f’t Force Parents to
lend Children to.
bite Instead o f
rate Schools
iI- ERTY CURBED
{Against Constitu-
lone] Guarantees ~—
-arochial S c h 0 ol
’ , hr]: 0. Kid * ‘
-INGTON. dune 2. -- The
Oregon. by a decision or the
totes supreme court yester-
lta tight for compulsory at.
at public schools. '
ourt held that the states, in
.. .3 compulsory education laws
:pt require the attendance of
en in public schools. to the ex-
1 11;. of private or praochlai
Oregon compulsory education
f iequlrlng children between the
{of eight to sixteen to attend
‘ schools, therefore, was called
yd. .
.. decision had been awaited
‘unusual interest because of the
or circumstances surrounding
Isltlgation. and because many
states have compulsory educa—
11' awn. '
Oregon law was attacked by
clety of the Sisters of. the Holy
i1 of Jesus and Mary and the
ilttary Academy. Throughout
ontroversy there 'were many
[ya that the statute had been
This islwhst happensTwhen
.THE EVENING GENTINE .
rights guaranteed by the Constitu-
tion may not be abridged by legisle»
11011 which has no ress nsble role.
tion to the acme purpes within the
competency of the state.
“The fundamental theory of lib-
erty upon vithich all governments in
this union repose excludes any 80n-
, erel pewter of the state to standard-
o_ bull- -fighter is' caught oli' his
guard for a moment. t In this instance the toreedor narrowly escaped
being gored to death, when the animal he was just nbput to kill
caught and tossed him over its head m’l‘he extraordinary photo was
made in Madrid.
inspired by the Ku Klux Klan.
‘ Would Hurt Private Schools.
Justice McReynolds. delivering
the opinion for the court, said "the
inevitable practical result of enforc-
ing the Oregon act would be de-
struction of the parochial schools
and other private primary schools.
which are engaged in a kind of un-
dertaking not inherently harmful.
but long regarded as useful and
meritorious."
“Certainly there is nothing in the
present 1'“cco1d to indicate that they
have failed to discharge their obliga-
tions to patrons. students or the
state." the court continued. "And
there are no peculiar circumstances
or present emergencies which de-
mand extraordinary measures rela-
tive to primary education.
"We think it entirely plain that
the not of 1022 unreasonably inter-
fcrcs with the liberty or parents and
guardians to dircct the upbringing
and cduc film of children under
their control
“As often heretofore pointed out
ize its children by forcing them to
accept instruction from public tee.-
chef's only.
“The child is not the mere crea-
tureot tho state; those who nurture
him and direct his destiny have the
right.1coupled with the high duty.
to recognise and prep‘reI him for
additional obligations.”
In education and religious circles
kecner and wide ,‘interest was shown
in the attack upon the constitution-
ality of the Oregon Public school
law than in any other controversy
which reached the Supreme Court 'in
1ccent years.
. The Oregon Law.
Like most States. Oregon has I.
Compulsory meet 'n‘ law.‘ which
requires children to attend school.
and prescribes the course of study.
The right to enforce such regula-
tions has not been seriously ques-
lioned the courts. not in 1923
the vo ers of Oregon, 115. 506 to 108.-
685. went a step further. and enact-
ed a law under which children be-
tween the ages of 8 and 10. with
some exceptions. would. otter Sep-
tember. 1926. be required to attend
“public" schooig.
Opponents c! this step charged
. that the law was dud to the activity
Suits were - '
of the Ku Klux Klan.
promptly brought in the Federal
District Court by the society of the
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus
and Mary. conducting , p'arochisl
schools. and by the Hill Military
Academy. a private school. Enforce-
ment of the law was restrained. and
the state appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Joined in opposition to the new
law eventually were a number or re-
ligious organisations. Jewish as well
as Christian. and many educational
institutions. colleges and universities.
as well as private and parochial
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SOUTH NORWALK ‘
and WESTPORT '
iI
. The non-rip crotch and
v
2 STORES
schools. The broad contention wu‘s
that should States be permitted to
monopolize the education of children
up to the grammra graden the next
step would be the taking over of
education in the higher grades.
Descendant of Old
Conn. Settlers, Dies
.BRIDGEPORT. June 2.—-Miss
Mary L. Fitch. 159 Boston avenue.
died yesterday morning' after a
long illness. Her sister. Miss Eliza-
beth .1. Fitch. with whom she lived
at the family homestead passed
away Just nve'w eeks ago to‘ the day.
'1‘th were both well known tor
Iren- philanthropic
bors throughout their livcs'. *
Miss Fitch was a daughter of
James Fitch. a descendant or on old
Revolutionary rapidly" dating back
to the pioneer settlers ct Connecti-
cut. Her mother was a scion of
the old Plumb family. and she had
lived ot the Plumb home on Boston
avenue her entire life. Miss Mary
and her sister. Miss Elizabeth were
inseparable.\I
.F—Advertise in the Sentinel for
the best results.
and charitable.
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NAMED CLERK OF
SUPERIOR COURT
Succeed, Frederick
Tracy;—-— State’s At-
torneys Appointed
BRIDGEPROT. June 2.-.-Ait0!‘-
ncy Michael John Flanagan, ’357
Beechwood avenue. was promoted to
the clerkship of the Superior court
for. ll‘airfield county ate. rrfeeting of
the Justices of the Supreme court
and Judges of the Superior court of
Connecticut at their annual meeting
in the state library. Hartford. yes-
terday afternoon.
Mr. Flanagan succeeds Frederick
Winchester-Tracey. 1150 Foirtield
Bridgeport Attorney to
uvcnuu. at a. salary of “.600 a year.
‘IMr. Tracey resigned‘beoause of ill
‘heaith and 11 been pensioned by
not ot the G oral Assembly.
' Clerk Flanagan 'was born
Bridgeport on November 5‘.
in
1873.
the son of Christopher and Ann '
llogorson Flanagan. He attended
public and parochial schools in this
city and Eraduatodtrom Yale in
1809. being admitted to the Falrfield ‘
County bar in that year.
Munich to Be Assistant.
Mr. Tracey was chairman of the
Bridgeport Town and City commit-
teo for two years. 1893 to 1894. and
in 1893 was appointed TownClerk
and Registrar of the
Bridgeport. He married on June 2.
189,1, to Pauline Swords Sherman.
Attorney Frank P. Munich will be
Clerk Flanagan's assistant. and At-
torney Harry S. Lyons. now in
charge of the Naturalization oflico
an assistant clerk.
William H. Comley. Jr. was named
to serve his first full term as state“ s
attorney for Fairlieid county at the
meeting of judges yesterday. Arncn
A. Ailing was reappointed state's at-
torney for New Haven county. Tho-
mas E. Noone. Arthur M. Brown and
Ernest A. Inglis r‘emsin as state' s at-
torneys for Tolland. New London
and Middlesex counties respectively.
Town of"
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the complexion ss '1“th .
surely so a so: box of Pollen D's ‘
s little on tonight. It is so to
rated, yet {edge that you‘InI‘ _
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morning; Atoll undiagno-
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Entrance on Main St., Faufield Ava, Cannon St.
Store Open ’.Till 6 O’clock Daily.
Visit our Booths No.
Progress Week
193, 194 and
195.1 the Exposition.
sions of summer.
" ; «'A'n'd their washable
inches 111.111.32.951 yd
Summer, frock's
are youthful.
.. Here are colorful frocks for mooring, fro'clés'
a bit more elaborate for afternoon and charming
frocks of airy chlfi’ons or crepes for evening 'occa-
- I “j flmeddll-d
t
Progress Week
_Visit our Booths' No. 193,194 and f I
195 at the Exposition. ‘
.1" ,
‘ Often the silhouette flares abruptly in the
Way smart this season, with pleating, floating
Ipanels and boufiant ruff les.
Of printed silk, georgette crepe
Crepe Romaine, Faille
{Trimming touches are very effective. Here
a long jabot of lace or ruffled silk cascades 'down
the front of a frock of crepe 'de chine. " '
{fliers a long stole lie falls from the shoulders.
Ruffles pleated or Shirred are set low on the skirt.
There’s a variety 1n the color assortment that
meéts practically every taste. ..
Priced $10.’
One special
to $39.50 "
showing of
silk frocks for $15.
1 Sport dresses with pleated skirt and jumper 1
waist in light pleasing shades of heavy crepe. de
chine. Straight line dresses except for an occa-
.1, slonal flare are made of lovely striped silks that
l are so pOpular . Many of these have cascades
a ‘down the side on pleated rufiling or tailored bands.
in all their appealmg loveliness they have still
stronger appeal when one realizes they may be
had for only $15.
Summer alike are
sparkhng, snappy
qualiies stronglyw ‘depe‘n’dable.
f4 31* ’Broa'dcloths in a fine variety of pretty stripes
33 inches wide are priced $1.75 11111152. yd. ' " ' 1
Lilli “Daibrook” Silks are rich dressy striped ‘c‘repes in
lovely color combinations—they will suggest some ador-
'able sport frocks that will be worn with fine degree of
“comfort in the knowledge that they will wash well, 33
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3" Pure silk crepe 'de 'chin‘e‘ of fine yet staunch weave is
, '40 inches wide and shown in 40 diii‘erent shades. 'A
splendid cloth for dresses, ensembles, linings. tunlcs. or
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Tub alpaca a
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How wonderfully attractive for summeyr dresses ll
this lustrous cloth‘ in the pretty pastel shades! How
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some pretty frock or tunic you can make of it—or if you
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