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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
A LoNc. HARD FIcHT.

It is apparent that the home rule fight for Ireland has only just started and that similar contests which have characterized the bills in years gone by. will be waged and continued through the two years that the house of lords can delay it. This ability to make the measure string out over the next two years is the cause, for gem eral apathy in the contest, at present, as the critical stage is some distance off. Little enthusiasm can be aroused The most startling declaration, at the second reading of the bill, was the repetition of the threat of civil war if the measure is passed. The conserva- tive element is apparently little con- cerned and the indications point to the fact that the bill has sufficient sup port at the present time to pass it. Ulster is not satisfied and will not be satisfied with it, as the talk of civil war indicates, whether the threat would be carried out or not
 IL is in the delay that the uncertain ty lies What would be successful to- day might be a failure two years hence. Changes of members and minds is what the opposition is now banking on hoping that the present radical government and it's home rule bill will have reached oblivion before the crisis comes The Irish nationalists will not subside now and with the strengthening of the forces for the final stand, the opposition has the harder task
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS.

Of all men who has reason to know of the shortcomings of the great Ti- tanie is J. Bruce Ismay. He was familiar with the plans, the construc- tion the sailing and loss of the ship, and it must be admitted that he knows the feeling of the people regarding the awful catastrophe. As the result of the terrible experience and the inves- tigatiOn he has made a number of sug- gestions concerning steamships with view to avoiding similar affairs His conclusions are the result of the dis aster's Impression though not all original He indicates a readiness, however to guard against another boat being lost by the same conditions be- ing allowed to exist, and in so doing reiinqushes his faith in an unsuitable ship, but desires to get as near to it as possible.
 Because of the ability to get them overheard easier or because they might float better should @ ship go down, he advocates more life rafts They ac- commodate many people, but are un- able to make any headway. With a wireless equipment on a vessel and the sending broadcast of a "C. Q. D. message, it would suffice to sustain the passengers until help came as well as life boats. With a power launch, however, for each raft considerable progress could be made.
 To protect vessel from sinking, the construction of double hulls is ad- vocated. the inner hull to be waterz proof and built to resist great pres sure, so that the tearing out of the outer hull would leave the inner one as a sufficient protection to keep the ship afloat. In this connection the watertight compartments are recom- mended 10 be built higher so as to provide this protection for more of the vessel than that under water line While these are not all the measures that will be needed, yet they are vital ones
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
OBSERVANCE OF MAY DAY.

May day of 1912 was among the best. It marked a change from q wet and disagreeabe month with a prom ise of a delightful four weeks and was seasonable and welcomed. The joys of a May breakfast may seem no different to the general population than those of any other time. but it adds a charm to the budding and putting forth of spring. especially where it is made a public feature. The observ- ance of May day used to be a feature of the year at the r. M. c. A., but it has disappeared of late, and the first spring morning went by without pulp lie observance.
 While May breakfasts characterize the day for the most part here, in several other countries it is a festal day long anticipated and in the early days was religious in character. The Malpole in England was for years ar ranged with due ceremony to mark the occasion, but it has long since lost the attractions that it once held, when the people seemed to make of it an occasion of rejoicing at being able to again get next to nature.
 There is still in rural communities an indulgence in breakfasts, May games and Maypoles, which are par ticuIarly appropriate for school chil- dren giving the pleasure as well as the healthful exercise.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
CIRCULATION
RoosEvELTs SENSIBLE ORDER.

Probably the most logical position that Colonel Roosevelt has taken in his third-teln campaign. and one which is the most hopeful Of his re- turn Go normal conditions. is his stand relative GO the Massachusetts dele gates at large. He is showing con Histency with his claims when he de- ciared that those delegates should vote for President Taft. IT the circum- stances had been reversed, Roosevelt, under his position on preferential pri- Iuaries. would have claimed them for himself Mir. Roosevelt takes a much more sane view of the situation than do the delegates In declaring they win continue to support Roosevelt, they violate the expressed will of the people as to who is wanted for the republican nominee. It is apparent on fhe face of the returns that they were chosen simply through the unfortunate circumstance which put nine delegates ou the Taft ticket when only eight could be voted for. The voting for the entire nine invalidated the vote for delegates at large and meant the . in ended for the Taft men. Personal lesires and pledgings should not stand ahead or the peoples wishes, which is the great Roosevelt cry.
 The Colonel practically demands his eight delegates to vote for Taft, and they ought to bow. but from their att tituds 1t indicates that it will result in a contest. A recount is threatened but the figures show plainly what the trouble was The people favored Taft They failed to observe the rules and made one too many check marks and Taft is checlmated by his friends. Technicalities have played havoc in many elections. and it is apparent the preferential primary has not helped any.
 With the talk of recount it is diff hcult to see how. except by moral per suasion and that has but little weight ln politics, the vote can be changed. Though warned of the pitfan which existed in the Taft list many either ddnt know or failed to heed it. and they lost thereby.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
IDEAS OF APLAIN MAN
Life is an unstable eouilibrium. ,

Life is an unstable equlllbrlum
 It will not do to have it perfectly safe, solid and sure.
 Neither would it do to have it too fiuctuating.
 Men do not like perfect women. Women are inclined to favor men who are trifie wayward.
 It is bad not to know when ones husband is coming home to dinner; it is worse to know he will be on time, but not to care whether he comes or not.
 When a person is bad we are sorry; but there is way of being good that bores us to extinction.
 Ones personality cannot express it. self when one is hopelessly bad or hopelessly good.
 We must be forever a-tilt with the world It must be a wrestling between ourselves and the universe, a continu ous trial with destiny.
 Marriage is a perpetual adjustment Mother and child perform a never ending experiment for the mastery.
 Our own desires, we cannot suppress them, we cannot freely gratify them; we must do both, and often neither.
 Life is like a spinning top; it stands so long as it keeps going; it's exist ence depends upon maintaining its equilibrium.
 A man is never fixed until he is in his coffin, or hands his mind and soul over to some institution, which is the same thing.
 The universe itself is not built on a rock; 1t whirls, hung in space
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Longer Life for the Broom

A little intelligent care will make quite a noticeable difference in the work a broom will do and the length of time 1t will wear A broom that IS used every day should be washed once a week and this is most easily done by prepar- ing bucketiul of suds made by dis solving tablespoon of Gold Dust wash ing powder il hot water; dip the broom up and down in these studs until the straws are cleaned and bright; then rinse and hang up to dry. If new broom is dipped in hot studs before used, the straws will he toughened and will not break so easily. Always hang the broom up after 1t is used
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
TIE PROBLEM OF THE CAT.

Whether cats are considered a nuis- ance or a blessing depends upon the temperament of the individual IL may be the acme of delight for some To possess a eat. and the same animal is as repuisiye as a mouse t0 others. The cat problem has been a long-standing joke. and yet there is a serious side to it when it concerns the destruction of useful birds.
 State Ou.thologist Herbert K. Job has made a study of the problem and it resolves itself into one Of control IT the cat is allowed fuH liberties it win do much damage. for it is a born hunter and win seek the wild game though thc owner does not suspect it. Great harm Is done on game preserves log the rowing eats which prey on the birds and wild game. the song and in- sectlvoroUs birds being thus decreased in large numbers. Abandoned cats find an excellent living in such a manner. and by killing one bird a week the thousands thus destroyed in a year is surprising.
 Alike from the standpoint of kind ness 70 anlintlN. or me owners Of tho .tl au- of .a.er= ui birds. ls !, not high ans that -lls matter suoura ge resulat-i by aU-ho man. and what sort of eaIs one may keep how they must le treated and restrained" asks the stale orn.Ao.oss st and iu rccom- mendarion Of preventive measure he favors licensing them. the same as dogs and by the same officials.
 Germany has taken such step.but Little serious consideration has been Fivep it m this country. Whether it would reduce the number any or their propensity for killing the birds is doubtful Surely the town clerks will be interested in the suggestion that they be required to look after the work 1f licensing
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

inebriates, because they have on hand 20,000,000 gallons for which there is no demand.-Springfield Union.
 A California woman who is 104 years old announces that she will cast her first vote for President Taft's renomi- nation and election. This Is in all it's conditions an unparalleled circum- stance and is not likely to be equaled ever anywhere.-Bridgeport Standard.
 Fifth Officer P. c. Lowe of the Ti- tanic told the Investigating committee that he meant no insult when he re- ferred to the immigrants who at tempted to seize lifeboats as Italians, which shows that even humble seamen have political aspirations.-Wa Waterbury Republican.
 Snubbed by Russia That's what is said in London has happened to this country The Bear is not giving a very sympathetic reception to Uncle Sams invitation for it to participate in the opening of the Panama canal. We'll, it's too bad, but somehow we will manage to get along.-Hartford Post.
 The Storrs Agricultural Experiment station has just issued a pamphlet of special interest to all who grow ap- ples It is entitled Some Apple In seets of Connecticut. Surely our own people should be as appreciative as strangers, and should take advantage of the knowledge that may be had for the asking Bristol Press.
 Lloyds, the great English insurance concern, has been hit hard by marine casualties, and is called on to pay $27,700,000 for losses occurring within the last seven months. There will be no standing off of legitimate claims { But Lloyds and other insurance com panies arc likely to insist upon better protection against the perils of the sea New Britain Record.
 Since Senator Brandegee lost his for mer c0nfrere (by the separation of the | latter from his office) he seems to have progressed rapidly in right direc-
 tons. and to have come into closer harmony with the prevailing repub- | lican sentiment of his state Nobody 1 observes these changes in his politica i points of view with greater pleasure | than we do They are on the lines oi ! better service for the party and fol 1 the state. and emphatically better foi l the senator's own Stamford | Advocate.
 ] Representative Reilly msgnanimous.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Owners of dogs don't have to license them but once a year. Why can't they as well make the annual point come just before the legal time limit as just after 1t !-NeW Haven Regis ter.
 The stock market has been advanc- ing through all this disturbing poi- tics, but how else could the lambs be persuaded that it is feeding time in- side the shearns pen?- Meriden Jour- nal.
 over in Bristol police magistrate fined man S25 and costs for carrying a dagger The aggrieycd party should move to other sections of the state, where he could carve 'cm up for the same fine -Middletown Press
 Temperance people will not be sorry to learn tP9t the Kentucky whskey distilIeGs have decided to curtai the output of the stuff that cheers, but
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Ths RuttterfIies of Rurma

Never anywhere in all our wan derings had we seen so many butter flies at one time. They swarmed in the sunshine like clouds of gnats. Butterflies of every conceivable hue like the throngs of gay, silk-clad Bur mese maids who gather about the rail road stations of Lower Burma. They carpeted the trail, fiuttering up before our horses hoofs, perhaps to light up on us, or upon the horses themselves, or to drift off down the valleys, or to settle on the trail ahead, only to be started up again.
 The Burman believes the spirits of human beings to be butterflies, which, when the bodies to whom they belong are at rest, may go fluttering about the world at will. Thus only for the gravest reasons will one Burman walk en another: for that butterfly spirit may be wandering, who knows where, and illness or death may come to him who is walked before hls spirit has re- turned gently to arouse the sleeping body.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

ly confesses that in having been chos- en temporary chairman of the demo- cratic state convention he has had his share of honor, and that he would rather side-track his candidacy as de tgate to the national convention than make a contest. This is Reilly the polite and Reilly the wise. Few politicians know when they've got enough.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

New Haven. May 2.-Polltics is ram pant in Yale. The democrats have been banded together, most of them, in a Woodrow Wilson club, for a pe- riod of nearly two weeks; and now, to meet and stem the current of Will sonism the republicans have organ ized Of course, there is a split in the college ranks. as elsewhere. At Yale, the supporters of Roosevelt for the third term, and there are quite few of them, stole a march on the Taft men. This was accomplished at a meeting Tuesday night, anticlpat- ing their opponents plans by day.
 It was an enthusiastic session at which fhe Theodore Roosevelt club was duly formed for the purpose of advancing that candidates interests. But it did not compare with the spirit shown Wednesday night when the Yale Taft club came into being, and the number of supporters of the lat ter is correspondingly large. The po- litical question drew out over 800 on Wednesday night Editor A. B. Hill, '94, of the New Haven Register, told the undergraduates to get out and hustle and gave an optimistic opinion of Taft prospects.
 Both Taft and Roosevelt clubs plan to keep the political pot bubbling for the next few weeks. The latter eX- poets to be able to secure Senator Beveridge, Clifford Pinchot and other prominent speakers. and the Taft club prdmises to retaliate with men of similar calibre, even the president himself being a possibility, it was stat ed Wednesday night. Educational campaign literature will be distributed in the university and the undergradu ates are also urged to use their influ ence outside college walls.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Prof. William R. Vance, who has filled the chair of Lines professor of testamentary law in the Yale law school for the past two years. leaves at the end of the year to become dean of the law school at the University of Minnesota. It is another case of 8 Yale man called to this university, where President George E. Vincent, Yale 'S5, is now head, having suc- ceeded President Cyrus Northrop, Yale '57. Professor Vance, who was presi- dentaof fhe Association of American w~Schools last year, says that the law school in the next quarter school will assume a significance and import ance in the American university such as it has not known before. He sees no field where more signal selvice can be rendered society. The need is great and the opportunity inspiring" |" Professor Vance says. The standard set by Yale is seen in every corner of the land. In her law school she will not fail to respond to the call for 6 great public service"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Too busy Co make money sounds peculiar. yet every now and then the amount of money prominent men fail to accumulate Is astonishing. Presi- dent Hays of the Grand Trunk left less han S100.00o
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

The tragedy in the Sound in which George Borup, 1907, of New York city and Samuel Winship Case, 1911S., lost their lives Sunday was the second which has aroused the deepest sym pathy among Yale undergraduates during the past month. The first was the automobile accident at Philadel phia, where two sophomores, Arthur Ryerson and J. l.. Hoffman, were kill ed. The family of the former young man were on the steamship Titanic, and while the mother and children were saved, the father. Arthur l.. Ky erson, remained on the ship and was lost.
 All the 1911S. men who are in New Haven at present met in Byers hall Tuesday right and drew up resolu- tons on the death of their class mate.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

From the garbage cans of Cleveland O., last year was rendered $107,O0 worth of grease and $33,OO0 worth of fertilizer. This $140.000 was tossed out of the backdoor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

A preliminary programme for the exercises of Commencement week has been announced for the convenience of graduates. The principal events of the list are as follows:
 Sunday, June 15-S.15, Presentation by the Dramatic association of Robin of Sherwood, by J. R. Crawford of the Sheffield Scientific school faculty, on the college campus.
 Sunday, June 16-10.30, BaccalaUre- ate address by President Hadley in Woolsey hall.
 Monday, June 17-10.90. Class day exercises of the Sheffield Scientific school, Sheffield square. 12.S0, Annual dinner of the Yale law school alumni association. 2, Class day exercises of Yale college on the college campus. 3, Anniversary exercises of the law school, Hendrie hall; address by Hon. William H. Hornblower LID, New York city. 5, Address before the med ical school in College Street hall, by Prof Henry H. Donaldson of Phila- delphia. S15, Concert by the Unlver- sity musical clubs, Woolsey hall. 10, Senior promenade, Woolsey hall Tuesday, June 1S-3, Baseball game, Harvard vs. Yale, at Yale field. 7.15, annual graduates commenceSnent din- | ner, university dining hall.
 Wednesday, June 19-9.45, Assembly of officers, graduates, candidates for degrees and invited guests, on the col lege campus. 10, Start of procession for Woolsey hall 1O.30, Commence ment exercises, Woolsey hall. 12.45, Assembly of alumni on university campus. 1 ?. m. Alumni dinner. 4.30 | Presidents reception in Memorial hall ] Friday, June 21-Yale- Harvard boat race at New London
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Though not prosecuted under the sherman act. a Chicago woman is in jail for having ten husbands.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Tn view Of the militant sunngett tes D England King George shows he Is endowed with plentiful amount of courage when he dared to conqratu- late a man for remaining single for DO years
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Those Roosevelt delegates who have been ordered ey iho co.one, to support raf, as the choice of Inc people are not as slSilful at changing their mind as their candidate is
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

And many homely girls popular ity with the male contingent is due to the fact that she has rich father.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

mazt-edSy 10 get lnJO put not so easy tO set out of
 
 Since New Hampshire put her foot down. nothing has been heard from the seven little governors.
 The Newport girl who drew half million gift this week. knew how to look after the summer visitors.
 Tor- Lawson's declaration that the country mgst take Roosevelt or rev OlutiOn, is alliteratve but not nice
 When the open trolley car gets into service it will be safe to plant beans The open trolley is a wholesome sight. Sending money on board of the Ti- ,enls seems to have been about the same as sinking it in mining prop psiuou
 It has now been discovered that Bicheson was subject to spells" They were religious on the surface but not in the deeps
 Men who trample on the flag are likely to lose their ability to trample upon anything This is an extra hazardous performance.
 
 Mr. Ismay's private secretary has been buried at Halifax, and Mr. Ismav is up to his neck in unexpected trou- ble. It isn't all or life to live
 X public service company at it's an nual sale of unclaimed packages had LS0J amDrellas and 900 canes. The public is certainly very forgetful.
 An economic failure but a success tul convenience the stepless street car has reached its limit in New York. One was enough 10 determine that.
 The president of the Chinese repub- lie has delivered his first message. Economy and education will be the key noies of tue countW's progress.
 As an appeal for the reduction in the cost of dress the suGragetJe pa rade in New York Saturday ought to be a hummer with their 37-cent hats \ preferential primary law tha' shows the will of the people and at the same time defeats it, can be nc
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In the Alumni Weekly, too, the new movement has been busily discussed. In the last issue, Prof. Robert M. Cor win. ST. who is probably in as close touch with the preparatory schools, especially in the west, as any of the faculty, discussed possible readjust- ment of the requirements of admis- sion to conform to the demands and needs of the secondary schools He says: The public school man has rather suddenly come to a realizing sense that the college has been the dominating factor in shaping the course and dictating the policy of the high school, although only from three to five per cent. of the latters gradu- ates had any thought of entering col
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today; Debt is a maze-easy to get into but not so easy to set out of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
The new relations between Yale and the secondary schools is the great issue

The new relations between Yale and the secondary schools is the great issue of the day, it seems; the movement to bridge over the broad gap that ex- ists at present between the university and the inEtitutions that send her their graduates. President Hadley has voiced his opinions at several alumni dinners during the past winter, and this week added to these some inter esting comment on Yale examinations. He said: The National Educational Association of High Schools has for mulated a set of demands for college entrance examinations with which our better colleges could not wisely com ply They say that Yale ought to ad- init a man who has had no algebra, no geometry, no Latin The amount of foreign languages which the high schools should be required to furnish is, they say, either elementary French or elementary German. There is no possibility of meeting such demands, which would harm our schools as well as our colleges.
 President Hadley divides the re- quirements into three grouEt. Those subjects that the student must know to have the power to so on with his subsequent studies those that the col lege authorities believe 10 be desirable means of attaining this power and those that the secondary schools de- sire and for which they get the moral sup. b)rt of the colleges. He feels con- 1ident that nothing which has hither- to been done indicates that the ques- tion could not be fairly well solved in a reasonable time"
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The Carnegie hero list shows that tho American bop Is ever ready Go do and Co dare.