Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
Mutual Aid Societies Organized
The Brown Cotton Gin Company Employees Follow Ex-
 ample of the D. E. Whiton Machine Company Men -Honors@ Prof. Rober. A. Brubeck-The Teach ers' Association Lecture Course-ihe Ordinance
 Governing Weights and Measures.

Prof. Robert A. BrubecK, principal of | the New London business college, has
 had high honors thrust upon him by his professional associates in state and
 national organizations, and it has caused no change in the size of his Derby hat He certainly must appre- cfate the frequent expression of the the professor to be a man of excep- tional general ability with the faculty | of imparting his knowledge to others in a way that pleases and convinces- l At the recent national convention of
 the teachers federation in Louisville, Ky, Prof. Brubeck delivered the prin- cipal address and the papers of that
 city referred to the address in unstint- ed praise.
 l At the national commercial teachers convention at St Louis he was elected vice president, and at the next annual convention, held in Milwaukee, he was elected president of the national asso- | ciation- Last Saturday at the annual convention of the Connecticut Busi-
 ness Educators association, in Stam- fard, he was unanimously elected to the presidency of that association Speaking of lecture courses reminds 1 us that the teachers association is do- f ing little in that line the present sea- Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver, who told of the Misfortunes of Mickey, an interesting narrative of juvenile reform work. The judge is a good writer and thinker and a leader of the work he related to the New London audience. but as an orator he does not shine as brilliant as some of the worldwide known lecturers who spoke in New Lon- don years ago in the Citizens course
 of lectures and entertainments, under the management of George F. Tinker,
 the proceeds being devoted to a bread fund for the poor of New London.
 1x1T- l.~1T swing there came to New London an active Methodist minister, pastor of the Federal street church. the Rev. John Gray, small in staure but gigantic fin resources. In addition to his min isteria1 duties he instituted and man aged the Star course of lectures and entertainments. practically in opposi- tion to Mir. Tfnlcers regular course, and as another side issue he chartered ei- ther the City of Boston. the City of New York or the City of Lawrence, of the Norwich line. and managed excur- sions to Martha's Vineyard and Cot tage City, of several days duration. That these ventures paid was demon strated by their continuance as long as he remained in New London
 Rev. Gray was a good preacher and a bang-up cornet soloist, therefore took part in the musical as well as the strictly devotional exercises in the Fed eral street church In advertising him self he advertised the church, and the
 
 Rev. Mfr. Gray some time afterward left the Methodist church and became an Episcopal clergyman. and has now passed beyond the memory of many of his former acquaintances- MT. Gray left New London, but MT. Tinker re- mains and has established permanent bread fund for the poor of the city.
 nalisn1 is evidently back at his desk, his homecoming being denoted by short, crdspy black-face editorials and an enlfvening of the editorial tone of one of the newspa pers, and the resur- rection of a lively and interesting free lance column. Then, too, there Is bold ness in matters of political interest from the standpoint of one who forced recognition from the party leaders by reason of his newspaper influence, and who was not backward in demanding what he considered his political rights and usually received what he demand ed. He did not initiate Micawber, but what he wanted he went after. and usually got it. There was a report cur rent at one time that he wanted the nomination for governor. and at anoth- congress from the Third district, but he did not seem to have the call on either of those occasions.
 Indications now are that he has de- cided to withdraw from politics for the present and perhaps devote his " perhaps regain his political prestige. He has proven himself to have been the most successful man that ever ploughed in the local newspaper field and, from surface indications, has rev. olutioniZed the newspaper business in New London. His time may come to take a lead in matters political; he may be brought out prominently in the public spotlight and shine in chief executive of the state or repre- sent this district in the halls of con gress. He has plugged his way to prominence and deserves all that is said of him in praise.
 While the officials of Providence and every other city in Rhode Island, through city councils. boards of trade, labor and other organizations. are talk ing active measures to influence the state legislature to grant a charter for the Grand Trunk railway company to make entrance into the state, with ter seem to be anything doing along that line for the advancement of New Lon don, where this company now has a terminal It has been said that if the Grand Trunk gets into Rhode Island New London will be the first city to be affected, as the business now here would be diverted to the Rhode Island capital, provided there be truth to the advanced talk of the railroad officials eager to clutch the charter.
 If the Grand Trunk is really con an extension of business at tbdewater, it would perhaps be well for Mayor Mahan and his committee to get busy and assure the officials of the that New London is still on the map and with natural marine ad- vantages that do not prevail at Prov idence.
 The ordinance.prescribing the duties of seaIer of weights and measures, which was presented by Alderman James F. O'Learv two months ago is