The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-01
SlaWSOn Will Revise Deane
 Appointments
New Superintendent of Schools Makes Changes in
 Assignments of Teachers
Board of Education Makes No Provision for Expected
 Congestion of Schools.

l Although former Superintendent Of Public Schools Charles W. Deane made a. list of assignments of teachers, Dr- Samuel J. SIawson, the new super1n- tendent is revising the list and when he finishes it, it is quite likely that some teachers will be much surprised to find themselves assigned to schools other than the ones in which they 1hao hoped to teach.
 Miss Margaret I. Miller of South Hammond, N. Y., was chosen to teach
 special methods in the Normal school
 at a salary of $1,300 per year, at a
 meeting of the board last evening. She
 is 8 graduate of the Plattsburg Nor nal school, taught eighth grade at St.
 Aubins, Vt, three and one-half years; graduated fran Syracuse university, 1905 and two years following was principal of Columbus Grammar school, Hornell, N. Y. Later principal of Ypsilanti Michigan State Normal school where she has been for the past eight years at salary of $1,300 a year. Did special work this year at Colum- bia university.
 T. H. Alvord, of Livonia, N. Y, who will succeed Miss Smith in the high school, is 2S years old and is married. He will receive $1,200 a year MT. AL word received an A. B. degree from Hamilton college and was awarded an M. A. by Columbia university. He has been a teacher in Hampstead, l.. T.
 w. W. Hackmann, of Mannheim, Pa, who will teach English in the high school, is 30 years old and is married. He will receive $500 a year. MT. Hackmann graduated from the Mill 1ersvil1e State Normal school, Pa. Harvard university, Cum Laude A B., and has taught in the following schools: Lexington. Mass, high school; Ithaca, N& r., high school; North Western Military academy, Highland Park. H.; fnterlaken school, Rolling Prairie, III.
 The board briefly discussed the quesrl ton of providing more school room for this fall but took no action although pr. Slawson has declared that there will be at least 1,660 children for whom no school facilities have been arranged and it will be necessary to put a mum Der of rooms on half time.
 Commissionsr Challenger declared it was a crime that the board was not a1- school houses. President Ravens said that he understood Mayor Wilson was devising some scheme to relieve the situation which it is anticipated will arise. There the matter ended.
 uperintendent Slawson was author ized to employ a young woman stem ographer to- assist in his office. The resignation of John M. leroy, janitor of the Black Rock school, was accept ed Charles Sturtevant was chosen to succeed him. The salary Is $900 per year. MT. leroy resigns to take charge of an estate in Fairfield.
 The board is divided in opinion on the matter of changing some of the text books in use at the High school. The committee on schools recommend ed Morey's Ancient Peoples in place of Meyers Ancient History" and Vests Modern World'' in place of Meyers Medieval and Modern His- tory.'' Commissioner Challenger is op- posed to the changes and expressed himself so last night. He declared that Meyers. text books were good and he wanted to be shown that the others were better befdre he would vote for the change
 It was voted to install a domestic science room at Lincoln school. It will cost $350 to fit up this room but there will be no cost for an extra teacher.
 The North American Civic League for Immigrants will be given pernis- sion to use some of the school rooms for the purpos. of giving illustrated lectures on the duties and responsibil- tties of American citizenship.
 Superintendent Slawson announced last night that he would move to Bridgeport this week. He has been living in Stamford.