- Date
- 1958-03
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunityrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that Anne Gatliff won a contest to name the school doll “Bernadotte.” It names Sandy LaFreniere and Jeannie Wojan as 100-percent spellers, reports a Valentine party for grades one through four, and says Lawrence McDonough would provide a sleigh ride for those grades.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper does not provide contest entries, attendance, spelling records, party details, or proof that the planned sleigh ride occurred.
Sources
- Reports Anne Gatliff winning a contest to name the school doll “Bernadotte,” a planned sleigh ride for grades one through four from Lawrence McDonough, and Sandy LaFreniere and Jeannie Wojan as 100-percent spellers. The issue also reports a Valentine party for grades one through four given by Musette LaFreniere. It does not provide contest entries, attendance, spelling records, party details, or proof that the planned sleigh ride occurred. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the school-news notices and planned activity; it does not expand the school, attendance, or program record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school reports a doll-naming contest, spelling honors, and planned activities, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-news-march-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “SCHOOL NEWS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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