Survey Shows Many Students Leaving School
NEA warns that only 453 of 1000 pupils stay in school to finish high school, with 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 dropping out annually. The survey cites financial hardship, lack of home encouragement, and unengaging instruction as factors, and endorses federal aid to education to retain students.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
U. S. Office of Education
Preighters Unloaded Near Palace
The city’s waterfront sees ocean freighters unloaded near the royal palace gates as shipping activity sprawls through the harbor. The scattered port movements reflect a busy maritime district with frequent vessel inquiries and traffic.
Report Urges Expanded Nursing Education and Staff
A Washington report from the national health assembly's personnel section calls nursing an imperative for expanding present and planned health programs. It estimates 554,200 nurses needed in 1960 across federal services hospitals private duty public health and industry. Recommendations include broadening nursing education, enabling admission regardless of race color or sex, two years of post high school general education, scholarships fellowships and research funds to improve nursing practice and training.
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Jane Ead
Washington
National Health Assembly
United States
Mad stone cure described for mad dog bites in 1854 NY paper
A New York newspaper in 1854 reported a so called mad stone used to cure people bitten by mad dogs. It notes the stone as dark gray and brown in color and presented as effective in treatment. Additionally a fact about ducks eggs containing more fat than hens eggs is mentioned. It also reports that about 1,500 Americans who died in the Mexican War of 1847 are buried in a cemetery in Mexico City.
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New York
Mexico City
Schedule Exercises At New Amsterdam Church
Special exercises for the vocational bible school at the New Amsterdam church will be held Friday at 8 p m. The group is divided into four groups led by Ruth and Grace Chalsma for beginners Evelyn Van Dunk Fern Pfafflin and Donna Graham for primary John Spann and Laurel Vander Velde for junior and Rachel Van Loon for intermediate.
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New Amsterdam
Wis
Ruth
Grace Chalsma
Evelyn van Dunk
Fern Pfafflin
Donna Graham
John Spann
Laurel Vander Velde
Rachel van Loon
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