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Newspaper
Herald Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1968
Page
2
Randy Wagner votes farewell to separate diplomas, saying the new united diploma system gives fair chances to students not on the college track. He notes improved equity for those who lack top grades yet seek decent jobs.
Bonnie McMannus, a senior, laments that graduating students will not have academic distinctions appear on diplomas. She notes peers in other courses receive equal recognition, making their hard work feel wasted.
High school seniors in the academic course express dissatisfaction with standardized diplomas. They argue college preparatory work deserves more recognition and the proposed state board elimination of social distinction is not realized.
Christine Mattax, a commercial senior, says students are proud to see the word academic on their diplomas though commercial and general students are not given special distinctions. She notes academic students take required courses not required for others.
North High students and staff collaborate to stage The Sound of Music from April 18 to 19. Emily Spessard designs layouts. David Pingley’s shop classes build sets. Robert Kinsley assists with art and scenery. Rosalee Leach leads sewing for local costumes with extra outfits sourced from Philadelphia or Baltimore.
Svetlana Alliluyeva reflects on her life with Stalin in a personal set of letters. Mafeking examines the siege as the last of the gentlemen’s wars with pacifist notes and tea. A Lawrence Holmes curates a lively sports anthology from famed writers like Corum and Daley.
Beth Trott, senior at Governor Thomas Johnson High School, is this week’s Meet Your Reporter. She participates in glee club Thespian Society serving as vice president and is a government senator. Beth works on The Parchment newspaper and plays guitar and piano. She hopes to study teaching at Western Maryland College.
Obesity among U S teens worries health experts with Jean Mayer noting 80 percent of obese children stay overweight. Critical age nine marks long term risk while fashion culture promotes short hems and youth market tactics. Waitresses seek teen voice as service dynamics shift with dining habits.
The list features Judy In Disguise by John Fred and the Playboys, Green Tambourine by the Lemon Pipers, Woman by the Union Gap, Bend Me Shape Me by the American Breed, Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin, Hello Goodbye by the Beatles, Spooky by the Classics IV, Daydream Believer by the Monkees, Susan by the Buckinghams, Goin Out Of My Head by the Lettermen.
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