New Britain herald., 1919-11-03
HOLMES EXPLAINS
 SCHOOL CHANGES
Superintendent Outlines What
 6-9-3 Plan Will Do

In it's consideration of the rNr0m- mendatiuns contained in the report Of the supcrmtcndcnt of schools tn" Spr- cial committee of seven of the Srho u committee is 9tudNiuG the propoScn change from the present 0-2-l plan 70 the 6-&-3 plan Of organization. At a mectinr hnIJ last Thursday evening thiS particular subject was d'>'"NS'h with the con,nliltcr Of seven ln r"n'"r- rncn vjth the supcuntrnd"nt of schools.
 Surrriutcnd"ul Holmes in his %tHi"- n,,ut io inr ru,uIn!ttcr explained lhe ,,ipuititanrp uI the proposed tlG(l'&e and >.ayr his rcaSons therefor HS lOl~ lows:
 At tho present time the New Brit ain school system is orGa nized upon the 6-3-l plan. This means that there arc six grades from grade one to grade six inclusive in the elementary schools, followed by two grades seven and ciGht--in N central school knoWh locally Hs the PrCNofa1ional Grammar school but known outside of New Britain aS an IntrrmC Cdiatc or JunloE lii@h school. In thi% school all SrN- rnth and eighth grad" pupils of lhH city (With the exception of q few ohI| at the Camp SrhoOD are gathered amt the school iS organized Hnd ron"ur'"H upon a plan that partaNrN CT the na ture of both elementary ana l1lEa SChONl.
 Following this school we now have thc ninth, tenth. eleventh and twelfth uy,je, in the High school which oi- rcr5 q wide range of courses and op- portunitics designed to meet the vary ing needs ur the twelve hundred and fifty pupils of High school age.
 The change to the 6-3-3 plan pro- posed for adoption is in reality simply ;t transfer of the ninth grade frOm the high school to the Intern cdiatc or Junior High school. preserving all tho advantages and opportunities and courses of study of tn" present oTGani- zation both of the tIiGh school and the prcvocatiunal Grammar school.
 The time has come when the ovcr- crowdine of | in the High school and the prcvocutional Grammar school cunprls some action for relief The question demanding attention is that of the method by which this relief sE0ll be provided. If the present 6~2-4 plHn is adhered to, the city will be called upon to build an addition tO t'i" present HlGh school ana also to prnViNr n building for another Pre- vocational Grammar school, the ncrcS- saly expenditure for which will be a considerable amount. If the 6-% -3 | plan is adopted. the provision of only one building for an additional Gram mar school will be required and the exprnditurc will bc considcrablN lN 1 less than would he involved if the present G-2-t plan is continued. It should not be inferred that the present G-2-4 plan is unsatisfact ory on the contrary, it is successful and satisfactory. \ chang" to the 6-3 2 plan will however, preserve all that is good in the G-2-4 plan. At tho same time r promises certain additional ad- NUntuGNS. HS for example CD the lur.I- CT schooling of q considerable number who now drop out of school at thC cnu of the eighth grade; CD an easier tran sitiOn tG the High school work from the grammar grades: and (3) d con- Siderahle SaNin@ in cNpCnditUt" i" thC provision of school accommodations 1 for carrying out the plan.