New Britain herald., 1919-08-15


 terday learned at the school board merce. It is YealEa4t ed that the board supervise thShsvaq The Americani- zation work sih lis city was greatly objected to., wtsS the taxpayers. took up the ,2o nalllsthS, ThrougN the help of the city.fidlafkls and state the work will oontiHbe4sThe state appropriation for Am ericfnization work was $25, ,0O0, which will mean that New Britain will be given between $45o and $75o.
 The board of health reported to the board that an inspection of the plumb ing in the city schools has been made. Recommendations were presented. Superintendent Holmes reported that the cost estimated to carry out the recommendation made by the health department would be s50,0O0. Import ant contracts for school repairs were autho rized.
 Bids Received
 Chairman Traut of the finance com mittee made 8 report of the bids which have been received for the in- stallation of two new boilers in the heating plant at the High school. Mr. Traut read five bids, ranging from $17,267 to $26,975. The committee recommended that the contract be awarded to M. J. Daily & Son of Wa terbury, who made the S17,267 bid. Bielman & Rivers Go. were awarded the contract to make repairs to the doorway and arch of the Smith street school. The firm made a bid of S860. The bid of $350 was accepted for the alterations which are to be made at the Bartlett school, and as the state is to meet half of the expense the r,,if 4r expend a sum of s175. An authoriza- ! tion was received by the finance com mittee to purchase roller grates forthe Smalley school at S115 and for the Prevocational school for $135.
 designations Reported.
 l The teachers committee reported the resignations of nine teachers as follows: Frances Cuffe, teacher of Spanish at High school; Blanche Sta pies, teacher of history at the High school; Mabel Erwin, teacher of Eng fish at the High school; Anna Stock we'll, teacher of mathematics at the High school; Helena Denfield, teach CT in the comm ercial department at the High school; Frederick Foster. manual training teacher at the Pre- vocational Grammar school; H. Paul. inc Backus, teacher of geography at the Smith school; Avis Collins, teach CT of geography at the East street school, and Ella Johnson, teacher of reading and literature in the Elihu Burritt school. All were accepted.
 New teachers elected are as fol- lows: In High school, Bertha E. Waddell. Grace I. Lawrence, com mercial department. Bertha M. Jones, Emma N. Dawson, English; Bertha K l S| fish; Alice Fernald, mathematics.
 Teachers chosen in the trade de- partment: Roy w. Adams, machinist; Kenneth Walther, drafting; Emerson P. Lambe, electrical.
 Teachers for the PrevocationaI Grammar school: Anna H. Scanlon seventh and eighth grades: Glenn F. West, electrical department; Frances T. Colman, grade seven and eight; Harriet T. Hayden, grades seven and eight; Andrew eKilpatrick, shop in- structor. ..#.-. .4< Teachers for elementary grades: Averili F. Esten, geography in pla- toon plan, East street; Norma K. Re- gan, reading and literature, Elihu Burritt school; Mary Cahill, grade 5, Ilihu Burritt; Reta r. Briggs geogra- phy, platoon plan, Smith school. NcW BOOKS Recommended. New text books in new general science and rhetoric were ,secom- ] mended for adoption by Joseph M Halloran of the text book committee Also new text books of arithmetic and every day science were recom- mended for adoption. .:. Request New Training
 1 communication was received by 1 the board asking that the school 1 board to give the pupils of the con- | mercial department training on the | dictograph machines. This commun- l ication was sent by local manufac- l turers who feel that dictograph les 1 sons would be of a great advantage to
 the pupils when they enter business The matter was referred to Supt
 Holmes and the finance committee 1 for consideration. Approval of State.
 l The school board was also in re-
 ceipt of a communication from the
 state Apard of education to the effect l that the local High school is ap- l proved by the state as a school for
 residents pupils and an allow 1 ance will be made for this attendance.
 Important Innovation.
 | One or the most important lnnoVa 1 tions in the schools in recent years
 is the establishment of a bureau o1
 attendance. The importance and ne
 cessity of the work and the method o1 1 it is outlined in the following report
 The total number of children O l school age. i. e., between 4 and 1t
 years old, in New Britain exceeds 15, l GOO. @ L. a..sl aEz The total number between ' and 4
 the compulsory school age, is approxi
 mately 12, 2,000--two-thirds of these be
 ing enrolled in the public schools, ane