Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-13
PARENTS OPPOSE SCHOOL CHANGE
From Long Society Building Greeneville -26 Voted Against it at Conference With School Oficers-Ral- road Crossing Danger and Increased Distance Travel are Reasons Given by Opposition.

At this point Superintendent Ora ham stated that the children on Corn ing road would be allowed to attend Bridge district school if it was nearer for them to go there than to the GreeneviHe school.
 MT. Davis answered that even then the children would have to go out of their community. This would take care of the children on the lower end of Corning road, but the children on the other end would have to go a much fal ther distance than they are going now. In answer to a question from Superintendent Graham, as to what the distance was from his (Mr. Davis') home to the Greeneville school, he said it was one and a half miles over the road and a little over a mile across lots.
 Dangerous Railroad Crossing.
 MT. Davis also spoke of the disad- vantage of being at a. distance from the schoolhauSe, as it takes a long time to get there, and a long time to return home after school, and this time could be more advantageously spent Another disadvantage of attending the Greene vile school was the fact that the Greeneville bridge across the Shetucket is very cold place in winter. A little farther along there is a grade crossing which MT. Davis said he felt sure was the worst grade crossing in the state Is it any advantage for the children tC be subjected to that danger? he asked In addition, the speaker continued there are two more tracks which must be crossed before the children can reach the Greene-ille school.
 The speaker went on to point out other disadvantages which would arise through the change. Included in these was the fact that some of the children would have to carry their dinners or else there must be some conveyance to S<a fharp1 ha fnrfh no noon hour.
 Decrease Land Values Through School
 Removal
 Following MT. Davis came M. K Harvey, who also spoke in opposition. He told of the disadvantages of clos ing the school and said the land values in the neighborhood would greatly de- crease if the plan was carried out. He touched upon the improvements made believed the school should be main tained. He did not believe in consoIi- dation and said it was a detriment to the community.
 Vote for No Change.
 Superintendent Graham then asked all in the room who had children in the school at the present time to rise and 26 responded. MT. Davis then made a motion that all who favored by rising, and there was unanimous re- sponse.
 Chairman Murphy Explains Commit
 tees Stand.
 c. O. Murphy, chairman of the town school committee, was next heard and in his remarks he brought out the po- Sition of the committee. He said the town school committee is desirous of offering the people the best educational advantages possible at the lowest pos Sible expense. It Is acknowledged, he continued, that the larger schools can offer better advantages that the small CT schools. He said the committee was not desirous of taking away the Long Society school, but that they wished to find out the needs of the district and take them under consideration MT Murphy said he knew of cases where parents paid taxes and then sent their children to the Greeneville school paying additional tuition, and said this bore out the fact that there are better educational advantages there. He admitted the fact that there is danger in crossing the tracks at the foot of Eighth street, but said that these are conditions which face every community and over which the com mittee has no control
 In addition to MT. Davis and MT Harvey, several of the parents present were heard during the course of the meeting, and all spoke in opposition.
 The matter will come before the town school committee, who will con- slider the question and render their decision.