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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1959
Page
7
An overview of evolving education trends from a report on The American High School Today by Dr James Bryant Conant. It highlights early specialization, language lab use, Russian and English emphasis, streamlined mathematics, combined physics and chemistry, and broader world affairs study, with calls for funding and public support.
The Coast Guard Cutter Spar left Bristol to Hog Island Channel to replace and test buoys as Lt. Ensrud leads operations. He aims to ready buoys for winter ice and switch to ice markers. Spar serviced Providence River buoy No. 18, reported extinguished by a passing vessel, and plans to return to town around 4:30 this afternoon.
Democratic Town Committee chairman John Romano reported that the committee met at Harriet Bradford Inn and unanimously endorsed Lt. Gov. John A Notte Jr for governor in 1960. He noted no changes in patronage policy materialized and vacancies would be known to the chairman.
Bristol invites residents to tour the local schools from November 6 to 13. Classes will run on the regular schedule. Parents are asked not to discuss individual issues during visits but may arrange conferences with teachers later via Superintendent Edward J. Fitzgerald.
About 125 high school youths joined a Halloween party at the YMCA sponsored by the YMCA American Legion and Board of Recreation. The event ended quietly with a prize call 20 minutes after. twenty attendees at home received pen and pencil desk sets, and one child missed the call. Prizes went to Joe Cavalieri Mike Tetreault Matt White Steve Leiter Theresa DeFusco Jacqueline Travers Dom Cavalieri Sharon Gordon Joe Lero Leonard Sousa Arthur DeFusco Kathy Russo Janice Dennis John Partington Russell Morris Steve Grabert Emily Malafonte Judy Partington Mione Palmieri Peggy Cavalieri.
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