Reading Lessons Obsolete Says National Readings Verdict
New York readers face overhaul of school material as 100000 children and 4000 teachers test a Bruner led study. Old McGuffey era prose and poetry lose standing while obscure pieces like If Gob and the Fiddler rise. Gettysburg Address and other classics rank poorly. dramatic storytelling favored in future selections.
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New York World
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Herbert’ B
Bruner
Bureau of Particulum
College
Columbia
Seim
Ris
If Guok
Fiddler
Howard Pyle
Wolf
Coilie
Albert Payson Terhune
Joan of Arc
Lydia Lyon Roberts
Billy
Dog
Ern
Thompson
Seton
Hapspy
Prince
Oscar Wilde
Lincoln
America
Dickens
Lst
the Cratchit
Noah Brook
Hawthorne
Washington
Benjamin’ Franklin
Dancer Refused Goodbye Kiss Leaps to Death in Hotel
Fred Reynolds 28 of Cleveland, dancer with the Lovely Lady company, leaped from a sixth floor hotel room after a refusal of a farewell kiss from Ruth Bayliss 21. Bayliss and Tacy Turner corroborate the story. Reynolds died instantly. he lived on the ninth floor.
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Chicago
Fred Reynolds
Cleveland
Mitzlat's
Ruth Bayliss
Reynolds
Tacy Turner
Bayliss
Australian lizards captivate with color and peril
In a Victorian era style essay, Charles Barrett notes Australia hosts many monitor lizards called dragons. He details the shingle back’s armor and snake-killing habit, blue tongue lizards as pets, and the bearded and painted dragons, their colors, behavior, habitats, and dangers from traffic on roads.
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New York
Australia
700 Logical Society
Charles Barrett
The
New York Times
Komodo
Gould
Tambler
Trugosus
Ike
Manny
Mallee
Melbourne
Painted dragons seek softer tones than central fashions
A rumor or inquiry asks whether a race of painted dragons exists that favors gentler color palettes than those popular in the central region. The question explores mythical creatures and regional aesthetic preferences.
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Owner Killed in Accident
Ponca City Oklahoma February 2 George Miller owner of Miller Brothers 101 Ranch and 101 Wild West Show was killed early today when his car overturned on slippery pavement while en route to the wench near Mar and. The accident occurred a few miles south of town.
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George ‘Miller
Ponca City
Okla
George Miller
Miller * Brothers
101 Ranch
101 Wild
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