New Britain herald., 1926-08-30
Burritt Junior High,
Lincoln and Roosevelt
Schools Cannot Ac-
commodate Classes
Contractors Rushing Work
on New Buildings But
Cannot Complete Them
by September 7.

Failure on the part of the thrs.
architects and contractors in charge
OF the three new school buildings RI
complete their construction befor.
the opening of the school term on
September Z, will make necessary
the adoption of the part time sys-
tenn in the three school districts. tha
llhu Burritt Junior High school in
the northern section of the city. the
Lincoln school in the western SER
tlon and the Roosevelt school in ths
eastern section.
Approximately $500 students will
be affected by this delay. OF this
number 1900 will attend the Lincoln
school half days; 500 will attend tho
Valentine B. Chamberlain school in
the Roosevelt school district on the
part-time plan; and more than 700
will be affected in the old Burritt
school plant of the Elihu Burritt
Junior High school.
1t was the plan of the school de-
partment to change the Thu Bur-
rift school plant into an elementary
school TO house students from the
Nathan Hale school on fremont
street. The latter school was to be
used as a junior high school with
the addition of a junior high
school shop similar to the E. c.
Goodwin Trade school on South
Main street. Architect Max Unkel-
bach was given the contract with
orders to rush the construction OF
the building with every possible
haste. The building will not be
ready until November.
In an effort to take care of the
situations in the eastern and west
ern sections of the city, the school
department, after receiving a spe-
ciat appropriation from the board OF
finance and taxation. started plans
for the Roosevelt and the Lincoln
schools Architect w. p. Crabtree
was given the contract for the west
end school and Architect Henry Luz
dorf was granted the contract to
prepare plans for the structure.
1t was hoped that the Roosevelt
school would be ready in time to re-
lieve the crowded condition in the
eastern school and only recently.
after feverish activity on the part
of the contractor, Architect Ludorf
that the school would be
on time. AS the time APP
proaches, it was found the hopes OF
the school board and the ambitions
of the architect failed to materiaIize,
This is said to be. the most radical
change to affect the enrolment of
the schools of the city in years. In
1917, just before the vocational
building in the Senior High school
plant was built, the freshman class
was put on a part time basis, 800
being affected. Last year
the Smalley school went on a part
time plan while additions were be-
ing made to the principal plant.
Six Teachers File Resignation
Five designations have been re-
ceived by the school department
from teachers in junior and ele-
schools and one from an
instructor in dental hygiene,
The teachers are as follows: Miss
Lila Hersey. who was to fill va
cancy in the English department of
the Central Junior High school but
who announced other plans; Miss
Edna Hannah of $40 Chestnut
street, an English instructor, who
has accepted a similar position in
New Jersey; Miss Margaret Duguid.
! science teacher in the Smalley
school, who is to be married. Miss
Virginia Tallard of Maple street. an
school teacher. who is to
study at the University of Wiscon-
sin; Miss Z. r. Daley. Nathan Hale
school teacher. who will take up
position in New York city; Miss Es-
her Cramer. dental hygienist, who
Is to be married.