New Britain herald., 1922-02-11
SCHOOLS CROWDED,
 MAY BAR OUTSIDERS
Board Of Education Discusses Status Of NOn-ReSjdent Pupils

Nonresident pupils may be bar. rcd from the city schools nc, cording to action taken at th' n,esting of the school board yestcr day afternoon, The fact that thcre 5oems to be lack of sufficient room 10 take caro Of the children of the -ity was one Of the reasons why the board ia considcrine this action.
 Dr. 4, R. Meredith state director of education, was present and stated that the state board had approved the Senior High school tuition rates. II was reported that the city Is paying moro 10 the state for resident pupils here than is being received by the city,
 A report submitted by Superintend- ent Stanley II. Holmes stated thai there were 157 non. resident pupils al the Senior High school and so at the junior high schools. Commissioner Nibberts was in favor of revised tui. ton list and in cutting out the ac- commodation of nonresident pupils
 Committee Appointed
 Com issioners F. C. Nibberts, Henry Roche and Clayton Goodwin were appointed a committee to look into the question of tuition rates and report at a later meeting.
 An expression of sympathy was voted to be included in letter ac- knowledging the receipt of d com munication from John Dixon, of 379 East street, telling of injuries sus- tained by his son Alfred January 31 a cement slab standing against the wall of the Smith school fell onto AL bert's foot, so badly injuring two toes that amputation of parts of them was necessary The communication will be referred to the corporation counsel to ascertain the legality of an express sion of sympathy before being mailed.
 Favors Vaccination
 The board went on record as rec ommending vaccination as a smallpox preventive and approved the follow ing communications
 ITO the parents of all school children
 Tt is commonly known that small pox has been prevalent during the past few weeks in Bridgeport and other places tn Connecticut. For this reason the New. Britain department of health has addressed the following letter to the school committee:
 "'Due to the fact that smallpox is prevalent in many of the nearby cities and as there is danger of a visitation of the disease in New Brit ain, the department of health deem s it advisable and recommends thatl school children be vaccinated'
 r. r. Lee, NJ. D..
 Supt. of Health.
 Miss Jessie C. Pratt was granted | leave of absence without pay until September l. because of illness in the | family. The following communica- ton was addressed to Superintendent Holmes from r. J. Trinder, state di- | rector of vocational training:
 The Trade school at New Britain is greatly in need of additional floor space and equipment to provide the l est instruction for the youth of your city taking vocational courses. I am enclosing a statement of the present enrolment showing 235 full time and So part time pupils.
 "The school has waiting list of 7o and the beginning of the next additional numbers of CO., operative students from the High school will need to be accommodated
 T have discussed the situation with Dr. Meredith. and we would like to meet you, and if agreeable to you, your committee, at your office, at ? p. m, Wednesday, February IS, to consider fhis matter"
 The letter was referred to the com mittee on school accommodations
 The teachers committee reported resignation of Marguerite Jones, for High school. and Edith Harris, teacher of geography at the Smith school. The resignations were ac- cepted.
 New Teachers
 The following new teachers were elected: Hortense Lambert, teacher of Senior High school; Augusta teacher of English and science, Senior High school; Ellen c. Talcott, commercial subjects, Senior High school; Mary Noonan, teacher of hygiene, Elihu Burritt Junior High school: Mildred B. Stone, Grade s, Junior High school; F. Fern Leasure. Grade 8, Junior High school; Ruth r. Warner. science. Junior High school; Elizabeth Nelson, geography, Smith school
 Bills totalling $1e,o44.2o wereo ap- proved on recommendations of the f. nance committee.
 President B. F, Gaffney presided at Lhe meeting and others present were E. o. Kilbourne, F. Clayton Goodwin, Joseph M Halloran, F. G Vibberts Mrs. A. G. Kimbal, E. M Pratt, H. H. Pease, H. P. Roche and Superin- tendent S. Fl. Holmes.