Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-07
WESTERLY HUSBAND PENALIzED
Six Months Worhouse For Herbert Dyer For Non-Sup- port Albert R. Wilcox Dies Suddenly, Following Shock-Physcans Association Elects Officers.

he had been drunk several times but had spent no money for liquor, as he had no money. He declared that his wife had been lily advised and that she had been pictured as one much injured but as a matter of fact his children had been permitted to become filthy and unkept by her carelessness and neglect.
 Miss Annette Mccall testified that she was the secretary of the social welfare department of the Westerly District Nurse association and had visited the Dyer family six or eight times. She said the children were clean and well kept, cleanly dressed, and she observed no negligence along visits that filthy conditions did not exist, and she never observed the con ditions that MT. Dyer said existed.
 The court took recess and Judge Williams went to his room and held conference with Miss Mccall, the social welfare worker, and Mrs. Dyer, wife of the accused.
 Within ten minutes the court re- convened, when Judge Williams in formed Dyer that he had talked with Mrs. Dyer to learn, if possible, whether it was reasonable or practical to show leniency in this case. He regretted to say that in his judgment it was not practical to be lenient at this time. He criticised the accused, who had ample time, for not assisting the court to assist the accused in a proper presen- tation of the case, free from contra dictory evidence on the part of the ac- cused. Dyer was adjudged guilty and sentenced to the state workhouse for a period of six months and to pay the costs,
 Mrs. Dyer and her children are not residents of Westerly and not entitled legally to support at the expense of the town. This matter will probably be adjusted through the aid of the work for social welfare.
 Miss Jennie B. Stanton, teacher of reading in the Westerly schools, under whose direction the play. The Fire Gods Return, was recently presented in Westerly and at the annual convention or the Rhode Island State Teachers association in Providence, has furnish ed an interesting article on The Ora maization of Stories to the School Arts Magazine, which is illustrated by the work of third and fourth grade chill dren.. The dialogue of the play is giv- en, the material being taken from The Early Cave-Men. The article is illus trated with a portrait of Miss Stanton and the drawings of the children
 Ther are charts showing the geogra- phy, the animals of the period of the pldS, lIle trees ana what they yield, mems clothing and weapons. Three scenes from the rehearsal, the players make new weapons and they note the approach of a cave bear Graybeard tells where they can find the Fire God Firekeeper tells how she made a skin water bag, and the men gather barks and roots for use Other illustrations are: Strongarms brings fire; Sharp Eyes tells his story and the fire dance
 Miss Stanton explains that by mak- ing of little plays from the material found in the school readers and lan7 guage books, dicGon is improved. readi- ness in the use of oral English is gain ed, appreciation of subject matter is deepened material for school entertain ments is furnished. activity of children is translated into portrayal of charac- ter tones of children's voices are i'm proved, .igenuity is developed, zest is given to the reading, imagination is trained, naturalness of expression is acquired and grace of movement devel- Oped.
 The keynote of the whole work was the joy of the children. The dialogue of the play was never written and was never twice alike. Stenography pupils Of the Westerly High school transcrib- ed the conversation as it was given in one production, and that is used by Miss stanton in the article contributed Go the school publication.