The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-01
CAP AND GOWN
 FOR GRADUATES
 OF HIGH SCHOOL
Expensive Outfits For Sweet Girl Graduates Become
 Things of History.
VOTE BY BALLOT ENDS BITTER CONTROVERSY
Caps and Gowns Adopted, 65 to 28 Commercials
 to Approve Vote2


 For the first time in, the history of the Bridgeport High School, the annual dress sweepstakes on Com nenoement Day will Asbe abandoned this year.
 The yearly contest among the young misses who are gradua ting for: tfle distinction of wearing the most gorgeous gown. and among the young men for the attraction that accrues to the most fashionab1y cut suit, will probably be 8 thing of history after this year.
 5f1le class, it was decided yesterday at meeting to wear the classic and cheap cap gown and the last class to graduate from the old Bridgeport High sch6o1house will have the honor of being the first class to cast aside ffle traditional custom of costly. dress of graduation night and wear the homelier and cheaper garb of the scholar
 It was no sudden decision on the part of the class and 1t was no easy cohoEusior to arrive at Thare was was held q month ago at which many arguments developed
 Many there were who wanted to dress fancily this year at the gradua- ton exercises Many a girl had been planning for the last few months anG scherning to outshine the other lasses in the group. Some of them had or ders placed already for their dresses Many of thazn had their dresses oat line drawn in their imagination
 So when some democratic soul arnze ak Eze Ineetdng held last month a aaorm of cx4tdciEn descended upon her wa1an ehe ven8zred that caps and gowns axaou7d be wpan- inatead pds costly dEesseH- UMfHornnltys she said iyzns fp b8 desired Both boys and girls could yFeAr the cap and sown- 1t was appropriate tD graduation szae aid Further and more import ant than all others, if is more eeo- nOUR4Ca1- zss1ssSsz.ss
 rms haaxa ache t1ah comaa DO tKe girl or poor parents who have starved body and soul for four years 5sko get high school e<1ucat1on and then finds that graduat1oh, the night on which she as to receive her di- pIcnua, must cost many dollar, was described It. was shown that the ; girl of rnoderateV means cannot af- sfcn. and her prfde gets q severe wound on fl1e very night al1a starts out into the world by being humb1ed through the contrast Of the dresses Of heF coxupana0ng and her oSTn-
 E0K7e of the young women could no& see this however. They hated to abanann the chance to pose to which they had looked forward Conse- s dnen3zY fhay fought against the. pro- iposad change A standing vote was and the plan to adopt the innovation was Loss by a close margin
 Eaace f1aen She topic has been fE1e mzsfn oRe in the dtscusEzom of the p1pz1A Led by Miss Jcyca Cheney. e very dezhocrHt1c young woman of many talents. missionary work was done among those who were Wever- inx and they were won over on inc alaa of the cap and gownersL The matter was sprung suddenly ballot was demanded as if was said ssnt1znenE would have some effect ia 2 staz1d1ng vete- The plan won out
 Some eb5ect4On was made on the KEcund that the gowns, which will be dispoBGd of Some said some of their c1asglnaAeA might look awkward This a7ao Was eliminated.
 A eeflrst classs graduation used to women about e15O. They can get thetn now for $1-25, the cost of htr- ing q cap and gown Dresses used to De worn. aft about $50 apiece.
 Principal H. D. esimonds was en- thusLastfc this morning in his com t1a00071onl OF k1H acL2on Dy the class. to get . high school education and Is a great step toward thorough denn- T think 1t Is very conmendab1e. It movement has my entire accord
 '-As far as I know, this is the first time in the history of the Bridge port high school, such action has been taken. It Es a great distinction for the class of 1915"
 The only thing that can interfere with the plan now fs the non-com- p1fance of the cornmerciaI class The action taken yesterday was by the acade1afcs, or college students, but it Is expected at a Joint meeting to be held soon, the commercial pupils will rattfy the action of the others.