One Room School Memories From Marion Woman
Mary Hennessey, 77, recalls teaching in one room country schools starting in 1926, walking mile fields to Frozen Hill and Burlingham, using a stove and outhouses. She notes simple days, happy students, social events, and a lack of discipline problems, with life seeming simpler in hindsight.
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Mary Hennessey
Pleasant Hill
Mount Vernon
Earl
Darrell
Marion
Lois Kelly
Wanda Alderman
Cedar Rapids
Pittsburgh
Burlingham Country School
Waubeek
Studebaker
Marion Police
Tom Walderbach
Herb Shriner
Mrs. Hennessey
Principals urged to advertise efforts at national conference
At the 65th annual National Association of Secondary School Principals convention in Atlanta, Ann Barkelew urged leaders to communicate with the public. She stressed the need to defend instructional leadership and explain how schools prepare students to cope, noting the public’s strong interest in secondary education. About 8,000 education executives pre-registered for the event.
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Atlanta
Georgia World Congress Center
Ann Barkelew
Barkelew
Los Angeles County
Public relations key to school image says Barkelew
Barkelew told principals that public relations makes up 90 percent of school image and only 3 percent comes from printed material while 7 percent depends on listening to stakeholders. She urged clear messages, involvement, and visible writing progress in districts like Burbank.
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Barkelew
Burbank
Sixteen cancer crusade captains plan Cedar Rapids outreach
Sixteen cancer crusade captains and their teams meet to launch the second phase of an educational effort aimed at Cedar Rapids business leaders. The kickoff for the special gifts division is set for Thursday at 4 15 p m in the Jones Room of Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel with crusade Chairman Robert Blahnik urging volunteers to educate key leaders about cancer gains in Linn County.
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Cancer Crusade
Cedar Rapids
Special Gifts Division
Crusade
Robert Blahnik
Linn County
Jones
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Charlie Heins
Cochairman
Allan Ludwig
James C. Schmitt
Dennis Goettel
Pat Stepanek
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Brian Schmitzer
Bob Snook
Jim Johnson
Becky Cornwell
Jim Haddad
Kathy Healy
Steve Jensen
Gary Criddle
Mary Ernst
Gary Ellis
Chuck Webb
Mike Brogan
Lynn Baker
Eric Hender
Doug Dean
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Financial Aids Office
Kirkwood Carpentry
Eastern Iowa pianists win in Southeast District auditions
Six student pianists from Eastern Iowa won at the Southeast District Piano Auditions judged by Dr. Guy Wallner and Norma Seifert among 120 competitors at the University of Iowa. Winners advance to state on March 14 at Iowa State University. includes Denise Cunningham and others from Iowa City, Monticello, Mount Vernon, and Blairstown with various teachers.
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Iowa
Iowa Music Teachers Association
Music Teachers National Association
Guy Wallner
Drake University
Norma Seifert
Des Moines
University of Iowa School of Music
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Denise Cunningham
James Cunninghams
Brentwood Drive
Richard Baumer
Crandall Drive
Ching-An Hu
Amy Mulford
Kristy Bruner
Katherine Burke
Kristen Zike
Carmen Chittick
Monticello
Devonna Mattiessen
Lisa Addis
Jury picked in Cedar Rapids substation injury suit
A Linn County jury was selected in a case seeking 942500 from Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. for Kelvin Davis 12 who was burned when he touched a 34500 volt cable at a Cedar Rapids substation. Plaintiffs Elmer and Carol Davis seek damages for medical costs and loss of companionship.
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Cedar Rapids
Kelvin Jay Davis
Hunter Electric
Linn District
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Elmer and
Carol Davis
Devonwood Ave
Davis
Davis’ Content Company
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Mahlam
Barkeley
Los Angeles
Christie Wallace
Gazette
Rod Riemenschneider
Metro Roundup
Coe
Coe College
Douglas Robert Hare
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Cherry Auditorium
Kerry Grippe
University of Iowa
Debussy
Daehler-Kitchin
Jerry Farnsworth
Cue Review
Hickok Hall
Emerald Knights
Oliver W. Schultz Jr
Boice Road
15Th Street
Mark G. Saylor
J Street
Bever Avenue
14Th Street
Wilbur D. Bienfang
Oelwein
Gary L. Severson
29Th St
Edgewood Road
G Avenue
Dennis L. Schneider
Park Towne Place
First Street
Nixon
Gazette Convoy
Third Ave
Seeds
U.S
Cgazette
10Th Street
Reuter
Gold & Silver Exchange
Gold & Silver
2Nd Ave
2Nd St
Ugut
Bette
Shelly Yn
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