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Address, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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We are delight that you are here.

Thank you, it's a pleasure for me to talk about the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

Press Conference: Opening Statement, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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1986 Convocation, James D. Pearson, Stephanie A. Marshall, Leon Lederman

Convocation

• Opening Selections: Mr. Gustav Holt
• Processional: Mr. Clifton Williams
  
• Welcome: Mr. James D. Pearson, President, Board of Trustees
  
• Introduction of Faculty and Students: Dr. Stephanie A. Marshall, Director
  
• Musical Selection: Mr. Claude T. Smith
  
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leon Lederman, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
  
• An Invitation: Dr. Stephanie A. Marshall
  
• Recessional: Mr. Clifton Williams
  
• Closing Selection: Mr. John P. Sousa
  

1986 Convocation Address, Leon Lederman

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Fermiiab is full of scientists and engineers who work together with the common purpose of understanding nature, meeting difficult challenges and wisely spending a very large amount of public money. As Director of the Laboratory I sleep like a baby - I wake up every two hours and cry.

The dictionary says a convocation is an assembly of scholars, summoned together for some special purpose. The tradition no doubt got started in the great English universities - last week we read of the convocation at Harvard, celebrating the 350th anniversary of that great institution - and 350 is a nice …

1986 Imsa Convocation, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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A very special good evening to you. our charter class and welcome to our community and your new home.

As I sat here looking at each of you. I couldn't help but feel both a tremendous sense of relief and responsibility.

News Release Of The Opening Of Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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The news release about the opening of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy on September 7, 1986.

Background Information And History, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Imsa Introduction, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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Before l begin to talk about the Academy, the myths handicapping gifted education, the needs of gifted students, and more specifically the reasons why we examined science and mathematics education -for academically talented youngsters, I want to set the stage and provide a context for my remarks. And so I want to read you a story that I hope will set a philosophical framework; it is entitled "The Animal School;" and it reads as follows:

Dormitory Ground-Breaking, Leon Lederman

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I think I have participated in a lot of ground-breaking ceremonies. In 1968, I watched them dig the first shovel for the creation of Fermilab -- eighteen years ago. You wield a ceremonial shovel and go about your business and before you know it -- a building exists and you say -- "my God, where did the time go?" But it isn't the building that we are breaking ground for today -- it's the institution; the I.M.S.A. and it is here -- within this volume of space, in middle America -- that we will make history -- that legends will …

St. Charles Rotary, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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For The Governor's Commission On Science & Technology, Leon Lederman

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1. Brief History

The idea grew out of the experience of Saturday Morning Phy9ic3 at Fermilab where we recognized that the exceptionally bright high school student was not being challenged by the generally good schools in the affluent suburbs.

An important event was a design workshop held on December of 1983 in which all the educational constituencies were represented: high schools, experts in gifted education, seven Illinois universities, community colleges, industrial research scientists, Fermilab and Argonne.

The proposal was formulated as a result of the curriculum design and presented to the Governor's Commission on Science and Technology and the Ta3k …

The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy: A Philosophy, Leon Lederman

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In establishing a' new kind of educational institution which is heavily dependent on public funding, it is incumbent to describe the goals and the means as clearly as possible. We do this here in several steps: We define the general objectives, the specifications and finally, the general philosophy.

North Central Association Conference, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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Brochure For Teachers: The Life Of Staff At Imsa, Leon Lederman

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If Bread is the staff of life, the life of the teaching staff at IMSA will be Time. It is our plan to assemble an outstanding staff of instructors, drawing from high schools, colleges and research laboratories. We expect to embellish the core staff with visitors on leave from other institutions and with a continuing stream of distinguished visitors.

A Philosophy..., Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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The philosophy on which Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy was built upon.