Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-25
FIRE IN llIllElgCE HAll BUIIDING x s The New London Bremen Were Equal
 To The Emergency
 STARING ROD SPOILING CHILD
The Teacher Who Shakes Pupil Must Answer-A Com- pliment for the Fire Fighters The Campaign for the Womans College Fund Congressman Higgins Acti- vty Saved the Thames River Naval Station.

There should also be added to the department working outfit q couple of smoke helmets that could be used to advantage at nearly every fire and might be used in emergency and per- haps save life, for wearing this helmet hremen could walk right into the densest smoke, locate the fire and cause the stream of water to be di- rected where it would do the most good and save property. There have been times when the volunteer 6remen have been overcome with smoke when battling with fire and rescued with difficulty by fellow firemen, who risked life to save their fellow firemen. In such important and dangerous time the smoke helmet would be of incal- culable value and perhaps save the life of some brave fire la,ddie There have been times when there has been difficulty in rescuing occupants from burning buildings on account of the density of the smoke and the dangers on such occasions would be lessened by the use of the smoke helmets.
 The citizens are liberal in making appropriation for the maintenance of the fire department, and the committee of the court of common council in charge of fire Department affairs has endeavored to give to the several fire organizations all that is desirable in the line of modern equipment but such important and modern fire appI- ances here referred to sometimes es- cape their attention. The volunteer firemen are ever ready for fire duty and should be properly equipped to lessen their own danger in endeavor- ing to save the lives of others, and also have the latest devices for fight ing fires that are so located that they cannot be readily reached without causing unusual risks on the part of the willing fremen.
 That venerable saw that was oft re- peated in childhood's happy hours, Spare the rod and spoil the child. ; has long since become rusty and it's once sharp teeth so dulled that it could not cut butter. so far as is con- cerned the use of the rod upon pupils in the public schools of New. London. 1t is no easy task to enforce disci- pline in some children without the use of the rod, still it is q violation of rules for even the principal In the public schools to punish 8 pupil for a period of at least twenty-four hours after the offence against school rules is committed, and even then the teacher is liable to be called on the. mat by the members of the school board and make defense of her action. What a change in that respect since you and were boys?
 At the present time the principal or the Harbor school is under investi- gation because she shook one of the boy pupils for infranction of the rules of discipline. Not only is the teacher liable to receive reprimand or per- haps dismissal from the august board of school visitors, but the superinten- dent of schools has been ordered to give special attention to the Harbor school for the balance of the term in order. to ascertain and correct any wrongs that may exist in the school in the Fifth ward. Such action will necessarily encourage unruly pupils to take advantage of the action of the board of school visitors that is sure to demoralize the little discipline that remains in the conduct of the public schools. Suppose there had sbeen no enforcement of discipline when you went to school, what kind of a student would you have been?