The teachers' strike and the somewhat interesting aldermanic race top the news this month, but, as usual, those of you who want the important news have to turn to Vicissitudes.
Category: Neighborhood History
On January 29, 1979, the Council voted to accept with regret the resignation of Cal Stuart as its Executive Director, effective April 15.
An all-time high of three Grammy Award nominations was named to the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra this year for Vox recordings in the categories of Best Classical Orchestral Performance, Best Engineered Recording-Classical and Best Choral Performance.
During the time that the Historic District Ordinance was being discussed for the Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood, it was suggested that if the ordinance passed, a committee of neighborhood residents should be formed to monitor the effects of the ordinance on our area.
The Nina Place Study Committee, a committee of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council, has not been officially active during December and January, although the work of the consultants, Team Four, Inc., in completing a survey of the housing and residents in the Nina Place area has gone forward.
Approximately twenty-five students from grades fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth of Hamilton School have joined the newly formed Community School Youth Council.
Neighborhood School has been awarded a planning grant by the Missouri Committee for the Humanities to develop a series of articles by humanists for The Paper focusing on the role of the humanities in neighborhood schools.
On December 15, 1978 one hundred eighty-nine pupils from grades Kindergarten through grade Eight were honored for distinguishing themselves in the areas of academic achievement, attendance, special talents, Math Improvement Team, Verbal Skills Center, Physical Education, and service to the school.
As part of the task force proposal for this school year, a brochure high-lighting certain aspects of the Hamilton School will be produced.
As was reported earlier in the year, the Hamilton School is a part of a Diagnostic Prescriptive Program in the area of Reading.
Mrs. Madge Giddings, Mrs. Mary Hopgood, Mrs. Patricia Krippner and Mrs. Marj Weir (all parents), Mrs. Laura Schmink (teacher representative) and Mr. Roger J.
In an effort to keep abreast of trends and new methods and approaches in education, members of the Hamilton Branch 3 staff have been attending a variety of workshops at the Title I Inservice Center.
