The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-09
TO TEST FUEL
 FOR SCHOOLS
Architect B. A. Cooper h. structed To Prepare Plans For Sheridan School Addition.

Action on two matters was taken by the Board Of Education at its meeting last night. A. F. Heating, member of the fuel admfnistrati ton @as authorized to conduct tests In the schools of the city to find avaia bIe coal substitutes. Architect F. A cooper was instructed to prepare sPecihca t1ons for the Sheridan school addition and his plans for the add1- tion were approved. The question of the adVisability of a school banking system was taken under c0nsid era Ii on after representatives of three thrift organizations had explained the merits Of their systems.
 On recommendation of MT. Wilson, MT Cooper was instructed to fit the Doller in the new Hallen school with OH burners for a test of one year. In event the oil burner not proving sat 1sfactory it can be easily removed Alter much discussion in which Owen Burns declared that criticisms of committee which he served rei.- tive to terazza floors in the HalIen school, was being directed against him to humiliate him. the board or dered the type of floor for the school at a cost not to exceed S2,0O0, the or 1"tnal contract price.
 The new Sheridan school addition will take in 12 school rooms a gym nasium and assembly hall. The plans after being approved MT. Cooper was instructed to have specifications ready within two weeks when bids will be ca.lled for
 Coal Situation Acute.
 Fuel Administartor James D. Skin ner appeared before the board with Arthur E. Heating. member of the Fuel Advisory. Board. and explained the acute coal situation that existed in the city. He declared that the coal situation had become so acute here that Administrator Russell of Hartford had sent notice to all local administrators to increase the amount of substitute in coal to 20 per cent.
 However he declared that if coal was to be conserved in the schools and substitutes used the health of the children must in no way be impaired The school plant must not shut down either, MT. Skinner declared. By using substitute in the school MT. Skinner said that a reasonable per centage would be assured poor peo- pie.
 The board agreed with the recon7- mendaffons of Administrator Skinner and MT Heating and providing that the amount taken from the regular supply of egg is assured the Chari- ties department. it is agreeable to try the substitute. Heating was au thorized to make a, survey of all the schools and report to the board, the report to be made within two weeks
 School Banking.
 Three representatives of thrift or ganizations and school saving systems appeared before the board last night to explain their respective systems Each was allowed 20 minutes.
 George S Forbes; representing the American Banking Machine Company of New York, explained an automatic receiving teller which his company makes, and which receives money, gives a receipt and records the entire work which Is apparent in other schooI banking systems. The ma chimes are bonded. burglar proof and there are now 5000 of them in oper- alton.
 Mir. Forbes said that his machines were contracted for with mutual sav- ings banks. his company not desiring to place them with trust and national the Bridgeport Savings bank, City Savings bank. Peoples Savings bank and Farmers & Mechanics bank would take over the system in the schools here. MT. Forbes said.
 O ". Smith. rertesenting the Ma tional Prosperity association, and the Industrial Banking system, presented a machine. somewhat similar to the one demonstrated by Forbes. A com was deposited. stamp given, one-haIr of which was affixed to a pass booN and the other half deposited to be put to the account of the pupil by the bank. There is no work on the part of the teacher MT. Smith declared. The machines are burglar proof. money is taken from them every day. and they are bonded.
 Commissioner Wilson asked Mir Smith if his system would allow open banking. that Is could any bank take over the machine or would all the banks of the city share in the sys- tenn. MT. Smith said that unfor- tunately his system, patent rights and machines had been sold exclusively to the American Bank and Trust Go.
 Want Universal System.
 MT. Wilson said that the board might object to exclusive banking. whereupon Smith declared that Mir. Tremain of the bank he represented Forbes representing the Automatic Teller Go, but Forbes could not full fill the order as the exclusive right to his machines had been turned over to Samuel s. Hawley, of the Bridge port Savings Bank. MT. Wilson said that the board advocated a universal school banking system.
 R. T. Stout. representing the Edu- cational Thrift Service of New York. presented his Company's scheme which was to the effect that one day & week would be set aside for school banking and ten minutes each day would be devoted to banking Of pu- the deposit slip, rendered slip and money to the teacher, who turned II over to the principal of the school y-ho in turn turned it over to the banking institution. He said that his system was not tied up to any bark.
 MT. Wilson pointed out that one day a week ten minutes each day would in forty weeks amount to seven foI1rs wasted school work. Seven hours would mean loss Of $11,- coo.
 The board took under consideration al, systems