The Press., 1919-09-18

l John J. Joyce of Boston and John H Joyce of Somersville have been visit ing at the home of J. T. Cummiskey At regular meeting of Stafford | Council, Knights of Columbus, held
 in Red Mems hall, Sunday, the follow | ing officers were elected for the ensu- ing year: Grand knight, w. J. Will | Hams; deputy grand knight, w. E Quinn; treasurer, w. o. Ladish; finan- oial secretary, G. N. Bertrand; record ino secretary. Joseph Lazzerin: chan | cellor. B. l.. Mullins: warden. w. J. Delliean; inside guard. J. B. Bolieau l outside guard, J. T. Corvl; lecturer c. J. Mullins: advocate, M. D. O'Con- nell, trustee for three years, T. F. Mullen.
 At the annual meeting held with Mrs. l.. Rees Tuesday, the following officers were chosen for the mission erv societies: Mrs. c. E. Butterfield, president: Mrs. L. Rees; vice-presi- dent: Miss P. T. Chandler, secretary and treasurer of the foreign society :; Mrs Lewis Mclaughlin, secretary and treasurer of the home society; Mrs. M. A. Harris and Mrs. J. H. Valentine, directresses. The text books to be used this year are Foreign Crusade of Compassion for the Healing of the Nations" and Christian Americaniza- ton" Mrs. c. B. Tschummi and Miss Mary Ballantine assisted Miss Theo- dosia Rees in serving tea.
 Rev. Levi Rees' of the. Congrega- tional church has named the follow ing promotion committee to conduct
 the local campaign for the Pilgrim Memorial Fund: B. P. Cooley, Miss Mary Ballantine, Mrs. c. E. Butter field. Miss Matilda McCulloch, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, Miss Elinor Val
 C.,E Brown, J. c. Converse, J. P.
 Wagner Facts and figures regarding
 the plans of this national denomi-
 national work will he brought to the
 attention of the Congregational people
 here in a number of ways during the
 next ten days. and undoubtedly an
 understanding of the excellence and
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 approval and response from StaffOrd's
 Congregationalists The campaign
 will come to a climax here on Sunday, September 2S.
 0ommunicated)
 The crowded condition in the lower
 grades at the borough school and the inadequate quarters for the high school need the careful and thought ful consideration of the parents of the children. At present there are 155 pupils in the first three grades, while the sixth grade contains AT. In the high school there are 51 pupils in the freshman class, which has necessi- tated the employment of an additional part time teacher This large class, with the probability of more in the following classes, shows that the school attendance is on the increase Now every available space is used with no chance to expand. The high school should also afford OppOrtuni- ties for increased activities that will give Stafford boys and girls as broad an education as does any town in the state. The solution of this difficulty is the building of new up-to-date high school and the use of the entire first two floors of the borough school for the grades. This would permit the use of at least two additional teachers. The third floor now used by the high school is not fit for school use as it is not properly lighted or ventilated and is a bad fire risk. The special town meeting next Tuesday is called for the purpose of appointing a committee to investigate the needs and report a plan for a new high school at the November town meeting. This is done so that definite propo- sition may be made to the town after careful study of the situation.