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

day and generation 1t may be neceHSa.
~ for minister OF the gospel to he q
politician; but while am no great
Bible student, nor gifted with an ex-
uberant fancy for private interpreta.
ton Of Holy Writ, yet it strikes me
doctors in the temple in the early glow
OF His divine mission to the time
when in the manhood 'of His full In
spiration and power, He drove the
mOney-changerS from its sacred walls,
it is nowhere recorded that Jesus
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
party which stood sponsor for the
chief executive OF the High School
Board so long, SO summarily 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, II he Withdrew? Did q
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 1T?
AS a citizen particularly interested
in High school as we'll as elementary
education in this town, the writer has
tried to shape the method and practice
of both in the interests of the great
majority of the people who send their
children to the schools supported by
the public. l 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 a hearing before the public.
The Editor of THE BEE knows why.
But it will come. am no ieonoclast,
to build up better. But with "Teddy"
I 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? 1t has been clearly
outlined IN my article, but this is q re-
sumo: Let the advisory committee
report back to the districts, get q popu-
lar vote in which the people who
patronize the public schools get fair
show. If majority favor the union
upon some definite plan 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 a
race horse, or leg it across lots to get
ahead of the procession.
T. J. CORBETT.
TIE 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,