The Newtown bee., 1895-05-31
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 TOWN TOPICS.
THE SCHOOL PRoBlEM.i

TOWN s E C, N TOPICS: P.'! fSAAa9@'t o.i- ~ 5!s1 creams '11lasdeT THE SCHOOL PRoBLEM.i ,go , 9ti5 ao'z i''ii' 'l.'2 2. ''.''-'s baSagaoosi
 As4 re seeks6tiDATIoN. AK PAPER REAL I .yab BEFORE 4a0HgATUoK CHANGE, | 4st.tfI.3 .,J A.Joas iTU.J..!Saa2
 I The general statutes provide that
 t"Each town siialf have power to form Eunite, -afterland dissolve school districts ] andparts of.school. districts within it's
 limius." And sthst.a...W hen any districts
 shall consolidated, the new district
 shaall, 9Np ely all the pf9PsTts s of the several
 alsGricts. .sidi nEat This is consolidation of schools under the present. ystem of district manage
 ment., Consolidation, of school districts I under town management is another lmatter't to be discussed by others. am simply to consider the ,consolid idation of schools under Ethe distrietI ystem ' in tNewtewn!0 ,.fn -!i oi sh .o- bgs 4ayoI fo We have 2ts districts I ni. which there are 20 schools having, 2a teachers. Head of Meadow od district enumerating but -tweapapits has no school. poo aEsHEfrze tasIshi Fl districts ought tSn be consoii' dated into. RnoE .at most 15-7 The North Center, Middle, South Center and Head Of Meadow should have but one school |.house with two. .deipsrtme Theiargsst
 number of, pupils registered in 0 these,
 schools Ilastsyeara was s77s making one. | good! school for two teaehers,a1 ~ .O SSJ'Gray's Plafnnb. and, Hait yay River dis [trictss with an average .attendance''ef 2a last yeapy could we'll be united with VaGi. vantage to aIf eoneerned,' Lake George and Land,s End, Middle Gate and Toddy sHlla HopeWell and its nearest. neighbor andiso of alt the esmalfsehoe with the Eexaet Ieeatfons of which am not famill
 for, should be united in some way. The law provides that, schools when too
 small .toJ be economically maintained
 alone may be. .temporarilys joined or per manently consolidated, T and that the of children, ( when neces- sary, shall be paid for out of the school sgTsG3 9sI Ho4ssitALE !I'a--7 az s2 . l.iieutrSs bla yCgEG YgHE JIS"
 | The little town. of Enfield tn.t this state l reduced the lnumberIef it's schools ofrom
 9s toyF and after paying s1 ,tf5 for the Tfansp portation of scholars, made net gain! of S644 a2 nfor 1.-the dyear. In our
 own ' town ; for example, the Middle
 school cost last year t2sii;a 4t22si the North
 Center s425 and the South Center s2DQ LBeing atotal of Sl05Q for the three dis, ltricts.s d If the GHead1ofg Meadow should
 be opened gain that t9i would require St least 5000 more maakt.i mmaakt.ing 2 total of sl25t
 for the four separate dschools. These l four sehoolsSwhen Consolidated into one
 could be run for ls9e9 ;or.iess, leaving l sss50 for the, Transportation of children
 if they need it, for school Supplies and
 and public Improvements. aS1l" inl a, fs But the economy of it is not. the mos
 important sideration:. iG.The schools bmapbesmade more efficient by a better T teaching service and byVincreased inter festoin attendance and by longer terms o.
 schooling and ilby,l greater enthusiasm
 and interest, which depend in measure
 upon the number of pupils which go tt ff school! A >stnaii school cannot pay thu 7 wages ofa trained and competent teacher las D fule.S Soii A very small school lacks thu l stimulus of number and variety of .wori (which make it of interestt to both teaehe !d and papiEaJA small school means T small appropriation; and to secure
 suitable teaeheEthe,t term of service mus
 be cut to the shortest period which tn
 Jaw spermits;y t apd besides that the in
 equality ef se expense for each pupil i
 great and sa unjust. lHopeWeHq sdistric
 with its six pupils in average attendance
 and appropriation of s200, costs for eael f pupil s3s g per year Sandy Hook dis dis
 trict, with. th.ansayerage.of S9s costs S125O [ or sl5.Ra for each pupil per year: -IN"'
 What NewtoWn needs IS town manage ment of schools, on strict business lpsin : eiples byga .nonpartisan committee, ewh ] shalk establish "a. high school and 1 1seoufse efistudy leading a1aps to it; wit q ffufss and Iegliat ieass < foTI5lan grade
 lsof, work and zthe aseryices of skilie
 Jsuperintenaents ss FHefe nisn nothpg.l S iA poor and so costfy as poor schools Tn ffIpaaabiie schools of ewt0Wn are not wha 1theyI pghtstQ lheIas everybody know J and thera is listle hope that they1Y iH9 D B ebgfeatiy Improved under the preseptsd dis trhr ssstsm: Il in as town mar
 agement mighb bee !opder sourlpreser d social and pnlittafstatusp our only hop l EHesI If1 that ,aifeetionG.n The 'districr syl !. tenn has oatliyed its se asetplnessS and Wi z soon becomesR Shing of the spasfs+ o. : Wright. S1i1oaso
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 4uiaia wsaNoFEs FROM ST RUsE's91
 , E1sy sAoot u alI&g 10 5Go3 asS.& sgG .ETad aid aaI7eVoo YEWsa woG q 91a
 sIus yARQREss. lR1y REQ RABHER SMITH. ,lFo Anafmpfessise service was held at9 . Rosess on Sanaay1 snighs ayhen 2 hrt dd sa1assspf youpgJtadieSwer rseeiveds i4
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