Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
PUTNAM

The announcement Friday of the appointment of Hon. Charles L. Tor rey by Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb to be member of the state board of education was recieved in this city with widespread satisfac- ton. The appointment is for four years and is made in connection with the practically complete reoreani- zation of the state board. The ap- pointment came to Attorney Torrey as a surprise.
 Instinctively student and pos sessed of highly developed mentality Attorney Torrey will be q decided asset to the state board of education and the educational system of Con- necticut will benefit by his presence | on the board.
 A classical student and graduate of Yale in 1SS7 Attorney Torrey 1 throughout his career has kept ii7 | close touch with educational matters | He is. and has bfeen for years, secre- 1 tary of the Putnam town school com mittee. and to him must be accred- 1 tied much of the honor for develop | ing Putnam's splendid school system | to it's high standard of today. Aside from his profession, no subject oc- cupies more of his attention thar l education. and he is always in inti- mate touch with the, affairs. of tho school system here, and a close oo- server of what is being done in the l public schools throughout the state 1 Many progressive innovations thai have been incorporated into the Put nam school system during tho pas few years owe their inauguration 1 inf and advice,
 i The graduation of pupils who are l physically, as well as mentally fit, i: one of his greatest ambitions, for, ht l points out, a child may be brilfian mentally and yet not be a great as set to society unless tho child laa: l that physical perfection that vii permit of it's doing in the world thu full share for which it has been prepared in the schools. l. Rich in culture and experience deeply absorbed in tc work that ht will be called upon to do in his new 1 position, Attorney Torrey will reflec credit on his homo city and upoI the county he represents.
 1 Attorney Torrey is Sne of the fore most. members of the Windham coun l ty bar d former representative of tn 1 town of Putnam in the genral as senbly, corporation counsel of tn 1 city and has discharged many pubh l duties of importance with such skill and with such satisfactory results a i to command for himself the undivid l cd confidence of all who know him. 1 "Webster seems to be the dunpI.a l ground for cattle and swine slaugnc 1 cred in border towns of Connecticut, | Dr. Joseph N Roy of Webster i quoted as saying ill an article tha appeared F'rida! morning in tn l Webster correspondence of a Wor cester paper. Massachusetts law are very direct and explicit as | 1 how meat sold in that state shall b inspected and stamped, and Webste health authorities seem to be arous I ed over the discovery that larg quantities of meats from cattle an l swine killed in Woodstock am
 Thompson find their way over til
 border and onto the tables of Vel l Ster and Dudley consumers.
 Dr. George L. Drury, veterenaria
 of the Massachusetts stato board {
 health has Neen over in Woodstoe
 making an inspection of slaughtt
 houses through which many of Il
 carcasses sold in Webster pass ar
 will make 8 report on his tindin;
 to the board he represents.
 It is understood that the town
 Woodstock appoints inspectors
 meats and that carcasses made rea6
 for shipment across the border in
 Massachusetts from the town
 Woodstock are stamped as inspectt
 and passed, but the system that
 used does not seem to be satisfactol
 to some of the neighboring states 0
 ficials who are obligated to sec tn the Bay States meat laws are full
 compiled with by all dealers.
 Under the Massachusetts laws
 is compulsory for the inspector
 be present at the time animals a
 being slaughtered. If the inspect
 fails to do this he can
 brought before the courts and pros l cuted. The Wehstcr men hold tn
 Connecticut towns allow an inspect
 to buy q COW, slaughter, inspe,
 stamp and sell the carcass al
 Webster officials want to know if
 inspector would be apt to conden
 his own cattle, and lose 75 or mo
 dollars
 During the coming week Webst
 authorities will make a gcnral su vey of the conditions that exist pc
 taining to the inspection of mea
 due for shipment to Massachuset
 in the towns of Woodstock al