Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-10-26
COUNTY ENTITLED TO
ANOTHER JUDGE


70 personal eoneen rs II William A.
King n Hiiiimant5c. who for two ses-
ian has been the leader 81 the house.
was not 50 close - the age limit, be
might Be the colleague q his towns
man. Judge Human. on the bench.
IS hen Mr. King was the leader q the
house as the session u 1901 q new
5udgeahip was created and e was -
nected bF ali The members Of the
F house. and b. the senator's too, that be
would b. appointed b. the governor
- the judgeship But Governor Geo.
r. Mclean. who was then chief execa-
tive. saw an improperly in appointing
% a judgeship q member % the gen
eral assembly which created IL. The
governor vas not criticised for his
view. bat everyone felt that his sense
II pronrlety deprived tHe bench 1f
nan who was prominently qualified
for IT, Il is well known that States
Attorney Charles r Seagls = Themp-
son would have been appointed - me
bench years ago II h. had shown a de-
sire Tor the appointment. His att
tude has been similar 70 that - Mar
Gus II. Holeomh, who always prefer
rcd the practice u Law b the ADM
izfrafi8n II il Before the late = uss-as
William $. Case was appointed - the
bench there was strong movement
iH Hartford county for the appoint
ment Of Governor Holeomh The
movement was stopped b Governor
Halc0mb himself. who urged the ap=
poinfment Of Judge Case on Governor
Mclean. ard impressed on the COVER
nor thaf be- M Hole8mb1 was not
candidate for the position. Il is true.
however. that after serving in the Of
fee u attorney general he accepted
an appointment 20 the bench from
Governor Lilleg.
President Remsen p. Ogilby II Trim
its College mas taken stand iu rela=
fi0n o. the intellectual requirements
for entering college which Is heartily
approved in Hartford. He j. opposed
20 the lowering Of the standard d ma
circulation ard he does not think that
commercial courses les nigh schools
are, necessarily. an adequate prepar-
alton for college Some people seem
81 lose sight uf the fact that the pur=
pose # a college Is - educate in the
braadest meaning Of the word. and
that IT, diploma. II il il - have ans
value az all must be guarantee that
the person on whom IL rs conferred is
educated 4 commercial course Is not
education It IS too restricted In its
scope - = that This IS nos saying
that q commercial course has net H.
place. 1t has, and a distinguished
place. tsa. # has it, place Of useful
ness and. perhaps. u supreme useful
ness. but 1t should not be- accepted Is
substitute for the intellectual equip
ment necessary for admittance e. col
IeQe. particularly "a college like Trim
ily. with rs fne record for ripe seh0l-
4rsbiB. and Ahich Is old enough 10
have is traditions that are revered By
il alumni aud admired by Hartford
Under the presidency Of Mr. 0Rilby.
Trinity Il living uH IA these tfadi-
lions. ard improving on them The
r. ideHts u Hartford look on Trinity
"a s local Institution. and they de NO
view with favor any proposition that
would dstfaef from 4 standinE The
intellectual equipment AZ matrieula-
ton Is me foundation foH the college
course. and If it IS deficient ~ VIII b.
difficult for thu student a. make up for
the deficiency during his college years
fhe remarkable growth # the de
pRrtmeuts of tho state government.
that are housed In the capitol has
forced On public attention the ueces-
sity % providing better accnmmoda-
ton for them This has revived the
question If erecting an office building
But that cannot be considered for some
time yet. such a building would in
xolFc am expenditure of several mil
hou 6f dollars. perhaps FIVE millions
The condition of the states finances
makes such an undertaking out of the
question. and the best that can be- done
Is e. make temporary arrangement for
increasing the accommodation AZ the
capitol ~ adding "a the auxiliary
buiidines across the way south Of the
capitol There are things much more
needful than an increase iH Office ac=
Communications Talking about the
needs az the state attention should be
rniirti 10 tine pressing necessity Of pro
viding more room at the institution for
the weak minded at Mansfield, Of
which Or La Moure is the snperin-
tendent. The doctor has long wait
fug lis, and a reduction in the number
81 names on that list should become
the settled policy Of the state That
Is q work of humanity, and works of
humanity have always the first call
ON the sympathies of the people of the
state. The state is doing a noble work
under the widows pension law, but il
could dc better IL the rate Of allow
anee was increased
Some time since there was a per
sistent rumor that Dr. Meredith. the
state commissioner Of education might
return Ia the state af New Jersey "a
tak1 charge Of tine department IF edu.
cation Of that state Tho only thing
true about that rumor was that New
JERSEY would welcome him back and
was prepared to tempt him % return
hy AN allurinE olTer Dir Meredith
preferred % remain in Connecticut. II
Is the hope If everyone who takes an
interest I'm the development 81 educa
tom that his preference viii be per
maneui Il would be nothing short 81
misfortune "a Connecticut if Or
Meredith should leave his work here
The notable, net % say the remark
able. Improvement in education IN
2 Connecticut, under the administration
~ pr Meredith. Is felt in every public
school If the state The educators