Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-10-25

The frost on the dahlias, the kind
that kills, came during Saturday night
and the beautiful blooms that thrived
in seven acres of cultivated land, and
owned by, George l.. Stillnan, the
Dahlia King, are blasted and with
cred. In Mr.. Stillnan's estimation the
dahIia, is the queen Of flowers and in
the estimation Of others he is the
king. There are no plants that can
be gnown entirely in the open that
so many beautiful shades as the dah-
lia,". said Mr.. Stillman in discussing
the plants few days ago. Since the
introduction of new varieties. the cac-
tus. miniature pompoms and great
decorative and show dahlias and the
paeony, or art varieties. this flower has
Increased rapidly in popularity and
it is admirably adapted for providing
cut flowers for the table and other
decorative purposes.
Anyone can grow them by follow
ing a few simple directions and using
a little common sense. The toes should
never be planted in heavy soil if flow
ers rather than foliage is desired. If
the soil is heavy two parts of coal
ashes should be spaded in with one
part of soil to the depth of Is or 20
inches. Plenty of fertilizer should be
used and the growing plants should
be watered copiously."
Professor Willard N. Bacon, super
intendent of Westerly schools, and
president of the high school section
of the Rhode Island Institute of In
struction, will preside at the sessions
Of that section at the seventy-first an
nual meeting to be held in Provi
dence next Thursay, Friday and Sat-
urday. At the opening session adj
dresses will be made by Governor
&Beeckman, Ellor c., Ripley, assistant
superintendent of schools of Boston,
on The Teacher and the Times. and
Of EDUCATION in New Jersey. on Real
ization of Purposes of Education.
Later Thursday afternoon there will
be sessions of the country and vii
lage school section, G. F. Wells pres
ident. Meeting of high school sec
ton, Willard \. Bacon, president Adj
dresses by Arthur V. Dunn, special
agent in civics, federal bureau of edu-
cation, on The New Ciyics. Its Signi-
f1cance in Secondary Education, and by
Calvin n. Kendall. New Jersey COM
missioner of education on Increasing
the Influence of the High School. At
he grammar school section, John F.
Deering, president, Mrs. Ellor Carlisle
Ripley of Boston will deliver the ad-
dress. In the primary and kindergar-
ten section. Miss Barbara A. Mari,
president DIR. Paul NJ. Pearson, pres
ident Of Swarthmore college. will speak
ON How to Assign and Teach the Read
ing Lesson. Lucy E. King, president
will preside at the section of Rhode
Island Household Arts. Miss Cora
Winchell, of the department of house
hold arts education, teachers college,
Columbia university, will give an adj
dress on The Newer Aim and Meth
DDS in the Teaching of Household Arts.
The annual business meeting of the
association will follow this session.
There will be a general session
Thursday evening when Howard Ed
wards, IL d. will give an address on
Peace. Patriotism and Pedagogy. Ste
phen S. Wise, Phi. D., rabbi of the
Free Synagogue, New York, will de-
liver an address on The War Against
War.
| Friday morning there will be a
general session with these addresses
Some Advance Steps in Public Bduca-