New Britain herald., 1924-09-19
Supt. Holmes Suggests Radical
 Change in High School Methods

The park department will mark the field and keep 1t clean, will grant no concessions, and will make no park ing arrangements, while the High school must furnish it's own police protection. The offer was &C., ccpted, as the football team has al- ready shown its approval of the south end field. The matter of liability insurance for the school department, to cover possible claims arising during the use of parks by the schools, was referred to the cor poration counsel.
 The name Walnut Hill School' was adopted for the former normal school as being appropriate and an easy means of placing the school. Teachers Favor New Pay Schedule
 A letter was read from the teach CTS council with reference to a change in the method of payment l for teachers. It stated that a ma jority of the teachers favored twelve monthly payments instead Of ten as at present. The letter was re- ferred to the finance committee.
 An invitation to Superintendent Holmes and members of the com mittee, in which Principal Marcus White offered to show them the new Normal school in Belvidere, was read and accepted. A petition from parents living in the vicinity of the Viets lot, on Clinton street and ad- jeining streets, in which they asked for school in that district, was re- fcrred to the committee on school accommodations MT. Holmes said that conditions were reaching a point where school would be needed there.
 Supt. Holmes Report
 The annual report of Superinten- dent Holmes was accepted and or dered placed on file. In part, it was as follows:
 The work of the elementary schools has been generally satisfac- tory and successful during the year. This had been due to the skill, the energy. and the faithful work of a contented teaching staff and super risory staff, and to the intelligent direction and support of the school committee.
 "The platoon plan of organization has now been used in certain of the elementary schools for eight years. It Is now in operation in the East street Smith, Washington and Na- than Hale schools. These four schools accommodate approximately one half of all the pupils in our elementary grades. We now know from experience that under this plan the standards of work in the funda- mentals of reading, writing, arith- metic, and English are as satisfac- tor as in schools which are not using the plan, and at the same time the work in special subjects of music. and physical education are consider ably improved. The expended trial which this plan Of organization has thus been given has confirmed our original judgment of it's value and our opinion that it should be con- 1 dnued and extended as fast as larger school units are developed, which are so planned as to lend themselves to the successful operation of this plan, 1. e., with auditoriums and gymnasiums, and with class rooms specially adapted to science work library work, art work. and music, as well as regular class rooms
 Medical inspection by full time school physician has now had trial extending over two school years. There is no question as to the inn provement over the former plan of employing the part time service of several physicians. The employ ment of two full time nurses in stead of one has>also proven much more satisfactory. It has been evident, however, that even with this Increased amount of service, the medical inspection and nursing sery- Ice was still inadequate. In order 10 secure more satisfactory results. 1t has therefore been planned to provide another full time physician and one more school nurse. These additions 10 the inspection and nursing service will make it possible 10 provide for the inspection of the parochial schools and of the girls or both Junior and Senior High schools, which up to this time have not been adequately provided for AS soon as possible, however two or three moro nurses should be em. pIoyed In order to satisfactorily pro. Vide for such follow-up work as is absolutely necessary to assure tbe most effective and satisfactory re. sultS Because of a cut in the ap. preparation for health work in the schools, it was necessary to discon. tnue the dental hygiene work a, the close of the school. year, June lHl4. There can be no reasonable question as to the value and need oi thls work for the children, and il IS hoped that a sufficiently large amount of money may be provided for l925-26 to make possible the resumption Of the dental hygiene work.
 Monroe School District Problem,
 The problem of providing school room sufficient to adequately ac- commodate the constantly increasing number of pupils is one that is continually before the school con-