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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1964
Page
9
H W Pat Kelley outlines Public Schools Week in California from April 20 to 25 as part of a 1938 broadcast. The piece notes figures have risen since then but categories remain. data later adjusted by increasing totals rather than new types.
History of Public Schools Week as founded in 1920 by Charles Albert Adams of California Masonry. The program spurred constitutional amendments for per pupil funding and built community support through PTAs Legion and civic groups, highlighting rural school needs and public interest.
An open house invites parents and interested adults to view student work across vocational, art, and music displays. The piece emphasizes public education benefits, community support, and the goal of fostering understanding between teachers, students, and families through ongoing engagement and shared values.
Public schools in California show more students in half-day sessions with 72 573 pupils enrolled this year, an increase of 4 581 from the previous year. The rise highlights ongoing debate over shared teaching time and resource use in the state education system.
The Beta Zeta Chapter held its initiation meeting and dinner at McFarland on Sunday afternoon April 5. Initiates were Mesdames Mary Ellen Mertz Mary Brierly and Elizabeth De Fraga. Committee chairs were Vera Kettleson and Ethel Voorheis with Beverly Hendricks arranging. Short members in attendance included Letha Brock Alice Brown Genevieve Craig Ruth McMillan Irene Tilley and Virginia Senior.
The article notes that PG&E rates have decreased for the typical household over the past three decades while many other prices have risen. It contrasts lower gas and electricity costs with rising living expenses and hints at broader price pressures surrounding home utilities.
Mrs. Oakey and Mr. Floyd Lucier of Garden Grove, recent retirees, spent a week with Mrs. Nora Oakey before a four month trip across the United States and into Canada. Saturday family dinner included Mrs. Oakey’s children and longtime family friends Hayden Brannan Don Neilsen Williams and their children.
Fall 1964 applications are being accepted for the Bakersfield College Child Study Center. The program serves children ages three to five and offers activities designed to foster good parent child relationships. For information and applications contact the Home Economics Department at FA 7 1711 extension 275.
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