New Britain herald., 1926-12-11
Principal Slade Calls At- tention to Crowded Con- ditions at Present Plant, Urging New Building.

in this city, probably in the north ern section. was hinted at by Joseph M. Halloran, chairman of the school accommodations committee at a school board meeting yesterday af- ternoon. The matter of needed in- creased high school accomm odations was brought to the attention of the board in a letter from Principal Louis P. Slade of the Senior High school.
 In his letter Principal Slade stated l that increased enrolment occasioned by junior high school graduation will necessitate the use of all avail able accommodations. It will be necessary to make use of a small, ill-lighted room in the front part of the vocational building basement. He suggested that building be constructed on the site on which the old Open Air school now stands. The | building sho Id have accommoda- tions for IT class rooms. an audi ldl SllooSil lo CSoe eAiS SA'- tire enrolment for many years to come. two gymnasium floors. li- brary, a cafeteria. administration of- | fee, accommod>t. ns for physicians and nurses in their first aid work, he said.
 | Principal Slade's letter follows:
 "The time has come when ar | l. fov iy creasing the accommodations at the senior high school, and just as soon as possible. The groups from the junior high schools will make a net increase of bout 100 in the enroll ment of the sc ool on January 31. is to be angeged. For this teacher, our last available school room must be furnished: the room Is small rather poorly lighted room in the front basement of the vocational building. If we should find 1t nec- essary in September to provide still more additional accommodations, we may be obliged to hold some classes 1 in sections = the auditorium. "For solution of the problem, would recommend the construction of a building between the academic and vocational buildings to be joined to each of these buildings on its north arc south sides. This build ing shoul be made the central unit in tho senior high school group. with provision 'l its accomm odations for the activities and interests common to all in the school.
 ITO meet these common needs the new building should contain:
 q. An auditorium large enough to seat the entire school for many years to come.
 "2. Two gymnasium floors: one for young men; one for young wo'n- en, and in connection with each gymnasium, baths and locker rooms.
 8. A library large enough to al low for normal growth.
 A. A cafeteria.
 1 "5. Administration offices includ- ing rooms for the service of physl- clans and nurses and for first aid ill emergency cases.
 "A new building for the purposes | indicated would release within the academic and vocational buildings space for at least IT new class rooms. The south end of the academic building which now contains the auditorium and young mems gym nasium, 1t would be necessary to make over with considerable new construction. The east basement of the vocational building (now occu- pied by the young women's gym nasium. dressing rooms and room re- served for a cafeteria) could be al tered at relatively small cost.
 "The new construction which is recommended could be so arranged as not seriously to interfere with the conduct of regular school activities. When the board voted to refer the matter to the school accommoda- tions committee Chairman Halloran of the committee said this would open the possibility of a new high school in another section of the city.
 It Is Principal Slade's plan to l keep the high schools as one unit and 1t is expected that he will not favor any plan to have two separate units in the city. It is expected that 1 if Mir. Halloran goes through with his plan he will receive much sup port from the northern section of the city.