Why Put College Prep Work First
John Doe, fifteen, center of a White Plains dinner discussion at the Archdeaconry of Westchester conference, illustrates that emphasis on college prep narrows schools need for character and foundational learning. Ralph Underhill frames John Doe as bright yet unstable, cracking under routine. The talk urges balancing character training with intellectual progress to support troubled students.
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John Doe
Social Service Committee
Westchester County
White Swan Inn
White Plains
Social Servce
Ralph Underhill
Building boom in Westchester tops five million in November
Total permits issued in November reached 5 378 885, up 9.7 percent from 1924. Yonkers New Rochelle Larchmont and other towns saw an 8 percent rise from October and 60.9 percent year over year, with Miller noting ongoing development of communities and high class homes as population grows.
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Westchester County
Leverett S. Miller
New York, Westchester & Boston
Reading
Yonkers
New Rochelle
Larchmont
Bronxville
Peekskill
Port Chester
Eastchester
Tuckahoe
Harrison
Scarsdale
Tarrytown
North Tarrytown
Westchester
Miller
Allow $2700 to Boy Struck by Mrs Hyatt
James A Brown of Martine Avenue White Plains seeks 2700 from Scarsdale Community Service in a damage suit for his eight year old son Burkitt struck by an automobile driven by Mrs Helen A Hyatt the Scarsdale district nurse. Justice Tompkins granted permission December 4. The boy suffered a fractured skull and collarbone after being run down on South Lexington Avenue White Plains while crossing on a scooter.
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Scarsdale
Lexington Avenue
White Plains
New Colonial Fire House Rising at Tompkins and Post
The new village fire house and police station on the old Town Hall site began Thanksgiving Day. Architect W H Mason of Grand Central designed a Colonial style building facing Tompkins Road with entrances for fire apparatus and a court room for the village magistrate. Completion is expected by July 1926.
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Town Hall
Berbusse
Post Road
W. H. Mason
East Forty-fifth Street
Grand Central Terminal
Tompkins Road
Fenimore Road
Tompkins
Fenimore Roads
Scarsdale
Town Club hears traffic safety plan for East Parkway
The Town Club meeting at Dyckman Hall reviewed a safety plan addressing East Parkway congestion from Popham road north. Proposals include a station stairway to Searsdale avenue, a $10,000 tunnel under East Parkway, and adjusted parking to ease crossings and auto/pedestrian danger.
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Dyckman Hall
Committee On Public Safety
East Parkway
Popham Road
Spencer Place
Searsdale Avenue
Parkway
Post Office
Last Days to Mail Mass Parcels For Christmas
R P Williams announces final mailing deadlines from Scarsdale for parcel delivery to states before Christmas. Public cooperation requested as no Christmas Day delivery occurs. Deadlines range from December 14 to December 20 covering groups of states.
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Scarsdale
R. P. Williams
Railway Mail Service
New York
David R. Dunn
Williams
Arizona
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ilinois
Michigan
Lindiana
Virginia
Citizens' Union canvass raises 250 dollars for war memorial
The Citizens' Union of Hartsdale reports 250 dollars collected in a canvass for one dollar subscriptions toward a permanent war memorial. The proposed site for the memorial is under consideration.
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Citizens’ Union of
Hartsdale
No Danger Now From City Water Board Says Tests Show
State Board of Health findings read to the Village Board report no abnormal water condition from Consolidated Water Company in October and November. Daily filter tests and weekly and monthly checks in New York City ensure safety with chlorination and enhanced monitoring. The board voted to resume Consolidated water while noting mild ongoing intestinal cases elsewhere. Plans to widen Post Road to ease traffic will be addressed in January as part of the State Legislature program.
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Village Board
Committee On Public Service
New York Central
Town Club
Town Hall
Scarsdale
Committee On Education
Colonel Heathcote
T. J. Harris
City Water Village Board
State Board of Health
Consolidated Water Company
Hill
New York City
Ralph R. Ryan
William R. Bassett
Post Road
Superintendent of Highways
Arrest Peripatetic Steam Roller as It Sinks at Shanks
A village faces a unique civic problem when a wandering steam roller sinks on Assemblyman Herbert Shank’s lawn. Lacking clear law, the board cites police jurisdiction and the roller is placed under arrest, leaving officials tangled in the peculiar case.
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Gail Boshemsin
Heathcote Road
Herbert Shank
Bank Will Get 1926 Automobile Plates
Hartsdale residents can use the Hartsdale National Bank to obtain 1926 automobile plates. A no cost notary service is offered and the bank has all required forms and rate charts. Plates are delivered the day after filing the application.
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Hartsdale
Hartsdale National Bank
Curb Requested on Chase Road to Protect Lawns
Rush Wilson of the Scarsdale Improvement Corporation asks the village to install a 250 foot curb on the east side of Chase Road to guard lawns and trees from careless drivers. Estimated cost is 350 dollars, shared equally by the village and affected property owners.
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Rush Wilson
Scarsdale Improvement Corporation
Chase Road
Edgewood Place Drain Bids Awarded to Braccalelo
The Village Board received bids for a new drain on Edgewood Place. Frank Braccalelo offered the lowest bid of 3135 dollars and was awarded the contract. other bids were F. E. Gribben 4200, Tony Vaccaro 3510, Brennan and Forskay 3155.
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Edgewood Place
F. E. Gribben
Frank Braccalelo
Tony Vaccaro
Brennan & Forskay
Greenacres Teachers Achieve 100 Percent NEA Membership
Greenacres School in Scarsdale reports every teacher joined the National Education Association for a second consecutive year. Secretary J W Crabtree notes the achievement reflects commitment to the profession and will merit a certificate from the NEA executive committee. The article credits NEA history and aims.
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Greenacres School
Scarsdale
National Education Association
J. W. Crabtree
Purla M. Bates
Bates
Crabtree
National Educational Association
United States Bureau of Education
United States
Department of Education
Congress
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L. Ward Prince
Prince & Ripley
Colonial Fire House
Post Roads
Fenimore, Post and Tompkins Roads
Public Safety Committee
Spencer Place Islands
Gloria Trumpeters
The
Scarsdale Inquirer
Hartsdale Parkway
Greenacres
Miss Bates
Association
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