New Britain herald., 1923-10-13
EAST END SCHOOL
 SITE NOT SETTLED
Doard Sends Project Back to COmmltte on Accommodations

After geiihs to purchase the smith
 property, known as the blackberry
 patch" as a site fer a new school in
 the eastern section of the city, the
 school committee yesterday reseinaed
 its vote and reeommiilsd to its school accommodation committee the entire
 matter Of school sites with suEEes-
 lion that the GeFbaeh site. close to the Smith tract, be considered pFor
 gided the price is fixed at slT.aee. the amount asked for the other parcel Of land
 Chairman r. F. King of the com. miitee on school accommodations. moved that the matter of east end school sites be taken from the table. where it was laid al the April meet ing. He then reported that his conn mittee favored the Smith property, the price of which is ti7,ooo. because of its superior location and elevation. He explained that the 6orbaeh site. which Is a more extensive piece or property, would cost seb.ooo, but that its owner is willing 10 have a price fixed by a committee of i've, two or whom he will select. two to be select ed by the city and another hy the four previously named.
 Committeeman Joseph NJ. Hailor. an said he had looked over both sites and was convinced that the Gorbaeh piece would make a better buy for the city. He produced a letter from w. l.. Hatch, a reaitor and former secre- tary of tho school committee. who favored tho Gorbaeh tract.
 Mir. Halloran amended the resolu- ton to reeommit the matter to tho school accommodation committee. Tho discussion of their relative values continued and in the discussion par liamentary procedure was forgotten SO that the amendment was not sec onded, although Committeeman M. ID. Sake said hc had planned to second the amendment. Chairman Gafney put the motion and 1t was carried, whereupon Mir. Halloran inquired as to the status of his amendment. The chairman explained that It had not been seconded, and Mir. Halloran ex- pressed regret that action on so inn portant a matter had been hurried through the committee. MT. King | moved to reconsider and the Hallor- an amendment prevailed.
 New Athletic Coach at H. $.
 On recommendation of Principal slade of the High school, it was yot- ed to authorize the hiring Of another physical director for the Senior High school who will also act as coach Of athletics. Under recently enacted state laws. two and one half hours of physi- cal education are required week. II Physical Director c. M. Cassidy IS tot take care of this education, 1t will be to allw him to devote ms time exclusively to that work and the second physical director will work with him, also assuming charge of athletic teams.
 No Action on Slade's Program
 Principal Slade's recommendations that interschool games be discon- .inued occupied the attention Of the board for less than minute, Chair man Gaffney merely stating that such , communication had been received, was circularized and was now before he board, but that no action was 
 Supt Stanley H. Holmes was au- :horized to open new evening school n the Washington or Bartlett school buildings, if the required number of teachers are available.
 Observance of Education Week In he schools from November 1s to "A, { vas authorized. Permission was glvs ,n Miss Talcott, head of the typewrlt- ng department of the High school 10 ,ttend the International Business how at New York.
 On petition of Osgood hill resi- lerits for better school accommoda- ions, it was voted to advise the peh- ; toners that the needs of other sec , ions of the city are now more urgent ince the erection of Washington . chool. ,