The Press., 1920-03-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS

City N. J. MT. Mullen also made a
 trip to Philadelphia before returning
 home Wednesday.
 Frank Sfreddo of this place and his brother, Argento, of Windsor Locks,
 left recently on a trip to Italy, where
 they plan to spend few months visit 1 ing relatives and old scenes.
 Joseph Lazzerin, who has been en- ployed in the Mccormack drug store 1 for the past few months, recently passed the state board examinations
 and has been made a registered phar- macist.
 The town meeting at the COmique
 theater next Monday evening, at 7.30
 o'clock, to hear the report of the com
 mittee appointed to investigate the
 needs for new school building, will
 no doubt draw a large attendance of
 the voters.
 | At the Current Events Club meeting Monday evening it was voted to in-
 crease the membership from fifty members to seventy five. Mrs. F. H.
 Spelman and Mrs. G. w. Amidon l read papers. Mrs. George Rumbelow | was chairman.
 Allen B. Miles of Meriden, died on Sunday at D. m. The funeral was held at his late home on Wednesday, l The tOdy was placed in the receiving vault at Meriden, and later will te 1 1 trought here for burial at Stafford Street. He leaves besides his wife, | Clara, who is a daughter of the late Elisha Horton, formerly of this town, | one son, Charles.
 The circulation at the public library for January and February has been 4O9O tooks. The reading room has a good list of magazines and during the last two months has had 658 adult and 67S juvenile patrons. A numter of magazines and some books have Teen given to the library by friends and are much appreciated.
 Mrs. l.. Rees entertained the mem bers of the Missionary societies Tues day afternoon at the Congregational with readings by Mrs. c. E. Butter field, Mrs. T. c. Chapin, Mrs. c. B. Tschummi and Miss Mary Ballantine: Miss Frances Newton sang My Task" accompanied by Miss Mary I. Newton. The society has just sent a box of knitted articles to a missionary in Nebraska.
 Since the Interchurch World Move- ment conference for Connecticut pas tors, held in Hartford on February 23, A and 25, organization has been com- pleted in each of the counties of the state. The organization for Holland county is as follows: Chairman, Rev. Theodore Bacheler, Wilmington; stew ardship, E. w. Avery, Rockville; ; missionary education, Mrs. B. J.
 Matthews, South Wilmington; relig- 'ous education, Rev. John s. Curtis, Somers; spiritual resources, Rev. F.. P. Bacheler, Talcottville; life work recruiting, Rev H. c. Bebu, South Coventry; rural survey, Rev. Theo- dore Bacheler, Wilmington. The con- ference for Holland county, at which the work of the Interchurch move ment will te placed so far as possible efore the leading church workers of the county, is to be held at Stafford Springs on April 9. This is a change from the date originally set, of which notice had been sent to the county pastors. That original date was Tuesday, March 16 So serious were the ot stacles to transportation at the time of the Hartford conference, and so gloomy was the prospect, that it seemed imperative to the managers of the state work to change the dates, and the county conferences are all to be held in April.
 (Contributed)
 The junior class of the high school have been very successful in their attempt to show that high school education pays more than a gram mar school education. They have sent out three classes of questionaires to three classes of people namely: grammar school graduates, non-grad- uates of high school, and graduates of high school. The return of these juniors wished, but those that came ack showed interesting results. One question on the questionaire sent to the grammar school graduates was tulS, WOu1u yOu duVlSc d UOy Ol girl to attend and graduate from high school?' In every case the answer was Yes" Several times it was an emphatic "Yes," one answer being "a thousand times Yes" Although the girl or toy graduating merely from grammar school receives in many cases high wages, the average being approximately $19.27 a week, xx,hn hn 1o ri 0f O attending high school are larger. The average of the non-graduates is $24.76 week, and that of the grad uates is $2663 a week. Again the type of position held, an interesting difference may be marked between the graduates of the high school and school education. The members of the first class hold positions of responsibility, unusual positions, and those demanding a high degree of ability. Such positions are as agents in insurance companies, reporters, teachers, a superintendent of thea ter, corresponding secretary to a manufacturing concern, etc. The
 graduate of the grammar school on the other hand, though often receiving high wages, is doing more routine | work, work requiring less initiative | than the work of the high school graduate, The positions of this class are mostly in the mills. With these ! facts in view it hardly seems possible for anyone to maintain seriously the worthlessness of high school educa- tion. The graduates of Stafford High
 School are the best argument for it's continued existence and advance