New Britain herald., 1924-08-08
PainpiM News
PUPILS MUST STAY
 AND FINISH GRADES School Committee to Hold Stu.
 dents Over IA and Under i6 POSTPONE CONTRACT AWARD

Lightning Strikes Runnell Home
 Recovering From operation-An nual Reunion of Grammar seho, Number Prostrated From Heat.
 The Plainville school committee 2
 its regular meeting held in th
 RroadSstreet school building Wednes
 day night, voted upon recommends
 ton Of the Consumers League 0
 Connecticut. to permit. in tho future
 no pupil over li and under i6 year
 Of age within its jurisdiction. 10 leav'
 school unless such pupil shall hay'
 completed the work Of the seventh
 grade Exceptions 10 this rule arr
 provided In individual cases for men
 tai or physical disabilities.
 The text of the vote as outlined b, L. s. Mills, secretary of the committed is as follows;--"Voted; on recommen.
 dalton of the Consumers League oi Connecticut that the Plainvile Town School committee hereafter permit nc pupil over fourteen and under sixteen years of age, who is within its juris- diction, to leave school unless such pupil shall have completed the work of the seventh grade. with exceptions 10 be made in individual cases by the committee for mental or physical dis abilities"
 Postponed Contract Award.
 The awarding of the contract for the furnishing of lighting fixtures was postponed by the committee because in several of the bids made by vari- ous companies, the wording and state ments of prices were not clear. It was voted that the secretary Of the board communicate with the compan- ies which had submitted the bids so that the matter could be clarified. Upon receipt of the answers, a special meeting will be called and action will be taken and the contract will be awarded. Figures will also be pub lished.
 Janitor Appointment.
 The matter of appointing janitor for the new building on Linden street was also postponed until the time of the special meeting because of the fact that the members of the commit tee would like to investigate some of the applicants further. Mir. Mills stated that there were 12 applications for the position and the members found it difficult to make choice without seeking further information.
 Lightning Strikes House.
 During the thunderstorm yesterday afternoon between 5:S0 and 4 o'clock he home of Charles A. Bunnell on iamlin street was struck by bolt of ightning, and the side of the house aught fire. An alarm was rung in nd Plainville Hose Co. No. 1, re- Little damage was done to he dwelling. It was found necessary } pull off several of the boards nd e%tinguish the blaze. Apparently ne bolt struck the telephone wires nd travelled to the house thereby ausing the fire. This was the only amage caused by lightning in town. The rain which fell during the af- 'rnoon and in the evening was of tile help to the farmers whose crops romlse to be total failure. The eluge ofthe afternoon was too severe Id the wind was too high to allow e water to soak into the ground and , Neral of the farmers found that the w inches under the surface was not on dampened.
 Recovering From Operation. Amelia Doinik of Mountain View no underwent a serious operation at Francis hospital, is rapidly recov- s ing and is expected home in the :, ar future. She was attended by pr, :, sorge Cook who ordered her into = e institution and is caring for her f, ring her illness. 7,
 Annual School Re-lTniOn. ., Plan are nearly completed for the s nual reunion of the alumni of the ,, grammar school. The event A II take place at Shakers farm as il, lal on August 2S and large num- a. IS of those who graduated from the te n 70 expect to go and who own cars. they have any room for passengers. ia asked to communicate with Post ca ster James E. Usher and those who wi 'h transportation should leave their SC nes with him. co
 Overcome By Heat. ar Reports from various sections of n. town state that several were pros- ted by the heat yesterday, which co probably the most intense of the mi The physicians in town were DO answering calls for relief dr, oughout the afternoon. ne everal of the factories in town cir e forced to close in the afternoon ma ause of the conditions under which dr r employees were working. The k Spring Co.,, closed at noon and mbulrs closed at 3 o'clock.
 Distributing Flowers.
 -embers of the Woman's club were aged this morning in distributing ches of flowers about the town at stores and business places. The chants and others have all pur. 'ed some which will be placed in windows of their establishments rder that the flower show which
 be held next Wednesday and rsday in the Grange hall on Pierce st. might be success. The linens of gladioli and other flow- which are being distribufed arc