Putnam patriot., 1925-11-06

asked that some action might be talk eh by someone. either the school board bN provision in its budget for next year. pr by popular subscription. iH regard Co leyelIng the high school ath letie grounds. The large held adiaia- Ing the high school building aH the south Hevar has been properly ieveilod There are long depressions in the field from twelve Co eighteen inches ia depth which greatly interfere with baseball. football and other athletic ae. tiyines- The committee also expres- sed the desire that bleachers might be erected to accommodate at least 25oI spectators.
 Want Broader Policy
 Mir. Smith and Mir. Boycc also asked the committee to consider the praetie- ability Sf giving the toWnspeople more liberty in regard Co leasing and using the high school auditorium and gym nasium. An instance was cited when. last year, the gym was used by per mission of the committee for a local basket ball team to practice there. but when games were arranged by the team allowed to practice in the gym they were not allowed to SO use t but had to resort to hiring the gym at the Tourtellotte Memorial High school in North Grosvenordale for their games.
 It was stated that it had been the policy of the committee never to let the auditorium or gymnasium at the high school whereby any society or in- dividual wished to hire for the purpose ef making g profit fer themselves. but that a distinction had been made where such profits would inure te che benefit of the school The committee ! has steadily refused offers and impor- tgniHgs for use of the athletic field for professional sports where the nb. iect was profit Co private individuals
 Supt. Jenkins Report
 The report of Superintendent E. (. Jenkins was as follows;
 The membership in the high school fhi# month is 260 as compared with a member, hip of 250 last September. The eighth grade room now has sixty #FaFiis compared with fifty last Sep temher. The classes are divided as follows Post graduates three: sen iofs. i5. juniors, 53; sophomores, 63; freshm n. 94. By courses. Classical I0. commercial, l06; general. Il; cu- operative, 10; post graduate. three
 B 4itHg up the laboratory with =ablet arm chairs a tolerable class room for twenty pupils has been made But the high school building Is very much overcrowded and another year relief of some kind will be necessary. The classes for the most part are the same as last year. With the addition al English assistant it has been possi= hlr tn put all of the English work in the hands of teachers trained in Eng lish and Co give the French teacher only work in French.
 l regret to say that there seemed to be no way of offering both mathe- maties review and advanced mathe= maties this year Glasses in pennan= ship have been started for the first time this year at the high school. The pupils who need particular practice n peHmanship have been selected for these classes By means of these classes l hope that the general level ei renmanship in our high school will be raised.
 Graded Schools
 The membership of the Israel Put nam school this month Is 3gZ as com pared with a membership of 3S9 last The plan of department alizing the work of the seventh grade ii working out admirably The disei pline and organization of the school are excellent. Additional playground apparatus which was given to the school three years ago by the Manhas- set Company has been set up and proves d welcome addition Go the play ground very much too small for the number of children who have to use 1t.
 Miss Edick's prolonged illness has made 1t necessary to employ two sub stitutes at the Smith Street school. Mrs. Charles Thayer started the year but gave it up because of home duties. Mrs. Everett Packard will take the room until Miss Ediek returns.
 Outside Schools
 There has been a decided falling of in the number at the Sawyer school. l To counteract this more pupils are coming from the County Home and ] Sawyer district Co the eighth grade m the high school than ever before.
 Several of the recommendations of the State Board of Education relative to sanitary conditions m our outlying schools have been complied with and the rest are receiving attention. A contractor has been employed to make the toilets fly proof in accordance with the recommendations of the State Board. Two individuals have present ed figures for fixing the wells 50 that the water will be satisfactory.