The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03

visions of this department The pub lie are interested and should know what is being accom- plished- By the above medium, and during the year the carrying on of various publicity campaigns will keep the right side before the public.
 I suggest that your committee with the committee on schools consid CT with the return of normal prosperity the establishing of a school banking system.
 There are automatic savings bank machine systems in vogue today that eliminate Sny and all responsibility to the principal or teacher in the matter. CE
 Two of Bridgeports leading savings banks are willing to cooperate when the time arrives The school children of New York city bank approximately one million dollars each school year and at the time when I investigated the New York system I was told that the largest deposits in the grade schools were by pennies or less than five centS-
 In this connection I wish to refer you to my report on the investiga- ton of High school student body ac- tivitieS wherein I recommended that close of school a statement Sof all moneys collected and expended by the students and scholars. I stated at the time that this information
 
 for filing. This as slated in the re- port, is a courtesy due you and any movement to ignore the board and to make any one school law unto it. self should be killed at the opening of this school year once and for all. Before the time again arrives for another report the Board of Educa- tion will pass through a period of re- mership. I wish to take this op- portunity to express my gratitude to MT. Elmer H. Ravens, the president; to Mir. John S. Pullman. chairman ot Samuel B. Plotkin and MT. Denis Mulvihil1 of the committe on supplies | (the retiring members) for their hearty support and approval in the l conducting of all affairs in this de partment of the administrative offices At the end of two years the mem bership of the board will be reduced to six and by virtune of this change l it will become necessary for you to l rearrange your committees. In this | connection I beg to recommend foI your consideration the suggestion | that one commissioner be named or | finance, another on supplies, another | on school buildings or physical prop critics and the remaining three on . committee of instruction, which ac- | cording to established precedent is i the ranking committee of the board | I believe this arrangement will pro- NlO6 IIlOT0 QIISCl SuPSIN1SAoh ctuo sponsibility and closer check on this | division of the administrative offices than now exists.
 | Bridgeport public opinion has at al | times considered Nthe members of the Board of Education competent trus | tees of public funds The expense side of the school budget will continue to be a growing factor not only here | but everywhere as cities grow larger and larger and as types of education l become more complex and the curri | culum becomes more embracing. l Additional revenue must come il 1 order that teaching, the greatest pro | fession in the world, is paid not only | in accordance with other walks o1 | livelihood but immeasurably the best The demands for more revenue tC | operate public schools should no
 cease as long as the per capita wealtf of this great county is $4,s00, and a: long as only s8 of that amount goes | into educational channels, or 1-60( | part of it's ability to give.
 | Respectfully submitted, | JOHN B. WYNKOOP, i Assistant Secre etary.