Disruptive English professor leads Underground Grammarian
Glassboro State College English professor Dr. Richard Mitchell promotes the Underground Grammarian a satire on campus writing. He serves as assistant cub reporter and printer while criticizing education and urging clearer, briefer memos and writing for the next 20 to 50 years. His Cedar Rapids visit was sponsored by the Executive Development Program and included talks to administrators and high school classes.
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Glassboro State College
Richard Mitchell
Gazette
New Jersey
Mitchell
Underground Grammarian
Glassboro
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Kennedy High School
Underground Grammarian Faces Campus Backlash Over Critique
Mitchell, publisher of The Underground Grammarian, defends controversial critique of writing on Glassboro State College campus. He notes most readers are off campus and plans 1700 copies next month, with free distribution and about 1000 subscribers on campus.
Treetop ballet ends with careful elm removal
City workers Carl Flederman and Bob Hodges used ropes to remove a dead elm along Ellis Boulevard. Flederman climbed the tree at 811 13th St NW while Hodges on the ground guided falling sections from 5600 D Ave NW. The operation relied on rope work as shown in the pictures.
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Carl Flederman
Bob Hodges
Ellis Boulevard
Carl
13Th St. NW
Bob
D Ave. NW
Recognition breakfast honors Cedar Rapids Children's Home volunteers
A breakfast for Centennial Challenge Campaign volunteers, to be hosted in the Hempstead Room at Roosevelt Royale, recognizes more than 50 volunteers. Gifts totals across divisions include 69,186 from board members and staff, 107,750 from the Primary Division, 17,452 from Major Gifts, 13,020 from Special Gifts, and 25,000 from Foundations. Funds aim to build a 22 acre campus at C Street and Wilson Avenue SW with a barn remodel serving as activities center at an estimated 1.4 million cost. 600,000 in home funds has been approved.
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Cedar Rapids
Hempstead
Roosevelt Royale
John E. Moore
Harold Wendorf
Bob Fletcher
Dick Stimple
Warren Reinecke
Moore
C Street
Wilson Avenue
Conference on Children Education Set In Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Association for Education of Young Children hosts a one day spring conference at Kirkwood Iowa Hall on Saturday April 8 from 8 30 a m to 3 p m for the northeast region. Registration is 8 dollars including lunch with Gladys Jenkins of the University of Iowa to speak on Children Growth Shared Responsibility. An Afternoon for Parents requires 2 dollars and includes the main speech plus one workshop. For information contact Ruth Mund or Pat Otis and mail registrations to Carol Chadwick at Hawkeye Community Action Program Cedar Rapids 52403.
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Iowa Association For Education of
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
Cedar Rapids
Gladys Jenkins
University of Iowa
Jenkins
Ruth Mund
St. Wenceslaus
Pat Otis
Carol Chadwick
Hawkeye
Sun Day activities planned in Cedar Rapids area
A Cedar Rapids Sun Day is proclaimed by groups with activities on May 3. Highlights include Indian Creek Nature Center sun celebration and breakfast, Lin dale Plaza solar displays April 29 to May 3, and an energy conference at Kirkwood Community College April 17-20. Contact Pat Kotzendorfer or Frank Young for details.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Lindale Plaza
McDonald’s
Elwood Garlock
Taft Junior High School
Iowa
Pat Kotzendorfer
Frank Young
Camping Gear Classified Ad Inspires Urgent Sale Today
A compact classified note urges readers to seize a good time to sell camping equipment now. The stampede of buyers expected prompts quick listings and swift transactions in today’s ad section.
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Dorothy Brouillard
Children’s Home Board
Tom Parks
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ED Control Data Corporation
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