Word: fostering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mixture of zinc dust and sulphur. They lit it and ran. "It was just like the Flopnik [Vanguard]," said Billy, "going great at first. Then it just folded." When they returned to investigate, the rocket exploded. Johnny and Billy were lucky; a few weeks earlier, Science Teacher Garland Foster of the Floydada, Texas high school was killed while demonstrating a somewhat smaller rocket...
...graduates prepared to teach science last year-2,000 went into industrial jobs rather than the classroom...All the 48 states now promote the teaching of home economics, agriculture and distributive trades. Only eight states, however, had special directors or units last year to foster and improve the teaching of science and mathematics...
...memorandum to the President, Secretary Marion Folsom suggested that a $79 million grant be given the National Science Foundation, which now carries on many of the kinds of programs HEW hopes to foster. Thus, HEW itself would be left with only $145 million the first year to give U.S. education the boost it so badly needs...
Only Joe Noble at 147, captain Bob Foster at 177, and heavy-weight Ted Robbins could win for the varsity, each taking a decision. Robbins' was the most decisive match of the afternoon, as he scored takedowns in all three periods, added a last period escape and riding time for an 8 to 1 win over Tom Revak...
Fillius Troubles Foster...