Mary Elizabeth Gallagher student teaching and graduation, 1964

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Event

Dates: circa 1964-05 – circa 1965
Kind: Education
Where: Kalamazoo, Michigan · Charlevoix
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationmigrationcommunity

Summary

The May 1964 Beaver Beacon reported Mary E. Gallagher student teaching at Vine Street School in Kalamazoo during her senior year at Western Michigan University. The June issue reported that she graduated from Western Michigan University on June 6 and would teach fourth grade in the Charlevoix School System that fall. The September issue reports her teaching fourth grade in the Charlevoix Public Schools.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper education and career notices, not a diploma, credential, employment, or school personnel record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Student Teacher.”
Reports Mary E. Gallagher, a Beaver Island High School graduate and daughter of John A. Gallagher, student teaching at Vine Street School in Kalamazoo and planning to enter the Charlevoix School system as a fourth-grade teacher the following year; it does not provide employment or credential records.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “Graduations.”
Reports Mary Elizabeth Gallagher graduating from Western Michigan University on June 6, with her parents and brother attending, and says she would teach fourth grade in the Charlevoix School System that fall; it does not provide a diploma, employment, or school personnel record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1964, “Back to School.”
Reports Mary Elizabeth Gallagher teaching fourth grade in Charlevoix Public Schools; it supports the reported fall teaching plan but does not provide an employment contract, credential, or personnel record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Elizabeth Gallagher student teaching and graduation, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/mary-elizabeth-gallagher-student-teacher-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Student Teacher.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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