Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-18
TEACHERS FOR EVENING SCHOOL
our Selected by Superintendent Graham Begin Term Monday-His First Annual Report Shows Result Accom- pished Under Consolidation of Town School Districts

shool Superintendent Edward J.
 --'lari- with whom was left the mat
 oC completing the list of teachers IT the evening school. said Friday Venin- that the teachers this year could be Miss Helena Coughlin Miss Anna Strom. Miss Josephine Edwards
 I Herman AIofsin, 2d.
 lfi former years the evening school mas had one of it's teaching force as a
 riucipaI but Supt. Graham said he did mol believe he would make that designation this year. The school is to be-fn on Monday evening in the same e-arters in the town hall building where Is was held last year.
 School superintendent's Report.
 The superintendents annual report which IS his first and also the first of the town school committee under con ~oli5ation has been issued in printed form. and shows in Q comprehensive way the work of the year.
 1n--his report, Supt. Graham says. in --art:
 Gentlemen have the honor to pre- sent 10 you the following report, cov- -.rinE in general the work done under -Four direction from July 1, 1912, to seDIemb Der ]. 1913.
 n order that you and the people of tl1e town of Norwich may get a fairly comprehensive idea o1 the work ac- Complished during the rast year, pre- sent the following statement concern ing the work.
 l. The appointment of supervisors and teachers
 3 Through a reorganization of the school system approximately S5,000 an nually has been saved to the town in speTa ing expenses. This has been gaved by combining the grades, elim- mating teachers by closing two out Aine schools-by closing these schools he have saved to the town the expense af eguippins and heating these build lSS The cost of transporting the lhudren is less than the amount neces- aary 10 obtain good teacher. Two looms at the East Main street school have been closed and the pupils sent to Eroa dway. Two rooms at Long SO- Ciety closed and the pupils sent to Creenevflle. The cost of equipping and haeatins these rooms has been saved to the town.
 2. The division of the town into three supervising districts.
 4 The adoption of rules and regula- fions governing the school committee, superintendent. supervising principals, eachers. pupils and jSnitOrs.
 B. The Wauwecus and Plain Hill schools closed and the children trans ported 70 the West Town street school
 $. The adoption of Kindergarten and primary grades shortened.
 7 The salary of nearly every grade teacher in the town has been increas-
 S. The adoption of a modern budget system of school expenses.
 q A change from nine to eight grades begun.
 10 Kindergartens established in High street school. the Falls school and Pearl street.
 II. Kindergarten teachers teach two ressions. in place of one as heretofore. 12. Telephones placed in all the schools except Yantic. Scotland Road Ind East Great Plain
 Educational Changes. Tn educational changes he mentions he introduction of the Palmer meth i sd Of muscular movement penhanship; ! . new system of promotions in the grades. the introduction of the New Educational music course: music and i drawing taught and supervised in all of the schools of the town; uniform text- books adopted; the adoption of the Aldine system of reading.
 Repairs. When the school committee took ! eharge of the schools July ]. 1912many | If the buildings were found 10 be in | need O. repairs At West Town street school the ] foundation has been raised three feet, i a cement bottom placed in the cellar, ! a cloak room made for the children, l the furnace raised and repiped-this 1 was a much needed improvement be- l cause the water came into the cellar 1 during the winter and spring, often in- ] Terfering with the furnace fire-the | building painted, the fence repaired and the grounds graded. This makes i a marked improvement in the appear 1 ance of the building. At High street school the kindergar- ! ten has been enlarged, a supply closet l hssfT@ and a rorqaf1fu lava nd drinking fountain placed in the room. | This makes 8 large. pleasant room, i well fitted for Kindergarten work The unsanitary condition of the toilets In this building neCessitated the general overha uIing and reconstruction of the same. The cement floor laid was so con- 1 structed as 10 drain to one point. This allows the floor to be easily flushed and 1 quickly cleaned. The room occupied by the second and third grades at the Falls school has had a hard maple floor laid and the room has been equipped with kinder 1 garten furniture and is now used as a Kindergarten room. At Broadway school the floors of the 1 toilet rooms were old, rough and very much in need of repair. A new ce- rment floor in he boys and girls rooms has been laid. new automatic flush toilets installed. so that everything is now in a satisfactory condition. Among the alterations and improve n1ents effected in the different schools i during the year one of the most i'm Q rtaut was the reconstruction of the East Main street sc5aool The founda- ticu was raised two feet, a new cellar dug. a new furnacs added, sanitary toilets placed in the basement, the bgiiding piped for steam heat. new hard maple floors steel ceilings and the side walls of all the rooms refinish- e5 The building has been painted. the z 3unds ETadf with a stone cUrbing across the fro-t of the school yard. The fence has also been repaired between the school and the adjoining property. These repairs were much needed and