New Britain herald., 1923-05-19
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

that section Of the city within th
 past week, Besides the f0Hmati0n 0
 me improvement association, the Par 'fnts and Teachers association Of th,
 MaRE0e street school drew attsntiol hY Hs decision at the annual maetin,
 lhls week to go on record as faV0rin.
 the erection af q new school in Ina
 area instead of the rebuilding Of th.
 Monroe street school, While ths
 school now iheTe may be large enough
 70 accommodate children in the i'm, mediate neighbaThoOd. fl cannot pro,
 vide suitable space for the entire dis, tFiet, Many children now attending its sessions come from quite dis, tanee and fl is believed that the cree, ton of new building at some point more convenient 10 them would solve the problem,
 Meriden "iay walkers" are beware ing, Jim Landrigan is after 'em, Jim Is chief of police in the Silver City and he has decided that "iay walkers must become extinct,
 Meriden got ont her naint brushes and pots this week and when the residents awoke one morning they discovered that nice straight lines connected the eurhs at orosswalks, The whole city has been treated hy the painters so that q birds eye view of the community would remind one Of that old Scotch plaid shawl grand ma used to wear, if the stripes were white.
 Chief Iandrigan has given patrol men notice to enforce the anti "iay- walking rule by making people cross In the straight and narrow" It is not on record that arrests are 10 he made but campaign Of education is 10 be carried out and tho public is 10 he impressively informed that the lines were not put there to give some painter exercise.
 The lines will also be used to serve notice on thoughtless automobile drivers that they cannot have all the street. all the time. Stopping ma md as the lines tell where the cross walks are there will he no excuse ac- 'epted from careless motorists
 As Meriden is well known as n ,lace where traffic rules are enforced, [ { promises to be warm summer for | jay walkers and .joy riders"
 One interested in things round | bout. cannot fall to be interested in he change of styles. No reference is made 10 the change from long skirts o short and back again to long--or E 1t back again to short again, at this noment? Nor is reference made 10 he preference at present for clinging owns---or should they cling ?--as to the full skirts of years go-or should the skirts be full to- ay? The interest in styles here con- Idered is rather to the manner of dis ussing such things as ideals" standards" home" and Is inspired Y two stanzas coming to the desk. ach touching on the same subject, ne in the modern method and the ther having about it the asm mosphere f the dear, dead days beyond recall -or are they beyond recall and does nyone want to recall them if they re not.
 In order to get the thing over with, nd carefully refraining from com fitting himself In any way as to hich viewpoint he prefers, If he pre- ITS either, the Observer reproduces le stanzas first giving the one which i'll raise smile on the face of the odernist.
 My Home'--a little humble place. .t back among the trees 'here shadows play with sunlight s there floats the gentle breeze ) cool the brow; to calm the heart; } soothe the soul in love- Wy Home''---the nearest place
 know
 , that which waits, above. And then the little stanza which Is idently the product of the modern ind, developed or undeveloped, as u will:
 fy Home"-'twill be a decent place hen they cut down the trees
 that fellow can enjoy le ripping sights he sees
 motors speeding up the pike,
 flappers on their way C 1y Home"-a hang out that's all
 right
 near the Great White Way. |