Modern California Textbooks Practice Sound Education
An exhibit at the Richland School library reviews textbooks used in reading spelling arithmetic science music handwriting geography history and civics. California state and local libraries supply freely to districts and counties, with Kern County Education approving a book list guiding purchases. Publishers invest in quality and rely on conservative, profit driven aims to ensure dependable material. MR. AND MRS. ART MORRIS of San Rafael visited J. M. Mouser's family on Kern Street last week. Boy Scouts of America contributed camping gear valued at 51000 to Scouts in South Korea as a good turn program.
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Richland
Ihe
California
State of
Kern County Board of Education
Kern County Free Library
Art Morris
San Rafael
Calif
J. M. Mouser
N. Kern Street
Boy Scouts of America
South Korea
Diana Leichman Life of Teaching Pioneer and Musician
Diana Leichman a Richland Reading Specialist and former music major at Hunter College New York is described as an accomplished pianist and contralto with studies in pipe organ violin and woodwinds. She taught in Los Angeles and Richland and directed remedial reading at Redland. She earned a masters from Los Angeles State College in 1952 and has held roles in education organizations. The narrative notes her family, moves to Tucson Los Angeles and Shafter, her husband Nate Leichman and their two children Linda and Glenn.
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Hunter College
New York
Peter Pan
Leichman
Tucson
Arizona
Nate Leichman
U.S. Post Office
Leichmans
Los Angeles
Diana
Richland
International Council For Exceptional Children
Pi Lambda Theta
Los Angeles State College
Diana Leichman
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
York
Jack Strokofsky
Kern County
Superintendent of Schools
Myrtle
Bekersfield
Linda
Glenn
Redland
Individual focus over team loyalties in basketball reflection
A spectator recalls a Centerville basketball game and notes an old man who cheers for individuals over teams. The piece suggests valuing personal merit and resisting regimented classifications, urging readers to back a player’s effort regardless of team affiliation.
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Centerville
Stretch Brown
Jensen Named President of Kern Educators Association
Dr. Grant Jensen of Shafter was elected president and Claire Jobe of Taft secretary for the 13th District CAS S A for 1955 56. The group includes Kern County secondary school administrators and works with the state organization. The district study titled Teaching Today's Youth surveys high school programs in many California schools with local completions reported at East Bakersfield Bakersfield and Shafter high schools and North High set to finish in spring. Dr. Jensen has served as district secretary for two years. Lester Smith of Wasco was president.
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Cassa
Grant Jensen
Shafter
Claire Jobe
Taft
Kern County
P. T. Ar
East Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield High School
Shafter High School
North High School
Jensen
Lester Smith
Wasco
California association convention opens in San Francisco
Paul McDonald attends the 67th annual California press association convention in San Francisco with Gov. Knight as speaker at the Friday dinner. Publisher discussions focus on offsetting rising production costs, with roundtables and segregated groups by newspaper size. Headquarters are at the Sheraton Palace hotel, and election of officers occurs Saturday.
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California
San Francisco
Grady Setzler
Blythe
Palo Verde Valley Times
Tbe C.N.P.A
Goodwin J. Knight
Sheraton Palace
Shafter
Paul McDonald
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John H. Turner
U. S
Andy Bell
Charming ‘Harting
Kern Travel Service
17Th ST. Ph. FA
Education Today
E. Ross Harrington
Os Ba Oma Radon
Richard I
Janice Ee
Mr. and
Mere
Pose Street
Grant W.W. Jonson
John DeVincenzo
Cretary
Jack Stepp
Joe Marsh
Safeway
Pyrenees Cafe
Sumner Strset
Kern Educators
McDonald
Folger's Coffee
Sperry Ancake & Waffie
del Monte
Omato
Um DJ
Robbin
Vienna
Sausage
Swanson's
Whol Chicken
Rancho Tomato Soup
Central Ave
Yorkshire
Westlake
Storley
Briardale Prune Juice
Sauerkraut
Libby’s Peas & Carrots
Starkist Tuna & Noodles
Kellogg's Corn
Bret Mauser
Sapt
Jack Maxberry
Dirreter
Ani
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