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...goes by the name of the Pine Grove Elementary School, a stark clapboard affair the size of a mobile home, some 40 miles of gravel road from Jordan, a hiccup of a town on the plains of eastern Montana. Pine Grove is one of 640 one-room public schoolhouses left in the U.S., a good example of a vanishing breed that occupies a hallowed place in American mythology. And the formula still works. Montana alone has more than 100 one-room schools in operation, and the state ranks third nationally in achievement tests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...high end of men's fashion prospers and the middle ground looks for new style and stability, the only fashion constant is flux. Bilzerian talks about suits in shades of aubergine and pine green; even Hart Schaffner & Marx's Hoffman waxes evangelical about pleated pants as "a major fashion direction." To hear him tell it, it's only a matter of time until the Hartmarx man looks like a second cousin to the Duke of Windsor: "British is hot right now. You're going to see more 11-in. side vents, ticket pockets . . ." Could it be the beginning of another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bonfire of The Business Suits | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

While the organizers said they hope the auction will provide an opportunity for Pine Manor women to meet men from other colleges, they added that their primary motive is fiscal...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: Pine Manor Junior Class To Hold `Male Auction' | 10/27/1990 | See Source »

...Pine Manor students will interview male applicants about their majors and favorite hobbies to pick those worthy of the auction, the organizer said...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: Pine Manor Junior Class To Hold `Male Auction' | 10/27/1990 | See Source »

...auction will be styled after the annual "Bachelors of Boston." While women are said to pay thousands of dollars for a man at the "Bachelors" auction, the Pine Manor event expect to get approximately 15 dollars for each individual...

Author: By Haibin Jiu, | Title: Pine Manor Junior Class To Hold `Male Auction' | 10/27/1990 | See Source »

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