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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

that the upper grades in the Occum school were so overcrowded that they could not be adequately cared for in that school. As there were not pupils enough to warrant opening and equip ping another room, it was decided to transfer the eighth grade pupils to the Greeneville .school4 It is less expen- sive and more satisfactory to trans port these pupils than to furnish an- other teacher and maintain another room. ,.-
 During the summer it was decided to close the Scotland Road school and transport the pupils to the Town street school This closes the last out lying one-room building in the town. Much better educational advantages are provided for these pupils by this change.
 Pupils of the eighth grades in the Yantic, West Town and Town street schools are now permitted to attend Broadway school providing that they pay their own transportation.
 Promotions and Non-Promotions.
 The promotion sheets for the kim dergarten and grades show the fol- lowing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

under the direction of the superin- ! tendent of schools.
 The papers were sent to the office and there scored for quality and speed most important requisites of quality the papers were, therefore, first judged from that standpoint. The Houston scale for measuring Handwriting was used to. determine the quality. of penmanShlp. The papers were found to vary from 50 per cent. to 95 per cent. No pa per was found to rate below 50 per cent.
 For critical analysis of the merits three groups. The first group con tained the papers rated from 90 per cent. to 100 per cent. The second group contained the papers rated from 70 per cent. to 90 per cent The third group contained papers rated from 50 per cent. to 70 per cent
 Character of Letter Forms.
 The 90 ner cent papers show the letters to be of the approved Palmer type. The letters are well construct ed; distinction between turns and angles is clear; initial connection and final strokes are well made: and the proportions of letters are well kept.
 School Travelling Libraries.
 During the spring term the Otis li-
 
 committee began sending small travel ing libraries to the schools located In parts of the town farthest distant from the library. This work will be con- tinued during the coming year.
 These libraries contain books of travel, science, history and fiction, and will be a valuable supplement to the grade libraries which are being eStab iished in the schools
 Short Unit Evening Courses.
 The evening classes in cooking and sewing which were established during the previous year proved so valuable that they have been continued during the present year.
 Two classes of cooking, 20 members each. were fcrmed-one elementary Tuesday and Friday evenings-hours, 7.30 to g. The members are given class instruction by the teacher. but the directions are carried out by the members individually. The results obtained from these unit courses have been highly satisfactory.
 Community Canning. During the summer of 1917 the do mestic science rooms of the Broadway school were used by the members of the Housewives league asa communi. ty canning center. Over 2,000 jars of jelIies and canEed preserves were put up by the members. The work of the league has been splendid and pro- nOunced success.
 Miss Grace E. Rogers, the school supervisor of domestic science, had general charge of the work
 School Gardens.
 The school garden work begun in the schools last year was. taken up with renewed energy again during the spring. Over 900 pupils were enrolled among the garden workers. It is a splendid work at an sopportune time, when the attention of the public is turned toward the high cost of living
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09
TELLS DYSPEPT|CS
 WHAT ID EAT
Avoid Indigestion, Sour Acid Stomach, Heartburn, Gas On Stomach, Etc.

Indigestion and practically all forms of stomach trouble. say medical au- thorities. are due nine times out of ten to an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Chronic acid stomach" Is exceedingly dangerous and sufferers should do either one of two things.
 Either they can go on limited and often disaEreeab1e diet. avoiding foods that disagree with them that Irritate the stomach and lead to excess acid secretion or they can eat they please counteract the effect of the harmful acid and prevent the formation of gas sourness or premature fermentation by the use Of a little Bisurated Magnesia at their meals.
 There Is probably no better, safer or more reliable stomach antacid than Bisurated Magnesta and 1t is widely used for this purpose. It has no direct action on the stomach and is not a digestent But a teaspoonfu1 of the powder or a couple of five grain tablets taken in a little water with the food will neutralize the excess acidity. which may be present and prevent it's further formation. This removes the whole sests naturally and hea1thfully without need of pepsin pills or artificial diges- tents.
 Get a few, ounces of Bisurated Mag nesia from any reliable druggist. Ask comes as a liquid. milk or citrate and In the bisurAted form Is not a laxative. Try this plan and eat what you want at your next meal and see If this isn't the best advice you ever had on what to eat
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

| school children, vet no room suffered any loss of time due to being closed. our school nurse rendered va$ifa ble l service to the school system in the l follow-up work. Through her close re- iation with the pupils she was able to discover many things which escaped the attention Of parents and physi- clans. This was true in many cases where the child had not been i'll enough to require tne attention Of a physician Since medical inspection was introduced there has been a mark ed improvement in general cleanliness and improved skin conditions. In order that the compensation of our teachers be made more nearly com mensurate with the changing economic conditions. the school committee grant ed 10 per cent increase in salaries to the grade teachers In response to their request.
 Economic conditions have changed so during the year and the high cost of living has so far exceeded the sal ary increases of the past few years that the present purchasing power of a salary has been actually decreased rather than increased. Most business houses have recognized the new con ditions and have granted an increase in wages.
 To the principals, supervisors and teachers, l wish to express my hearty appreciation for their cooperation and for their increasingly. valuable work. Whatever has been accomplished Is largely due to the united efforts of the tea ching body.
 The reports of the special super visors, school physician and school nurse are appended. Each one should be carefully read.
 In concluding this report, I wish to express my ratitude to the town and city officials, to the, fire department, the police apartment. the health de partment, the Otis library, the press for it's splendid support. and to the, members of the school committee fnY' their most generous co-opera tion dur ing the past year.
 Attended Tuberculosis Conference.
 There was an attendance of about 30 at the fourth annual New England tuberculosis conference under the au- spices of the national association for the study and prevention of tubercu- loSis, the Vermont state board of health and the Vermont association for the prevention of tuberculosis held at Rutland Oct. and ,. Particular attention was directed to the topic of tuberculosis during war time. One of the speakers Friday, his topic A State War Program. was Dr. David R. Ly- man of Wailingford, Conn
 Mrs. Frederic A. Byrnes of Warren street. Norwich. attended the conver- ton one of the delegates from II cities in Connecticut appointed by Governor Holcomb.
 Mrs. Robert B. Chappell (Eliza beth Camp) was the delegate appointed from New London, but she was unable to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

to One hundred and fifteen kindergar- ten and fourteen sub-primary pupils were not promoted because of under age; s2.1 per cent of the regular pu- pills were promoted.
 Spelling.
 Three tests on the work of the year were sent out from the superintend- ent's office and given to all pupils in grades four to eight.
 The first test covered the work from September to December 18th. This test was a selection of fifty words taken from the spelling book studied. The second test was on. the work done from December to March 23rd. The third covered the work of the year.
 The results of each test were tab ulated and distributed to the teach CTS of the various buildings to show what was accomplished.
 Special PenmanshiP Test.
 In order to determine the achieve ment of the fifth. sixth. seventh and eighth grades in pennanshfp, a spe- eial test was given to those pupils. The test was given by the teachers
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

l aims to furnish the children with 3
 mental background for the regular l studies of the grades, by presenting tc
 them in a simple way Knowledge ot
 form. color. size, number, and by 1 teaching them to tell clearly their lit
 tie stories of childlille observations and | experiences"
 In each of our kinderSartens these principles and aims are being sought | and realized. The kindergartens and 1 first grade teachers, during the year have endeavored to correlate the work of the two departments so to make Evening School.
 The work of the evening school y0s very satisfactory, except in the num- Der of students attending. Since the beginning of the European war immi- grafton has practically stopped. That left the beginning classes with but few pupils in the foreign classes in unusual opportunities for evening work in the shops. Because the even ing school is composed largely of adults, these two conditions brought about a much smaller attendance. Not withstanding the small attendance. the school was never better nor more profitable for those who attended. An effort was made to start a class for those pupils who had left school before finishing the work of the gram mar grades. The number of students who presented themselves for such work was so small that the class was finally combined with the regular evening classes.
 Medical Inspection.
 Regular medical inspection is given in all the public schools of the town.
 During the year, in accordance with the state law which requires the eyes of all pupils to be tested once in three years, special eye test was given. nIytf 1nr- of found with defective vision. The pa.r- ents of all these pupils were notified of the conditions found and advised to consult an oculist. Many of the parents gave immediate attention to the matter. The responses were no ticeable and gratifying.
 The pupils receive one physical ex- animation during the year. A record is kept of each .child's physical condi- tion and the record is passed on with the child as he is promoted from grade to grade. This record is espe- cially valuable to the new teacher who may note any facts which have an important bearing on the health The record, going to the new teacher when the child is promoted, gives her at once fair idea of the child's phy- sical condition.
 During the year several cases of scarlet fever occurred in the schools but through the careful attention of the school physician and nurse an epi- demic was avoided. The physician or the nurse inspected the children in the school in which the disease occurred during each session of the day for a period of three weeks As result v inspection work no school was closed by order of tEe health officer during the school year. This is the first year that some grade or an entire school has not been closed on account of contagious disease. While we had the usual amount of sickness among the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09

Several of the Norwich schools are becoming congested through increas- ing membership. according to the an- nual report of Edward J. Graham, su- perintendent of schools, made public Monday night The primary room at the West Thames street school has been overcrowded during the past year and more room IS needed at the High street and Mt. Pleasant street schools.
 In part the report is as follows:
 The first section of the report con- siders, in a brief way. certain phases of the work and conditions in our schools for the school year 1916-17
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-09
Ensaqement Announced.

The announcements, is made of the enga cement of Miss Mae Pierce ofthis city and Corporal s. J.. Lynch of Co. I, 102 Inf, Y. s. regiment, formerly of New Britain. now in active service with his regiment somewhere in France.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

A Marshalite points out that the clean up mentioned as having been made on Willow creek was made on No. above by Nelson and Nell mayer. Another outfit that is doing big work there was M'Kenzie and Darling on Discovery and the lower half of one above. They were using a three yard Bagley scraper and had 22 men employed. The scraper is favorite from the Iditarod and it is remarkable that although tried on many creeks in this section with varying success, it never proved po- pular with operators who preferred almost any other means to the steam
 scraper.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
TWO MORE TRAINS
 SCABS REACH SEATTLE

he seemed optimistic that an agree ment would be reached. No state ment is issued by either side and the final meeting will be held on Friday.
 Mayor Gill announced today that he would arrest the crews of strike breakers if they attempted to ope- rate the cars down town or in the down town districts.
 He declared that it would be re- garded as a move upon the part of the company to force a riot and se- cure martial law under which they would do what they pleased in the city.
 The federal officials here suddenly swooped down on the car barns and asked 10 see the registration
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

LONDON, July 26-Haig's report continues to report successful ad- vances on the line south of Ypres and on the entire Flanders front 10 the sea where the Germans have been puched back distances varying from one to five thousand yards with the Entente forces occupying all the reconquered trenches. There is more qualification in this report because of the fact that gains of such a substantial nature were all made after the Germans began a heavy drive in this sector when they had completed immense arrangements with men and artillery fire for that
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

SEATTLE, July 26.-Witn the city now at the jumping off point of a great industrial war, two mere loads of strike breakers arrived here today and two more are eXrec'- ed this afternoon. They are recrait- ed eastern professional strike breakers supplied by well known agency and collected from the gang sters and toughs of the city slums. They are delivered in Seattle at a cost of thirty thousand dollars a trainload.
 It is stated that following pressure from Washington where the sinister outlook was realized as alarming, Stone Webster of Boston ordered their local president to confer with the carmen. After meeting the men
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.--- A serious charge was made upon the floor of the House today when Re presentatives Frederick w. Dallinger and Peter F. Tague charged that their mail was being opened in tran sit and their correspondence sub jected to an examination. There was a sensation in the house when this was declared. An investigation is demanded.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
extremely long.

extremely long.
 This afternoon the employees of the big St. Paul and Tacoma mill joined the rest of the saw mill em- ployees in this city and went on strike voicing similar demands.
 This closed practically every mill tl the city and the situation is the worst that the lumber barons have ever been compelled to face.
 The lumber interests are going to appeal to Washington to compel the men to return to work. They claim that the closing down of the Tacoma mills is crippling the con tinuation of the cantonment con struction fer the new army build
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
GREAT TEuT0N GAINS GAL|CIA
KAISER LEADS THE
 GREAT TEUT0N DRIVE

GENEVA, July 26.-The German drive continues to increase in head way and they are now approaching the Galicia frontier of Russia driving the Russians back on the Russian defenses, and heavy fighting proceeds along the Sereth river. The Kaiser is leading the German attack in person and the morale of the troops is reported to be better than in the best days of the Polish fighting. The men are told it is the last of the war on the east front.
 The collapse of the Russian offen- sive S.a fearful blow at the Allies.
 RERIJN JlI1v o6 Tho Ger
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

PETROGRAD, July 26.-It is an nounced that the Russians took two thousand Teutons prisoners in hard fighting in the Carpathians.
 LONDON, July 26.-It is feared that the Russians in Galicia lost all their vast stores of food and ammu- nition sent by the Allies in the col lapse before the German offensive Petrograd officially says that the loyal troops sho- deserters as they ran. The Rumanian and Carpathian Russia troops are loyal to the pro visIonal government and are making
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
COMEDY SHOW AT DREAM.

Tonight all funny pictures will be shown at the Dream. Mack Swain in a Triangle Comedy "A Movie Star" will furnish the star attrac- tion. Besides this screaming comedy Syd Chaplin (Charles brother) will furnish more laughs in "Gussle's Jonah Day" These two comedies would make good show, but for the regular Pathe News patrons benefit 8 late Pathe News will also be On the bill.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
WANTED AT ONCE
 FIVE HUNDRED MEN

Let us do your cleaning, press ing and repairing. We'll make your clothes look like new. We do Dry and gasoline cleaning for Ladies and Gentlemen. We do steam clean ing. We make alterations. We guarantee first class workman ship.
 Our prices are reasonable.
 Once a customer, yo'll always be a customer. Drop in and see us, and we'll give you our prices before we do your work. And we appre- ciate your patronage.
 Suits made to oEder.
 NOME TAILORING co. Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
STATE WILL DROP
 ALL OTHER CHARGES

labor organizations all over the world at her acquittal m spite of the sinister capitalist frame uE against her. The cables breathe enthusiasm for the labor movement with which her husband has been so closely identified.
 The verdict unquestionably is ;ci- mensely popular in all wrokiEe class circles where the innocence of all the accused persons, including Bill ings and Tom Mooney is not doubted for a second. It is held that aif are being prosecuted be 'ause Of their labor union activities and tie ring that is backing the public pro- secutor is ample enough evidence in their mind to prove this to be the case All the bitter antagonists of organized labor have been heart and soul working for the conviction Of the indicted men and woman.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

TACOMA, July 26.-Four mills closing down yesterday including
 the old Tacoma mill directed atten-
 tion to the crisis ill the lumber ln- dustry. This morning all the rest eX- cept the St. Paul and Tacoma Lum- Der Co.'S mill, the largest in the Sound, were closed, the employees demanding an increase in wages and the eight hour day. It is admitted that wages are low and the hours
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

cards of the strike breakers. The move took the breath away of the scabs and in the first batch ten were taken o jail as slackers and about fifty others will follow after the inspection is concluded. The same course will be pursued with re- ference to the incoming train loads of strike breakers.
 Thousands of jitneys and private conyeyances now provide ample transportation for the whole city and the entire population without any exception is backing the men solidly. No ears were operated to- day and this is the tenth day of the strike.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
steady gains in both sectors.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26- The administration believes that the government does not consider the Russian situation hopeless. It is lous task but will be able to patch up the crippled war machine. Even ing advices report that the Germans are badly weakening in Galicia against the Russian defenses on the Sereth while substantial gains have been made upon the Rumanian and Carpathian fronts, indicating that the Teutons threw their fullest weight against tine Slays ill Ga
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

PARIS, July 26.-All eyes are now watching the counters which Haig Is delivering at the German line fol- lowing the collapse of the great Ger man attack. The Germans have immense concentrations in the Flanders sector and their retirement today was unexpected in official quarters here.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP, France, July 26.-American and French soldiers are training to- gether here. This is expected to hasten the development of the Am erican troops and have them ready the sooner for active participation in the actual fighting on the west front. The men are anxious to get
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.- Wilson is planning big changes in all committees of the Council for National Defense. Some of these changes are said to be revolutionary and to be due to careful and scienti
 fic observation of the workings of
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
ALL SAW MILLS
 TACOMA ARE CLOSED

ings at American Lake.
 The strikers reply to this, declar- ing that if that is so, all that the employers have to do is to concede the demands of the mill hands with out any delay.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.-- The leaders of prohibition and the government have presented an agreement to have the senate vote on August l on nationwide pro- hibition or dry amendment to the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-It Is announced that Mrs. Rena Mooney having been acquitted of the bomb plot charge the state is now con sidering dropping all the bomb plot
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 36.-- Secretary M'Adoo says that nearly a billion is now needed for war pur- poses. He presented budget which shows war costs of fully five billion.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

purpose.
 It ls taken 10 indicate that the Germans can advance no more in any section while they may not start any movement without loss of ground.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.- The Federal Trade Commission re- comments Congress to pass legisla- tion before it's adjournment to pro- tect the government and the public against unreasonable war profits. They declare that the need of this is overwhelming.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

You can save money on your House, Camp or Dredge Supplies by paying cash at HOLT'S.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

mans continue their advance and are covering now practically all their former positions.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27
MEMBERS MAKE A
 SERIOUS CHARGE

constitution. The agreement provides that three tourths of the senate must ratify such before siN !Clrs have passed.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

the different bodies up to this.
 It is given out that it is expected that these changes will prove to be unsatisfactory to organized labor,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Rooms 50Cs and up. Large Reading Room for
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-27

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-Dis- trict Attorney Fickert declared that he was undecided whether or not they would try Mrs. Mooney on any other indictments, against her, put an nounced that in that event he would endeavor to secure a woman jury. The defense hints that Fickert has not framed it up yet what to do. He said that they would probably try Israel Weinberg immediately.