The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-03
SEEK BETTER
 QUARTERS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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 Stratford, March 3-At one of the longest meetings of the year mem bers of the town school committee disposed of much important business at their meeting which, was held al their office in the town building last evening. A committee composed of H. Larson and B Mudgett, represent ing the Volunteer Fire Department of Lordship Park appeared before the board requesting that better quarters be provided for the pupils of the pub lie schools in that district. According to Mir. Larson the school which is To- cated in the Casino at Lordship, is unfit during the cold weather for school purposes as it is very hard to heat and he requested that something be done to remedy these conditions MT. Larson said that in the Lordship district there were about 50 pupils attending the school and the outlook was for an increase yearly owing tG the many families who were settling in this section of the town. After considerable discussion relative to tht school conditions in this section and the securing of a suitable site the matter was left to the committee from Lordship to secure sight being reasonably assured by the school committee that if this could be done that portable building would be provided for the pupils there b3 the opening of the fall term and maintained until such time as a per manent building could be provided. A new ruling was akso adopted regard lm@ the High school faculty recom- xnending pupils for entrance examina- iv hn fUt students will be required to stand S5 per cent in their studies before they are recommended by the High school for entrance examinations to college. This ruling, however, does not pre- vent a student from taking the col lage examinations but they will not be recommended by the High school. This plan was adopted because of the fact in years past pupils who have just barely passed in their exam1na- tions have been recommended for the college examinations and in many cases have failed and which in a case of this kind has lowered the standard of the High school. Proposed sal ary schedules were presented to the meeting and favorably discussed by the members of the board. The schedules, if approved, as it is ex- pected they will be, will give the teachers who are engaged for the next terms of the school a substantial increase ranging from $500 to $500.
 The members of the Stratford Board of Relief are this week looking up the property of the local taxpayers who have protested the valuations r1aced on their property by the board z Ss- sessors. In all about 270 complaints were made to the board of relief which, according to the members of this board is the largest number of complaints on record in any one year in the history of the town. Of the number who have appealed to the re- lief board it is expected that 247 will be benefited by having their assess ments lowered. In soroe cases the re- duction will be small and in other cases will be quite a sum. VI has not been stated as yet whether or not the board of relief will increase any of the valuations as placed by the mem- bers of the board of assessors. The work is expected to be finished this week and due announcement of the results will be made in this column next week.
 A meeting of the building commis- sioners was held in their office in the town building last evening. William Blamey, chairman of the board, was unable to be present, owing to having run the gasoline tank of his car dry on North avenue in the early evening and being unable to get any gas ir the neighborhood was placed at con- siderable embarrassment in telephon- ing all over town for the necessary fluid to get back home with his car.
 Chief Allen Judson and Assistan Chief Frederick L. Palmer spent yes terday in breaking up one pile of snov near the entrance to the truck house Several other huge piles near the ont mediate attention and will probaibl! disappear within the next few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Radford B. Smith O Judson place will entertain the mem bers of the Wednesday Evening Bridg, club at their home this evening.
 Chester Dunlap, a former resident O Stratford but who is now residing il Stamford, was in town yesterday ol business.
 Mrs. Lillian Edwards was enter Ia1neQ by LhTS. A L. HOtcnklSS at ne home on North Parade yesterday af ternoon.
 Mrs. Arthur Baldwin and Mrs. Will liam Swan were guests of friends i Bridgeport yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. William Lockwood of Bridge port spent yesterday afternoon wit friends in town.
 Supt. c. c. Thompson reported tha since the zone system had become et
 fective in the trolley service a sna
 saving on the transportation of pupil
 was apparent. Heretofore it has cos
 12 cents daily for the children in tn
 outlying districts to get to the schoo,
 but under the zone system it is no
 costing 10 2-3 cents for the same SCI
 vice.
 report to the effect that owing |
 several of the night classes in tn
 Honeyspot and Whitney schools hay
 ing dwindled down to only a few pl
 pills each that some of the classes ha
 been discontinued was read.
 The news of the re-enga cement
 Supt. of Schools c. c. Thompson |
 the school committee for a term