New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
ID BREAK GROUND
 FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Former Principal to Wield Spade in Formal Ceremony
WANT FLAGS FOR STREETS

triotic Occaslons--plainyillc "Y"
 Finished With Wln--Many Local
 People Ill--LoclIcd In Post Onlcc.
 Ground for the new high school on East street will be formally broken with simple exercises at S:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Grand Juror Schuyler r, Williams. at one time the principal Of the old Plain vile high school win spade up the first shovolful Of earth for the new and larger one which will give the town high school once more after a long lapse of years. Principal Phillips II. Lord oe the high and Linden street schools, Principal Or rim l.. Judd of the Broad street schools, and Superintendent Of Schools L, s. Mills will also turn ID 6 few spadefuls of earth
 The high school pupils and about 30 pupils from the eighth grade who will enter the high school in the fall will bo present and take part in the exercises. The prnliminarcs to the erection of the building are going forward rapidly. The special high school building committee met last evening in the town hall and for mally approved the contracts with Lawrence X Coe, the builders. and with the architect. Tentative plans were made for the formal laying of the cornerstone at some time in the early future. The contractors will push work on the school as rapidly as possible, and 1t is hoped 10 have 1 it completed hy January 1, 1927.
 Need nirt For Filling In
 The site selected for the high Ischool needs considerable filling in | to mako it fitted for the erection of ! the building. The school commit too invites persons having such material to dump their sand, gravel land ashes on the school property land in this way do two things at once, disposing of their waste and ! .sayin" money to the town
 Seek Flags For Streets
 The setting out of American flags | along the main streets of plainyille | on p2triotic occasions and festive | days was planned by ocll-Barnes ! post, American Legion, at it's meet ! ing last night. This idea has been | carried out successfully in other places, notably in New Britain. 1 Holes are bored along the curb and sockets for flags set in them; the merchants before whose stores the holes are located are asked 10 pur- Ichasc flags for the sockets and thus present a street danlod on either | side by solid bank of national ! colors.
 A committee consisting of James ! F. Usher and Thomas Prior was ap- ! pointed 10 take the matter up with | the business men of the town and | aaE thcm to support the project. IL is hoped tO have the scheme carried | through before Memorial Day.
 Eleven now members were initiat- Cl into the post last night as a re- suit Of the strenuous and successful campaign carried on last week. Plans wore laia 10 attend q meet ing of the Boy Scout troop on the near future The meeting was eX- ceDtionally we'll attended and there was quite a delegation from the SouthingDCH post as visitors.
 Tho final card games between the Legion and the Sons Of Veterans will be rlayed Monday night,
 Close With Victory
 The Plainvillo Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball team closed q most successful season last night when if dealt q crushing defeat to inc Simsbury "Y" in an exhibition game in that town. 54-lS. During the first half Plain- vile had things pretty much it's own way and led hy 22-10 at the rest period, During the second half, however, they literally ran wild smith, Ray SChWah, Miller and Mar tin tossing in goal after goal and completely haffling the home team
 Freddy Miller was again the high sccrcre for the PIainville team, while Captain Smith ran him a close raco and Ray Schwab showed a burst of speed and tied his captain in points made. Martin hack from his illness played well in the second . half, and Bergen, opposed tc Sims hUry's big gun. actually outscored him. The team was brilliant in its foul shooting, Bob DcGarmo was tho best for Simsbury. The sum . mary;
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