The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-28
TEACHERS WHO IGNORED MEET
 ID LOSE PAY
Recent Election Cost Board of Education $9,0O0 For Salaries And Overhead Cost Too Great.

Bridgeport school teachers. mum i bsr.ug 42, who failed to attend the | recent sessions of the teachers con 1 Vention here without good excuse | will be deprived of their pay on that l day, the Board of Education decided l at its executive session yesterday af- ternoon: Supt: E. E. Cortright and Agent John Kinse.la of the board, were instructed to devise a means for using the schools of the city for election purposes without disrupting Of the 42 teachers who failed to attend the convention sessions held sor one day. 21 claimed illness. It was stated that there was no excuse. ut illness, for not attending the convention sessions which are be
 ieved to benefit the teaching ability of teachers.
 In the recent election it cost the .+choOl plant 5000 in salaries ana overhead. Members of the board expressed themselves as believing the cost too great and an effort will be made to remedy the evil by the com ianitors of schools who perform ser vices for outside Orga niZatiOnS will not he allowed to receive COmpensa- ton. The action was taken following much criticism of janitors, of whom here were B., for receiving s20 eX- 'ra on election day. It was stated that the board looked with dfsfavOr Gn the nI e+hOd which allows political If the hoard.
 President Fones was inStru ted to wait upon the Common Council with 2 com rntttee at it's next meeting to -euuest initial bond issue for the hir- ing of an architect and otI1"~ needed work which the board wishes to go ahead with. Other. techri"al mat "ers were taken uro in the eXeCut've session which lasted from 5 o'clock --"tH 7:+n p. m.
 SuDt. F. E. Cortrtght reported at -hrouEh the use Of portable huilIi0gT rd changes reduced the number of "art time classes in various schools NlaCing 20 such classes on full time.
 Louise M W ed, ouaTantined when case of dinhtheTia was found 'U ne- ~oOT7. and whO Ose sa lar- was 2 1-7u@ted Tor the four days she was a6eer+ was 'IIOwe4 back pay to the a0,ou-t of presents a physi"'an'e ~er-i7cat@ Mss Weed did not contract the Illness. and her school room was not closed aI- rHouEh di~'nfected hy the Foar@ of Health Board ne07 hers felt Miss Weed should receive her nay.
 Two Resign Peze't'ons.
 Mrs. Mary Kidder was apnoirrec a | teacher 70 have charge Of two classes rr Read and Farnura schools a. q l sz tar-y Of s 500. u1o7 recornm euda- -.or of supt. Cort~trfHt
 Miss Anna T. O'E2~fen for efsht 1. ~esrs teacher i1 Ert9E n0rt pra aD@n0 ' ar res s--' 2 1fN-7 T[-'' f'E2 ,e-ted Miss O'T~s77 s- r-- lat-et -a9 9z f was entirely s~e .o he fo-~e,, ! school Goy which obliged her to ger . 'O at 5-90 o'clock 70 Eet 2 t~a'n <ro-n ! New Haven and to erer7 the hours {. between -.9h and 2-Sn t- tNa rras- l room with only . lunch She declared 1. -He had received q far better off=- n New Haven v-h icll she ts anv+ous tc . accent to begin n January. Miss 0'P-5s0 has been a P-'6geno-. . -~1~re~ Tor ei~ht years reOo---fv as- .
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 Ire rest ton o< A0-a T F:t-- aa--i0-z was also sccao+a7 t1 take eF. . feet Dec. 1 Miss F'-1~a--fcl at the . '- --v-Ou,- r7->tfrg of the h0a-= hac . Heen refused a leave Of absence for . Ira vel
 Catherine T. Rsce 7-as E-a7ted q lave o@ absence from Nov. 2- Q the ar= o+ the @-s- ser7 ester o7 account ] 0F i,' health. ard F7lva ONe-c vas --~7--e-= 17eva Tor one wear rom Oe>. iS for the sam reason.
 AT7l'Ca ion C+ the F71-vCr--7 Taa-rJe aF Grace ". r. church for the -r== e: he Junior E5:rl school azse--h hhIv haI' -o- ar entertainment Dec 1= vas --ra -taG-
 F-,rehase o< geogra rehfes 10 replace q 1nrhe- of worr out and out CT nate was voted S25 +o coe- s22e5 and 42T 70 cost S51N.4S Bids for o4n >eats for the s=x room annex st Ma 0'e wood were also a-r-r 0rs-ed -he " Nh=el0~ < co was given a oo7--7c+ For cutting tN-ee windows IT -ha gymnasium at the Junior High school 2 nF