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3N ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH METRO THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1999 www.postnet.com ST. LOUIS DEATHS Sr. Leoann Schuler Was educator, administrator William "BUI" Choc Hall of Fame Softball pitcher William "Bill" Choc, a Hall of Fame Softball player, died Tuesday (April 13, 1999) at St. Louis University Medical Center after a long Tests Standardized tests are getting more emphasis Continued from Page Bl field," Shroyer said.

"Certainly to encourage students to do their best on any academic measure, local or statewide, is a role school districts should play." Missouri students will take Missouri Assessment Program tests between Monday and May 14 in math, science and communication arts. Some will take the MAP tests in social studies between April 26 and May 14. The tests replace the old multiple-choice Missouri Mastery and Achievement Tests. The new tests require students to complete not only multiple-choice questions but also to show how they solved problems and to produce samples of their writing. The multiple-choice part of the test takes 40 minutes to 55 minutes to complete, depending on grade level and subject Each of the other two sections of the test is designed to take 50 minutes to 60 minutes, although teachers can give students as much time as is needed.

Illinois students took their standardized tests in February. Schools there also found different ways to motivate students and parents. Across the country, over about the last 18 months, the stakes have become higher for state standardized tests. In some states, the results affect whether a principal or teacher gets a raise. They can determine whether a student goes to the next grade or graduates from high school.

Some teachers are counting part of the tests as grades in class. And in an age when parents and legislators are holding students and educators accounta ty district also will give certificates to other students who did well on the MAP test last year. In St. Louis Public Schools, principals have sent home newsletters and held rallies and parent meetings to get out the word about the MAP tests. They have encouraged parents to make sure their children attend school, get plenty of rest and come prepared to think and do their best, said Chester Edmonds, a spokesman for the district.

School officials also sent parents sample test questions. Student scores from this year will determine whether city schools are accredited or provisionally accredited. In north St. Louis County, students in the Riverview Gardens School District have planned pep rallies with cheers, skits and songs. At Lewis and Clark Elementary School, students sing "Testing Days Are Here Again" at assemblies and walk past posters with motivational messages.

Getting children to take the test seriously is half the battle, said Rose Miller, a counselor at Lewis and Clark. "We have a lot of kids who really give up before they ever start," she said. For the second year, the district will make available to parents videos with test-taking tips. On the videos, which cost $3,000 to make, Riverview Gardens parents urge others to say encouraging words to their children on test days, to make sure they eat a low-sugar breakfast and get plenty of rest the night before a test In the Pattonville district, school officials gave families booklets that explain the standardized tests, present sample questions and advice on how to help a child do her best and define terms from "synonym" to "percentile scores." About a dozen parents attended a dinner and meeting Monday night at Holman Middle School to hear more about the MAP test and what would be expected of their children. ble for how well they do, test results have been used to rank school districts and even schools.

In Missouri, test results help determine whether a district is accredited. Nationwide, there are reports of schools holding pizza parties, sending letters to parents, giving after-school tutoring and providing orange juice and bagels on test days. Testing experts generally don't see harm in such activities, although they're not convinced they work. Far more important is what happens in the classroom all year long, said Joan Herman, associate director of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing at the University of California at Los Angeles. Without good teaching and a rigorous course of study, "no amount of rah-rah is going to make them select or create the right answers," Herman said.

Videos and medallions Sheila Cone, north area superintendent in the Francis Howell School District in St. Charles County, said, "These tests are very, very important in Missouri. A school district's accreditation, how they're ranked, how they're viewed by the state, all hinge on this test and how well students do." And because the tests are so important for schools, educators want to make them important for students, too. Fourteen graduating seniors in the Francis Howell School District will get gold-colored medallions for scoring high on the MAP test last year. The medallions were donated by the Edward Jones company.

They bear the company's name and logo, and honor the students for "Excellence in MAP Achievement." Schools in that St. Charles Coun I 1 national Softball championships. In 1992, he was inducted into the St. Louis Softball Hall of Fame. He was a volunteer for the Car-ondelet Sunday Morning Athletic Club and was a 25-year-member of the Lincoln Minstrels, a group that entertained at area nursing homes.

He was also an avid fisherman. Mr. Choc was born in St. Louis. He was a sergeant in the Army in World War II.

He was a technician for 35 years at Accurate Superior Scale which sells and repairs scales. After retiring in the late 1980s, he remained as a consultant with the company for several years. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Kutis Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Road, Af-fton. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 4092 Blow Avenue. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Among the survivors are his wife of nearly 52 years, Rosella Choc; and two sisters, Helen Mowery and Bemadine Siepman, all of St. Louis. Women of America, the Business and Professional Women's Club of St.

Louis and Soroptimist International of St Louis. She also was a past president of the Board of Aldermen in St George and the first president of the Tuxedo Park chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. In the 1950s and 1960s, she wrote a weekly article on women in banking for various local publications. She helped to develop and patent a jawbone implant to attach false teeth to for the Dosenbach-Bischof a business that she and Dr. Julius Bischof operated here in the late 1950s.

Miss Dosenbach was an account representative for 20 years at the Mississippi Valley Trust now Mercantile Bank, until she retired in the late 1970s. She started working there in the 1930s as a secretary. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Assumption Catholic Church, 4725 Mattis Road, south St. Louis County.

Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Among the survivors are a brother, J. Edward Dosenbach of St. Louis, and a sister, Louise Stewart of South County. A funeral Mass for Sister Leoann Schuler, a former educator in St.

Louis, was celebrated Wednesday at the Loretto Motherhouse in Ne-rinx, Ky. Burial was in Mother-house Cemetery in Nerinx. Sister Schuler, 80, died Monday (April 12, 1999) in Bardstown, Ky. From 1935 to 1938, she was a teacher and principal at St. Rose of Lima School and from 1966 to 1973 at the old St.

Catherine of Siena School, both in St. Louis, She also taught at other area schools and in Cape Girardeau, and was a principal in Louisville, Ky. After 37 years of teaching, she became coordinator of the Loretto Motherhouse Convent in Nerinx and served there in administrative positions until her death. Sister Schuler was born in Louisville. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Webster College, now Webster University.

She entered the order of the Sisters of Loretto in 1937 and professed final vows in 1942. Among the survivors are a twin sister, Sister Rose Alma Schuler of Nerinx; another sister, Alma Schuler of Louisville; two half-sisters, Sally Price and Becky Blair, both of Louisville; and a half-brother, Leo Schuler of Louisville. t-: Lirri ri rrrif i Your Low Overhead Alternative Flexible options, such as Visitation Prior To Funeral Service at Church, Nursing Home, or Cemetery Chapel Funeral Without Visitation Memorial Service or Mass Graveside Service Cremation Caring, compassionate service without excessive funeral home overhead. Savings of up to 50 ($1,000 Call for our free brochure. Family owned and operated.

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Mr. Choc was a fast-pitch soft-ball pitcher for 34 years on various local teams. He started playing in 1936 for a team sponsored by choc the Old Judge Coffee company, and in his first appearance struck out 17 players. His best outing was an exhibition game in Hermann, in which he struck out 26 of 27 batters. Some of the other teams he played with were sponsored by Power House Candy, Hollywood Candy, Lahm's Potato Chips and Broeker Cigars.

His teams won many local and Wilma Dosenbach Advocate for women's rights Wilma Dosenbach, a longtime advocate for women's rights in St Louis, died Monday (April 12, 1999) at Nazareth Living Center in Mehlville of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 84 and formerly of St. George. When it was unpopular for women to hold ''AS positions equal to Dosenbach that of men, Miss Dosenbach worked with various women's groups to help women get those positions. She was a member of the American Institute of Banking and Bank Sister Rose Lang Sister Rose Virginia Lang, a former teacher and librarian, died Monday (April 12, 1999) at Nazareth Living Center in Mehlville of complications from a stroke.

She was 77. Sister Lang was born in Indianapolis. She entered the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Caron-delet in 1931 and professed her final vows in 1937. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Fontbonne College.

Sister Lang started teaching in 1934 at St. Anthony Elementary School in St. Louis. She later taught at schools in Kansas City and Glen-non, and in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Colorado. She was an assistant librarian for about 11 years at St.

Joseph Academy in St Louis before she retired in 1980. The funeral Mass will be cele brated at 9:30 a.m. today at Naza reth Living Center, 2 Nazareth Lane, Mehlville. Burial will be in the cemetery there. Among the survivors is a sister, Mary O'Connor of Indiana.

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