New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-12
Plainville News.
PORTABLE school
MAY BE ERECTED
More Adequate Accommodations
Needed for Upper Grades
SCHOOL BOARD HAS PROBLEM


Publications. Are That There Will Be
Congestion in Some Rooms Unless
New Building Is Constructed--In-
iured When .Jitney' Overturns.
Again confronted by the problem of
providing adequate accommodations
for the school children, the school
board is considering the plan of erect
ing a portable building to relieve the
congestion in the upper grades. That
some of the rooms will be oveTcrowded
N the fall unless steps are taken to
provide additional space seems inevi-
table and the board believes that it
will be necessary either to erect
portable building or give up the kin
dergarten The alternative would
hardly satisfy the townspeople as
there is apparently sentiment against
keeping the little children out of
school,
According to the secretary, Rev. F..
l.. Grant, the board has not as yet
taken definite action on the PROPOSE
new building having been tabled at
the last meeting. Before making
decision members of the commlttee
hope to ascertain the sentiment of the
PEOPLE of the town.
There is every indication that the
! registration in the upper grades Will
Sc so large this fall that difficulty Will
/ be experienced in acccrnrno datlng the
pupils. The congestion will probably
! be particularly noticeable IN the
| seventh grade and unless more room
| IS provided the board feels that proper
attention cannot be given to the
| pupils.
Thirty-five children, the COMMITTEES
/ feels, should be the maximum num-
Der for single teacher. In some OF
1 of rooms in the school it is likely that
! there will be forty-three or forty
/ four pupils and unless a change is
/ made it is not thought the teacher can
| do efficient work
While the cost Of constructing a
! building of a type considered by the
| hoard would not be in excess of 500
| or $500, the expense of maintaining
| the school would be Increased as 1t
| would, of course, be necessary to en-
| gage an extra teacher. For this
reason the board is proceeding slowly,
| the members realizing that economy
| appears to be the wat cnword Of the
! taxpayers.
| The proposed building would con-
! tain but a single room. It could be
| placed near the Grammar school
house and heated from the furnace in
/ that bnilding It is thought that it's
| erection would solve the problem of
| congestion and would be a decided inn
| provement.
The hoard considers the erection of
i the portable building absolutely essen
] tsal unless the kindergarten Is given
/ IN Such a move is being considered
| by the board although it is not likely
| that II will be adopted. It has already
been found necessary to admit to the
! kindergarten only children of five
wears of age or over. Some mothers
| apparently wanted to convert this de-
/ partment into a nursery and applica-
items have been made for the admis-
| sion Of infants, hardly able to walk
( It has been necessary as result TO
/ make some restrictions.
| In many towns there are no longer
| any kindergartens in the schools, this
/ feature seemingly having lost much
/ of its popularity. In Plainville, how
/ ever. there appears to be a demand
1 for it and it. is likely that a strong pro-
i test, would be registered should the
/ SCHOOL board abandon it. The new
| building, if constructed, will be used
fol kindergarten and the room in
the Grammar school. which that de-
rs.rtment now occupies, wilFbe utilized
! for one. of the upper grades
! Taken to sanatorium.
Through the efforts of First Sc
1 lectman johnson, Mrs. Maude Dou-
settle of Bank street was taken to I'm
dercliff sanatorium at Meriden today.
| Mrs Dousecte is in the last stages
| of tuberculosis and as she has not
! been receiving any care at home, the
selectmen decided to send her to a
| sanatorium.
Her case is a particularly sad one.
i She is a widow and has two children.
4 The woman until few days ago,
4 had not even been attended by
i physician, and even after the select
i men had made arrangements to have
treatment given her, she objected to
/ having a doctor called in. She also
| protested against going to a sanator-
ium, as she didn't want to be taken
from her children. Arrangements
were finally made to have the young
sters sent to the home of their grand
parents in Boston. and the select
men persuaded the mother to enter
the sanatoriun. There is no hope
for her recovery, and her death is
considered matter of but a very
few weeks.
Russell Can't Recover.
H. L. Russell of West Main street
is in critical condition at the New
Britain General hospital and hope
for his recovery has been abandoned
by the attending physicians.
Mr.. Russell has been i'll for several
months He suffers from a com plea