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...station, found a pistol, managed to wound himself. Four child-guidance centers in turn worked on Robert, got nowhere. After three years of this, his mother gave up, insisted he was incorrigible and a "pathological liar," should be sent to a reform school. But at Oliver Wendell Holmes Grammar School, Principal Loretta Mulcahy found Robert "sharp" and capable of learning his subjects well, thought there was hope of rehabilitating him. There may still be hope, even now, but the rehabilitation will not be accomplished at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Grammar School. Last week, with John tagging along, Robert broke...
Your March 3 cover article made me feel like a kid again, for it took me back to my grammar-school days when Teddy was the hero of every schoolboy. Bully...
...teachers tackled the question of just how much vocational training should be given high-school students who will not go on to college. Since the techniques of industry change so rapidly, said the committee, probably the best vocational education is the least vocational. Recommended basic curriculum: "English (literature, composition, grammar) throughout the four years; two years of history ; a year of plane geometry and one year of elementary algebra; a year of biology and at least one year of a physical science; an opportunity to elect trigonometry and solid geometry and a second year of physical science; music...
...crew-cut teetotaler who grew up on the outskirts of Sydney, Talbot was a fair swimmer himself by the time he went to teachers college at Wagga Wagga. Now Talbot, who used to double as a grammar-school teacher, teaches swimming exclusively ($12 for ten 15-minute lessons with a beginner, $24 for six months with a competitor). His swimmers are his first concern. Says he, "You've got to really get close to them. You must be an adviser, friend and wailing wall." Coach Talbot goes to the lengths of prescribing intricate diets (e.g., wheat germ, lamb...
Crimson freshmen will travel to New Haven this Saturday to fence a strong Hopkins Grammar squad...