New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
'HOLCONB'S MESSAGE
 MAY H|T THIS CITY
New Britain Needs An Addition 10
 Its Normal School Plant.

Whether the inaugural message of Governor Holcomb, in which he , urged economy, will have any effect on the effort of New Britain to se- %cure an appropriation for addition to the model school, connected with the normal school, is question that IS causing no little thought on the part of the school board members. Gov ernOr Holcomb stated that no money should be appropriated for additional normal schools for the next few years and as the model school is part of the normal school plant there is some doubt regarding New Britains suc- cess.
 That an addition to the school is needed was the statement made at the monthly meeting of the school board yesterday. It was estimated that the addition would cost about $7O,OO0, and of this, this city would be re- quired to furnish half. Principal Marcus White of the normal school explained the proposition to the school board and said that he would abandon the idea unless he had the support of the local board of edu- cation. A number of members dis cussed the matter and it was finally decided to defer action until Jan uary 22, when special meeting will be held.
 President B. F. Gaffney, l.. Hoy; Tease, G. w. Traut and pr. J. E. Martin were appointed a committee to confer with the state board of edu- cation and to report. It is under stood that Charles F. Smith of tn.s ic. in favor of presenting a bill to the legislature calling for a sufficient ap- propration to meet the states eX penses in building the addition to the school
 Rules for School Inspectors.
 Dr. E. T. Fromen of the committee on health and sanitation reported a set of rules to govern the school in- spectors The rules were adopted They are as follows:
 There shall be three medical in spectors Their duties shall. be deter, mined and their assignments made by the committee on health and sani- tation.
 The medical inspectors shall ex- anime pupils of all the public schools both for physical defects and the de- tection of contagious diseases. There -.shall be at least one annual physical examination of all pupils of elemen- tary and grammar school grades. Inls examination shall occur before No- vember- 1 in each year and the re- suits recorded upon individual cards, which shall be filed in the school and transferred with the pupil in case of a change Of. schools. .'+ G.-@% .,+s
 The authority of inspectors shall be limited to recommendation for treat ment and to exclusion from school in cases of contagious diseases.
 Each inspector shall comm unicate daily in the forenoon with all schools assigned to him and if his services are needed he shall visit each school.
 In case of threatened cOntagion in any school, at the request of the su- perintendent of schools, the services of all medical inspectors shall tenn porarily be employed in such school for purposes of a complete. @examlna- ton to prevent cOntagiOn. .. :,t
 sanitary inspection of all school buildings shall be made by the med ical inspectors at least twice each year, in the months of September and January.
 The school nurse shall accompany each of the medical inspectors i'll turn, one each day, in a reg ular or der to be agreed upon upon the daily school visits. Each afternoon shall be devoted by the nurse to the visitation of schools and homes, or to following up cases that may be assigned by the medical inspectors.
 The inspectors shall meet at least