Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-27
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND
 SUPERVISORS APPOINTED.
Miss Mary E. Rogers for Music and Miss Mary G. Henderson for Draw ins-Principals Elmer, Bushnell and Tarbox Retained.

There was a meeting of the town school committee in the office of Gran dall and Kelly at o'clock Friday morning and the session lasted until noon. Those present were Chairman Henry A. Tirrell, Secretary Thomas J. Kelly, H. M. Lerou, Dr. P. J. Cassidy Shepard B. Palmer, Charles O. Mur- phy and Superintendent Edward J. Graham. Various bills were approved and estimates for repairs on the Town street school were considered Last fall the cellar of the school was filled with water for three weeks necessi- tating the closing of the school for that length of time. The cellar is much lower than the water level here and this has been a source of much trouble. It is planned to raise the building three feet and add an out side staircase, so that the pupils of the upper rooms can pass upstairs without disturbing the lower rooms There will also be some grading of the school grounds.
 The Wauwecus hill and Plain hill schools if was decided to discontinue and the Scotland road school may also be abolished. It is thought that the Town street school cannot accom- modate these pupils on account of lack of room
 Considering the matter of principa Is, it was decided to dismiss Principals Bertram F. DOdd of the Falls, Edward R. Case of Long Society. Frederick I. Working of Wequonnock and R. G. Sherman of Occum.
 Irwin c. Elmer will be transferred from the Bridge district school to the l West Town street school; Frederic K E. Bushnell to the Yantic school, and William G. Tarbox to the Town street school
 It was voted to engage Miss Mary E 1 Rogers as supervisor of music at a cal ary of $1.000. Originally there had ] been three other applicants for the i place-Frederick w. Lester. Prof. J ] Herbert George and Hugh Kinder-but i these withdrew, as the compensation 1 it is understood, was not sufficient il i their opinion for the work that was tC 1 be done. Miss Rogers is well prepar. ] ed to conduct the work in satisfac ! tory manner. She is a singer of mer- ! it, and has sung in the choirs of the | Greeneville Congregational and Trinity i Episcopal churches, and has for sev-
 eral years been chorister at the Uni 1 VerSaliSt church. She received instruc- tion in voice culture and placing fol
 eight years with Mrs. E. R. e. Sleigh, then took courses under Professor Straub of Detroit, George Green o1 Hartford, Charles D. Gallup of thi,
 city and Mrs. Haseall of Boston Sht
 took two courses in school work at tn, New Engyand Conservatory of Music Boston, the first summer course undel
 MT. Mclaughlin, head of the depart ment of music in the Boston publi' schools; the second, course of musi'
 during the winter months under MT
 Sole, supervisor of music in th'
 schools of Brooiliae, Mass.
 In the winter of ls1o-11 Miss Roger
 took 6. special course at Radcliffe col lege, Cambridge. Mass. Miss Roger
 first taught muHie in Greeneyilie pub,
 lie schools for two years ind sine
 then she has been the music teache
 in tho WequonnocK school, Taftville
 A supervisor of drawing, Miss Mar.
 c. Henderson wss selected, and sh
 will be assisted in her work by Nils Isabella Stevenson and Mss Mahsl s