New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1921, Page 15

g LT 54 0 3% 0% 3% 2% 81 1% % o A~ F o RE T & - e o 1 | (NEW NORMAL SCHooL IS NOW NECESSARY| GRANTING HEARING So Marcus White Tells Rotanans at Mn Luncheon “Public Schools”” was the topic of the talk given by Marcus White of the Normal school at the Rotary club luncheon at the Elks’ grill this noon. As has often been said, if more peo- ple could attend the Rotary clud luncheon mére good for the city would probably result. Mr. White chose this subjoct as part of the cam- paign he is attempting to carry on for a new Normal school in New Britain, That such a new school is needed in New BPBritain and Commecticut was shown in the talk by Mr. White. Ho explatne that 74 years ago the Nor- mal school was first built in this city. At that time it was one of the five Norgal school# in the United States. Three others were in Massachusetts and one in New York. During these first vears the state of Connecticut ‘was & ploneer and a leader in eda- cation and other states tralled. To- day this state is trailing most every other one in the union and is far ffom being in the lead. As a proof of this it may be noted that the lack of train- ed teachers in Connecticut cannot be compared to any other stste, accord- ing to Mr. White. “At the last session of the legisla- ture money was appropriated for the new sit4 which was purchased in the nortiern part of the city and the plans for the new buildings were made. The présent legislabure is now being asked what appropriation will be made to make the proposed school & reality. ‘What will New Britain do in such a matter’ is the big question today,”” continued Mr. White. “Sen- ator Challenger, from Bridgeport, in- sists that we do sométhing on the matter. As a result of his insistaney he has called on Mayor Curtis, ex- plained his viewpoint and the latter is now arranging a meeting with the Chamber . of Commerce, the schaol board, the comon council and all citi- zens interested, to be held soon, ar which time the question will be dis- cussed. At the meeting of the com- mon councfl last night it was voted that this organization will da its ut- most to bring the new school to New Britain,” he added. In contimuing his talk, Mr. White told of how the greatest question be- fore the country today is the getting of right kind of teachers. To bring the matter home Mr. White pointed out two examples in New Britain of conditions in the schools unknown to most of the cititzens. “The majority of the people in this eity as well as others are ignorant of prevalling situations which confront the school boards. Here in New Brit- ain there is one school with 680 chil- dren registered in it, It has been proven that less than 1 per cent of these pupils come from families were English is spoken. The school author- ities have also found a most pecullar case In which two children figure. Both are 12 years of age, were born and brought up in New Britatn .and L yot neither one of them e¢an talk a word of English. These are the con- ditions confronting us today and to cambat themr we must have well trained teachers. It is the above men- tioned kind of boys and girls that we are to bring up as American citizens,” the speaker said. “Education is in a very critical cons dition and when Professor Angell, the new president of Yale oollege, gave a recent speech he majd that there were two things which would greatly id the betterment of education. They are schools for the proper training of teachers and a revision of taxation in_ the various cities and states. .The ta% raising question in the eoities to- day is very Jnadequate and there #hould be more means of _ raising money in cities than we have today. One million, five hundred dollars is needed to build the new Normal school In Stanley Quarter. This is one- twentieth the cost of bullding a new battleship but yet it Is much easier to get a new battleship than it is .a flew school. It has also been sald ll that more money is spent in tite Unit- ed States In oné year on cosmetics, $ | powder, etc., than for the entire edu- cfllonnl system in the country, he ln concluding his talk, Mr. White uked for the support of the Rotary b In the undertaking and immedi- ly & motion was made and passed dn which the local club members stat- O‘ they would back him in the propa- ganda for the school and anything that was In their power to do. { The hall this noon was gayly dec- orated ih green and yellow streamers 4@ each man as he sat down to the table received a token appropriate to or time. Previous to the talk the speaker, President Leon Sprague cordially welcomed five new members of the Rotary club seated at a table bearing the sign “Baby Ro- tarians” while five lttle llve chickens Were cooped in a cage In the middle of the table. Mr. Spragué also an- i nounced that the next meeting of the elub would be held on Thursday of next week and C. Adkinson, executive secrotary of the Boys' Federation in New York, would be the speaker. LARRY MO LEAN KIELED. Boston, March 24.—-Larry MeLean, a former catcher on National league uils teams waé shot and killed and HOUSE iNSISTS ON (Continued from First Page.) the house in (‘rf‘a(lnt: a new state de- partment of agencies. The bill concerning quarantine of animals imposing a penalty of $100 for dlsobedience of the orders of the commissioner in regard to quar- antine was reported favorably, as was an amendment to the law relat- ing to licenses for manufacture and sale of oleomargarine, butterine and renovated butter. Favorable reports were on bills amending the charter of the South | Norwalk Trust Co., and creating a board of finance in New Milford. A resolution of recall secured by Senator Rosenfield to recall from the engrossing clerk the bill recently adopted protecting banks which hold | certain securities may have been secured by through gambling, was tabled by tle house by Mr. Buckley, who said that he had not been informed why re- call was desired. The rules were specific he said and he also had tabled another recail resolution from the senate on a bill which would provide town clerks with copies of acts as soon as signed by the gov- ernor. The judiciary committee has not acted on the bill calling for a one cent tax on gasoline but it is likely to send this to the finance commit- tee as a revenue raising bill. Games of Chance. The senate adopted an amendment to the law prohibiting use of gambling devices at fairs, further amended by Senator Hall of Willington describing the appliances which may not be used in games of chance. It was suggested that people like the opportunity to lose money at fairs but Senator Hall said the people @did not have “a ghost of a chance” at winning. Sepate bills adopted in concurrence by the house included these: Amending the : Torrington Water company’'s charter; authorizing Nor- wich to supply Lisbon with water, and concerning the public library at Bridgeport. House bills adopted by the senate in concurrence were: Two bills amending the Bristol city charter; amending the Groton bor- ough charter; authorizing Norwich to issue bonds. Both branches Tuesday. CIFY ITEMS. ’ All latest Victor records. C. L. & Co.—Advt. Members of the A. G. Hammond camp, Spanish war veterans, will bowl the Charles I. Burdett camp of Hartford at the Armory in that ecity on Saturday night. The locals will leave on the 7:13 o'clock train. innocently which adjourned until Pierce The pool and gymnasium at the Y. | W. C. A. will be closed all day to- morrow. There will be no actiwvities at the building. The Good Mothers’ Sewing club will meet at the home of Mrs. A. H. Griswold on Lyons ‘street this eve- ning. Dancing at Graham's Monday night. advt. Foremen's Night was enjmcd by the members of the New Britain In- dustrial Council at the Y. M. C. A. last night. All-Victor Products. —advt. Deaths and Funerals ” John Becker. John Becker, aged about 50 years, of 72 Belden street died this morning at the hospital after an illness of about six weeks. He was cmployed for the past 10 years at the New Britain Machine company plant as a machinist helper. The deceagsed was a member of St. Matthew's German Lutheran church and the Mutual Benefit society of “the New Britain Machine plant. Surviving is his widow, six daughters and three sons. The funeral will be held Satur- day afternoon at 2:30 at the home 'and at 3 o'dlock at St. Matthew's church. Rev. A. C. T. Steege will officiate and burial will be Fairview cemetery. : Henry Morans’ Card of Thanks. We wish to express o our many rel 3 friends for | pathy exi our betdase belov: 0°C Leo publican presidential ‘nom contributor of $500,000 paign expenses, today filed cover $110,000 from Major Sprague of Chicago, treasurer campalign. ~5d P CLERGYMAN PROTESTS. New York, March 24. rotests to Premier Iloyd Georgp of_Great Brit- ain against the’ alleR mu’rd London girl lagt “mon glish others | of ‘ OGREN—ANDERSON WEDDING Marriage of Well Known Local Couple to Take Place Saturday Afternoon at Swedish Lutheran Church. ~ David Ogren of 865 Stanley street, and Miss Ruth Anderson, daughter of Aaron Anderson of 33 Dewey street, will be married Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock mt the Swedish Lutheran church. The wedding ceremony will be performed by Rev. 8. G. Ohman. The couple will be attended by Edward o Ogren, brother of the groom and Miss Mae Anderson, sister of the bride. |After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Ogren will make their home in this city. l VETERANS’ CORPS SMOKER ! Large Gathering at Mecting in State Armory on Arch.Street Last Night One of the largest gatherings in the history of the society was present mit { the mid-winter smoker of the Co. I Veterans' Corps at the State Armory on Arch street last evening. Several short talks were given by General Bdward Schultz of Hartford, Captain Joseph Slater of the Gun company, Lieutenant Backiel of the same company, Sergeant Gerald Crean and other™#An interesting en- tertainment was put on by Mystic Smith of Hartford and Miss Margaret Ducy, a singing comedienne. Miss Sullivan assisted at the piano. Following the entertainment a base- ball game was played between the Veterans' Corps team and the Machine Gun company team. The former won by a 20-11 score. Refreshments were also served. —_— JUDGE WEARS BROAD SMILE Judge and Mrs. William F; Mangan Of Bassett street are receiving con- gmtulauona today on the birth of a son, borp this morning. Judge and Mrs. Mangan have four daughters and the arrival of the young man this morning means another all-star athlete for the local High school about 15 years hence, according to the proud daddy. . MACHINE CO. ANNUAL. The New Britain Machine company held its annual meeting late this aft- ernoon, the stockholders electing the following directors: E. G. Platt, H. H. Pease, A. Buol, C. R. Hare, Stan- ley Goss, R. S. Brown, H. E. Erwin, M. C. Swift, J. E. Cooper and C. J. Parker, At press time the directors were still in session. Teachers Who Ijance to Be Left Withouf Jobs Morgantown, W. Va., March 24.— R. C. Smith, supegintendent of Morgan- town public schools announced today that teachers who attend dances during the school year will not be re-employed next year. This rule, Mr. Smith said, was adopted by the board of education which decided that teachers who attend . dances were inclined to neglect their school work OFFICERS New York, March ing directors of the International Sil- ver eorporation were elected todas R. Livinston Beeckman, C. E. Brec enridge, 1. W. Cokefair, Edwards, C. R. Gardinor, I. B. Hall, Burgoyne Hamilton, Henry L. Lew- is, J. G. Ludlam, George C. Munson, George Rockwell, F. P. Wilcox, George H. Wilcox, Roy C. Wilcox, George H. Yéamans. . new Machine’ ‘| draulic canal at Oswego, 24.—The follow- George H. IMPORTANT ITEMS PENDING Many Important Matters, There Will be Few Investigations. Washington, March 24.-—Some of the important bills that will come up in the house during the extra session | April 11 include: ¥ Emergency tariff; anti-dumping; American valuation as a basgis of cus- toms duties on imported products; permanent tariff; tax revision; army appropriation bill; naval appropria- tion bill; budget; immigration re- striction. These measures will have the right of way though not necessarily in tha order named beyond the first three. Bills of general public interest that will await a chance to sift through, include those for the reapportion- ment of the house membership; packer control; protection of rha- ternity and jnfancy; soldier rclie? ed- ucation; reclassification of govern- ment jobs and reorganization of gov- ernment departments. There will be few investigations, according to house leaders. GAFFNEY DEATH ACCIDENT. Drowned acuse Freshman Not Hazing Victim, Coroner Finds. Syracuse, Mar®h 24.—A vergict of “accidental death by drownlng ab- solving from criminal responsibility all students directly or indirectly con- nected with the interclass escapade in which James A. Gaffney of Hudson, Syracuse university freshman, was drowned Monday night in the hy- was re- turned yesterday noon by Coroner George Drury of Fulton. The: freshmen and three sopho- mores who were in Oswego at the time of the drowning were examined. Gaffney, -they swére, fell through an opéning in the bridge while maneuver- ing to block the get-away of the two sophomores, who had escaped. Chan- cellor James R. Day has declared no personal responsibility should be placed on the shoulders of the young men who had participated. Six members of the freshman class left yesterday for Hudson to act as pallbearers at the funeral of Gaff- ney. The second year class is mak- ing plans to give a permanent memo- rial to the university which will be named the “James A. Gaffney Memo- rial.” . ARGUE OVER CONFESSION. Trial of Alleged Train Robber and Murderer Is Temporarily Halted. Toledo, O., March 24.—Lawyers for state and defense this morning con- tinued their legal battle over the alleged confession by Edward Foley of Omaha and Denver to being a member of a gang of bandits that held up and shot to death two New . York Ceéntral railroad detectives _ in the holdup of a ticket agent here on | January 17 last. Trial of Foley for first dcglee mur- der came to a halt late vyesterday ‘when Chief of Police Herbert took . the stand to tell about the alleged | confession. E The defense attorney obtained ex- " clusion of. the jury and commenced gcxamination of witnesses to show "that if the alleged verbal confession was made by Foley it was obtained by either duress or promise of im- : munity. Make It a Point to Visit Our Foreign Exchange Depart- ment Next Saturday Eve- Member New York Stock Exchange 31 WEST MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN CO STANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. 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