New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16

Dunn, Michael Green, PdIrlck j.
Cook, John Leahy, Arthur Jackman
and William Kane. Rev. Oliver T.
Magnell read the committal serv-
ices at the grave.
Board of Education Meeting
The September meeting of ths
board of education was held in the
board of education rooms last even
ing.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved as recorded.
The bills for the following depart
ments were approved and ordered
paid: Board of education, s44.52.
High school, s1,63s.20, industrial
course. 1858, evening school, $3.50,
home economics, 5000, physical
education, s2.45, making a total Of
s1,71f.os.
The superintendent reported upon
the conditions at the twelfth school
district and Chairman Pierce also
reported to the commissioners on tho
twelfth school district situation.
The superintendent reported upon
the communication from the New,
England Insurance exchange and
was instructed to notify the ex-
change that work has been complet-
ed and is being further completed
as conditions permit. The superin-
tendent was further instructed to re-
quest City Clerk Steele to notify the
secretary should there be any in
crease in fire insurance rates on the
high school building and to request
City Clerk Steele TO hold up payment
on such increases until after the
board of education has been notified
and has had an opportunity to ex-
anime such increases. The centih-
nation of checking up on the wefk
in the high school building as speci-
fed in the exchange letter was re-
ferred to the high school committee
with power.
The secretary read to the commits
sioners the notice from the city
council of the meeting on October
5th of those interested In the third
and twelfth school districts for the
consideration of the re-distrietinS OF
these school district lines.
The superintendent presented the
request of Miss Doris Bennett and
the commissioners we're Of the opin-
ion that they would be unable to
grant this request.
The commissioners were unant-
mously of the opinion that teachers
who have been absent from school
due to the observation OF religious
holidays should not receive salary
therefor.
Following a discussion 1t was vot-
ed that all teachers throughout the
public schools of the city who de-
sire to use the swimming pool may
do so, under the direction of one of
the women physical directors on
Wednesday afternoon from 4:Se to
BIS o'clock. The usual towel
charge will be included in this priv
ilege.
The commissioners voted to grant
Wallace Bunnell of Plainville the
privilege of returning to Bristol High
school for graduate work this year
on a tuition basis of 500 inasmuch
as he is attending but three-ifths
of the time.
It was voted to add one class in
algebra to e work of Mrs. Eggles-
ton who is teaching one class in
French.
The super ntendent reported on
the increased number of pupils in
the high school and that the health
school will be obliged to leave the
building at the end OF this school
years seems certain. The lack of
sufficient number of recitation rooms
was also discussed and the fact that
two classes are now obliged to use
a different room for recitatiens on
each day of the week was consider
ed. Should the school increase in
numbers next year as the past years
have shown. it will be necessary to
secure additional recitation rooms
and that this may mean the divid-
ing of the large commercial room
into three small rooms seems appar-
ent even at this early date.
The following votes were passed:
That Miss Ruth Crockett be given
leave of absence for a day sometime
in the fall, without loss of pay, to
speak at a conference Of history
teachers at their Washington county
meeting in Rhode Island.
That Leo LeBeau living In the
third school district be permitted to
school district
That Peter Swingle, living IN the
third school district. be permitted to
send his sons, Paul and Robert, to
the second school district.
That Louis Matt, living in the
third school district be permitted to
send his son. Richard, to the second
school district.
That Isaac Brsaftzof, living in the
first school district, be permitted to
send his son, Samuel, to the second
school district.
That Louis Ashley, living In the
first school district, be permitted to
send his daughter. Eva, to the Sec
ond school district.
The request of Andrew Ronzilla
to send his six children to the Plain
willie schools was discussed and fol-
lowing an explanation of the case,
it was voted to offer trolley trans
portation and the superintendent
was instructed to so arrange this.
The superintendent presented the
matter of the radio music concerts
which are being presented under the
auspices of the state board OF edu~
cation as a medium of music educa-
ton and the program WIS given to
each commission err so that at the
October meeting the matter may be
farther considered
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