Kelly
Kelly
Russell
Plunkett School
Russell School
Three Teachers Appointed by School Board
The School Committee voted to appoint three teachers effective September 1. Miss Cynthia C. Blood of North Adams will teach at an elementary school. Albert E. Belanger of Lanesboro will teach elementary physical education. Louis P. Pia of Birch Grove Drive becomes a high school biology teacher. The committee accepted resignations from Miss Phyllis K. Lisi and Thomas F. Condron. Blood will earn a B.S. in elementary education this June. Belanger holds a B.S. in education and a master's in physical education from the University of Connecticut and will be released from Army duty in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia C. Blood
North Adams
Albert E. Belanger
Lanesboro
Louis P. Pia
Birch Grove Drive
Phyllis K. Lisi
Thomas F. Condron
Adams
Blood
North Adams State College
Belanger
University of Connecticut
County Group Attends Annual Education Day
Berkshire County students and teachers joined the annual Education Day program by the Springfield chapter of the Administrative Management Society. They toured operating establishments, dined with sponsor firms, and heard Dr. Robert O. Harvey of the University of Connecticut speak. Sponsors included Berkshire Life Insurance, Chart-Pak Inc., Western Mass Electric, Pro-Phy-Lac-Tie Brush, Crane & Co. and others from five area schools.
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Springfield
Berkshire County
Ith
Administrative Management Society
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Robert O. Harvey
School of Business
University of Conecticut
Patricia A. Hebert
Patricia A. Milukas
St. Joseph
Jill Coughlin
Jane Fuller
Mount Everett Regional High School
Sheffield
Claire L. Landry
Nancy E. Simpson
Arlene M. Dullea
Williams High School
Stockbridge
Patricia Sinico
Pamela H. Foster
Henry J. Makuc
Western Mass, Electric Co
West Springfield
Pro-Phy-Lac-Tie Brush Co
Florence, Crane & Co., Inc
Dalton
Minors In City 114 Less Than A Year Ago
City census counts 71 673 boys and girls under 2 years old. The total is 114 fewer than 1963. Mrs Florence W Mullaney, supervisor, says breakdowns of annual figures are in progress but it will take time to determine how many people have moved from the city.
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Board of Registrars of Voters
Florence W. Mullaney
Solin Zaikin Boisvert Honored For Salesmanship
Four members of Investors Diversified Services local office were honored for sales. Alan A. Solin John Zaikin and Leonard R Boisvert earned membership in the Investors Sales Executive Club for 1963 while W S Peter Whitestone received recognition with membership in the President's Club for sales achievements.
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Investors Diversified Services, Inc
Alan A. Solin
John Zaikin
Leonard i R. Boisvert
Investors Sales Executive Club
W. S. Peter Whitestone
Urban Renewal Talk Highlights Pittsfield Front Door
Ketchum of Candeub Fleissig addresses Pittsfield Rotary on urban renewal. He urged seizing downtown opportunities, stressing redevelopment of West and North streets to combat blight and boost prosperity. He outlined the Jubilee project planned for 59 acres in the West and New West Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Burke Ketchum
Candeub, Fleissig & Associates
Rotary Club
Ketchum
Isadore Candeub
Pittsfield
Rotary
New West Street
Food Science Professor Named At UMass
Amherst Dr. Frederick J. Francis, a University of Massachusetts faculty member since 1954, has been named the university's first Nicholas Appert professor of food science and technology. The endowed chair honors Nicholas Appert, who pioneered heat processing of perishable foods in glass containers in the early 1800s.
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Amherst
Frederick J. Francis
University of Massachusetts
Nicholas Appert
John W. Lederle
Appert
University
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute, Inc
Council Speeds Reappointment of McMahon
The Executive Council fast tracked Gov. Peabody’s nomination of George D. McMahon of Boston to a $14,600 yearly post on the Appellate Tax Board, approving him hours after submission. Additional confirmed reappointments include Mulhare, Spirito, Mackesy, Connors, Sweig, Alves, Souza, Thorpe, and others across various state boards and appointments.
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Boston
UPS
Peabody
George D. McMahon
Appellate
McMahon
Paul A. Dever
James R. Mulhare
Lawrence
Merrimack River Valley
Birthplace of Marcus Aurelius Found Near Rome
Excavators at a Rome area site uncover a suburban villa believed to be the birthplace of Emperor Marcus Aurelius born in 12 A.D. The find occurs during excavations for a nearby hospital development.
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Rome
Marcus Aurelius
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New Spring
Allendale Shopping Center
O'Brien
Lite
Ofyram
C. M. Farrell & Son, Inc
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Solin
Zaikin
Boisvert
Beauty Workshop
Judy Bond
Oliver
D. Fiddler
England
Umass
Council
Martin Sweig
Winthrop
Joseph T. Alves
Council For the Aging
Joseph M. Souza
New Bedford
Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute
Robert §. Thrope
Barnstable
Dresa
Cobbies
Kate Greenaway
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