New Britain herald., 1926-11-23
COUNCIL TAKES UP POLICE PENSIONS De RoSier Submits Draft on Re-
 tireInent Provisions $1o,125 NOW IN FUND
Honor List at High School An-
 nounced-Great Chiefs to Visit CompOunce Tribe Wigwam-Driv-
 CT Says Cop Got Wrong Number.

CT Says Cop Got Wrong Number.
 There is a total of s10,125.S0 in the police pension fund. according to figures submitted by Chief Ernest T. Belden at an adjourned meeting of the city council last evening. Of this amount $500 has been invest ed in first mortgages on real estate in the city and is now earning inter- est at the rate of six per cent.
 The meeting last evening was called primarily to discuss the pro- posed amendment to the city char ter dealing with the maintenance and administration of the police pension fund, Corporation Counsel William N. DeRosier read a draft of the proposed amendment. which calls for retirement due to inability i to perform further service on &C., count of infirmities incident to old age, by some injury received, disease contracted or exposure endured while performing the duties of his service, without fault on his part Retirement on half pay will also be granted to any member serving 25 years as member of the regular force and any member serving 20 years continuous service and at tained the age of 60, or having served 25 or 30 years of continuous service is also qualified for retire. ment upon written request
 The proposed amendment also provides for a pension of half pay to be paid to the widow or children under 16 years of age of any mem- Der of the department who may have died as a result of injuries received in the performance of his duty. pro- vided such payment to the widow shall cease upon her remarriage and to the children when they have at tained the age of 16 years.
 A question arose on section f, pro- viding Tor half pay for an officer off duty on account of injuries received on duty, as to whether such officer would be entitled to compensation from the city also under the com- pcnsation law. It was finally agreed to revise this clause so as to permit the injured officer to personally elect one or the other method of compensation and the proposed amendment was referred Lack to the corporation counsel to make the necessary insertion. Final action will be taken by the city council at the regular meeting on Tuesday eve ming. December 7th. and the pro- posed amendment will then be re- ferred to the legislature.
 Honor Roll Announced
 The honor list of pupils in the high school for the first quarter of the year 192G-27, announced yes- terday, shows five seniors averaging for the period from 90 to 100 per cent, two juniors, 10 sophomores and three freshmen. The list is as fol- lows:
 Freshmen: Mary Crowley, Mary Warner and George Hull.
 Sophomores: Robert Beach, Dor othy Bechste edt, Isa Jestinsly. Mar garet Joy, Jennie Klimovitch, Ser tha Nelson, Anna Portnoy, Dorothy Shields, Eva Sonstroem and Lucy Warzinski.
 Juniors: Patty Dalzell and Samuel Kushlan.
 Seniors: Catherine Lynch, Doro- 1,u S1 Tn{+ thy Tyler.
 The following students averaged S5 to So for the first quarter of the school year:
 Freshmen: Nina Andrews, Der tha Ceppa, Helen Dougela, Morris Ersatof, Frances Johns, Ailcen Ferris, Margaret Lynch, Margaret Mahoney. Margaret Montella. Frank Patterson. Arthur Rode, Angelina Schittina, Margaret Vorwcrk and Anna Wojensli.
 Sophomores: Dorothy Bradley, Blanche Bussemey, Mary Chanda, Anna Heffernan, Charlotte Houle, Josephine Johnson, Emily Joy, Gus tav Manke, Dorothy Miles. Dorothy Nicholas. Edith Redman, Ruth Ryan and Ruth Tyrrell.
 Juniors: Sidney Alexander, Ann Brashman, Helen Clark, Mary Com erford. Elizabeth Jennings, Vincent Kelley, Ruth Mather, Emily Ses- sions, Josephine Spielman, Eliza beth Steed, Elizabeth Sullivan and Margaret Weller.
 Seniors: Doris Brennan, Charles Demarcst Marjorie Foster, Francis Fries, Lillian Huffman. Helga Jes- tinslly Helen Klimovitch, Kathleen Limeburner, Charles Norton, How ard Tyler and Helen Wentland.
 As the records indicate, the girls far outnumber the boys on the