New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 12

" EDUCATIONAL WORK - PROPOSALS PLANNED w5 Claim Informed Leadership s Needed to Deal With Problem Washington, Dec., 8—Assimilation of the foreign-born removal of illit eracy, adjustment of inequalities in educational opportunities, and Inculs catlon of proper ideals concerning the American form of government, are paramount problems which the edu- cational forces of the country must meet, in the opinion of Commissioner of liducation Tigert as expressed to- day in his annual report, “What we do or fall to do in pub- lic ‘edueation,” he sald, “will largely determine the future of our experi- ment in democracy." Informed leadership in dealing with these problems, the report declared, 18 needed more now than ever before. JA was pointed out that while some 4 the states, through years of expe- rience and consecutive efforts ‘of trained leaders have accomplished notable achlevemernts In various phases of ecducational theory and practice, other states are still seeking the answers to many of the same questions, and laboriously and at great expense exploring ground that has already been carefully charted. To Promote Cause. It is the work of the bureau of education, it was said, to promote the cause of education throughout the country, to disseminate such informa- tion, and to seek inter-state co-oper- ation. Much of the' costly duplica- tion and experiment was declared to have been saved the bureau by mak- ing available to all the states the ex- periences and achievements of the most progressive and most highly en- dowed, as far as its resources en- able it. Substantially increased support for the bureau, as a conservative invest- ment, was recommended by Mr. Ti- gert, in the light of the service its activities render the whole popula- tion. He said the staff was so lim- ited, through lack of means, that it was impossible for its specialists to give full attention to more than a small part of the perplexing ques- tions upon which school authorities seek advice. Another handicap was said to the small amount available for publications. School Life, the monthly publication of the bureau, was necessarily discontinued for al- | most a year because of the failure of congress to agree upon a measure for the publication of periodicals by gov- ernment bureaus. 3 Each State To Work, _‘ For each state to maintain its own system of education, adopting its own méthods of organization, administra- tion and instruction and determining for itself the amount and character _of .instruction which shall be pro- wided for its children, the commis- sloner said, is entirely proper since ‘}:@ genirs of the American people ¥ 1 probably never accept the idea of i “ ‘centralized national system of pub- lic, schools. The bureau's work, he ipointed out, was to collect statistics d facts on the varjous systems and o7 publish the information so that ‘educators in every part of the land will know what progress has been gndde in education. ¥ %o make its service more effective, the functions of the bureau are divid- led into four parts—fleld service, re- pearch and Investigation of = special ‘problems, educational surveys, and ‘dissemination of information, During ;.hi past year 41 surveys were made, dncluding a state system of public schools, a state system of higher edu: cation, 31 of higher educational in- stitutigns, four of city public school systems, three of city school build- and omof a county system of jools, - Somié ‘of these necessitated ‘from four to eight weeks' study by a.corps of experts. The resulting recommendations led to substantial improvements in the systems studied. One of the important tasks of the year was undertaken by a force of 199 persons sent to Alaska to help the people of the territory to earn a better livelihood by the reindeer industry to give them medical atten- tion, to relieve destitution among them and to’maintain schools for them and their children. The distri- bution of reindeer among the natives and the use of the enterprise as the form of industrial education best fitted to the races inhabiting the un- timbered regions of Alaska remains under the supervision of the bureau of education. 70 PRODUCE COTTON Industry in South Africa is Rapidly Coming Into the Notice of the ‘World and Production is in Demand Johannesburg, Dec. 8.—The cotton fndustry in South Africa is rapidly coming to the notice of the world, and already it is supplying a ¥isible| percentage of the cotton used in cloth | manifactured in England. Experts estimate that there are four million | acres of good soil available in the Transvaal, Swaziland and Zululand for cotton growing which could be made to yield a crop worth $15,000,- 000 annually, and at the same time solve the unemployment problem of | the country. The possibilities of cotton growing are evidenced by the fact "that in 1909 the crop totalled 12,000 pounds of lint, while in 1921 it was estimat- ed at 2,000,000 pounds. Practically all of the crop is being shipped to England, where it finds a ready market because of its fine tex- | ture. e CLOGGED THROATS When your wind is shut off and brrthinx difficult you try to raise the ph by suddenly contracting the lungs and forcing air through the throat. This §s bard on your lungs and your throat and. dilates the blood vessels. Clogged roats are easily and qulckl{ opened, raised and the throat is soothed and healed by Leonardi's Cough Syrup [Creosoted)." It ‘)revenu straining, hack- . and ‘has a valuable antiseptic action. remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis, | ppe troup, and whooping cough. Safe and pleasant. At your druggist. nd Sold by City Drug Store. SAMPLE SHOP MAIN ST. WHY WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FOR S0-CALLED MARK-DOWN OVERCOAT SALES If You Have Waited For the Lold Weather to Buy That'Coat—You Have it Now OVERCOATS 4 - $35 Men’s Heavy ‘Overcoats— in this lot you will find Ulsters, Ulsterettes; Husky Great Coats. Full or half jelted models, Chesterfields or thé® popular raglans. M SUITS That we are proud of which embraces all the new winter models. Two, three and four button styles. $15.95 fl SUITS In this group are better tailored Suits of all wool Serges, Cassi- meres and pencil stripes. 'Some have twtimnts, $23.95 Regular 5_49.00 $23.95 MEN’S $30.00 OVERCOATS — NOW — $19.95 Here are Overcoats in the new- est fashions. Tailored in warm, durable woolens and finished with the precision of Custom- Made Coats. Many ore silk or satin lined. HERE SATURDAY — YOU CAN BUY OVERCOATS AT READ THIS COPY —— Cold Wave Is Due to Hi‘t This Section By Tonight New York, Dec. 6.—A highgbaro- meter from the northwest accom- panted by cold wind brought the be- ginning of a cold wave to-the north- eastern states today. At Canton, N. Y. and Northfleld, Vt. the tempera- ture dromped to 10 degrees. At Greenvil| Me., the 'mercury regis- tered 4 degrees this morning while at White River, Ont,, it dropped to 32 below zero. It was stated that Lhe next few ~days might bring . zero weather to northern New England but that the thermometer would not drop below 20 degrees in New York city. 4 OVER( NEW YORK - ‘SAMPLE SHOP « | —JANUARY PRICES— |z, OATS $45.00 Warm Overcoats. Lots of them to defy Jack Frost's heavy ones for the warm blooded youngsters. Smooth ones, rough ones, and all are warm ones. worst blasts, Less All wool materials. ' MEN’S $20.00 OVERCOATS — NOW — $1'7.95 The styles to suit all are in this group—in all the wanted colors. That means you are getling quality plus extremely low prices, lower than you would believe for Overcoats of such high grade standing 0.95 SUITS For men and young men—All the wanted fabrics and colors are in this group. $19.95 ST Regular $35.00 % SUITS Choice of the house—Suits in this lot are the best obtainable —Suits that sold as high at §55. BANKRUPT PRICE $29.45 CHRISTMAS GIFTS — BANKRUPT PRICES BUY A MAN’S GIFT AT A MAN’S STORE—HERE ARE SOME ATTRACTIVE SELECTIONS —— MEN'’S SHIRTS — $3.50 Men’s Woven Madras Shirts $5.00 Men’s Imported Broadcloth Shirts $3 .95 $7.50 Men’s Silk Crepe Shirts —— NECKWEAR —— $1.00 Silk Four-in-Hand Neckwear, 2 for . 1 900 § $1.29 Pure Silk Neckwear ............ $1.50 Pure Silk Knitted Neckwear .... BOYS’ OVERCOATS Heavy Chinchilla, muff pockets with good warm lining. Con- vertible collars. Sizes 3 to 10. Regular $10.00 and $12.50 $7.95 —— WINTER UNDERWEAR —= $1.95 Men’s Winter Weight Union Suits ........ $l .19 $2.25 Men’s Flannel Pajamas $1.25 Men’s Ribbed Shirts and Drawers .. 89c¢ PANTS Largest Assortments in the city. Bring in your Coat We’ll match it $3.95 Pants, NOW $1 065 $4.95 Pants, NOW $2. 65 55.!;5 Pants, NOW $3 165 $6.95 Pants, NOW $4 65 L —— MEN’S HOSE —— 79c 95¢ 79¢ Woolen Hose with clock ........ $1.50 English Wool, very good grade $1.50 Men's Phoenix Fashioned ‘Hose with clock, pure silk BOYS’ NORFOLK SUITS Light and dark mixtures—Full | $5.85 lined trousers, pure wool. Regular $10.00 N’S WARM SWEATERS —— $7.50 Men’s: All Wool Slip-on Sweaters, all colors $495 $5.00 Men’s All Wool Sport Sweaters .. PRI, $3 -95 $2.50 Men’s Angora Scarfs, all colors ............ | $l -69 EW YORK SAMPLE SHOP 357 Main St. New Britain IR BANKRUPT SALE /e 135 Main St. Bristol