New Britain herald., 1916-09-09

to appointment being graduation from the Normal school, it seems necessary for the proper protection of the schools to esta blish more definite and exacting standards of eligibility for the appointment of inexperienced teachers and for their reelection aft CT reasonable trial in the schools. as follows:
 By requiring of inexperienced can didates that they shall have attained a given per cent. of excellence Bin their Normal school course, thereby providing for a maximum of security against failure.
 By choosing teachers not in the or der of their rank on a waiting list put With reference to the grade of work to be done. thus avoiding a chain of transfers to make room for teachers who are unfitted for existing vacancies.
 By securing for the schools the ser vices of a fair proportion of able teachers of experience who should be distributed throughout the elementary grades.
 By establishing limit as to the length of time in which teacher who continues to do unsatisfactory work may be considered as a candidate for reelection.
 It is hoped that the foegoing sug- gestion may be given the serious con- sideration of the committee. School Equipment. So far as the material equipment of existing schools is concerned it is a pleasure to report that they are all well equipped with practically all things necessary for the satisfactory accomplishment of the school work.
 A wisely liberal policy has been followed in furnishing books, supplies, and apparatus so that conditions are good at the present time.
 The buildings are in all cases as safe and sanitary as constant care and attention can make them.
 School Accommodations.
 The relief of the overcrowded con ditions at the High school secured by the opening of the new Vocational High school in February is much ap- preciated. Adjustment of the program to the change was quickly effected and the school is now able to give a full days work for all of it pupils~ The increase in attendance has been so rapid, however, since the erection of the new building was decided upon that the limit of the capacity of both High schools is already nearly reached thus making it necessary to recom- mend that the committee take under in the near future, plans for the provision of additional \ High school accommodations.
 Like consideration will also need to be given at no distant day to the pro- vision of more room for the Grammar and Prevocational schools.
 The solution of the vexing situation of overcrowding at the Burritt and Bartlett schools which will be afford ed by the erection of a new school at the north end of the city promises a welcome relief. It is to be hoped that this building may be pushed for ward to completion as rapidly as pos sible in order to do away with the half time attendance which will be necessary for many pupils until the new building is ready for use.
 The enlargement of the Osgood Hill school made necessary by the in creased attendance in that district will ' also be appreciated by parents pupils and teachers in that district.
 The schools in all the other dis .ricts of the city have been comfort ably filed during the year and no recommendation for increased ac- seem to be imperatively necessary at this time, althOugh it is - probably true that buildniG develop-t nent in the south end of the city will make the provision of more school 'ooms in that side of the city neces- 'ary within a short time.
 Tests and Surveys.
 It will interest the committee to lnow that under the management of committee appointed from the teach N ng force surveys of school conditions md tests of the efficiency of the school york along several different lines have ,een undertaken during the year.
 The surveys undertaken are as fol- ows: Reading, penmanship, arith- netic, school attendance, the school ,lant Those in reading and penman" hip have already been completed. The ,thers are still in progress.
 The results in reading and penman-