The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
EDUCATION BOARD
 PROTESTS LACK OF
 BUILDING PROGRESS

Dissatisfied with the present slow progress of work on the new High School building, the Board of Educa- tion last night appointed a committee to. confer with Architect J. Gamble Rogers and representative of Durkin and Lass, and demand explanations. The meeting of the committee and architect and contractor is set for Wednesday or Thursday, and it is ex- pected that, at the culmination5 of the meeting. it will be demanded of them to push the work much faster than they are at present.
 The motion to: summon Architect Rogers before the board was made by Commissioner Havens and second ed by Commissioner Challenger. The commissioners in a body agreed that the work on the new High school was progressing with unnecessary slow ness and that, unless some action were to be taken in thesmatter, the new building would no. be in readiness for occupancy the scheduled time. It was then decided that a committee comprising Commissioners John J. Clillinan, Howard S. Challenger, and Elmer H. Ravens be appointed, and and contractor.
 The committee will report at a. spe- cial meeting. to be held Monday night Unless satisfactory explanations are forthcoming, of the delay, action will be taken. At any rate, the contractors will be instructed to see that work progresses much more rapidly in the future.
 None of the contractors frepresen- tatives were present as the move on the part of the board was entirely unexpected.
 Tn order that children of the pub lie school could familfarize them %L-1 voted to introduce Spanish into the 7th and 9th grades. A High school teacher will be appointed as instruc- tor. and the scholars in these grades will be required to devote one-haIf hour per day to the study. The board proposes to introduce. the study of other languages ih the grade schools should this prove a success. The committee on school houses was given power to secure bids on a l fence to be erected about the statue of Columbus. which is being pur-
 chased by the Italian residents of the
 city. and which is to be placed upon l the grounds of the Columbus school In giving the statue to the city, one of the stipulations were that fence 1 be erected about the base, so that il
 would not~be marred.
 motion was carried appointins l Miss Marion Armstrong sewing in- ] SIructreSS Tn the pubic schools. Ii
 was brought to the attention of the board that, during the hour devoted by the boys to manual training, there 1 would be nothing for the girl mem
 bers of the classes to do, without
 spelling the present system of in
 struction used in the grades.
 As a result, the board decided tc
 appoint Miss Armstrong sewing in structress. In schools having nanua l training. the girls will be required tC devote the hour that boys are at tha1 l work, to practical sewing.
 Plans for the North avenue schoo
 were presented. by Architect J. w
 Northrop. They were laid oyer fol consideration at the special meeting as the committee on school house. has been unable to go over them. John J. Scan1on was low bidder fol l the installation of a heating system
 for the Oak street school. His bid fol I a straight steam heating system wa
 s459s, and $4.s67 for the Moline sys l tenn. The committee on the Oal
 street school was given permission tt l use the Moline system, which in theil
 Judgment, will prove best at tn, 1 school.