New Britain herald., 1928-11-14
BOY BADLY beaten
BY ; ASSAILANTS
Alfred Schultz, 10, Assault
Victim for Second Time
RED CROSS DRIVE OPENS
". A. Bailey Expected to nc Direct
or-Four Motorists Appear In
Court-Hundreds Attend Night
School Sessions

AS Alfred Schultz. IL, of Mountain
View. was walking from his home to
the Linden street school last evening
about $50 o'clock, three other and
larger boys sprang from bushes
along the road and ASA ulted him.
injuring him painfully. Two teeth
were knocked out and his mouth
was SO badly cut. inside and out.
that he was unable to tell any de-
tails of the assault.
This was the second time within
three weeks that young Schultz had
been attacked. but on the previous
occasion he escaped more lightly.
The reason for the assaults has not
been learned by the authorities, but
Constable George Schubert is con-
Quoting an investigation.
1 Alfred. at the time he was am
pushed. was on his way to attend the
Fight session at his school. He was
attended by DR.. George +. Cook.
| Red Cross Drive Starts
| The annual Red Cross drive OPEN
ed here this morning, when First
Selectman James Simpson purchased
the first 1929 membership in Plain
Vile from W. 4. Bailey 1t was said
today that Mr.. Bailey would prob
ably be the actual director of the To-
cal drive. Chairman John Z. Lamb,
who has taken active charge of all
Red Cross campaigns here since the
days of the World War. is now find
ing himself unable to give the neces-
sary time to his duties and plans to
retire from his position before an
other year.
Mr.. Lamb will retain the nominal
Craftsmanship of the local branch
during the present campaign. but he
said today that he would seek to Sc
So AeNea 'IN 10 seo!AIes sul elna
the active director of the drive. Mr.
Railey assisted Chairman Lamb in
this work last year and made a good
start this morning by securing the
first selectman's membership.
Details of the drive have not YET
been announced. In past years il
has been conducted largely by mail
although booths have been cstab.
lished in the Plainville Trust Co.
post office and other centers or
, certain days.
, Night Sessions OF Schools
Between 500 and 200 parents ant
friends of the pupils in the loca
graded schools were present las
, night at evening sessions of the
Broad street and Linden stree,
schools as American Education
week was observed with classes
open to the public.
More than $50 adults attende !
the session at the Broad stree,
school. The. pupils had been dis
missed at 1890 o'clock in the after
noon and assembled again at :
o'clock. Admission was by ticket for
visitors. All classrooms and halls
were completely filled by the WISH
tors. who came to observe the work
done by the cases.
Regular school work was car
ried on for an hour, giving par.
ents an opportunity 10 observe
the teaching methods of the pres
ent-day schools and the work that
their children are doing. In the
first and second grades the present
method of teaching reading was
thoroughly demonstrated and inter.
ested the visitors very much. The
project work carried out according
to the seasons-Indian life and way
of living. the Pilgrims and Puritans
and their customs in comparison
with our present mode of living
proved interesting.
In the middle and upper grades
some excellent demonstrations were
given in reading. social science
,arithmetic and penmanship. with
specimens of good work exhibited.
In one room the meat packing in
dustry was illustrated with stereop-
ticon slides furnished by a packing
company. In another room pupils