The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-23


 rear, at an expense not to exceed s15,- 900, and that the selectmen be author ized to borrow on the credit of the town the sum named. MT. Beardsley added that if four new rooms were pro- vided it would cost some S150 each for the furniture.
 Charles Todd was opposed to the resolution and said he thought it a poor practice to bring in so many children from the rural districts to the
 Judge Curtis asked how many schol- are are now brought in from other sec tions of the town, and desired to know where there is the largest increase. He asked if the building of a two room school in the Bear Swamp district, and another room in the Rollister Heights district would not accommodate the children. MT. Beardsley thought this would make too many rooms with too many teachers, and that such action would crowd the upper grades.
 Samuel w. Beardslee disagreed with the proposition presented by Fred S. Beardsley, and said we cannot afford to pay the cost. He thought that for the present year there is room enough for all the children in town. The in crease in children requires about one new room each year. lit costs from six to seven hundred dollars to bring the rural children to the center of the town He said we have got to build another 8 room school house at Hollis
 
 pills as high as the 9th grade. He would also be in favor of a two room school in the Buck Swamp district.
 Carlos Blakeman of the School Board said the plan for building outside structures would not relieve the situa- tion. What are we going to do with our 7th grade? We have 90 children in that grade He was in favor of MT. Beardsley's plan. He had been on the board for 10 years and had given the matter much attention.
 Hon Stiles Judson then took the floor, and discussed in a tentative way, principally in the form of suggestion the question of education as a who.>- He would analyze the present scho,,r policy and bring to bear upon it some crystallized sentiment from divergent views. He felt th4t he hadn't sufh- cient light to vote intelligently on the proposition as presented by MT. Bearcsley. He desired to see a com Inittee of representative citizens meet with the School Board and have pub lie hearings at which the parents could whole matter. We need definite data on which to vote. He had in mind whether we are attempting to do too much in the matter of education. We are all in favor of providing a substan- ltial education for all the children of Stratford. Many think the public bur- den caused by sending children to high school should cease. Some years W high school which gave satisfaction. Now we have a four year course and few take it. AS an illustration, but five girls will graduate this year from the High school. Let, us consider whether we desire to continue four years course. Some object to some of the 1uxuries of education introduced into the High school. Art and music our citizens. Are we not proposing a larger burden than the citizens can bear. All education is for the purpose of preserving the safety and welfare of the state. These questions are ripe for discussion now. We are face to face with a condition. MT. Judson said we are discussing the question now as a public burden; there is a midway, a reasonable course. He proposed that a joint committee be formed of five port in two weeks a definite plan.
 Rev. C. IS. Bullock seconded the mo- tion, and said he feared the time when there would be no high school in town. He thought the few who wish to go to a high school could be sent to Bridge port. MT. Beardsley remarked that in two months the board had got to pro vide for children clamoring for school. We have got to have school houses. On motion the proposition made by the board to expend $15.000 for new high school house was laid on the table, and MT. Judson's resolution for a joint COHlIllClSc JO puDIlC HedTluSS WAS adopted. The chair named the follow ing representative citizens on the com mittee: Stiles Judson,s D. c. Wood, Charles D. Stagg, Howard Curtis and Thomas McCullan. It was agreed that public hearings shall be held, and a report made in two weeks when there will be another town meeting.
 A pretty and we'll attended lawn fete was held yesterday evening at the house of Mrs. Rogerson on North Main street. The lawn was beautifully dec orated with lanterns, flags and stream CTS, while numerous small tables were placed under the trees, and old fash tened homemade shortcake was served with other things good to eat Be- sides the towns people present, inc1ud- ing Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Farrar, there was a delegation from Bridgeport and Fairfield, including Mrs. Cora Halter, Mrs. Agnes Paddock, Mrs. May Will Hams, Mrs. Laura Eckley, Mrs Bettian Wildman and Mrs. Cora Judd.
 Yesterday the remains of MT. Ken ney, of Ithaca, N. Y., were brought tc town and inferred in Union cerne- tery. lie was the son-in-law of Mrs. Louisa Wells, of East Broadway, at whose home the funeral was held About a year ago Mrs. Kenney died. and the husband came to town with the remains. He was not far from 60 years of age and very affable man, much beloved by all who knew him.
 As the Bridgeport. group of Metho- dist ministers is having an outing at EaSton, Rev. A. V. R. Abbott of this town has joined them. There were lit erary and musical exercises at the Jesse Lee chapel and both dinner and supper was given to the clergy.
 Next Sunday, at the Bethany Mis- sion. Rev. Dr. John F. Henderson of British East Africa, where Roosevelt is killing lions and catching all sorts of wild animals, will preach at the Bethany Mission. If he will tell the people about the wild life in that sec tion of Gods earth, and how the na- tives take to Christianity, his address will prove to be very interesting.
 Our postmaster has a letter for MT. Tamosk iWrubbwisk.
 Joseph Hines has gone back to Sche- nectady after attending his sisters wedding.
 Miss Alice Lowell, who came on to