Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-18
NEW LONDON'S SCHOOL TEACHERS
While Advance in Wages is Being Sought Change is Made in Supervisors With Retired Ofcial Getting Nearly as Much as in Active Service-WiN New Superintendent Have Free Hand?-Mayor and Police Head Working Together-Judge Colt and the City Court Business

From a short distance it really does
 look. after all, that MT. Jennings will
 be sort of supervisor emeritus, and
 with more influence with the con-
 trolling body than the actual super visor. So after all, the good intention to show appreciation of the long serv- ice of MT. Jennings may result in clashes that may not be beneficial to the school system of New London. The board would have accomplished a cleaner job if they came out in the
 open and simply gave MT. Jennings S1,0O0 year, and let it go at that.
 True the service of MT. Jennings is entitled to substantial recognition,
 but he ought to be freed from all school work, and given that rest he
 has so we'll earned.
 Mayor Ernest E. Rogers, who by virtue of his office as specified in city charter, is eX-officio chief of the po- lice department. He is exercising
 that perogative to the limit, in some instances, ignoring the police com mfttee of his own selection, and to whom he delegated all legal power in
 the management of the police depart 1 ment. He is doing his level best to 1 assist Acting Captain Charles Pinney
 to make good, and thereby receive the permanent appointment. No mayor within the recollection of that oldest inhabitant has taken the kind of in terest in police captain as has the present mayor. He is evidently trying to show that no mistake was made when he succeeded in preventing the promotion of Lieutenant Jeffers. Former mayors have made the life of the policeman hardly worth living, rom captain to supernumerary
 Fault was found with this and with that little matter and threats of dis missal were frequent if the almost l impossible was not accomplished Of course the captain was the bulls eye but the shot penetrated all parts oi the police target. How things have l changed, since Captain Ravens was re- l tired and Lieutenant Jeffers deprived
 of his deserved promotion?
 Acting Captain Pinrev proved him
 self to be an efficient officer from the | day he donned the blue and the brass and has been on the improve for the l past eight years. He accepted the m solicited promotion with bccoming
 nodesty and is filling the bill to the very best Of his ability. He naturally i appreciates what Mayor Rogers did AOi At-1A anu IS HoL SLOW 10 snow the 1 mayor that whatever he does outside l of the ordinary routine will be done | with the advice and consent of the mayor. To that extent like the mayor
 he does not rely solely on the action 1 of the police committee Not Ione
 ago. the mayor sent the acting captain l without the knowledge of the police committee, to receive instructions
 just how to conduct a police depart
 ment from the chief of police of the
 city of Springfield, Mass. At this
 writing, by direction of the mayor, the
 capain is studying the police system l of New York. And all for the bene. 1 it of New London. and with the in.
 tent to make good-the mayor, ant ] the acting captain, too.