Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-02

Prof. Robert A. Brubeck, founder of
tho New London Business college and
principal of the institution for over
20 years, and who disposed of the col
lege few months ago, has accepted a
position in the faculty OF the Buckley
school The professor went from New
London to his old home in West Nir-
ginia for a needed rest, and the offer
came to him unsolicited; in fact, as a
complete surprise, and which e-read-
lily accepted. His coming back to New
London will add to the proficiency of
that institution of learning. He will
succeed Prof. William. E. Chaplin,
who resigned to accept position of
similar nature in the high school of
Portland. Me. Professor Chaplin has
been in charge of the commercial
studies at Bulkeley since added to the
curriculum about four years ago, and
his service was alike satisfying to the
pupils and the trustees of the school
Professor Brubeck will be in charge
of the commercial department, which
includes bookkeeping, stenography,
typewr1ting, commercial geography,
commercial law. rapid calculation, pen
manship and spelling which were the
main features of the college so long
conducted by him, and which he is
eminently qualified to teach. The
commercial training is part of the
regular four years course and has
proven to be an attractive feature of
the studies of the school.
The action of the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in designating the Sons of Vet
Grams as the official escort to the
Grand Army in all parades is liable
to conflict with military regulations in
regard to parades and perhaps widen
the breach that it was intended to
ob]iterate, and may result in some in
stances with the veterans of the Civil
Of /, Il
in that war having a parade by them
selves. The action was evidently aim
ed at the Spanish American War Vet
Grams, who naturally aspired to take
up the work now carried on by the
Grand Army of the Republic, although
it is conceded that the nature of that
org nization preeludes any direct sue
cessor for with the passing away of
the last member the organization goes
with him into history.
There is no doubt, however, but that
Memorial day will live forever and that
the graves of all deceased soldiers and
sailors without regard to which par
ticular war they served in will be
marked by flag and decorated with
flowers on Memorial day. The Span
ish-American War Veterans assume
that Memorial day is their day in
conjunction with the Civil war veter-
ans but that Sons of Veterans have
no moral right to usurp the preroga-
tives of veteran soldiers, especially as
many of them had opportunity to
show their patriotism by offering their
services in the call for troops in the
war with Spain.
AS regards the position of the Or
ganization in public parade on Memo
rial day, the local camp of Spanish
War Veterans have insisted upon hay
ing the position that belongs to them
under military regulations, and on one
occasion when this was denied them
by the marshal they withdrew from
the parasle, lest the opinion might
prevail that they did not know their
proper place in line, but considered
the Grand Army of the Republic and
the Sons of Veterans as one organ
ization, the sons being entitled to all
parade honors bestowed upon the men
who risked their lives the union to
save. When George M. Cole camp
Sons of Veterans. withdrew from the
Memorial day parade the action was
attributed to the stubbornness of the
camp commander, but his action re-
ceivad the unanimous approval of the
members of the camp, and thereafter
they were assigned to the position they
claimed to be entitled to in the paradeS
that followed
AS the United Spanish War Veter
ans now consider Memorial day as be-
ing designated in their honor as Well
as for the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. and as the cole camp members
insist on position in line, the PROBABLE
ity is that there will be two distinct
parades in New London on next Ne
mortal day; but just so long as the
Grand Army of the Republic survives
they will undoubtedly be given the
escort of regular troops, who will take
position according to military regula-
tons, and then this honor will prob
ably go to the United Spanish War
Veterans, but even the keenest of
military prophets cannot foresee the
time when the honor will be trans
ferred to the Sons of Veterans. so
long as there are Spanish War Vater-
ans sufficient to observe Memorial day..
Mrs. AUGUSTUS c. Tyler is consider