The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-26
E. Side People
Present New
School Plan

The committee of East side resi-
dents appointed to meet the Boaru
of Education at the meeting heid III
Barnum school last Monday evening.
lost no time in starting the project OF
procuring a High school in their uls.
trict. AT the meeting of the Poara
of Education yesterday the cohlllItt-
tee was present to place before the
board several of the tentative Propo-
sitions they now hold
One was that the Board of Educa-
ton purchase two buildings formerly
used as a dormitories by the Rem
ington Arms Co. These buildings
were sold at auction for $19'OOO ana
$4,000 resectively. 1t was proposed
by the Citizens committee that the
committee of the board look at the
buildings to ascertain if they might
be used for school purposes. The
buildings are very modern and are
equipped with the latest heating ap-
pliance.
The committee on school buildings
composed of Commissi oners Challen-
ger, Wilson. Mclaughlin and Speer,
will probably inspect the buildings
sometime today.
proposition. Vice President of the
Boafd Owen Burns said: This is tn e
first constructive alternative PROPOSE
ton the board has yet received The
board has been called self-seekers,
robbers. and grafters. and other vile
names, but none of its detractors
came forward with anything like
real counter proposition to the star
Shirt factory until Mrs. Doyle, who
has given the board this one. came
forth.
A resolution from the east side res
idents was PRESENTED to the board by
Eugene Sullivan through Attorney
Donadeo. Frank Anderson urged that
a new high school be built but
thought that the dormftcrieS were not
strictly fireproof being built like the
To-. T,~f faR or Ghnlll6
conside cred. Stephen Meaney expressed
himself as feeling that the board Were
capable of carrying on their duties IN
the best interest for the public but
stated that the residents of the east
side wanted action right away.
Commissioner Zones of the board
said that erroneous Impressions con-
oerning the intention of the board
were abroad. '"Ten us the Whereabouts
of a suitable and safe building where
we can place 100 pupils next year
and possibly he said. 500 the following
year and we will be glad to follow
your suggestions.
1t was shown at yesterdays meet
ing that the city will be in a position
after May 10, to issue bonds to the
amount of s55O.0OO. The board voted
yesterday to ask for an additional
100000 to be used for building a
high school in east Bridgeport. This
granted by the common council will
consume the total amount available
Catherine Poland, Helen Meath and
Margaret Wilcox. the three dental
hygienists recently employed in the
parochia1 schools were added to the
dental hygiene corps of the public
schools. Misses Poland and Meath
will receive $1,000 a year and Miss
Wilcox S1,100 year. They will start
work Immediately. Mary E. Quin-
Ian graduated from the City Normal
school April z, was appointed assistant
teacher of Madison school at 1000 a
year.
Petitions for the use of a high school
auditorium by various civic organiza-
tons was referred to a sub-commit-
tee. Permission for the members
of the High school track team to take
part in the athletic meet at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania next Friday
was granted.
An invitation to meet Dean J. W.
Withers of New York University, who
will talk on junior high school or
ganization work was accepted by the
board.
The matter of the City Normal
school was not acted upon at yester-
days meeting.