Coe College Attracts Students To R O T C and Academic Tracks
Prospect of military service lacking appeal pushes Cedar Rapids Coe College enrollees toward ROTC and civilian career prep. Students like Alan Justad seek military training now to prepare for leadership and business roles post service. Aviation, medical technology, and business programs draw applicants amid strong demand for teaching and pre professional studies.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe R. O. T. C
Minneapolis
Alan Justad
Coe
Army Air Corps
Naval Reserve
S C.A.A
Army
Navy
William V. Burger
Dorothy Hawkins
G. A. Hawkins
Steet SE
McKinley High School
William J. Carpenter
E. L. Carpenter
Walker
Betty Steffenson
Carl Steffenson
Shellsburg
Office of Admissions
August Garden Hints From Mrs L Rhea
August gardening advice notes seed sowing for perennials delphiniums columbines and lychnis. keep birdbaths filled and shallow. prune phlox and delphiniums for a second bloom, disbud dahlias roses after Aug 15, and plan summer to fall color with massed phlox colors. tulips may be more plentiful this fall amid bulb imports and price shifts.
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Holland
Oregon
Michigan
Long
Control Board Head Takes Six-Week Leave for Camp Inspections
P F Hopkins chairman of the Iowa board of control will take six weeks off starting Monday to study 11 army camps in the Sixth corps area. The inspection, under the Public Administration Service, aims to improve camp administration methods across Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan with possible adoption elsewhere. Hopkins, former Mason City and Ames city manager, has held state posts since 1939 with the board based in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
P. F. Hopkins
State Board of Control
Sixth Corps
Hopkins
Public Administration Service
Chicago
Sixth Corps Quartermaster Division
Mason City
Ames
PWA
State Planning Board
Board of Control
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mount Mercy College Expands Curriculum With New Home Economics Lab
Mount Mercy College prepares for the new academic year starting September 10 with its first home economics course and a modern four-room laboratory. The school adds practical education in teaching, secretarial training, and liberal arts, plus active arts programs, music, and drama through its Little Theater and ensembles.
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Coe
Andrew J. Rector, Jr
Manchester
Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
Immaculate Conception School
Mount Mercy Players
Immaculate Conception
Mount M
State Board of Education
Burlington Adds Second Government Trailer Camp
A second site for a government sponsored trailer camp was chosen in the Prospect Hill section of Burlington. The five acre ground will host 68 trailer homes and be completed within 60 days. The first site on seven acres in the northwest city edge will house 114 trailers.
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Burlington
INS
Prospect Hill
McGregor Nature Study School to Close Thursday
McGregor Nature Study School on McGregor Heights ends August 14 after a week of lectures and field trips. Women from northeastern Iowa attended a club session with talks on Iowa history and American naturalists. An annual Mississippi River excursion aboard the S S President is scheduled for Thursday.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Heights
Iowa
Women’s Club
Addison Parker
Iowa Conservation Commission
H. Clark Brown
W. M. Golde
Smith
W. J. Peterson
Goldsmith
Mississippi
Alvin M. Peterson
W. N. Keck
Dr. Keck
Wisconsin
W. Baumegartner
Keyes
Broken Kettle Village
Baumgartner
Herman S. Ficke
Mississippi River
S. S. President
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Belle A. Hitchcock
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6Th Corps
Mission Crusade, Sodality
League of the Sacred Heart
Soem Leader Academy
ACE Cleaners
Third Avenue
First Avenue E
Third Avenue SW
E. A. Kriz & Son
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Welcom
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SERI
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Rock Island, Illinois
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