Ontario non graded schools draw praise and concern
Education U.S.A. reports a two year trial of Ontario high schools with individualized curriculums and no course prerequisites. Fewer students enroll in technical tracks but remain engaged with higher status courses, while academic standards loosen to fit varied abilities and some pupils exceed prior performance.
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Ontario
Canada
Education
U.S.A
Gstaad shelves clash over books and borders
In Cadonau's storefront in Gstaad the Paris Herald Tribune sits beside scarce titles from Niven to Galbraith. The narrator recounts prying copies from the window and seeking literary diplomacy amid a symbolic stand for intellectual property and cultural clashes.
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Gstaad
Switzerland
Cadonau's
Paris Herald Tribune
Madame Cadonau
David Niven
Mr. Niven
Galbraith
New York
China
Mr. Galbraith
Senator McCarthy
Reuben
Harold Robbins
Professor Galbraith
South Vietnam
Buckingham Palace
King George
Madame Cadonau’s
Dr. Kissinger
Patchwork of Words and Wildflowers Delights Readers
Reader letters celebrate unusual words like pusilanimity and omphaloskepsis while hinting at Scrabble worthies. A Wildflower Report details spring sights along Rancho Maria and Orcutt highways with lupine fields, poppies, phlox and lilac, beside revived oaks and pines.
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Rancho Maria
Harris Grade
Santa Barbara
Lions Club youth speech contest judge recalls surprise
Vaughn Proctor notes a Lions Club youth speech event where five young speakers offered strong research and varied views on education. Garden and chess society items follow with community notices about iris bloom, a May meeting, and a fundraising enchilada sale to support youth chess programs.
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Lions Club
Marguerite Hall
Robert R. Young Iris Society
Hall
James Flegge
Lompoc
Flegge
Phrasing Pitfalls in Everyday Speech
Advice oriented lines warn about posture and caution in contracts. A wry statement notes staying optimistic helps avoid a misstep from a curb while another warns that secretive behavior invites suspicion of hidden advantages. The final line points to ignorance of contract clauses as a common trap.
Rhyme Time Q A Ends With Eugene McAllister
The excerpt presents a hypothetical persona asking about wealth and happiness. It ends with the name Eugene McAllister implying authorship or attribution to a speaker or remembered figure in a poetic dialogue. The tone suggests a reflective, ironic critique of wealth and social values.
Railing Nears Completion on Santa Ynez Bridge Project
March 24 1939 update states the new state bridge over the Santa Ynez river east of Lompoc will be completed this weekend with the structure nearly finished. L W Odell of Odell and Beck contractors provides the assessment.
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William Buckley
Cadonau
Beary's
NEA. Inc
HM Cin
Harriet Adam
Qantas
Python
Guadalupe
Orcutt
Santa Paula
Vaughn Proctor
Edith Snyder
Department of Motor Vehicles
Solvang
D.M.V
Eugene McAllister
Yesteryears
Beckwith Lake
Santa Rita
Santa Ynez River
Santa Barbara County