New Britain herald., 1915-09-11
MORE ROOMS NEEDED IN BARTLETT SCHOOL
Conditions in Northwest Section Pointed Out by Supt. Holmes

1 in the annual report of Superintendent l Stanley H. Holmes to the board of education yesterday. This Is one fea- | ture of the report that should be given attention by tax payers. Other important matters touched on in the report were published in yesterdays Herald.
 Regarding crowding in schools. ssl :. periutendent Holmes has the follow l ing to say: "The need for additional school rooms to relieve the overcrowded l conditions at the Bartlett school should receive immediate attention. Two portable schoolhouses are talk l ing care of the overflow at the pres l ont tio,e. but these will not answer the needs of another year. Whether additional school room should be pro- vided by means of an addition to the Bartlett school or by means of new building on a different lot is the first thing to be considered.
 i r,''The probable future need of the growing section along the new trolley 1 line may be such as to make it seem | best to locate a new building in that l vicinity. Additional land must be | provided however, whether it is de- cided to locate new school or to en- large the Bartlett school, and efforts 1 should be directed toward the con- pletion of the new rooms in time for 1 the opening of schools in September, 1916.
 "If a new building were now avail able four rooms could be- filled inn 1 1nediately from the overflow of the Bartlett school. This would seem to | indicate that it would be wise to pro- vide for not less than eight additional 1 school rooms" l.. Hoyt Pease, chairman of the ti- l nance committee, reported bills of SHOOTS, and they were approved. MT. Pease also submitted a report on the construction of retaining wall at the Northend school yard. MT. Pease said l he had interviewed William c Fiene- l man, owner of adjoining property, who showed it was not his fault that the bank between the school and his | property was crumbling away. Mr. Pease recommended that M. 0. Baker | awarded the contract to build wall for $190. MT. Fieneman to pay his share. The recommendation was adopted
 Safety bolts are required at the Bartlett, Elm street and Monroe street schools, MT Pease said. They would cost S175 and it was voted to have them installed. A set of grates at a cost of SPA was ordered in- stalled at the Grammar school heat ing plant The work was let to Par ker & O'ConnOr.
 The board ratified the action of
 MT. Pease in enga ging the registrars of voters to make the annual school enumeration.
 The finance committee recommend ed fitting up an extra school room att the Smalley school. This could be done at an expense of not more than $500 and the work was or dered done. The school manual and school reports were ordered printed It was considered wise to print 5000 copies of Superintendent Holmes re- port for distribution. Action on this latter item was deferred pending more accurate knowledge of the cost of publication and it was referred to the finance committee.
 Judge Walsh expressed the opinion that the annual municipal report should include the superintendent report and be made a motion that a copy of the superintendent's report be sent to the common council with the request that it be embodied 1T. the annual municipal report.
 Don't Want Towers Property.
 George A. Traut, chairman of the committee on school accommodations reported agSinst buying the Towers property onsSouth Main street The matter of buying property adjoining the Smalley school will be considered at the next meeting of the board of finance and taxation.
 Evening School
 Bookkeeping, cooking, mechanical drawing, and typewriting will be taught in the evening school this year according to the report from H. P. evening school committee. The school will open September 27
 The first term will last until Decem- her 22. The second term will extend
 from January to March 31. Classes will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. The salaries of
 the faculty will be follows: Prin-
 Cipal w. c. French, $3 per night;
 regular assistants, s1.25 per night;
 eighth grade, $1.50 per night; special teachers not over $2 per night
 It was voted to close all schools a
 half day except the High school for the opening day of the Berlin fair.
 Miss German, who acted as prin- cipal of the vacation school was granted an increase in salary for her services from seventy-five cents per day to $2 per day. Through an over- sight, Miss Protass had not been granted her automatic increase in salary and it was voted to increase her remuneration from S55O to $500 per year. Miss Perrin, selected to succeed Miss McGuiness as head of the French department at the High school was granted an increase from,