New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
thought that this meeting will take

thought that this meeting will take place next week.
 The society was formed some time ago, when the Berlin Chautauqua was here, and has a large member ship from Kensington, Berlin, Beck ley and East Berlin. It proved popu- lar with the children and plans are now being made to continue the meetings throughout the year.
 The purpose of the organization is to let the children conduct meetings of their own, based on subjects that appeal to them.
 James McQueeney is the mayor of the Junior Citizens and he has several assistants in his work. He will be in charge of the meetings of the organi- zatioRosnw n'
 irsnte,lIent of School Official
 The tfollowing statement was issued by a1tschool official after a meeting of tie School board last evening:
 a special meeting of the Berlin town school committee last night, it was voted to send to out-of-town high schools the 29 children now in the 10th grade of the Berlin Junior High school. The children who are affect cd by this ruling are: Wanda Chot- kowski, Agnes Garrity, Doris Gibney, Lucy Goodwin, Elizabeth Gugel, Mar ion Hart, Alice Holmquist, Blanche Johnson, Marjorie Johnson, Mildred Johnson, Linda Negri. Agnes O'Con- nell, Margaret Ronketty Alkaline Schurr, Violet Schurr. Barbara Sem. ming, Ruth Skinner; Kenneth Beecher, Edwin Carlson. Jack Cole, Harry Gould, William Johnson, Resell Meagley. Walton Meagley, Garvie Mo- lumpy, George Pola, Ernest schofield, Paul Turner and Harold Wamsley. Of these, five will attend Middletown High school, where it was possible to make arrangements for this small group, the balance going to New Brit, ain High school.
 Action Is Necessary
 "The action of the committee, made necessary by the recent special town meeting, adds $4,756 to the present school budget for out-of-town high school expense, making a total for this item for the current year of s15,2S4 Since two months have passed since the beginning of the year the increase is less by fifteenth than it would have been.
 Tt has been brought to the attnn- tion of members of the school com mittee that their action in retaining the present 10th grade has been very much misunderstood. This action was taken without legal advice and under the impression that the committee was fully empowered so to, do. That the contrary was true was not learned until after school had opened in the fall.
 Two Platoon System
 "rhe decision to retain the 10th grade was made when the committee became convinced that because of the growth of the Junior High school which includes the children of the seventh grade in Kensington, and those of the eighth and ninth (which is the same as the first year of high school) from all over town-a growth from 104 c Idren in 1921 to 176 for the present year---it would be neces- sary to operate the school on the two platoon system. The committee found that the 10th grade could be cared for in the Junior High school under this system without materially increasing the expense
 Has Studied Housing situation.
 Tn. addition, the committee had been studying the housing situation in the schools, and had decided to the establishing of full junior senior. high school and the l erection of a building to house this school. The action to retain the 10th grade, was taken in order to gain a year and to bring about the opera ton of the full high school as early as possible, since greater economies | would be effected in this manner. Thought Is Untrue.
 Tt can readily be seen from this that the thought that the school knowingly acted in an ille- gal manner is untrue, and that it's en- tire procedure was based upoen a de- sire to do the best possible thing for 1 the children and people of Berlin. The members of the committed are also. that as the people of Berlin come to understand the facts