The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION
 AND THE DENTAL CLINIC
FINE ATTITUDE IN CON- MUNICATION.
DIR. W. H. RYAN, JR., DECLINES TO RESIGN HIS MEMBERSHIP ON COMMITTEE = ARCHI- TECT COMPLETES B. H. S.
 PLANS.

ON ASCHI.
 TECT COMPLETES B. H. S.
 PLANS.
 The solution of the problem as to whether Dr. W. H. Ryan Jr Or Dr. A. c. Tones shall resign from the com n1ittee the dental clinic of the Board of Education, still remains to be solved. There is very little prom ise of an immediate solution for the members of the board at last nights meeting threw up their hands, in the matter, voting to leave it in the hands of the members of the dental clinic committee to fight it out among themselves'' as one of the members expressed it.
 pr. Zones was present at last nights meeting and said that he was there to clarify if possible the atmosphere in regard to the dental clinic. He said that it was not necessary for him to state why the clinic should be estab- lished, the percentage of physically defective children in Bridgeport schools spoke for itself The work of the establishment of a dental clinic in Bridgeport, he said, needed enthusias- tic supporters, men who believed in the cause and were willing to work for 1t. Under these conditions the men working in the cause must be congo niaI, and although he had no feelings
 
 cause at heart he regretted that he would find it difficult to work on the same committee with Dr. Ryan. pr. Strang, the third member of the board, he said, also felt that he could not work on the same committee with pr. Ryan.
 He then read the following letter to the members of the board in which he very plainly stated his feelings in re- gard to the matter. The letter: To the Board of Education,
 Bridgeport, Conn.
 Dear SirS:-
 We regret that we find it very diff cult, in fact quite impossible to con tinue our work with the third member of this board.
 The principles involved for the es- tablishment of such a clinic and put ting it on a practical basis must ne cessarily eliminate all selhshness and carry abundant enthusiasm to ensure its success.
 The desired results are not possible unless, this board be composed of three or four congenial workers.
 As there is no monetary comp mpensa- ton we feel that it should be possible to establish such a board. ALFRED c. TONES DDS.
 ROBERT H. w. sTRANG M D.. DDS.
 He told of the equipment which would be needed to start the dental clinic, its probable cost (S25, 900 a, year when fully establiShed) and then said that if the members of the Board of Education want him to remain on the committee or clinic board they must give him board that he can work with. You must have that much con fdence in me- he said, "or will not undertake the task"
 In conclusion he said that if the Board of Education would appoint a nrY Si iGfi of TS1- foH J. Mclaughlin, Bernard Setzer, Dr. Strang> and himself in place of the present committee he would go on with the work; if not, although he hated to do so, he would have to give up the work.
 | It was voted by the members of the board to let the matter take it's own course Dr. Ryan, when asked if he cared to resign, answered emphat1cal- ly in the negative. saying that he was ready to meet at any time pr. Zones and pr. Strang cared to do so. Architect Rogers of New York was present at the meeting and after the members of the board had gone over his sketch plans 1t was voted to accept | them, and he was instructed to pre- pare his working drawings, subject to the approval of the board
 The finance committees report was accepted and the bf11s ordered paid It was voted that the teachers in the local schools be paid every four weeks after the pay rolls have been approv- ed by the board of finance Miss Bessie B. Hanover, who has been 6 teacher in the High school fol the past 33 years was put on the sub- stitute list at her request owing tt 1 the fact that her health had broker down. She will receive half pay whiI< 1 on the substitute list.
 | A petition asking that the Sheridan school grounds and building on Tesiny ! avenue be used for a public play l ground was laid on the table unti such time as the new Tesiny avenu school is completed and it, has beel l decided what is to be done with rh | Sheridan school.
 Dr. George w. Osborne moved tina the committee OH schools be instructel to select a, suitable spelling book, 91is tory and civics book for use in tn flower grades Of the Bridgepor meeting Of the board. The motion wa. passed
 | The report from the committee o1 1 the Nichols street school recommend ing that a new 16 room building b erected on the present site Of tn Nichols street school was unanimous i ly accepted. Howard s. Challenge reported that he had been offered $50 for the old school building, a, fine pric conefd ering that the scnool was bull some thirty years ago.
 Just before the meeting adjourne. 1 until the next meeting night ewlhicl will be Monday, June is, the member | were asked what they thought of tn 1 whole dental clinic matter.
 ''It's a farce from beginning to end l said w. Bell. S"Nnat'S opinion