Youth politics as force in schools at UI conference
University of Iowa hosted more than 300 superintendents and principals for the 54th annual Conference on School Administration and Supervision. Evanston Township High School District 202 superintendent Scott D. Thomson warned youth can be used easily by elders and urged a delicate line between classroom discussion and community action. He urged students study of the draft law racism pollution and social issues without becoming active proponents or opponents of school action.
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Iowa
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Pairings Set for Class A and AA Iowa Tournaments
The Iowa State Athletic Association released pairings for the Class A and AA basketball tournaments. AA includes the 128 largest high schools, while Class A features 387 schools starting at the sectional level. Washington will host Class A district 7 games, with Mid-Prairie and other area teams competing across Mediapolis, Monticello, and Cedar Rapids Kennedy sites. In Class AA, Iowa City West, Iowa City High, Muscatine, and Washington will play in a district bracket, with Burlington, Fairfield, Ottumwa, Chariton, and Indianola among other sites hosting district games. Class A sectional play begins the week of February 23.
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Iowa State Athletic Association
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Mid - Prairie
Iowa City West
Iowa City High
Muscatine
Burlington
Fort Madison
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Fairfield
Ottumwa
Davis County
Oskaloosa
Chariton
Albia
Centerville
Indianola
Aide State Teacher Plans U S Sightseeing Trip
The teacher notes Guatemala’s average temperature around 65 degrees and hopes to visit a friend in Keokuk during the program. Another friend will stay in one place the year. After school ends, Miss Cobar will travel the country before Aug 22 and then return to work in coffee industry publicity.
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Thelma
Keokuk
Battle Over Control of Braille School Stirs Iowa
Des MoinesICPA debate before the 1970 Iowa Legislature centers on whether the Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton should be run by the Commission for the Blind or the Board of Regents. The Regents defend a long partnership with the University of Iowa Hospitals, arguing most students have multiple handicaps needing coordinated education and medical care. The Commission and Iowa Association for the Blind call for changes and faster transfers of some students to other facilities.
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University of Iowa
Iowa Association For the Blind
Woodward State Hospital
Shirley Lansing
Mason City
University Association For the Blind
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Jernigan
Iowa Association of the Blind
Don Overbeay
Ohio
Sylvester Nemmers
Association For the Blind
Department of Public Instruction, Braille and Sight Saving School
University of Northern Iowa
Organized Blind of Iowa
Kenneth Jernigan
Neil Butler
Curtis Willoughby
Committee For the Blind
Regent Universities
Library of Congress
Dear Abby letters and a university speech mix in news
A sample of Dear Abby columns covers marital choices and office humming, parenting gifts from strangers, and safety advice for children. The piece also reports University of Iowa and Vinton school debates on blindness education, regents chairing how Braille and large print programs are used, and a St Louis University inflation speech noting money buys less.
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UPI
Paul €. Reinert
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