i . PAGE TWENTY NORWALK HElR AND OTHERS" OBJECT T0 .PROBATING 0F ' EX-GOV. LOUNSBURY’S' WILL Frederick H. Quintard Among Protestants— But Judge Accepts Will and Allows Ob- jectors Ten Days Estate $1,000,000 (Contintied from Page One.) Lake Governor Lounsbury had a summer camp. Echo Camp. and sometime before his death he had made plans for It party to spend the summer there. llr. Rockwell and others “'t'i‘e. included in that imi- tation. and many of them had gone there. after his death. deciding to continue the custom this year as in the past." llr. Rockwell Silent. The camp he said is situated on a point jutting out into the lake. and cannot be reached by road. being isolated in that respect. A boat from the town of llaquette Lake makes stops at the camp landing when sig- nalled for. tinder the provisions of the will, this property will go to the Griffiths as part of the residue of the estate of cit-Governor liounsbury. Dr. Alicc Rockwell, a. niece of the late cx-governor. and a sister of George L. Rockwell of liidgeficld. when reached last. night. by tele- phone in the Adirondacks said that she had been on a. vacation for some time and was our of touch with the situation. but that she had absolutely no statement to make concerning the fact that she was ignored in the will of her uncle or whether or not she would contest the validity of the document. Griffith is Favored. According to the bequests made, the average amount received by Mr. inntsrd and the others will be ““01“. $30.00“. while it is thought Mr. and Mrs. Griffith will realize over $500,000. having been willed over twice the amount of stock .left the other heirs, and in addition , given the entire residue of the es- tale. ltIDGEHELD, Conn, July 24.— (.\l-‘). The will of former (lovernor Phineas t.‘. Lounsbury was admitted to probate by Judge George C. Scott yesterday and as objection to this ac- tion had been offered by counsel for several heirs. an appeal within ten days is possible. ' The hearing upon the probating of the will. which had been twice post- poned. was attended by several of those interested in. the document. The details of the will and the be- quests made under it have already been made public. \Villiam H. Grit. fith of Bridgeport, an ophew. stated that the estate probably will show a value of about $1,000,000. The estate was represented by Da- \id S. Day of Bridgeport while Hom- er S. Cummings, at Stamford. repre- sented Frederick H. Quintard. a ne- phew of Norwaik and others who had objected to the document. being admitted. Among those at the hear- ing were Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, F. H. Quintard. George H. Quintard. George L. Rockwell and daughter. Margaret. llr. Winthrop Rockwell. Reverend \Vilmot 'l‘. Lord of the Methodist church, Harvey P. liisseli. Mr. Sherill, Richard W. Osborn. and others. Mr. George 1’. Ingersoli ap— peared with Mr. Cummings for those who objected to probate of the will. It was shown that Mr. Lounsbury made “ills as follows: November 5. 1904, March 10. 1011. anti :1 codit-il June 11, 1917, June 20. 1918, June 30. 1918 and the will which was be- fore the court made in 1021. Mr. Cnx of Searsdale. N. Y.. \a lawyer, who drew the 1921 will for Mr. Lounsbury and witnessed it said he had known Mr. Lounsbury for years. The will in question was ex- ecuted in Mr. Lounsbury's office in a bank in New York. Mr. Cox was asked a number of questions by Mr. Cummings. especially as to whether he knew why Dr. Alice Rockwell, a nelce. was not mentioned iii the will. she being the only one of re. latives not mentioned. He did not have any information on this point. Mr. Garrison, an assistaftt cashier in the bank. testified to having been called in to witness the will but knew nothing mere about it. Mr. Bissell testified to having wit~ nessed a codicil to it will. He did not know much about this havingmerely been asked by Mr. oulmsbury if he was willing to witness the codicil. Mr. Griffith who also was a wit— ness said that no dissatisfaction had been expressed as to the contents of the will so far as he knew and knew of no reason for objection to the prohating of it. He was of the opin- ion that some of the heirs might de- sire a larger share of the estate it the value of it proved to be greater than appeared. He knew of no in- fluence brought to bear upon Mr. Lounsbury in making the will. Mr. Lounsbury had spoken to him of keeping up the homestead. ll:- thought the entire estate would reach a value of $1,000,000. Pre- viously it had been stated that the estate would exceed $500,000 in val. De. Judge Scott said that there ap. peared no valid reason why the will should not e probated and he ac- cepted the document. Those who ob- ject to this have ten days in which to make an appeal from probate. It was understood that there might be an appeal but the grOund on which this would be taken was not indica- ted. SPECIAL' Complete set of 5 demount. able wheels for Ford Cars. .. $13.95 usual price $20 TIMES SQUARE Am” SUPPLY Co., Inc. Radio 64 North Main St. South Norwalk, 0011‘- in Which to Appeal—— 5 SCHOOL HEAD DlSCUSSES HIS MANY PROBLEMS John Lund Makes Ad- dress a t Kiwanis Luncheon—His Views on Education John build. new superintendent of Norwalk schools spoke to the mem- bers of the. Kiwanis club at the wetkly luncheon yesterday in the Royal James on the problems of the public schools. He. said that the schools of a. city or town were exactly what the tax- payers matlc them and that to condemn them would be equal to condemning the taxpayers. Mr. Lund said:— Not a formal. address. "I hope I am not expected to give a formal address. Having been in Norwalk only three week; it is im- possible to discuss with any finality detailed aspects of tilt local school situation. “it may be of interest if 1 dis- cuss the school problem lit a general way so that we may have a basis for future diseasuion and mutual under- standing. The American public :chool is a unique organization. Tl‘fi't; is noth- ing 'uuite like it anywhere else. it is perhaps Ann-rica's peattst single conttbution to the cause of advanc- ing civilization. We prize it above all else as the bulwark of our lib- erties. We have shown our faith in it through increasingly largo appro- priations to its suppot. When we face the facts we realize that it will become increasingly expensive. "Is it worth it?" \“This being true we have every right to ask ourselves," it is worth it? Is our money being expended wisely? returns in proportion to ex- pcnditures'.” I say we have every right to ask these questions. l'nfor- tunately the tendency is to an- swer them almost before we ask. We so being told front many quarters that something is wrong with the schools. That seems to be the em- phasis nowadays. "I would like to suggest that per- haps this is not the proper emphasis. I believe that when we be- gin toi inquire. "What is right with the public schools?" we will be gratified with the answer. That which is wrong will be evident enough from our exam- ination of that which is right. After all, this seems the proper point of view when we stop to consider in. dividual relationship to the public school. "Our schools are good, bad or in- different depending upon the amount and quality of public support. This is an obvious truism. What, does it mean? It means that you and I. the individuals who make up the com- munity are in the last analysis the ones who determine the kind and quality of school facilities in the community. After all they are our schools for better or for worse. When we condemn them we condemn our- selves. Our Obligations. “Now obviously if this be true and we are charged with this responsi- bility how shall we proceed to dis- charge our obligations? “First of all it seems to me. we must have standards for Judging the efficiency of our schools. “Secondly we must see to it that our representatives on the school board are men and women who first and heart can give to the schools. service that is unselfish and purely in the best interest of the. boys and girls. School board members who are interested in boys and girls will not forget the taxpayers but the chances are they will put the chil- dren first and that is where they belong. “i said we must have standards for the judging of the efficiency of our schools. The story is told of a manufacturer of kid gloves a. mem- ber of the school board. At a meet- ing of the board he pounded the table and demanded of the Super- intendent the same 100 per cent. ef- ficiency which he demanded ahd got in his business. The Superintend- cut replied" there is one fundamen- tal difference between your business and mine, which you overlook, In your business as a manufacturer of kid gloves you can and do choose your own kids. 1n the public schools we can't. It is not recorded that the manufacturere made any answer. The Human Element. “So the first thing to have in mind when evaluating the work of the public schools is the human element-the fact that we are deal- ing in a raw material. highly vari- able in its possibilities. “We cannot properly evaluate the work of the public school unless we understand in the main the objec- tives of public school education. Suppose we review them briefly. "Of the many attempts to define the purpose of education the fol- lowing commends itself as simple and adequate: "We educate a child in order that b (may be prepared to live a noro' mally satisfactory life for himself. and that he may contribute his full share to the progress and better- ment of mankind. Now how do we work. this out in the schools? of all believe in the public schools; and who by education and training: and above all by qualities of mind‘ The following outline~ HEY» . EDDIE *- HURRY ' UP A Wl‘l'H r /,\ .Tl-iA'r lCE' E ' WATER." I BET, You. QDULD FRY AN. 'j’t'oo tut-ism THE REN- no“? WEATHERI A \ i/ ;- w«’ //i , '. l ‘ l. I —/e' ‘ fl Om: or how. Pumas Selma. lea. Gnu Ba i mime." WHEN THE RECEPTION IS CORDIAL Check Passer Gets 6 Months in Jail llllIlJGl‘li’ttlt'i'. July 34.—(AP.) Seymour Wolff of Buffalo. N. Y.. who was shot by a policeman July N, while attempting to escape, was discharged from the Bridgeport Hospital yestprdatv. and was hunte- diately arraigned in the City Court on charges of stealing a typewriter and attempting to pass a worthless check. lie was sentenced to six months in jail. Atter serving this sentence ‘Volt‘f will be turned over to authorities at Schenectady .Al- Lany and Biughamton. New York :INnd Atlantic t‘ity. N. J.. where he is wanted on charges of passing Worthless checks. of our educational creed embodies the objectives of our work from Kindergarten thru High School. Education must: ,‘ "l.——Inciude physical preparation for life, both for health and physi- cal skill. "2.——Provide fundamental .pre- paration that will help each to earn a living. Must. at least. include habits and attitude of mind on which technical training can be based as well as provision of infor- mation concerning economic needs and opportunities. “3.—-Gi\e ii. mastery of funda- mentals of loathing—above all the mastery of communication of thought in spoken and written word. “4.—'l‘raiu in habit of logical thinking. (Information is import- ant. but ways to get information are more important. How to investi- gate—~go to sources. How to think about and weigh facts and come to conclusions. Learning a. great num- ber of facts only to forget them is of no value.) Leisure. Time. "5.——Deveiop power to appreciate and enjoy that which is beautiful and fine—to use one's leisure hap- pily and constructively. 1 growing with economic progress. "6.—-—Develop qualities of initia- tive. originality, imagination and leadership. \ “?.——Above all. build social and moral character, realizing that which is anti-social is immoral. teaching each to do hi part in ca- operative ll_vint:. to be willing to bear the burdens as well as to reap the advantages of family and com- munity life. "What are our school organize. tions doing to meet these objec- tives? ‘ "Subject matter has been and is undergoing careful scrutiny and re- vision. More and more emphasis is being placed upon social and I\~ral values. The individual child is he- lm: studied in accordance with the best scientific methods. We are re- lying less and less upon unsupport- ed personal judgment. Aside from Information concerning the child's past, environment. etc.. we make in- iinpersonal sources ot‘ information. namely "fr-Tho physical examination. “2.-—biental or intelligence tests. “3.—Subject matter or standard- ized tests. "4.-—i~ltudies of habits. character- istics—mental. social and moral. Analysis of Material. "With more and more of such analysis of our material we can more. nearly meet the requirements of the ~ individual child through classification. methods and choice of subject matter. "It must be apparent from all of this. that the problem of school ad- ministration is being tackled in an objective and scientific. manner. Time was when educational prac- tice. was based on opinion. Super- intendent was successful often in terms of how able. he. was In con- vincing others by sheer weight of opinion. Today we look for more substantial evidence before we con- sider needs. The scientific man- agement idea has come into educa- tional administration as into busi- ness. The new viewpoint is illus- trated in our approach to all the Leisure is big problems of school administra- Wall Street TRTISM o HYATT ‘ Norwalk’s Leadingr Dry Goods Store Norwalk, Conn. DRESS GOODS 54 Inch Bordered Crepe Fibre $2.00 Yard 54 Inch Bordered Crepe de Chine $6.00 Yard Canton Crepe (Plain Colors) $3 ... $3.50 Yd- Wool Balbriggan l « 54 Inches Wide * $2.50 Yérd Wool Jersey (Plain Colors)‘ 54 Inches Wide $2.00 Ya“ Crepe de Chine (Plain Colors) $1.85,, $2.00, $2.25, $3.00 Yard EARLY FALL ISSUE Ladies Home Journal Fashion Book on sale, price 10c. Also August Ladies Home Journal Patterns O l C By KNO’I‘T Oldest Woman in ' Port Chester Dies GREENWICH. July 24.—-l\irs. La- vinia Most-mad Lyon. ninety-five, its Coningo road. Port Chester. N. Y., the oldest resident of the city, died at. her home early yesterday morning. Mrs. Lyon. who had llv- ed in Port Chester practically all her life was the daughter of Wil- lard M. Moseman and Lavinia Coe Most-man. who for many years con- ducted the famous DeSota house, a favorite stopping place for travel- lers during the days of stagecoach travel between Boston and New York. Her husband. Dmid M. Lyon. died in 189]. She is survived by two sons. Clarence lv‘., who lived with his mother. and J. Hermoin' Lyon. 57 Lincoln avenue, Green- wich. I Would Pick College Students. (Late Pres. lint-ton of Chicago Univ.) terday by Governor Jackson. At the. He believed that college students should be carefully selected. He de. clared there was no virtue in impos- ing a $10,000 education on a. lO-cent mind. tion. such as teacher-training. sai- ary schedules. program of studies. size of classes. school building plans etc. Each merits more extended treatment' than I can give today. “To come back to my original proposition. if we are to properly discharge our obligations t0' the public school as stockholders in this greatest production organization. we must approach our task with proper standards. with an appreciap tion of the compexity of the prob- lem. the methods used and then we must see to it that our school board representatives are well equipped with the qualities of mind and heart which will insure to the boys and girls the opportunities we wish to provide. "1' have every confidence that the people of Norwalk are disposed to give their schools this kind of sup- port." 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July :4.—(.\l’.) court has refused the appeal of tlf‘f‘l‘ilt‘ Iil' divorce real estate broker with offices in eight men who in June were New York City. according to a fenced to death for the assassins memorandum of decision filed in last November of Sir Lee St Superior Court here yesterday by British commander in chief of The couple Egyptian army. . red from freedom Mrs. Rae lv’rauss, because she poisoned her stepdaugho tcr, were opened yesterday and she was en route to Buffalo. N. Y.. to care for her aged father. F. W. An. Ilerman. Meanwhile. at Crown Point. Mrs. Anna. Cunningham. charged with poisoning a son. is fighting to escape the sanit- fate that befell Mrs. Kraiiss. Mrs. Krnuss was pardoned yes- agt‘. of 25 she was convicted at llartford City of poisoning her 18- year-old stepdaughter Crystal. and was given a life sentence. Jealousy over attentions the fatltér gave the girl was given as a motive. Mrs. Krauss was permitted to slip away from the prison during the night and she started on her Jour- ney East. She was given new cloth- ing and. in her purse. was money she has earned by doing fine needle work while in prison. ‘ THINK BEFORE YOU BUILD To most people a. home means an investment for a. lifetime A misstep is a serious matter. That is why it is worth whil‘ to think before you build. Make sure of the PERMANENG ,. of those things about a. home that grows dear with assoc . tions. However modest the home may be, make it substan tial. ‘Build YOUR home welll THE HATCH & BAILEY CO. The Home of Good Lumber Sheetrock—Oelotex-‘i-Oornell Boards. Mchirs Shingles Guaranteed for 50 Years .4‘ v Something Different: A Sale of tlie Unusual for One Day Only ' SATURDAY, JULY 25TH Seasonable every-day needs of Good Quality 1iIercha_n- disc at Cost and below Cost. Ours is the Loss, yours the Gain. When we gain your confidence and prestige it is worth more to us than mere Money. 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