Barbara Fritchie Civil War items offered to Maryland library
A New Jersey dealer lists seven Barbara Fritchie items for sale at 1750 dollars to add to the C Burr Artz Library Maryland collection. The group includes a first edition Barbara Fritchie and related artifacts such as Whittier correspondence, a 1860 receipt by Barbara Fritchie, Atlantic Monthly October 1963 containing the first printing without Whittier, a Brady carte de visite, and 1864 music print. The catalog was sent by Evelyn White and chairs hope for donation as tax exempt materials.
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C. Burr Artz Library
Upper Montclair
New Jersey
Barbara Fritchie
J. G. Whittier
Fields
James T
Boston
Whittier
Barbara
Atlantic Monthly
Barbara Fritcie
Brady
Orig
Jules Jordan
Robert Grove
Frederick
Evelyn White
Grove
Selections From The Adult Collection
Hillel Black critiques admissions tests and pressure in education noting how test emphasis distorts values and harms talented students. He contrasts with works by Banesh Hoffmann and others on testing, learning, and education reform, highlighting broader cultural impacts and calling for thoughtful study of American teaching standards.
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Hillel Black
Banesh Hoffmann
Amer
Willson Debuts New Song Inspired by Kennedy Death
Hollywood AP writes that Meredith Willson introduced a new marching song on his television special, prompted by Frank Loesser two words ask not. Willson, inspired by Kennedy’s assassination, fashioned a spiritual style with a verse on thirteen puny little colonies and a closing line asking what you can do for your country. He kept the work secret until rehearsal to avoid piracy.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Meredith Willson
Willson
Frank ‘Loesser
Loesser
John F. Kennedy
St Joseph College Instructor Gets Grant
Ten Southern nursing faculty members receive in service grants for study visits to leading nursing schools across the United States as part of the Southern Regional Education Board nursing education project funded by the Kellogg Foundation. The visits aim to spark new ideas for their institutions, with Sister Margaret Ann Walsh among awardees to study at Rutgers University. other winners include Kathy Stockman and Susan Florander. The Walters Art Gallery plans a Pieta viewing trip for members and guests at the Vatican pavilion of the New York World's Fair. The United States remains the largest nickel consumer, using about 250 million pounds in 1963.
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Atlanta
Southern Baccalaureate Nursing
United States
Jn Southern Regional Education
Hines
Rsearch
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Helen C. Belcher
Margaret Ann Walsh
St.Joseph College Division of Nursing
Emmitsburg
Rutgers Unversity
Walters Art Gallery
Michelangelo
Vatican
Library offers new titles from major authors
The Artz Library and community libraries list new arrivals including Vance Packard The Waps hat Scandal John Cheever Convention Fletcher Knebel The Martyred Richard E Kim Wind from the Carolinas Robert Wilder Profiles in Courage John F Kennedy The Deputy Rolf Hochhuth When the Cheering Stopped Gene Smith These books are now available for borrowing.
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Vance Packard
John Cheever
Fletcher Knebel
Richard E. Kim
Carolinas
Robert Wilder
John F. Kennedy
Rolf Hochhuth
Gene Smith
Artz
Communnity
Arts Calendar Highlights At Frederick June July
Calendar items list performances by W Frederick Junior High Band Baker Park Francis Scott Key Lions Country Music Jam boree and U S Army Band shows at Baker Park Hood Hall Hudson Hall and West Frederick Junior High. Notes invite submissions to Frederick Chamber of Commerce Arts Council.
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W. Frederick
Baker Park
Francis Scott Key Lions
Fairgrounds
Frederick
Hudson Hall
Hood College
West Frederick
U.S. Army
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Attn
Arts Council
Mrs Stup's Kindergarten Class Attends May 27 Closing
Mrs George Stup leads five year olds from Good Shepherd Christian Kindergarten at the church closing exercises on May 27. Students listed include Michael Sullivan Elizabeth Colliver Donna Basler Jack er Griffin Linda Crouch Debbie Bartgis Robbie Snyder with absen t Bobby Pital. Staff include Mrs Ralph Stine chairwoman and Rev Carroll L Boyer pastor.
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Good Shepherd Christian Kindergarten
West Seventh Street
Good Shepherd Christian
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Stup
George Stup
Good Shepherd Church
Michael Sullivan
Elizabeth Colliver
Donna Basler
Jacker Griffin
Linda Crouch
Debbie Bartgis
Robbie Snyder
David Tichnell
Sami Demiray
Carlene Jordan
Katrina Kline
Bert Hauver
Judy Grove
Bobby
Frederick Civil War Ransom Reenactment Planned for July
The Frederick County Civil War Centennial Commission announces a July 5 pageant reenacting Jubal Early's 1864 ransom of Frederick. Cast, period costumes, and a mayoral role are in development with bankers and Union Confederate units to be featured. A wider 100th anniversary focus on Monocacy and Civil War events follows.
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Frederick County Civil War Centennial Commission, Inc
C. Lease Bussard
City Hall
Joseph P. Turner
Turner
Maryland
Kemp Hall
Frederick
National Brewing Company
Richard M. Clendenin
U. S. Army
California
Derrick Players
Morton Siegel
WFMD
John Staub
WMHL
H. Thomas Summers
Col
Clendenin
William G. Cole
E. Paul Magaha
John Sifford
James Whitehill
David J. Markey
James Brunner
Daniel Derr
New Jersey
Joe
Cole
Medical Corps
Commissary
Ordinance
Wm. Allen
Csa
Gen. Early
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Frederick County National
Farmers and Mechanics
Citizens National
Central National
Western Maryland Trust Company
Frederick City
Early
Gen.McCausland
Calvary
Hagerstown
McCausland
Joe Turner
Bussard
Veneers versus solid woods for furniture
A discussion of veneers as thin wood layers bonded to plywood cores offering warp resistance. Veneered furniture withstands heat and pressure better than solid wood and reduces lifting seen in older pieces. A mahogany log can yield veneers worth vast sums, illustrating material value.
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Benjamin Franklin
Africa
Northern Hard Rock Maple compared to Southern swamp maple
The piece contrasts solid wood furniture with veneered options and warns that Southern swamp maple warps more than Northern hard rock maple after kiln drying. It advises buying from a trusted dealer and invites inspection of large showroom floors offering veneers and solid woods from Early American to Contemporary.
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Routzahn
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Paul Woodring
John Scanton
Saturday Review
C. Burr
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Henry Fielding
JFK
Victor Lasky
T. E. Lawrence
Spy
John le’ Carre
GROUP
Mary T. McCarthy
MRS. Lbj
Ruth Montgomery
Gilbert Stuart
Charles Merrill
Naked Society
Stine
Kimberly Roderick
Jill Thayer
Deborah Muller
Marcia Dyker
Kimann Stefange
Brian Rocus
George
Hal) Waxter
Ken
Neth Derrenbacher
Steven Eyler
Philip
Jay) Hassinger Jr
Ralph
del) Ward Jr
Douglas Smith
Delmar Rippeon Jr
David Crocker
Front Row
Kenny Royal
Karen Hoeft
Sherry Krusings
Cynthia Grove
Darlene Peittingall
Sara Virginia Rosencrantz
Esther Stup
Billy Baugh
Gregory Kiick
Thomas Summers
Jay David Warshowsky
Kathy Bagley
David Trkula
Thomas Dapper
Brian Snyder
Judy Jones
Robert Asbury
Sylvester Thomas
Gregory Rothenhoefer
Judy Kepler
David Demiray
Robin O’hara
Shelley Weinberg
Richard Spencer
Carl Disque
Eddie Hanna
St. Joseph College
Keimer
Kathy Stockman
Susan Florander
Freddie Taylor
Debbie Griffith
Mary Ellen Hood
Ricky Reid
Mike Gutin
Erin Kelly
Woodson Smith
Hand College
Goucher College
Towson
Allen R. Routzahn
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