The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-07
MISS AMY GAINES IS AT
 HEAD OF NORMAL SCHOOL
Position Sought By Prof Kelsey Goes
 to Young Woman Well Known in Stratford.
STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer)

educators were in the race for the position of Superintendent of the Nor
 nal school at Danbury Miss Amy Gaines, a member of one of the oldest Stratford families was successful and has been appointed to the position which is one of great importance and carries a liberal salary. Prof. w. B. Kelsey was an applicant for the posi- ton and his following in this town
 made strenuous efforts to land him in the place.
 Miss Gaines assumed the duties of the position last Monday. She has been supervisor of normal school at remarkable success. The Danbury Board of Education received a re- which was satisfactory in every spect. Miss Gaines will pass Sunday here with friends who will congrat- ulate her upon her success. Miss Gaines passed her vacation at the summer school of Barnard college, the feminine department of Columbia college, perfecting herself in the higher branches.
 The club of colored men recently or ganized in the South End came out for Roosevelt body and soul at a clam Stratford avenue last Thursday and it was the most enthusiastic political demonstration the town has seen in many years. Rev. E. c. Carpenter and Dr. RoIlin Curtis made addresses. Rev. MT. Carpenter made a deep inn pression on his hearers when he
 
 a practical talk on the uplift of man kind and the need of drastic reforms in this country. He also said a good word for equal franchise and convinc- ed large proportion of those present that the time for the presence of won- en at the polls had arrived. pr. Cur tis gave an enthusiastic Bull Moose stump speech which called out fre- Quent cheers and aroused his hearers to a high pitch Leonard c Saunders laid the bake and it was one of the hest nnAnPd in the town The members of the club are all epicures and they know what is good in the eating line The affair was one or the most enjoyable of the season. The club will figure in the campaign and will turn out a quota of about 50 members. mostly property owners and
 Harbormaster E. H. Beers placed the buoy at Sniffen's rocks Labor day and this most dangerous point is now designated so that the most stupid land 1ubber aftoat may avoid the perils which have existed there for years Amid chorus of voices sing ing ''Everybody's doin' It. a bottle of Hfker-Pidesick mineral water was broken on the nose of the buoy and the naval parade wended it's way up the thanks of the community for this work He constructed the buoy with his own hands and placed the cement base which is warranted e to hold against time and tide for years. Peo- pie who are frequently on the river and who will profit by the marker propose to present the harbormaster with a box of the best cigars to be found in town.
 The Stratford Charity society after an intermission during the summer will begin active operations soon, The executive committee will meet to plan for the winters work at the home Of Mrs A. DeF. Wheeler Monday after noon at o'clock. The annual cleo tion of officers will probably be held in the town hall in November The hi and has done much good in the town since it's organization a year ago.
 Last Sunday was the 4oth anniver- sary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Charles W Blakeslee of King street and a few friends took advantage of the opportunity to call and offer con gratulation9.
 The contest inaugurated by the Stratford Times in which all the scholars of the. Stratford schools are invited to participate is move in is unusually liberal for such an af- fair and the judges, who are three clergymen of the town will inspire confidence in the fairness of the awards As a test of the qualifica- tions of the pupils, however, it will be valueless for there is no bar to pre- bearing on the public schools will be dmmate terial. This however will not detract from the credit due the local newepaper for it's enterprise. The plan is so much better than the ordinary voting contests so popular circuIa- ton getters that it is worthy of greater attention
 The suggestion by The Farmer that the Russell Sage Foundation be call ed in to investigate school conditions in this town is received with satisfac- tion on all sides. In fact the popu- lar feeling is that the scope of such an investigation should be extended to all the affairs of the town. The matter will be called up at the next town meeting and 1t is probable that an appropriation will be asked for to carry out the plan It Is argued that a few dollars spent in this way at this time will result in the saving of thousands to the town in the future and also bring about better conditions in the schools.
 At the Methodist church tomorrow night a campaign to better the moral conditions of the town will be begun when an address will be made by Dr. | E. N. Packard of the Congregational church on the Gall for Action This l