Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
PUTNAM

Q1e Session SehedHle fer Hish Sehooli ]
 and Eighth Grade Gexsrnzaent Or dor to Begin Physical Examinations
 This MoFHins-Aa a&er Shor4sas Is Fsared-Rosd Ahsxs West TheHnp- son EIceksd- Rev, Anselim Mayotts Lsexsa Fer seryies in FFsnss. t vas anAauneea Tuesday that the members of the town seheoi eenatnit- tee and the suparIntendent of schoais | at meeting ef the committee ar- ranged for one session plan Tor the Ihigh school and the eighth grade dur- ins the spring term, which Is to open At the present time the high school lis run under the two session plan, l From 8.10 a. m. to 11.36 a. Has with a1 morning recess of ten minutes, and I from 1 ?. m. to 2.bt D. n Under the I one session plan the pupils win begin their studies at B a m: and finish at E. m, The actual less of time each any will be only 15 minutes
 1 The change is made because of the. lereater demand upon the pupils for outside work such as that of the Red gress and. later. young peoples gar Idens, which will be more numerous than ever this year. There are also a number of special war activities in 1 which the services of the pupils are sought. ' The new arrangement will apply to the pupils of the eighth grade. which l is leoated in the high schnel buihling
 Under the new pIaE the pupils of this I grade will get in more actual school work than under the present plan. for they will be able to take up their trade school work outside of regular | school hours | To Begin Physical ExaminatioEs. | Another telegram received Tuesday morning by the local board brought var department instructions to begin l physical examinations this moFhing. This is another change from Satur
 days order of the department order ing the physical examinations be de- Terred nntd further notice, and the change now made is to furnish this districts final 15 per cent. of the ouo- fa of l19 men ordered out last fall | This district is short 32 men on the first quota, and this numher of men 1 who are physically fit must be made I ready to leave for camp on February l The notiee is short, but there is no I appeal from the operation of it, so the work of making the examinations will peRA thiS morning
 1 Thirty men have been summoned to appear and they will be given their
 examinations in the library of the
 snperior court building. pr. ]. B. Kent, i chairman of the local board will be I in charge of the examinations and will
 be assisted in the work by Lieut. Ed ward P. Perry, M. D. Botil of these physicians have made sneeial prepara ton to make further physical exaTni- nations of fegistrsnts.
 Thirty five more men will be sum- mened in fer examination on Thurs ifay of this week and other groups on Monday and Tuesday of next week. 1 The 32 men wllp are to go to camp on February 23 or the fVe-day period beginning with that date. will be taken from Class I, and in accordance with their order numbers Most of the men already have been certified for ser I vice, under the old regulations, but they will be required to again undergo a physical examination.
 Old Fashioned Winter Weather.
 Temperatures of from IA to I6 de- grees below zero were recorded in this city Tuesday morning, when T piercing wind from the northwest add led to the troubles of a people already lover hurdened with the difficulties of I tn old fashioned wiBtey Somes tber- Inometers which are not oyer -paTticu-
 lar as to veracity showed temperatures as low as 30 below zero here. but the readings were not believed by many people who saw them.
 Much difficulty was experienced in
 heating buildings so much so that the
 lpublic schools of the city were er- tdered closed for the day after the morning session.
 II The. cold forced anothar near l1eli. st day upon the business men, in so far l ias trade was cencarned for fe# peo- } De ventured out to endure the rigor Ief the Arctic weather
 One of the girl students st the high
 Eschoel had her ears frozen while or
 her way to school and there were other ; eases reported of nipped ears and fins i gers.
 Water Pipes Frozen.
 Il Continued severe weather is bring |. ing this city face to face with q criti- teal situation in so far as it's water supply is concerned, it was stated or f Tuesday. Frost that is now deep iI
 | the ground continues day by day te : freeze up pipes. leaving homes with ] l0ut 8. water supply and endangerins
 the service through some of the mains
 in some sections of the city. Tn ans
 kEdSc, tAe Clty 5 Supply ot WGteE
 short and the most rigid econen, , should be practiced in the use of it The practice Of allowing faucets ts 5 tdrip in order to prevent pipes freez.
 ling is dangerous at this time anf
 IshotId be discontinued by everyone !. Ewfo cares whether the city is ade. ] Iquately protected.
 ' Road Blocked With Ice and Snow.
 Trolley service between Wes ; Thompson and Webster WAS discen, : tinued Tuesday because the road wa. !, blocked with ice and show and thl blows could not force a route througi 7 fer the cars. Men were engageA dur
 ir& the day in shoveling cut the line el Completed Within Appropriation. e A meeting of the committee on tn, : construction of the Trade school wa :, held Tuesday afternoon, It was after : wards announced that the coTnmittae'
 final report will show that the build g iing was completed. within the appFo
 lpriatien.
 cejaest in Forty Wears.
 Charles Bradway said Tuesday tlla
 1.-the day and the night before was tn : leeldest he had experienced during tn : more than 40 years he has lived i 7 lthis city s5s
 II FATHER MAYoTTE LEAVES ,