Word: patrie
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Jules's mother died when he was seven; his father, a presser in a garment factory, never found time to curb his son's surly, defiant spirit. At last, street-brawling, hooky-playing Jules was sent to Bronx P.S. 45, where the principal, famed Child Rehabilitator Angelo Patri, was doing his able best to teach unruly kids...
...this heartbreak harangue, Columnist Angelo Patri, child guidance expert, added his voice of authority: "Youngsters today need television for their morale as much as they need fresh air and sunshine for their health...
...Angelo Patri's syndicated column was promptly dropped by the Providence, R.I. Journal-Bulletin, even though Patri himself had withdrawn his endorsement and returned the check he had received...