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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
5
The final duty for education rests with the student who must act to learn. Parents and schools provide opportunities but the child decides whether homework is done. A reader asks how to help Jay ninth grade. the answer urges aging responsibility and firm discussion of consequences before letting him swim on his own.
Raymond Lasek hosts a Sunday dinner at his home with family guests for Bryan Lasek’s eighth birthday and Jill McCreedy’s first. Other notes include local visits, church society events, bridge games, club reunions, and plans for upcoming birthday parties at Sunny Haven Rest Home and U. P. Home.
Pace College English professor John Raftery says poetry demands full sensory attention and all levels of consciousness to enjoy fresh and exciting figures of speech.
Methodist women from Columbus Junction and nearby towns visited Des Moines on a tour of Methodist institutions led by Mrs. William McGinnis and Mrs. Earl Josten. The spring drive for refugees yielded over half a ton of clothing and blankets from area contributions. Fourteen youths were confirmed at the Columbus Methodist churches.
Senator Ribicoff and Dr. Barnard clash over who should decide heart transplant access and use of federal funds. A Duke University system will transmit heart signals from Central America via short wave to be interpreted and relayed back to the physician in a few hours. The Supreme Court allows transfusions for a child despite religious objections, prioritizing a child’s life over parental religious privacy. Commerce data show hospitals gaining share of health dollars since 1960, with drug and physician costs falling. Nobel laureate Kornberg warns population growth is a major global problem. A Philadelphia firm develops anti-venom for coral snake bites for several southern states. The first portable 50-bed disaster hospital is sent to Enid, Oklahoma.
Lions members held a house to house sale of brooms and light bulbs Monday evening in Crawfordsville. Refreshments were served by Herbert Rich and Lyle Lowe. District WWI Barracks and Auxiliary members attended a Washington convention with a dinner at the Captain's Table before meetings.
A summer schedule lists day and evening Arts and Sciences offerings at Area Ten Community College beginning June 3. It covers six eight and twelve week sessions with varying credits and tuition. Registration dates open June 3 and July 15 at Hawkeye Plaza. Adult Education courses run across seven counties with low or no fees for basic education programs.
Information row notes invitation for submissions directed to the Coordinator of Admissions at 4401 Sixth Street Road S.W. Cedar Rapids or by calling 366-5321. The fragment indicates an official outreach to collect forms or materials.
A one day workshop on community theatre and its problems will run Saturday May 11 at the University of Iowa. Sections cover acting directing lighting makeup scene design and stagecraft with Henderson Forsythe directing the acting segment. Registration is 1.50 and includes Saturday evening at University Theatre or Iowa City Community Playhouse. Details from Mrs Herbert Osincup in Washington.
Chapter LTTT met Monday evening in the home of Mrs. Leonard Arthur with co hosts. Plans were made for making Camp gifts and the evening was social. The May 27 meeting will be a dinner at Iris Court in Mt. Pleasant.
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