Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-19
The Cause OF the Upset in NauEatuek.
Editor of the DEMOCRAT:

The Cause OF the Upset in Naugatuek.
Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
1t is not good citizenship after cleo
ton, finding yourself in the minority,
to call hard names and accuse your fell
low citizens of ignorance and prejudice
for their action. The will of the ma
jority is the law of land.
Let us consider what were the causes
of the result June so. 1t was no sur
prise 10 MIR Warde's friends; they had
ample notification of the impending
popular uprising, and had prepared to
forestall it by engaging MIR Warde in
advance, taking counsel with that end
in view; but owing to disagreement
the plan did not work So n member
of the school board says, which is cor
roborated. II that plan or scheme had
worked, in my opinion 1t would have
involved the district in litigation. The
people are the safest tribunal in ques-
lions concerning their interests.
\ calm consideration of the causes, in
| order that We may guard against them
in the future, seems to me TO be the
best course to pursue. Heaping abuse
on the victors, calling them ignorant,
etc, does not tend To elevate the lost
cause of the friends of MIR Warde.
In regard to a communication in q
Naugatuck paper signed Seer, charging
MIR Warde's enemies as being the parties
who hunted and smirched the fair name
OF Principal Abbott, it is false. Mr.
Abbott was bounded and driven out by
the members of the school board who
/ rushed into print as an electioneering
dodge for Mr. Wardel, aud had no voice
for or against him. lie found himself
stripped Of all power and reduced to the
position of a common teacher, his as.
| Sistant taken away, and under this uu.
| pleasant state of things he left. Sc
much for Seer's statements.
The late principal, Mr. Warde. came
here not knowing the cosmopolitan
charact, of our people. Instead of get
ting programme of the various studies
and the time allotted for each, as is Gus
tomary in graded schools, so that every
moment of the hours of study is occu
pied, he is permitted to make out hi;
Town, and sandwiched in some that were
not calculated to give satisfaction wheT
mixed creedS were so common as il
public schools. Result: \ Catholic
girl comes home and tells as follows
Teacher told us to day the Koran was
good book, Mahomet a good and grea
prophet, his followers good and wise
Next day. The people of Spain. Italy
and South America are Callad ignorant
superstitious and iudolent. Third day
-
cover America. Fourth day she tell
them about Catholic doctrine-wha
they believe-and always from a mar
row, sectarian view. This lady teache
was reported to the committee, WHO re
lQuested a written charge.
When the faith is attacked by mock
ing OF making little of its ceremonies o
classifying history or enterprise. it
scandal, and the representatives of tn
church are under solemn obligations t,
protect the lambs of the flock like tn
good shepherd.
A reign of terror was inaugurated
called discipline. that scores of parent
and children can testify TO which l be
lieve has been abandoned even in on
reformartory institution at Meriden, an
one Of love found to work admirably il
its stead(.
1t seemed the ISSUE was to change tn
state of affairs. The voters had doubte,
the school board. for they kneV
that il they allowed a recorded vot
specifying a short recess in the fore
noon, of which the principal was dull
notified, to be disregarded by him, an
an absolute refusal to obey them. the
I did not have any of that stuff in Their
, called sand, and could not be trustee
hence the result.
VOTER
NAuRatuck Conn,