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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1966
Page
4
Mary Walker a 15 year old sophomore daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Walker at 1027 Vt supports summer school saying it helps students ready for next grade and avoid failing. She notes some peers may pass but not be prepared and would perform worse without extra effort.
Quotes from high school students and parents discuss the impact of letter grades on motivation and effort. Mike Tarpy, 18, a senior, stresses pride in As and Bs and concern over failing grades. Taylor, 16, a senior, argues pass fail would curb ambition and effort.
Richard Bullock the 17 year old senior son of Mr and Mrs Larry Cram at 1515 W 7th explains the grading system as a ladder where low marks place a student at the bottom and high marks reach the top. He notes low grades spur effort toward top grades.
Larry Taylor a 17 year old junior and son of Mr and Mrs Charles Taylor of 1015 S Main voices mixed opinions on pass fail grading. He says some students cannot reach top grades and would feel left behind without competition. Others favor ABC classification to show relative standing and push for effort.
A survey of 1,071 teens finds 53 percent feel they lack activities beyond class, while 19 percent say they have too many. Names include Melva Ebesu Honolulu Thomas Waylett Camden N J Cecilia Healey Tacoma Reg Jones Smithville Hibbing Ben Boldt Hibbing Jerry Johnson Phoenix Ann Glouvaris Miami Lee Willman New Haven Sandy Feist Louisville Jer ry Ferriell Miami Lewis Shaft Miami and more.
The National Science Foundation awards $13 200 to Kansas University for Dr Charles D Michener Watkins professor of entomology on a year long leave to study Halictine bees in Cameroun Nigeria and Kenya He holds NAS membership and received a Guy Benheim Fellowship for this project.
Luci Johnson and Patrick Nugent will marry on August 6 then attend the University of Texas and live in a rented two unit duplex in Austin. She aims for a modest home, with Nugent pursuing an MBA while she continues undergrad studies and develops home making skills.
Harlem born Elayne Jones, a slight-built drummer, wins Duke Ellington scholarship to Juilliard, majors in tympani, and works in Broadway orchestras and the American Symphony Orchestra. She notes doubts about openings for women in major posts and stresses early specialization, strong teaching, and many auditions. The orchestra was created by Leopold Stokowski to nurture talent.
Entertainer Sammy Davis challenges IRS findings in U S Tax Court claiming $227,483 owed including $81,710 for 1959 and $109,744 for 1960 plus a $36,029 late filing penalty. He says business expenses the IRS disallowed were essential to his show business career.
The Lawrence Bookmobile marks its fourth week of summer visits with 2710 books circulated for home reading. Richard Sheng leads the service with storyteller Eleanor Moritz assisting, as the Jaycee Book Wagon enters its tenth year sponsored by the Board of Education Recreation Commission and the Public Library.
Corbin court clerk Everett Rains gave a marriage license with a small gift and joked about the ceremony. Days later a bride’s mother asked about the wedding and revealed Rains hadn’t performed the marriage. A preacher later conducted the ceremony for the honeymooning couple from Cincinnati.
In programs titled Musical Night to Remember students perform jazz folk singing serious classical works and choir in recital halls for adults. National concerts include Carnegie Hall Toledo Baltimore Tulsa Phoenix and El Paso as part of the American Youth Performs project conceived by Charles Abdoo of Brooklyn.
Metz France changes Rue Jeanne d Arc to Rue J Kennedy to honor the late U.S. President. The act signals enduring Franco American friendship and memorial tribute from the city.
Gilbert youth service reports Hope Bennett interviewed 14 to 18 year old girls to gauge teen parent communication. Findings show roadblocks include parents who preach, endless questions, teasing about boyfriends, invading privacy, and reading mail, while those who talk freely are spoken to across not down.
The listing shows a week’s top songs and artists with positions from Hanky Panky by Tommy James and the Shondells to The Work Song by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Notable entries include Paperback Writer by the Beatles, Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones, and Ain’t Too Proud To Beg by the Temptations. Hot prospect alert mentions Napoleon the XIV with They’re Coming to Take Me Away.
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