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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1922

Page

3

Love and Studies Will Not Mix Says Teachers

Northwestern University and the University of Chicago officials urge students to delay marriage until after completing studies. They support the University of Wisconsin in expelling two secretly married students. Deans Flickinger and Robertson say love consumes mental effort and harms classroom focus, except for couples already married who are deemed adapted to study.

Chicago Northwestern University University of Chicago University of Wisconsin Roy Flickinger College of Liberal Arts Northwestern David A. Robertson

Training School Showcases Handcraft Work In Rooms Display

An exhibit at Miss Fannie A. Smith’s training school highlights handcrafts integrated into the curriculum. Students built miniature rooms from hat boxes and hardboard, including a hat shop, library, church, fruit stand, and living room with painted walls. Crafts range from clay plaques and tiles to wicker baskets and cardboard models, with student art from eighth graders and other classes.

Fannie A. Smith Modellinr Dessems China Tower Fannie Hoyt Xi Painting School Gussis St Lorise

Great Cock Fight Held Amid Absence Of Fans

Springfield fans did not attend as state troopers raided a cock derby in New England. Sixty prize fighting fowls from Rhode Island and nearby states battled in a West Side yard, leaving dozens dead or dying. One keeper, John Alden, died defending his hen run as sixty aliens invaded his property.

Springfield Mass New England Rhode Island Hackanum Conn Sacarappa Maine John Alden John Batte

Textile firms to reopen mills in New Hampshire

Three New Hampshire textile companies, halted since February by strikes, informed Gov. Brown that they would reopen their plants next Monday in whole or part. The letters state wages and hours would mirror the February 2 announcement, including a 20 percent wage cut and a 54 hour week.

Manchester N. H New Hampshire

Seven Box Cars Burn Near Meriden

Seven empty box cars on the Meriden Waterbury division of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad were destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin. The blaze occurred tonight near Meriden as stock stored on the line was affected.

Meriden Meriden-Waterbury New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company

Men Wanted Signs Appear In Chicago May Rise In Jobs

Chicago May 31 Signs of men being in demand appear as the Illinois State Free Employment Service reports jumps from 6 588 in March to 6 669 in the first two days of May. Secretary Charles J Bayd says within thirty days any man who will work can get a job. He notes gains in building activity and higher demand for workers, with basic industries also on the upturn.

Chicago Ilinois Charles J. Bayd Temlared Hugh Mien Bayd Nords Jakor Tom Basic Industries

Three Teachers Dropped By Board

City board votes to drop three teachers amid shifts to longer school days and term. Measures include potential salary adjustments and plans to start the extended schedule next term. A petition from the Teachers Association regarding the City Normal school was reviewed but not acted on at this meeting.

Lincoln School Lincoln Gschool Teachers Association City Normal School McGovern Gras

War Department appropriation bill reported to Senate

May 1 report shows the War Department bill at 833,972,000 dollars, sent to the Senate by the Appropriations Committee. The measure is about 49,996,000 more than the House version but roughly 40,000,000 lower than the previous allied bill, reflecting revisions through the legislative process.

WAR Department Senate Washington Appropriations Committee House

Bobbed Hair Craze Fueled by Beauty Shop Promotion

May 31 reports suggest the bobbed hair trend is a marketing ploy by beauty shops to boost profits. Promoters claim demand will surge as summer styles favor fuller hair and elaborate coiffures, with shops selling matching accessories and transformations.

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