Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

their reason and Judgment than to a
 fear of penalties.
 The. New Statute.
 The provisions of the new law are
 as follows
 Section 1.-The effects of alcohol and narcotics on health. and especially on
 character, shall be taught in connection with hygiene as regular branch of istudy to all pupils above the third grade in all graded public schools, ex- ,cept public High schools
 1 Section 2-Suitable text books of physiology and hygiene, which explain the effects of alcohol and narcotics on the human system, shall be used in grades above the fifth. in all graded public schools, except public High
 schools.
 Section 3-The provisions of sec itions one and two of this act shall ap- ply, in ungraded public schools, to classes corresponding to the grades de- lsignated in said sections.
 Section 4-AIl Normal schools and teachers training schools shall give in
 structions in the subjects prescribed
 in sections one and two of this act, and in the best methods of teaching
 such subjects.
 z Section 5--No certificate to teach in grades above the third shall be grant
 ed to any person who has not passed
 a satisfactory examination in the sub fleets prescribed in section one of this
 act.
 Section eff it shall be satisfactorily
 proven to the comptroller that. any
 town or district. having pupils above the third grade. has failed to meet the
 requirements of this act. such failure
 shall be deemed sufficient cause for withholding, in whole or in part,
 ischooI dividends which such town or
 district would be entitled to receive. Section 7-Chapter <CLVII of the
 public acts of 1898, and sections 2lOO
 and 2I41 of the general statutes arc hereby repealed. How the New Statute Differs From tho Old One.
 By comparing the foregoing statute with that of 1898, it will be seen that the new law differs from the old one |; chiefly ill not prescribing instruction 7 in temperance physiology in grades below the fourth year of school nor il the High school; in not requiring the use of text books ill grades below tht = sixth. and in not requiring i'll any grade the use of books that devote any definite amount of space to a consid t eration of the nature and effects o1 l alcohol and other narcotics on the hu 5 man body. The books used must : however be suitable books, ant must explain the effects of narcotics on the human system. During thu coming year a course in physiology and hygiene based on the lines of tn, : new act will be prepared.
 The Public Library.
 The Bronson library has continued , during the past year to be an invalu , able aid to the schools. Large addi tions of books specially adapted 7t t :, school use have been placed in circu < lation: loans of what might be callet , small and concise reference libraries have been made and in, every way pos
 sible it has been the aim of the Ii brary officials to anticipate the need < lof the schools. It. is surely a delight : full and helpful condition of affairs a If more funds were at the disposal O 5 the library, books i'll sets of 25, or. j5t f could be sent to the different schools 2 thus largely adding to the circulation e and efficiency of the library. We 1ool ! forward to the time when this will b. l. done. Dr John $. Billings, directo
 Eof New York public library. has re I tcently spoken of the relation of the Ii . brary to the school and the communit. v as follows: @~ ~@ O ."The success and utility of the pub V lie library system. as means of edu t cation supplementary to the common f schools, and as means of recreation n for the people, will depend largely ol ,- the character. intelligence, tact an, = training of those who are to hay
 charge of the different branches an, . reading rooms. Without such per n sons the finest buildings will not carr V out the proper purpose and intent o $ a public library system.
 . ''The public library system shoul q Isupplement and aid the public schoc e system, within the school buildings a IF well as outside of them. and the Ney e York public library is now doing thi is as well as it's means will permit . n proper public library system come if next to the public schools in impor1
 ance among the things to be provide
 jbys a municipal government for tn
 well being of the people. Ls Ut is more important for the publi T. good than High schools or college! 'e iand if the city can only furnish one c F these things it should furnish the l IT braries. .".
 z, ''In the near future the choice of tn er intelligent workingman between th II different cities, as place of residenc, IT will be considerably influenced by tn le amount and character of the free l E, E, brary facilities in the different local 70 lties.''
 " Teachers.
 S Nearly all of the accessions to ou .o teaching force during the past foi ,+ years have been of specially traine .. teachers. During this period son 'd seventy young ladies from this cit ' have graduated from the State Norm; = da schools and the training school, ' ' whom rather more than half have a q ready received appointments and II /. balance will in order Of their standin ,d on the waiting list" While this ,,1 q matter for congratulations it tells bl ,a T part. Our teaching force has stea
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