New Britain herald., 1917-09-15
SOUTH END PARK
 TO BE DEVELOPED
School Board to Build Addition
 to Camp School

' 1cllllley lIlllOduCcu lIlS SSOioIIo11 to have a section of the South End park laid out as recreation ground. The resolution wa sadopted. The 1917 General Assembly gave the right to the several school committees to arrange for the recreation grounds of the schools. The South End park has re- mained undeveloped for some time and there has been considerable need for amusement facilities in that section of the city. The athletic field of the High school will undoubtedly be laid out there. Public baths will be in- stalled. The cooperation of the Park Commissioners has been enlisted in the matter and the project will prob- ably work out with the fullest success For many years the athletic teams of the High school have been without a home field of sufficient facilities to to accommodate them. With the de- velopment of this tract and the estab- lishment of public baths, recreation conditions of the South End will be ex- cellent.
 Principal Marcus White of the Normal school presented the board with a set of sketches illustrating the proposed addition to the Camp school. The proposed addition will cost about $80,000. The entire appro- priation would amount to s100,000 and of this the city would have to pay one half and the state the other half. One Of the features of the new build ing will be a large assembly hall Judge Gaffney made the motion that the school board ask for an appro- priation of $50,0OO at the next meet ing of the board of finance and taxa ton.
 H. P. Roche, chairman of the con- mittee on evening schools read his re- port of the opening plans of evening school which will commence their fall term Monday evening. The elemen- tary school which will be conducted in the Grammar school, will be held three evenings week and the ad- vanced classes are going to be held in the Vocational school two evenings week. E. E. Weeks will be principal of the Grammar evening school and MT. Packard will be the principal of the Vocational building. Slight in creases in the salaries of the instruc- tors of both schools were recom- mcnded.
 Judge Gaffney introduced the ad- visibility of storing potatoes from the municipal farm in the basements of the schools which had room. E. O. kilbourne thought that the idea was not practical and that the potatoes might lnjure the health of the school children. Dr. Ernest FrOmen doubted if the potatoes would affect the health of the school children. The matter fo IN tee.
 A written request was read from Dr. George Dalton one of the medical in- spectors of the schools for a leave of absence since he has joined the army. It was voted to grant the leave from the date that he is called to the end of the school year. It was also voted to grant leave of absence to Dr. Wa terman Lyon a school inspector who has also joined the medical corps of the army.
 The annual report of the superin- tendent of the schools was accepted Application must be made to the Fi- nance committee when the schools are to be used for purposes other than those directly connected with the schools such as patriotic celebrations and drills.
 A resolution to form a dental clinic in the schools was referred to the committee on health and sanitation. A resolution to have physical examin- atlon of all the pupils of the schools was referred to the committee of health and sanitation. The advisabili- ty of broadening the scope of the trade and industrial department at the Vocational school was referred to the superintendent of schools and the committee on trade education.
 No formal action was taken on the plan of having agricultural training in the schools.
 The teachers committee reported as follows:
 Appointments subject to election, Mary F. Williams. history, Academic High school; Charles J. Campbell, science, Academic High school; Chris tine J. Kane, commercial subjects, Vocational High school; Agnes S. Or dung, commercial subjects Vocation 1 al High school; Paul Dillingham;, English, Vocational High school; l Joseph Gibbons, Prevocational Cram l mar school, Grades VII and VIII; | George A. R. Duncan, Grades VII and 1 VIII; Edith Bayer Smalley school 1 Pauline Backus, Osgood | Hill school. principal and Grades V and VI; Mildred Wells, Osgood Hill 1 school, Grades III and "; Alvin w. Bearse, assistant in physical training for boys of high and grammar schools; resignations, Elton F. Cronk, Academic High school; Ellen M. Low, Osgood Hill school; Marian Egan, Smith school; Mary H. Wrigley, Pre- vocational Grammar school; requests for leaves of absence, James l.. Da- witt for one year and Dora H. Wether- bee until January l, 1918; substitute teachers employed, Mrs. Elizabeth Foley, Smalley school; Mrs. Anna M. Young, Smalley school; Marion Leeds,