The Press., 1918-07-04
THAT GRADUATION AGAIN. My Last Word on the Subject.
 Felix J. O'Nein.

My Last Word on the Subject.
 Felix J. o'Nen.
 Our public school superintendent
 brought it to my mind that the parent of the Catholic graduates, and tn graduating pupils themselves, shoul,
 bear a part of the responsibility fo the choice of a graduating place He also says he has since learned that, even if the matter had come be. fore the whole Board, the same place would have been chosen.
 This would suggest that the Catholic concerned must have had small knowl edge of the dnetTina and the disoiplin, of their church. both of which they are supposed to have learned in, theil oateohism, and heard explained many times in. the pulpit. :s" :s'-
 I admitted that much to'the. super intendent, in case the report wef, absolutely truth. Afterwards, how ever, learned that all the, parentl had not been consulted, probably by accident, and that the rest wert reluctant to oppose the choice already made, oonditionally, by the school authorities. |. e. .. :. ~ ;..
 Then left the most of tic respon. sibility on the school authorities .at the prime movers. In doing so simply. followed this principle .ot philosophy and Iogio: "The cause of the cause is the cause of the thing caused. -: .....r..., ..... |,
 My written article maTie it'plain as day that in my principle of Americati equality Iinoluded my own church and it's members with all others who-mtRht act illogioally in public school matters. I will hammer inconsistency hereVer I find~it. T will uphold 'Amerioanisin in my pulpit against my own .peWs and others. And I care not who may not love e'me for my fight against uH- Americanism, within or without, my church. -.. .r.. -.
 Again make it plain that my req : sons for protesting were two: Firtt, the principle of equality toward churches, by keeping public school functions out of all, including my own Second, the principle of "tit for tat, - which all nations fight for. including our own in the present war. When the burning of our opera house left our borough without any hall equipped with large stage and good, scenery except the hall owheif by Catholics, and apart from any chuio oh building, the mere possibility that: their children might be obifge tq. accept public school diplomas in a' hall t.'..assoeiated with the:Roma nists'" oausei some parents to ..sHudler.i l. quote the exact words of a f rmer school principal to me, just, as he. quoted the persons who said it to him& And I can give hisrname. if necessary. " But that. hall 'iasSpot q ohnIoii ' It. is even open to travelling shoW com, panies, he answered .. t,n,-:tl,
 "No matter, "'tIrsy protested. "It's near a church, and owned by church, and our children shall never take th6iF public school diplomas from a building"
 foundsno fault with those parents for having taken tliat stand! They were perfectly Amarican and .con- listent in UbjeotiDg to hhll. owned by CathoTfos" But here .ia where they Ihowed themselves inconsisteht; TheySsiI old the principal that .the, only fit place was the MethgdiSt' 1,Sgtigrohi..;1 j Then said to the principals !2Here- is iheir logic. If a building is. pear it. is ,seotarian..A But. if building actually is a sqhuroh it is He laughed and said, Yes, that. is their method of reason: ing. "' But what can we dc. with them when bigotry blinds their eyes to all logic? ?" .,, {. Nothing, II agree1,. "ex- oept,to stseat them all equally, and kick all churches out of all public school functions; including my own"
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 The orouttvills mill is closed this week fer repairs.
 Clifford Joseph Golden was taken to Norwich yesterday morning where he will be confined to the Connecticut State hospital for the insane. He was escorted by Chief of Police Hayes. First Seleotman W. R. Treble made the complaint:
 A large party was invited to the home of William Marsland last satnr- lay where they met Mrs. Kate Little of Springfield who was visiting her sister, Mrs. Julia Dudley. Music was rendered by Mir MArsland Re- were served and the oooa- lion was enjoyed by all.
 Steve Dezso was. fined $7 and costs by Judge Heald in the borough court Friday morning fer selling milk diluted with water. State Inspector Warren visited here last mouth and took four samples of milk from Mir. Dezso. When tested by the state chemist three of the samples were found to contain water. Dezso could not explain how the water got into the milk.
 The following letter was received from Albert Hewett, which was written before he was seriously Vounded in Juna His mother Mrs Carrie Hewett, has received no further information except the first notice: .-.a
 Somewhere in France, June 10, 1918. ..... The Press:
 A few lines from a boy in Unole Sam's s uniform who is we'll. suppose will be a quiet one this Fourth but we are making up for it on the front line Talk about fire, ond r,n;Sa ;r oS,a bonz E., ro