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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary passage ponders retribution as a universal shadow following all people. It links heaven regulating consequences to moral deeds and suggests life yields corresponding rewards or conolation in a moral order.
Nearly 2000 schools across 800 communities have arranged Shakespeare pageants or plays for the 800th anniversary, with many schools planning outdoor performances throughout 1916. The Bureau of Education and Drama League of America issue a bulletin with practical guidelines, costumes, and activity ideas to coordinate literature music and art with shopwork and physical education, urging schools to join the nationwide celebration.
An informal committee under the naval consulting board urged a nationwide private advertising campaign and a 80 000 engineer inventory to prepare U S industry for munition production. The plan calls for a card index system covering 30 000 plants, with public ads at zero government cost and broad private mobilization.
A critique of current teaching cites Abraham M Plexner and the 1916 college entrance exams showing high failure rates in Latin Cicero Virgil and algebra and geometry. The piece argues many students rely on drill rather than understanding and urges cultivating interest sense and self reliance in learners rather than mere formula mastery.
The fragment discusses shaping intellect through perceived actions and meanings. It contrasts formal education as prematurely intellectual and a mock belief in superior training, noting its limits and the pursuit of genuine understanding.
The bulletin outlines adapting ordinary family meals for school children with simple, healthful methods. It stresses avoiding overheated fats, favors vegetables cooked in water or their own juices, and offers typical lunch ideas such as eggs with greens, beef stew, dried bean purée, vegetable milk soup, and baked omelets.
Miss Edith Abbott describes recent progress in professionalizing social work education in the United States. Five schools now offer formal training with early leaders in New York Chicago Boston and St Louis. Russell Sage Foundation grants and a large Kennedy endowment support faculty expansion, fellowships, and student quality, boosting public confidence in the field.
A fragmented obituary like reminiscence traces the life of an American worker who rose from Pittsburg mills to leadership in a major company. It highlights saving, industrious habits, and self made ascent through thrifty living, education, and patient labor, citing figures who exemplified resilience.
The main difference between the school of philanthropy and the sociology department lies in field work. Organizations emphasize practical social work in real settings under expert supervision, recognizing that students learn only through hands on practice in social agencies.
A garbled early 20th century vignette recalls New York Broadway’s social scene. Immersed figures include actors, managers, and venues like the Atlantic Garden and Knickerbocker Theatre as Broadway shifts from bustling clubs to films. Names such as Ziegfeld and Chaplin appear amid bittersweet nostalgia for a fading era.
Fragmented page notes vaudeville dialogue and comic fragments from Sanctum Vaudeville with snatches of interview style banter. Includes random lines about a congressman inventor a car climbing hills and a wrecked auto with mud covered hood.
A meeting at the chamber of commerce featured Joseph M. Choate and General Whod addressing a Republican crowd. They praised Theodore Roosevelt, prompting 700 members to rise and cheer loudly as the name was mentioned, while Wilson drew a subdued reaction. Choate spoke on national defense amid global tensions.
Washington April 8 Admiral Benson of the general mer hoard recommends to the Hours commition on naval affairs that regulation be enacted forbidding Wunackets from participating in fighting ashore at Vern Crow n and Hayth. The United States marines should alone take care of land operations under extreme emergencies. The regtalation will not prevent sailors from participating in landing operations during extreme necessity.
The Washington Star reports a bizarre tale of a mongrel rabbit with unusual fur and form, claimed to resemble a tabby in some aspects. Lloyd Brinson bought it in North Carolina for two dollars but cannot confirm its true lineage or purpose.
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