Report Cards Through Time Highlight Education Trust and Doubts
A USC education professor recalls old grade cards with numbers and letters, from early numeric scores to letter grades with pluses and minuses. The piece notes shifts to essays and conferences, arguing the A to F system remains the clearest, most understood method. It discusses student and parent rights to know standings and cites a national survey showing 70 percent support for keeping report cards.
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Johnny
Advertising Policy For Saco School Officials Decided
The Saco Superintendent and School Committee at a meeting in Dr. Frank Lawler's office settled that advertising decisions will lie with school officials. They discussed non teaching duties for teachers including lunch program money handling and Red Cross funding while tabling insurance collections for the next school year.
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Saco
Frank Lawler
Carlton Robbins
Red Cross
Robbins
Frank Wheaton
Burns School
Lawler
Wheaton
Young
Pepperell Park
Portland
Maine State School Boards Association
Biddeford and
Saco Bus Lines, Inc
Roger Nadeau
Old Orchard Beach
Former Local Girl Weds In South Carolina
Miss Dorothy Ruth Robbins daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph C Robbins of Greenville S C wed Raymond Walter O Reilly son of Mr and Mrs James W O Reilly also of Greenville The ceremony at Buncombe Street Methodist Church featured Dr Pierce E Cook pastor Freeman R Orr Jr organist and vocalist Howard Slaney From Old Orchard Beach The couple will reside in Greenville after a wedding trip to Daytona Beach Fla Attendees included local residents Albert Hanson and wife The bride and groom return to 100 McDaniel Heights Apartments Greenville S C The bride is a South Portland High School graduate and the groom a Deering High School graduate and Boston radio school alum both employed in Easley S C
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Buncombe Street Methodist Church
Greenville
S. C
Dorothy Ruth Robbins
Ralph C. Robbins
Dorchester Boulevard
Biddeford
South Portland
Raymond Walter O'Reilly
James W. O'Reilly
Foxhall Road
Pierce E. Cook
Freeman R. Orr, Jr
Howard Slaney
Old Orchard Beach
Sylvia Winslow
Edwin Geasa
Carol Cunningham
Christa Ripperger
Roseanne Small
Holliston
Mass
Patricia Hill
Sandra Geasa
Maureen O'Reilly
Murray O’rilly
Meriden
Conn
Piedmont
S.C
David Owens
Weyman Tucker
Grady Louis
Emery Howell
Daytona Beach
Fla
McDaniel Heights Apartments
Albert Hanson
Retain Report Cards Says Parent and Teacher Letter
A parent and teacher advocate keeping report cards to maintain clear records and student bargaining power for rewards. The writer invites questions to Dr. Nason, who will discuss only general-interest points in his column.
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Nason
Sister Key Mix Lets Baltimore Sisters Swap Cars
Mrs. Peggy Rindone of North Baltimore discovered by a mix up of household key rings that the ignition key of her 1953 sedan fits and starts the 1958 sedan owned by her sister Mrs. Janice Amend of South Baltimore.
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Sister
ACT Baltimore
Peggy Rindone
North Baltimore
Janice Amend
South Baltimore
Maine Guard Unit To Begin Duties Sunday
Officers and men of the 2nd Battalion 20th Armor Maine National Guard begin their year of federal service at 6 45 am Sunday at home armories in Auburn Lewiston South Portland and Westbrook An advance detachment will fly to Fort Campbell Ky Oct 23 but the follow order date remains undisclosed Troop training will continue at armor ies with meals at armories Patton tanks will be redistributed and other vehicles shipped to Fort Campbell Officials report Sp 4 Richard Osgood a teacher and ski coach at Edward Little High School has received a 90 day de ferment notice as the first in the unit to be affected
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Auburn
20Th Armor
Maine National Guard
Fort Campbell
Lewiston
South Portland
Westbrook
Richard L. Gove
Richard Osgood
Edward Little High School
El Salvador shifts from coffee to cotton as new money crops
Until recently El Salvador relied on coffee as its golden grain but other money crops are rising. Cotton in particular is moving up as the economy diversifies beyond a single crop.
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el Salvador
Mechanic Deficiency in St Joseph Office Question
An employee in the Missouri Motor Vehicle Registration Department asked a woman applicant for her car's horsepower. She replied she did not know the horsepower but stated the car has eight cylinders in the battery.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
State Motor Vehicle Registration Department
UM Black Bear Award Choices Being Selected
The University of Maine and General Alumni Association are choosing CRONO recipients for the Homecoming awards to be presented October 2. A committee reviews nominations for devotion to the university, personal exemplarity, service length and quality, and standing among alumni. Past honorees include Raymond W. Davis, Harry D. Watson, and Ernest Lamb, with a long list of prior winners dating back to the 1950s.
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GAA
Providence
Aristo B. Cianforani
Jt McGuire
Stonington
Raymond W. Davis
Guilford
Harry D. Watson
Orono
Ernest Lamb
Boston
Mass
Arthur A. Hauck
Alfred B. Lingley
J. ‘Larcom Ober
Clifford Patch
Addie M. Weed
John C. Sealey
Stanley Wallace
Harold L. Bruce
Georg Dow
Mes
Ay F. Crane
Lewis H. Kriger
George A. Potter
Marion S. Buzzell
Philip J. Brockway
Frank P. Prett
Frederick § Youngs
Wife's Love Of Cats Leads To Divorce Suit
Garden City man John H H Buck seeks divorce from wife Terry claiming 22 cats dominate their home. He says friends avoid visit due to the felines and he has spent about $3000 on care since she began accumulating cats three years ago. They wed in March 1957.
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Detroit
John HH. Buck
Terry
Garden City
Diversification Plan for Boston and Maine Road Revealed
Boston AP A management recommendation to set up a holding company for the Boston and Maine Railroad aims to diversify activities and expand earnings. Directors will consider the plan at an October 17 meeting. Patrick B. McGinnis says stockholders may exchange equity for holding company stock and that tax loss carryforwards of 36 million dollars could be used, with most expiring after 1965.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Patrick B. McGinnis
McGinnis
B&m
Promise Has Hallow Ring Aberdeen Shopping Center Plans
A sign along U S 40 near Aberdeen Maryland states construction on a shopping center will begin in 1958. The note appears in an open field and reflects early development plans for the area.
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Hallow
Aberdeen
U. S. 40
Maryland
Rambler cuts prices to expand market share
American Motors lowers prices on 27 regular models with 13 models discounted by 112 or more and seven by 209 or more. Rambler Classic six sees price reductions ranging from 50 to 230 dollars as George Romney touts the progress sharing program to build market position and future earnings.
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American Motors
George Romney
Rambler
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