The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
Heating Apparatus
  Responsible For Delay Says Rogers
B. H. S. Architect Before Board
 To Offer Explanation
Architect Southey Declines To Draw Plans For Proposed
 West End School

l< That the plans for the new $325, ,000
 High school were delayed because of
 changes to the heating and ventilating apparatus was the explanation which tJames Gamble Rogers, the New York architect, gave the members of the 1 Board of Education last night. MT. l Rogers exhibited immense blue prints I of the parts of the building showing IydraWfngs of the front elevation, the various floors and the proposed gym I,nasium in the rear. The Board decided that the new school should be equipped with a va
 cuum cleaning apparatus and torazzo
 material should be used as a lining
 for the corridors. ME. Rogers said that to leave the Kelly house on it's pres ent site near where the new school is to be built, would mar the appear
 ance of the new school MT. Rogers said he considered a check of two and
 one-half per cent. of the contract
 price Of the building a large enough
 guarantee. from any bidder on the con-
 tract.
 MT. Rogers said the complete plans for the new school would be ready by November 1. The Board voted to fit
 up four rooms in the Kelly house as class rooms to relieve the congestion in the High school
 Miss Amy P. Byrne, teacher in Linn colns1 school, Miss Annie H. Pickett, teacher in tSummerffeId school and Miss Lucy G. Seery sentstheir resig- nations to the Board and they were accepted. Miss Byrne sins her letter of resignation naive1y said that while she had enjoyed teaching she thought she would enjoy. .keepings house for her I husband much more. aS
 The following teachers were appoint ed: Mary Nichols at a salary Of $500; Marx1sI b. shephardq zat s75O s9e Ceceilaz Keane at s750, and 3GertEHde Smith at $500.
 The salary of Mary. Reilly, sprinci-a pal of the Sheridan school, was made $1,050, $25 of which is to be for extra transportation-.e Mary A. Roland of Sheridan schoolaswas allowed. $25 ex- tra per year for transportation; Mar garet Clancy of High street school was allowed $35s and Mary A. FaIvey and Ethel Beach had their salaries ad- 1 vanced $25 each making them equal ! with other members of the. Normal school. sssss
 Mildred BrfIsmade was appointed clerk of the High school at weekly salary of i$1S.25 and Eva Thorpe, clerk l of the Normal school at $10 per week. Morris 'HousehoId Science and Arts for Eaefnent tary Schoo1s..ss was adopt ed for use in the Domestic Science class. The Board voted to add kin dergartens to the Grand street and the Staples schools.
 The following calendar was adopt ed.a sss I
 Friday, oct. efogs ffor state F reachs- etss associat1oI urad ay ard Friday, Nov. 27 and z8g TShanksgivirig recess; | Tuesday, Dec. 23,s Close at 3:3o for | Christmas recess;s Monday, January 5, reopen; Friday., January 90, first coin holiday: ASonda5y, Fseb...-.22. Wash ington hoIidays Thursday. April g, close at 8 80 for spring recess; Monday. 4 April 20, reopen; Friday. June A, close. for summer recess Monday Sept r. | meeting of teachers; Tuesday, Sept. 8, schools open for 1914-1s15 .sas
 Commissioner Cu1linan quesffoned | payment of stated sums to teachers who taught backward children during [ the summer vacation. Conmi ssioner | cullinan insisted that the positions had never been created but Comnnis- sioner Ravens said authority, was syiv- en to employs summ CT teachers and they were to be paid at the same rate they received during tt1e other part of the year. The bills were paid.
 Commissieneg Webster reperted tfaata Architect E. 6. Southey aee1ined to. draw plans for the proposed Bostwick avenue school. The board then chose Leonard Asheim to draw the plans. | Dr. Deane reported that the total reg-gl istration in the public schools iss16,- 2S4, an increase of z7szpver the same period last year. The attendaface at the High school is 942; an increase of 82 There. are 415 teachers am ployed at present. H<s
 Commissioner Brady repoI fed from Architect BeardsleyT that the latter will not be able to- have the plans for the four room addition to CoIlln- bus school ready before March 1as he has to go south. Because ofs1he condition of Columbus scheoI | and the need of additional school room the Board will endeavor to have the plans drawn earlier
 Commissioner Bell: reported that he had been unable Sto agree with LII. Umstatter on a price for the property Il next to Lincoln school where the Board desires to erect another school building. Mir Bell has offered $S, 800 for the property but Mr. GJnastatter wants more money Co4nnfssioner Bell said he had arranged for anotfIer conference with MT. U ms latter to dis