New Britain herald., 1922-06-10
THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

be retired on the pension list and giv
 en special duty at the theaters II
 place of the supernumeraries. The
 only argument against that Is one ol
 effectiveness. It would appear that i,
 man is too old or incapacitated tc
 do active duty on the police force ht
 would not be capable of handling this
 side-line police job because the only
 time policeman would be needed al
 n theater would be in some grave em. lergency, If a bad emergency did oc.
 cur, it would need capable man tc
 handle it.
 With the approach of the summer comes the subjects of camps. The
 mind of the New Britainite who
 thinks of his vacation runs all the
 way from fishing and hunting camps
 in the Maine woods to Boy Scout camps, fresh air camps. etc.
 Within a short time the fresh air camp will open at Burlington equip ped and prepared to handle more
 boys and girls than ever. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts, Boys club members and average vacationsts think with long, ing anticipations of cots under can vas. They view the early morning rising, the wash in cold water in the tin -basin or the dip in nearby lake or stream.
 They view the long tramp through the dewy grass in the morning, and the resting under the shady trees dur ing the hot afternoon sun. The cool moonlight evenings. the dog roasts, the marshmallow toasts, the vocal music with only the stars as audi ences, all these things come back Ito those who have been there before.
 The wood oven in the commissary tent. The baked beans. the baked potato, the fried ham and eggs, and whisper 1.-the fresh fish hooked the day before, make the mouth water in anticipation.
 The vision conjures up scenes of good night stories told around the f1ickering campfire, the sparks soaring majestically skyward as fresh logs are rolled onto the flames.
 Every year shows more interest and enthusiasm in camps. Parents of growing boys and girls realize that the camp makes the ideal vacation for many reasons. It is economical. It is in Gods great outdoors It is in the pure, fresh and untanted air. It necessitates a certain amount of physical exercise and as a rule in cludes good. wholesome food.
 Pale. tired and nervous they leave for the summer camp; the boy, the girl, the mother or father. Their duties and pleasures are limited and they must of necessity spend consid- erable time in rest. They awake with the call of the birds and sleep under a canopy of stars. The camp activi- ties bring a healthy luster to their eyes and roses to their cheeks. They swim, fish, hike, chop wood, carry water and return rested, refreshed and better fitted for the battle of life.
 Business men and othersewho have watched the charity board and its su- perintendent during the past year, and who have been close enough in touch with the work of Superintendent ize what he has been up ~~,lnst, will be real pleased to learn that he and his entire staff have been retained.
 The wholesale looping off of heads when the new administration took over the City hall and its various de- partments is regarded in different ways by different people, who desig- nate it all the way from peanut politics to extreme efficiency Those Who know the mayor intimately and who came in contact with his pre- decessor often enough to make a com parison between the two, are satisfied that the Paonessa policy is entirely To those who feel that way, there is no surprise in the re- tention of Cowlishaw.
 The writer has had occasion of times to come in contact with persons who felt they should get more aid from the city and did not know how to get it. It required notn- ing but a telephone message to Mir. the cases always were in vestigated by the superintendent in person and the case handled strictly according to it's individual merits.
 Not only was this done, but the person phoning the message, was for his or her interest in the department and given a complete re- port of the investigation and the dis position of the case. And, that the is not spending money recklessly is shown in today's report, where MT. Cowlishaw has decreased