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First Day of School

Date: 09 14 1953
Description: Miss McGill, Oregon, with her new kindergarten class at Marquette School, returning from a walk around the school grounds.
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National Office Management Association Meeting

Date: 11 11 1953
Description: During the one meeting of the year when the Madison Chapter of the association invites commercial teachers to exchange ideas, Leonard Szudy, Mazomanie high...
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National Office Management Association Meeting

Date: 11 11 1953
Description: Following dinner, Paul Brown of Madison General Hospital, Donald Caswell, manager of Monroe Calculating Machine Co. and Ralph Thompson, office manager at B...
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Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors

Date: 01 15 1954
Description: Rose Shell and George Theiss demonstrating the motions of the rumba at the Arthur Murray dance studio. Shadows and reflections accompany their instruction ...
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Three Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors

Date: 01 15 1954
Description: George Theiss dancing with Rose Shell (left) and Pauline Keyes at the Arthur Murray studio.
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Two Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors

Date: 01 15 1954
Description: Pauline Keyes and Nick Theiss demonstrating the rumba at the Arthur Murray dance studio. Shadows and reflections accompany their instruction in the mirrore...
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Two Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors

Date: 01 15 1954
Description: Pauline Keyes and Jim Banta demonstrating a Latin dance step at the Arthur Murray dance studio.
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Madison Vocational School Cooking School

Date: 01 25 1954
Description: Instructor E.L. Heiser looking on as students Jean Burik, Bob Knoelke, and Delwin Henriksen are preparing a salad in the cooking school at Madison Vocation...
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Vocational School Speech Class

Date: 02 04 1954
Description: Jerry Capps, a salesman, giving a speech and demonstration during a speech class at the Madison Vocational school.
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Vocational School Speech Class

Date: 02 04 1954
Description: Florence Baskerville directing a speech class at the Madison Vocational school.
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West High PTA-Sponsored Play Rehearsal

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: West High school faculty members Leo Barnes and Donald McCloskey taking part in the rehearsal for "Ship Ahoy," a PTA-sponsored production to raise funds fo...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Student teacher, Marilyn Nelson, sitting on the floor and reading to Mark Weinberg. Also listening are Frank Effland and Eddie Grant. Mark is holding a stu...
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Children at U.W. Nursery School

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Charlie Thronson "tells his troubles" to student teacher, Evelyn Nelson. She is cradling him while he is standing.
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Opening Night of the 47th Annual Haresfoot Show

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Visiting in the atrium of University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are (left to right): Profes...
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Reading Outside Dudgeon School in Summer

Date: 06 11 1954
Description: Teacher Mrs. Gertrude Wilson is sitting outside in the shade and reading to her pupils. She is sitting in a chair on a sidewalk across from the children wh...
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Reading Outside Dudgeon School in Summer

Date: 06 11 1954
Description: Student Joan Woerdehoff with her hand raised, ready to answer her teacher Gertrude Wilson's question. Other students behind her are shown searching their b...
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic

Date: 07 14 1954
Description: A.E. McDonnell, Director of Music at Wausau High School, giving advice to Theresa Stluka of Middleton during the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic. Ther...
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City of Madison & U.W. Police Graduates

Date: 08 1955
Description: Sixteen new Madison policemen and three U.W. officers receiving their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held at the City of Madison Police Academy School. ...
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Driver Education Training

Date: 08 1955
Description: West High School driver education instructor and industrial arts teacher Dalton Hedlund (of 114 Leon Street), is teaching Judy Davis, (left, of 2001 Van Hi...
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We Saw You . . . as Catholic Schools Opened

Date: 09 1955
Description: Sister M. Aquin leading her sixth-grade class to their classroom after attending the school opening day Mass at the new Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Ch...

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