New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
SAYS DOCTOR FAXED HEALTH CERTIFICATE
Father Reports Physician Willing
 to StOop to Fraud

The school committee gave 2 hear ing vest crday to Leo F.. Ffetchnee ot
 43S East Ellis street who had pctl-
 toned that his two children now eA-
 cIuded from school by failure to com-
 ply with the yaccination order De per
 mitted to attend classes. NO actloh
 was taken. Dr. C. II, Rcimer of Dur
 ham, secretary of the Connectc9t l Medical Liberty league, accompanied \ Mir. Fletcher and at his request was
 permitted to address the board.
 The petitioner gave his reason for not having his children Naccinated the | fact that he had submitted 10 ihe | treatment years ago and suffered Ill l effects. He said he could have had the children in school under certlh-
 cates signed by q local physician pur-
 porting to show the children Facclnat- 1 ed on q specific date, but he had torn
 up the paper as he did not "lsh 10 1 be a party to such an action.
 After Dr. Reimer had spoken seV-
 eral minutes on the Fletcher matter
 he began a discussion 5f vaccination in general and was halted by Presi-
 dent r. F. King of the school com mittee.
 supt, S. H. Holmes advised the
 board that only 35 children out Of i2, 900 registered are not in school because of this order. Contracts were authorized with K. C. Porter Sons for a new carpet for the Senior High school for $226.4S, and with Louis Croll for a slag roof for the trade school addition for sl14. smaliey School Plans o. K.
 Plans for an addition to the Small ley school as drawn by Architect Clar- ence Palmer were approved by the board and the work will he started soon. The estimated cost is $175,000.
 flag given the Trade school by Max Unkelbach was formally accept ] ed and note of thanks sent to the donor. ss
 Mrs. Bertha K. Tallon advised the 1 board that she has suffered damages | as a result of A fall downstairs in the l Senior High school, November 19 and l she will ask payment by the city. Her claim was referred 10 the finance committee.
 IT. Y. Vessels School Principal
 The resignations of Ruby Higgins of | the Senior High school faculty. and Miss Aline Nelson, dental hygienist, were accepted and the following ap- pointments made:
 Harry F. Vessels principal Of the Elihu Burritt Junior High school; David Swift, chemistry, Senior high school Manoa Cutting, French, Central Junior high school; Dorothy Wesker typearting, Central Junior high school; Mary Cox, Kathryn Andres and Beatrice Ronzon, Junior high schools. Dewey Van cott. art: Hnlda Brick, physical education, school; Helen rofranescn and Mildred May, elementary grades. Edward Stebbins. truant officer.
 The teachcrs committee also rec commended that the summer school open July and clnse August K. holding sessions from S:30 io ti:5n R. m. daily except Saturdays. and hat the salary of the principal be ss a session and salaries Of teachers s2.2b session, Miss Katherine Nj. Roche win be principal and teachers Will be as follows. Mary Kindred, Elizabeth rahill. Margaret Shea, Mary Cox, Catherine o'tseary. Anne pBrien, Ruth Larson, Mildred Grace NJ. coholan. Alice T. Hickey. Grace r. Conlin. Nora kiniry. Rose ConIin, Margaret Forsyth. Ma bel Hipelius, Lillian Chambers, Anna Riley. Helen Conlon, Eva Coates. -'arolyn Young. Della Daly, Katherine kent, Genevieve Lewlcki.