Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-13
COMMERCE CHAMBER DIRECTORS
 DISCUSS ACADEMY SITUATION

After hearing from the trustees Of the Norwich Free Academy of a vote passed in relation to the needs of expansion
 there, the directors Of the Chamber of Comrherce passed the following motion at their meeting this week: That the board heartily approves of the suggestion of the trustees of the Nor ! wich Free Academy that public senti- ment with respect to the-r ,froros,d ex- 1 pansion be ascertained at 9 town meet | ing; that the Chamber of Commerca VIII i be glad to undertake the circulation nf { the petition necessary for a town meet i ing; that it is the opinion of the board i that all facts pertinent to the proposition i should be given all possible publicity i prior to the town meeting, and that the Chamber of Commerce will be glad to un-
 dertake such publicity if desired"
 The Academy trustees have voted to
 amend the bylaws by the addition of the 1 following words:
 : And also, so long as the town of Nor
 wich shall continue to refund to parents
 of Norwich pupils the tuition: charges ] paid by them to the Norwich Free Acad- i emy. the first selectman of the town of i Norwich. and mayor of the city of Nor 1 wich shall be ex-officio membe-s Of the i board Of trustees. this amendment to take effect if and when the trustees shall de
 eide to proceed with the erection of a new 1 building on the terms endorsed in town meeting. The trustees will proceed with
 the erection of the building # the re-
 sponse of the town is cordial and gzner-
 ous toward the proposition as outl ned"
 If agreeable to the Academy trustees,
 who will be notified of the action of the
 Chamber of Commerce. this body will
 proceed to circulate a petition for a. town
 meeting to discuss and take action upon
 the needs, of the Academy. This F1atter
 was also brought to the attention of the
 town school board by President Lerou of
 the chamber and they will in all rroba- bility be prepared to tell the townspnopIe
 just what the situation is confronting them from the viewpoint of the town school board. So that when the time
 comes the trustees of the Academy and , the town school board will be prepared to fully inform the community of the situation
 . Reports were presented upon the re- cent exposition at the armory showing
 that it had an estimated attendance of 10000, and proved a great educational factor and completely satisfactory ser vice was given by the Exposition Ser
 vice Co. in charge of the exhibit. The Exposition Service Co has donated a prize of $10 in gold for the best essay written by the grammar school children
 of Norwich. public and private schools on the industrial life of Norwich. This .. was accepted by the board of directors who expressed thanks and appreciation
 for the splendid offer. The directors | voted to put up a second prize of s5 and a third prize of s250 so that therc will be three prizes offered to the school children for the hest essay. In
 ali probability the contest will be held
 during January.
 As a final effort to induce the O. s r government to take action on the deep
 ening of the Thames river channel. let , ters were sent out to every manufac- {. . turer throughout the entire eastern pa-i of Connecticut extending to the Mass achusetts line. asking for their support . In helping Norwich to secure a greater \ depth of the rivers channel for wate. transportation purposes. The assist
 ance of the transportation department of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce 2 was also sought to aid Norwich. These letters will be forwarded Immediately t' ! ! Major V. L. Peterson Of Providence who had charge of the hearing held I . Norwich in the city council chamber ol . Nov. 24th.