The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-12
CHALLENGER AND
 RAVENS SCRAP IN
 SESSION OF BOARD
One Says It Is and Other Says It Isn't-Odds Favor
 "Is" In Battle.

i The crowded and neglected condi-
 ton of the public schools brought on
 a warm exchange of words last night
 between President Elmer s. Ravens
 and Howard s. Challenger, two of the
 ct service, of the board of educa- 1 ton.
 Superintendent of Schools S1awson l had reported that conditions at the l Wa1tersville school needed to be bet | tered at once. Commissioner Chal-
 lenger said he agreed with the su- 1 perintendent and said architectural | and daylight may be admitted to the l building.
 You're wrong" said President Ha- vens, "there is nothing the matter l with WaltersviIle school any more | than with other schools. The trou- ble is that more pupils are coming l in than we have accommodations for in all sections of the city, 'tThe building is neglected by this
 board retorted MT. Challenger. 'It is not,'' came back President Havens.
 "It is." declared Commissioner Challenger. 'NThe building is ne-
 glected and every member of this board knows it. In the basement
 rooms gas burns two-thirds of the time. Something should be done about it at once"
 While the president and the com
 missioner glared at each other across the table Commissioner William R. Webster, IT,, remarked that improve ments should be made so that new corners in the district should be car-
 ed for.
 Superintendent Slawson, in his re- port last night said 3S more rooms | e. H.
 children in the primary grades of all public schools. Tn the Prospect street school, Superintendent SlaWson said that with a registration of 5 pupils to a room, there are two rooms of the first grade on part time and in addition there is waiting list of 12 pupils, aged between five and seven years.
 The superintendent said that under the law the parents of these children might demand t;lat school facilities be provided for them. He said new building is needed at Prospect school; afso that rooms designed to hold 40 pupils in all the lower grades.
 The committee on schools suggested the following: Addition to Garfield school, rooms: Waltersvil1e school, 6 rooms; Hall school, 8 rooms; Long fellow school, rooms, assembly hall; Map1ewood averue school, rooms, assembly hall; Prospect street school, new building.
 Frederick A.. Cooper was chosen architect to make plans for an eight room addition to Garfield school, win ming over Leonard Ashefm by a vote of to 4. At the first ballot the vote was to 5. The committee to arrange for the addition is: Howard S. Chal- 1enger. Dr. WH1iAm H. Ryan, Robert D. Goddard and f.. William Bell. The board has nearly $o0,OO0- which may be used to def1ay the cost of the work.
 Commissioner Goddard proposed that the $500, witch former Judge of Probate Hanen left for a memorial to himself, be used as the nucleus of fund to procure 8 $5.O0O pipe organ for the new High school. He proposed that the balance Of the money should be raised by popular subscription and that the organ be known as the Hal len Memorial orfhn. \ Action on the matter was deferred to a future meet ing.
 Permission to l-se one of the rooms in the Franklin schooI for afternoon lectures was granted the Columbia Extension course directors.
 The board decit=ed that Miss Lillian Sillirnan, 8 teacfer in the Shelton school, has receiFed all the compen- sation she is entitled to for injuries she suffered las: January.
 Miss Si1linan was passing around the school bui1GiFg when she slipped i and fell on ice thAt had formed rom the overflow froE4 a defective drain | pipe. She has a9ked the board TOT $25 for expenses And medical attend ance. She was Unable to attend her l duties as a teacI=er for six months Under the rules cf the board she re- ceived salary fer 20 half days. Un- der the compensation act she may be | entitled to half pS=y for the six weeks.