Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-08

today it was not fit to send children to. We don't want to incur any more ex- pense than we have to, God knows the taxes are high enough now. said Mir. | Murphy, but we need these school build | ings and hope the plan is voted through. |
 Senator Allyn L. Brown said that no | fair minded person could say that we do | not need schools We turned down the | Junior High school proposition but we | can not afford to turn this down. It is no economy or wisdom to go along as we have been doing. Nelson Parker said that we owed it to the West Side children to give them a proper building. He said he had a child ] in tHe Broad street school and that the
 kindergarten had done wonders for her
 but that he would not think she would
 have progressed as rapidly had she been
 sent to the High street school or Mt.
 Pleasant where conditions were so con-
 gested. He said he was heartily in favor
 of the plan.
 Gen. William A. Aiken said that 1t was
 many years since his children were of
 school age but that he had several great
 grandchildren and he would not want
 them to go to school so crowded as those
 discussed. He saia that two questions
 were considered first. the cost and taxes.
 and second. is it now the right time to aO It. we are not 0edllnN Nitn Ine1e questions alone. we are dealing with life
 and death. mental death ss well as well
 as physical sickness resulting from the
 congested conditions, the welfare of those
 we love best. He said he would vote for
 the carrying out of this plan that would
 put Norwich where it ought to be among
 the other cities in the state.
 Maurice Fitzgerald also spoke in favor
 Of the plan saying that as he lived op the
 West Side and knew the conditions of the schools, he believed that much better results could be secured with the new
 building. He said he thought Norwich . needed schools more than it did a white way.
 F. W. Wyant said that he favored q new school building. but what were VI going to do immediately to relieve the conditions. He suggested that temporary
 arrangements should be made for the re. | lief of the schools while the new building . was being put up. . Dr. Joseph H. Selden spoke in favor ], of the plan saying that. 1t was not q - case of should we do 1t but a case of '. we must do it. It Is all absolute neces : sity and We should do it an1 lot more C Norwich Has snam School Debt. e Mayor H. M. Lerou said that he hat a lived on the West. Side for IS years ant u knew the conditions and the necessity fo 't snother building He stated that peo T pie talk about school expenses. i,ut tha IL Norwich had only school debt of s5s.
 GOO, the smallest of any city in the state l. and that even if new school was bull S. the debt would be comparatively smsl re compared to other cities. Norwich want h. to progress and this is one step towar 70 the goal. I am heartily in favor of it. es \Dr. Selden then presented his motto re endorsing the action of the educations of committee of the chamber. of commerce i " approving and supporting the action C as the town school board. This motion wa IS unanimously. adopted.
 ,y Charles A. Saxton urged that all vh ne were present at the meeting and, as tn ss vote showed them in favor of the plai d., to turn out at the town meeting ne1 is Friday night and vote the matter througl S. Not only come themselves but bring u w voting members Of their families wit ng them.
 he The meeting then adjourned.