The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-22

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 pr. Charles Edward A. Winslow, professor of public health at Yale University, one of the principal speakers at the banquet last night, charged that public housing and long term planning have been made s'a football of vested interests" and the recent report of the National Resources Planning Board was Q s.masterly document. The action of Congress in rejecting the report was characterized as a national 9gegedy.
 Highlights of the convention Tuesday also included the election of Clarence w. Wiley of Milford as president of the society, succeeding Leslie G. Sumner of West Hartford sn that oface. Among other speak CTS on the opening day program was Dr. Albert N. Jorgenson, president of the University of Connecticut, who foresaw a shortage of educa- tional facilities in Connecticut after the war.
 Dr. Winslow is president of the Housing Authority in New Haven, an editor of several scientific jour- nals and @ recognized authority on English literature, bacteriology and engineering. He was given certif1- cate of honorary membership in the society, at the banquet.
 Fefends Federal Housing
 lARA 1~A housing by the government as prim- arily for persons of low income. He contended that the government s,goes in where the field of private capital stops" and that this type of public housing cannot be handled by private enterurise because there would be no profit"
 s"Those who are in this drive against public housing apparently believe that because a janitor makes 5000 a year sweeping floors now he will do so after the war;" Dr. Wins low said. T would rather believe in Santa Claus. He is equally plausible end more picturesque"
 The Yale professor explained that long range planning must take into account many economic factors, as well as geographic considerations. This planning that requires 8 study of social and economic condi- tions has been made special tar- get by several radio commentators and columnists and many politt- clans, Dr. Winslow said. He de- cIared their attacks were very "ef- fective" and that "by subtle at- tempts to arouse emotions they are trying to foster hatred between labor and industry, labor and government and so on" .
 He told some ''people who deplore Al1e lack of religion in this country" not to concern themselves because there was religion.
 'srhe mystical belief of many Americans in policy of lalssez- faire' seems to me to be the most touching example of blind re- ligious faith" he said. .oo The speaker suggested that !UO nersons be sent out to build a bridge each choosing his own building ma kerials, each "a rugged lno1yioGa!- fst." By implication, Rr. WnsIoW likened the chaotic results Of sucn q procedure to that of unplanned privately -owned housing.
 He said he believed that tour plo- neers in the wilderness were not such rugged invidiualists that they would not have used path had they found one there. Long term planning is just "pathflnding'," he declared.
 Dr. JOrgensen Speaks
 At the afternoon session pr. Jor- Hensen discussed the postwar needs for educational facilities.
 '.AlI of the educational institu- tions in this state, private and pub- lie combined, will not be enough tc take care of the educational de- mands after the war;" he said.
 Maintaining that of the 48 states in this country Connecticut ranks forty-seventh in the proportionate number of "home state" boys and girls that are educated in its home state" colleges, "and this in spite of about ninth in wealth." Dr. Jorgen- sen said that even prior to the war we were unable to meet the demand for educating youth alone" He questioned how Connecticut, insti- tutions could meet these same de- inands after the war and at the same time offer facilities to 100000 or more veterans, many of whom interrupted their education to go into the armed forces.
 ''The very least we must do," said the University of Connecticut presi- dent, ais to provide the facilities to enable these men to continue their schooling"
 Other officers of the society were elected as follows: first vice-presi- dent, Henry W. Buck of Wethers- field; second vice-president F. Wal den Wright of Hamden; and direc- tors, John F. Willis of Hartford Howard R. Manning of Andover Theodore w. Jones of Hamden and Herbert o. Elton of Fairfield.
 Exercises were held honoring two charter members of the organiza- ton, William B. Palmer of Stratford and Colonel Frederick w. LaForge of New London.
 Also speaking at the meeting Tuesday were Charles Edward Downe, acting city plan engineer oi New Haven, Leon E. Tutle, city engineer of Stamford, and Seth Gerson Hess, director and chief en- gineer of the Interstate Sanitation Commission, New York City.