New Britain herald., 1925-09-17

lIlC lNoDA DEI EM DE Kindergarten allow children who will | become five on or before November to enter Kindergarten. In South ington the limit is the first week of the fall term and in Bristol until the first of October. The state office re- ports scarcely town in the state that Is more liberal than Plainyille in allowing children cf tender age to enter school, except where there is mid-year promotion scheme. Mid-year promotion schemes work fairly well in large cities, but are not economical for small places, Tho Kindergarten now numbers over TO and the first grades arc filled to capacity. the first grade at Linden numbering 57. The commit tee hope parents will cooperate as fully as possible in the difficult pro- blems of the school.
 School Safety Calendars
 The committee and teachers great ly appreciate the kindness of the Trumbell Electric Mfg. Co. In se- curing for each school room In town a beautiful calendar from the Ma tional Safety council. This calendar contains very valuable information from month to month along the line of health hints and first aid advice, These lessons will be taken up in each room each month by teachers and children.
 High School Plans
 The special committee on plans for the proposed new high school has reduced the number of archi- tccts' plans to two, neither Of which is exactly satisfactory, These two architects have been instructed to revise their plans, mainly for greater economy, and report back 10 the committee, one of them having agreed to submit the revisions on Monday.
 The committee Is spending many hours in this matter and is seeking to obtain building totally adequate for tho towns needs and yet not be- yond the finances of plainvile. It is fortunate in having the help of Su- pcrintendent l.. &. Mills, as Mir. Mills at one time studied school architec- ture and is able 10 make most val uable suggestions.
 (. F.. Notes
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church will meet Sunday evening at o'clock, the topic being Strength. Miss Mar
 iorie Fisher will have charge of the
 meeting. Tho society is making a special effort this fall to purchase a new piano for it's meeting room; a
 play will be presented in the near future and the funds used for this : purpose.
 The officers of the society are now preparing the first issue of the so- cicty paper, 10 be called "The En-
 dearor Journal" Tho first edition
 will be 2 Special Vacation Num-
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 D. K. Pcrk'S Funeral
 The funeral of Donald Kingsley Peek who died suddenly at his sum.
 mor homo in Saybrook Sunday eve ming, was hold from his late homs on Hough street yesterday afternoon and was largely attended. Rev ' Charles s. Wyckoff, pastor of the Congregational church. oficiatcd Tho bearers were foremcn of th Peck Spring Co.,, Of which the de ceased was treasurer and genera manager, Floral tributes were man and beautiful Burial was in Wes
 cemetery.
 The Peck Spring Go. was cIoscr yesterday, and many of tho cmoloyc , attended the funeral.
 Masonic Picnic
 [ Tn" fourth annual picnic of th, , fifth Masonic district will he held a ToWpath lodge. the country place O sherman w, Eddy in Avon. on Sat . urday or, in case of inclemcn weather, then on Oct. 8. There wil ' he an athletic meet between the va n rious councils Of the district. A bi,
 feed, consisting of roasted corn. ho TdogS, sandwiches, soda. homc-mad , pic and cooff, will be served.
 Boswell Secures Lease f James Boswell, proprietor of th f B. X l.. service station on Wes n Main street, has leased from tn V Standard Oil Co. the gasoline filin I station on Central square and vii f take possession of it on Oct. 1 While the terms of the lease hay f not been announced. it is understoo t that he will terminate his prescn n contract with the Gulf Gasoline C
 and enter into a new one with tn il Sccony firm.
 y Picnic Postponed |, The nicnic of the Womans fed r cration of the Congregational churc > scheduled to be held at Pinnaclero y farm today was postponed and wi 'r take place on Friday, all previou Il arrangcmcnts being carried ou z Whether or not the outing will talk
 place on that day will be deter
 mined by weather conditions at l. o'clock in tho morning. IS Notes
 70 Miss Lila M. Looms of New Tor h city is spending 9 flow days at 1T T. home Of her mother. Mrs. l.. . lS Loomis of Whiting street. 10 Mrs Charles Peters Of Pea '" street is attending meeting of 1T
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