The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-13
SO ROOMS
ON PART
TIME
No Money With Which
to Relieve the Crowd
ed Situation in the
Public Schools = To
Cost Out of = Town
Pupils Nearly $4,000
More.

There will be 50 school rooms on
part time next year according to the
reports received by the school board
last night and if there is any inordi-
nate increase at the fall term there
will be more than that. And there is
no money with which to provide for
any increase not even for the half
dozen portable schools recomm ended
by the school committee last night
Nothing can be done to help the
crowded school situation until the
city agrees upon a definite program
whereby, the schools will receive
certain amount every year, in order
TO purchase additional school build
ings for the school children of the
city" said John B. wynkoop, secre-
tary of the Board of Educa ton, this
morning.
Although the committee on school
houses Were authorized to purchase
six portable school houses, the situa-
tion cannot be relieved, as there are
At other school rooms in this city
where the students are compelled to
attend part time sessions, because of
the overcrowded condition.
Tuition rates for pupils from other
towns attending the Bridgeport High
school may be raised from $50 to
500 year. Last term there were
119 out-of-town students attending
the high school. If the proposed
increase goes into effect, about SILL
900 will probably be realized from
this source.
The meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, which was held last night
was a long and busy session. The
question of bonus for the teachers
wa sagain brought up on a motion
of S. B. Plotkin, who wished the
Board of Apportionment to appro-
pirate the sum of $57,9S7 for the
bonus, but the motion was ruled out
of order.
Miss Katherine L. Fitzpatrick, Miss
Agnes Little and Miss Ida G.. Ho1-
royd We're named principals to sue
ceed those who resigned or were re-
tired. No principal has been select
ed to succeed Miss Carrie A. Seeley
at Barnum school, as yet. Miss M.
B. Gilmore, recently retired as a
principal, was appointed tutor at a
salary of $500. Miss Mary OToole
was transferred as principal of Sta
pies school to Franklin school at her
own request.
Attorney Samuel 3. P1otlxin called
attention to the minutes of the meet
ing on March which provided for a
permanent change in the, rules of the
Board. This was to the effect that
salaries of teachers be increased on
basis of % per cent. provided no in
crease was in excess of $4G0. A re-
QUESTION for that amount, s201, 800 was
made to the Board of Apportionment
to cover the item of the increase for
teachers. There was also "a specific
requisition of $57.9S7 for the so-called
bonus on the state grant
The Board of Apportionment al
lowed the So01 300 in their final state
nent of appropriations but denied the
request of 1887. Attorney Plotkir
maintained that if the claim of the
Board of Apportionment was true and
the bonus was included in the $201, 800
that two years hence the teachers IN
stead of receiving an increase in sal
ary would find their salaries had de-
creased. The chairman ruled Attor-
ney Plotkin's motion out of order. as,
serting that the matter had been set
tied.