Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Newt Thursday night the members of Niagara Engine company will go to New York and participate in the big parade of firemen on Friday in con nection with the annual convention of the fire chiefs of the United States and the rest of the world. The Mi agaras twill be the feature of the vol unteers section of the parade and will demonstrate the evolution of fire ap- paratus from 1850 to date Wearing their white fire hats and blue shirts, the Niagaras will march one hundred strong drawing the identical hose reel that was built for the Taylor hose company of Philadelphia, and exhibit ed in the Crystal palace exhibition, over fifty years ago and won the prize for beauty and excellence of workman ship. The reel has been in the pos session of the Niagaras over thirty years.
 Following the hose reel will be the old auto chemical and hose wagon, propelled by steam, and which was the first motor driven fire apparatus to be used in active service in the United States and which was built by the La France Fire Engine company in 1901. This old machine will be on exhibition during the week at the Grand Central palace, as well as in the parade. Then will come a triple action automobile apparatus, an exact duplicate of the new machine recent ly purchased by the city for 5000 and placed with the Niagaras to replace the old machine. This modern fire apparatus is loaned the Niagaras for the parade by the American La France company, as it was not deem ed advisable to take the Niagara ma chine from the city for even a day.
 The Niagaras will be accompanied by the Wheeler and Wilson band. of Tp-s ~4 ratus will be properly placarded with handsome blue silk banners with let ters in gold. All in all the Niagaras will make a. creditable appearance in the metropolis and ably represent the city of NeY London in the big demon stration.
 Charles B. Jennings, superintend- ent of the schools of New London, and who has been so long connected with the schools that his predecessor cannot be readily named by the oldest inhabit- ant, has made his annual report to the board of school visitors and through them to the general public. It is a lengthy document and deals with schools from the Puritan days to date and just a few paragraphs are devoted to the future. MT. Jennings Is of the old school of teachers and is of opin- ion that there is altogether too much
  more than the average young mind can master, and that the teaching of the three R's, and that thoroughly would be preferable to a general smat- tering of other matters of education. By the three R's the veteran school master does not mean Rum, Roman ism and Rebellion. but Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic.
 The report is very interesting read ing. as it is decidedly reminiscent, contains most excellent quoted para graphs, a really humorous poem, and tells of the school work and the needs of the department for the best plan of teaching the young idea how to shoot for a good education. Few educators have had longer experience in school work than MT. Jennings and he ought to know just what is best to impart in the way of beneficial Knowledge to the rising generation.
 There is liable to be a change or two in the personnel of the school janitcrs of New London and for a first time the janitors are to be appointed under a new set of regulations that will prob ably disbar some who have served far