Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume], November 17, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

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iWATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1908.
Qw 141th
ANNIVERSARY
is Being Royally Celebrated,
and developments this week will prove it to be the
greatest event in the history of our business.
PAGl
? gives you another list of new, fresh merchandise, the prices of
K which are twenty per cent less than present
- market values.
THE CURRAN DRY GOODS CO.
Latest Fall Millinery.
Exact Reproductions of Hats worn
et New York's most stylish event, the
Annual Horse Show.
Evening and Dress Hats. Ribbons.
Feathers and Buckles.
Allard & Blanchette,
124 South Main Street.
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FASHION'S
MODES AND
FANCIES
Such are our ever changing
displays of stylish, fashiona
ble Millinery.
F. L. MARKS a Co., Inc.
MILLINERS
1C9 Grand 102 Bank.
Successors to A. F. COWIES.
SCOTT'S Cleansers
26 East Main Street.
WITH
CONWAY ART CO.
DYE or CLEANSE
;loves
IjACES
FEATHERS
SOTS
CURTAINS
11R APERIES
CARPETS, ETC.
Free Delivery Telephone.
Yours, truly. SCOTT'S.
The Best
That is the Magee Range.
Full line Heating Stoves.
Tin and Wooden Ware.
Stransky Enameled Ware.
Plumbing, Heating and
Roofing.
The Barlow
Bros. Co.,
61, 63, 65 Grand Street.
WALL PAPER SALE I
50.000 Soils at 4c a Boll.
Celling and Border to match. Hang
lot paper 12c roll. We furnish la
bor and paper for S3 a room. 10 per
cent oS for cash.
Cen. Decorating Co., 80 Abbott.!..
Ct U rlsht a(or.
SPECIAL SALE!
In Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed
Hats at
SPECIAL PRICES
If you are after tremendous as
sortments of Trimmed Hats and Mil
linery Goods at Half the Price as
elsewhere, come down to lower Bank
street as it will pay you to come
down from distances to trade with
the well known, old established
Bargain Millinery
265 Bank Street.
Remember the name as we are not
connected with any other stores by
the same name.
DO IT NOW.
Order Your
THANKSGIVING TURKEY,
CHICKEN, DUCK, GOOSE,
or Little Pig PORK of us,
and you'll get the best that can be
had at hut little higher price than
for the cheap, uncertain kind not
the kind you want for your good
Thanksgiving day dinner.
Seeing and trying is believing.
Don't wait to try. Come here and
see.
ES SPECIAL
One package AUTOCRAT or NOXK
SUCH MINCE MEAT FREE with
each Turkev sale. Please mention
this adv. FRESH DRESSED NA
TIVE POULTRY A SPECIALTY.
DUESLER BROS.
PEOPLE'S MARKET.
Phone 469. 21 Phoenix Ave.
Complete line of fine Enam
eled Ware
Smooth, bright finisu. Heavy double
coated, making them wear much
longer than the ordinary goods. Pricea
very reasonable to Introduce the Una
In the new storo cf
P. H. GARRITY,
342 South Main St
Scientils Flombuur and Sanitai-t
Work
TELEPHONE 10T39-4.
GEO. A. IPHAM, Builder.
also Saw Mifl aad Moulding Mill,
Cor. West Maia aad Mattatack Streets.
If yoa are loosen for Marten,
try the Democrat mt adva for re
aalU; 25 words S Oavye for 35 ceata.
3
'S PINEAPPLE
CHEESE
To cheese buyers it means
the best pineapple cheese, for
the Norton family have made it
so for 200 years.
Extra cream used in the
making, giving a heavy body,
rich flavored cheese. Two
sizes:
40c & 60c
New supply of Edam and
Imperial Cheese as well.
Woodruff Grocery Co.
'Phone 48-1.
At Manufacturers
Prices
Mattresses, Pillows, Coaches, Bra,
and Iron Beds, Rugs, Oil Cloths, etc.
We manufacture all our own mat'
tresses, pillows, etc. We save you
money. Hair and Cotton Mattresses
made over.
Waterbury Bedding Iff Co.
250 East Main Street.
PAINTING and PAPERHANGING
is our old trade we satisfy everyone ia work
and price. We furnish piper, border and
labor complete for $2.50 per room and up.
Make no mistake but come to my place ; tail
or in tame butineta next door. We are not
tailors, but p peril an gem
DAVID OOLDBERO,
2 Abbott Arence. 'Phone 1278 I. Open Ergl
THE OAKVILLE COMPANY
Manufacturers of Wire and Metal Goods.
P. O , Freight aad Express Address. Oak
ville, Conn. Te'ecrapb Address, Water-
bury. Conn
X' V L njn AO
New York Office.
Howard Street
Large Vans for
17-
i uriiiiurK
Moving
PIANOS
moved by Hall's Patent Piano
Mover.
Teaming of All Kinds.
Storage at Reasonable Rates.
Ralph N. Blakeslee
Office 129 Meadow St. -
HICK CUT SHOES AT LOW CUT PRICES
Children'a High Shoes In Calf akin and Kid, Patent Tip, Dull High
Tops, alsea 5 to 8, $1.00: 8M to 11, 11.28; 11 ft to 3, S1.30.
Young Ladle' sizes, 2H to 5,, at $2.00.
Ladles' Wave Top Shoe In all the leather at $2.00.
AT
BERNAT HOLZER'S
199 South Main Street.
Think about fortifying your
windows with our glass and
Sashmakers Putty. Glass for
all purposes. Paint Depart
ment. ,
Apothecaries Hall Company
Women's
TAN
SHOES
For Fall.
We have a fresh, new stock
of stylish tan and wine foot
wearnothing carried over
from last season made by
shoemakers for particular
people correct and up-to-date.
BLACK, TAN AND
BROWN CLOTH TOPS.
$3.50 $4 and $5.
THE-
ARTHUR BRADLEY CO.
52 Bank St.
OUR AIM IS
TO SATISFY PROSPECTIVE
PIANO
PURCHASERS.
We Have Done This for the Past
58 Years
and Our Record Shows How Well
We Have Succeeded.
Can We Do the Same
for You?
,1HE
Driggs & Smith Co.,
112 Bank7 St
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we will hold anything that you se
lect from our large stock of .Dia
monds, Watches and Jewelry. This
is a good way for you to buy your
Christmas presents early and pay
as convenient. See our window full
of Diamonds. Compare our prices. '
DIAMOND BROKER.
M. A. GREEN,
Buckingham BTfl'g. " 200 Bank St.
PLUMBING.
PROMPT ATTENTION OUR MOTTO
Let us furnish an estimate
on your next job. We will
save money for you : : : : :
D. F. McCarthy,
The Plumber,
BOYS CLUB BUILDING,
24 Cottage Place Telephone 1209
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The UN
tor we
- Iffe. bcsTtnade shoes.
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Honett AU Through H" A.rdy"fBen
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.'Aiid the distinction is deserved.
From top to bottom an "EMERSON" SHOE is
honest Every Shoe bearing the EMERSON, stamp
also bears the UNION STAMP, signifying that it
is produced in a union shoo factory.' That means
that every EMERSON Shoe Is well made. They are
all made by the Goodyear Welt process, the best
shoe making method ever known.
We want every man In Waterbury to aee our
new Fall and Winter styles In EMERSON'S.
J. Q. JACKLE & SONS
75 Bank St., Waterbury
Get Your Sleigh
Ready.
ONE COAT OF
.tary's or
Hansom Paint,
colors and varnishes the job at
the same time. We have
it in 10 colors and put
up in quart, pint
and lA pint
cans
NOTHING BETTER MADE
110-116
LIGHT WITH GAS
LIGHT
YVIATH
The United
v
Gas Improvement Co.
Center and Leavenworth Sts.
LIGHT WITH GAS
NEED ANY PICTURES
FRAMED FOR
CHRISTMAS
If so now is the time to order your
frames, our assortment being com
plete, and we're not so rushed Sto we
will be later on. .
The Curtis Art Co.
135 BANK STREET.
AT AST'S FOB THE HOLIDAYS.
There is one thing that is always
acceptable as a present and that is a
Photograph. Don't put It ol long
er. WE FRAME PICTURES.
.Have your engraved stationery
and calling cards made up at once.
Adl's Art Store and Photograph Studio
54-56 Bank Street
GAS
M&m? stands
Pifealadlabor and.
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THROUfiM
II
SUBURBAN SCU001S
Board ol Education Takes Action
to Improve Then.
As the Democrat stated yesterday
the board of education last evening
did take the initial step toward em
bracing the 'suburban school dis
tricts in Its jurisdiction by voting to
amend the city charter, to bring
about further consolidation. At th
meeting of the board held two weeks
ago It was voted to have superin
tendent of Schools Tinker make a
report on the condition of the su
burban school and the changes that
have taken place In the corps of
(eachera during the past few years.
Following is Mr Tinker's report:
To the Board of Education:
Gentlemen In accordance with
f h a vnlfl tt iinni" lmatt th thj. an.
perlntendent make a report showing
iue conaiuons mac eneci me teacn
ing In the district schools, I would
submit the folowlng:
At the outset It should be stated
that during the past five or six years
the districts have expended over
$125,000 In building new Bchool
houses and in remoleding some of
the better buildings, so that at the
present time I doubt if there are
any district school buildings in the
state that are in any better condi
tion than those of Waterbury. Also
that these schools have been as ful
ly supplied as the city schools with
textbooks, school appliances and sup
plies. That in addition as far as
noKRlbla thn work in rimwine. music
and cooking has been extended to
these schools. All of vlilc.i Is ad
mirable and effective as far as it
roan, hut. nf fur trrpntar imnnrtance
than a well built and well equipped
scnooinouse, ana or moaern text
books, and Riinnllps Is tha trained
teacher. . In this report as requested
by your vote I shall confine myself
to the presentation of the conditions
which surround the teachers in the
districts at the present time.
(1) Qualifications Under the
rules of the board no teachers can
be appointed in the city schools ex
cept those who are high school grad
uates and have spent two years in
speclaj training for the work of
tpnohar! In tha districts no such
rule holds good, the minimum re
quirement being that or tne siaie
law the statutary certificate, which
may be obtained by passing an ex
amination given by the state board
of education. In taking this exam
ination It Is not necessary, and many
are not, to be graduated ' from a
high school. In 1902, 29 per cent
of the district teachers were Normal
graduates, in 1908 the per cent had
risen to 44 per cent, showing a gain
of 15 per cent; in the city during
the same period, the per cent of
Normal graduates had risen from 10
per cent in 1902 to 54 per cent in
1908, showing a gain of 44 per cent.
During this time In the districts
more than half or 66 per cent of the
teachers appointed' since 1901 and
engaged at present have not been
normal graduates, while in the city
all of the teachers appointed dur
ing the same period have been Nor
mal graduates. If the same regula
tion in force in the city had been
in effect in the districts during the
past eight years and the vacancies
as they occurred had been filled with
specially trained teachers, the num
ber of Normal graduates in the dis
tricts to-day would be 90 per cent of
the ' present teaching force, instead
of 44 per cent. - The table given be
low, shows that as far as the secur
ing' qualified teachers is concerned,
the city schools are steadily drawing
away from the district schools. No
sensible reason can be given for hav
ing a lower standard for teachers in
the suburban schools.
Districts
Grade Normal Per
Teachers Graduates Cent
1902 31 .9 -29
1908 47 21 ' -44
City A
1902 169 ' 18 . .10
1908 223 121 .' ' .54
Increase in number of Normal
graduates in districts 15 per cent; in
the city 44 per cent.
Teachers not Normal graduates
appointed since 1901. 56 per cent
in districts; none in city. v '
2. Salaries--The average salary
for the district teachers for 1902
was $405 which has risen in 1908
to $466 and as compared with the
average salary of the city teacher in
the grades for 1908, which is $597,
shows a difference of $131- in favor
of the city teacher. In considering
the average salary of the district
teacher it Bhould be borne in mind
that the average salary in six out of
ten of the" districts is only $415 per
year and that it is the salaries of
three of the districts in particular
that bring this average up, to even
$466. In most of the district schools
the conditions under which the
teacher must labor are exactly the
same as those that exist in the city
schools and in the remaining schools
on account of the distance of the lo
cation of the building from the trol
ley, on account of the large number
of grades in a room and the irregu
larity of attendance the burdens of
the teacher are much heavier than
those of the city teacher and should
receive compensation accordingly.
As a rule It is Impossible to secure
Normal graduates for these schools
at the present salaries, and if a dis
trict is fortunate enough to secure
such qualified teachers, it is Impos
sible to keep them for a.ny length of
time.
J. Changes
Number of Jv'ew
rooms Teachers
1902 28 11
1903 , ' 28 7
1904 31 10
1905 33 6
1906- 38 19
1907 40 14
1908 42 .19
The above tables show that on the
average for the past seven years,
fully 1-3 of the district teachers have
been changed every year, more
changes taking place in these schools
than in the city schools, which have
numbered more than five times as
many rooms. For example, in 1908,
19 out of 42 teachers were changed
in the districts; 14 out of 223 were
changed In the city. I find that
three 4 room buildings during a per
iod of three years, changed 9 teach
er out of -12; three other 4 room
schools changed 11 teachera out of
12 in a single year. The question
might be asked what baa caused
this constant shifting of teachers.
FIREMEN JOSTLED
New Aula Track Skidded lit a
Thrown Ont.
While turning from West Maia
into Leavenworth atreet last evening
shortly before 13 o'clock the new
auto truck of the fire department
skidded and the rear end crashed
Into the curbing near the Colonial
Trust building. Although the fire
men were considerably Jostled and a
COUDle of them thrown nut. nona of
them wag hurt, although the auto
was at first thought to be badly In- '
jureo, 11 win oe .ready ror service
again perhaps before the day Is over.
It Is now in Towle'a garage being re
paired. The car was returning from
a call of box 15 at the corner of Wal
nut and Hlah streets. It came
through the center at a fair rate of
speed but no faster than It generally
travels when returning from a call.
It was closely followed by the chief
machine.
The Leavenworth corner. Is known
as one of the most dangerous in the
city for autos and many accidents,
though not of a serious nature, have
occurred there. "Eddie" Madden was
at the wheel of the truck and evi
dently took the corner all right, but
the machine did considerable skid
ding, for the rear part , went bang
against the curb. The machine turn,
ed partly over.
The chief's car was about to make
the turn when Chauffeur Grace saw
there was something wrong and Im
mediately brought his car to a halt. ,
The rear axle of the truck was badly
bent and the rear wheel on the right ;
looked as though it had been through
the war.' The hand rail was alQ
smashed, but in a short time the fire-,
men had bolstered, up the machine
and Madden drove the car to tha
garage. Upon looking over the dam- -age
it was not nearly as bad as it
seemed at first.
A mechanician started to work on
the machine this morning in the
garage and George Towle of the firm
of E. H. Towle Co, said that a ma
chine was in Bridgeport ready to
speed to this city with whatever ma
terial was needed for the repairing.
He stated that the machine would
probably be ready for service by to
night. The machine was away off
last night even before the accident
happened. On the way to the sup-'
posed fire it stopped in front of tha
City hall (it seems to have a liking
to halt at this point) and going up
Cherry street It ran 4nto a bad .spot
In the road .losing a couple of ex
tinguishers in the jar that followed.
The loss was not noted until the ma
chine stopped. The auto also took a
rest f.or wind while going up Walnut
street. . ;
A supply wagon for the depart
ment is stationed at the Leavenworth
street house while the auto is be
ing fixed. .- .
and the low salary schedule in effect'
in the districts would be in most
cases the proper answer but not in
all. The general foeling of uncer
tainty among the district teachers as
to their tenure as well as the 1ow!
salary, has made them feel loath to
remain any longer than was abso
lutely necessary.. It has happened
in a large number of instances that
the change in the office of commit-
tceraan has resulted in a partial and
in some cases a complete change in.
the corps of teachers, even though
their work as observed by the super
visory force has been perfectly sat
isfactory, and In some Instances the
best that has been observed In that'
district for some years. No teacher
even though well paid can do her
best work, when she feels that at
any moment she Is likely to be dis
missed or not re-engaged for rea
sons that would not meet with the
approval of the general public- I
have known teachers in the districts
who were being paid as good salar
ies, as is paid in the city, to resign
and go elsewhere because they felt
that the uncertainty in regard to
their positions was undurable. -A
teacher who performs her work In
a satisfactory manner to the board
of education ought to feel secure
her place, but this is not true in
many of the district schools, and
where such conditions exist teachers
leave as soon as opportunity affords.
Of the forty-seven teachers at the
present engaged in the district
schools, only Jive were teaching in
the districts in. 1901 at which time
there were 28 rooms.
Under existing conditions about as
much has been done for the district
schools as can be done. No general
uplift Is possible " except under a
standard of higher qualifications,
better salaries, and greater security
of position for the teachers. I be
lieve that these . schools can keep
pace with the city schools only un
der the following conditions: 1st, by
engaging as teachers to fill future
vacancies,! only those who are gradu
ates of a high of similar school and
of a state normal school, le. the
same standard as the city hag had
for ten years, (this would not effect
any teachers engaged at present);
2nd. by the payment of salaries
equal to those paid in the city for
similar services, and In the case of
a few schools remote from the trol
ley, a salary somewhat greater than
that paid In the city; 3rd, by making
these properly qualified and proper-"
ly paid teachers feel that they can
hold their positions as long as their
work is satisfactory."-
This report was not only accepted
and filed but on motion by Commis
sioner Monagan this vote was pass
ed: ;
That the committee on teachers
bring in a rule for adoption by this
board defining the qualifications nf
teachers in the district schools."
And on top of that Commissioner
Chapman moved - the following:
"Voted, that Commissioners Rclley
and Monagan prepare such remedial
legislation as is, or may be neces
sary to bring all the schools of the
city of Waterbury to an uniform de
gree of scholarship and have the
same ready for presentation to h
coming session of the general as
sembly of the state of Connecticut."
This motion was unanimously pass
ed, f
The resignation of Miss Margaret.
F. Stevens and the appointment of
Mlse Margaret L. Corr were an
nounced. The bills ' and -. payrolls
were thea approved and the boar.1
adjourned. Commissioner McDonald
presided and ther were present
C'oniratss1oura Rrlley, Monagan and
Chapman.