New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28


tended TO import an expert architect
TO analyze the school building situ-
alton here, the first question which
popped into mind was who will foot
the billg" II Is doubtful whether the
committees can secure the services OF
an architect OF reputation unless he 10
paid "a fee commensurate with his i'm
portance in the architectural world.
Imported experts are OF doubtful
value. They have been brought to
! New British on other occasions and
| their conclusions are never fnals be-
cause they have no authority and
usually recommend changes which arc
expensive.
New Britain has architects who
should be competent TO pass on any
questions which arise. Several OF them
are regularly employed ny other cities
In the state TO prepare plans for
school buildings, and the result Of
their knowledge can be found as we'll
In the modern structures which now
house New Britain school children.
Why go to New York for advice when
| II can be secured at home?
The manner in which the school
survey committee proceeded to hire
the New York expert throws cloud
on the project at the beginning. He
was to be engaged secretly. Only q
few, the select of the inner circle,
were to know of his coming. The
public was not to be taken into their
confidence and the whole affair was TO
be mystery Had it not been for
the perspicacity of newspapermen, the
people would still be In the dark. Now
that the secret is out. no doubt the
claim will be made that 1t was no
secret at all. Then, why all the
pussyfooting?
A person who is not an architect a
member of the school committee or
the school survey committee, came
hesitatingly up to the Observer just
1 before press time and inquired II
there was any space left in the COL
yum. Upon being informed that there
was always space for observations
that were worth while, the person re-
marked that he did not know wheth-
err his observations were worth
while" or not, but that they had TAX
en- a long while" to reduce to writ
ing. AS an encouragement to youth
full effort merely, his observations
are here reproduced, with the nope
that Rudyard Kipling or 1sh K. Bib
bIe will not take offense or be con-
sumed with jealousy.
The problem of
Our schools, they say,
Is now all Strengthened out;
They'll never have
To ask again
Whats all this fuss about
We sent away;
We got man
Whose wisdom was proiouhd'
THE way to build
Your schools" says he
"Is-all upon the ground
"Just get
"A mile-square plot
Says he, And build
story high;
"The acreage, though large"
Saws he, "Of course
Don't signify.
This solves
THE problems
"Of the schools;
whatever else you GO,
Don't build the schools
Two stories high
ITO spoil the pleasant view
Down in Meriden. pollucal GOSSIP
seems to center on the possipillty tha,
lanes ]. (Jimmy) Fitzpatrick WI
receive the republican nomination. ~
mayor when the time arrives :.
choose a. candidate. Mr.. Fitzpatrich
i. well known in New Britain Where
h;s smile has won a large circle OF
friends. ,.,.
According to Jimmy he knows
nothing about the boom to put mn
In the mayors chair. But the tam
persists and his chances are Welgheo
whereyer a group discusses politica
fairs in the "Silver City
Among the factors to be considered
when man wants to be eiecleu -
Meriden is the so-cailed PURIFY
league" What will the purity
league" do about it? is frequent!
sked when a political boom u
; launched. 1t seems that the league
vii, not oppose Mr. Fitzpatricks can
didacy. II he decided to run for tnt
nomination, because, as the Merioei
Record" explains 1t, he was chosef
member of the republican stat'
central committee following the de
feat of the "Old Guard" at the pri
: maries last fall" Continuing, tn
r "Recorda saws. AT the time of thi
e selection it was the common belle
that Mr.. Fitzpatrick was being groom
ed for bigger things, particularly a
T he has strength In certain quarter
v where other leaders of the presen
0 republican power are not strong.
If Jimmy" Fitzpatrick's New Brit
ain friends had a voice in the matter
t he would not only be nominated 10
e mayor but elected by wide margin
In his address at the consccratlol
= of st, Marks Episcopal church wed
J." nesday, Rt. Rev. Charles f. Wood
d. cock of Kentucky scored a tellin
. roint when he said that the frs
work of the church Is to save sous
not to arrange social programs. 10
!. many people have forgotten this rae
I and look upon the house OF worshl
which they attend as a place for SO
cial recreation. By doing so, the
place upon their clergyman a burde
/! which il was never intended he shoul
. assume.
n The modern minister discovers
e soon after taking over church, ina
he is expected TO be not only tn
$, guide to salvation but combinano