Putnam patriot., 1927-02-18

Nothing more important has happen ed al this session of the legislature than the address of Highway Com missioner John A. Macdonald this week Go the Farmer Association, made up of members of the senate and house, who are particularly interestea in agriculture The address was on the work of Commissioner Macdon- aids department It bristled with frank criticisms based on practical l experience and on an intelligent un- derstanding of the highway needs of the state. By q mere coincidence q statement from Governor Trumb9ll appeared in q publication printed out side the state on the same subject and t was easy to see from the com missioner's address and the statement of the chief executive that there was perfect harmony between the t~0. The commissioner made f clear from the figures which he quoted that il more comprehensive policy of nigh WaV improvement must be ad 'sd if Connecticut is t0 maintain its leading place among the states nf ths Union in highway development. thH Re.et
 nor recommended a bond issue af oyer S50.0o0. 000 to be bread over 4 number sf years to enable he commissioner to put into ctfset ais policy of road improvement. fai- miss toner Macdonald did nos atte apt t9 teIl the general assembly what 50 do. 1t Was up to tho legisa.urs to define Che policy and his iu y % carry
 t out. He made # clear that he would not engage iu lobhyng t9 con
 .nfc fhe legislators to pnvlde the means of putting into eifeet hiz pro eressive ideas He reminded the gem eral assembly that Connecticut was 2 gioHeer among the states in the worE of road construction He built 200 miles Of road last year and fl he had had Che money he could nave con -trq, fed one tb tnsand miles The valar hound maead4 raaHIs have cost tha= =stHfe S2s. .000 00g He laid par tfrHlar stress on fhe necessity Of de- grla, ing the trunk inc system and tae importance of constructing con ifef.np links. H reminded the legis- l#t5r= that be Vus moi opposlng hlils l-azara them but tlat=ue was merely stafInr facTs. The policy of Com a5#- iauer Naeden Id if carried out, womb hr .n a particular manner. q
 l#HH tu the eHall towns ef the ; -fa5r nd would aP he means oi az- #r5#zEa9 HeIr deray Tn accGmpli h. #8He fHH i suhtf ud seft fce NaHal ha #H.H. IsHaA 6ha a4f iHe si1te. am missioner Nacdanald'F address hes the stlt1s of ztate paper
 Governors Appointments
 , Governor TfambulI has now mads 4 number oG appointments to mpori #sHt commissions. and iu the names , which he has sent mt fhs zeaate hz han uat shown a disposition to mahe zgh.Hpt- thete Nss aH Idle ramot for some uml that h. would make q ekaapa m Ha ineumbcres e the post# tion of insurance consmisslnutr ana . lhai Co.8u HoWufd ! huuhanl would be superseded The rumof WIS mere street Ros tEG no one Wh1 W.i= % H ItaU'tn De author t4hVck mfati=, ed gave T l0e saghs- tst ctVdrHee Tk5 c"t,fgts reu'= purtmeul and is prompt coEiirma- ton by the senate are taken ls Vin- dication of his course iH the recent ; insurance troubles ia this city. The governor would mol have reappoht9d him fl there was anything in the man ner. in which he handled the situation. that was reprehensible There k mote or less interest in what the governor will do in regard to the filling Of positions on the tuberculosis soiamis- sion There Is d vacancy caused by the resignation uf Wallace S. Allls ot i. Norwich and the term of Arthur K. kimball. af Waterbury expires in July There is more or less talk to the effect that che statute creattHe the commission will be amended but 'it would be imprudent to infer Com the governors delay that he will make a change in the personnel Of Che com. mission other than that which is in
 volyed in the appointment of sue cessor to Mir Aliis Whe has resigned. .Iff Mir. kimball is succeeded on the commission it will be because he does not care 10 continue on it. At the
 essiou of 1928 there was considerable talk Co the effect that Governor Fem fpletnn contemplated Che appointment of a successor to Dr Stephen J. Ma- her. Che notably efficient chairman nt the commission. The governors sup posed intention was a matter of lobby gossip for some time and the leaders of the legislature took steps Co frus- tratc it The plan was to deprive the leovtrnof of the power of appointment and Co continue nr Maher iH the posi- ton. Happily the carrying out of the plan was made unnecessary by tke reappoiutment of Dr Maher hy Gov eruor Templeton.
 \ Depressing Rural Outlook
 The figures for Che school cnumera- tion grant, predicated on the euume , tstion of children of school ages, s If Inst September. do uot make pleasant reading for those who take an interest in the prosperity of the rural towns ia Che state They iudi. cate that these towns continue Co de- ? cline in spite of all that has been done by Che state Co encourage their growth in population and to improve 2 iheir material resources. The schools have been improved to such an ex- tent that the city child has no advant- age over the country boy or girl in schooling It is the aim of the state board of education Go make 1t possible for every rural school in the state to | be efficiently taught hy trained tea- ehers, and at the present time quite ---------------
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