Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 2 col 5: "R.G. Batha. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Community Congregational Church, 1190 E. First Ave., for Robert George Batha, 54, of Durham.
"Batha, superintendent of the Durham Unified School District since 1971, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital.
"Born April 24, 1921 in Phillip, Wis., where he was reared and educated, he attended Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and later Stanford University where he obtained a master's degree.
"He first taught in Butternut, Wis., and later in Quincy and Chester. Before coming to Durham he was principal of a junior high school in Hanford.
"Batha was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity and the California Educational Superintendents Association. …"
Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 1 col 8: "Durham Delays Choosing New Superintendent. Durham (ER) – Local school trustees are expected to meet in special session next week to decide on a course of action following the death Tuesday night of Supt. Robert G. Batha.
"Because of the untimely death of the 54-year-old administrator last night's monthly Durham Unified School District (DUSD) board meeting was cut short but not before trustees agreed to meet again next week.
"At that time, trustees will discuss means of recruiting a new superintendent and what to do about filling the role between now and the start of the upcoming school year … Presently, the district is being managed by elementary school Principal Clyde Bryan and high school Principal William Rankin …"
"Batha, superintendent of the Durham Unified School District since 1971, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital.
"Born April 24, 1921 in Phillip, Wis., where he was reared and educated, he attended Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and later Stanford University where he obtained a master's degree.
"He first taught in Butternut, Wis., and later in Quincy and Chester. Before coming to Durham he was principal of a junior high school in Hanford.
"Batha was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity and the California Educational Superintendents Association. …"
Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 1 col 8: "Durham Delays Choosing New Superintendent. Durham (ER) – Local school trustees are expected to meet in special session next week to decide on a course of action following the death Tuesday night of Supt. Robert G. Batha.
"Because of the untimely death of the 54-year-old administrator last night's monthly Durham Unified School District (DUSD) board meeting was cut short but not before trustees agreed to meet again next week.
"At that time, trustees will discuss means of recruiting a new superintendent and what to do about filling the role between now and the start of the upcoming school year … Presently, the district is being managed by elementary school Principal Clyde Bryan and high school Principal William Rankin …"
Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 2 col 5: "R.G. Batha. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Community Congregational Church, 1190 E. First Ave., for Robert George Batha, 54, of Durham.
"Batha, superintendent of the Durham Unified School District since 1971, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital.
"Born April 24, 1921 in Phillip, Wis., where he was reared and educated, he attended Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and later Stanford University where he obtained a master's degree.
"He first taught in Butternut, Wis., and later in Quincy and Chester. Before coming to Durham he was principal of a junior high school in Hanford.
"Batha was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity and the California Educational Superintendents Association. …"
Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 1 col 8: "Durham Delays Choosing New Superintendent. Durham (ER) – Local school trustees are expected to meet in special session next week to decide on a course of action following the death Tuesday night of Supt. Robert G. Batha.
"Because of the untimely death of the 54-year-old administrator last night's monthly Durham Unified School District (DUSD) board meeting was cut short but not before trustees agreed to meet again next week.
"At that time, trustees will discuss means of recruiting a new superintendent and what to do about filling the role between now and the start of the upcoming school year … Presently, the district is being managed by elementary school Principal Clyde Bryan and high school Principal William Rankin …"
"Batha, superintendent of the Durham Unified School District since 1971, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital.
"Born April 24, 1921 in Phillip, Wis., where he was reared and educated, he attended Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and later Stanford University where he obtained a master's degree.
"He first taught in Butternut, Wis., and later in Quincy and Chester. Before coming to Durham he was principal of a junior high school in Hanford.
"Batha was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity and the California Educational Superintendents Association. …"
Chico Enterprise-Record, Thursday, February 12, 1976, pg 1 col 8: "Durham Delays Choosing New Superintendent. Durham (ER) – Local school trustees are expected to meet in special session next week to decide on a course of action following the death Tuesday night of Supt. Robert G. Batha.
"Because of the untimely death of the 54-year-old administrator last night's monthly Durham Unified School District (DUSD) board meeting was cut short but not before trustees agreed to meet again next week.
"At that time, trustees will discuss means of recruiting a new superintendent and what to do about filling the role between now and the start of the upcoming school year … Presently, the district is being managed by elementary school Principal Clyde Bryan and high school Principal William Rankin …"
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