Digging into Logan College anthropology teaching method
Logan College students spent the summer in four dig crews creating and burying cultures with artifacts and then excavating rivals pits to interpret findings. Instructor Alphonse Stadler led about 40 participants in a field archaeology exercise stressing geographic setting time and culture while noting realistic blisters from the dig.
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Logan College
Alphonse M. Stadler
Larry Deming
Stadler
Stephen Hopkins
Terry Pigg
Lovella Kmucha
Pat Grizzell
Linda Allen
Tom Smith
Jim Mackey
Ciseness
Dracula stage at SIU leans between camp and creep
The SIU Summer Theatre production of Dracula receives mixed marks. While the play generally succeeds, its familiar plot and gimmicks limit surprise and some lines swing toward camp comedy, undercutting dramatic focus despite occasional sharp moments featuring the Count of Butterworth at the asylum.
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Hank Shaw
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University Summer Theatre
SIU
Count of Butterworth
Dracula stagecraft shines despite uneven acting
The review praises set design lighting and effects creating a moody atmosphere for Dracula at SIU University Theatre. Daniel Crane as Dracula and Ernesto Borges as Butterworth deliver standout performances, while Rothman and Kimber support strongly. The piece urges suspension of disbelief and notes the run dates Friday to Sunday at 7 p.m.
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Dracula
Ernesto Borges
Butterworth
Borges
Daniel Crane
Dr. van Helsing
Holland
Malcolm Rothman
Dr. Seward
Robert Kimber
Renfield
Peggy McGrath
Michael Moore
Brenda Verrett
Ralph Green
Crane
van Helsing
SIU University
Carbondale Board approves breakfast program plan
The Carbondale Grade School Board approved a three day a week high protein energy cake breakfast plus twice weekly cereal meals for all schools starting this fall with free meals for eligible pupils. Non paying students will pay 15 cents, while the district will receive 15 cents federal and 19 cents state reimbursement.
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Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Clifford Neill
Bob Barrow
Carbondale Education Association
Barrow
Laurence Martin
Martin
Terry Thalman
Thomas School
Northeast Carbondale
Supt. Martin
Attucks School
Neill
Emerald Lane
Fred Nolen
Jerry Lacey
J. R. LeFevre
Carbondale Grade School plans $68,243 budget increase
The Carbondale Grade School district proposes a 1971-72 budget totaling $2,526,022, up from $2,457,779, with salaries driving the rise as education and building funds adjust allocations to cover instruction, custodians, and utilities. The board will review Sept. 16 and public inspection is at Lincoln Junior High and the Baptist Building.
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Carbondale
Nixon
Illinois
Artie Smith
Lincoln Junior High School
Baptist
W. Main St
Carbondale High approves 2.52 million budget and raises salaries
The Carbondale High School Board approved a 2.52 million budget with about 400 000 more than last year and a new salary schedule raising starting pay for teachers with a bachelor degree to 7200 and masters to 8712. Non certified staff gain 6 percent and three new administrator salaries were set. The board debated funding timing and a park district land transfer for a new pool.
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Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinois
Carbondale High School Board
Charles Lerner
R. C. Joseph
John C. Feiwich
Charles Hindersman
Hindersman
Feirich
Lerner
Tom North
Derstand
Arthur Black
Cchs Central
Lyndon B. Wharton
Cchs East
Jed Tarr
Park District
Park Board
Zeigler-Royalton School Board Approves Negotiation Talks
The Zeigler-Royalton Unit School Board approved professional contract negotiations with district teachers to begin before the Aug 31 start date. The board also hired a part-time cook for two to three hours daily and approved use of a gymnasium by an independent basketball team with details to be decided.
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Zeigler-Royalton Unit
Roy Belcher
Belcher
Pulliam Hall SIU Center Opens This Fall in Carbondale
Pulliam Hall at Southern Illinois University will host the Children s Educational Services Center starting in September. The program, run by SIU Department of Education with Carbondale schools and other agencies, serves preschool to primary level children with learning and behavior disorders. Lead staff include Beverly Holden and Kristen Juul with supervision by Lee Joiner and John Jacobs.
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Carbondale
Children’s Educational Services Center
Day School
Southern Illinois University Department of Education
Tri- County Special Education Program
Illinois Department of Mental Health
James Crowner
SIU
Pulliam Hall
Beverly Holden
Lee Joiner
Bonita Bishop
Kristen Juul
Jacquelyn Forgash
Priscilla Henshaw
John Jacobs
Ann Campbell
SIU buys 10 passenger plane for emergency use
Southern Illinois University purchased a Cessna 402 for 99 950 dollars, trading in a grounded WWII surplus craft. The new plane will serve as an ambulance in emergencies in SIU and the region, with a wide door for stretchers and potential use by Doctors Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University
James M. Brown
Southern Illinois
Health Service
Robert Motti
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Dennis Taylor
Motti
Taylor
Brown
Cobden Peach Festival Promises Carnival Fun and Pageant
The 34th Cobden Peach Festival hosts a queen contest and homecoming event at the Cobden ball park Friday and Saturday. Activities include a dunking booth for prominent locals, peach treats, concession stands, and a Lions Club sponsored celebration with queen candidates Pauli Sue Burris Terrie Charness Denise Gee Cindy Hilton Sharon McKinney Bonnie Van Roekel Mary Wallace.
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Cobden
Pauli Sue Burris
Terrie Chamness
Denise Gee
Cindy Hilton
Sharon McKinney
Bonnie van Roekel
Mary Wallace
The
Cobden Lions Club
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Carl Jones
CCHS
Chicago
Springfield
Southern Illinois Air
Ilinois
General Motors
Air Force
Cobden Peach Festival
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