The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1906-11-16
TOWN TOPICS.
THE MIODLE-NORTH CENTER
DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION
PLAN.
T. j. CoEBETT AGAIN STATES HIS
VIEWS.

alive, without q vote OF either people
in their home schools to say whether
they want it-or not. Well it is GER
tainly. autOcratic,~ Notwithstanding
Connecticut Is supposed to be the
nursery OF Home rule and liberty, and
it's foundation is the little body poll
tics known as the common school dis
tricts. This movement for union be-
gan all right under Mr. George at the
starting point of legislation, when he
introduced his famous motion asking
for q committee in each district to
consider the advisability of union and
report to the people who empowered
them for future authority. Up to
this point everyone could support him;
but In falling to report as authorized,
this committee broke faith with the
people, and there could be no recipro-
city of feeling or favor after. When
to me unknown waived proceedings in
the court of first resort, the district
school meetings, and asked for its
transfer to a higher court, the town
meeting, the people of the districts
could hardly be blamed for opposing
Its further consideration as stated
before. Rev Mr. George defines and
interpFetS very broadly the law quoted
by me last, and without a. wOru here
as to the validity Of his definitions de-.
jure, desire to present proposition
In elementary law which he will ad-
NIT to be correct. A change OF venue
be assured in the court Of original ju-
risdiction. Couldn't he trust the peo-
pie of the districts interested? II he
could, why transfer his case to an out
side court. II he thought the town
meeting a court of equity, he should
have observed the law maxim of such
court. For the relief sought he
must have adequate cause, and come
in with clean hands. DO the people
of either district who send their chill
dren to the public schools think he
had adequate cause? Do they believe
he treated them right? ] have re-
peatedly answered that last question
In the negative. The first remains to
who want and have an exclusive school
and pay for it, tell the common people
what is best for them. Count me
again in the negative. These are two
additions to the other objections /
have entered against the project Of
union, not consolidation, II Rev Mr.
George will pardon me. You may con-
solidate all the component parts, but
unite contiguous or related parts.
The town may consolidate all Its
schools, but unite districts or parts of
districts.
er reasons for opposition, that stated
them to him after town meeting and
saws If / do not publish them he will.
he will have INV gratitude If he does
7 0ava anme ~ them the least ohnoxi.
GUS from the standpoint of the Editor
of THE BEE In my last communication
ash them Thev viii make interest.
ing reading now, II not valuable ad-
d % Is SIN TO oe a n9psa
in regard to nv other reasons. or fall
mo in this. give them second hand.
lnk NJ =. cT q =, ewiiltnn to 1et: the nnhlic
i,,Ino ~ tho marits If tho Man If Rev
W. NJ Ge ~ % 70 90 disclosed lookino
tn t ads Union I ~ 10Th districts and
S S" r H here and lake m the other
T norta - his article univ saving once
aaoain that think IT. 4 series of all
snr9lities in these particulars: TO saw
that; a graded School can be run with
out a principal, graded. classified and
supervised for 200 DAYS in the year
Win six STATUTORY visits Of a school
visitnr ia the rednctio ad ahsurdum of
COMBINATIONS n maintain that, a.
noro1iaS case IT TOO Schools one-half
mile anart as a graded school without
a nrincinal exisfs in Connecttcnt TO-
dav and doing good WORK is beyond nv
comprehension' The naming Of some
one teacher as the principal would
have been a saving clause in our case,
but. as will be noted by the public,
Rev MI George deftly passes this by
in his somewhat nebulOus plan as dis
closed nv him in a series OF interroga-
Tories or nepations for which he
seems tn, ha lannon's. Has the Rev
M Georoe disclosed fully
his plan? I do not know.
But believe I owe myself, if not the
public, an apology. 1t is herewith
given. 1t is a true saying, SIT is the
unexpected THAT always happens"
Here was the writer wasting a wealth
of sympathy and half column of re-
grets that Rev Mr. George had fallen
| into the clutches of the politicians in
the hopeless task of uniting North
Center and Middle districts. when 10
| and behold. the Reverend gentleman
comes out and frankly avows himself
a politician and claims kindred with
the band supposed to he Cabling him
Nobody denied his ability to- parry
their thrusts but to believe he is able
ito Jolly" them in turn. passes COM
prehension. just read the avowal,