New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
PMinuiM Neus
OLI W. ROBERTSON
 OUT F0R ASSEMBLY
Mill Seek Republican Nominal tion at Caucus Monday Night
MILLS ANNUAL REPORT

School Superintendent Urges Pur-
 chase of New School Site-Asses-
 sors to Meet Tomorrow-C. of c.
 Meeting-Briefs.
 OH ". Robertson of Camp street
 today announced his candidacy for
 the republican nomination for as-
 semblyman and will seek to repre-
 sent Plainville in the next state leg
 islature. Mir. Robertson. who con-
 ducts large farm near the Metho-
 dist camp ground, has had no po-
 lltscal experience, but he Is we'll
 liked by the public and has a large
 coterie Of friends who are boosting him. In fact, 1t was only at the re- | quest of these many admirers that
 he considered placing himself in the | field. He is younger man than the
 other candidates and is expected ts draw considerable support from the younger voters at the Republican
 caucus Monday night.
 First Selectman John J. Kimmel Is the present epresentative of the town and announced some weeks | back that he would seek reelection. Frank Smith has also placed his hat 1 In the ring and 3 three e-cornered contest is looked for.
 Urges Fourth School Site The purchase of a third grade school site in the eastern section of the town is recommended by Super intendent of Schools L. S. Mills in his annual report to the selectmen. The relief in the grades afforded by the erection of the new high school will be only temporary and another primary school is considered q fu- ture necessity, so that the purchase of land while it is still reasonable is urged to meet the coming need.
 Mir. Mills also supports Dr. George F. Cook, local health officer in ask ing for a school nurse in addition to the district nurse, saying that the schools are now too large for the district nurse to handle along with her other work. He further recom- mends that the High school athletic ! field be properly fitted out and | fenced and that Kindergarten be 1, established in the Linden street , building.
 The report stresses the growth Of | the school department during tho l past three years, resulting in the l employment of more teachers. the | use of three basement rooms at Lin- 1 den street. and the need of com i plcte cooperation between the 3S l employees of the department. The !! report in part is as follows:
 Tn September, 1923, there were | registered in Plainville grades SS4 | pupils; in September. 1924. 931 pu- pills; in September, 1925, 99S pupils: and in September, 1926, 1,0T2 pupils. This is a total gain since 1923 of 1SS pupils. or an average of 62 pu- pills year. This is almost two class-rooms. There are enrolled in the local high school 110 pupils; in New Britain High school 2 pu- pills; In Bristol High school 2S pu- pills, and in trade school 15 pupils, or q grand total of 1,2eS Plainvillc pupils enrolled in public schools.
 The town of Plainville now has n teaching staff of S5 teachers and and, in addition, two jan itors and one attendance officer.
 "I am very glad to express my earnest appreciation of the cooper ation of Principal Orrin l.. Judd and the teachers at Broad street school, and of Principal Phillips H. Lord and the teachers at Linden street school.
 New High School
 For the past year and a half. almost the entire time and thought of your superintendent has been given to the plans and details con- nected with the building of the new high school. For this reason not as much has been done in the school rooms of the town as has been de-