New Britain herald., 1922-11-02

very rapidly developing Into A resi- dence section, in the opinion Of the committee, offer sound reasons why attention should now be given to the proper housing of the children of the Monroe street district, by the pur- chase of an ample school site and the provision of a new school of sufficient size to relieve the Monroe street school. and so planned as 10 permit of ultimate enlargement to 2l room unit with assembly hall and gymna- eium, Stanley and osgood.
 The Stanley and osgood Hill schools for two years have been so overerowded as to make necessary the use of portable schools, These are both four loom units. At the Stanley school two portable buildings are in use At the osgood Hill school. two portable buildings are now occupied, and two classes are upon half time schedule. In both of these districts the development will in all prohabil- fly continue 10 be even more rapid. The committee Is of the opinion that the need for more school room Is immediate and urgent and that in meeting the present need, careful con sideratior should be given 10 the needs of the near future. 1 All of the following items of the program seem to your committee to be of equal importance and only slightly less urgent than those grouped under above. They have been grouped, therefore. under II: Gal Pur- chase land and erection of new school to relieve the Monroe street school; tb) additions to Osgood Hill and Stanley schools.
 1 Anticipating Needs.
 | Whether 1t is sound business pol icy for the city to slightly anticipate future needs by the purchase of va Icant lots suitable for school use, is a question for the decision of the school committee. The committee on school accommodations favors such a policy and therefore recommends the pur- chase of plot of land in the south west district, which is now vacant, but well situated to meet the need for school expansion in this part of the city. This item is therefore placed under III. together with the provision of a heating plant for the Camp school"
 Discussing various items, Chairman E. Clayton Goodwin Of the sub-com- mittee reported that the proposed an- mex to the Smalley school, providing a gymnasium, auditorium and is school rooms. would cost $1S5,o0o. The purchase of land and erection of school building with IS rooms, gym. nasium and auditorium, between the Fast and Smith schools, would in- volve a s157,ooo expenditure.
 Nathan Hale Change.
 Action was postponed on the con- version of the Nathan Hale school into a Junior High school. It was voted to purchase land and erect an eight room building to take care of roe school, costing s115,ooo Additions l to the Osgood Hill and Stanley schools. affording two four-room buildings with gymnasiunls and audi Itoriums, will cost s110,ooo These rec ommendations were adopted,
 The school board voted to allow six Normal school seniors to be placed lin the public schools for training. The Camp, Monroe and Bartlett schools, now used as training schools. are not large enough to afford all seniors ac- {, tual teaching experience, and 1t was l at Principal Marcus Whites request that the proposal was brought before the board by Superintendent S. H. Holmes. The, assignments are for nine weeks, commencing November t2