Role of Local and State Bodies in Textbook Selection
The article outlines the Texas textbook adoption process from May start to September delivery, detailing local committees of 5 to 15 members choosing from two to five books per course and reporting by March 1. It explains State Board of Education roles, committee appointments, and the public input process with thousands of advisors, teachers, and lay citizens involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Callender
Stanley Smith
Glen Driskill
Sequoyah Jackson
Clint Ramsey
C. M. Watson
James Beam
Bill Whitfield
Virginia Nelson
A. D. Weiler
Paul Harvey
Charles Price
Natella Baude
Effie Brantley
Aline Kay
Austin
Texas
State Board of Education
State Board
State
Commissioner of Education
Tober
State Textbook Committee
Brownsville
Amarillo
Hospital Auxiliary Notes List Admission Names Ward County
Patients admitted to Ward County Hospital from December 6 through December 12 include Mrs W Gallagher Reverend Irvin Anderson Mrs Mayme Neil William R Neil Rodney Long Jacky Stricklar Walter L Tucker Mrs K R Ross A A Phillips Mrs Willis Anderson Jr Dianne Pillans Robert Coronado Joan Perkins BEG Killough Betty Zea Mrs Doyle Norman Mary Ann Esparza Mrs Ollie Senier Vicky Van Clark Mrs Lana Cutbirth Leslie Ward Cleo Roller Mrs James Flowers Nancy Allen Mrs G D Webb Earl Summers Walter Frazier David Phillips and Mrs Floyd David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County Hospital
W. Gallagher
Irvin Anderson
Mayme Neil
William R.¢ Neil Rodney Long
Jacky Stricklar
Walter L. Tucker
K. R. Ross
A. A. Phillips
Willis Anderson, Jr
Dianne Pillans
Robert Coro
Nado
Joan Perkins
Beg Killough
Betty Zea
Doyle Norman
Mary Ann Esparza
Ollie Senier
Kennedy Heads Home After Kilgore Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kennedy returned from Kilgore where they attended the illness and death of Mrs. Lillie A. Owen on December 8. Surviving are four daughters Velma Murray Mary E. Moore Annie L. Montgomery and a son J. N. Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Kennedy
Kilgore
Kennedy
Lillie A. Owen
Mornahans
Velma Murray
Mary E. Moore
Annie L. Montgomery
Long Beach California
J. N. Owen
Livingston
Texas
Dear Santa seeks classroom items and toys for child
Debrough Cunningham of Wickett Texas writes a letter asking Santa for a table and chairs doll clothes a suitcase for them and a crying baby doll. The note also praises the first grade teacher who helps a child adjust between home and school and suggests a TEACHER OF THE YEAR nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debrough Cunningham Wickett, Texas
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