The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-11-16

day and generation it may be necessa-
~ for minister of the gospel to be q
politician; but while I am no great
Bible student, nor gifted with an ex-
uberant fancy for private int rpreta.
tiOn Of Holy Writ, yet it strikes me
that from the time He COMPOUNDED the
doctors in the temple in the early glow
of His divine mission to the time
when in the manhood of His full in
SEPARATION and power, He drove the
money-changers from its sacred walls,
Christ was politician.
The politicians have never scared
me, and it is not likely their ghosts
will. Rev Mr. George says ,"This was
a very large ghost raised at the time
the High school was proposed. It was
feared that the High school would get
into politics. But somehow, was it by
Mr. Corbett's help? it was kept out of
politics. " Has it been kept out of
politics? If so, why did the political
party which stood sponsor for the
Board SO long, so summary drop him
at the last council of that party, and
put an avowed partisan in his place?
Did the last incumbent drag the board
into politics? or was it because Rev
Mr. George is democrat, and some
great political exigency demanded his
withdrawal, If he Withdrew? Did a
political SpOOk suddenly appear in that
caucus? Rev Mr. George is the only
one who can answer these questions,
and settle this part of the discussion
definitely. Will he do it?
AS citizen particularly interested
in High school as well as elementary
education in this town. the writer has
trio6 IN cho no tho m Of l,n1 nj y,ro ofino
of both in the interests of the great
majority of the people who send their
children to the schools supported by
the public. have scant courtesy for
those who elect to send to private or
paid schools when they tell us what to
do in conducting public schools. There
are certain reforms or changes in the
public and High schools would like
TO see brought about in the interests
of the many, but have not been able
to get hearing before the public.
The Editor of The BEE knows why.
But it will come. am no iconoclast,
and would not seek to tear down only
to build up better. But with "Teddy"
l will close this part by saying: "Pub-
licity can hurt no good corporation or
institution" and trust The BEE or
it's adviser will see it in this light soon,
at least before it is too late. The physi-
clan often seems to be cruel to be kind.
About my plan? It has been clearly
outlined in my article, but this is re-
sumo: Let the advisory committee
report back to the districts, get popu-
lar vote in which the people who
patronize the public schools get fair
show. If a majority favor the union
upon some definite plan I am with you
You will also have the politicians, for
while this class of our citizens are
looking out for themselves, and never
originate movement for change, they
are the quickest to discover any on
ward movement, and will run like
race horse, or leg it across lots to get
ahead of the procession.
T. J. CORBETT.
THE BEE declined to print an arti-
Gle from Mr. Corbett's pen sharply crit
icising the High school,, because the
editor believed it to be unfair and
biased and not directly connected with
the subject under discussion, the
union of the North Center and Middle
districts as one district.