Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-28

babies in the three hammocks on the
grounds and they slept from , o'clock
until It was time Ia take the swings
down
For Taxpaysrs' Children.
Thomas r. Beckley, who is direo-
grounds for the younger children. ana
he should not Like to see the movement
abolished. He could easily see that
there was likely to be q childish chat
ter, but thought that school yards
were good place to have the younger
trouble should be employed at some
thing else. CTR. Beckley considered
he told Mr.. Browning In reply to q
question. that II they were ruled on
the school grounds efforts viii be made
should be used by the Taxpayers
children. He found that q great many
Of the directors did not furnish the
children. He thought that the com
plainants should be lenient ana that
the association do its best to>keep the
Mr.. Pratt said that the boys wouldn't
average ten years From 9 to are
the COMPOUNDED n1fisances. he sad.
He did not want TO kill the movement,
but he did want to drive II out OF
paid him for any glass that has been
broken
This Resident Found No Fault.
Jacob Gordon. q resident at 20 Pearl
street for the last ten years. said
that his four-year -old child always
comes back happy from the play
ground The boys play bail In the
street not in the playground After
and he had no fault to ind In the
day time. He lives 400 feet away.
Thinks Fairgrounds . Blessing.
Mrs. Samuel Hertz said she has
three little children and they all en-
JOY the playground Her oldest boy
is six years and he comes home as
happy as a bird. Her second boy is
four and her little girl two years
old. The teachers made the little Eirl
nice and comfortable and the boys
brought home no slang. She had hard
work getting her six year old home
to dinner, for he was always at the
that it was a blessing to have the
school so near.
Mrs. William II. Shields. who is
deeply interested in the Norwich play
ground movement, emphasized the
point that children must play. And
IL under supervision It % much bet
ter. Nothing should be done to stop
children from gathering together TO
play. She Endorsed the sentiment that
boys of IL should go to work, but
were like Chief Stanton, she said, they
would grow UP to be good citizens and
capable men.
No Saucy Words from His Children.
| M. s. Goldberg told the board that
he had three or four children going
there every day. AS q father with
experience, he laid down the rule that
the place for children II not in the
| back yard. He had heard no saucy
words or bad language from his chill
dren and he asserted that the people
| who complain haven't raised large
families. It's q hard matter to keep
children in the back yard in summer
time, he said again, and the place for
them is the playground.
Francis ]. Ieavens was introduced
by Chairman Murphy as a man In
terested in the welfare Of Norwich
and its children Little children ard
| large ones can be very exasperating
most anything to get rid of the little
rascals. But is this a reason why you
should kill the playground move
| ment?
Mr.. Leavens urged cooperation. He
said that he was head Of a boys clut
in Commerce street for 10 years. Foul
hundred boys belonged and they go,
| obstreperous at times. So he used Il
have Policeman Stanley drop in once
or twice in an evening and 1t had
over there at Pearl street would b.
wholesome. II we work together. In &
little while we will have something tc
be proud of.
| Urges Tolerance.
Albert Boardman said that he had
taught school for 10 years and knew
something of children and their pro
pensities; 80 per cent. Of the peopl.
pay too little attention to home ant
the children, he thought. and his ides
was that boys need opportunity L
| work off their exuberant spirits. Hi
motto was to encourage what IL goot
and TO repFess what 10 evil. He urget
tolerance on the part OF the Pear
street people.
Miss Mckay told of the sort Of worl
they were doing, their games, sewing
folk dancing and other things.
Herman Alofsin's opinion was tina
the Fairgrounds were a great relief 4
the neighborhood. J. B. Stanton toll
of visit he paid to the playground
Monday, and we need to 60 to tn
Fairgrounds more ourselves and SCI
them. Then we wouldn't want to Bhu
out the children.
Mr.. Browning Has Personal Interest
Mr.. Browning stated that he wa
not there as a paid attorney but from
interest in the movement that pegal
when he was chairman Of the commit
tee of the Board OF Trade that first hai
the matter in charge. He felt that
no was said to the Pearl street play
ground IL would mean the ruin Of tn
movement in Norwich. and he made
plea for its continuance. He said tina
last year the whole city was proud o
the Pearl street exhibition and Of tn
children who can provide II.
The suggestion was made by Her
man Alofsin that the executive boar
of the Fairgrounds association invit
those who signed the petition to NEE
with them and discuss remedies. Pres
ident Stanton said the board would b
pleased to do SO.
Sunshine Under Dirt.
Abraham Hertz of Maple street SAT-
he had a brother on Pearl street witt
three children and one on Cove stree
with eight. and almost an the childreI
are able to enjoy the Fairgrounds. Tn
children may be dirty, but there is 10.
and sunshine underneath their dirt
and they may be noisy, but there Il
music in their noise.
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