New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-10
Petition Will Go Before FL
nance and Taxation Board
For Second Time-Report
On Conditions.

The school accommodations COM
mittec of the school bard has been
authorized to spend $3.50 TO have pre-
pared sketches OF proposed new
school on the Carmody site, the
sketches to be presented to the board
OF finance and taxation in connection
with request for S71S.0O0. The
Bartlett school In now overcrowded
and part OF the attendance Is on part
time, the school board was told at a
meeting yesterday afternoon. After
hearing that 2.537 pupils are now at
tending school but one session n day.
the board voted to ask another hear
ing by the finance and taxation board
on the request which had already been
turned down once.
Parents Complaining.
supt. OF Schools s. II Holmes told
the committee that many parents are
complaining on account OF the chill
drcn being allowed to attend but one
session.
Bills to the amount OF s2.932.3s
were ordered paid. Tho contract for
retubinG the East street school boil
ers was given the VI. J. Daley g. Sons
company OF Waterbury. for s6s4.9o.
The contract for installing new toilets
Ericsson a Johnson for s2,2lo. IL was
reported,
VIII Hear Reports.
A special meeting OF the board will
be called shortly to hear n report on
he tajlation of firepioof stairways
IN the Rockwell AMI East street
s"hoois and FIRE escapes in the East.
Monroe. Northend and Rockwell
schools.
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ed school nurse to MI the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Miss
Mary Kiniry. Miss wcrtcheck has
been rctins nurse
James ", C'Brien, who has had
charge OF Americanization work for
tho past year. waa named Americana
zation director for school committee.
his salary to be paid out of tho gen
eral fund in accordance with a recen.
decision by Attorney General Healy.
No appropriation for this work wal
made this year.
Wants Teachers Trained.
A recommendation OF Principal Mar
eus White for tho training OF teachers
In the local schools was referred to the
superiE tendcns and chairman of the
board
Thu evening school committee rec
commended the appointment OF r. II.
Weeks rs principal OF grammar grades
and George c. Cassidy. principal of the
elementary grades. Tho classes win
begin September 10.
Teachers were employed as follows:
Teacher, Hired.
Senior High school-Idelia Knapp.
dreHamnkinR: Dora NJ Sibley. French
and Spanish: Clara Hefner. Latin and
English.
Junior High school-Anna Butler.
history; Marguerite Jones. general
science. grades and .: Alzio Lane.
general science. grades s and .: Mary
Z. J. oliver. grade s: Cert de VIII
liams. grade 8: Louise Atwood. grade
Z. Fannie Seaver. English. grade .:
Josephine Golderara. general science.
gradea q and ..
Elementary schools -- May Regain.
Smailey school. grade 6: wyllian
Knapp. Lincoln school, grade q: Mil
dred Mitchell open air school. grades
s and 8.
Detailed Reports.
The detailed report OF superintend-
ent Holmes. showing the crowded con-
dition OF tho schools. follows:
The following facts arc presented
for consideration:
1. For the school year (September.
1920 to June. 1921 the average num-
Der OF pupils In all grades OF the New
Britain schools was 9.377.
2. OF these, only - per cent. Cor
2,24i pupils) were children OF native
born parents.
.. OF all pupils in the school s
per cent. or SO 0pupils) were children
OF one native and one foreign born
parent
Z. More than 81 per cent. OF all
pupils Cor s.31s pupiis) in the schools
were children OF foreign born par
ents.
s. Approximately So per cent. of
all pupils Cor 5000 pupils) came from
homes In which English Is not the
language OF the home.
8. At the same time, II is interest
ing to note that no less than 90 per
cent. OF all the pupils in the schools
Cor s.i29 pupils) were born in the
United States and are American citi-
zens By right of birth. Together with
this fact should also be remembered
that practically all OF the remaining
per cent. OF all pupils comprising
those who are OF foreign birth. will
Internationally become American citi-
zenl by adoption.
5000 In Schools.
The foregoing nEures are siEnlfi-
cant for they reveal to us the char
acter and the proportions OF the prob
lem with which the public schools of
New Britain are presented. For the
year i92f-22 there will be approx
rnately 10000 boys ana girls in the |
city schools. All OF these, both girls |
and boys, arc to become citizens and !
voters. IL ~ the business OF these |
schools no TO train all OF these boys |
and girls that the % per cent who /
have both parents native born and |
the 8 per cent with one per cent for !
eign born and the greater 81 per cent |
with both parents foreign born. and |