The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
MEDAL WINNERS
 IN CONTEST FOR SALES OF STAMPS
Harold Washer Wins Gold Medal for Selling $24,761
 in Thrift Stamps.
SCHOOL LEADERS
 ARE GIVEN MEDALS
Wonderful Success of Elf forts of Pupils in City
 Schools Commended.

Schools Commended.
 The local War Savings Stamp Com mittee announced today the results of the summer school contest which proved such a wonderful success. Hundreds of the local school chill dren, many of whom did not qualify for a model or for honorable mention but every one of these children, from High school to the primary grades, is entitled to the highest commenda- tion for their patriotic efforts which aided so materially in the sale of War Stamps for the past three months.
 Harold Washer of the Roger Sher- man school, residing at 12O Boards ley street, turned in a total of SEA- 761.50, meaning that this young man sold an average of nearly s250 each day during the vacation period-cer tainly a wonderful performance.
 In accord with the original outline a silver medal was also awarded to the leader in each of the local schools The list of the medal winners is given herewith:
 Gold Medal
 Harold Washer, 12O Boards
 ley St, (Roger Sherman
 Ave Washington schooD 14,S69.00
 Silver Medals
 Edward Reich, 533 West
 Ave Washington schooD 14,369.00 Gertrude MendeI, 1908 Park
 Ave, 10,004.0O Alfred Gilman, 4 Washing
 ton Court, Washington
 schooD 6,4O4.15 D. Fairchild Wheeler, Jr.,
 75 Lafayette St. (Jeffer- son schooD 4,792.21 Irene Langenegger, 1860
 Park Ave. (Maplewood
 schooD 2,74s.oo G. E. Dulbis, 365S No. Main
 St. (Sheriden schooD 1,165.50 Jaset Levy, S1 Center St. Washington schooD 1,0S9.OO Julius Sherman, 124S Penn
 broke St. Staples schooD 1,0S725 Harry S. Snyder, 1,444 Strat-
 ford Ave, (McKinley
 schooD 849.24 Ruby Frances Brennan, 152
 Whitney Ave. (Read
 schooD 62S.5O Eleanor Lee, 2SO Clinton 1 Ave. (Elias Howe schooD 497.00 John H. Walsh, 5S6 Park Ave. est. Charles schooD 355.04 Joseph T. Mihaly, 1448 Penn broke St. (High schooD 229.S8 David E. Closter, 79 Harriet ! St. (Barnum schooD 179.S6 1 Irving J. Judson, 123 Warren St. Prospect schooD 1O3.7 3 Emil Frank Novy, care Thorne Black Rock (Summerville schooD 93.74 1 Isadore Wheeler, 6S Wallace St. Columbus schooD 64.73 Edward Burr, 1402 N. Main | St Huntington schooD 48.75 Thomas Began, 115 Jones Ave. (Webster schooD 40.0O 1 Yetta Secor, 1925 Pembroke
 St. (Garfeld schooD 31.0O The committee has made special mention of the Washington school which produced four workers of ex- ] ceptional calibre, Edward Reich sell ing $14.S69; Gertrude Mendel, $10,- ! GOA; Alfred Gilman, $6,4O4.15, and Janet Levy, s1,O92. Each of these young folks being awarded a silver ] medal because of the excellence of | the work done. Several schools had no contestants so these medals were directed to the above pupils. The total sales for Washington schoo were over S32,O0O.
 1 The Read school also deserves 1 honorable mention, having the mos workers of any school in the city and ] while the totals were not very great the spirit of personal sacrifice prac- i ticed by these children was just as l great as that of the gold medal win ner and is entitled to the praise ot the local committee. The following children comprised the Read school team: Ruby Frances Brennan, Myra Eaton. Grace Quinn, William Kreu- ter, Dorothy Petrochell, Helen Day, Charlotte Bessmer, Lillian Christian son, Eleanor Drew, Gerald Harrigan, | Rae Schutse and Reta Brentserholl.
 The committee also extends hon. oral ble mention to the following pu- pills, each of whom submitted com plete list of the names of purchasers addresses and the amount purchased. This thoroughness reflects not alon4 on the children, but also their teach CTS and parents who drilled them in the War Stamp logic.
 Gertrude Mendel, Washington school; Bernard Trager, Prospect | school; John H. Walsh, St. Charles l school; Gladys Brooks, Staples school; Gerald Harrigan, Read 1 school; Rae Schutze, Read school; Emil F. Novy, Summerfield school; Shelton F. Rose, Maplewood school | Marion Kingman, Elias Howe school; | Eleanor Lee, Elias Howe school; Margaret McNamara, Elias Howe | school; John McNamara, Elias Howe school; Catherine Nichols, Jefferson school; Ella Louise Buttery, Jeffer- son school.
 In fact the committee wishes to thank publicly every child who sold or even tried to sell Thrift Stamp as it feels that public recognition and homage is due these small patriots