May 11, 1917. 
NORTH 
Pras LG HEARING 
On DET S Saeed 
of Lewis 
Gloucester, a public hearing will be 
held at the office of the Board of 
Selectmen on Tuesday, May 15th, at 
8.15 o’clock in the evening for per- 
mission to set a floating fish trap on 
petition 
the western side of 
period of five years. 
BoarD OF SELECTMEN, 
Town of Manchester. 
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18-19 
MANCHESTER 
Benjamin and Henry A. Burch- 
stead have the sympathy of their 
friends in the death of their father at 
his home on Hull st., Beverly Farms, 
last week. 
Thomas Robbins and family have 
arrived from Boston for the summer 
and are in the chauffeur’s cottage on 
Mrs. W. Scott Fitz’s estate, Smith’s 
Point. Mrs. Fitz will arrive at her 
summer home on the 23d of this 
month. 
Forster Tenney returned this week 
from California, where he took up 
aviation the past month or two in 
addition to his duties as chauffeur 
with Miss Sears. It is not unlikely 
that Mr. Tenney will enter this 
branch of service if the country’s call 
is urgent as the war advances. 
The order has been placed with a 
Boston concern for seats for the new 
Horticultural hall, which it is ex- 
pected will be completed and ready 
for use by July 1—if not taken over 
for actual use by the government by 
that time. At a special meeting last 
week the style of seat to be installed 
was selected. The chair adopted has 
a tubular steel frame, with a noise- 
less tip-up seat. It is provided with 
a hat rack, has arms, and will be of 
oak. They are to be made up of sev- 
eral seats in a section, after the man- 
ner of those in Town hall, and will be 
movable, as it will be necessary to 
clear the floor frequently for exhibi- 
tions, dances, etc. The seats will cost 
$2.96 each, and there will be between 
600 and 650 of them. 
Buy your moe oils, varnishes and 
shellac from H. S. Tappan, Bridge st., 
Manchester. adv. 
Motorboat supplies at Flood & 
Hogan’s, Central sq., Manchester. adv. 
SHORE BREEZE 
and Reminder 33 
PLUMBING Tel. 12 
John F. Scott 
The turning on and shutting off water for the season a specialty 
Personal attention to all work 
HEATING 
References if desired 
33 years experience 
SHOP AND OFFICE: 112 PINE ST. 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 
FOR SALE 
Florist business in Manchester, established in 1884. 
Will sell equipment, greenhouses and land, or will sell equipment and 
rent greenhouses. 
For particulars, address 
Edward Ss. Knight 
R. 40 SCHOOL STREET - 
= MANCHE3TER 
SIMPLIFY DRESS of STUDENTS 
PRESENT YEAR VERY Firtinc TIME 
FoR NEEDED REFORM IN 
GRADUATION EXPENSES. 
At a recent meeting of the Man- 
chester Parent-Teacher association 4 
cominittee was appointed to cooper- 
ate with the Commission of Educa- 
tion in a campaign for 
the dress of students, especialiy those 
of the high school. 
Commissioner Smith says: 
“T belive it highly imperative that 
the friends of the public schools 
should understand the necessity of 
keeping them free from all customs 
which, to any extent, increase the 
cost of schooling or tend to the crea- 
tion of social factions... While they 
may seem to be incidents, I would 
suggest that such items as excessive 
cost of school functions, like gradua- 
tions, certain tendencies to expensive 
dress, and the organization of groups 
of students into special clubs. based on 
social lines, tend to discourage the 
participation of many of our youths 
in the advantages that are to be of- 
fered by a universal school system. 
“T believe parents have a real re- 
sponsibility in codperating with teach- 
ers and officers in keeping the schools 
as free as possible from these de- 
structive factors.” 
At a meeting of the local committee 
simplifying 
it was voted to bring the matter to 
the attention of the parents of school 
children, and ask them to give it their 
serious consideration. 
The present year seems a very fit- 
ting time for a needed reform in the 
matter of graduation expense. 
Too much time and money have 
heretofore been spent upon elaborate 
costumes for graduation. 
The young people who complete 
courses in June, 1917, can establish 
an excellent precedent of patriotism 
and economy. by substituting a uni- 
form, inexpensive costume for the 
costly one of past years. 
The Massachusetts Superintend- 
ents of Schools assembled in conven- 
tion in Boston last week voted to en- 
dorse Commissioner Smith’s recom- 
mendation. 
We trust that Manchestes may fol- 
low the example of larger communi- 
ties throughout the Seennsae ealth, 
that have agreed to adopt this line of 
progress, 
Try one of our Leatherex soles the 
next time: you have your shoes re- 
paired. Not rubber; will keep out 
dampness. Whole sole and_ heel, 
$1.75; half-sole and heel, $1.35.— 
J. C. Culbert, 29 Beach st., Manches- 
ter: adv 
models 
Children’s hats in various 
at the Gertrude Shop: adv 
Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Company 
GOAL 
SAMUEL KNIGHT SONS COMPANY 
32 GENTRAL STREET “ 
- MANCHESTER, MASS. 
Tel. 202 
