School Notes Busy Uplift From Grades to Shakespeare
The piece outlines a new program for fourth and fifth grades, sixth grade home room in science, and art cover designs for seventh grade reading notes. Eighth grade girls begin Shakespeare Merchant of Venice, with library bulletin boards displaying top work from each grade. An orchestra trip to Thornton Township high school is noted, and a science fact suggests sugar fuels thinking as brain activity rises with consciousness.
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Audrey Mann
Antoinette Linard
Washington
Soldier
Valley Forge
Braddock
Vernon Schaefer
Marie Freese
Charles Bouck
Robert Tiedemann
Ervin Buchler
Thornton Township High School
Miss Figenbaum
Ray Martin
Scotland Yard Plans Training Women Detectives
Small boys often see their mothers as capable detectives without training while Scotland Yard contemplates formal training for women to serve as detectives.
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Scotland Yard
Distance Between Poles
The article notes the approximate surface distance between the North and South geographic poles as 12 450 tiles.
Indolent College Student Critique Sparks Debate
A prominent university professor argues that today’s undergraduates are more focused and capable than in the past, noting higher elementary preparation and greater study effort. He contrasts modern students with older generations, acknowledging some loafers but emphasizing overall improvement. Dated references indicate 1982 context.
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UWA Lo Laey
Illinois
Chicago
Harvard
Western Newspaper Union
Harriet Moore Leads Bryn Mawr Basketball and Hockey Teams
Harriet Moore of Shubbard Woods TH captains Bryn Mawr College basketball and hockey teams and serves as president of the Undergraduate Association.
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Harriet Moore
Shubbard Woods
Bryn Mawr
Twenty Years Ago in the Pointer Weathers Snow and News
A crowded recall of local events includes a horse incident at Jim Stanczik's stable injuring John with a broken bone and head gash, plus residents like Jim McLaughlin and Grant Bros buying autos. A high profile murder defense case, a baby’s arrival, and a brutal 24 hour Chicago snowstorm disrupt daily life with stranded students and drifting snow blocking suburban travel.
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Jumun Dwin
Jim Stanczik
John
Ile
Stern
Jim McLaughlin
Cheago Biich Company
Mitchell
Grant Bros
James Hamilton Lewis
Jane Quinn
John M. Quinn
John Gertzen
North Side
Blue Island
Christ Dickerman
Chicago
Ilinois Central
Harvey
North Harvey
Riverdale
Jacob A. Dechlar
Homewood News Highlights Local Happenings
Measles concerns appear in town while readers are urged to stay safe. Wim Brutlag becomes a traveling salesman for Sol. Rubell of Chicago Heights. New A. P. Fair store in Gottschalk block on Main Street praised for electric sign and improvements. Geo Scheidel Sr busy with brush and paint at Warnings store. Riverdale Band's show at Funk's hall praised though attendance lagged. Mrs C Dorhandt celebrated birthday with sixteen Ladies Aid members. Mrs John Tolz attended from Thornton. Portland Oregon woman fined five dollars for thumb to nose gesture at traffic officer and for disobeying orders. Question raised on value of thumb gesture to policemen.
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Famewood
Wim. Brutlag
Sol. Rubell
Chicago Heights
A. P. Fair
Gottschalk Block
Main Street
Homewood
Geo. Scheidel
Warning
Bill
Warning’s
Riverdale
Funk’s Hall
C. Dorhandt
Ladies’ Aid
John Tolz
Thornton
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University of Ilinois
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