Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-11-07
GLIMPSES OF CONNECTICUT.
rnn BEST NORMAL rRA1N1Ne m rHn WORLD.

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THE BEST NORMAL TRAINING IN THE WORLD.
Connecticut, which has always taken
an advanced stand in regard TO the
requirements of the teachers Of the
public schools, especially in the larger
towns and cities, is now better equipped
for training its teachers than any COM
munity of similar size in the world.
The Normal school at New Britain,
Justly known as one Of the most sue
cessful in the country, is now to be sup
plemented by the opening 6f d new
normal school ut Willimantic,. i'll tenn
porary quarters until the building can
he provided, and by the opening Of d
normal department of the free academy
id Norwich, Thus the State has three
central points where those desiring to
fit themselves for successful teachers
can have every advantage known to
educators. DR.. Keep, Of the Norwich
cademy, in his circular announcing the
opening of the new department, ex-
presses very clearly the aims of normal
school training and the desirability Of it.
1.-THE special work OF the normal de-
partment is the study of the history,
art and science OF education. In this
course of study the theoretical and prac-
teal sides Of the teachers nrt receive
equal attention. The best appliances,
and the best modern methods and ideas
are fully employed; and, most import
ant OF all, provisions will be made for
bringing into contact with the minds of
the girls experienced educators, eminent
for Their gifts Of mind and heart, and
for the variety and value Of their expert
en6e. Very attractive, DIT this Sage Of
their lives, is the opportunity Of gain
ing power to use their knowledge Of
studying with the most definite practical
object, Of acquiring the most useful and
most interesting art which can be stud
ied-the art of influencing for good the
mind and heart of others. p Post.
A singular discovery has been made
in Ansonia, by Warden Wheeler.
He finds that the deaths of Elm trees
occurring in alarmingly large numbers
in that borough are not due to electri-
city, as has been locally supposed. but
to the depredations of white insect
about one-quarter of an inch long and
no larger than pin. He made the dis
covery by accidentally knocking off the
bark of the largest Of one Of the most
recent victims of the pest. All the trees
were then visited and were found TO be
similarly afflicted. It is feared that the
pest will spread over the State, as Con-
necticut is covered with beautiful elms.
The presence Of the pest is made k own
by the falling of the leaves OF the tree.
On such trees it is found that the outer
bark is easily removed. Underneath it
are myriads OF the destructive insects.
They seem to feed upon the soft inner
bark, which is the life of the tree, and
work up and down the trunk until the
tree is girdled, when it dies. Warden
Whee'e will continue the investiga
ton in the hope of saving the rest of
Ansonia's beautiful elms. At the rate
the trees have died there during the
past two years inside Of ten years the
borough streets will be completely de-
nuded of trees So far as heard from.
the famous elm trees of New Haven
have not been touched by the pests, but
the trees in that city have always re-
ceived the best Of watchful care.
THE GREAT BRASS CITY AND THE BUsI-
NESS OUTLOOK.
The expression has been current
throughout Waterbury for several weeks
that an era of unusual prosperity was
dawning upon the city because of an in
creased volume of business in its manu-
factories; for, like the majority of New
England cities and villages, the heart Of
Waterbury is in its factories. With q
desire to learn whether such an imprs g.
sion had a substantial foundation or not,
Republican reporter called upon some
of the leading manufacturers to obtain
an expression of their views Of the mat
ter.
F. ]. Kingsbury, president of the Sco-
will Manufacturing Company. said !:
''The last year has been, l should say, a
good business year, perhaps not remark
ably SO, but fairly up to the average, and
see no reason why the next year should
not be as good. There does not appear
to have been much over production.
Stocks of goods are understood not to be
unusually heavy. Crops are reported as
good prices rather low. The amount
of railroad construction is reported as
about the average. Money is very
abundant in the money centres and this
will be likely to lead to speculative in
vestment, but the result Of this viii not
be likely to be felt largely before another
year. think the indications are that it
is good time for prudent people to
adopt moderately, but not excessive,
conservative course, to secure what they
have already gained and place them-
selves in position where sudden fiuctu-
ations cannot seriously affect them.
Edward L. Frisbie, Jr., Secretary Of
the Benedict & Burnham Manufacture
ing Company, said: eyes, business is
good. That is as we find it today. /
am not a prophet, and cou dnt say Of
the future any more than that see BY
recent statement Of the secretary Of
tho National Iron Association that all
kinds Of iron are selling at On advance.
The iron business is an indicator of the
condition of other industries and that
report is pretty good and looks as if we
should have good fall and winter
trade. Yes, the volume Of business is
greater than year ago"
E. G. Lewis, President Of the Farrell
Foundry and Machine Company, who
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