New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-09
TEACHERS Petition
BOARD FOR RAISES
Want Salaries Increased $500 at
PreVOCatiOnal School

school board yesterday noon at which
1t was voted to close the schools for
one week, the regular meeting of the
school board was held at 4:3O O'Clock
and a petition was received from the
teachers of the Prevocational Gram
mar school asking that their salaries
be increased at least 500 per year
and the increase be added to their
present salary and also become effec-
tive at the beginning Of the next fis-
cal year.
e. O. Kilbourne mentioned the fact
that the school board has not any
right to increase back salaries or to
grant bonuses to it's employees and
thus moved that the petition be
placed on file. Chairman B. F. Calf
ney remarked that to his way Of
thinking the school teachers were
rather selfish inasmuch as their re-
quest mentioned only one school. DR..
j. l.. Kelly favored giving the petit
ton some consideration and following
further discussion it was voted to re-
fer the petition to the committee on
finance and teachers jointly.
VIII Burn Wood for Fuel.
The matter of fuel at the schools
also provided a topic for considera-
BILE discussion and it was voted to
give superintendent Holmes permits
sion to open the Academic High
school, which has been closed for
some time, when he considers the
fuel situation warrants such action.
1t will probably be that this school
will be reOpened with the others. 1t
was also voted to buy 100 cords of
wood from Alexander Bruce of Ser
lin at 50 per cord. This Will be used
in the Vocational school where it has
been tried with success. 1t has been
found that by using only a little coal
to start the fires the school can be
heated by using about one cord a
day. The superintendent, in this con-
nection, said he thought he would be
able to gather in about % tons Of
coal from the various schools for use
here without any appreciable trouble
at any Of the buildings.
Inasmuch as the enforced closing
of schools next week will interfere
with the school calendar it was voted
to have the superintendent rearrange
the schedule. 1t will be necessary to
cut out the Easter vacation and there
will also be one session on Washing
toms birthday. 1t was voted to refer
the matter of continuing the evening
school sessions into the spring, as
suggested by the State Council of De-
Tense, to the superintendent and
evening school committee.
*. B. Wall in charge of the athletic
supervision of the army environments,
sent a telegram to the school board
yesterday asking that.sPhysical Direc-
tor W. G. Moorehead be released from
his school duties within a week in or
der that he can do army work at
southern camp. Mr.. Moorehead is not
included in the present draft as his
classification is in class 2B. 1t was not
necessary to take a vote of the COM
mittee on this request Of the govern
ment.
superintendent S. TT. Holmes and
Miss Emma Fallon were directed to
attend the convention Of the National
Association of School superintendent
at Atlantic City during the week of
Feb. %. At the suggestion of the su-
perintendent the matter of possibly
engaging the services Of a woman tru-
ant officer was referred to the teach
ers' committee. The report of the
teachers committee follows:
Appointments subject to election:
Blanche A Smart, teacher of stenog-
raphy at Vocational High school; sub
stitute teachers employed, Ruth Loom
is, High school; Bessie Oldershaw,
High school; Pauline Prior, High
school; Helen Henry, Frances
Pierce, Elsie Hopkins, Mary D.
Loughlin, Mary O'Brien, Anna Riley,
Agnes p. Spear, all platoon plan;
Margaret Deeley, Ncttie Gamerdin.
teachers employed, Katherine II.
Bookman, Vocational High school and
Ruth Blackington, Prevocational
Grammar school, The report and rec
concentrations were adopted.
The report Of the medieaI inspec-
tors at the schools was read by DR.. E.
IT. Fromen. DR.. Frank zwick recon-
mended that each school be provided
with q place for the medical in5pec-
tors and he likewise reported that the
drinking fountains in some of the
schools are insanitary.
Contracts Awarded.
The finance committee had several
reports to make. Bills amounting to
$2,9O5.92 were approved and ordered
paid and bills already paid amounting
to $1,669.10 were also approved. 1t
Was FOCeO 10 DuN d Sale IIOll Tie AII
Metal company at $242, the bid from
the Adkins Printing company being
$297.6O. Spring and Buckley have
been given the contract for electrical
fixtures at the new Burritt school.
Athletic equipment will be purchased
from the A. G. Spaulding company at
S67O.20 1t was voted to buy q grand
piano at $3.50 from the Galpin Afford
company and an upright piano for
use at the same school at not moro
than $3.50.
Y. w. c. \. NOTES.
At the Sunday Vesper service Mrs.