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WEDDINGS.
Thompson-C Colman.

In Wset Presbyterian Church at $50
evening. Mrs. Isabel Colman.
daughter OF Mrs. Esther Brown. of
1341 Reed street, was married TO
Thompson, Sr. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. William
Leishman. pastor of Eastlake Pres
byterian Church.
Haley-Whentley.
Miss Mary z. Wheatley daughter
OF Mrs. Hannah Wheatley, Of 605
Washington street and John NJ. Haley
a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William H
Haley. OF 1907 Clayton street were
married Friday at the home OF the
groom's parents by Rev. w. e. Harris
Steyens-Walls.
Miss H6en Grace Walls. Of Centre
vile, Nd, and this city. and Lynne
Stevens, OF Hillcrest. were married
Saturday afternoon at the parsonage
of st. Paul's N. +. Church, by Rev
Carlisle L. Hubbard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23
CHESTERTOwN NEWS.

Chestertown, Md. Oct. 23.--Henry
j. Gray died MT the homo of his
daughter. Mrs. Elmer s. Jarman. In
Galena, last week following long
Illness. aged 81 years. He was born
In Delaware and moved to Kent county
63 years ago. having boon engaged In
farming for many years. He leaves
d widow, who was Miss Deputy OF
Delaware; one son. Clarence. and
three daughters Mrs. William Spry
OF Delaware, Mrs. Elmer -. Jarman
OF Galena, and Mrs. William Mer~
chant, OF Denver.
This week win be known as PRO
Halloween Week" In Chcstcrtown,
and prizes OF $40, $3.50 and $500 have
been offered for the best decorated
store windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Rochester
Vansant. of Galena. have issued In
vitations to tho marriage OF their
daughter. Anne. son OF DIR. and Mrs.
Samuel G. Mitchell. TO Terry Mitchell.
tho ceremony TO take place in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Galena
on November 4.
by tho first killing frost of tho fall
late potato and tomato vines are
badly damaged.
Local buyers arc Offering 65 and o.
cents n bushell for corn TO grade.
Shippers OF fancy eggs are re-
ceiving just an fancy prices for their
product in city markets. ono of the
largest shippers of eggs from thi,
point received as high as 81 n dozer
last week.
| Clerk of the Court Robert r. Ayre,
has issued the following marriag,
| licenses Thomas Mark Breeding ant
| Lydia Harrington Hughes. OF Caro-
| line county; John II. Robinson ant
Edna May Jester, OF Kent county
Noble II. Middleton and Dthel Louis,
Perry, of Kent county.
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MRS. AMANDA JOHNSON
FOUND DEAD IN BED

Seaford. Oct. 23-Mrs. Amanda
Johnson. wife OF William o. Johnson,
late sheriff OF Sussex county and
prominent brick manufacturer; WAS
found dead in bed at her homo. at
Blades. Mrs. Johnson. who WAS 81
years of age. was In her usual health
Saturday night. After partalSing OF n
hearty supper che and her husband
spent the evening with friends in
Seaford. She had suffered slightly
from heart trouble.
Besides her husband she Is sur
vived by four children. Mrr. Lee
Mitchell. Blades: Mrs. Edward Smith,
Chester. Pa; Icvi Johnson, Phila-
delphia and Paul Johnson. George
town.
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>, p.ls w.ro and n.ishborins states.

out Dslawsr and neighborins states
During the past week. Mr.. Cathcart
shipped spring to Miami. Florida, in
r~spdnse 10 a letter for ono. During
his career, Mr.. Cathcart has repaired
springs on cars from every state In
tho Union.
Mr.. Caihcart also handles the Macon
eolid rubber tires, with which many
trucks are equipped. fle added thlB
line TO bis business about hve years
ago, and has found II 10 DO valu-
able one. TO facilitate tho service In
applying these solid tires, MIR. Cath
cart has installed ESQ ton hydraulic
preas.
one feature which is greatly appre-
cIated by the car owners In that while
a car ia In tho shop, greatest care II
taken not 10 mark or damage tho car
or TO emear 1t with grease.
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MORE wOHsKERs HERE.
shown by Inquiry Among tho Mann =
featuring Industries

That bud nees conditlons are improV-
Ing in Delaware insofar as the manu-
featuring line ie concerned is shown
by tho reports for the month up 10
October IS made by fifty nine indus
trial plants operating in this city and
in rural sections Forty five of the
plants report operations on a fun time
baels. while eleven plants announce
they arc operating on part time.
OF tho s6 concerns who filed reports
from thls city. there Is an Increase oi
294 employees shown. OF tho thirteen
outside the city the increase in ON
pioyee amounts to ~.
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MISS JESSIE CONNER
DEAD AT NEWARK

Newark. Oct. 23.-Jessie Conner
aged about 10 years. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Conner died at her
home Saturday night after an illness
OF somo weeks. She graduated from
tho Newark High School last June and
has host of friends among tho young
people OF Newark. Tho deceased was
also n member of st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church. the Sunday school and
tho Girls Friendly OF the church. Tho
funeral will be held Mt . o'clock
"Wednesday afternoon with services
in st. Thomas church. Intor1nent
Will be made In st. Thomas Gene
terry
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BURGLAR SCARE
AT RICHARDSON PARK

Richardson Park. Oct. 2s.-Aroused
from their sleep by tho barking OF
dog, members OF the family OF Mat
thew Ially, Matthes avenue and Mary
street, discovered two men proving
about the lawn. The men were fright
ened away. An investigation showed
that the kitchen windows had been
raised. when the dog started barking
The men were said TO be white and
wore caps.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23
COACH SHIPLEY AT NEWARK.

Newark. Oct. 23.-H. Burton Shipley,
former coach at tho University OF Del
aware, visited friends in Newark yes
tcrcay. Shiplcy is now assistant coach
at the University of Maryland his
Alma Mater. and no stopped or on his
return from Princeton where the
Maryland team played Saturday.
Miss Eleanor Duffy sang n solo al
the IL o'clock services at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church yesterday.
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.BARRERE ENSEMBLE
At NEWARK SATURDAY
First Entertainment OF Third
Annual Artist Series
Well Attended.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Newark. Oct. 23e--The concert givon
in Wolf Hall Saturday night by the
barrere Ensemble OF WIND Instru-
menis was enjoyed by large audience
Of music lovers. This was the fret
entertainment Of the third annual
Artist Series and was one of the most
Interesting musicals ever given undes
the auspices OF tho University Of Dsl-
aware Artist Series Committee. Sew
eral visitors from Wilmington enjoyed
tho musical.
lows: George Barrere. fiute: Pierre
Matthew. oboe; Fred Van Amburgh.
clarinet: Louis Ietellier. hassoon and
Santiago Richard. horn.
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MRS. LANG LANDS BIG PICKERHI

Richardson Park, Oct. 23.--Mrs.
Fred Lang. wife OF a Pennsylvania
railroad engineer while fishing Mt st.
Georges yesterday landed pickerel,
measuring twenty-four inches and
Weighing four pounds. According 20
fishermen along the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, this pickerel was the
first one caught at that place for ten
years. Mrs. Lang, who ia an ardent
flsherwoman, landed five other fish,
bass and pike.
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confined to Havre do Grace Hospital
suffering with broken thigh. sus-
tanned while playing football.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Borem OF near Elk
ton accompanied her aged mother on
q trip to Pueblo, Col.
II. w. Shallcross with a force OF
workmen eliminated the denth trap
bitches on Maine street which were
dangerous for automobiles.
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RAILROAD MEN HURT

DelInar, Oct. 2S-wlliam Draper,
fireman and Ernest Massey. engineer.
OF this town, were slightly injured
Saturday In a wreck nj Crisfield. The
heavy freight engine No. e50l CT tho
Pennsylvania Railroad. LEFT the truck
and turned over In q marsh
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FIRE DESTROYS DELMAR HOUSE

Delmar. Oct. 23.-Mrs. Howard
Robinson, living on the State Road.
between here and Sharptown. IN light
ing an oil stove. yesterday, overturned
the stove. The oil ignited and ran over
the room, barely giving her children
. and herself time 70 escape
Mrs. Robinson was badly burned
about the face and hands and the
houae and is contents were entirely
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AUTO WRECKED AT NEWPORT.

Richardson Park. Oct, 23-Blinded
by the glare Of an automobile head
light while driving his car along the
Newport pike on Saturday night John
Frederick. Of Newport, ran into a
concrete culvert and ditched his car,
No one was injured but the car was
badly damaged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23
This IL Good Health Week.

Good Health Week opened tofsy.
fostered by leading industries. man
ufacturers and health associations ~
tho nation With the main purpose be-
ing 20 bring home 70 tho poople no
progress that has been mado' IN ths
betterment Of health conditions dur
Ing recent years. u has boou pointed
out that 1921 was tho banner year
IN tho lowest death rate on rocord
and IN tho marked efficiency IN putfo
health work.
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GRASS FIRE ENDANGERs HOUSES

Elsmere. Oct. 2s.-SmaIl boys isnit-
ing dry grass endangered several
properties here on Saturday. Quick
work by the fire companies from this
place and Richardson Park saved
nearby dwellings.
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Pnrtr for Miss Hoffman.

hhes Clara Hoffman. Of New YORK
was rendered Halloween party Sat
urtlay night. by Miss Sarah Platinsky
nj the Plattnsky residence. Sixteen
couples were present and enj)yed
dancing and Rarnaq
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23
Lewis Gilman Loses Finger.

While working on an engine OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. at the foot
of Nandever avenue. early yesterday
morning. Lewis Gilman. 81 years old,
Of Chester, Pa. had the little finger
OF his right hand cut off lie was
treated at tho Delaware Hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23
Bichor Society Board Meets.

The ladies' Bchor Cholem Moshev
Zekenheim Society Will hold board
meeting Wednesday evening at s
o'clock at thcfr home. 2l1 West street.
All members who have not disposed
of their rummage sale articles are
requested TO send them to the home.
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destroyed. Tho neixhbors rushed to
give assistance. but before the engines
from nearby towns could reach there,
the house was a wreck. Tho loss Is
estimated at about $4,000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23

Your used car will belong 10 some
one else IL you advertise 1t in Every
Evenings classified columne-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-23

n. B. Danforth. Druggist Second and
Market streets.
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uc1lCloCS, VI dCCOuIlCdHIS, Cno girls
should be teachers, although it must
be remarked that until recently high
er education for females was not en-
couraged with much enthusiasm The
Jewish fathers who toll and moil in
factory and mill, the Jewish mothers
who are mere household drudges,
sacrifice themselves joyfully and un-
grudgingly that their sons and daugh-
ters may secure liberal or a profess
sional education. The fact that their
children are attending college or a
professional school, makes these par
ents feel raised above the plane of
sordid commercialism, and the dream
of their children becoming respected
and useful professional men and
women casts a roseate glow upon the
reality of their hard toll and their
weary drudgery. 1t may safely be
postulated that it is this idealism of
Jewish parents which is largely ac-
countable for the strikingly dispro-
portionate quota of Jews at universi-
ties.
This disproportion is to be found
in every country where Jews are ad-
mitted without restriction to institu-
tions of advanced learning. In Prus-
sia, for example, in 1923 the pro-
portion of Jews who attended the uni
versities was 54.75 per 10000 of the
Jewish population, whereas the pro-
portion of Protestants was 8.37 and
of Catholics 6.61 per 10000. The
number of Jews at Prussian universi-
ties showed but little tendency to in
crease. 1t was 1913 in 1867, and
1,465 in 1899-1900. It is also inter-
esting to note that down to the sixties
of the last century Jews were de-
barred from the Prussian institutions
and that the majority of ambitious
students who wished to enter them
found it necessary to become baptized.
In Austria, where the Jews were
scarcely per cent of the population
in 1900, they contributed over 16 per
cent to the enrolment at universities
in 1902. Even in Russia where the
enrolment of Jews was limited to 3
per cent in St. Petersburg and
Odessa and to 5 per cent within the
Pale of Settlement, it was actually
over per cent at the capital, and
in Odessa it was 11.9 per cent in 1880
and as high as 27.5 per cent in 1899.
The situation in the United States
was surveyed in great detail by the
Bureau of Jewish Social Research
of New York City in 1920. The re-
suits of this study are reported in
Volume % of the American Jewish
Year Book. The investigation COW
cred the school year 1918-1919, and
embraced 81 universities, 38 colleges,
and II professional schools, total
of 1O6 institutions. These had an
aggregate enrolment of 153,O84 stu
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A sentence contained in an an
nouncement recently issued by an
official of Harvard University, deal
ing with the large increase in the en-
rollment in that institution, has
aroused a great deal of comment. The
sentence which has become the storm
center of debate in university circles,
in the press, and in the legislature of
the State of Massachusetts, reads:
ut is natural that with widespread
discussion of this sort going on there
should be talk about the proportion
of Jews at the college," The infer
ence that has been drawn by many
persons is that, in endeavoring to
arrive at solution of the problem of
over-crowding at the college, the sub
ject of limiting the proportion of Jew
ish students is likely to be considered.
Why this should be so has not been
stated and it is not the purpose of
the present writer to attempt any
analysis of the reasons which prob
ably underlie the vague pronounce
ment. The incident has however
aroused an interest in the minds of
many thoughtful persons in the gen
eral subject of Jews at universities
their number, their proportion to the
total enrolment, the paths of study
which they pursue, whether these
paths diverge from the general high
way, and related phases. 1t is the
purpose of this article to deal briefly
and as effectively as possible with a
few of these matters.
Several predatory observations of a
general nature will illuminate the
l. ell 1.
universally been remarked that Jews
have special craving and aptitude
I for intellectual pursuits and for pro-
fessional vocations. This tendency is,
% some extent, due to the desire of
: ey-'" to avoid the necessity of work.
. ing for others,-a result of the diff
Guilty to secure employment because of
racial discrimination. The trend of
Jews toward going into business for
themselves is another phase of the
same phenomenon. But there is
another and more compelling reason
for the bent of Jews for higher edu-
cation. Jews have always held
scholars in great honor and respect.
Although this tradition has to some
extent been forgotten in this country,
well-to-do parents gladly give their
daughters in marriage to impecunious
scholars and to struggling profess
sional men whose scholastic careers
hold forth the promise of success in
their chosen fields. Necessity may
force, or opportunity may lure many
into commercial or industrial fields,
but these always cherish the desire
that their offspring shall not be manu-
facturers or merchants. The boys
should be rabbis, physicians, lawyers,
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QoHCS, lUL,O4O Hldle anu Ol,O4I lcIlldlS.
The total number of Jews was 1887,
of whom 12,081 were male and 2,756
were female. Upon these six figures
alone may be based interesting de-
ductions. First, Jews constituted 81
per cent of the entire enrolment,
whereas only per cent of the popu-
lation of the United States are Israel
ties. The generalization that Jewish
students are comparatively three
times as numerous as non-Jewish stu
dents is not fair, however, because the
institutions selected were such as are
situated in or near considerable CEN
ters of Jewish population. A fairer
comparison is possible in New York
City, where there were $685. Jews
out of total enrolment Of 1921 in
Adelphi, City, and Hunter Colleges
and the three Columbia,
Fordham and New York. Apparently
Jews constituted 81 per cent of the
student body, although they were only
rs per cent of the total population,
many of them having but recently
immigrated and too old to enter the
universities. 1t would therefore be
conservative to assume that Jews
show. a tendency for entering the
higher institution of learning, IL per
cent in excess of their proportion IN
the general population.
Second, whereas among the nom
Jewish students, the proportion OF fe-
males was one-third of the total, 1t
was scarcely one-fifth among the jew
ish students. This phenomenon is
largely ascribable to the fact that with
few exceptions the institutions for
women are not near the large cities,
although social ostracism in some of
the more exclusive women's colleges
also plays it's part. The chief cause,
however, has already been referred to
the tendency among Jews, especial
lv recent comers, to favor the higher
education of men rather than of
women.
In the course of the discussion
which the Harvard announcement
aroused, prominent editor. who IS
an alumnus of that institution, and
who refers to himself as "an upholder
of the value of the Jewish race" al
leges that there exists tendency
of the Jews to concentrate in Har-
vard." This suggests the next inter-
esting question: What institutions do
Jews prefer to attend? In general
way, just as among non-Jews, the
preference is dictated by convenience.
Thus, for example, we find that dur
ing the scholastic year covered by this
study-and it is not likely that the
elapse of four years has brought
about any great change-43 per cent
of the total number Of Jews enrolled
in the 1O6 institutions, or $685. out
of the total Of 1887, were attending
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six IN the city OF New York. Five
of these six institutions also head the
list according to percentage of Jews
to the total number enrolled, leaving
out the professional colleges, such as
medical, dental and technical schools
not connected with university. This
fact is so significant that list of
the institutions where the concentra-
tion of Jews is greater than at Har-
ward is given below:
Percentage of
Name of Jews to Total
Institution Location Enrolment
College of the City of New York,
New York City,
New York University, New York
City ....-........--.-.....
Hunter College, New York City. ,...ss.7
Fordham University, New York
City
Columbia University, New York
City
Tufts College, Boston, Mass.,...,.,1S.9
University of Chicago, Chicago,
Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more, Md. ....-............-.......-.----.-.-
Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, O. -....---.---,--..-.---.-.--.14
University , of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pa. -....-,.-..-.-.14.5
Temple University, Philadelphia,
Pa. l45
Adelphi College, Brooklyn, N. Y..-13.5
University of Pittsburgh, Pitts
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. 1922
Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass. ..-.-.....-..------.------.-.
Thus the cities which have the larg-
est percentage of Jews at colleges are
New York, Boston, Chicago, Balti-
more, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Hartford
and Cambridge, (Boston). Compare
this list with the eight cities leading
in Jewish population: New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston,
Baltimore, ST. Louis, Pittsburgh, and
it will be seen that the tendency of
Jewish college men is to enter the
institutions conveniently situated near
their homes.
From the point Of view Of absolute
numbers the institutions ranked as
follows in 1917-18:
New York University.
College of City of New York-..-...1.5 .544
Columbia University ............-.---.l,476
University of hicago...........-.-..--.. 761
University of Pennsylvania .,..,---. 598
Hunter College ..--..-........---..-...--.-- 5O1
University of Pittsburgh. ....-.---.--. 443
Harvard University .....,.-.--.-...-... 385
Johns Hopkins University. 322
Cornell University ...--,I--.-....---.--- Sl7
Tufts College 5lO
University of Michigan 297
Fordham University ----.-..-----.--.- z9O
Western Reserve UniverSlty.,,,.,. IoS
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How Many Jews Go to College and Why

By Harry Schnederman Editor of the American Jewish Year Book
Copyright 1922 by The WterG
Putnam patriot., 1922-10-27
QUADIC

Mrs In MunYan entertained guests from Worcester aaa Westerly Sun 8ay
 Mfs Corn Clemens spent the week end tbs guest of friends ia Thomp- son
 Miss Minnie Towne entertained a classsaate, Mis Juliette LamerauX, Sunday
 Local nrangers will be in Abingdon Saturday as Pomona meets there at Grange hall
 Mrs. Ernest Sheldon spent Friday in Putnam. the guest of her aunt Mrs. George Potter.
 Miss Roma Sheldon who teaches in Lebanon will spend the weekend at her home here.
 Mrs. Mary Greene entertained her son. Chester Greene of North Gros- venordale Saturday
 Mrs. Cora Clemens was entertain ed at the home of Mir. and Mrs. George Tefft Thursday evening.
 Loren Sherman has purchased the dwelling house located near the creamery and is moving his household goods this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Augustus Bell enter tained Mir and Mrs. Stevenson of Hartford, Harmon Bell of Groton, and Mrs. Bells sister of Philadelphia, over the weekend
 The younger set gave party in honor of Miss Marion Bowen Friday evening. Miss Bowen with her mother will soon move to Putnam. She is student al the Tourtellotte Memorial High School, class of '23.
Putnam patriot., 1922-10-27
NORTH ASHFORD

The services at the Eastford Bap- fist church. North Ashford, on Sun day were well attended The pastor, Rev. Norman M Bloore. preached on "The New Birth. !" Mrs. Rosina Bloore was the soloist.
 Greater interSst is being shown at the Westford Baptist church. 4 friend from Rhode Island has eontri- buted a sym of money to start a re- pair fund for the church. The church is greatly in need of repairs. A social will be held in connection with the church on Friday, November 3rd.
 Rev. F. K. Abbott and the members of the Eastford '. F. s. C. E.. paid surprise visit to the Eastford Baptist Y. P. s. (. E.. at North Ashford on Sunday last. The leader of the meet ing was Rev Norman m. Bloore. The visiting members were welcomed and several took part. The Eastfordites rendered their raliy-song Twin them one by oney in a masterful style, and special quartet also rendered some special music Their visit was much enjoyed by the members of the home society.
 At the semi-annual Convention of the Willimantic Union of Christian
Putnam patriot., 1922-10-27
WEST THOMPSON

W P. Flanagan spent Monday at Webster.
 Mr. and Mrs Bocardus spent Sun day at Providence.
 Mrs Harry Cowlle of DanieIson is the guest of Mr. and Mrs Ray Allen
 George Malaga has been confined Co his home the past week by illness.
 Mir kanjesky and family spent the weekend with relatives at Providence.
 5. P. Sandstrom and son Edmond motored to Burlington. Vt., on Sun day
 Mrs Charles Guile and Rodney spent Saturday with Mrs. Henry May nard at Putnam.
 Mr and Mrs Dunham and Mir. and Mrs Charles Huntington of Ware. Mass, were at Daniel Brayton's on Sunday
 omer Sweeney of Esmond, R. l.. is here this week doing necessary repairs on the Philip Vincelette house which he has purchased.