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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1911

Page

56

What Rural Schools Need By H A Moore Co Superintendent

In Iowa the present public school system formed long after early settlers funded education. The article argues rural schools lag behind improvements, cites lack of interest, poor buildings, high costs of small schools, and poor attendance. It surveys three centralization models and urges proactive measures, including local school boards visiting classrooms and supporting centralized or consolidated schooling for better outcomes.

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Apt Pupil Story Sparks Attorney General Exchange

A Hawaiian woman in Honolulu called the attorney general to complain about the foul language used by a neighbor’s child in front of her children. The AG asked the child’s age, about six, and the woman retorted that the boy can swear as well as his father, prompting the joke exchange.

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Above Suspicion Phocion and the gift of a hundred talents

Phocion refused a hundred talent gift from Alexander saying he would not take the gift. The messengers asked why he, among Athenians, should receive so much money. He replied that he would seem to be the only just and upright judge.

Phocion Alexander Plutarch

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