Tape Recordings Lead Coe College Language Lab Breakthrough
Coe College in Cedar Rapids unveils a $10,000 language laboratory in Hickok Hall, using 11 soundproof booths and master tapes recorded by native French and German speakers. Under Assistant Professor Herbert Wiese, the one year intensive course aims to boost recitation time to 20 25 minutes per student per class and to enable early language instruction starting in grade school.
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Herbert F. Wiese
Language Laboratory
Purdue University
Wiese
Master Control
France
Germany
George Henry
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Carol DE Pressles
Miss DePressles
Mental Health in the Classroom Workshop in Cedar Rapids
Iowa educators and mental health experts gather in Cedar Rapids at Roosevelt School for a two session workshop on Mental Health in the Classroom. Dr Paul Witty and Dr Sidney Sands lead talks on the schools role and the meaning of mental health with discussions featuring several University of Iowa and national education leaders.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt School
Linn County Mental Health Association
Paul Witty
Northwestern University
Ffield
Midwest
Witty
My Weekly Reader
Story Parade
National
Parent-Teacher Magazine
Columbia University
Sidney Sands
Des Moines
Sands
University of Iowa Medical School
Army
Clyde Parker
Dr. Sands
Harry K. Burmeister
Cedar Rapidication Association
James W. Freeman
American Federation of Teachers
William Moershel
Linn County Mental Health Center
Moershel
Ralph Ojemann
University of Iowa
Wendell Johnson
New Gander S Industrial Growth Sparks New Townsite
Gander Newfoundland home to 4700 people connected to 62 daily transatlantic stopovers plans for 700 to 1000 houses plus shops five miles from the airport as a new townsite rises. Planning includes Dr Glenn Hawkes Iowa State College and mental health leaders with teachers associations aiding development.
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Atlantic
Author To Speak at Mt. Mercy On Tuesday
Vincent J. Giese author of The Apostolic Itch will discuss The Apostolate of The Laity at Mt. Mercy college auditorium Tuesday at 8 p.m. The free public talk is sponsored by Catholics in Action Cedar Rapids deanery. Giese, Fides Publishers editorial director, observes Catholic Action nationwide.
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Mt. Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Catholics In Action
Giese
Fides Publishers
Chicago
St. Joseph’s College
Collegeville
Ind
Marquette University
Notre Dame
Ave Maria Press
Concord
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Vision of the Cross Preceded Constantine’s Battle with Maxentius
In 312 A.D. Constantine prepared to face rival Maxentius for Western Roman Empire supremacy when he reportedly saw a vision of the cross guiding his forces. The event set the stage for a pivotal clash at the Milvian Bridge.
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Maxentius
Cross
School Officials Plan Meetings With Agencies
Cedar Rapids public school officials plan a series of meetings to integrate the special education program with services from many community agencies. Le Roy Peterson, director of special education, says the aim is closer coordination and better understanding to meet needs of children with exceptional characteristics. Agencies include mental health, social welfare, public health, school nursing, probation, cerebral palsy, iCamp Fire, Boy Scouts, rehabilitation, Community House, Children’s Home, and school counselors and supervisors.
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Cedar Rapids
LeRoy Peterson
Mental Health
Department of Social Welfare
Boy Scouts
Children’s Home
Navy Develops World’s Smallest Gyro Compass
Washington UP The navy announced the development of the world’s smallest gyro compass tiny enough for small naval or civilian craft. The miniature gyro weighs 9 pounds and takes less than a half cubic foot, compared with current master gyros weighing 900 pounds and four feet high.
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Navy
Daughters of Penelope Reactivated in Cedar Rapids
The Daughters of Penelope auxiliary to the Hellenic Order of Ahepa is reactivating at St. John’s Hellenic Orthodox church hall in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Tula Zotaley of Minneapolis and Mrs. Jennie Kirk of Sioux Falls lead the reactivation and officer installations as a banquet and district meeting conclude with formal welcomes.
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Daughters of Penelope
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s
Tula Zotaley
Minneapolis
Jennie Kirk
Sioux Falls
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