New Britain herald., 1927-09-10
PLAN ID RELIEVE
 CROWDED SCHOOLS
Board Of Education Pushing Pro- gram to Accommodate Pupils

The crowded situation at the Washington school where there are 100 students seated in the audi torlum will be relieved immediately with the installation of portable buildings and the Monroe school dis trict will have only one week of a part-time session plan since six rooms in the Robert J. Vance school will be completed in time to allow students to attend school week from Monday, Chairman Joseph M. lIalloran of the school accommoda- = lions committee announced at the board meting yesterday afternoon.
 With the construction of the port uble building at the Northend school and one at the Washington school and with the completion of six rooms at the Vance school tenn porary relief will be felt in the schools which are most crowded
 Supt. Holmes informed the mem- bers that there is no room even in the basement of the Washington school for the increased enrolment, which he said came from the Sacred Heart school. The Benjamin Frank lin school, which is being construct ed on Clinton street, will be con- pleted by February and relief Is ex- pccted in the northwestern section of the city.
 Compensation for Veteran Janitor.
 It was voted 10 allow F. II. Lamp has been a ianitor in the service Of the school department, compensa- ton at the rate Of $50 q month
 The finance committee recon mended the following: Payment ol bills amounting 10 s11,6SS.47; pay ment Of bills of Claude Leroux for installation Of fixtures in the Elihu Burritt, Central Junior High and Nathan Hale Junior High schools.
 The report of the health and sani- tation committee appointed Miss Nessie Rubin as dental hygienist was accepted by the board.
 Chairman S. Gerard Casalo of inc text book committee moved that tn. following books be adopted in the schools: Latin for Today" by Gray and Jenkins, published by Ginn & Co.,, for junior high schools. and also Child Library Reader: "1he Child's Own Way" series oi readings, published by Wheeler Publishing Co, was recommended for elementary schools.
 The report Of the evening school outlined in last nights Herald was accepted.
 A letter from J. C. Moody, former vice principa! at the Senior High school, was received. MT. Moody thanked the members for their courtesy in placing his name on ,he payroll Of the department for q year SO that he could take advantage of the 35 years pension service.
 G75 Gain In Pupils
 According 10 the latest and most correct registration Of pupils in inc public schools Of this city. the gain in onrollment over last year is G75 or from l1,S49 to 12.524.
 The Washington school, the larE est of the elementary schools. was increased from 1,0G1 10 1.25G. The Y. B. Chamberlain school has de- creased from 1,1ll 10 S32. These students have gone to Inc Roosevelt school which was constructed since last year and which has an enroll mcnt Of 55S, taken from the Cham- ber'ain and Smith schools. The Smith school has an enrolment Of 507. five more than it had last year
 The Smalley school shows a de crease in enrolment. Last year it had l,3lS while this year it has L. 2S6. This decrease together with the increase Of the enrolment of the Washington school places the latter as the largest school in place of the Smallay school. The Rockwell school has 34o against 2T7 for last year.
 In the Northcnd school the in crease is from 217 10 &2t. This year the enrolment in the Lincoln school is Gl5 against 55S last ycar. Decreases have been noted in the Camp school with 42G against 43t: in the Israel Putnam school with 2S9 against 3l7; in the Walnut Hill school with i12 against fG5: in tho Nathan Hale school with 1851 against 1,257.
 Increases are found in 'ta Bart lett school with 411 against &H1: the Stanley school with &1g against %2I; the Central Junior HiGh school with 1.2Sl against 1,105; and the Senior High school with l,l29 against l,015