New Britain herald., 1915-03-09

Der of other towns and cities about the state with great satisfaction.
 At the September meeting of the school board, Treasurer Frank N. Bacon was instructed to pay the teachers for only the actual number of days they attended to their classes, deducting for each day they were ab- sent, except when the schools, were closed because of indictment weather.
 There has been considerable illness among the local teachers this year and many of those who have been obliged to lose much time from their work have become disgruntled upon finding a reduction in their pay en- vclopes.
 Now that the board has passed a new rule, the pay of teachers will not he changed if they lose no more than five days. In the event of their being obliged to be absent for periods cover ing more than five days, their pay will be docked for each day over the prescribed number of days.
 President John T.. Molumphy stated this morning that the action of the board was not taken without con- siderable deliberation. He said that the secretary of the board has carried
 
 officials in many of the towns of the state to ascertain how they met the matter. It was found that, in the majority of towns, the school boards have adopted plans similar to the one decided upon here last night.
 Judges Decision Reversed.
 How does the Mems Lyceum stand on the question of postage rates in the United States? The members are at loss to answer this question even though it was thrashed out thorough ly in a debate in the chapel at Upson's corner last evening before fairly large audience. After ex-Senator Claude w. Stevens and F. H. Crane /as negative debaters, and Clarence B. Baldwin and William A. Hyde, as affirmative disputants, had exhausted all their best arguments on the sub ject: Resolved, That the Rate of Postage for Letters in. the United States Should be Reduced to One Cent" tn judges, Judge George G. Griswold of the town court, Selectman William H. Gibney and E. R. Dunn, a Southington man, awarded the de- cision on weight of argument, man. ne1 of delivery and evident prepara- tion to the affirmative side. But when az vote of the house was taken the negative side was declared to be the winner. This left an unusual fix and many of those who attended didn't seem to have the courage of their convictions when they left for home.
 It was very interesting debate, however, and both sides brought out new and interesting facts. The chief point made by the affirmative side was that the rate of first class postage should be reduced and that the rate tor second class latter should be in- creased.
 Literary society on Town Affairs.
 Of especial interest in paper on current events read before the Berlin Literary society at it's meeting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel A. F'iske last evening, was an illusion to the adjourned annual town meeting held recent and tn report sub- mitted by the special com mittee of three appointed previously to examine the reports of the town 1 officers Mr. Savage presented the facts in brief and concise form, cov- 1 ering only the essential points. William c. Shepherd gave a paper on current events in general, and he quoted one of the prominent German professors of Cornell university who 1 wrote, a short time ago, that, while of course his heart was with the Ger 1 mans he felt that the Allies were in l the right.