Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05

There is nothing in it that rises to the level of a plan and nothing about it that suggests progress. It is really a series of jumps from one thing to another such as a kangaroo might be epected to make in a quince orchard.
 This writer having visited many schools during the past dozen years and in different parts Of the state. finds that while the teachers would
 not perhaps tell their supervisors so. many of them seem to have very
 clear idea of what the present system
 i5 worth asd what 1t amounts to. Oltt.
 teacher told me recently that she told
 tler supervisor that I7anY parts of Plans for Progress are not ever
 workable. He admitted that to the uninitiated t niEht seem a little blind" -''it has to ha lovingly in terpreted," said he. Did you ever? ! Now these supervisors (wno Jy the way, MT. Editor. have TO more voice i in the management Of the schools than You CT D have 10 go to Hartford or New Haven and have things ''lov- ingly' interpreted to them. Now while they arc assembled. what an opportu- Itity to spread political propaganda all over the state: Thus the Morrison code starts On it's subtle errand and 1 here tEe bean pole comes into the story.
 1 Now here is a curious feature Of 1 the case. After the agents of the state board had approached people 1 from one end of the state to the other | in behalf of the proposed bill; and it's l general DugpOrt was known to the but
 cher. the baker, and the candlestick
 maker; statements appeared in the
 daily papers that MT. Morrison had ! Ct ;E 1 Now it has appeared in printed form I for circulation. Well, let's not be l overly concerned about that They 1 have been putting finn fiams like
 that over on us for more than thirty years.
 Here are some more curious things Take the statutes of the state pertain ing to education. Y ou can get them
 bound in a separate volume. How
 many of these laws, think you, were made in the interest of the children
 and how many in the interest of tho state board? Next ask any man wht
 has represented some town in the leg,
 islature at some time during the pas
 few years how these bills are pu
 over. Especially ask him regarding
 the activities of certain gentlemen il
 the lobby.
 Now witt -!,air powerful ro1itica engine for getting their way in mat , l lors poittlcitl anu MILA such accom- panying fuel and lubricant as may b necessary, they sometimes meet a
 obstacle. For example, they failed t
 get Q, bill passed wishing a brood c school physicians on the children c the state. Undoubtedly there is : strong public sentiment preva ing i ! the state against it. Now does ou state board respect the will of tn l majority? Let us see? Go into an : school house and YOU will find som ! | blue cards on which are printed IiE | Of ailments to which children ar . subject. Ii you ask the teacher wha these are for, >she will tell you ths c she has been instructed by her su : peTvisor to report such cases and tha .i they will be examined. by a physicia | provided by the state board. Thes q cards are certainly in the schools an c more than score of teachers ha1 e told nne recently that their under
 standing of the matter is as I haY Q indicated. Another thing that leat 5 me to believe that the teachers intel r pret their instructions correctly is u = fact that l recently put the thing | l. to representative of the board ar g he did not deny it. What are yt 't growing about now?" said he "Yol ie granddaughter has adenoids, h. '- teacher reports the matter to u
 board, a physician examines her. u l. thing is reported to you. You e 'd l have your own family physician tre of the case if you want to-" "Just St d said I. 'fbut there are whole lot n good citizens of the state busine d and professional men-who belle