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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
3
The article cites John Simon on Geneva talks and naval armament limits. It argues that war’s true cost lies in tradeoffs and the risk of later reversals, warning that aggressors may gain initial power but lose in the pursuit of lasting peace. The piece links civilization to willingness to compromise early to avert broader conflict.
Grace Coolidge Creek in the Black Hills near the summer white house becomes Coolidge Creek after South Dakota lawmakers rename Squaw Creek to honor the First Lady. The announce comes as a ceremonial landmark moment for Pierre and the presidential retreat region.
Town City 1ura me gressive selection sorting and elimination of students from high school through universities to favor the gifted. Dean Carl E Seashore of the University of Town graduate college outlines the project in his book Learning and Living In College. The plan, after six years of study, aims to push selected students to do more and to be happier and more successful.
The article describes Dean Seashore's push for a merit based education rewarding effort and independent work. He argues students should earn classroom relief and closer instructor guidance to build scholarly confidence and pride in superior work. He also urges practical life outlets throughout education to enhance profitability of learning. Freshman week is noted as a pre registration welcome period.
Summer session offers general psychology and child psychology for teachers in rural and grade schools. General psychology studies mental activity and behavior in school work and daily teaching. Child psychology focuses on observations of children, aiding teachers to understand and guide pupils, with emphasis on life observations and descriptive study of children rather than adults. Aimed at improving teaching effectiveness and classroom relations.
Free general tests in American history were unexpectedly presented to the students on Wednesday morning. On Friday, tests will be given in rural sociology and rural school methods.
In Afton Tuesday evening visitors Mrs Allie Whister and Mrs Mary Binns rode through town en route home, while Ellta J. Smithon, Ayruth Fay Marper, and others were mentioned in social items. A rollover near the west bridge caused excitement but no serious injuries. Mr. and Mrs. John Long welcomed a six pound daughter. Miss Tater Hastings returned from Van Wert. Funeral services for George Buck are set for Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church.
Updated road conditions across Iowa show Des Moines clear, Dubuque and Cedar Rapids good, Keokuk and Burlington clear, Ottumwa and Fort Dodge good, Waterloo clear, Marshalltown good, Sioux City fair, with statewide weather notes from today. Numerous sections report clear or good driving conditions with limited advisories.
An accord was reached today by naval experts at a tri partisan conference on limiting destroyer size. The maximum destroyer tonnage was set at 1500 tons as the experts discussed ratios among the United States Great Britain and Japan, though figures were not released.
Yesterday results across baseball and basketball show Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and St Louis posting wins or losses in various matchups. Today schedules list key clashes including St Louis at New York and Philadelphia at Cleveland with numerous regional games across the West and Midwest.
The afternoon communique states measures against destroyers and submarines, noting the stop of operations and plans for further actions. It mentions a brief cessation of submarine activity and preparations for additional steps, with location details not fully clear.
Wesley Holland D D, 71.4, was chosen president of Iowa Wesleyan College by the Board of Trustees at a special meeting. He is the nineteenth president, a 1902 graduate, and has served since 1918 as pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in St Paul. He is praised as a great preacher and pastor.
The text details pastor Mikche Canal Zame’s education at Drew Theological Seminary and Northwestern University, earning a divinity degree and receiving scholarly honors. It notes his birth on May 8, 1877, and his early work sawing wood, identifying him as a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church lineage.
The page includes quiz questions about early settlements and a public administrator notice in Cretes Iowa. It references British settlement centers, a northwestern Iowa town founded by the Dutch, a Mormons in the West, and a Pottawattamie road naming, plus an administrator's notice for Aron J. Johnson in Calon County Iowa with dated commission and duties.
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