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EUGENE BRANCA, TAUGHT AT BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL
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Eugene G. Branca, a former math department chairman at Boston
Latin School who coached students to perfect College Board scores in
a career that was interrupted by two wars, died Friday in Quincy
Medical Center. He was 93.
"In one year, he had eight students that received perfect scores,"
said his son, Thomas J. Branca of Medfield. "He was so successful in
the school department that he got a call from another teacher wanting
to know what book he used" to teach his classes.
Born ...
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The Boston Globe
; Big Apple educators descended upon the Hub this week determined to clone the heralded Boston Latin School, from its traditions and curriculum down to its name. The Brooklyn Latin School will open in September as the first of seven new selective schools New York City will add to its roster over the
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Unanswered questions in Latin School debate
The Boston Globe
; The Globe's recent coverage of the Boston Latin story has left me with questions. How many students applied for ninth-grade places at Boston's three exam schools this year? Did the same exam serve all three schools? If so, how were students subdivided among them? If not, what were the differences
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AN OUTREACH PLAN FOR BOSTON LATIN
The Boston Globe
; The 3,500 alumni who contribute to the Boston Latin School annual fund share one overriding recollection of their days as students in the nation's oldest public school: aversion. Why, then, do they give at historic levels to an institution that deprived them of sleep, sprightliness, and a social
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Joseph F. Desmond, 66 Was Boston Latin School teacher
The Boston Globe
; Dr. Joseph F. Desmond of Braintree, a longtime teacher of the classics at Boston Latin School who was once described as "as close to a Mr. Chips as you can find," died of cancer Thursday in Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 66. Dr. Desmond was born in Boston. He graduated from Boston Latin
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An admission plan for Boston Latin
The Boston Globe
; Those who demand a strict meritocracy for admission to Boston Latin School, like those who adhere to a 35 percent quota for black and Hispanic students, can have their days in court. But litigation on matters of deep social policy usually winds up being a significant waste of time and money and a
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