Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
PRINCIPAL TRACY RESIGNS.
The Matter OF Increased School Rooms
Discussed Mt n Ioint Meeting.

The Matter OF Increased School Rooms
Discussed at a Joint Meeting.
Chairman j. A. Mulcahy presided at the
Joint meeting of the board of education
and the district committee last night.
Captain Wolff reported that the committee
appointed to secure increased school ac-
commodations had nothing to recommend.
Mr. Wolf said that the Moriarty building
on East Main street were the only available
places they had been able to find, still the
committee did not feel justified in recon-
mending either place as a suitable site.
At the MoriartY building 81 500 year
was asked, including heating and janitors
services. A large outlay would be neces.
sary to partition off the rooms, build black
boards. erect outside stairwaYs and put in
closets. There would be plenty of play
ground and the light and ventilation are
good. The ceilings are rather low. At the
old library building there would be no
playground, the light and ventilation are
not OF the best, stairways and closets would
have to be put in, partitions torn down.
more heat provided. the rental would be
about 81, 200 and a janitor would have to
be provided by the district.
Mr. Plat thought that the rooms could
be secured in the Plat block at the
corner of East Main and Phoenix
avenue. He also thought it was
possible that the Waterbury savings
bank would be willing to sell the Hillside
avenue school property for $4,000 or
SIS 900. The entire building could be
remOdelled for school purposes at an ex-
penditure of about 81 900. and the interest
on the SIS, COO or $4,000 would be less
than the rental asked at the other places
mentioned.
After considerable discussion as to the
need of taking immediate steps to secure
more school accommodation not only at
the high school building but at other
places in the district it was voted that a
committee of two from each board, with
Superintendent Crosby. be appointed to
formulate plan to relieve the pressure at
the high school and report at future
meeting. ChairmanJ. A. Mulcahy and Mr.
Platt of the board of education and Chair
committee were appointed. The sub-com-
mitteA was instructed to examine the Plat
block and report at joint meeting to be
held tomorrow night.
Superintendent Crosby read the follow
ing communications:
Waterbury, March %, 1895.
NJ. S. Crosby, superintendent of schools:
Please tender to the board of education,
orally, my resignation of the office of prin-
cipal of the high school; the resignation to
take effect on June 80. 1895. My formal
resignation will be sent later.
Yours truly.
GEORGE II. TRACY,
Principal Waterbury High School,
The resignation was accepted. Tracy is
closing his third year as principal of the
! high school, coming TO Waterbury from
Bristol where he had occupied a similar
position in that city. His plans for the
future has not yet been announced.
Members of the board of education made
tour of the different buildings this
morning. In reference to the Platt block
one of the members of the district CON-
mlttee said the place was out of the ques-
ton. 1t is surrounded by four or live
saloons and he did not think 1t would be
prudent to take the children into build
ing where they would be brought
face to face with saloon
no matter which way they might turn. II
| some place cannot be secured at safe
| distance from their influence he thought
1t the duty of the district to erect a suit.
able building at once.
Another man who takes a deep interest
in school matters thought the proper
course to pursue was to build an addition
to the high school. This would not b.
crowdlug too many children into a small
| space" he said, 1T would be simply max
ing room for those that are there. The %
is large enough, but the building is made
quate for the number of pupils in attend
ance."