The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-02
YESTERDAYS MASS MEETING
DIR MAXWELL'SADMIRABLE AD-
 DRESS IN WOOLSEY HAIL.

Meeting Also Addressed by Professors
 Kent and Emery of YaIe--AmOng
 Other Things Dr. Maxwell Told His
 Two Thousand Hearers That New
 Haven Did Not Pay Large Enough
 Salaries to Her Teachers-BuiIdings
 Should be strictly Fireproof-Advo-
 cates Play Grounds and Points Out
 Many Other Beneficial Things.
 The second of the series of mass meetings under the auspices of the As- sociated Civic societies of New Haven, was held at Woolsey hall yesterday aft ernoon, About 1000 people attended and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed all through the proceedings. Prof, Charles F. Kent presided and the speakers were Dr. Maxwell, superin- tendent of the public schools of New York, and Prof. Emory of Yale, During the assembling of the audience Harry B. Jepson rendered selections on the great Newberry organ and MT. zim- merman rendered with pleasing effect the "Holy City" On the platform with the speakers were Prof. Kent, Superin- tendent Beede, Alexander Cumming, president of the Yale Law School Polit- teal club, Attorney James T. Moran, and other members of the board of ed ucation interested in the movement.
 Prof, Kent in opening the proceed ings spoke as follows:
 Before we take up the subject for this afternoon I wish briefly to submit to you for your consideration and sug- gestion the proposed plans of the As sociated' societies. The conviction has steadily deepened that the movement which it represents has a distinct and concrete task to accomplish. Primarily that task is to voice the practical ques- tions every thoughtful citizen Is ask ing, and to have them answered by men who can speak with knowledge and authority. The strength of this or ganization should consist not merely in it's large membership but in Its honest effort to face squareiy certain vital needs of our civic life, and then tc learn by study and from others ex- perience how they may be met,
 Co-operation, education, fair play frank speech and persistence are each and all essential, if we are to see per 1 TD,.1N1 "a AVNtfN SC t most powerful force in America to-day; but to be effective it must be crystaliz- ed, intelligent and based on facts.
 Moreover there are two sides and oft en more to most questions; hence if in fuential public opinion is to be formed all sides must be fully and fairly pre- sented. A calm yet forcible presenta' ton of facts and possibilities will 1T the end accomplish far more than z campaign of protest and reform.
 We furthermore believe in frank open speech: and that our importan civic problems can best be solved, no bv the few in private, but after they have been freely discussed before oul assembled citizens. Everyone realizes that this is no new idea, but simpl! the revival and the adaptation tt changed conditions of New England oldest and most characteristic institu tion-the town meeting. In this con nection I may venture the hope that il future elections the different candidates for important positions of civic trus may meet the citizens of New Haven under the non-political auspices of tn, 1 Associated societies, to dfSouss prac tical co-operaton In civic betterment The present plan of your committee il to hold at least one more meeting be fore the summer vacation; and then beginning with the autumn, one eacl month or every two months, as occa sion demands. If this movement is tC nave real and far-reaching effects, i must not be flash ih the pan. It il | also desirable that the demand for pub lie meetings outrun the supply.
 We have asked the workingmen ant | women to take charge of the nex meeting and through speakers selected by them to give us the results of theiI practical observation and experience il civic betterment. We regret that the! have not yet responded, but we car