Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-01
TEACHERS WILL TELL
 OF REGISTRATION DAY
Believed They Will be of Great Help
 in Getting Message Into Homes.

School authorities in every Connecti- cut town and city will receive before
 Friday night copies of bulletins out lining the purposes of Registration Day, next Tuesday, for distribution to all the teachers in their communities
 The Connecticut Council of Defense,
 through its publicity committee, has called upon every teacher in the state
 to assist in the ask of spreading Reg istration Day knowledge. It is believed by the council that the teachers will be of great help in get ting the Registration Day message in to the homes They are asked to de- vote part of next Monday afternoon, preferably the last half hour of the session. to telling their pupils what their big brothers and fathers are call ed upon to do the following day, when all men between the ages of 21 and 31 must register.
 The bulletin sent out by the council of defense to the teachers follows:
 To the Teachers of Connecticut:
 Tuesday, June 5th, has been desig- mated by President Wilson as Regis tration Day for every man in the United States 21 to 31 years of age.
 Those who have charge of the ar engagements for the observance of Registration Day in this state hereby urge the teachers of the state to as sist in the preliminary work for reg isration, by asking you to explain the plan to your pupils Monday, June 4th. especially to those pupils whose
 
 families may be unable to read Eng fish. Please explain the following facts to the children:
 1-June 5th is to be observed as Registration Day throughout the United States.
 2-The hours of Registration are from a. m. to D. m. Please learn the places of registration for your dis trict and give instructions to children as to their location.
 3-The registration includes all male residents whether born in this country or not of whatever race or nationality, who shall have attained their 21st birthday and who shall not have at tained their 31st birthday on or before day set for registration
 4--Ma.ke it very plain that the obli- gation of registration is requirement. of law, as well as a patriotic duty, and that 8 heavy penalty is imposed for failure to register.
 This request is made with the as- surance that you will render the ser vice entailed as an opportunity to do your bit' for your state and country
 Governor Marcus II. Holcomb in formed the Connecticut Council of De- fense at meeting of the Council held at the State Capitol that he would have letters mailed Thursday night to every cIergymen at all their services on Sunday. The letters will outline briefly the legal and moral obligation Of every man between 21 and 31 years OI age to IeS1SteI CIi l uSSdry
 Another Registration Day feature decided upon by the defense council calls for liberal displays of flags at registration places next Tuesday. The council voted that all mayors and first selectmen in the state be urged to fly the American flag from the reg istration places and. in addition, that the flags of our allies be used where ever possible.
 All employers of labor will be asked under another vote of the council. to prepare for the authorities before June 5 lists of all employees of registerable ages who have entered the state since March 31 or who, for any other reason. were not included in the Connecticut military census. These lists are in tended to supplement the lists being prepared by State Librarian George S Goddard from the census records.