New Britain herald., 1919-06-14
MISSES BYRNE AND DUNN GIVEN
 CONTRACTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR

inson Lincoln; Frances Brady, Small ley: Mrs. John Pinches, Jr.. East Street; Mrs. John Kingley, Stanley; Grace Goldberg, Osgood Hill: Nettie Gamerdinger, East Street; Mary O'Brien. I1lihu Burritt Catherine Ringrose East Street.
 Teachers Resigned.
 Caroline A. Young, East Street; Doris Bec1Sley, Grammar; Sten A. Strobeck, Prevocational, Grammar school
 Report of Finance Committee.
 Herbert H. Pease made a report for the finance committee, which was accepted. It was voted to erect a new fence on the north side of the prevocational building at cost of S220. The committee recomm ded the purchase of $50 tons of bitun1in- ous coal at s7.SQ a ton. to be delivered at the High school and Burritt school by Berson brothers. pr. Martin in quired if other bids had been re- ceived Mr Pease replied that they had, but that the coal was very cheap and full of slate and the board rec commended to purchase coal from Rerson brothers because theirs was
 
 additional tons of coal would be needed next year in heating the schools. No appropriation had been made for this and if tho board au- thorized the purchase of the coal. the money would have to be ta ken from the miscellaneous fund. Dr. Martin said that no action ought to be taken on the matter until necessary. Upon motion of Mr. Kilbourne it was voted to table the matter.
 The finance committee recomm end- cd the purchase of a new drafting table for the trade school at a cost of $650. The board voted to make the appropriation. The board autho- rized the payment of a bill of s100 to Professor James C. Moody for extra time spent in supervising athletics at the High school
 The salary committee recOn1m end ed amendments to the schedule of teachers salaries in all grades up to and including the sixth grade 10 he 1 as follows: First year S700; second. s725; third, s75o: fourth. SITS; fifth. [ $500; sixth, SS50; seventh, s90O; eighth, $50; tenth year and all there after, s1, 900. The schedule was adopted.
 1 School Calendar.
 The school calendar, 1919-2o was l voted as follows:
 l Schools open Monday. September 1 &. 1919.
 Schools close Friday Jnne 25, 1920.
 Thanksgiving Recess-F'rom We'd 1 nesday noon, November 26. to Mon day morning, December 1, 1919. | Christmas Recess-From Friday night. December 19. 1919 to Monday morning, January 5, 1920.
 Spring Recess-From Friday night ! March 26 to Monday morning. April I5, 1920.
 Day Nursery Must Move. l Superintendent Holmes reported tt ! the comm issioners as to conditions d l the Burritt school. The Day Nurse1'! ] occupied part of the building now ant ! it would be necessary to utilize all tht ] rooms next fall for teaching purposes
 He said that he had taken the matte 1 up with Secretary Sprague of tn l chamber of commerce under who's
 auspices the nursery has been con ] ducted. Superintendent Holmes wa l given full authority by the board t 1 handle the matter.
 1 Superintendent Holm es also inform l cd the board of the unsanltaTy con ! ditions of some of the drinking foua ] tains in the schools. The health aT 1 sanitation committee was instructe , ] to ascertain whether new fOuntai m l were needed.
 Permission was given to hold class
 es in Swedish language at the Gram
 mar school during the month Of Jul = and al the Fast Street school durin 1 the month of August.
 E. o. kilbourne reported for tn ! text book commit tee. , l statement of expenses paid fo , l the month ending May 31, for tn l trade department of the Nocations 1 High school indicated that S2,o7b.e 9 ] was expended. This included S1 ,, ] 5Q7Q2 for instructors salaries.