New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1922, Page 3

Take Not ~—To overcome that tired,. languid feeling occasioned by the heat of summer dayy "SALADA" T X A i “ICED” SWEDEN T0 CHANGE EDUCATION SYSTEM Propose Turning Institutions Over to State Btockholm, June 19.—Sweden's ed- ucational system today faces reorgan- {zatjon the purpose of which is to place full educational advantages within close reach of every child in the land irrespective of the child's so- cial standing in the community. Under the new plan all of Swa- den’'s public schools, from the elemen- tary grades to the universities, will be co-educational. At present only the elementary schools and the universi- ties recelve both sexes. The Swedish school commission purposes to open the ‘“realskola” and the ‘‘gymnasium’ to girls as well as boys. An import- ant change will be the elimination ot several subjects as compulsory and the concentration of individual students on a smaller group of subjects, logi- cally related to the occupation or pro- fession which most interests them. Students will be permitted to start specializing much earlier than at present. New School System. It is now proposed that virtually the whole educational work of the country, with the exception of a few vrivate schools, be taken over by the is Incomparable — state, Tultlon fees will be practically eliminated, and students will not be encumbered by the study of non- ensentlal subjects. The estimated cost of the new system will be about $1,- 000,000 a year more than at present, It is proposed also to establish a school, new to the Swedish system:of education, to be known as ‘lyceum” which in seven years will take a pupil directly from the elementary school to matriculation for the universities. Among the languages offered under the new plan will be Latin and Greek and three modern languages in addi- tion to Swedish, namely, English, French and German. VERA CRUZ APPEAL Proposal Made That State Secede From Republic of Mexico Claiming Unjust Treatment. Mexico City, June 19.—A proposal that the state of Vera Cruz secede from the republic of Mexico has been made in the legislature of that state by certain radical groups which claim that they are not adequately or justly represented in the national con- gress. A resolution demanding secession has been presented to the legislature, demanding that in the furthcoming elections a number of radicals be per- mitted to stand for the national chamber of deputies despite a federal ruling that they are ineligible hecause of a number of technical reasons. 1t is not believed that the resolution will pass. ~per (ectl blondod o[ course lts “Good to the last drop’ REG. U.S PAT. OFF MANELL KOG i NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1922. WOMENS CLUBTO HAVE A NEW HOME Convention Tomorrow to Discuss Washington Headquarters Chautauqua, N, Y, June 10-S8ev. eral thousand women, representing every state in the Union, have gath- ered here for the blennial convention of the General Federation of Womn's Clubs, which opens tomorrow and will continue for 10 days. Many prominent persons have ac- cepted invitations to apeak during the sesslons. These include: Thomas A. Edison, Will H. Hays, Count llya Tolstoy, Hanford MacNider, Com- mander of the American Legion; Hugh 8. Cummings, Surgeon-General of the United § es; Simon Flexner, of the Rockefeller Institute for Med- ical Research, and ,Judge Martin J. Wade, of the United States District Court. Opens Wednesday, The convention will convene Tues- day morning and be formally opened Wednesday evening with Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, of Minneapolis, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, delivering the welcoming ad- dress. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, president of the Chautauqua Women's Club and hostess to the convention, also will speak. The program embraces a wide va- riety of subjects for discussion. These include international relations, public | revenues and expenditures, American | citizenship, the problem of the ex- service man, child welfare, motion pictures, the elimination of {lliteracy, public health, education art, litera- SCOTLANDTOUSE WATER FOR POWER Its Many Beautilul Lakes Will Be Turned Into Use London, June, 10—8cotland is wak- ing up to the fact that its lakes and waterfalls may be made to serve other purposes than providing scenic at- traction for tourlsts, As proof of this the "Grampian Electricity Bill" has been given a second reading in the House of Commons, The company is empowered to col- lect and use the waters of 15 inches and 99 small lakes, rivers and streams, over an area of 417 square miles, Electricity Supply The waters proposed to be utilized are estimated to be capable of gen- erating 56,000 horse-power to supply electrieity in the counties of Perth, Kinross and Forfar and districts in four other counties, The capital is placed at £4,500,000 That any of the beautiful lakes and falls of "Caledonia, stern and wild" should be used to set the wheels of industry spinning many in Scotland regard almost as sacrilegious desecra- tion. And that opinion is shared by not a few Americans who are ac- customed to visit Scotland annually. But the promoters declare that the | preservation of the natural beauties of Scotland is expressly provided for by the terms of the bill. And they add that when the hum of the | electrically-driven wheels of industry | are heard in the land, and dividends begin to come in, the cry of ‘“dese- cration” will be silenced. ture, music and science. New Home Planned. Plans for the purchase and furnish- | ing of $100,000 home in Washington, D. C, to be used as a national head- quarters of the Federation, are ex- pected to be completed during the meeting. The biennial election of officers also | will be held. Mrs. Thomas G. Winter | 1s a candidate for reeiectica to the of- fice of president without opposition, | Others are Mrs. W. S. Jennings, of | Florida, vice president of the Genera]‘ Federation, who is canditdate to suc- | ceed herself; Mrs. George Plummer, of Chicago, for second vice president; | Mrs. James E. Hays, Georgia, candi-| date for.recording secretary, and Mrs. | Florence Floors, of Texas, for treas- urer KEILLED BY FALL FROM TREE. Montclair Man Breaks His Neck Picking Cherries for His Children. Montclair, N. J., June 19—Falling from a cherry tree at the rear of his home, 289 Grove Street, yesterday| afternoon, Robert F. Selfridge, 42| years old, broke his neck and died a| short time later in Mountainside Hos- | pital. He climbed the tree to pick“ cherries for his two children. Mr. Selfridge was a marine superin- tendent for Lampert & Holt Co., of New York. During the war he was| a deep sea captain and made many! |but they do not correct the cause of FIRE DESTROYS SPEEDWAY. Loss of $200,000 Estimated at Cal- ifornia Auto Race Course. San Francisco, June 19—The great- er San Francisco Speedway as San | Carlos, 20 miles south of here, an automobile racing course of wooden construction tkroughout, was des- troyed by fire yesterday with an esti- mated loss of $200,000. e ——————— 'HARSH CATHARTICS ARE HARMFUL SECURE RELI.FF PLF ASANTLY Constipation results from the in- ability of the intestines to eliminate waste matter. Harsh cathartics and drugs of metallic origin force action; constipation. Early settlers treated constipation with natural laxatives. An extract was made from herbs, roots, barks and leaves with laxative qualities. Dr. True's Elixir, the True Family Laxative, is a compound of extracts | from natural plants—a pure, mild, pleasant and effective old-fashioned, home made laxative that for 71 years has been a favorite. Its regular use relieves constipation and fortifles the voyages into the danger zone. 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