New Britain herald., 1919-10-02

 rH out any considerable scheme of cx- pnnSion for he trade St hOOl
 Stat" Control For Trade SthOOln
 II is a question worthy of serious COnSi Iteration NhC1fet the time has not come when 1t would he advisable 10 transfer the trade school to the COntrcl of the state board of educa- ton. provided it can be managed in such a way as to secure close cooper ation with the city school system and particularly with the High school departmerT.
 S30,0OO Expended. The trade school is expending city appropriation Of apr rCXimately S3O,- 900 each year to maintain trade courses in the marhinist trade, draft ing. patternmaking, electrical work, and printing for a total of approXi- mateIy 130 Doys The school needs much larger quarters and double the present appropriation in order to be as largely useful as it might be for the boys and young men of New Britain. 1t is a question whether we are rot paying A considerable sum for independence in control and at he same time Ot paying enough to secure the larger results that should be se- curaI, and might be secured under the manag cement and financial sup port of the state beard of education. A transfer to the state would be conditioned upon the early provision by the city of enlarged quarters for the trade school, the city being re- quired to pay only for rent, heat and light, all other expense being borne by he state and effecting a reduction in school expenses of approximately
 
 charge on a sum sufficient to provide gn addition to the Vocational High school large enough 10 satisfactorily accommodate the trade school de partment. The net saving would doubtless be in the neighborhOod of $2O,000 annually
 Summary.
 The following summary of sugges- lions for a program of developme ent is proposed:
 l. Transfer the management of the trade school department to the state board of education. 2. Erect an addition to the Vo- l cational High school to accommo- 1 date an enlarged trade school, this 1 addition to be in the rear of the present building and fronting on 1 South Main street
 
 ! This plan to be effective as soon as a l building can be provided for Junior 1 High school or intermediate school 1 center on the North side of the city l At that time both the present PreVo- l catiOnal-Grammar school and the 1 new school on the north side should 1 be designated as intermediate schools or junior High schools. This plan, if 1 carried out, will leave only three 1 years of work to the senior High 1 school, relieve 1t of approximately 500 ! pupils, and n nake it unnecessary to l provide immediate enlargement of l High school accommodatiCrs.
 4. Either erect a new Junior High 1 school or intern ediate school on the north side of the city, or appropriate the Elihu Burritt school for such use as soon as provision can be made for l housing the elementary grades now l in the Elihu Burritt school. 7 5. If the Elihu Burritt school is transformed into an intermediate 1 Junior High school, erect a new ele- | mentary school on a location suited l to take the place of the Hlihu Burritt l school and located, if possible, as 1 to afford some relief TO the Smalley school
 6. Proceed with the erection of 8 new twenty-four room school at the north end of High street designed to relieve the Bartlett school and to give partial relief to the Smalley and Os- | good Hill schools.
 l '. Await the effect of these two 1 buildings, mentioned above under five and six, upon the attendance of the Smalley school. If sufficient relief is not obtained for the Smalley school. oJ grounds an addition or a 5 separate | building with connecting auditorium and gymnasium designed to serve both buildings
 Enlarge Other Schools.
 8. Either enlarge the East street school providing an assembly hall and gymnasium at the same time, or erect a new building so located as to af- ford imm ediate relief for the East street school and future relief for the l Smith school.
 g. Complete the proposed addition to the Northend school thus relieving congestion in the south end of the city.
 10. Make plans and preparations 1 either for the erection of a new build ing to take the place of the Lincoln street school, the new building to have not less than sixteen rooms with assembly hall and gymnasium, or en- large the present structure. Ii. Enlarge the Stanley school by the addition of at least four rooms and, if possible, an assembly hall and gymnasium. The erection of the new building on the north end of High street should provide relief for the Osgood Hill school.
 ic hot program be made the basis for fur ther study and disoussioni that it be