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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23

creased expenditure of S495, 5,OO0, ,OOO there was an increase in national in come of approximately 47.2 billions of dollars.
 Increased ability to produce wealth results from education beca use of the three factors in the production of native ability of people, and educa- uOn)- Education is the only factor which is widely variable or suscepti- ble of improvement. Natural re- creased. Native ability is a practi- cal constant, changing impercepttbly from generation to generation. Ed ucatiOn may effect striking differ ences in a short period.
 Wealth for the Individual
 It is coming more and more to be the case that mans chances in life are poor indeed without the formal training given in our educational in stitutions.
 l. According to a study of Dr. Charles Irving of the 100 wealthiest men in the United States, considered tion, there were -277 times as many college-bred men as there were non college-bred men.
 2. Less and one per cent. of Amer jean men are college graduates, yet this one per cent of college graduates furnishes 55 per cent of our Presi- dents; 36 per cent. of our Congress- men; 47 per cent. of our Vice Pres dentS: 6Z per cent or the Secretar1eS of State; 50 per cent. of the Secre- taries of the Treasury; 67 per cent. of Attorney Generals; and 69 per cent. of the Justices of the Supreme Court.
 In no group named in the forego- ing is the annual salary less than seven times the average for the Uni ted States.
 3. James NJ Dodge, a former pres ident of the American Society of Me chanica1 Engineers, calculated the financial value Of different grades of by comparing the earning of common laiborers, shop apprentice trained men, trade-school graduates. and technical-school grad uates. The money value was taken to be that sum which at per cent. would yield an income equal to the sum being received as a salary He found the education the com mon laborer worth $1O, 200; that of the shop apprentice S15,800; that of the trade school graduate S25,0O0; and that of the technical school grad uate $43.OO0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
ALUMNI CAME WOU ID BOLSTER
 POOR HOLIDAY 3. B. PROGRAM
Basketball Schedule for Holidays Not Very Entic-
 ing to Returning Alumni Other News
 4 ~@ From the Hilltop School

cess on the basketball floor, where she is one of Miss Helen CIarke's mainstays. The show will be staged sometime in February, and will mean the resumption of musical activity for the first time this year. MT. Jesse Beans, of course is designing the scenery. which of a necessity will be of the W. k. Hawaiin type, palms, moonlight and what not.
 The Washington fund Is rapidly nearing its quota, adjusted at ten dol lars for every person signed to take the trip to the capitol city this com ing Easter. If the returns com ing in at their present rate the fund will increase beyond the mark set by the Senior class.
 A myriad of novel methods are being resorted to for the purpose or swelling the fund The sale of those natty Christmas cards netted a EoodIy and candy sales were encouraging, while the moving picture exhibition the other night boosted the fund another three hundred dollars
 The latest plan which if success fully carried will augment the Wash ington finance proposition constdera- ply, is the proposing bringing of the Brown Glee Club to the High school some time in January. The Brown University singers are very well known in these parts, and are wei come in Bridgeport for their capable work. The proceeds or this affair which will be patronized by other than High school students will be di- verted to the Washington fund.
 Many were the familiar faces we observed at the pageant yesterday It seem all our old classmates who are attending colleges returned to the old school. Principal Moore checked up on some of the boys and girls of the alumni, and was surprised himself at the number on deck. Otto Saur captain of last years football team, was back from Georgetown; Lou SaSal, now at West Point. came in to say hello, and a host of others MT Moore noted that nearly every college and university in the East and At lantic states was represented by alumni of B. H. &
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
MOUNTAIN OF GIFTS FOR POOR
 ERECTED BY STUDENTS OF H. s.
 IN RECORD 'DONATION DAY"
Tons of Foodstuffs Clothing and Coal Piled High for Poor As Colorfu1 Pageant Depicts Ye O1den Yuletide- Students Introduced to Boar's Head and Wassail Bowl

Friday was Donation Day" at the High school. Every stu dent, from the president of the Senior class to the very last Freshman of the 2,5OO enroll ed, arrived at the Lyon Ter race school laden with bags and baskets of all manner of good things to eat on Christ mas Day.
 A mountain of fruits, vegeta bIes. canned goods and the like was piled upon the rostrum of the auditorium when the pageant began to trip it's way in moving tapestry across the stage.
 Tons of coal, bushels of potatoes, bag after bag of flour, cords of wood, Tn fact, every kind of commodity donated by the students. Never has the resp ponse been so gratifying; hundreds of Bridgeport's poor will receive food. coal and articles of clothing through the efforts of these high school students. The Salva- tion Army will attend to the distrib- uting of the material Dean Mar earet J<iley had charge of the corps of workers who organized the stu dents for Donation Day.
 Pageant Riot of Color.
 The pageant, beautiful indeed, and methlnS out or the Ordlnary Tn high school events. was told in 24 episodes, each episode enacted by student session room. Jesse Beans was in charge of the scenic effects while Mrs. Sara sherman Pryor di- -ected the 'tableaux.
 The pageant opened with the sup pr ession of the original ''b1ue laws" of Old England, which laws prohtb- tted celebration even of Christmas.
 Christmas was not always Merry Christmas even in Merry England. During the 17th century the Yuletide festivities became too boisterous for the God fearing Puritans and in 1643 the Roundhead Parliament barred all merrymaking on the fifth and twen- tieth day of December" Instead of merry chimes, London heard a. crier's harsh sounding bell and his droning voice telling everyone No Christmasl No Christmas!''
 Story of Pageant.
 line people, however, would have their holiday and 1647 a popular call
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
COLUMBUS SCHOOL CHILDREN PRESENT
 CHRISTMAS CAROL"

Columbus school children presented varied and interesting Christmas holiday program in the school as sembly hall On Friday afternoon. Rooms throughout the building were decorated in accordance with the Yule Tide season and Christmas trees were loaded with gifts for the little folks. Many of the articles eX- changed as presents were made by the children.
 During the program a dramatiza- tion of Dickens, Christmas Carol" was staged. Old Scrooge, the Christ mas fairy and others of Dickens inn mortal characters were brought to life in a colorful presentation.
 The Program
 Opening Chorus, 'tHark the Herald Angels Sing"
 Christmas Poem, Mary Cullen.
 Dramatization, The Christmas Crib, Children of Room 16.
 Dance of the Cherubs, Catherine Smith.
 Chorus, "Tt Came Upon the Mid night Clear"
 Poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" Fanny De Bessie.
 ramatization-Scroo and the Children of Rooms F and IS.
 Dance of the AngeIs-Girls of Rooms 1 5and IS.
 Chorus-Silent Night, Rooms IT and closing-o, Come All Ys Faith
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
YULETIDE EXERCISES HELD IN SCHOOLS
 THROUGHOUT CITY

The Yuletide spirit was generously observed in public schools through out the city yesterday, preparatory to closing them for the ten days recess. afternoons events, which were of kaleidospocfc variety. In every school in the city the children sang Christmas carols, danced merry folk dances, and presented deftly many pretty little Noel-tfme plays.
 The rooms throughout the schools were tastefuI1y decorated in the hab- Ailments of the season, laurel fir and and Christmas trees decorated from top to bottom. Each child brought gifts of his own making or purchased with his own earned money, and grab bags were established. In this man. ner a morning of fun and frolic was enjoyed
 Exercises at Grand.
 The children of Grand street school presented a program of song and dance before a large audience of pu- little tots lent their efforts to make the affair gay one with carols, Christmas plays, and folk dances. The program:
 Chorus, o Come All Ye Faithful; O, Little Town of Bethlehem.
 Song. There's a Dear Old Tree, primary rooms.
 Poem, There's a Pretty Fir Tree. Arptoinette F1cc.
 Dramatization, Up In Santa Land, 10 children, room 6.
 Solo, Xmas Song, Cementina Boc- china.
 Drama. A Letter to Santa Claus, eight children, room 3.
 Drama. Jolly Old Santa Claus. six children. room 2.
 Drama, Xmas Dolls, children kin dergarten.
 Drama, Santa Claus Story Laura Harper.
 Solo. Merry Xmas. Lucy Iavano.
 Drama. Xmas Eve in an Attic. 10 children, room D.
 Solo, Merry Bells, Jack Gordon.
 Chorus. It Came Upon the Mid night Clear.
 Circle. Around the Xmas Tree, kin dergarten.
 Chorus Hark the Herald Angels Silent Night.
 Flag Drill. IA children; room 8.
 Song, In Santa's Workshop.
 Barnum School Play.
 Pupils of Barnum school staged a Christmas play Friday afternoon as closing exercises prior to the closing of school for the holiday vacation. The program was presented by mem rection of Miss Grace Lang and the orchestra, under the supervision Of Professor Hutzel. The program was splendidly presented before a, .capac- of the pupils. Gifts were presented to every child while candy canes and popcorn balls galore served to soothe youthful appetites. Mildred Wellington and Gladys Young. Ethel Tiffany and Evelyn and EIynor Benjamin rendered ex- cellently several vocal solos. The or and reflected Mir HutzePs careful cycaching
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
YALE LAW DEAN URGES
 HARDER TEST FOR LAW

New Haven, Dec. 2S.@Stricter ed ucationad requirements for entrance to the Connecticut bar were advo- .cated by Dsan Thomas Swan, of the Yale Law School at the annual dim ner of the New Haven County Bar Association here recently. Dean Swan suggested that in addition ta purely legal training at least two years of college work be required Judge John L. Gilson, of the Probate court who also spoke. traced EhG history of the association
 For the first time in it's history there were two women members of the association present. They were Miss Susan O'Nei1 of Waterbury, and Mrs. Edwin Roth of New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23

"The road to Americaniza- ton is through the playground of the nations schools" says Dr. J. J. Tigert, Commissioner of Education, of the Depart ment of the Interior, in a plea for increased building of play ground for health building of school children.
 The commissioner believes that the restricted life in the cities the deveI- opment of broad program of phy- sical education that will compensate for loss of opportunity to indulge in outdoor life.
 He states in part:
 In 1790 only three per cent. of the population of America lived in cities; and the decade 1910-1920 showed an increase of five per cent. in city pop ulation. For a hundred years America was constantly renewing her vitality through contact of her people with nature in the forests and open country; but the physical ac- tivities and opportunities of the open country are no longer possible for the majority of our people. We are compelled to develop a systenl-a very broad prOgranl-of physical ed ucation that will compensate for these losses of the educative and re- creative opportunities of outdoor life.
 Young Must Be Trained
 The Great War burned into the minds of the people the fact that if nation is to survive it must first of all survive physically. Its young people must be trained for health and normal physical development. To reject more than One-third of the young men examined in the draft was recognized as @ needless waste, not only from the standpoint of national defense but also from the standpoint of industrial and commercial eff ciencsy and individual opportunity for the pursuit of happiness. We note with shame or is it without shame ?-that Sweden finds unfit for military duties only IA per cent. of ing was pushed forward in some of our high schools and colleges, but military authorities joined with edu- cators and health experts in pointing out that the fundamental and vital necessity lies in a program of phy- sical education, including health training for all children beginning in the primary grades of the schools; and back of that a program of child care in the pre-schoo1 age which will prevent the development of most of the defects and disabilities that we are now laboring to overcome in school children.
 'Nat1On of Button Pushers''
 Effective training in physical ac- tivities is valuable not only in pro- noting normal physical development and robust health but also in plant ing habits of physical activity, enthu- siasm for games, etc, which will en-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
 ENROLMENT GROWS

Washington, Dec. 23.-An enroll ment of 475,823 pupils in the 4,945 vocational schools receiving federal funds and operating under approved state. plans for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922, compared with 324,- PAY a year ago, will be shown in the annual report of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. it is an nounced by Harry L. Fidler, vice. chairman. The number of schools compares with 3,877 reported at the end of the 1921 year.
 ''Tteachers is these schools num- bered 12,2S0, compared with 0,066 reported last year. says the report. '"The fiscal year of 1921-22 witness ed the greatest expansion in the state and Federal Vocational Education program of any year since the con- stitution of the Board''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23

was "An Hue and Cry after O1de Cap tafne Christmas with which the pro gram opens. In scene I household CTS hurrying quietly to their homes on a "Stiu Christmas Eve meet the Bellman On his rounds. The "hue and cG' for the return of Christmas echoes to fairyland and the 1uletide Spirit comes to dance welcome. The halls are made ready, carols are sung by the "waits'' or wandering Min streIs and O1de Christmas comes again. testers and Jagglers make merry; the Boar's Head is brought to the feast; the Yule log is lighted, and the Wassal Bowl Is passed around. Plum-pudding and mine-pie come to make the feast compete and the 'Mummers'' in their fantastic cos tunes troop in to add to the jollity. Gifts are presented, tales are told and as the Christmas season wanes, the Old year passes. On comes the New year to the glad greetings of holiday music and the happy househ elders returning from their round of New Year calls, meet the old Be11ma- who sings his quiet blessing to all the Gorld.
 The Order of Episodes.
 1. An Hue and Cry for Olde Christ
 mas.
 ?. The Yu1etide Fairy
 3. Decking the Halls.
 1. The Christmas Waits.
 5. The Coming of Father Christ
 mas.
 b. Hh6 Chr1StmaS testers.
 :. The Christmas JuggIers.
 3. The Yule Log.
 g. The Wassail Bowls. 10. The Boar's Head. Il. Plum Pudding. f2. Mince Pie Y3. The Yu1e Log Ulp-to-Dare. 1 Christmas MummerS. 15. A Christmas Story. f6. The Christmas Gift. IT. The Christmas Treu. IS. The Christmas Stocking. t9. Christmas Toys for Good Little
 Boys. 20. Christmas Toys for Good Little
 Girls. 21. The Passing of the Old Year 22. The Coming of the New Year. 23. Holiday Music. "A. Rene edicite.
 A program very similar to the above was presented by the afternoon classes. during which time the moun- tain of donations grew to the pro- portions of an Everet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
EXPERTS SURVEY SHOW VALUE 0F EDUCATION
 IN DOLLARS AND CENTS
increase In: n:Expenditures for National Education
 Shows Increase In National Income Tech
 School Graduates Education Worth Four Times That of Laborer

Every now and again that shop-Worn question, 'EDoes ed ucation pay?" crops up and furnishes educator and lay man with fuel for argument. There now seems to have come to light a definite answer to the question. Completing a survey of the value of educa- ton, in which other government experts of the Federal Educa- tional Bureau and individual authorities delved to the bot tom of the matter by calculat- ing the financial value of diff ferent grades of education.
 The result of the survey shows that education certainly does pay.
 It pays it's votaries in character, health, culture. preparation for voca- tions, and all that goes to make up a wel-rounded life It fits us to be- come law-abiding and God-fearing citizens of the great Republic. Yes; education PAYS.
 Dollars and Cents
 But let. us consider, apart from its idealistic trend, whether educa ton pays in dollars and cents. The fact is* Self evident that an educated nation is more productive one, com mercially = and industFiallly. The money value of an education is being emphasized in the insistent demand for specialized and technical training for specific vacations. The more ed ucation is diffused, the more special ized and technical it becomes, the more it's costs increase; but the na- tionaI incline. increases. with greater ra pidity as a resultant. -... --
 Some general evidences that edu- ca ton. pays are found in the facts t!- at in 1909 we spent, in round num- bcrs, -s4O1, ,39S.OOO. for public educa-. ton. The national income the same year was 2S.S billion dollars. In 1919 we spent SS95, ,O0o.nQo, and the nationa1s- income was 66 billion dol lars. The increase of. expenditures for e1ucation of 122.9 per. cent was accompanied 57by an increase in. na- tional incline of 129.16 per cent. Ed ucation costs consumed a smaller percenta ge~ of the national income in 1919- than in 1909, and for an. in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
N. E. COLLEGE TO
 RECLAIM SWAMI P

Charlestown, R. T.. Dec. 2S-Little laid rails on corduroy flooring. a 27-ton walking dredge is blowing it's way through the muck, steam holster is puffing noisily. and the ring of the axe is heard in the depths Of a forest in this town to which few white men previously had penetrated. The great Indian Swamp is in the early stages of transformation into a market garden.
 Already 200 acres of the swamp have been drained and cleared. on this tract next spring members of the faculty of Rhode Island State College will conduct a demonstration In cul- tiVation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
ParochiaI Cage
 Battles Start

Basketball of both extremes was dished out in the opening tilts yes terday in the ParochiaI School League. The St. Charles Overwh elna- ed the St. Augustines, 30 to 6, and the Sacred Hearts just managed to nose out the St. Joes by one point, IS to IT. Iineups:
 cit. If; Leahy, C.; Doherty, rg.; Cime- Jus. Ig.
 St. Josephs.-Yabes rf; KunkeI, If; Iacher, C.; Metzger, rg.; Wendell 1g.; Lauser, c.
 St. Charles.-McPadde If; Calla- han, If; Gerrity, C.; Magner, rg.; O'Connor, lg.
 St. Augustine's.-LaIley If; Ho- gan, If; Pond, C.; HeIlman, rg.; Hur- lev lg.; FIannagan. rg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
NORMAL SCHOOL
 ASKS 13-CENT
 STAMP ISSUE

Washington, Dec. 23.-Postmaster General Work has received from members Of the American history class of the Shephard College State Normal School, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, a petition that the PoStOffice Department again issue stamps of the thirteen cent denomination, which was recently aba nd oned.
 The petition declares that the en- tire history of the United States is bound up in the figure 13 and gives the following historical reasons why the thirteen cent stamp should be issued:
 America was discovered on the thirteenth of the month.
 The republic originally consisted of thirteen colonies.
 The first official flag had thirteen stars and thirteen stripes.
 The American Eagle, requires thir- teen letters to spell it, as does also the motto, ''E Pluribus Unum."
 The first word to pass over the transatlantic cable was transmitted on the thirteenth of the mo onth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
FRANKLIN, 7 TO 6

. Franklin school girls defeated BeardsIey by a to score in a hard fough's basketball contest Lineup:
 Franl<lin-M. Kane, If; J. Cap- pozzi, If; M. Larson, c; L. Anderson, rg; G. Reed lg.
 BeardsIey- Lucas, If; D. Rose, If; A. Robinson. c; G. Laurit, rg; A Thorp !g; A. Webb, lg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
WIN FOR ALUMNI

Fairfield Highs Alumni basketeers were victorious over the Varsity quintet yesterday by a score of 13 to 8. Lineup:
 Fairfield High.-Sharkey If; Sher- wood, If; J. Bierne, C.; Kish, rg; Gallagher, lg.; Woods, lg.
 Fairfield Alumni-Russe1l, If; Mills, If; Anderson, C.; Brotherton, Tg.; Leahy, lg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
PROSPECTS THERE

Prospect Sch oors basketball quin- tet ronnped home a winner over the Lon gfellows by a 10 to score. Line up:
 Responsibilities. If; Barnard, If: V. Gross, c; L. Gross. rg; Stem ford, Ig: Vurland, rfyS @
 ongfelIow-Balozi, If; Wargo, If; Platt c: Hatick, rg; Zepplin, 1g; Sandy. If; Beckett, c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
FAIRFIELD SCHOOLS
 HOLD EXERCISES

Fairfield, Dec. 23-Christmas clos ing exercises were held in the schools and class rooms yesterday. The program consisted of song and a brief entertainmen wa rendered by the children. go services of a special nature were given Schools vii open Jan. g.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
"Nation of Button Pushers''
Bridgeport High
 Bows to Wilby

Bridgeport Highs hoopsters re- ceived a bad trimming at Waterbury yesterday, where they were defeated by a 2S to 15 score. Lineup:
 Wilby High-Navin, If; Hadley. If; Sperring, c; Murphy, rg; O'Ne1, lg; Mccarthy. If
 Mrazik. If; Randolph, c; G. Cohen rg: Erickson. lg; Moffett, lg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
Stratford High
 Books Congress

Congress Street High basketball team has been booked for a garno with Stratford High, January 5, in the latter place.
 The Stratford hoopsters won their first game of the season last night. defeating the Alumni by an IS to T score, with Capt. Bedell starring. The girls team lost to the Alumni, to 4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
WASHINGTON WINS

Washington school basketeers tab bed up a. 27 to 24 win over the Ma plewoods Dineup:s
 aplewood-GordOn, If; Jacques, If: Buswell, c; Paluzzi, rg; Harris. lg; Seaman. c.
 washin ngton-Wh hitehead, If; Far rano If Blake c: Pattas, rg; Ahl- strand, lg; Kozlorsl1i rg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23
LEGION INSTALLATION
 EXERCISES POSTPONED

Fairfield. Dec. 23.-The installa- ton of officers of the George A. Smith post American Legion, sched- uied to be held next Tuesday evening has been postponed until the second Tuesday in January The post was unable to get members of the State Department to perform the ceremon- ies on the date first scheduled