Memory Lane: April 6, 1961

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From the April 6, 1961 edition of The Forest-Blade:

Miss O’Steen to graduate with honors
Mr. & Mrs. J. Leon Thompson’s granddaughter Brenda, graduated with high honors from Winter Park High School in Florida. Brenda is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe O’Steen from Winter Park.

Adrian school adopts new phonic method of reading
The “science” of phonics has been adopted by the first and second grades of Adrian Public Schools, according to an announcement by Principal Clyde Poole. Students were taught to read in an entirely different manner.