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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1958

Page

5

Schools To Begin Long Range Student Test Program Here

City schools will start a multi year testing program for grades two through seven to measure basic skills and mental ability. The Otis test will begin, then Stanford, with annual achievement tests and periodic intellect testing to guide remediation and curriculum planning.

O. S. Hagerman Hagerman Decatur High School Otis Stanford Atlanta Public Schools University of Georgia Warren G. Findley James E. Greene College of Education Albert J. Kingston G. H. Fort Atlanta Mary Collier Walter Jackson Eleanora Hamilton West Decatur School Edna Almon Somerville Road Louise Ryan Riverside School Estelle Black Gordon-Bibb School

Civil Rights Commission Names Storey Vice Chairman

President Eisenhower named Robert G. Storey dean of the Southern Methodist University law school as vice chairman of the new Civil Rights Commission. The commission met yesterday in a display of harmony with Dr. John A. Hannah leading. Hannah presented acceptable staff director candidates to the White House. no director was announced yet.

Washington Eisenhower Robert G. Storey New Civil Rights Commission Storey Southern Methodist University Law School John A. Hannah Michigan State University Hannah White House Commission Gettysburg Eaisenhower James C. Hagerty

Radio and TV Listings Chronicle Across Stations

A dense, fragmentary TV radio schedule shows daily and nightly programming from multiple stations. Entries include News in Brief Music Box Sunday Serenade gospel programs religious services and various hour by hour blocks across a wide network.

Fundly Dennis Tucker the Wildwood Decatur Silverton Centra Christian Brotherhood Hou Evangelist Echos

Eva Names Ruth Livingston Acting Postmistress in Eva

Bertha Morgan retires after 37 years 10 months as Eva postmistress effective December 31, 1957. Ruth Livingston Eva is named acting postmistress. Morgan recalls commissions from Wilson Burleson and Roosevelt, loyal patrons, and gifts from local patrons upon retirement.

Eva Bertha Morgan Ruth Livingston Morgan Woodrow Wilson Fred Morgan A. S. Burleson Franklin D. Roosevelt

French cotton industry up over fifty percent in five years

In the past five years the French cotton industry has raised productivity in spinning and weaving by slightly more than 50 percent, signaling substantial efficiency gains across the sector.

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