New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
Bristol News
SPEEDERS MENACE
 ID |. 5. PUPILS
Board of Education Decides to
 Post Warning Signs
561 WANT TO CAST VOTES

561 WANT TO CAST VOTES
 False Alarm Brings Tiremcn to New
 Departure Plant - Priest Home
 From Hospital - Evening School
 Faculties Announced.
 The October meeting of the board of education was held in the board of education rooms yesterday.
 The commissioners visited the boys at work in the industrial CO., operative educational course and were able to see some of the work which the boys have recently com pletcd, that is, bleacbers for the High school athletic association. comprising 500 seats.
 The following bills were aprrov- ed and ordered paid: Board of cd ucation z2s5G. industrial course, H3G.2%; medical examination, $4AO0; graduation, S1.5u; home economics. $2G&2; manual training, $S4.8S; music. $3.1o; evening school, S42.00; district 1& salary account, S52.50: physical education, $l2G.G3; health school, S1S.21; High school, SSS6.- 25; making a total of $I.36O.GS.
 The following school calendar for the school year 1GgG-17 was present. cd and approyei Fall term. We'd noslay, Sept, Sih to Wednesday. Dee. 22-1G weeks: winter term. Tuesday, Jan, 1 10 Thursday. April li-l5 weeks; spring term. Tuesday, April 26 to Friday, Juno I7-S weeks; making a total Of go weeks Holidays, Friday Oct. %. state teachers convention. One day in fall term for visiting day Thanks giving recess, from Wednesday. November 2l 12:o0 o'clock noon to the following Monday morning. Memorial Day. Monday, May 30th. Hartford county convention in May.
 The report of the attendance de- partmont for tho month of Septem- hcr showed fl cases which were labulatcd as follows: Truancy 1G. illegally working 2, misunderstood ing over district lines 3, illness 3. kept at home by parents 2. moved from city 2, legally working l, at tending in another district l, at court session l, attending private school i; making a total of fl eases. It is evident that the unus- ually large number of cases was due to considerable degree to pu- pills who had been working during the summer and had not straight oncd out their, working certificate record with MT. Potter it is be- liryed.
 The report of the medical inspcc- ton department showed that 3.O44 children had been examined by Dr. Bracket and the school nurses. Of this number g2 children were ex- cludod as follows: pcdicuH 10, fever [. impetiso ,, coniunctiyitis l. sore throat 9, cold l. There were also ] 90 home visits made. The work of i he department was further in l creased by the weighing and meas /! lring of 7G6 children for eXamina- ion for admission to the health . school.
 A communication was read from | Mir. Patterson stating that oyer- conditions were existing md that it would be necessary to ] 'ngage an additional teacher.
 II was voted that the first school | district he authorized to engage an teacher owing to tho l )yer-cr0Wdcd conditions now exist i ng at the Federal Hill school.
 Tt was voted that AIr. Charles 'hclan HOW living in the first school . district be permitted to send his son Hubert 10 the second school district.
 It was voted that Mrs. Neumann, f wing in the third school district be permitted 10 send her children to he first school district.
 A communication was read from ioorge <. Beach. notifying the board If the receipt of $1.o00 from the es- ate of Miss Mary J. Atwood, the ncome of which is to be used from imc 10 time for the benefit of such needy pupils of the High school as n the opinion of said board. shall ,e worthy of such assistance. IL . vas voted that Commissioner Ar nur $. Barnes be q committee to onfor and work with AIr. Beach in he handling of tho dispersion of his fund.
 The matter of automobiles speed ng through inc cement roads 10 he front and rear of the High chool building was discussed and it vas voted that this matter be in rstiEatcd by tho High school com ni0tce with power 10 act and ar angc for the placing of such signs s in the opinion of this committee re deemed nee ssary.
 Tho matter of the addition of three 1, usiIo ire bells and also an addi- ional outside bell in the center of he building was discussed and it was oted that tho high school commit ae be authorized to arrange for the purchase and installation f three inside fire bells and to con-