New Britain herald., 1916-12-09

pleted and it could be entirely over- come by the construction of a con- crete wall between the two proper ties. To eliminate the trespass nui- sance the architect suggested the con- structlon of a fence. He submitted estimates showing that APO feet of iron fence would cost $1,26O, wooden fence would cost $S42 and a stone wall would cost $1,1OO. The entire matter was finally referred back to the committee for suggestions. N
 Mir. Kilbourne, reporting for the text book committee, recommended the adoption of a new Spanish book of short stories in the High school. The recommendation was adopted. Public School Inspection After some discussion it was de- cided that on next Wednesday at ? o'clock the school board will officially visit and inspect the new Vocational High school and the work done there. On Friday afternoon and evening the public is invited to inspect the build ing and the work The morning classes will be omitted and trans ferred to the evening in order that all may see what is being done. An
 offer from the High school Parents and Teachers association to assist the school board in receiving the public on this night was accepted
 To Consider Salary Increase, pr. Martin asked, following the receipt of the teachers committee re- port, where the difference in the sal ary of a substitute and the regular teacher 70 any teacher who is away from her classes for more than five days be- cause of illness, or at all for any other reason, does not receive any pay and a substitute is hired. The pay of the substitute is less than that of the l regular and whatever difference there is in the salary fund at the end of the year remains in the treasury. Su- perintendent Holmes reported that there are five or six substitutes daily on an average
 The petition of the school teachers in the grades asking for more pay was referred jointly to the committee on teachers and the finance committee with instructions to report at the next meeting. The petition was signed by every teacher who could be affected by salary increase.
 The committee decided to accept with thanks the offer of the United Parents and Teachers association to donate to the school board the Patho- scope recently purchased by the as sOciatiOn.
 School to Close June 29.
 Changes made necessary in the school calendar by the enforced vaca- ton this fall on account of the in- fantlle paralysis epidemic were sug- gested by MT. Holmes. The only change is that the schools will close for the summer on Friday, June 29, instead of Friday, June 22, and will reopen on Monday April following the Easter recess instead of on Tues daN. This means that the teaching star will be required to be on duty TOT forty weeks, for which they are engaged, instead of thirty-nine weeks as in the past The request of the Tuberculosis Relief committee that school children be given the privil- eGe of selling Red Cross stamps was granted.
 The report that the expenses con- nected with the trade school for the month amounted to $2.4O4SO was ac- cepted.
 request from the National Child Labor Committee asking that the school teachers observe in their class rooms National Child Labor Dav on January 29 was placed on file. Few of the board ever heard of such a day or date and it was explained that the committee is taking this means to influence child labor legislation