Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-05

indirectly threu4f, example more often than through preoept.
 The science Of edacation is making steady prcsrsss. The art of education Szins with the sexperience and per- e0uAftta9g ofT every are. The great aimsF of sGucation arc deeper than the changes of our day. 't F The great questions of education will always relate to the influence of personaifty on personality. The teachers' work will always be interesting because she is teaching not grammar and mathematics but pupils, no two of them alike.
 F DducAtion for life?' Yes, but for real life. that 'is more than food" Ed- ncatfon for personality. for character, for ideals and. therefore. for accom- A very :ipteresting feature proved the exhibition of physical training and folk danci1g.. This was under the su- reEyisiSn of Q. P. Lowelltof Poquetan- uck. There first appeared. with their teacher Miss Gertrude Mullen 20 of the members of the grammar and in fermedia:e grades givins their exhibi- ton of physical training and gym nastics, and. this was followed by folk ,danciug by efo scholars of the prima ry depsrtmentz of tho school under the. di- recttons of Mixs Sophie Hoiloweil.s The exhibitions were especially pleasing and 1iberaliy appiauaed
 - The rsaehers' pensiea Bill.
 
 mantle. Normal school spoke interest tngly upon the teachers pension bill before the present session of the state legislature. MT. Burr told of the prog ress made by the bill, that it had been favorabiy reported by the com mittee and by the appropriations com r1ittee. He stated it had not as yet been. voted upon in either branch of the legislature.
 Afterneens Session. fsx-- "A. m excellent concert given by the Academy Musical club under the di- rectioni of the leader. Frederick H. Cranston.
 < A resolution was adopted thanking the speakers. of the day for their in- spring words, the officers and trustees of the Norwich Free Academy for the use of Slater Memorial for the meet ing place. the pupils of the Norwich Public schools, the members of the the Poquetanuck school to the ofacers of the association, and to all others who helped to make the conference a success. @tss T
 Prof. Guys.ac. Smith of the connecti- gut Agricultural College spoke inter sstingly on the food problem which the country faces. In a brief way he out ined the situation emphasizing the 'act that we find it difficult to consider ! serious food problem as we thought
 
 Te have a food problem regardless of he war. he said For the last two ,ears the food production in this country, has been far below normal. world relies mostly on. fell far be- oW and this season we are beginning with small surplus. Cabbages. po- atoes. onions. have al! gone up to iigh prices owing to shortage. I call ,our attention to the fact that we ,Gx va HhA -fme nP I-fy Nf~ ,egardless of the war.
 A Critical Situation. We are face to face with critical dtuation. Our farmers are being i'm luced to cultivate mere acres of land. The. increase of production means to he farmer the need of more seed and nore seed and mora fertilized. all of which have eone up. and labor which | annot be found. We have read in l he newspa pers and magazines all .inds of schemes to solve the problem. | .iie problem of this country at the l nly the army but the army of citizens. | )ur best authorities are telling us hat we are not in this war for one | ear only. but for years and our food | ituation may be more critical a year | ence. Prof. Smith told of the seed l robiein and said probably the labor | robfem Is the most serious to the | arrr1er. z Things have been done to | ry to, solve this problem and plan | as been evolved to use high. school | Abor; but many boys in high school | ave not had much experience and here are only certain things that they | an do." Some of the manufacturers f. the state have agreed to let their len be relieved from their employ to ,orll on farms with the ~'anufacturers taking up the difference in their reg lar wage. This seems to be a great atEiotic move on the part of the man facturcrN. The manufacturers, the anlrers, the merchants and all others rust do their part. There is aonth- r thing that the farmers arc con- derinR: they are asking the journey len for a minimum price for their rops l1uaranteed so, as to warrant gainst loss. The home garden move ient is a striking thing, but we must ot expect too much from the move lent. MT, Hoover. chairman of the ,od commission states that the Unit 1 States must export double the mount exported now In food supplies the allies in order to end the war tthin the next year.
 County Agent F. C. Warner empna zed the need, of every one co-operat- E to help tho cause along. Ev.J: H.. sEEpEh TO