Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE 7
 HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING
Reports of School Doctor Heard-Mu-
 sic Teachers Salary Raised $50.


 school committee was held "Wednesday evening in the judge of probate's of- flee at the town hall. Egbert Case. the superintendent of the schools in the town of Windham made his first appearance before the committee.
 The first thing done after the readr ing of the minutes was the adopting of the school calendar for the year. The opening date for next year was changed from Tuesday, which has been the day in the week which the school has always opened on to Wednesday. This change was made to help the teachers, both in the city schools and in the state schools. The teachers Labor day, a most inconvenient day and it will also help at the Normal School, which opens on Wednesdays since the gor1s who go in training at CTS meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The calendar was as follows:
 Tie calendar for the schools of the town of Windham was made as fol- lows:
 School opened September f, 1917.
 Columbus Day-Friday, October F, no school.
 Thanksgiving recess begins wednes- day night, November 27th.
 Thanksgiving recess ends Monday morning, December End.
 Fall term begins Wednesday night, December 2nst.
 Winter term begins Wednesday morning, January 2, 1918.
 Lincoln'sl Birthday-Tuesday, Feb ruary 12th,\ ,\no school.
 Washington's Birthday Friday. February 22nd, no school.
 :, Winter term ends Friday night. March 22nd.
 Summer term begins, Tuesday morn ing, April End.
 Memorial Day-May 30th, no school.
 Summer term ends Thursday, June 20th.
 Fan term begins Wednesday, Sep
 The following were elected num- orators: Thomas Connolly, Charles Caswell and Earl Haling, the same as last year tor was then read. 1,2oo children had been given physical examinations last year and of these, 12o had minor pey- sical defects. Many Of these were for poor eyesight, defective teeth, and of these were attended to after the examination by the doctor. There were a few cases of chicken pox and of the pink eye.'
 pr. Smith asked that he be ap- the high school be placed under his with additional pay for all work there. Mir. Case recommend ed that the physical examinations be gwen OHiy to those III the IfeSnmAH class as the upper three classes were better off. pr. Smith was appoint ed shool physician for the year end- ing September 12, 1918.
 The report of the acting school vis- itor was then read an damong the fn- teresting things was an account of the school savings. The total Is $S,- l4o.24 and Natchaug School leads with s43S46O
 The salary of Charles Caswell, the music teacher. was increased $50.
 A committee Of Dr. Guild and H. c. Lathrop was appointed to appear be- fore the town meeting to ask that the school appropriation be increased toI 7,500. About $2,0OO of this money is l in the form of tuition fees The matter of introducing a course ii, l agriculture at the high school was vot- 1 ed to take no action on 1t. The state | will give twice what the town pays he instructor in this course but the l dea is untried as yet. .-- | A request from St. Mary's school | hat they be allowed to purchase one l if the old blackboards at the NatchauE l School was referred to the properties | committee. The meeting adjourned | It nine o'clock. Joseph B. Potvin. Willimantic: Ollie i