Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 1, 1915, Page 8

field,cnd Providence. H ELMER R. PIERSON REELECTED PRESIDENT. Colonial Club—Annual Reports,| ' Shewed Good Condition. | The officers of the Colonial club %m reelected on Friday evening as follows. at the anaual meeting at the club house.on West Main street: | President, Bimer R. Plerson; president, David J, Kennefic; secre- {tary, Frank C. Sterry; _treasurer, | Frank D. Davis; collector, Carl Rick- er: director for two years, Harry C. McNaught. The committees are to be named 1ater. The annual reports presented by the secretary and the treasurer showed that the club had about 40 active members and had closed the year with all bills paid and a %alance in the treasury. Sandwiches and ocoffee were served after the business meet. ing. ‘WHY NOT BUY EDWIN J. GRAHAM, _ Blected President Bdward J. Graham, superintendent of the Norwich public schools, was elected president of the Eastern Con- mecticut Teachers' assoclation at the #9th annual - meeting held Friday in the Broadway Congregational church. There was a very large attendance, practically every seat in the church be- ing taken. The public schools about the city were ciosed all day, that the teachers might/be present at the con- vention. The new system of calling for two conventions at the same time, one in this city and the other in Put- nam, proved very.practical. usiness Session. At 10 o'clock the morning session was called to order by Vice President Edward J. Graham, while President R. K. Bennett called/the Putnam meeting to order at the/same time. The min- utes of the last.meeting were read, by Secretary W_A. Anson of New London and the report was accepted. The re- port of the nominating committee, E, J. Grugiam, chairman, E. R. Warner of Davfelson, J. L. Chapman of Central Viflage and J. A. Backus of Putnam, was presented by Chairman Graham " and was accepted. The secretary was . A cmpowcred to cast one vote for the following officers, who were declared electes President — Edward J. Graham, Norwich, Vice President — E. A. Case, Willi- mantic. Secretary and Treasurer — John B. Stanton, Norwich. Executive Committee — C. V. Jen- nings, New London; Albert S. ‘Ames, Danielson; Russell H. Bellows, North Grosvenordale. Miss McKonkey of Springfield. The first address of the morning was delivered by Miss Bertha M. McKon- key, fissistant superintendent of §chodls, Springfield, Mass. 'Her sub- ject was The Human Side of Teaching. Miss McKonkey said our concern as teachers is with live, vital things, with the spirit not the bones of a dead past. There is much talk in these days about motivating the work of the Echool, and this is but another way of insisting that the schools shall be brought into close touch with life and that teachers shall come out from be- hind their desks in order to work and play in hearty human fashion with the pupils that they are to educate. A delightful spirit of comradeship between teacher and pupils marks the representative modern American school. Many of our public school achers are practical psychologists have made a careful and sympa- study of the human problem. v are good comrades, but they nevertheless hold pupils unflinchingly to certain definite standards. These | ieachers know that with children, as with those of us who are fully grown, ‘the chief want in life is somebod: who shall make us do the best we cai Current Events Through Geography. Geography as an Interpretation of Current Events was the topic of the address delivered by Robert M. Brown of the state normal school, Providence, R. 1 He said geography has two phases, one of them -a backsround which is practically identical with the background of many other branches of ‘ Its planting time now-and, time you had many of your seeds in. F Our constantly increasing seedibusiness is‘due to the fact that we offer our customers the best seed we can prozure, exercising great care to have \the seeds, new stock, and true to type. Give us a trial, if you have not done so, and you are sure to be satisfied with the result. A 4 We Sell _ ONION SET, CABBAGE PLANTS, * LETTUCE PLANTS, TOMATO PLANTS aid learning, history, economics, commerce, and so on, and a second phase which is a study of relationships or responses. POTATOES The first of these, often called place seography, is rapidly belng reduced (MAINE GROWN) to a minimum basis and in some lists published by school authorities there are less than four hundred names on the globe which are supposed to be the stock in trade of every pupil in the grades. The learning of these re- quires but a relatively short portion of the four years allotted to the study of geography, so_that the major share of the time can be devoted to geography proper, to which the name dynamic seography is applied. Generalizations concerning _climate are gufficient for many lands, but whero an interpretation of averase conditions can be made a much more accurate knowledge is obtained. Eu- ropean climates are frequently too freely generalized. The difficulty of 100 few reports or of too scientifin statements can be overcome by the INDOOR LIFE AND LACK OF EX- ERCISE CAUSES PILES More women than men have piles. It is because they take so little out- door exercise and are so often con- stipated. There is a stagnation of blood in the lower bowel, and mo amount of cutting or treatment with ointments and suppositories will Te- move this cause. Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Rol, an inter- nal, tablet medicine should attack any case of plles by removing the cause. Price $1 at N. D. Sevin & Son’s. Fully guaranteed. - Dr. Leonhardt Co., Sta- tion B, Buffalo, N. Y. Write for book- Lawn Grass Seed A SPECIALTY LAWN MOWERS of Standard Makes in all sizes and at all prices FERTILIZERS TEAGHERS IN CONVENTION HERE Changirg Ideals of Education—Speakers From Spring- for President of Eastern Con- measure of the climate as it affects the soldiers during the war period, anu a large number of interesting studies can be instituted. Knowledge of locations is a meces- sity to_the understanding of the situa- tion in Europe, and it is & commend able spirit which promotes the news- papers to print maps of the areas rav- aged by war. It is noticeable in the maps ordinarily set before us that lo- cations are the only items which can be gleaned from them, and this with difiiculty, because of the multiplicity of places. The value of a topographic map showing boundaries is infinitely greater than that of a poligical map Wwhich shows in uncertain - features some mountains, and this value can be easliv demonstrated in the schools. Altogether it would appear that there are many questions within the strict bounds of neutrality which make the study of Europe especially worth while today, At the close of the morning session Ginner was enjoyed at the hotels and restaurants about the city. Inspector Clough. President Graham called the after- noon session to order at 230 o'clock and announced as the first speaker H. O. Clough, inspector of state super- vision, Deep River, his subject beins The Changing Ideals of Education. Education Ideals Changing, In part Mr, Clough spoke as fol- lows: b This is a time of serous unrest in the educational world-perhaps not more serious or far reaching than the unrest in other fieds, but fraught with great possibilities and great difficulties for the teachers and school officials. From its foundation as a colony Connecticut had laws providing for education in common schools for all its children but these schools were supported in part by taxes and in part by so-called rate bills paid by par- ents. While, therefore, there was os- tensibly a chance for every child to acquire the rudiments of an educa- tion, probably a small minority of children acquired very much educa- tion as the term is meant in a school sense, They were, however, treined in the home in the work there going on. The schools of a hundred years ago were designed to furnish an education to a small minority of the children, for only such availed themselves of the privilege and they wero generally chidren looking forward to a higher education fitting them for the learned professions. 'Today the schools are open to all children between the ages of 7 and 16, and further, very few children escape compulsory school at- tendance, certainly until they are 14, The schools of then were, however, in essentials the same as the schools of today—arithmetic, grammar, spell- ing, writing, reading—these were giv- en attention and they were the back- bone of the curriculum then as now. With the changing years have been added to the curriculum many branch- es which were not then taught—draw- ing, music, manual training, sewing, civics, increased amounts of history, and geography, and other branches as occasion and interest directed, There has been no attempt, however, to put out of the curriculum branches which have persisted from earlier times and the school hours have been filled un- til it is a question whether ‘the schools can do the work expected of them at all adequately. With changes of the sort suggested has also come a move- ment for shorter school hours and less study outside. Must Stop Somewhere. These movements must stop some- where or the schools are destined to be crowded with work to the point of utter inefficiency. Along with these changes have come serious changes in the standards of living and in the up- bringing of children. More and more distractions and amusements have come in for the children, less and less home duties and home instruction, so that more has been expected of the schools, The influx of forelgn elements in our cities and towns has further complicated our work with the need of administering to the children of these aliens. These suggestions make it manifest that the schools of our time must be far different from those of our fathers or lack woefully the efficlency which we should expect of them as training places for tite future citizens of our country. One hundred vears ago the farm was a center of many industries, and as far as the needs of life then were concerned, was practically sufficient to itself. Clothes, food and shelter were prodiced and manufactured on the farm where they were to be used. Times Have Changed. Times have changed; with better means of communication it is no long- er necessary for each farm to attempt the production of all its necessities of life. Children no longer receive adequate instruction in the homes as they did one hundred years ago. Par- ents have other interests and duties than merely to care for their homes and_ children. This may be well or ill, but whichever it is, the necessity for frugality and economy, as they were once, no longer rules, How many children now receive systematic instruction in _ sewing, cooking, housekeeping, etc., of the sort general in the good old times? If parents were willing to_give this in- struction, how many children would now be content to sew seams or do chores when they may learn to play the piano and g0 to the movies? The times have changed and the schools must do_their best to remedy the de- fects in home training, which are gen- eral and acknowledged. This is one reason why we must teach sewing, cooking and housekeeping in the schools. Then too, the multitude of children do not adapt themselves to the changed conditions of life into which they have come from foreign shores, On the farm the same need is felt. {‘athers no longer resent a stranger rying to instruct his children in farming. They demand that we shall teach their chlidren what they them- selves learned at home. 'And well is this from one point of view, for it let. shows that the farmer recognizes that GROUND BONE for the lawn SHEEP MAtvo.E for the garden PRESTON BROS., Inc. Franklin Square STRONG COMPANIES L.. J. FO May Building, opp. Chelsea The Best Automobile Insurance you can carry is written by this strong agency that specializes in this class of insurance. Insurance and Real Estate RIGHT RATES NTAINE Savings Bank, Norwich, Ct. o 5 has words to speak which will m“u-mmm-um crops. Practisal Instrustion. It there is to be any practical value luthotumn.o!mofl:mu D:.l; e of the art of agri- culture along with the sclence. ‘We cannot escape the duties thus thrust upon us and we must accom- modate our teaching to the changed conditions. So far, as has been said, we have done this by increasing the amount of instruction in the 00ls, without cutting out what used to be the requirements of the school course. Along the line of school work be- yond® the grammar grades great changes have taken place in recent years. The high schools have been improved to a remarkable degree con- sidering the fact that h school teachers are seldom trained and have as guides for their work the remem- brance of methods in use during their own school days, alone. Commercial training is becoming more and more a feature of our modern high school and less attention is given to distinct training for college entrance. And now we return to the problem which more directly affects the ma- jority of this audience, the relation of the public schools of lower grade than the high school to the life of our times. We are clinging te ideas of education which were reflections of the times when they were adopted, but times have changed and our schools do not at all adequately rep- resent the ideas of the present time. High School Admission. Mr. Clough proposed the following scheme, which should be sufficient for admission to high schools s it is rea- sonable for the grades to accomplish. First—The ability to write a good letter and to write accurately such business forms as are necessary for all of us to know, and this includes the ordinary business letter, Second—An_ability to perform the four fundamental operations of arith- metic, with whole numbers, fractions and decimals, and to state and solve problems such as are likely to be met with in ordinary life. This includes knowledge of percentage and denom- inate numbers. Third—A knowledge of our history which shall make pupils fairly intel- ligent critics of events which occur from day to day and are chronicled in_the papers. Fourth—A knowledge of our meth- ods of government, national, state and local, sufficient to makes fairly intel- ligent voters, Fifth—An ability to write a clear and distinct hand, Sixth—An ability to speak with clearness on a subject known to the speaker. Seventh—An abllity to fix places and products read about in their rela- tion to the maps. Bighth—A knowledge of the simplo and valuable facts of hygiene which will lead to correct living. Ninth—Some appreciation of what is worth while in pictures, mustc and literature. This is for the leisure parc of life and for pleasure, Tenth—An appreciation of the aif- ference between right and wrong ac- tion. This is the crownine accom- plishment of school as of every well rounded and worthy life. In his closing words, Mr. Clough sald: “I do not underestimate the hizh calling we profess, nor do I fear lest we will not measure up to the need which is laid upon us. The crown is at the top and to reach it we must struggle and win, to the top. Let us subject our work to the acid test of usefulness at each step and we shall not work in vain.” 4 Charles F. Towne, The last speaker was Charles F. Towne, assistant superintendent of school Providence, R. I. He spoke very interestingly on Social Coopera- tion in Education. Mr. Towne -said that in the social life there is a group of forces that are regulated as the material forces and which can be con- trolled. Our problem is not only. to give instruction to the child, but we are also expected to make of them strong men and women from the moral standpoint, that they may not be only useful citizens, but good' citizens as well. We have learned much about cooperation. We know that a group of people is able to accomplish much more than individuals working alone. Thus there comes to all of us an ap- preciation of cooperation. One of the first of our dutles is to instruct the community. The school is not a thing by itself; you as rep- resentatives of schools are a part of the community. The point is, you must become a vital part of the com- munity. You must gain the coopera- tion of all those with whom you work. The time has come where we are to recognize a ‘new definition of edu- cation. Education may be defined as every purposeful human influence brought to bear on the younger ele- ment. Home, Church and School. The educational forces which exist in_every community are somewhat varied. We have of course the thres recognized forces, the home, church and school. Outside of these three forces we have a group of unorganized forces which fill the time of the child Dbetween times. Under the head of organized forces we may place the playground, industry, clubs, associa- tions and amusements. All of these have their good points, but_they also have their evil influences. These eyil influences cannot be fought single handed. They are problems for the community and for the teachers and parents as well as all interested in the welfare of the child. These evil in- fluences result in lower ideals. ‘The best place for moral instruction is, 8o far as the school is concerned, at the point when cases of discipline arise. The home often seems to be losing its grip but the school seems to -be progressing. - The school, then, is the ideal of our democracy. It rec- ognizes no creed, no nationality, and it _gives to all We can organize the community s> that all the influences can henceforth benefit the children. Every time you attempt to organize a community you must find a line of interest. Mr. Towne then told of his experiences with such a community organization. Teachers, he said, are interested in every phase which helps the boy ur girl. We want our works, he con- tinued, to be effective for them, and the only way in which they will be effective is through cooperation. The committee on resolutions C. E Wheeler, C. L. Butler and C. B. Jen nings, presented their report and it was accepted. It extended thanks to the officers of the association for pro viding the interesting programme: to the state board of education for princ ing ang distributing the same: to Miss Bertha McCenkey,, Robert Brown, H O. Clouzh and Charles Towne for their helpful and inspiring adiresses: to the trustees of the Broadway church for their courtesy in providing a place of meeting; to the Waureran hotel anc various restaurants .for providing lunch at very reasonable rates and_to all others who have in any way added to the interest of the convention and convenience of the members, Impeachment of Terre Haute Mayor. Terre Haute, Ind., April 30.—Special Judge Elmer Williams, named to hear the appeal of Mayor Donn M. Roberts from the impeachment order voted by the city councll this afternoon over- ruled motlons of Roberts' attorney for a change of venue, but granted a mo- tion for a new judge. Roberts is in the Leavenworth federal proson, fol- jlowing his conviction in the ' vote [ | 20314 0asa, NORWICH - BULLETIN, SATURDAY, WAY 1, The Price Thermometer Registers Lower In Our Garment Section WOMEN'S AND MISSES’ SUITS OF STYLE AND QUALITY $14.75 If you will compare these Suits with those which are regularly sold difference—if you compare thess with what others offer at the same price you will see the same dif- THESE ARE 8UITS OF QUALITY AND STYLE Poplins and Shenherd Checks. tailored suits in the most desirable colorings. WOMEN'S AND MISSES SUITS OF THE BETTER SORTS $18.75 Under this price heading you will find plenty of & worth more—Suits which are right up-to-the-minute—handsome, sty- lish models in such variety that all figures may be suited—Suits which SPECIALLY PRICED for this price you will appreci ference. Clever designs in Serge SPECIALLY PRICED are made right in every way. COME TO US TO GET SUITED The principal weaves are Gabardine colorings, including the new Belgian blue and sand shades. many goo: At $7.75 Smart Coats for Women and Misses At this very low price we are going to sell a large assortment of handsome garments in many of the best weaves and colorings of the season—good serges, fancy weaves and the always popular Many of the new flare effects are wide wales, Shepherd checks. to be seen. Three Good Blouses at Three Good Prices At 98¢ A fresh lot of very pretty Lawn and Voile Blouses in a variety of the newer models, long sleeves or short, as you please and either lace or pretty embroidery in the finish. Merchants’ Week Specials Rug and Drapery Dep’t. SCRIM and MADRAS CUR- TAINS In white, cream or ecru, 23 yards long with wide inser- tion and edge, values $1.75 and $2.00— . Merchants’ Week Price $1.45 ALL-WOOL VELVET and AX- MINSTER RUGS, in size 27 by 54, handsome patterns and col- orings, value $2.00— Merchants’ Week Price $1.58 HEMSTITCHED SCRIM in white, cream or ecru for long or short' curtains, values 25¢ and 29¢ a yard— Merchants’ Week Price 1% Ribbon Department 29¢ DRESDEN RIBBON in pretty designs and colors for bags, girdles and hair bows— Merchants’ Week Special SATIN, MOIRE and TAFFETA RIBBONS, plain colors for hair bows, 3% inches wide, value 19¢ a yard—Merchants’ Week Price 12 190 Notion Department A DESIRABLE SPRING COMBI- NATION OFFER— 1 Coat Hanger. 1 Skirt or Pant X 1 oz. Pure Camphor Gum Ig[} Total value 30c FANCY COLORED DRESS BUTTONS—A considerable va- riety put up 3 to 6 buttons to a card, value 20c a card— Merchants' Week Price 100 Glove Department LADIES' CHAMOISETTE GLOVES—two-clasp gloves in the newest style—white and black with fancy white and black embroidery— Merchants’ Week Price 29c Silk Department 35-INCH MESSALINE in_all colors and in black and white. This sells regularly for $1.00 a vard— Merchants’ Week P\ SHEPHERD CHECK DRESS GOODS—a black and white check in three of the most pop- ular sizes, 42 Inches wide, reg- ular price 50c a yard— Merchants' Week Price 400 Toilet Goods Department DICKENSON'S WITCH HAZEL the “Yellow Label” full pint bottle, usually 23c— Merchants’ Week Price 170 PURE ABSORBENT COTTON Tor Goaptial or family use, in pound packages— M ts’ Week Price 150 the The of TODAY THELAST DAY OF MERCHANTS’ WEEK Today closes the week given over to the Merchants of Norwich to demon- strate the importance,of this city for all trading purposes--it has not been a week of cheap sale events, but a dignified demonstration of the abilities and capabilities of Norwich stores. Every week in the year The Boston Store is ready and able to serve you in every way as it has been this week--it is THE STORE FOR DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE AND THE SQUARE DEAL Al nicely which are French Serges &nd Poplins in At $5.98 Girls’ Coats in Good Variety Ve have a wonderful assortment of pretty coats for the girl from 6 to 14 years old and at the price named we make a remarkable showing. Get a coat now which will give 80od service now and later as well. Daintily trimmed coats which will please any girl. At $1.98 Handsome Voile, Lingerie and Jap. Sflk Blouses, perfect in make and quality are offered at this little price. The new style collars and wonderfully dainty trimming are special features of these waists. MERCHANTS’ WEEK SPECIALS Corset Department Kitchenware Dep’t. 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Merchants’ Week Specials for the House EXTRA SIZE SATIN QUILTS FOR $3.95 Here's a special purchase of Satin Quilts which were made to sell for from $5.00 to $6.00 each. They're all extra sizes and either cut out for full size bed, scal- loped or hemmed. Manufacturer's seconds, but the impertections are not noticeable. TURKISH TOWELS AT SPEC- 36-INCH UNBLEACHED COT- TON which we sell regularl IAL _PRICES— for 9¢ a yard— e Value 10c Special 8¢ Value 25¢ -Special 19¢ Merchants’ Week Special 7/zc 36-INCH BLEACHED COT- TON sold regularly for 9c a yard— Merchants’ Week Special 7c 30c BLEACHED SHEETING, 2% yards wide, value 30c— Merchants’ Week Special 23¢ SATIN TABLE DAMASK which is full two yards wide, a very rich all-linen Damask in beautiful designs— Merchants’ Week Price $1.19 ALL-LINEN NAPKINS in the popular _2: price $2.50 a dozen— Merchants’ Week Price $2.19 SPECIAL.! Untrimmed Hemp and Hand Made Hats Hats which go at bargain prices Saturday. There isn’t a have a smart summer Hat for a very little price— DR Tt G B Center TODAY ONLY!! All the latest shapes in both black and colors are included in this lot of fine which isn’t worth $1.50 and many of them were intended to sell for $2.98. Get one of these stylish shapes, a few flowers, a little ribbon and you will Today Only S8c Norwich Merchants’ Week Specials Underwear and Hosiery Department VESTS, PANTS and TIGHTS in good Spring weight, a fine, full bleached ribbed underwear —Vests shaped with high or low necks and all lengths of sleeve —Pants ankle or knee length— Common sizes, value 25c— Special Extra sizes, value 29c— Special WOMEN'S BLACK COTTON HOSE, a fine full-fashioned hose of medium weight and good wearing qualities, sizes 814 to 10, 39¢ value— ¥ Merchants’ Week Price 29c 33 Laces and Embroidery Department EMBROIDERED EDGES, six inches wide, very dainty de- signs and all edges are fast, regularly 15c a yard g Merchants’ Week Price EMBROIDERED _ ORGANDIE FLOUNCINGS for children's a good variety of very handsome designs— Merchants’ Week Price ‘39 10¢ Ladies’ Neckwear Dep’t LACE and ORGANDIE VEST- EES with wired and pleated collars 50 each COLLAR and CUFF SETS—the very latest designs in organdie and lace - 500 a ORGANDIE COLLARS, rolled and wired. Some of the most novel designs of this season— 25¢ each Wash Goods Department THE FINEST 12%c PER- CALES—These are a very fine, high count Percale, 36 inches wide in a very large variety of both light and dark designs— Merchants’ Week Price 100 FEOWERED CREPE VOILES in many different desizns and colors, 36 and 40 inches wide, values 19c and a yard— Merchants’ Week Price 15¢ set Art Goods Department CORSET COVERS—all made and stamped with designs for embroidering, all sizes— Merchants’ Week Price 25¢ STAMPED TURKISH TOW- FLS in the popular guest size, extra good values: Merchants’ Week Price 1240 STAMPED CENTER for cross- stitch work, very effective de- signs, 27-inch size— Merchants’ Week Price 250 Muslin Underwear Dep’t. COMBINATION = GARMENTS of the regular $1.25 kind— Merchants’ Week Price 98c LONG WHITE SKIRTS with plain tucked and hemstitched ruffle, trimmed with lace and embrotdery, value $150— Merchants’ Week Price 98¢ Infants’ Wear Department DRESSES for children from 1 to 6 years of age in pretty chambrays and ginghams, values up to $1.50— &srchlnu Week Price 750 WE_CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR NEW LINE OF CHILDREN’S COATS AND HATS AT POPULAR PRICES 0 Jewelry and Bag Dep’t. BLACK MOIRE BAGS with nickel-plated frame and jewsled handle, fitted with small mir- Merchants’ Week Price 500 Stationery Department GILT INITIAL CORRESPOND- ENCE CARDS, 24 cards®with envelopes to match, regularly 25c— Merchants’ Week Price 19¢ Hat in the lot 98