Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-15

The school committee has decided
upon a business course for the bene-
fit of pupils VINO intend to end their
school work in the grammar school,
the new course to take the periods
now devoted to music and drawing,
which means two afternoons each
week. Sixty -four grammar school pu-
pills have made application to take
the course and among the number are
several who intend to quit school and go
TO work at the end of the present term
The committee has planned to make
the course as thorough as possible and
nave succeeded in securing Profess
sor Robert A. Brupeck to conduct the
course. The sessions will be held in
the old Colt street schooIhouse. recent
ly named Jennings school for the
present superintendent of schools.
Professor Brubeck was the found
er and principal of the New
London Business College for near
ly quarter Of a century, but
retired and disposed of his bust
ness about two years ago, on account
Of failing health and too close con-
tnement to business. He can how
ever, readily devote two afternoons a
week to instructing in a; business
course, a subject with which he is
familiar and conceded to be in the
front rank of instructors in that line.
The opportunity IL take this course
will be appreciated by the pupils and
parents, and adds materially to the
efficiency of New London schools
Things have changed in New London.
especially in the educational line since
Charles Treadway taught in the little
building that forme~,y stood ON a
part OF the new Columbus park.
There is trouble ahead unless the
Nameaug Engine company, or rather
voting majority of it's membership
makes change in course and
the breakers ahead are averted. The
action of the company in expellinR
Thomas E. Donohue ex-foreman and
ex-alderman, from the company for
contractor of the municipal building
has been received by the court of COM
mon council The action of the COM
pany was not approved and the COM
munication was ordered returned to
the company and that the company
resc1nd the vote of expulsion. 1t was
explained that at the time the key was
loaned, which was against an ancient
rule of the company, Mr.. Donohue all
though foreman, acted as a fire COM
missioner Of the court of common
council who had direct charge Of the
Nameaug house and that his author
ity as commissioner was supreme, 1t
is set up that Mr. Donohue was we'll
within his rights and that the loan
ing Of the key was merely a subter-
Iuge TO get AFTER Mr.. DOnohue Tor his
action in some matter while he was a
member of the council.
The common council has decided
that the Nameaug's action will not be
approved under any circumstances,
Therefore the vote must be rescinded
or the Nameaugs will not be recoog-
nized as a part Of the volunteer fire
department, which practically means
disarmament. So from this distance it
really looks as if that ancient and
honorable company is on the verge of
being outside of the fire department
for a second time during the sixty
three years of it's existence. Away
back just within the memory OF
the oldest members the company voted
to withdraw from the department be-
cause the majority did not consider
there was fair treatment in the matter
of distribution of hose to the Name
augs. That company could do that at
that time. as the organization was
then on a semi-independent basis.
Not SO now, and any such action
would be likely to be followed with
formal disarmament by the court of
common council.