New High School Programs Roll Out Across Manitoba
Manitoba Education Minister Hon George Johnson announces new high school programs starting this month. Pilot computer science and data processing courses run at Vincent Massey Glenlawn Collegiate and Technical Vocational High School for 1967 68. Grade 11 University Entrance Algebra and Chemistry, updated English for Grade 12, and revised math and science curricula expand across grades 10 to 12.
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George Johnson
Manitoba
Vincent Massey
Glenlawn Collegiate
Technical Vocational High School
University of Manitoba
Canada
Soil testing urged early to ensure fertilizer plan
The note stresses testing soil early to avoid lab delays from high demand and equipment breakdowns. It announces $6 per field for analysis, two samples for forage fields, and new containers at the Agricultural Office and Fertilizer Dealer. It also mentions school pilot programs expanding science curricula in Manitoba.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Knight Honoured on Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Bruce Knight celebrated twenty five years of marriage with a family dinner at their home. Mrs Knight received gladiola corsage and a boutonniere from Mrs McWhirter while Mr Knight received best wishes from Mr Jim Nicholls who toasted the couple. Relatives from Flin Flon Hamiota Decker Brandon and Winnipeg attended along with five sons and a daughter.
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Bruce Knight
Jim Nicholls
Brandon
Flin Flon
Hamiota
Decker
Winnipeg
Manitoba Schools Embrace Learn By Doing In Science Reform
Manitoba education officials announce a broad shift to active learning in science from Grades one to twelve where facilities allow. The approach emphasizes observing classifying and inferring through experiments with reduced teacher telling. New geography and history courses for Grade seven accompany expanded arts and crafts programs, affecting about 450 schools and 2,100 classes.
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Manitoba
Western
Europe
Hamiota Ladies Aid Reports Hospital Needs and Finances
Hamiota District Hospital Aid met in the community room with nine districts represented. The treasurer noted a balance of $1,859.42 and expenses of $2.75 while discussing kitchen knives jelly roll pans and staff cups. Eighty five adults and four babies were treated eleven major operations eleven minor procedures and twenty six out patients with five bottles of Red Cross blood used. Laundry totaled 6 074 pounds. Next meeting is September 22. Bedroom units to be purchased this year. Reports from Winnipeg convention discussed. Meeting closed with the Mispah Benediction.
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Hamiota Hospital
Ladies Aid
Hamiota
J. Rankin
Repor
Red Cross
It’s a Small World The way acquaintances meet abroad
During the holidays Lana Burnett and Ross Poole from the local High School Staff traveled to Florence Italy and met Ron and Vernainee Moore Keeler. A group from the district also met at Expo while touring with Jo Anne White Maureen McPhaden Joan Bridgeman and Ann Kreager.
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Lana Burnett
Ross Poole
Ron
Vernainee Moore Keeler
Strange Land
Florence
Italy
Mombasa
East Africa
Jo-Anne White
Maureen McPhaden
Joan Bridgeman
Ann Kreager
Birdtail River School Division Board Holds August Meeting
Birdtail River School Division No. 38 held its regular meeting at Shoal Lake on August 25 1967 with Trustees Rankin Stimpson Fulton Selby Rand e and Clark and Superintendent Davison present. Minutes from August 15 were accepted and By-law 6/67 to lease CPR Property for Miniota school use received first second and third readings before final passage. The board adjourned to meet September 14 1967 at 8:00 p.m. Transportation planning dominated the discussion.
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Birdtail River
Shoal Lake
Rankin
Stimpson
Fulton
Selby
Rande
Clark
Wm. C. Davison
CPR
Miniota
Manitoba
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Wendell Wight
MR. and
Mrs. Bruce
Red Baron
Snoopy
Toronto
TNS
Pimary
Ted
Fleming
Hud Anderson
Ontario
John Robarts
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