Frederick Students Rank Low In Seeking More Education
A Maryland study shows Frederick County high school seniors rank near the bottom for continuing education. The third annual State Advisory Council report covers 23 counties plus Baltimore, noting Frederick’s 971 respondents with 53.7 percent interested and 42.3 percent with definite plans for postsecondary education.
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Maryland seniors plans for after high school in 1966 report
The advisory council surveyed 42,941 Maryland high school seniors in 1966, finding Frederick and Montgomery counties show wide variation in post high school plans. University of Maryland attracted 7.1 percent of Frederick seniors and 18 percent of Montgomery seniors. Frederick Community College and Montgomery Junior College drew local applicants. The study notes costs, interest in trades, and military service as factors, with data from 38,264 public and 4,677 private/Catholic seniors.
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James Farmer Reflects on Civil Rights Movement
James Farmer, former head of the Congress of Racial Equality, discusses his views after a year teaching in college. He predicts more segregation before progress, urges rapid school integration, and supports busing and mixed strategies blending integration with empowerment. He plans to return to activism in the fall work on self help projects for poor African Americans in Newark Jersey City and Peterson New Jersey.
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