Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-16

Iernoon at O'CLOCK with purldi III oI JoSeph's cemetery
 The first meeting of the town school board for the present school year was held Wednesday night in the seiectnaen | room at the town building, all members | being present. The meeting was called to order at 8.20 by Chairman F. E. Guiid and called upon Frank H. F'oss to give 1 the report of the inviting of the special committee appointed by President james B. Fullerton of the Wiiiimantic Chamber of Commerce to interview SN perfntendent Samuel Anderson of the
 Connecticut company relative to secur- | ing better dealing with school children l for their transportation books Mr. Foss reported that he and MT. Fullerton with | William c. Norris talked with MT. An
 6efsoh during the day and it was stated that the company allowed five l books to each student and C more were desired it would become necessary to | send the cover to one book with the money for five to the company and more would be sent. This plan failed I to end the trouble in this city as the
 matter of bookkeeping becomes involved when some 200 school children must be kept supplied with students tickets. The I matter was left with the school board to complete with MT. Anderson in man ner that might benefit the school com 1 AlhtC6 anu St0NOANo bSSt'
 Secretary Edgar A. Case stated that he had com1nun icated with Mir. Derning in regard to the Americanization work in this city and that an appointment
 would be made as soon as possible. It was voted that Dr. w. P. S. Heating be reappeinted school physician for the
 school year.
 l The following school calendar was ap-
 proved for the year. Fall term 1920
 began Sept to end Friday, Dec. 24,
 winter term to begin Tuesday, Jan. to
 end Thursday. March A, spring term to
 begin Tuesday, April 5, to end Tuesday,
 June g. Holidays are to be teachers
 day, Friday, Oct. g, Thanksgiving ], Washington's Birthday and Memorial Day. Lincolns birthday falls on Sun day and Columbus day was left unde-
 cided.
 It was decided that the matter of opening night school be left to the com
 n1ittee in charge of that work Regis 1 tration of students was Set for two diff , ferent evenings to do away with con fusion resulting from did and young registering at the same date
 The report of Chairman Guild for the . year showed that interest in schooling
 had become nationwide and it was rec
 ognized that only by paying prop&l
 wages could competent teachers be SC ; cured to teach the pupils in the grade ' and high schools. The wages this yea : are higher than in previous years bu
 this must be met with if Windham is tt
 keep up with other towns surrounding The cost per capita to teach pupil hal . risen within the year from s47.10 t
 $5725, thus the cost >ber pupil at thu : grade school is now set at $50 and a l' the high school $50. He stated that tn : cost per family to send their child t, '' school where it receives proper educa
 1 tion and attention is only about twenty :, three cents per week. or much lowe than such care might be obtained in an . other way. Advances this year meal
 that $118,O00 must be raised to carr, " on the school work in the town of Wind f ham.
 l. The report Of Superintendent 0 1t Schools Edgar A. Case stated . at dur -- ing his three years in this city lie ha l. been greatly aided by those who wishe e to make education possib1o to Windhar O pupils. Costs in eE<y line have gon 8 up but with the exception of the in ,e crease given the teachers last year tn Ia school comnittee has lived within tn
 amount asked from the town How
 ever, teaching could not be continued a y twenty per cent. raise when othe n rates have doubled and it is therefore nc al 1 cessary to ask for larger amount th S. year The increased amount will ad 4, about three-fourths of a mill to the ta a- now asked of the people, and with abol $120,000 needed together with the avt le rage attendance grant, less all income tr ic sntn of s7s,666 is left to be raise l. through taxes. Teachers have been s, S. cured for all schols and with the excer s, tion of the North Windham school hay Y, modern buildings to work in. The la. Of named, however, is not fit for use anott CT year and the school committee niu.
 take interest in the matter and see ths new school is built. His report va ?, accepted.
 The question of continuing the dome. a tic science classes came tip. This yea n these classes cannot be taught at th ,r normal school as teaching facilities thel e do not warrant it. The question of ge tr ting some teacher for part time wor I- was considered, but if this is not DO.
 sible the class must be started at tH
 high school and teacher secured. Tn 10 new study will add an expense of abot Il, s2,Oo0 to the cast of running the school is. Following the reading of the usu. t. bills the meeting adjourned.