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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1954
Page
20
A city wide survey details how a rapid Puerto Rican influx overburdened schools with 500 plus children, many new to English, prompting crowded classes and new teaching approaches. District efforts included Spanish speaking interpreters, teacher training, Americanization courses, and classroom experiments to ease assimilation and bridging language gaps.
Two Puerto Rican girls at Newfield school formed a closish friendship watched by teachers with misgivings. The story notes that the friendship eventually led to an anticipated consequence as the text ends with the phrase misa- without finishing the event.
From Roosevelt school comes this tale about Sam a Latin American boy with dark complexion thick curly black hair snapping black eyes and shining white teeth who has a very quick temper. The story notes his early resentment as he started at the school continuing on page five.
Bridgeport society items include Gene Tierney rumors, Red Cross leaders, and community parties. Notables such as Dwight Fanton, Jack Cohen, Lucille Lortel, and Anne Whelan appear with updates on weddings, anniversaries, travel, and civic events. The column also recalls baseball figures Roy Grimes and Oscar Ray, plus a joke about a third grade Dragnet moment in a Bridgeport classroom.
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