New Britain herald., 1919-09-09
CR0|X DE GUERRE
 WINNER TO TEACH
 AT LOCAL SCHOOL Captain James, Regular Army Man with IS Years Service,
 Instructor in Military Tactics SERVED IN FRANCE WHERE
 HE WAS GIVEN DECORATION

More Than 5000 Children Are Enroll
 ed at the Various Schools-Thrce
 Hundred School Buildings Are
 Crowded and Grammar School Also
 Has Record Breaking Attend-
 ance.
 Captain Fl. K. James. a regular army officer, IS years in the service, in France during the recent conflict, will probably be the new instructor in military science at the local high school, succeeding Lieut. Ellis Bards- ley who, upon securing his discharge, will enter the employ of the Fafnir Bearing company.
 Captain James Acceptable.
 l.. F. Slade, principal of the High school, recently received a telegram from the Boston headquarters asking if Captain James would be acceptable to the New Britain school authorities. MT. Slade conferred with the teachers committee and has notified Boston that Captain James would be accept able and is now expecting that the of flcer will be here soon to take up his new duties. Captain James was here Saturday to look over the situation During the war he held the rank of colonel. It is expected that one or two non-coms of the regular army will be sent here to assist Captain James.
 800 May Take Course.
 While the time set for the com mencement of the course in military science will be determined by the ar rival of the army officer, 1t is expect ed to start soon Between 400 and 500 boys will take the course, every boy in the second, third and fourth year classes who is IA years of age or over and who is physically able is required to take the course. The course will be given three hours a week with credits amounting to three points year giv- en to those who successfully pass tho course. This will mako nine points for the three years. The high schools here are a unit of the junior R. o. T. C. and the work accomplished by stu dents in the military course who ap- ply for the reserve officers corps or for the senior R. 0. T. C. at colleges will be taken into consideration.
 Schedule of Work.
 The work will consist of drills, book work, written and practical examina- tions and the tests and standing will be graded like other courses In the high schools. The drilling exercises will take place at the rear of the aca- demic building near the South Main street side of the Open Air school In case of rain the exercises will be held in the state armory.
 There were 17 pupils from the New Britain High school who attended Camp DevenS this summer and while none of them received commissions, two of them received honorable en- tion for their good work. These were Howard Mitchell of s South High street, a senior at the High school, and Everett Williams of 169 Corbin avenue, a second year boy. Those who took the course of study at Devens will be Of valuable assistance to the new instructor.
 The uniforms and equipment or dered last spring have not yet arrived.
 s,34l Pupils Enrolled.
 There are S,344 pupils enrolled this year in the New Britain public schools according to figures given out by Su- perintendent of Schools Stanley H. Holmes this morning. This number is of course subject to modification and there will probably be an increase of 10 per cont in the enrolment by the end of the week, according to Super intendent Holmes. The Central Gram mar school has the largest numb with registration of 1895, while the East street school is second with 979,
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