Word: mckenna
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Then, in 1979, George McKenna, a tough-minded former civil rights activist, became principal at the age of 37, which made him the youngest administrator ever appointed to the office in a Los Angeles high school. He moved quickly to upgrade expectations; this year he added the word preparatory to the school's name, underlining its new, no-nonsense commitment to high academic standards. He also replaced 85% of the teachers, banned radios and Walkmans, and imposed a dress code (no hats or earrings for the men, no curlers for the women). Says he: "I tell kids what...
...McKenna's hard-line approach to learning is paying off. Violence and absenteeism have dropped dramatically, and seniors' test scores for basic skills, while still below the city level, increased by an average of four points this year in every subject. Honor students get their pictures on the wall and receive discounts for student activities. Some 700 students help tutor and do community service work. Parents volunteer to help out wherever needed. Next year 90% of the graduating class will go on to a college or vocational school...
Yesterday's activities started off with a series of talks by Harvard officials. Henry Rosovsky, dean of the Faculty, John B. Fox '59, dean of the College; L. Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions and financial aid; and Margaret McKenna, vice president for Radcliffe program planning, all addressed the sleepy-eyed prefreshmen...
Sarah Siddons was the first woman to play the role of Hamlet, in 1775. Her most illustrious female successor in the part was Sarah Bernhardt (1899), and in more recent decades, Eva Le Gallienne, Judith Anderson and Siobhan McKenna have appeared as the Prince of Denmark...
...straightforward one. The shift in emphasis created by quoting me in an altered context nearly reversed my meaning such slanted presentation has characterized. The Crimson's handing of the story throughout. I would seriously doubt whether the Harvard community has had an accurate view of the controversy. Margaret S. McKenna...