The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-12
SCHOOL HOUSES MAY NOT BE USED FOR
 PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Board of Education Surprised at List of
 Teachers Resigned to Marry.

The plan of having the school rooms i1 each district of the city used for primaries and caueuses, as suggested by Alfred E. Veness, superintendent of the Union Typewriter Co.,, and back ed by petitions from eight churches of the city, did not meet with the approv- al of the members of the Board of Ed ucation, at their meeting last evening. At the last regular meeting of the Board this petition was read and committee was sent out on it. The committee reported that the schools should be used for school purposes only. The Board sustained the report, there being only one dissenting voice, that of Col Elmer H. Ravens, who said "These petitions seem to indicate houses for these purposes and l think we should submit" It was the opin- ion of MT. Veness and the various members of the churches who signed the petitions that the use of the schools would improve politics. The commit tees report was the same as the decision made by the board several years, ago. that the school be used for school purposes only The report was signed by Supt Deane, and HOW ard s. Challenger. It was explained that Richard Murphy, the other mem Der of the committee had not signed the report but approved of the recom- mendation. The petitions to accept the report were from the Emanuel Baptist, Summerfield M: D., First tional, First Baptist, Kings Highway Congregational, Newfield M. E., Olivet CongregationaI and First M. E. Churches, all endorsing the project and asking that the petition be grant ed.
 C...;-a;o,,or CI,oIIonUer called the attention of the Board to the congest- | ed conditions existing at present in some of the schools of the city and suggested the advisability of appoint | ing a committee to look up a site for ! a new school house which would be a necessity for the future. The board adopted the measure.
 The committee on schools recom- mended the selection of the fo!low1ns teachers and they were declared elect Louise Greninger, Hattie M. Murphy, Elizabeth Osborne, Helen Upton ana Julia Keating at salary of $450; Ida M Lovegrove and Ella $. London al | s475. Alice S. Nichols at $500 and Nel- | lie Stevens for the high school at $ooo | The members were much surprised to read the number who had left as Supt | Deane had remarked because of mat | rimony and sickness since the last
 school election: Misses Kate Carfoll Clara .Sherrard, En1u l.. WHSoli, Doiio
 Barnes, Eva Wilson. Nellie Mott and
 Roberta Neville. The following i5s shsset were
 Misses Esther Clafford, Helen Pratt
 Eliza Dargan and Grace McGrail.
 The following is the calendar for the
 school year: Sept. IA, opening of
 schools; oct. 12, columbus Day; Oct
 P, state teachers convention; NOV NOV 25, Thanksgiving day; Dec. 22 close for Christmas recess; Jan. 3, schools
 reopen; Feb. 4, first semester ends
 Feb. 9, Washington's birthday; Marcf 25. schools close for spring recess
 April 4, schools reopen; May 6 or lS teachers county convention; June 29 schools close for summer vacation
 Sept. F, teachers meeting; Sept. Is
 schools reopen.
 The report of Supt. Deane showed
 monthly enrolment of 13,472 or 63-
 more than last year. Three new teach
 CTS were required for the high schoo and seven for the graded schools, mak ing the teaching corps consist of BPS
 The finance committee approved bill:
 amounting to $14,S3s.10, teachers sal
 aries 21,125.33 and janitors' salaries S1 46S. 20