Word: feeney
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...neutral institutions" - and "unequals are treated as equals." Teachers expect first-grade boys to write as well as their girl classmates, even though their hand muscles are less developed. "I don't see any reason to insist that boys write just as nicely as little girls," says Edward Feeney, supervisor of elementary schools in Prince Georges County, Md. Teachers also expect boys to progress at the same pace. "Why shouldn't boys take longer to go through the elementary school?" asks Elizabeth Wilson, a Montgomery County, Md., curriculum director. "Why should it be a disgrace...
...more men in elementary school teaching, but they see little hope of attracting more. The obstacle is a matter of confusion over the roles of the sexes. "We drive men out of elementary school teaching because we try to make them fit into a female mold," protests Supervisor Feeney. "We want them to have nice potted plants in their classrooms and murals on the wall-why is it so important to get men to behave like women...
According to Paul F. Feeney, Director of the Massachusetts board, Massachusetts will also reexamine each senior's case. Acceptance by a graduate school will not guarantee deferment, he said. Feeney pointed out that Massachusetts has not yet begun giving physicals to full-time students, but he added that manpower requirements may make this necessary by the end of the school year...
...Paul F. Feeney, deputy director of Massachusetts Selective Service, explained that the test if it is similar to the one used for the Korean War period, would consist of 150 questions...
During the Korean War, Feeney said, a student who scored high in the test was deferred even though his class rank...