The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-13
Members Of Parent
 Teachers Association
 Protest 200 Day Year School Commissioners to Study Situation Closely for 30 Days-Proposed Change Duty of Par ents to Children.

go ahead with final plans were given the two architects.
 Exchange Teachers.
 Permission was granted Miss Iris Crosby, teacher of English in the High school, to go to Oalaland. Ca1.' in exchange for Miss May E. Robin son of Oakland, who will teach in the High school here next year. Sal aries will be the same. This Is the first Sine that the exchange plan has ever been used. The idea is to broaden the viewpoint of teachers.
 Acting Supt. E. Everett Cortrfght and Supervisor of Drawing Miss May Jackson, were granted permission to attend the N. E. A. convention in Boston and expenses of $50 each were allowed.
 A communication from the Bridge port Oratorio ociety signed by L. T. Warner asking for permission to use the High school auditorium on Tues days from Sept. 19 70 Dec. 12, and for January, next year, was referred to the Committee on School Houses.
 The Bridgeport Teachers AsSocia- ton petition asking for the retention of the Normal school was read.
 A request from the Lions club in the Longfellow district asked for permission to use a vacant room in the basement of the school on Wed nesday evening of each week. This matter was referred to the Committee on School Houses.
 A bill from Dr. F. w. Pyle for s45 for treatment rendered to John Hal sted, janitor of Elias Howe school, was referred to Dr. McGovern for in- vestigation- MT. Halsted was burned when a hot coal struck his foot while tending his fires at the school.
 A vote of thanks from the Fair field County Teachers association was read and accepted.
 Locl1hart Resigns.
 The resignation of Raymond J. Lockhart as supervisor of machine shop work was read and accepted, Efforts were made by members to have MT. Lockhart remain, but his offer from Utica, N. r., was too at- tractive.
 Maude L. Rose, of Staples school the remainder of the school year be- cause of i'll health.
 Mabel A. Benson was granted a leave of absence to study music at the Yale Music schol. Scholarship funds of the Dorothy Bradshaw Fund referred to the Committe on Finance. No report was forthcoming from the committee investigating the establish ment of student scholarship by the Class of 1922 at the High school
 An amendment governing the law regarding the electing of school super intendents was accepted. The new ruling calls for a straight three year contract.
 School Name Changed.
 The Omega school where a new building will be erected, was changed to the Edward A. Hallen school on motion of Commissioner Challenger. MT. Hallen, now dead, was a former member of the board and did much toward the raising of the educational standard of the Bridgeport schools. The word Omega, is from the Greek, being the last or the end letter of the alphabet. The name was given to the school by former Supt. Slawson be- cause it was at the end of the city
 Longfellow school is to have a play even if the law has to be brought to bear on property owners in the vicin- ity of the school who refuse to sell MT. Challenger said that the people whose land is wanted have large yards and still refuse to sell or ask high prices because the land is wanted for school purposes.
 A report on the progress of the physical work now being conducted in the schools was read by Instructor Harvey c. Went. He advised the ap- pointing of a physical instructor to assist in the work which must be done under the new state law.
 Another meeting will be held June AIz n -s J