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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
3
Dwight L. Arnold, director of Kent State University testing programs, reports a nationwide survey showing most high school students do not reach strong ability levels in mechanics of the English language. The study highlights deficiencies across college campuses.
A survey shows six in ten entering college fail to graduate. Arnold argues high schools waste time and money by delaying college decisions until after graduation and by weak preparation in eighth and ninth grades. He notes students scoring below B in English often lack essential college skills and urges adding a required English semester to final high school year.
A long column of small notices lists births marriages travels visits and Army and Navy related items. Randy Welham son of Mr and Mrs William Ingle born April 30 weighing ten pounds seven ounces. Irene Franke formerly Mrs Ingle. Several local families host guests or travelers from Des Moines Chicago Blue Island and Clarence. Mileposts include tire rationing May quotas Mason April 19 and service members Wayne Fischer and Corporal Bernard Skillen visiting or stationed. The piece blends community life with wartime logistics and social events.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Vern Willey and Mr and Mrs Walter Detra visited friends in Marble Rock. Alfred Begueths sons Howard and Francis visited relatives in Waterloo. Walter Deira and Beth went to Packard Sunday for supper at Vern Willey home. Jean Wilson at Coe College and Elizabeth Wis visited Greene at Mrs Joe Wilson NA. Two new equipment pieces installed at Maxson's Cliviers. Lucie Dowis named head of Orientation at Town State Teacher's College for next fall. Shirley Montgomery honored on birthday April 28 by twenty friends after school.
Tromery served refreshments as Mark Frudden marked his fifth birthday with a small party among friends. Mrs. Frodden provided light refreshments while Janet MacLeod returned from the East to visit Dr. H. G. MacLeod’s family in Greene. Ruth Bennett planned a weekend in Waterloo, Maxine Mill headed to Des Moines, Harrenstein and daughter Rose visited Wellsburg, and A B Mahrke with nephews James and Keith Albert Drakle went to Waterloo, with C W Wright of Jesup also mentioned.
Accompanied them home and Mr. Wright came up Saturday evening. They returned home Sunday evening. Mrs. T. S Albrecht and son Billy and Mrs Robert Bathke were Cedar Falls visitors on Monday afternoon.
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