New Britain herald., 1919-06-14
Harold Dempsey Succeeds
 E. R. Fowler as Principal
 at Elihu Burritt School Other Teachers Elected.


 Dunn two school teachers who were not re-hired at the May meeting of the school board for alleged dis loyal remarks, were reengaged for the coming year at the regular monthly meeting of the school com missioners held yesterday afternoon in the city hall. Harold F. Dempsey was also elected to succeed Edward R. Fowler as principal of the Bur ritt school.
 The reappointing of Miss Dunn and Miss Byrne marks the end of a school squabble that has been before the public for several weeks, Both teachers were dropped from the teachers staff shortly after Comnis- sioner F. C. Goodwin presented a resolution authorizing teachers com- mittee not to enengage any instruc- tor whom they believed instrum ental in sprea ding disloyal propaganda detrimental to the interests of the schools and it's superintendent. The two teachers were soon after dis missed by the board. No reason was given by the commissioners for dropping the two instructors.
 The Parents and Teachers associa- ton and the TtC ltp0yers and Tax payers association interested them selves in the case of the instructors and petitions were presented to the school board to reconsider it's ac- tion or give the teachers a hearing. A communication was written to the school board by Miss Dunn and Miss Bryne asking that the reasons for dismissing them be made public, This communication was withdraw after an agreement was reached be- tween the board and the teachers. Mr. Fowler has been principal of ! the New E1ihu Burritt school for the past year and came into the lime ! light during the teachers. controversy 1 At the last meeting of the school l board he was reelected although l Dr. John F. Martin, acting for the ! Rentpayers and Taxpayers associa. ton, tried to have him dismissed 1 Judge Gaffney, chairman of tho I board, said that MT. Fowler declined 1 to accept his reelection
 Teachers Elected.
 The teachers committee recon l mended the election of the follown, l teachrs for the school year heginnin! September 1919:
 1 Academic High school--Miss Alic V. S. Johnson. to teach English; Nils Florence Freeland to teach English Arthur s. Hancock, head of Englisl 1 department.
 Grammar schooI--Miss Alma Odir to teach Domestic Science.
 l Elementary schools Rock WeI 1 school. grade 2, Miss Caroline 7 Young; Physical Education. Mis- Irene T. Byrne. Lincoln stree school. grade 8, 1. Miss Selma John son. Northend school. principal an grade 5, Julia T. Dunn.
 1 school, grade 1, Roma Bergam Elihu Burritt school principal, Har old F. Dempsey; Reading and Litera ture. Leone Grove. Smaley schoo grade :. Julie T. Dunn.
 Trade SchoOI--James Robinson printing; Sydney CulJiford, electrice work; Arthur Groth, draftine Samuel r. Smith. patternmaking.
 Temporary Teachers.
 The committee on teachers submi ted the following report of temporar teachers employed:
 Evelyn F. Holmes, Monroe an Northend, art; l.. Marguerite waIiac
 East Street. art: Mrs. Lucy Teagu Stanley; Anna Riley. Old Burrit
 Mrs. Inez IT. Babcock old Burrit Lucy Doherty, Old Rurritt: Sups 1 Bowen, Rockwell; Harold Dempse
 English, Academy, High school; MT Agnes Spear, Smith: Mrs Laura Ra,
 mond, Stanley; Mrs. F. C. Rockwell
 East Street, geography; Mrs s.
 Doolittle, Snalley; Mrs. Frank Shield Rockwell. geography; Selma Johnso,
 East Street; Mrs. Margaret Deelc
 Smalley: Fridtjof Misses, gramma
 physical education
 Substitute teachers empioyed: Mir
 Elizabeth Foley. Elihu Burritt; Muri
 Bigelow, Smith; Mrs Myrtle D. Boot i EHhu Burritt; Mrs Virgil Paine
 E,ihu Burritt; Mrs. Herbert warne
 Smailey: Mrs. Edith Hewett. Srniti
 Doris Waters, open air; Daisy KoIot
 ney, East; Airline Root Smith: phys cal education; Ruth Schade, RocI
 well. Ltla Ryrne. Grammar: Mr
 Catherine Buckley, Smith; Mrs. Ma, gare9 Deeley, srnalIey: Miltlren Rc.