The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN
 CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOLS
With Smaller Enrolment Another Teacher is Added to the Faculty
 of the High School.
STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer>

1 Stratford, Sept. 6-The schools open
 ed ed for the fall term with many dren found strange faces to greet them when they took their seats for 1 the first time on Tuesday. The en-
 rollment of the high school is less this
 year than last, but the school board
 has authorized the employment of an
 other teacher who is regarded as prin- cipal of the high school. At the ! meeting of the town school committee, i which was held on Monday evening, a
 legal holiday, by the way, F. E. | Kutcher was employed by the board
 at a salary Of s1, 200 per year. The nomination was made by Supt. W. B. Kelsey and President W. B. Coggs- well declared Butcher appointed with
 out the formality of a vote. At this meeting besides the president there were present Secretary F. F. Blake man and Conn1itteemen Samuel were not consulted in the matter and were merely spectators in the per
 formance. The high school now has five teachers, one more than has ever
 been employed for this work The
 addition of MT. kuteher to the faculty
 increases the expense of the high ever been before, with a smaller en- ro1lment.
 When Prof. Kelsey was installed as
 superintendent of the schools of the
 himself take. charge of some of the
 classes. At the present time he has
 no classes Last year he taught
 some of the classes in the high school,
 but announces that he will not take
 charge of any in the future as he has
 so much other work to- do-. Miss
 as principal of the Center grade
 school, acts as assistant to Prof. Kel- sey and teaches the children elocu-
 ton and drills them for the little plays which are given at Intervals to raise money for the piano fund. She has no class room and all question CTS are referred to her for 1nforma- ton.
 The one session system has been adopted for the fifth and sixth grades on account of the congestion. There gradesI One class room is vacant afternoons. The folly of bringing children in these grades miles to the Center school when there is no room for; them never had a better illustra
 ton. The need of rooms for these grades in the outlying schools must
 be plain to everyone
 The officlal. rolI. which is misleading in some instances, follows: w. B. Kelsey, superintendent; R. A. H. Clarke, supervisor of m music; Miss fish: Miss Mary McDonaId, history; Miss Margaret Curtis. German. Miss Bessie Day, Latin.
 Center lScheol-Miss Edith Turner, principal. Grade 8, Miss Bdna G. sAb- pOEC, MISS 6IOT0HC0 ts4CHddSOns lSTdQO trice Derby; Grade 6, Mrs. Jane Bur- lock, Miss Helen Howe, Miss Florence Miss ,0 Annie Henderson. Miss. Berniee Clarke; Grade 4, Miss Clara Butler; Grade 8, Miss; Anna Stuart; Grade 2. Miss Anna .Spaulding; Grade i, Miss
 Franklin School = Miss Gertrude Avery, principal and Grade 4; Grade 5, Miss Martha Swindell; Grade 4, rI, ln Miss Caroline BtlckhoItz; Grade ?, Miss Evelyn Snow Miss Julia Say age; Grade l, Miss Edna Vanette.
 Washington School Miss Marie Brown, principal and Grade 4; Grade 3, Miss Sarah .Cottefl1; Grade 2, Miss Mabel MouIton; Grade 1, Miss Mary Phyllis
 sedgwick schoo1AAA1iss Julia p. Nash principal and Grade 3; Grade { Miss Margaret Bruce; Grade ? Miss, Miss Amelia Wallenta.
 Surf Avenue Schoo1-Miss Laura Young, Grades 1. and 2.
 Five teachers resigned at the end of the summer term, as follows: Miss Lillian Munson, Miss Ruth G. Sander son, Miss Grace M Monk, Miss. Rich were added to the roll to take their places.
 supt. Kelsey said yesterday that it is a difficult matter to adjust the
 
 not yet concluded what was best to | do in every instance. He also said | that he did not yet see how the port l able building asked for and allowed | in the special town meeting for the l Sedgwick school could be used. It 1 was announced that this. building was | South End. If the fifth grade pupils | rom that section are crowded into l he Center school the building will ] aot be needed.
 fnd z Incl problem of adjusting schools in the F own is too much for the school com nittee the services of the Russell Sage Foundation or some other or yanization which has made study if thes ematters be called on to fur 1ish the voters and taxpayers with md the solution which has been de- ayed for years. This organizat ton ,nly asks to have it's expenses paid, md $500 spent in this way is of much If these matters be called on to fur ng a. sewer system. The taxpayers ,ould depend upon an unbiased report rom this source and would then be ,b1e to take reasonable action based lpon accurate information.
 Tomorrow George O. Ellis Of Column ,us Farm will reach the ripe age of v and the day will be observed by lis friends, although he will not this rear give his accustomed clambake md joIlification. MT. Ellis is re narkab1y spright1y and vigorous. He akes a long walk every day and en- oys life as much as any of his great MT Ellis announces hat he will cast his twentieth vote or President at the coming election MT. Ellis began as a Whig and grad lated into the Republican party when t was born. He announces that he proposes to make no further changes lnd will remain where he is the rest If his life This remarkable man is I Lble to give accurate and Interesting of events which took ,Ia ce before the <toldest citizens were 1 ,orn His memory Of dates more han half a century ago is almost be- -ond compreh ension. He will greet l lis friends tomorrow with his usual 1 ,oyish good nature and a pleasant l word for everyone.