New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
Goodwin Explains School Situation
And How Board Will Spend $625, 900
Tells Lions Club Many
More New Buildings Are
Needed to House City's
Children.

meeting on January passes on ths
recommendation OF the common coun,
ell to grant the school board an ap.
preparation OF ss2b.oO0. two new
schools and additions to several 9th.
ers will be built according 10 presen,
plans OF the school board, Il. Clayton
Goodwin, chairman OF the board told
the members OF the New Britain
Lions club at the luncheon held this
noon at the Jr. o. L. a. NJ. hail on
Hungerford court.
Mr.. Goodwin explained that II the
money Is forthcoming as he has hopes
IL will be. new school will be erect
ed In the east side OF the town be-
tween the Smalley and Smith schools.
II will have 12 rooms with an as
sembly hall and gymnasium. A l2 or
16 room addition will be erected to
the Smalley school and a new school
will be erected In the southern sec
ton of the city to relieve the con-
gestion at the Monroe street school,
The speaker explained the condi-
tions at the Monroe street school.
He stated that it would only be pos
sible TO add four rooms to the pres
ent building and If this is done there
is no doubt but what the state board
of education will demand that the
present building be made fireproof as
1t Is not at the present time. This
would be an added expense. Also, he
said, the school Is not heated prop
erly at present. Mr.. Goodwin said
school Is growing and he is In favor
of erecting new school In new
location accessible to all.
Osgood Hill and Belvidere Schools.
Four rooms will be added to the
Osgood schools and four to the stan
ley street school in Belvidere. This
section of the town lie also growing
rapidly and there Is large increase
in the number of children attending
school. This program absorbs the
S625, 900 appropriation
In a most forceful manner the
speaker asserted that the conditions
preciated by the people of this town.
He said that there is pronounced
lack of interest in the schools and
that no one ever goes to visit them
and no one seems to know anything
about them. The people do not give
the schools their personal support,
he said.
Calls Half Sessions Crime.
In commenting upon the 1000 pu-
pills who are obliged to attend school
on the half session basis, Mr.. Good |
win said that it was a crime for
these children to have to do such a |
hing. With the number of children
t is expected will start to 60 to
school next year 1t is quite possible
hat 1900 will be obliged to attend |
school on the half time schedule.
Mr.. Goodwin asserted that the
opening Of the Washington school on
he Carmody property next year will
.fford some relief and will take some
from the Bartlett school I
which at present is overcrowded and
s a fire trap. The speaker con-
lemned the use of this building for
chool purposes. The new trade
chool wi also afford some relief at
he Senior High school.
Proposed Changes
Since the adoption OF the Junior
ligh school plan more children are
taying in school the speaker asserted,
nd for this reason two new Junior
Iigh schools will have to be built
'ithin the next few years. One will
e south OF the railroad tracks and
J a possibility of enlarging the new
latham Hale school for the new Jun
,r High on the north side of the
-acks.
The Nathan Hale school has been in
Sc one and one-half years and at
resent there are eight grades in
MS building on half time schedule,
[r. Goodwin said. In later years it
ill also be necessary to add to the
resent Senior High school.
T. w. O'Connor, Rev. John L. :
avis and Col. w. w. Bullen, three
lembers of the Lions club comment
upon Mr.. Goodwin's talk anc
rged that the Lions club stand be- :
and the work of the New Britain !,
'hool committee in the work it is n
aiming to do. l..
ls
Lions Officers Nominated. a
Preceding the talk by Mr. Good
in, A. W. Piper representing the
committee read his re- a
,rt. c. w. French was nominated +
president of the club for the en- e.
ing year: William Gothwaite, first s
ce-president; p. F. King, second
ce-president: Stanley Traceski, third
ce-president: James V. O'Brien, Sec II
tary; Harry Hancock. assistant sec CT
tary; James Onorato, Lion tanner; g
aginald divers, tail twister ly'
+. w. Macomber was nominated as hi
easurer and Col. w. W. Bullen with bi
l.. Pierce as directors The an
al election of officers will take X
ace at the meeting on Tuesday OF
xt week.