Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-28
op said he hoped there would be some

op said he hoped there would be some
 decided action taken.
 Edward J. Graham. superintendent
 of the town schools. referred to three
 ment, the organization. advanta ges and costs The organization would bring
 together all pupils of the seventh and eighth grades to centrally located
 point and the work would be organized on a prevocational basis. The needs of a new building is evident in the Mount Pleasant street and the High street schools where they are crowded
 poorly ventilated. Instead of erecting
 new grammar school on the West
 Side is recommended the erection of
 this prevocational school building in
 the central part of the city ana SO
 by doing that we can offer advantages
 which we can not offer under the pres
 ent system We could give four courses
 of study; preparatory course for en-
 trance to high school or Academy, in-
 dustriaI arts course, domestic arts course and a commercial course. Any one of the courses would give pupils chance to try themselves out. They should be given opportunities to fol- low out their advantages. By this concentration your teachers arc able to specialize and thus improve the quality of work .as far as the pupils are concerned Also by concentration you can place in the school . course of physical training which would be very beneficial and physical training five years. The cost of such q school bui1dfpx as we would ueod would bs from $fs0,o66 to 3200,o00. Supt. Ora ham referred te flhe issuing of serial grand list by about one mil. supt. Graham said the work which would be started in the prevocational school would be carried out in the Academy as he understood that the Academy is planning to add to its equipment, sn- large It's manual training department and start domestic arts course and q cornnIerciai department. It has one of the best printing and artg course fin the state. As for the expense eupt, Graham would not be much more than now,
 II. N. Lerou. member Of the scheo, debtedness of fhe schools in Cities the size of Norwich and he said that he thought good schools fs one of the best advcrtisements c city can have and that skilled men will come to ely where children have fine educational opportunities.
 Frederic W, Cary. treasurer Of the resolution that was adopted after dis cussfon. The resolution referred to the fact as the town school board has passed a resolution that fin their opinion a new building should be erected, centrally located. to accom- modats the seventh and eighth grades, thus relieving the congestion and pro- vtdfng for pre-vocatfonAf training as 1t can be applied to said grades. and providing for a more complete organ fzation fin our public school system, that a special town meeting be held Co lay the matter before the voters for their action and that it fs tine best 5udgraept and recommendation of the chamber that a new school building Is an immediate necessity and that said building should be centrally To- cated to accommodate the seventh and Norwich. thus relieving the conges- ton and providing for pre-vocatfonaI training as recommended by the town school board.
 A petition wflr be presented to the seIectmen of the town of Norwich re- questfrx them to caff special town meeting as soon as possible for the money and authorizing the issuance of bonds on the adoption of such other rneans as seem advisable for the carry ing out of the resolution Of the town school board.
 Others who spoke were Albert W. Edwin A. Tracy. Rev. J. II Seiden, Robert W. McNeeley. c. l. | Smith, Henry A. TfrreII. Rev. Edwafd s. Worcester.
 When the resolution presented by Treasurer Cary was put to a vote there was only one no registered.
 The social committee. consisting of 1 the following members served a buffet | lunch:
 Col. Charles ". Gale. chairman. John c. Averiil. Casper K. Bailey. Harold C. l Cransla, James l.. Case. Henry l.. Frisbie, George A. Ashbey. Carl W. Colt and Dr. A c. Freeman.