The Newtown bee., 1894-12-14
A REPLY.

Editor of THE BEE:-I beg leave 10 re- ply to the courteous inquiry of k. 5. Hin- man in your last issue, concerning one plank in our platform of position in the Gray's Plain matter.
 1 am asked to give the section of the Connecticut statutes which empowers 8 school district committee to hire a teach CT for time beyond his own term of of- flee, as was done by MT Ryan. I cheer fully give the desired information in good faith. Section 22l3, Chapter CXXXVII, of the Connections statutes, duties of district committees: ssThey shall, unless otherwise directed by the district, or un- less the town has directed the school vis- itors to employ the teachers, employ one or more qualified teachers"
 Under ordinary circum stances would be satisfied with this simple quotation of statutory law, and fall back on the legal maxim that a party claiming under a public statute is not compelled to plead or prove them; but believing that my in terrOgator is sincere, and has no intention to cloud the issue, will go further. And, although am no lawyer, know he will do me the justice to believe that what am about to offer is not repeated parrot wise here, as it drops from the lips of some attorney. I, like himself, have oPCau WI e cAOAS OA yS0Ao Ah UnO h0bhOS % of teacher, my position always in the public schools, and have had Opportun- ity to look into the ssqueer provisions of Connecticut school law, and unfold some of it's wrinkles. I have also suffered from the operations of some, but the par ticular general law'' quoted above never was an enigma to me. In the elementary text book of logic used by me, in all ele- mentary text books on this subject, is the first principle, ssAll general truths are capable of other and newer applications as man develops" hence it was an easy step to grasp this common law principle,
 sthat of all public statutes general in their nature, the courts of the same state take judicial notice.n
 To the merest tyr0 in logical science, the analogy is clear, because common law principles have their origin just where logical first principles are born, in the common wisdom and experience of man. kind, differing only in this respect that the principles of logic were imbedded in and preserved in the sayings, adages and aphorisms of the common people, and the principles of law elsewhere.
 But where may we find the applica- tions and interpretations of statute ssIn the courts of the same state which enacted 1t, answers the common law. 0Gn WACAG 0tA0AA V V HUI 0AAC InUC4 RICs tations and applications of the general public statute quoted in the beginning, No. 22l3, relative to the duties of school district committees? In the decisions of the Supreme court of this state, garnered and preserved by tho state, In what is known as the Connecticut Reports. Has this section Of the General Stat utes been interpreted and defined? Yes. Does it maintain the right of the old committee to mako T contract beyond his own term Of office? Yes.
 To hire ! teacher beyond his own term lo1 ofiice3 \ ee.
 | Where may this cause be found that Iagitated the state | few years ago, and l lstill c0ntInues n II gitate tho good people l Of the claseic ahades Of Shiloh, and bey- IOnd Tn tho C0nnect cticut Reports, Vol. 38, PaRe 260, Robeft HilsOn VI. the Easi Bfid4eport schooI t1isfrict.