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The Harrises visited an experimental school in Washington, D.C. that is using a new teaching system. The system groups children in classrooms set up in clusters of four, and each group is taught by a team of teachers and interns. The school's new principal, Kenneth Haskins, told the Harrises that the school's goal is to give their children a good education.

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The Morgan Community School in Washington, D.C. is having difficulty with its first year teachers, who lack experience. The school is also having trouble with discipline, as the educational philosophy of Antioch College, which runs the school, places emphasis on self-expression for children and is generally opposed to using physical force to control classes. Businessmen in the area are also trying to upgrade the neighborhood, but are met with opposition from some residents.

Scope and Contents The document describes a visit by Senator Harris to Morgan Elementary School, which is experimenting with a new program that includes a locally elected community school board. The children are excited and interested in the visitors, and the teacher is happy to have the opportunity to show off the program. However, Principal Haskins notes that there are some problems with the program, including a lack of experienced teachers.In the second half of the text, the author describes a...

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The document is an invitation from Jean Sprague to La Denna to be a guest on PTA Pointers, a show that Sprague tapes at the Oklahoma City studio. Sprague says that they can meet in Norman at the studio, and that she will make arrangements with the other studio if Denna can arrange any of the times mentioned. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the role and importance of the PTA program in Oklahoma and its national effects.

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The Morgan Community School in Washington, D.C., is an experimental school that is having trouble with staffing and community involvement. The principal says that the school will fail unless major changes are made. The main problems are that the school needs more experienced teachers, and there is limited community involvement in the school's affairs.

Scope and Contents The Adams-Morgan Teen Service Center is trying to fill the void left when the Washington Summer Enrichment Program ended. La Von Bundy decided that teen-age girls needed more than the summer activities and should have a year-round center. Fun and games are good social outlets, she said, but they don't make women of girls or provide the motivation necessary to make it in this world.Mrs. Bundy outlined three initial aims of the center: To furnish a place where birth control...

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The Oklahoma Ballerina Festival took place on Thursday night, featuring Oklahoma's four internationally-known Indian ballerinas. The event was preceded by numerous parties, and after the performance, the stars were entertained at a late supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Young.

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The writer has a picture of Harris and Tony from their first Labby's brunch, and they would like a copy of it from the magazine.

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Mrs. Fred R. Harris has given Mrs. Dwight Vandenbark permission to use a picture of the two of them together, and has also provided a signed release and a biographical sketch.

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The wives of two U.S. senators are touring Minnesota Indian reservations as part of a three-day tour. They visited Prairie Island Monday, where they saw the new housing project and asked about educational and health conditions. They also met with some of the families living on the reservation and heard about some of the challenges they face.