The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-07
BIG CHANGES GO
 INTO EFFECT IN
 SCHOOL SYSTEM
Greatest Number of Trans fers In History Here In
 stituted By Slawson
FOUR SHIFTS MADE
 AMONG PRINCIPALS
Appoint First Male Teacher in Grades to Inculcate
 "Education."

The largest number of transfers and changes ever made in the teach ing force in the public schools of this the schools open for the autumn term Three district supervisors have been named, several principals have been transferred and a large number of teachers were changed.
 The changes among the principals are: Miss Carrie Wooster from Ster- ling street school to Garfield school. Miss Lucia Callahan from Garfield to the new Read school Miss Grace Van Wyck from Bryant school to Sterling street school.
 The first male teacher ever intro duced into the Bridgeport grade schools will be George H. Shafer, who has been appointed at a large salary to teach ''Edueation'' to the girls at the Clinton avenue school.
 According to reports, Harrison Streeter, principal of MapIewood school, E. E. Cartwright, principal of Shelton school, and Robert L. Zink principal of Lincoln school, have been made district supervisors for the schools.
 Many of the teachers are dissatis- fled with their new assignments but Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson of the school system said today that the assignments are tentative ones and during the week, as the term gets un- der way, changes will probably be made until the system is working smoothly. Superintendent SIawson called one by one today, every princi- pal, supervisor and special instructor for a few minutes consultation at his office. He was also kept busy recefY- ing new teachers. and arranging for their assignments.
 This afternoon at o'clock there was a meeting of all teachers in the assembly room of the Bridgeport High school when Dr. Slawson made an address outlining what he expect ed of the teachers during the coming term. H. D. Sinnonds, principal of the High School also spoke.
 Although various estimates of the increaSG in the number of school chiI- dren have been made pr. S1awson said to-day that no good estimate could be made before Thursday. It is the belief of some school, officials that the increase in the number of new pupils tomorrow will not reach the estimate that has been made but that it will increase greatly as fast as new houses are built in the East End and more families move here.
 For several years the increase has been about 2.0O0 pupils per year. The average monthly attendance last year was 17,000. Eight rooms in the Read school in North avenue are finished and ready for occupancy. The re- maining eight will be finished as rapidly as possible and it is expected they will be ready about November 1. It is expected the new Clermont school will be ready at that time also.
 Miss Bessie B. Howes will be prin- cipa1 of both the Bryant and Clinton avenue schools. The critics have been transferred from the. Clinton avenue to the Bryant school
 Four new rooms have been added in the Whittier school. New chimneys have been placed on the Barnum school and repairs have been made to the roof. All schools will open tonor- row on full time schedule and if it is necessary half time schedules will be arranged at the schools which are
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