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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
6
The Yale Review argues for a threefold program to reform U.S. teaching: pay equal to other professions, rigorous training and certification, and a national plan for teacher education. It claims trained teachers would stabilize schools and promote democratic values, reducing radical influences and fostering moral instruction.
Prof. David D. Vaughan will lead a three week summer session for rural pastors at Boston University School of Theology starting August 16. The program, held with the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension, draws mural pastors from New England to explore church duties in industrial communities and develop a constructive program for small cities and towns.
Litchfield announces a guest list for its bi centennial celebration with many notable figures expected. Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb former Gov. Frank B. Weeks Lieut. Gov. Clifford B. Wilson Senator Frank B. Brandegee Congressman James P Glynn former Congressman Thomas EKerley Judge Lucien F. Burpee Gen. George M. Cole Major Jona M. Brooks Major Ron B. Farrell Col. Robert O. Eaton Col. F. M. Chapin Col. Samuel H. Fisher Major George T. Hewlett Judge Gideon Welch and Hon. Charles F. Brooker among those invited to attend State Day.
The army, after the armistice, launched a new education program to overcome illiteracy and prepare soldiers for trades. At Camp Upton a Beta-tested language and literacy course grouped recruits by intelligence, accelerating progress. By discharge, many wrote home, learned English, and prepared for further schooling at new camps with pay.
The article argues farms should be treated as both business and home. It proposes beautifying grounds with a lawn, trees, and flowers, painting buildings in subdued colors, and adding a swing or seating to create comfort. Improvements are gradual and cost modest, aimed at a neater, more pleasant farm appearance. Washington.
Mrs. Sarah Eaton and Mrs. Margaret C. Clapp died recently with funeral services held at homes and churches including St. John's Episcopal church and Park Street Congregational church. Jared E. Gaylord, Augusta Laufer, Katherine Rogers, Henry North, and William H Fry are remembered in services at local churches and cemeteries such as Riverside, Lakeview, Mountain Grove, St. Michael's, and Wooster. Burial arrangements vary by family.
Instructions from Colonel Aloe of the Army Recruiting Service call for one good typist stenographer and one first class general clerk with typist skill for the Main Office in Springfield Mass. Appointees become Privates First Class at 130 dollars monthly with promotion potential. Apply to Serst. O'Brien, N C C, Army Recruiting Station, 925 Main Street.
Springfield July 26 Frank Harrington head of the Illinois Miners union said settlement of the Illinois coal miners strike within ten hours if the government would give its assent was within sight today.
A whimsical note from the Washington Star recaps a poorly fed gathering at Pohick on the Crick where compliments overflowed but food did not. The piece notes hunger, odd politeness, and an erupting crowd as agitators gathered and a brick was thrown. Also mentioned are British battleships being sunk as breakwaters and distracted eagles harassing film crews in California.
An OCR fragment notes women and misses sizes in Black Cotton Serge fabric praised for strength and durability. The text mentions use in a gymnasium and as ideal bathing wear, with a price reference around $2.25.
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