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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1965
Page
1
A sculpture contest to decorate new Hyde Park Kenwood parks launches with an announcement party on Sunday March 14 at the Center for Continuing Education 1307 E 60th at 3 30 P M The Park Sculpture Committee plans a child friendly safe constructible design by Art Institute students with amateur builders.
Mrs George W Beadle and Joshua Taylor host talks on a project with Erwin Weiner and Norman Boothby. A film Henry Street Settlement Mural on Our Street will be shown. Prizes for students funded by donations of 15 per couple or 10 for individuals. Park Sculpture Committee includes Elsonare, Baum, Beadle, Bobrinskoy, Dornbusch, Fiske, Hawkinson, Hays, Heineman, Igoe Jr, McDougal Jr, Sawyier, Taylor and others.
University of Chicago outlines a cooperative plan to enrich Hyde Park schools. Twelve graduate education students will join Hyde Park High School in September 1965, triple the current number, with Harper Library access for approved students. Programs include humanities and a Russian course, plus elementary level efforts at Kozminski School and observatory and research links with Yerkes, Fermi, and Rockefeller facilities.
Construction starts on the southeast corner lot at 50th and Woodlawn for the first of two single family homes. The land, nicknamed Miller's lot, was sold to two University of Chicago professors after a yearlong dispute between residents and a developer.
Seven year old Kandele Smith of 5485 Greenwood receives 15 paperback books for naming the Kozminski School bookstore. Raymond Koehler of Charles Levy Circulating Co. presents the prize as Kozminski leads district in adopting elementary school paperback bookstores.
The Conference school meeting on Thursday night March 18 at St. Pauls Episcopal Church will review a report on overcrowding and racial balance at Hyde Park High School. The board favors a second comprehensive high school in District 14 and seeks University of Chicago help to plan a new studies program and long range goals. Edward Palmer, Conference director, says the meeting will include Q and A with discussion on quality education aids.
Hodes leading tribute for Erwin Red Weiner Chicago Park District superintendent at a Palmer House dinner on April 4. Proceeds at 100 per plate support the Weiner Building in the Chicago International Village at the Weizmann Institute of Science to house visiting scientists. Weiner helped create Adler Planetarium Lincoln Park Zoo programs. Abba Eban urged his acceptance.
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