The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-01
HUNDREDS MOURN
 TEACHERS DEATH
Miss Blanche Chapin, Whose Sudden Death Occurred Yesterday, Was One Of The Most Popular Teach CTS In Bridgeport.

The entire teaching corps of Bridgeport, members of the Y. W. C..
 A.. and hundreds of other friends are
 timely death of Miss Blanche Julia
 Chapin, the young school teacher who
 passed away. following vaccination.
 yesterday morning. at the home of
 W. Chapin, 1239 Noble avenue
 Although she had been slightly i'll
 for two days of last week, Miss
 Chapin had taught her classes at
 Garfield school for the remainder of
 she was we'll enough to help her
 mo@her with her household duties. Later in the day she became i'll and
 physician was summoned. Sunday
 afternoon she passed into a state of
 coma, and did not regain conscious
 ness-
 pr. Ell B. Ives, Dr. Frank M. Tu-
 key and Dr. H. LeBaron Peters were
 unavailing and death swiftly follow
 ed, due, according to the physicians. to meningitis, brought about by a chronic thyroid condition from which fact that she had been vaccinated
 on Jan ', according to the doctors, hac nothing to do with the case
 Miss Chapin was born in Chicopee Falls, 27 years ago, and had lived in Bridgeport for the last 15 years She
 was vaIedictorian of her class. that of 1912 at the Bridgeport High ] school, and was graduated with high | honors two years later from the New Haven Normal school
 Following this she taught in Fair field for several years and three years ago was appointed to 8 position in
 Garfield school, where she was teach. ing the fifth grade at the time or her death
 Miss Chapin was known as girl
 of extremely high principles. deep student and a conscientious worker.
 Her devotion to duty was greatly ad- mired by all who knew her. These same qualities which made her vale dictorian of her class at High school, were constantly eNemplif1ed In her later life.
 and faithful worker. She spent one whole summer working in a intuition plant, knitting sweaters for soldiers
 and sailors, and assisted with Red | l1ating from one of the surgical dress ing and first aid classes that she might be of even more assistance. She was also a great worker in the Y. w. c. A. and gave much of her time to its activities. She was espe- cialy fond of music, and played the
 mandolin well and had recently 1o1neo a mandolin club.
 In addition to all these activities, Miss Chapin found time to devote to out of door life of which she was par tiCularly fOnQ, eSpeC1dlly nikIIi6. Miss Chapin had been active in Ghe ,, work of the West End Congregational church and until a year ago had taught g. Sunday school class there
 During the past year she had been member of IT. vested choir of the
 United Congregational church. Miss Caroline Wooster. principal Of Garfield school, said today of Miss Chapin:
 "I cannot express all would Nike
 to say about Miss Chapin. She was very. very dear to us here at the school and was one of our best teach CTS. A girl of splendddly high princi-
 pies, she had a great infiuence upon her pupils and her work as a teacher
 was really wonderful. Her floss is a very great one."
 Besides her parents, Miss Chapin Is survived by her sister Miss Marion M. Chaptn, to whom she was Q. close com panion.
 A delegation of teachers will attend
 the funeral tomorrow from the home | of her parents at 2:80.