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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1923
Page
3
A New York World survey asks prominent thinkers what the year 8022 may look like. Contributors foresee a rosier future for their great great grandchildren, with reforms driving a freer, cleaner world though fears of war and upheaval linger in some. Architect SY Thomas Hastings speculates on architecture evolving with steel, yet wary of modern design extremes.
David Wark Griffith predicts a future where motion pictures dominate publishing, with film libraries rivaling private collections and theatres serving specialized audiences. He envisions talking pictures, long development, and controlled transmission of live action, emphasizing efficient use of the public's time.
A fragmentary essay offers satire on the United States as a future British colony, Prohibition cycles, and a mocked forecast for 2022. It envisions Woodrow Wilson as a future premier, praises Frank Crane, and contrasts possible futures with universal brotherhood or barbarism, noting prisons may vanish.
By William H. Anderson, State Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York, predicts that by 2022 the public will see alcohol as a narcotic poison and reject the beer and wine campaign as a move to rewrite the Constitution. He argues prohibition will be more strictly enforced as understanding grows.
A brief editorial note argues that violating any law mocks legal systems and threatens free institutions. It warns that Prohibition will not hasten a millennium but will spread globally, though it will clear the path and straighten the road ahead.
Cordell Hull argues democracy survives through enduring principles and two parties. He foresees ongoing government progress, greater diffusion of power, and fewer laws as science and morality advance. He predicts the world and United States will be a pretty good place to live in 2022.
Birth control will become part of education in hearth and hygiene guiding freedom and intellectual development for women. It predicts two to three year intervals before children and stronger marital bonds, with improved health for infants and greater mother needs understanding. Long term, five generations may see firmer character, nobler sentiments, and greater responsibility toward the race.
Mary Garret Bay argues for greater female participation in government and science, predicting broader, better lives for average women. She envisions shared power with men, fewer domestic drudgeries due to inventions, and women in offices, even the potential of a woman president as natural. She warns progress hinges on social self-control amid rapid production and global interdependence.
Frankly I hesitate to venture any prediction about American political conditions a hundred years hence. Even now and for several years past it has been next to impossible to forecast the country’s state six months ahead. With this in mind I see no justification to predict a century hence.
Pastor John T Adams predicts in 2022 that many existing Catholic and Protestant churches will endure as relics of a bygone era. He envisions a future where true religious life centers on nondenominational, public community institutions akin to schools and libraries, reflecting broad democratic ideals and shared needs.
Henry R. Linville argues in a Teachers’ Union piece that education must evolve beyond individual concerns. He envisions 2022 race-based social shaping guiding thought, urging education to become an integrated part of social processes for the common good, predicting progress will outpace reaction in a century.
Hopkins argues America resembles ancient Rome in its shift from republic to imperial power. He contrasts Rome’s agricultural base, rising military influence, heavy taxes, and decay of civic virtue with America’s own dangers from elite rule and war-weariness, urging renewal of founding principles.
In New Haven on February 11, Yale rifle team defeated the University of Western Maryland with a score of 471. The meet featured strong performances, including a perfect 100 by Raish. The article reflects on broader themes of social change and the long view of cultural progress amid political debate.
Spring fabric display highlights new louliness plain colors and vivid weaves in green rose sand and tan at 1.15 a yard. Heavier plaids stripes and checks from 1.75 to 2.50, with silk and wool crepes 2.00, and 54 inch ribbons and patterns suitable for skirts and suits. Third floor front and main floor rear.
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