New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
Bristol Meus
MISS ROWE ENGAGED
 FOR SCHOOL OFFICE
Made Assistant Physical Instruc.
 tor by Bristol Board
PROBATE AWARD UPHELD

PkUBAIE AEARD UPHILL
 Spanish War Veterans Appoint Dele
 gates to State Convention Mis-
 Eugenia Norton chosen Assistan
 Nurse For School.
 Miss Mildred s. Rowe, daughter O
 Mir. and Mrs. William H. Rowe of [:
 Prospect street, was chosen at tn,
 board of education meeting last nigh
 as assistant physical instructor in tht
 public schools for the year 1924-1925
 She will be graduated in June iron
 the New Haven normal school ol
 gymnastics, where her work has re. ceiyed high recommendation from hel instructors.
 The new assistant instructor was born in this city and attended the local schools. She was graduated from the Bristol high school in 1921 and for year attended the Centenary Collegiate institute in Hackenstown
 New Jersey. Later she transferred to the New Haven school.
 Miss Rowe has many friends in the city who will be greatly pleased to hear of her appointment for the post The physical education department was started last year in the local schools with Miss Helen Tracy, also a local girl, in charge.
 Miss Norton Appointed
 Miss Eugenia Norton, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. William F. Norton of Divinity street was appointed as as- sistant nurse in the medical inspec- ton department of the local schools at the board of education meeting last night for the year 1a24-i925. shc is native of the city and attended the local schools. Recently Miss Norton was graduated from the st. Francis hospital Training school and since that time has been engaged in nursing work in the city. She will assist Miss Mary Mulligan, who has successfully carried on the school work for several years.
 New Drawing Supervisor
 Because of rapid growth in the school registration the board of edu- cation has found it necessary to add another drawing supervisor for the public schools. Miss Mabelle Brooks of Rock Springs, Wyoming. has been chosen 10 serve as assistant drawing supervisor for the year 1os4-1925.
 Education Board Meeting,
 Tho bills for the following depart mcnts were approved and ordered paid: Board of education. $l55.9G: high school, s3l2.4s:' health school. si0.0s: drawing, ss.6o; home cco- nomics, $i2.52; medical inspection, s4.25; graduation, s1lZ10: making a total of s645.91.
 The report of the medical inspec- ton department for the month of April was as follows: Inspections by school nurse, S3l of which number 51 were excluded as follows: Pedicull 2i. conjunctivitis 1, fever 8. chicken pox 1, scables {, diphthcria con- tact 1; dressings attended 3S, home calls made II, inspections by Dr. Bracket 107. of which number four were excluded as follows: Fever 8. eonjunctivitis 1, making a total Of 9s7 cases for the month.
 The report of the attendance de- pertinent for the month of April was as follows: Found working illegally 3, kept at home by illness 6. kept at homo by parents 2, truants 23, mak- ing a total of 4i cases for the month. The number of truant cases found. the largest ever reported in any one month for the past fl years. was caused in part by the absence from school of many small boys who were playing with boys from inc parochial schools of the city. it happening for the first time this spring that tho parochial schools and inc public schools did not have the same Easter 
 A communication was ready from City Engineer Carlton W. Buell. con- corning the matter of relocating school district lines. The secretary was authorized to get from Mir. Buell. an estimate as 10 the cost of doing this work. which cost is to be included in the June estimates 10 be at the joint board meeting.
 The matter Of securing an addi- tional teacher at the high school for next year was discussed and if was voted that the committee on high school teachers be authorized to se- cure an additional teacher for next year.
 The secretary reported the gift of a large framed photograph of Nathan Hale which has been presented 10 the high school by George Dudley Seymour Of New Haven.
 It was voted that the secretary be 10 communicate with Mir. Seymour expressing the appreciation of the board Of education for this beautiful gift.
 Commissioner \. (. Hitchcock re- ported for the high school commit- tee that he had consulted with Mrs Lottie Hull concerning the matter of rain water coming across the high school property on to her property and that in consultation with Mayor John Wade and Oscar Anderson. su- Of public works. the matter would he agrceabiy adjusted to all concerned at an early date.
 Earl J. Arnold and Roecoe l.. ses- sions requested the refund Of the rental charge amounting to ss5 which was made for the use of the audito- rum and gymnasium on the night of Inc policemen's ball.
 IL was also voted that the rental charge. amounting to ss5. for the use of the high school auditorium and by the police association