Western Christian Principal Blasts State Board of Education On Ruling
John Bajema, principal of Western Christian High, denounces a state board decision placing small rural schools on probation. He argues the board relies on faulty accounting and superficial testing, urges support for local control, and questions eliminating small schools.
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State Board of Education
Western Christian High
State Department
Des Moines
Alley
Iowa
Hope Haven
Elim
Great Plains
Echoes of Yuletide Caroling Through the Ages
The article traces carols from 13th century origins to 18th and 19th century popularity. It notes anonymous early English carols, macaronic language, and the Boar’s Head Carol, with a revival after Puritan bans and Restoration.
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Santa
Amoticana
Queen's College
Oxford
England
America
Silent Night Legend Tied to Father Mohr in 1818
The article notes popular carol histories including Adeste Fideles Hark the Herald Angels Sing Joy to the World and Silent Night. It recalls a tale that on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1818 Father Mohr, Hallein Austria, wrote the poem after blessing a poor parishioner’s newborn.
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Francis Wade
Charles Wesley
Felix Mendelssohn
Isaac Watts
George Frederic Handel
Joseph Mohr
Hallein
Austria
Father Mohr
Mele Kalikimaka Greeting Phrase in Hawaiian
A note explains that Mele Kalikimaka means Merry Christmas in Hawaiian and clarifies the traditional greeting spelling and usage. The phrase highlights Hawaiian language practice in festive contexts.
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Holl
Jowa
Ristmas
Voetberg
Guistnas
Smith’s Pharmacy
Christm
Jim’s
Cliffs Place
Doling
THE
Rock Valley Gee
Wolverine
Rock Valley
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