The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-04
SCHOOL BOARD REVERSES
ACTION OF LAST WEEK
Farrar Children VIII Not Be Allowed
to Attend the Center School and
An Appeal VIII Be Taken.
STAFFORD
Especial to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Feb. 1.-The town school
committee met in regular monthly ses-
sion at the Center school, last night
The full board was present. The ap-
plication by i. Farrar for the transfer
Of his two children from the Sedgwiok
school to the Center school was re-
fused and the action of the board at
the last meeting when 1t was voted to
meke the change was reversed Mr.
FaTTar's children are the only cOlOred
pupils at the Sedgwick school and they
have been subjected to much persecu-
ton at the hands Of other pupils
Oldest, girl of IL years, was struck
by some sharp instrument in the heel
and severely injured At the last
meeting it was voted to make the
this action should not appear in the
minutes of the meeting, as other chill
dren might take advantage of the pre-
cedent and ask to be transferred.
Mrs. Winton offered a. resolution that
the action of the committee at the
last meeting be carried out. It was
with her The matter will probably
be carried to the State board.
DIR E. J. Leonard, who has offered
to make a dental inspection in the
schools was present and outlined his
plan. The committee voted to ap-
pG'opriate $40 for the necessary para
the schools and the first Inspection
will be made at the Center school next
Monday morning. Each pupil Will re-
cedve q, card with the recomunendatio tons
of the doctor which the pupil will de-
liver to the parents, who are under
no obligations to adopt the recommen-
dations or to employ DR.. Leonard If
they decide to have the necessary
work done. DR.. Leonard will follow
the plan with which he became fanil-
lar when he WAS engaged in a. similar
the inspection is compulsory. In this
matter Stratford is a step ahead Of
other towns of it's size in the State,
and it would be impossible to carry
out the plan here but for the offer of
the dentist to- do the work without re-
munera ton.
The owner OF the property on which
the portable school building at Avon
Park is located has applied for pay
ment for the rent Of the lot. When
the building was located there the
owner agreed to ask no rent for the
lot on account of the accommodation
to her two children. Since then the
children have outgrown the grades
taught in the school and the mother
sends them to the Lincoln school in
Bridgeport, where she is obliged to
pay the SUM of 81 per week for each
child. She referred the claim to Supt
Kelsey, who in turn brought 1T be-
fore the board The taxes ON the
property were abated on account of
the school. Committeeman John c.
act as a COMMITTEES with Supt. Kelsey
to look into the matter and report to
the committee.
The following bills were audited and
ordered paid: Fred NettIeton, trans
ferring 80 scholars, Jan. to Jan. 81,
$66; Connecticut Office and Supply Co.,
Co, crayorAs and express, $3.50; Geo.
T. Jewell, express. $125: Atkinson,
Mentzer & Co, books, 1894; Erick An
derson, blackboard paint, $2.7O; CHM
son, supplies. $12; Connecticut Co..
800; T. Hawley & Co., So cents; Char
les e; Merrill Co, hooks $3.50; H g.
& Co. books, $7s4: Silver Burdette
Co., books, $6.2S; McNa1ly Book Co.,
books. $3.50; Radford B. Smith, red
$10.sO; w. B. Kelsey. carfare and ex-
penses, $4.45; S. S. Beardsley, carpen-
ter work, $74.O3; American Book Co.,
books. 1898; Connecticut once and
Library Co, so gross pens, SIS.
A communication was read from
John J. Williams. acting for Edward
Roberts. who has a bill of $45 before
the committee for cleaning cesspools
at the Franklin school Mr.. Roberts
offered to settle for $50, and the com
mittee ordered that amount paid.
The vouchers for the trolley books
furnished pupils were produced for
examination, but as several hours will
be required to examine them the mat
ter was deferred.
The M. M degree will be conferred
at the regular meeting of St Johns
lodge this evening. Three candidates
will be presented.
An en1blematic banner of red satin
trimmed with gold was presented to
Okenuck lodge of Red Men last night.
The banner was painted by F.. w.
Pulling and the needleworlz was done
by Mrs. Herbert Doolittle. 1t is one
of the handson1est pieces of l1andwork
ever seen in the town 1t will be
preserved by the tribe for special oc-
casions
The Stratford Woman Suffrage AS.
ISOLATION will meet tomorrow afternoon
in Bethany hall. Mrs. Murray of New
Haven, president of the Woman's Po-
litical Union of New Haven, will
speak.
Walter Park sailed today from New
York the steamer Mohawk for Flor
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