New Britain herald., 1920-11-13
O'BRIEN SECURED
 BY SCHOOL BOARD
Will Come Here as Director Of
 AmeriCanizatiOn

James F. O'Brien of New Rochelle. \. Y, a graduate of Holy Cross, was named director of Americanization to succeed Francis T.. O'Brien at R meeting of tho school board yester> day. The new official comes to this city highly recommended. He was connected with the employment and Americanization departments of the Seoville plant during the war.
 Favorable action was taken upon a recommendation to name the new school to be erected on Fremont street. the 'Nathan Hale" school: also to rename the Lincoln street school the Lincoln school. and the building to be erected on the Carmody tract, tho Washington school.
 To Have Evening School
 For the evening schools commit tee. Chairman l.. c. Goodwin report cd that agreements had been made with Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski for the use of tho Sacred Heart school build ing. The school committee wsll be expected to stand charges for extra heating. lighting and janitor services.
 The finance committee was given power to act upon n request of the K. of C. basketball team for the use of school gymnasium two evenings n week. and a similar request for the use of school room for the sym phony orchestra.
 Favorable action was taken on a motion to have the school superin- tendent and supervisor of elementary grades attend tho national convention of the superintendents' association at Atlantic City. next February.
 A notification from the city engi. neer that the sidewalks in front of practically every public school need relaying. was referred to the finance committee.
 The action of the chairman and q. W. Traut In signing for the coal pur- chased by the council finance com mittoo for the school board. was ap- proved.
 Extend Commercial Dept It was voted after a discussion to have one bookkeeping and six cal l culating machines installed at the High school on trial. If found sat. | isfactory an item for additional pur | chases will be included in neX years estimates.
 \ report from Principal l.. r. Slad of the high school that the R, O. T. c will not be inspected by army surgeon | this year as was the case last year wa | placed lon filc. The school examiner will conduct the work. however. For the health and sanitation com | mittee .on school odtions it wa schools will be Schick tested if tn parents of pupils are willing. Upon a recommendation of the com mittee on school accmmdatins it wa ordered that the portable school hous | {. |. the Lincoln school to relieve conges ton.
 The finance committee reported tha tho building inspector had ordere fire escapes installed on tho Voigh properties on South Main stree which arc now being used as schoc buildings.
 Teachers Arc Hired.
 The teachers committee recon mended employment of George Gas sidy as director of physical educatio at the high school and Miss Mar rnret Luddy instructor of stenograph at the Vocational High School. The were elected. designations of Mis- Katherine Bookan at the Vocations High School, and Olive Abbey at tn East Street School were accepted an appointment of Annettee Savage { Grade i at the smith school was rat fled.
 Attendance Report.
 The attendancs department prcsen cd a report on irregular attendant for tho month of october. as follow
 Abscntees reported. 5sl: Home visited. 5s1; Cases of illness. l6. Cases of truancy. 56: Abse1tees place in school. 59. Schools visited, s' Factories visited. 1i: Parents inte , viewed. at the office q: Transfer cas- investigated. 37. Noon Hour calls. Attending no school. and placed, , i Parents interviewed for eye glasses s Cases of relief secured. 12: Cases , newly arrived immigrants investiga
 cd. [: Cases referred to nurse. , cases referred to doctor, 2: doctt , certificates secured. 5: labor cert ' ficate investigations. IS: census ii
 vostigntion. SC; prosecutions. 4: ir