New Britain herald., 1924-09-19
Relieves Work Can Be Ad- justed to Abilities of Pupils and Recommends Laboratory System.'

! An offer to purchase the Bartlett school, male by Rev. Lucyan Boj' nowski, rator ot the Sacred Heart of Jesus church, was received and read at the meeting of the schooI committee held yesterday afterne2n i Father BujnoWski stated that the 1 children attending the school not i only disturb the services held in the church, but that they break windows and the fence and damage the grass bank about the church. Inasmuch as the Bartlett school is Vitally needed at present to hold the over flow from the Washington school. 1t was voted by the school board to take no action on the offer.
 Other business brought before the meeting yesterday included the ac- ccptance Of Superintendent Stanley II. Holmes annual report, the re- ports of committees, and several matters concerning the high school football team. Due to the absence of Joseph NJ, Halloran, chairman Of the committee on school accommo- dations, the report of that commit tee was tabled to be taken up at a special meeting on Friday, Septem- Der 26.
 c. W. Traut. chairman of the finance committee, reported bills totalling $3S,SS6.2S, which were ap- proved. He also reported bills to1alnG SS02.02 which had been paid to secure discount. The meet ing accepted the committees recom- mendation 10 purchase 13 window guards for the basement of the Walnut Hill school of the Hartford Wire Works for $105.. It also authorized the purchase of four compound microscopes for the high school biological laboratory for S259129 The request for the pur- chase of 400 chairs for the Walnut Hill school auditorium for a price not to exceed $1,5O0 was tabled as Ibt IAll lllGhlut'iN ul Stlll' An expenditure of s34O for ad- ditional radiation at the Walnut Hill school was authorized as being urgent, The Teachers club was granted the use of the Walnut Hill school auditorium for club purposes, provided that such use does not on- terfere with its use for general au- ditorium purposes. The club was reported as willing to spend $1,00O in furnishing one side of the room.
 Although the report of the com mittee on school accommodations was laid over. one item was acted upon, the action of the committee in entering into contract with A. A, Mills for $9S5 for laying water and heat mains under Wells street being approved. F* G. Eibberts explained that the work of paving the street had progressed to point where further delay in laying the mains would mean tearing up the concrete pavement and mourning ad- ditional expense. The report of the school physician, Dr. V. J. Smith, was accepted.
 Evening School Faculty
 The report Of the evening school committee was accepted as printed. It recommended the opening, on September %, of three evcnng schools, at the Central Junior High school for elementary and grammar grades, and the Washington school for elementary grades. Sessions will be held Mondays. Tues days, and Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 ?. m, The salary of the 1 principal of the Central Junior High evening school will be $4.50 per scs- sion, those of the other two prin- cipals SS.jo per session. and those of the teachers s3.00 per session.
 The following teachers for the 4 evening schools have been engaged: Washington school Fred H. Andres principal Mrs. Anna Crowley, May Boglcy Mary Kolch, Mrs. Lillian Mayo, Hattie E. Osten, Mrs. Heller B. Rawlings, Loretta McKeon.
 Elihu Rurritt school, Henry J Zicglcr, principal; Angela Mcdonald Elizabeth F. Daley Rose $. Welin sky. Helen MIkowitz Sarah Choti
 ner, Minnie Clark.
 Central Junior high, Edward r, Weeks, principal. Paul Wiggin Elizabeth CahiIl, Caroline Stearns Mary O Connell Katherine Roche
 beginners, foreign classes, Lillian Chambers, Mary Finneran, Mabe Wallen, Mary Mechan, Margarc Collins, Doris Bradley; intermediate
 Mabel Hipeius, Cecilia Hickey; ad
 vanced, Mary McAvay.
 The teachers committee then rc
 ported. In connection with tho opening of the Bartlett school, Su
 perintendent Holmes said that thii was occasioncd by the attendance O
 I725 children at the Washington school, forcing some 40O childrer to be held in idlencss in the audi. torium. Eleven rooms in the Bart. lett school have already been opened and 1t is thought that two more vii
 be needed. The staff was organized by transferring two regular teacher,