New Britain herald., 1927-01-27

fee at the Kensington Grammar school. She says that a state law forbids the showing of the films in schools unless the protector is prop erly enclosed in a fire proof booth. Such booth has never been erected and except for numerous loans of the machine to various local and out of town organizations, the machine has never appeared in the schools since that early date.
 It is considered unfortunate by the superintendent that such an amount was raised by the children under a different superintendent and not enough information gathered about the machine to allay any such result as has terminated the career of the protector in the schools. Much better, she says would be a sterop- ticon machine which. could be used and would be advantageous to the children's education. It is not known what will become of the machine in the futdreJ existing conditions not permitting the use of it in is in- tended place.
 It has been suggested that the machine be sold and that proceeds from the sale go towards the pur- chase of a stereopticon such as could be safely used in the schools. This would do away with 8 white ele- plant" such as is now resting in the school superintendent's office.
 MidWeek Services
 Rev. May B. Lord will lead the imidweek services at the Kensington Congregational church this evening at 7:45 o'clock. The study of the gospel of St. Mark will be resumed. The Miraculous Element of St. Mark" will be the special theme of the evening.
 Truck Ditched
 Attempting to pass one of the busses of the Connecticut Co.,, last evening, a truck owned by W. Wool icy & Son of Meriden, sl1idded off the highway and into the ditch beside the road. No one was injured in the accident and a wrecker summoned from a nearby garage succeeded in dragging the truck back to the high way The incident occurred at the junction of Pennington avenue and School street.
 Fair and Colder
 Berlinites shivered and shook this morning when the thermometer re- fused to come above the zero mark for long spell before noon. Off, cial readings of various thermo- meters showed the instruments lay ing down on the job and not hoist ing the indicating streak above 5 until Old Sol insisted in sending them to work.
 .. Vacations Announced
 Superintendent of Schools Mary F. Griswold has announced two va Ications before tho closing of the schools this year. The first, the mid- winter vacation. will close the doors of the schools on February 2S and l vacation, although scheduled for last year. was postponed when unfavor. able weather made 1t necessary for the children to be released several days, thus making it a necessity tc do away with the mid-winter holiday in order to close on the scheduled date. The spring vacation will start on April 29 and will continue until May 9. School will close for the summer vacation on June o4. Again and Again
 John Conlin's Blue Hillians con tinued their unprecedented losing streak Tuesday evening when they travelled to Meridon 10 drop another game to the Acorn A. c. of that citv News of the defeat has leaked out throug" unknown channels as the Hillians had pledged themselves to never speak of the quiet visit unless they emerged victory. The score was 6 to 4.
 Those who took the disastrous trip included John Conlin, Carl Myers, R. Myers, J. Simms, R. Kalen. S. Holmquist. and c. Holmquist.
 Administrator Named
 Albert H. Barclay of New Haven has been named administrator of the estate of Henry Hooker of Kensing- ton. MT. Barclay acting as admin istrator of the estate of N. Albert Hooker, filed In the office of the flown clerk yesterday five deeds,