Education Bureau study on school management plan
A national commission assigned by the interior and commerce departments will study the relation of business administration to public school supervision. Members include John J. Tigfert Thomas B. Finegan Elliot H. Goodwin Ernest Greenwood George D. Strayer and John H. Beveridge with more to join. Plans cover financing building construction and system upkeep. A February report to the National Association meeting in Washington will outline the survey scope and purpose.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Commerce
Interior Department
Bureau of Education
Frank W. Ballou
Department of
National Education Association
John J. Tigfert
Thomas B.B. Finegan
Pennsylvania
Work
Elliot H. Goodwin
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Ernest Greenwood
Board of Education
District of Columbia
Hoover
Department of Commerce
George D. Strayer
Columbia University
John H. Beveridge
Omaha
Ballou
Department of Superintendence
National Association of
Public School Business Officials
Vamps and Vamps at the Dance Warning
A 1925 Bell Syndicate piece explains the vamp stereotype through Peggy Nina and Jim at a party. It urges readers to beware of appearances and competing for men, noting Peggy’s charm while Nina captivates Jim. Mimi offers inquiries and provides related booklets.
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Peggy
Andrews
Jim
Nina Bradley
Nina
Mimi
Bell Syndicate Inc
Rockne to Stay as Notre Dame Athletics Director
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame University, will remain as director of athletics. The statement released this afternoon confirms he will continue in his role at the university in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
Old Santa Claus Guides Cheer Amid Global Christmas Spirit
Santa Claus prepares for his yearly voyage as reports promise the best Christmas since the Great War. Nations show improved conditions while Locarno peace boosts Yuletide hope. worldwide festivities and charity drives aim to help the needy, poor, and forgotten in dozens of cities.
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Santa Claus
Old Nick
Lapland
Copenhagen
Old Saint
America
France
England
Growth in High Point Surges 80 Percent in Six Years
A survey of High Point shows rapid population growth with 1920 figures to 1926 reaching 25,743 residents, an 80 percent rise. The data recounts males 12,708 females 12,035, dwellings rising to 4,853 and families to 5,058, based on local statistics and not mere estimates.
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High Point
Mutual Mistress-There comes Mrs Braun at home
Dialogue reveals a domestic scene in a German setting with a maid informing the mistress she is not at home and reporting a visitor named Mrs Braun. The brief exchange includes a line about a barber in Berlin.
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Mrs. Braun
Dorfbarbier, Berlin
Skillful Grace in Quiet Exchange of Feelings
Evelyn questions if Jack loves her more, then concedes maybe not more but better. The dialogue centers on evolving affection and reassurance amid uncertainty.
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Jack
Evelyn
Action Minldred Why did you go with Paul
Annie claims Paul is the plot to her confession stories in a Life magazine style aside. The fragment hints at a dramatic personal conflict and narrative framing.
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Paul
Annie
Best Sport Indoor Debate Sparks Player Preferences
A playful exchange asks readers to weigh indoor activities as the best sport. The prompt contrasts traditional play with modern digital or intimate rivalries, inviting opinions on skill, competition, and enjoyment.
Population and service growth in the city 1919 to 1925
The six year period 1919 to 1925 shows births minus deaths of 2,808. Public school enrollment rose from 2,906 in 1919 to 5,749 at end 1925, up 97.8 percent with a yearly gain of 674 or 23.2 percent. Domestic water services increased from 1,900 in 1919 to 5,000 in 1925, a 163.2 percent rise. The post office served 26,000 city residents in 1925, with the survey covering areas annexed since 1920.
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T. Wingate Andrews
Pickett
York
Pola Negra Shines In The Charmer Comedy
Pola Negra delivers in The Charmer her first big American comedy role. Adapted from Mariposa by Henry Baerlein, the film follows a Spanish dancing girl mentored by a top Broadway producer who becomes Broadway’s rage. Robert Frazer and Wallace MacDonald lead the supporting cast.
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Broadway
Robert Frazer
Wallace MacDonald
MacDonald
Pola Negri Stars in The Charmer With Betty Compson Cast
Betty Compson appears opposite Pola Negri in New Lives for Old with a multi millionaire philanderer as the lead rival for Negri’s affections. MacDonald and Frazer vie for her, joined by Trixie Friganza Cesare Gravina Gertrude Astor and others in a large ensemble. The Charmer promises Pola’s screen breakthrough and strong entertainment.
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Betty Compson
Miss Negri
Mariposa
Frazer
MacDonald
Pola
Trixie Friganza
Stage Comedienne
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Bureau
Give
Max Bones
Blake
City Fuel CO
Chas, F. Blake
Prop
Bryant Electric Co
N. Wrenn
Hutchens
Hest
Haiti
Pola Negra
the Charmer
Royal Blue Bus
Greensboro
Main Drug CO
South Main Street
Edwards
Mathilda Brand MacDonald
Marian
Wagger’s Ladies” Shop
H. C. Barthmaier Company
H. C Earthma
Er Co
High Point, N.C
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