New Britain herald., 1926-10-13
CHIEF OPPOSED TO
 DRILLS FOR POLICE
Hart Calls Armory Glasses "N0DSenSe and FOOliShneSS"
BOARD BANS BAY WINDOWS
Candidates for Appointment Must Submit Examples of Writing and Expression of Thoughts, Follow ing Discovery of Weaknesses.

Declaring that the practice of having the night patrolmen engage in military drill, which was in vogue prior to his appointment as chief. was "nonserSe and foolish
 ness" and that it was "a shame to their nights work to tramp around
 the state armory, which was very
 often unheated,' Chief w. c. Hart
 of the police department told the commissioners at the meeting last night that he Is entirely opposed
 to resumption of the system. His declaration came as a result
 of Chairman Pajewski's mention of
 the need for physical training in
 the department, and Commissioner
 Chamberlain said his view Of the
 benefit to be derived from calis-
 thenics is that men must indulge
 in this form of training every day
 at approximately the same hour.
 otherwise they might just as well
 refrain from it entirely. Close order
 drill. such as soldiers have, is in-
 tended to develop the faculty for quick response to orders by officers so that the men may know how to act when in combat with the least
 possible delay, In his opinion, per sonal contact with the policemen
 on their beats by the chief from time to time is advantageous from disciplinary standpoint, because the street sergeants, meeting the
 patrolmen night after night, are bound to become SO familiar with them as to have favorites, Cham- berlain said. As a matter of fact, the commissioner said, a talk such as the chief delivered a week ago, when he charged some of the men with inefflciency and delinauency in the performance of their duty Will improve the discipline of the department more certainly than all the drilling they can get.
 Commissioner Bannan remarked that calisthenics, when taken by men because they want to improve their physical condition bring about the desired effect, but it is possible | for men who are forced to exercise, l to lag and bluff their way through | the period and if they take this at titude, they might better not give the | time required. He believes policemen should be in good physical condition, but voluntarily. If they are in dan ger of becoming so stout that they cannot perform their duties efficient ly, the board would be required to act.
 Bay Windows" Taboo.
 Chairman Pajewski favored some sort of physical training for the men.
 They should do something to keep from growing bay windows" he said. In next years budget provision should be made for training them, he thought. Commissioner Chamber ain remarked that there is no dan- ger of the development of bay win lows" if the men cover their beats. The opportunity is there for consid- srable exercise, he believed.
 Commissioner Morton said the 1remen have classes at the the Y. NJ. ,. A. in their off-duty periods. The police department members can do likewise if they wish. Whether the ,ity should pay for membership in such classes or require the men to stand the expense is a question, the commissioners agreed. No action was aken, indicatink that physical train ng will not be compulsory for the present at least
 That applicants for places in the department will be given a strict examination as to heir ability to write legibly and in was shown in Commis- toner Chamberlain's remark that policemen who cannot present re- ports that can be read and under tood have no place in the depart nent. He pointed out that men who annot write also cannot present tes-