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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Washington, D. c., March 29.-Al-
though required to work an average
Of approximately 40 hours per
month, college students employed by
the National Youth Administration
receive higher than average grades
according to survey just complet-
ed and made public by NYA Admin
istrator Aubrey Williams.
Covering $4,000 students in 666
institutions located in 46 states, the
District of Columbia and the terri
tories, the survey disclosed that
NYA students ranked higher in
scholarship than the general stu
dent body in 80 per cent of the col
leges. Two-thirds of the NYA en-
ployed students had scholastic aver
ages that placed them in the up
per half of the student body.
Independent investigations made
in various parts of the country and
reported by educators support the
findings Of this survey.
Above Average
A study conducted by the Univer-
sity of Michigan of the NYA COL
lege and graduate work program at
% Michigan institutions showed
that NYA students are equal to or
above the average for the general
student lody. In the freshman
classes, NYA students led in scholar
ship in II of the colleges; six others
reported no difference in rating. In
the sophomore classes, % colleges
represent NYA scholarship as su-
perior to. that of the group. In
the Junior classes, Is submitted
evidence that NYA juniors main
tanned scholarship rating above
the general class average; others
reported them equally capable; and
one as only slightly lower than the
general class average. In the senior
classes, in reports from 20 colleges,
II showed NYA seniors definitely
above the general class scholarship
average; in instances they were
equally as strong; and in colleges,
they were slightly lower in academic
achievement.
An Iowa school superintendent
reported that a check-up of the
semester grades of students doing
NYA work in high school showed
that these students maintained a
grade point standing of 1 1-2 points
above a G average. Over a period
of years, it was found that the
average for the school as a whole
is about one point above a c aver
age for given semester. The fact
that these NYA high school students
have done somewhat better than
average is the more impressive, since
NYA jobs are given to students
primarily on the basis of financial
need and not on the basis of schol-
-astic worthiness.
Honor Students
A report of the committee on fed
eral employment for students at the
University of Oregon for the aca-
demic year 1937-1938 revealed that
in the fall term II per cent of
students on NYA won places on the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Anniversary Party
Planned By Legion
Post and Auxiliary Celebrating Tomorrow With Pot
Luck Supper-GirI Scouts Entertain Fathers
WATERVILLE
Mrs W Correspondent-ss briggs sI-TeL ss4s

/ tanned their dads last night at a
special program of entertainment
and luncheon in the parish hall of
st. Michaels church.
The playlet, "Peter Projects" sue
cessfully given before the PARENT
Teacher meeting of February, was
repeated for the fathers last night,
and included cas- tot Ethel Mer-
iviglia, Olive johnson, Rita Gui-
mond, Marjorie Cantin, Lillian Mac
Mullen, Bernice Zaugg, Thelma
Ptronio, Lucille Sizer, Barbara Pol
lard, Barbara Burns and Shirley
Cook.
There was grand march and a
variety of contests enjoyed by both
dads and girls. The winners were:
Peanut race, Shirley Cook; balloon
race, Sidney Henchel; needlework
race (men), Russell Anterior; block
race, Barbara Pollard; name the an
imal, Jane johnson; suitcase race
(men) Everett Cook; (girls) Bernice
zaugg; newspaper race (men) Sid
ney Henchel; girls) Thelma Pc
tronio.
Mrs. Charles Murphy, scout leader,
was in charge, assisted by a COM
mittee of Lena williams, Marie Zap
piano and Betty Cook, also assistant
scout leader, Miss Dorothy A.herton,
Miss Marie Laun, lieutenant, and
Mrs. Sidney Henchel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
Youths Achieve
Scholastic Honors
Survey of College Show GOvernment=Aided Students
Among Leaders-Extra Work No Handicap

honor roll as compared with less
than 4 per cent of the total stu
dent body. In the winter term
almost 10 per cent of students re-
ceiving NYA aid were on the honor
roll while about per cent of the
student body were listed. During
both terms, about one-third of all
the students listed on the honor
roll were NYA recipients, although
NYA recipients represented only
about per cent of the total enroll
ment.
At the annual honor assembly
held in May 1888, ten NYA college
students at the University of Ari-
iona received highest senior honors
in the various colleges of the school.
All five members selected for mem
bership in the College of Agriculture
honorary fraternity that year were
students who had worked on the
college work program. Six NYA
students attained membership in
the general honorary fraternity of
the university and one of the two
scholarships annually awarded by
the Tucson Women's club was re-
ceived by an NYA girl.
Carnegie Institute of Technology
reported that NYA students had a
grade average Of 230 compared with
a grade average for non-NYA STU
dents of 2.12. officials at this in
stitution said of NYA jobs that "the
aid rendered has relieved the stu
dents financial tension, strengthen
ed his character, improved his in
dustry; and the result is higher
grades"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
The beaver goes house hunting

The beaver goes house hunting That busy little
serious attention in number of states due to funds
allotted under provisions of the Federal Aid to Wilde
Act. According to the National Wilde Federation this
valuable animal played mighty important part in our
history for he virtually built the inland empire of the
Middle West. Such cities St. Louis, Chicago and Min
neapolis built in small part by the money real
lied from the sale of beaver skins The greed OF tapperS
all but wiped out the beaver in what Michigan,
Wisconsin and other lake States leaving them in appre
ciable numbers only in Idaho Oregon and other far
western states However, beavers the increase IN
New York and other eastern states With the general
awakening to the need of conservation these animals
finally getting break 1t has been learned that they
play key role in water conservation, when they build
their dams in mountain streams True, beavers some
times do damage to orchards when they construct their
colonies fruit trees However, that is easily reced
by overlapping and transporting the animals to
suitable In fact, that is exactly what the six
states that have beaver projects doing. In Idaho
approximately 5000 beavers have been taken from the
oWlands to the mountains. In their homes beavers
build dams which hold the water in check during spring
freShets, and store it during droughts Ponds made by
beaver dams have been found to be excellent for fish,
this clever little animal benefits the sportsman. Similar
projects being undertaken in Arizona Colorado and
Oregon. The North Carolina Game and Fish Commits
sion is in the process of building two artificial lakes in
Richmond County which will be stocked with the
Carolina beaver, while Mississippi plans to stock
three refuge with these animals Utah is conduct
planting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
smith FAVORS
| NLRB MEASURE
Restoration of $24S,OOO
Voted Down in House
Yesterday
Especial to the Democratl


Washington, March 29-CongreSs-
man J. Joseph Smith Of Waterbury
was the lone member OF the Con-
necticut delegation in the house Of
representatives who voted yester-
day for the restoration of $248 900
! to the National Labor Relations
Board appropriation. The house,
by vote of 160 to 80, rejected the
proposed restoration.
Congressman Ball, Miller, Austin
and Monkiewicz, all Republicans,
voted solidly against the granting
of additional funds to the NLRB.
Congressman Shanley, Democrat,
did not participate in the vote.
Congressman Smith voted in IA
vor of restoring $50OOO,OOO to the
Civilian Conservation Corps appro-
priation. He was joined by Con-
gresham Stanley, with the Re-
publicans again opposing. The res
toration was voted, 2O4-170.
The Waterbury congressman also
voted for restoring $1,000 900 to the
National Youth Administration ap-
preparation. with Congressman
Stanley again voting yes and the
Republican congressman from Con-
necticut all voting no.
If the CCC restoration is approved
by the senate, 1t will allow the CCC
to continue operation of camps at
West Cornwall mad Madison, in Con-
necticut.
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Noted Psychologist Writes New Feature
Right Or Wrong About People"
Title OF Newspaper Series I.

Stevens Institute of Technology,
Army War College, Lafayette, Ho-
bart and the Wharton School Of
the University of Pennsylvania.
For IA years he was director Of
the famed psychological labora-
tories at Colgate University.
GIVES UP TEACHING
FOR RESEARCH
About a year ago, DR.. Laird de-
cided to give up teaching and de-
vote his entire time to research in
order to find out all he could about
human nature in business and thus
help an even greater number Of
persons that heretofore.
He moved to Philadelphia where.
like Benjamin Franklin, he is now
equipped to give people advice
based on years of observation and
constantly increasing body of
facts as well as speedily mounting
figures and facts collected in de-
tailed research studies Of what
people enjoy and read and think
and believe.
AS far as theories about how to
raise children are concerned, DR..
Laird has no absolute rules to Of
fer. He agrees that the psyche
logical approach has been of great
help in clinics like DR.. Lightner
winners at the University of
Pennsylvania, where children both
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

PhiIateIy :. The 1910 reopening of the "Sea Floor"
post office in the Williamson phOtOsphere the floor
of the ocean at the Bahamas is set for May 9Th
This unique post office, the only one of its kind in
the world was formally opened in August 49, 1885, with
the first letters stamped there going to His Majesty
the King of England and President Franklin d. RoOse-
welt. There few frstday covers because the Ba
hamas Government officials wouldn't handle them.
But demands continued to grew, so this year there will
be an opportunity for the public to secure covers
jacques S. Minkus of the Gmbel's Stamp Department,
New York. handling the special service for the event
and will clear all first mail for the May 9Th date
The date comedies with the anniversary Of the now
famous Penny Black postage of Great Britain the first
adhesive stamp used.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Here and there A ban has been placed on pho
tographs in and around the Panama Canal so boats
officers confscate Ill aboard throughout this
phase Of their voyage. DR. Denis OConnor, former
local practitioner, made full attending surgeon
the Division of OrthOpecs at the Grace Hospital i'm
New Haven He is married to the former Lillian Hold
son. Little Andrew DiPietro has been doing so well
at the hospital that his dad, the popular pharmacist
from upper Willow Street, expects to have him home
for the weekend. Van Jones, bOrOughite extraOr
binary, will take his first voyage early this sum-
mer but we're not telling where to- Matte Sheehan
has ''whopper' that tops all "whoppers" and you
should hear him tell it,
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below and above the average ard
taught. But he is not at all con-
vinced that psychologists can APP
ply their theories to their own chill
dren.
AS for his own diversions, DR.
Laird never plays golf but gets
his relaxation-and, in his opin-
ion, everyone should learn how
to relaxe If he does not know how
from complicated jig-saw puzzles,
music, the opera and the movies.
He never writes In long-hand but
has what he calls a typewriter
mind. But there is one onl-fashion-
ed habit which he clings to per-
sistently-strong affection for the
old rocking chair.
WRITES MANY BOOKS
AND ARTICLES
DR.. Laird is perhaps best known
for his books, "The Psychology OF
Selecting Employees" How ia
Rest and Sleep Better" "Psychol-
ogy and Profits" Increasing Per.
sonal Efficiency" How to Improve
Your Brain Power" "How to Make
People Like You," More Test for
Life" How to Use Psychology in
Business" and what Makes Peonle
Busy"
DR.. Laird's articles will start
Monday in the Waterbury Demo-
crat under the general title Of
Fright or Wrong About People"
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something to it, even though the
thing that works may disagree
with even your own pet belief.
DR.. Laird's background is not
that of pedagogue whose sole
interest is education. A native
Hoosier, he started out from
scratch and made his first salary
fifty cents a week-helping out
in the printing end Of a country
weekly.
At college he began by special
izing in chemistry; then he switch
ed to biology and physics, and
finally he chose the field of psy-
chology for his doctors thesis.
Thus he brought to his study of
people and their reactions to cir
cumstances practical, scientific
background.
In recent years he has not only
been successfully connected with
long list of universities as
member of the faculty, including
Wyoming, Iowa, Northwestern
Colgate and Yale, as well as giving
lectures at Mount Holyoke, Vassar,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Joe Garofao of IS Eastwood Avenue with the assist
ance of Charles sheehan built huge snowman yester-
day morning the OF Joes home, but at noon time
il looked like the little who wasn't there Justin
ticut Light and Power Company this month. He has
been in the Line Department of the local district most
of the time Baseball is his chief hobby. He managed
company nine that won the Industrial League title
II years ago. His avore indoor sport is bridge He is
the proud father of two children Marty O'Brien
dropped in yesterday with invitation to attend the
annual bowling banquet of Blake and JohnSons tomor
row night at the Quaker Inn Strictly stag is the pass
word for this affair."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
YOUTH SUNDAY
PROGRAMS SET
WestwOOd, Allen to Oc=
Cupy Second COngrega=
tiOnal Church Pulpit

Youth Sunday will be observed al
the Second Congregational church
next Sunday at which time guests
will include members of the Mr.. and
Mrs. Club, the Miss and Mr. Club,
the Girls Sorority, the Boys Fra
ternity and the Pilgrim Fellowship.
Most of the Fellowship members
will sing with the Intermediate
choir at the morning worship.
Members of the Pilgrim Fellow
ship will meet at the Second church
at $50 o'clock, Sunday evening to
go to the South Federated church in
Hopeville for union meeting with
the Young Peoples Society there.
Arthur w. Westwood and James
B. Allen, both members of the Sec
ond church, will occupy the pulpit
at Sunday mornings services. They
soon will take up the work of the
Christian ministry.
Next Thursday evening there will
be mid-week service in the chapel
at o'clock with an address by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. John G. Walker
The schedule of events next week
at the Second Church follows:
Sunday, March 81
1890 a. m. - Morning Worship,
kindergarten Department.
HAS a. m.-Church School, Sum
day Noon Club, Davenport
Bible Glass.
200 p. m.-Second Church SYM
phony orchestra rehearsal.
800 p. m.-Passion Play.
Monday, April /
400 p. m.-Girl Scouts, Troop 8,
800 p. m.-Passion Play.
Tuesday. April 2
800 p. m.-Passion Play.
Wednesday, April g.
$50 a. m.-Surgical Dressings.
2:30 p. m.-Board Meeting.
300 p. Women's Association
Meeting.
$50 p. m.-Knights.
1880 p. m.-Sea Scouts.
800 p. m.-Alpha Nu Sorority :.
Thursday, April A.
1890 p. m.-Mr and Mrs. Club
Rummage Sale.
2:30 p. m.-Week-Day School of
Religion.
Friday, April s.
400 p. m.-Junior Choir Re-
hearsal
7:30 p. m.-Boy Scouts, Troop T.
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1t Pay to Tell About Our Troubles?"
will appear in The Waterbury
Democrat on Monday.
DR.. Laird is no 'ivory-tower"
professor who spends his time with
long worded theories, and he looks
offended if someone asks him what
practical application there is to
modern psychology.
AS a matter of fact, DR.. Laird,
who was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Dubuque, Iowa, some
years ago, and who was engaged
in giving mental tests In the
United States Navy during World
War No. to detect men who had
mental peculiarities, is, in his own
words, a "peace-loving psycholo-
gist interested in doing research
that will help people get along"
rather than in arguing with this or
that psychologist about his pet
theories.
APPLIES HORSE SENSE
TO PSYCHOLOGY
Like Mr. Dooley, DR.. Laird be-
lieveS that if it works, there is
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Todays Answers 70
URANIUM CRACKERS
Questions ON Comic Page)

1. Seven states do not have capt.
tai Observation-Disclosures, Michigan,
Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
2. kidnapping, under federal law,
may bring not less than 10 years or
death, if the jury so directs.
3. Grand larceny is the theft of
property above a fixed value-usu-
ally $25 to $50.
4. Arson may bring the death
penalty In these six states. Ala
bama, Delaware, Illinois, Virginia
and North and South Carolina.
S. Libel is injuring by means of
publication, while SANDER is injury
by word of mouth.
The thick walled iron n.olds, in
which molten steel solidifies, carry
away heat SO rapidly that the steel
does not have chance to melt the
mold.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
IF A CAR COULD SPEAK

I wish that my owner would soon get wise
To the fact that tho I'm monster in size,
I dislike being used as bludgeon of death,
The thought Of it leaves me completely upset.
Last week they sold my cousin for junk,
His owner destroyed him while driving drunk.
Tween life and death there's just small link
That easily snaps If when driving you drink.
They always repent when damage Is done
That poor little boy was somebody's son.
So fix my brakes and drive me slow
And before our time none of usu gol
p. M. p.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
DEBs SCARE HARVARD FROsH

Cambridge, Mass. (UP)-Debu-
tantes apparently brighten fresh
men at Harvard University. In fill
ing applications with a date bureau,
most of the freshmen reported the
"debutantes have been around too
much. We are not sophisticated
enough to handle them"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
MISS HOPE MORLEY
ON BALL COMMITTEE

Providence, r. l.. March 90 = An
Eurasia Ball for which gentlemen
have been forewarned not to buy
corsages for their. lady friends will
be held tonight at Pembroke Col
lege for the aid Of students in Fin
land and China. CorSages will be
sold at the dance and profits will be
turned directly into the fund.
Miss Hope Morley of West Che
shire Is member of the committee
in charge of the dance, the second
annual relief ball given at Penn
broke. Special guests expected 10
attend include Alfred Lunt and
Lynn Fontanne, who are currently
appearing in Providence and Rhode
Islands Governor william H. VAN
derbilt and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Miss
Morley, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Oakley Morley, Moss Farms
road, is a graduate of Hamden High
school,
Snowshoes were one of the most
important factors in the develop
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Tall Tower
Topics
OUR TOWN
introducing Nate Dwight, Popular M. d.
BY THE MAN m THE TOWER
Good evening.

OUR TOWN
Introducing Nate Dwight, Popular M. d.
One Of the best in our town, most agree
Is genial Nate Dwight our popular M D.
He caters to fractures, measles and mumps,
Call him early and late, he's never in the dumps.
Old Doc Nate
May have to make you wait,
But can handle any cold
So we are told.
ONCE hours? Oh yes, now and then,
At various times between ten and ten
If not occupied at town abodes
Or driving miles on country roads.
Old Doc Nate
May have to make you wait,
Not because of quinS
But very often twins.
In the horse and buggy days he Travelled far
And goes farther now that he has a car;
Give him hot lemonade, says this busy beaver,
And in no time he has routed chills and fever.
Old Doc Nate,
Us folks call late,
Is credit, put that down,
Ranking M. D. in our town.
EN- EN-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
WPA DEFIEs ZERO AND SNOW

Vancouver, Wash, (UP)-Some
$40 WPA workers on the Bonnie
ville-C project "scotched" stor-
les about workers leaning on
shovels. Despite 30 inches of snow.
zero weather and telephone in
structions from headquarters adj
vising the men to stay in camp
until the weather improved, they
all insisted on working.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29

Waterville, March 20 = During
March, the twenty first birthday of
the American Legion is being cele-
bra.ed, and accordingly, the local
post and auxiliary are joining Sat
urday night, with their wives and
husbands, for a pot-luck supper and
social at Fraternity hall at o'clock.
A committee of Mrs. Dorothy Cook,
Mrs. Ruth Rooney, Mrs. Eileen Cald-
we'll and Mrs. Ethel Byrnes will be
in charge. Cards will be played and
prizes given.
An Easter party for members of
Casper S. Davis, American Legion
Junior auxiliary, will be held to-
night, at Z o'clock, at the home of
Miss Marguerite Byrnes on Penn
broke avenue. Each girl may bring
a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Rape, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Anterior, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Seidel, Edward Link, Clifford
Northrop, Edward Rain, Mrs. Mary
Snagg and Mrs. George Caldwell,
gathered Wednesday evening at the
Paramount Community club rooms
on Essex avenue, for a social. Cards
were enjoyed and prizes given, fol-
lowed by refreshments.
The usual monthly meeting of the
club will take place Wednesday eve
ming, April 3, with Edward Rain,
president, in charge.
An all day food sale, under the
sponsorship Of the Parent-Teacher
association is being held today at
Kramer Brothers market on Thorn
aston avenue. Mrs. Ralph Bates is
chairlady.
| Glass To Be Confirmed
Rev. Robert Beecher, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church has an
nounced the services for Sunday,
March l. Sunday school will meet at
9:45 a. m. followed by morning
prayer and sermon at II o'clock,
when Mr.. Beecher will preach on
the subject, Divine Restriction" In
the afternoon at o'clock, there will
be a confirmation class with Rev.
Francis Ayers of the staff of St.
Johns Episcopal church in charge
The Young Peoples Fellowship So
ciety will meet at 2 o'clock, with
Dorothy Richards as leader.
There will be one ball sweep
stakes at the Waterville' bowling al
leys Sunday afternoon, March 81.
open to all men and women.
] Grid Scout troop No. q, enter
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
DR.. Donald A. Laird Will Discuss
Questions Of Everyday Living
BY MADELIN BLITZsTELN
NEA Service Special Correspondent

DR. Donald A. Laird Ph handsome
of college lecture halls experimental laboratories
the next celebrity to joint the staff Of the Waterbury
contribute series Of Is special articles questions
chologY discussions oes
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-29
AnslUers To
Test Questions

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on page 6.
1. 1t was named for the
Jutes, an ancient people who
inhabited the land.
2. tuberculosis.
3. Herbert Hoover.
4. Ignace Jan Paderewski
famous pianist).
s. Ann Arbor.
6. Yes.
Z. BrewiS.
8. Save.
9. The yolk.
10. Handel.
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Snowshoes were one of the most
important factors in the develop
ment factors in the development of
the Far North.