Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
OTHER VIEW POINTS

No less than nineteen Connecticut towns. it=is reported, will use voting
 machines at the approaching presiden- tial election. This is a sign of the trend of the times away from the old ballot with its intricacieS and its de lays and mistakes in counting The simple, quick machine, with it's au- tomatic adding feature, is a great irn- provement. Most of the big cities of the state now use the voting machines
 in preference to the paper ballot. That the machine is an improvement cannot be denied. Let our 'old timers for instance sit down and recall few of the old elections, in which mistaken counts, questionable ballots, disputed
 elections and delayed returns were a part of the regular routine-all due,
 to the fact that the paper ballot was,
 difficult to make out, difficult to count up, and expert tellers were not always
 on the job-Bridgepor Telegram. The Charity Organization in this city is in charge of those who place
 humanity far above selfishness. There are clear heads and noble hearts to
 see that the money is distributed where it will do the most good. A dollar is a paltry thing taken by itself. Placed side by side with two thousand others of it's kind 1t can do a lot of good
 work. One mane will not miss a dol
 lar. Hundreds of homes may be made brighter and happier by this concerted charity. There are many reasons why the Dollar Fund should appeal to the citizens of this city.-New Britain Herald.
 It is a problem that now demands much consideration whether the na- tions of Europe now bling up i'm mense war debts will ever be able to pay them or to make them. safe in- vestments. If this great war is to be fnI1ohf tn fha hitter end if will hn o hard matter for the victor nation or nations to make good in their f1nan- ciaI obligations, but how about those who are beaten and whose last present possessions are seized and whose fu- ture is noTtgaged indefinitely for re- prisal? It looks as if there. might be tough times ahead at best for all con- cerned.-Bridgk k)ort Standard.
 It seems that twenty of the towns in Connecticut (wnere there are 1es) have been investigated recently by three inspectors, appointed, as we un- derstand it, by the state board of ed u9ation, and that three, at least, of the twenty. are declared by the exam iners to be far short of what they who have reported on these three towns know their business. At any rate the present system gives a chance to get at the. facts. Thus in one town the inspections have been made and reported to the board When serious criticism is mace of things as they are, the investigators first call the attention of the school committee to the facts. and if no action is taken, the state board communicates the facts to the voters of the town by sending them cards which tell the story pretty plainly. In one town, Tor instance. the card shows that the schools are not visited according to law; that there Is no adequate course of study: that subjects required by law to be are paid to teachers not legally en- titled to draw them; that teachers are not examined according to law, and asks a question which suggests a good answer when it inqutres whether
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