New Britain herald., 1919-04-15

-. l., Morrill, Miss Katherine Fitzgerald, Miss Esther Nelson.
 Sergeant Nilsson Returns Home.
 Soreeant Carl Nilsson, son of MT. and >1rs John Nilsson of ForestNille ave- ,,,e arrived at his home Saturday night after one and one-haf years service with the 26th dlElslon m France. Nilsson was a mcnoef or Company D, 1O2d infantry and was with the unit until the time or pelng wounded. He was with the bo}s dur- ing the terrible slaughter aC oelche prey. when his entire company seeAh- cd 10 vanish and later the maJor1ty or them were accounted Tor as kllleu' wounded or prisoners. Ihat WAS tue first onslaught on the Bristol company and they showed themselves men pS standing under terrible odds the at tacks of the Germans. It was at the same battle that Captain GrisWold or New Britain won" honor and renoWh for himself by eluding his capt1Ves and running horizontally through barrage laid down on the Gerhlan trenches by the U. $. artillery It was at that battle that Private Kan doIph stuart was captured. The at tack was opened on the morning or April 21 and Nelson was then in his position as sergeant. The French, on the left of the Americans, gave way and retired to their third line trenches leaving the Americans all alone. Companies l and E of New Brltaln were in the thick of it as were Com panies D. C and l.. The Germans sur rounded them but they still fought and though the ranks were depleted when the battle was over the Germans had been defeated and the spirit of the Connecticut boys shown. Nilsson was wounded and in the hospital for several months recovering. For some time his parents did not. hear from him and feared him dead, but later mail came through from the hospital. It was a great reunion for his family and although the soldier said he nev- CT felt better he showed plainly that he had been through IS months of real war.
 Bill Would Aid Town.
 The people of this town at all inter ested in school matters should be interested in the bill to be presented to the legislature this week regarding state aid to help in paying the sal aries Of school teachers. It is esti- mated that there will be vacancies for 100 teachers in this state when the schools open next fall The Normal schools are turning out only 50 per cent. of the usual number of teachers This is a condition highly unsatisfac- tory and dangerous to communities unless salaries are paid which will be large enough to secure the teachers of best caliber. So many business posi- tions have been opened to young wo-' men and they carry such high wages that young women have accepted them and as a result the teaching profession suffered. Furthermore the profession has been underpaid The teachers, some of them still teaching, in the local school, have taught many of the prominent men in the town who, now that they have their educa- tion, are commanding big salaries. No inducements have been made to get girls for the profession and none have been made to keep those already in the profession. Several of the teach CTS of the local school within the past three years have given up teaching to enter factory offices or take other po- sitions. Something must be done i'm m ediately or the schools will be with out trained teachers
 The bill to be presented to the legislature this week is that the state shall give a proportionate amount to the towns to pay teachers salariesl That is that all towns shall receive. in addition to all other grants now pro- Nided for by the statutes, the sum of St for each child in average attend anCe as determined by attested regis ters Of the schools for the year end ing July 14, 1919, and ending July 14. 1 920, this money to be expended for no other purpose than the payment of teachers wages
 If tho bill is passed this town will 1 not suffer under taxation but will ben eft by the amount of $2.0O0 to help in | paying the salaries of it's teachers 1 The town schools are recognized l LhrougnO the state as among the pest and the people of the town, see 1 ing the benefit of the bill. are asked 1 70 support it as far as possible. It is 1 probable that tho local school author ties will be present when the bill is | discussed and will ask Representative John r. Wade, Jr., to vote in favor of he measure.
 Mrs. George Hart Dead.
 Mrs. George Hart, wife of George Hart, a well known milk dealer, died at her home on Shuttle Meadow ave- 1ue yesterday afternoon. Death was lue to diabetes from which she had suffered for some time. Mrs. Hart vas born in Avon and was ol Years old. The most of her life was spent n this town where she was married ,9 years ago. Her health failed her wo years ago and she went to Cali ornia where she remained year. She returned just a year ago, seem nglv in better health but her condi- ion again became bad and death re- u1tod. Besides her husband she cave. a step daughter Mrs. Frank