Baldock School Nurtures Neo academic Curriculum
A small town Baldock near London pioneered a senior school with a neo academic curriculum for children not suited to classical or technical education. The County Badge Scheme drives four activities: physical tests, an expedition, a project, and community service. Many projects last year included beekeeping hair care gardening dressmaking and carpentry.
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Britain
Qne
Baldock
London
Pew
Facality
Army Cadeta
Young Farmers’ Club
Demobilized men face job placement and retraining challenges
The Trade Review notes about a thousand demobilized servicemen returning home and facing unemployment or precarious prewar positions. It critiques employer and Civil Reestablishment Bureau cooperation, urges outdoor work options like farming with training, and stresses needed counseling for disabled or troubled veterans to regain independence in civilian life.
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Daily News
Civil Reestablishment Bureau
Mem! Ory Society
Trade Review
Abolished England Guard Duty Linked to Napoleon Threat
The long held post guarding England against invasion by Napoleon was ended after 140 years. The last keeper, Chummy Barton, earned 20 dollars yearly. Rye officials say the job of watching cliffs for invaders is now unnecessary as sources suggest Napoleon may have canceled the attack.
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England
Man
Chummy Barton
Rye
Dover Strait
Napoleon
Nightly quarrel ends with farmyard bedtime joke
Johnny argues with his mother about chicks going to sleep with the sun. He adds that the old hen goes to bed with them, halting the dispute as the extra half hour is conceded.
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Johnny
Indispensable Stenographer Seeks Chief’s Cough Mixture
A new stenographer arrives early and tidies her room then oils her typewriter and others in the office. She believes this makes her indispensable. Her chief inspects the scene with a smile that turns to concern as he asks if she has seen his cough mixture.
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Stenog
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