New Britain herald., 1917-02-10

thati2At is an excellent preventative for small pox. People who would oh ject .strenuously to their Johnnie or Iimmy being vaccinated would rnaks a terrible howl If these same children should come home from school ill with the disease. Then, they would cra that the health boaEd had been lax in it's duty. that it had not taken thA proper precautions and that tho blaine was on it's shoulders. By taking the action 1t did. despite Chairman TaIlard's "1ayman opinion" that vac- cination benefits are merely 8 matter of ."personal opinion" the health board did its duty. It has saved it. self from any possible criticism in case the spreading smallpox epidemic should strike New Britain. s1 Y. @@ ~~& #
 Officer Clarence Iiamphere has now assumed his duties as traffic super visor. imposed on him by the safety toard. Yes. but what does he do. or what Is he supposed to do ...
 We don't kno1. Algy. and as far a. we can learn neither does anyone else except Safety Commissioners Steele and Moran" %;
 
 Some wag has suggested that his dsty is similar to that of an alarm ciock-to keep them awake. Rather rough op the traffic squad.
 Hvidently 1t has not yet occurred to the safety board to organize 8
 niet squad' or battalion of "ca1- or'e cadets In the police department. New Britain's council and commit I tees are at wellbalanced governing oody and members generally know, of 1 what they are talking, but some. times, either through transformation or lack of information a member will make statements that shows how nttle he knows about what he is talk ing. At the salary committee meeting ] Councilman c. J. Dehm valuable m ember of the council, brought out number of important and valuable points in various instances. but he also made several statements that ] were not in accord with fact. Among l other things he said that whether he prosecutes or not the assistant prose- cutor has to come to court every day to see what Is doing and whether Or Tot his services are needed. This statement showed lack of informaton, especially, when upon being ques- toned, the councilman Asaid he was quite sure of what he said. Ob- viously this is not so. The assistant prosecutor does not and Is not ex- pected to go to court except when advised that the regular prosecutor will be absent. MT. Dehm, in speak ing of the salary the position carries. l $460 per year, said! he thought 1t would be hard to get any good man to take the job at that price. There are several young lawyers in this city who would like an opportunity to get this position. Not so much for the financial remuneration, al. though $8,75 per week whether he works or not is not as bad as 1t might be, as for the excellent legal train. ing he would sreceive. Some of the best lawyers have received theft prac
 tical training, in this role. The young lawyer, fresh from college with tht
 book knowledge of law in his head, 1. , I confronted with the best talent. He is- buffeted aboutsby the older barris
 ters, he gets a different perspective he learns to be more keen. to 1oot for technicalities and his knowledge of practical law is enhanced by thest conflicts. It would not be hard tt ! find fitting candidate for the posi-
 ton, MT. Dehm's opinion notwith standing. Contrary to the opinion O.
 many, 1t Is not by the numbers O times that a lawyer appears in '; criminal court that his prestige ol income is to be judged. It is from his civil cases, office practice an6 consultations that his income is de termined. A vast majority of the best and most wealthy lawyers in the country seldom appear in crinlina court By being disbarred from de lending in the police court therefore a young lawyer would not be forfeit ing much of an income. and his pres tige by being the assistant prosecutor would be enhanced.
 The school board now has in it: possession an elaborate and accurate survey of the various schools in ths city. This detailed survey, tabulatee for ready reference, shows just tht condition that each school is in. I shows the relative needs and equip ment of each building. A carefu l perusal of this survey shows there art a good many things that should b' given prompt attention and improve ents made. More forcibly than b, 0 verbal report 1t calls to the at
 tention of the school board the phy sical condition of each school. I would be a good plan for the boarf , to refer this survey to a special com
 mittee to investigate conditions ane then, with a comprehensive idea O what is wanted, supported by a read! reference to the survey, the whol' school board should visit each schoo
 on a tour of inspection. Such a sur vey is so far as is known individua l with New Britain but will be adopted
 elsewhere when it's value Is recog nized.
 Legal opinion upholds Judge Walsl in his contention that the bonus asked