New Britain herald., 1927-06-22
Bristol News

ULUInL IU nLI1IV 1 RETIRING TEACHER
 Miss Hills May Become Principal 1 Emeritus for Year SCHOOL DEPT. ESTIMATES Cost of Operation Expected To Be $329, of Dis
 tricts Comes Up-George Klimek
 Dies At Age Of 51.
 At q joint meeting of the board ot education and the city council of i Bristol held last evening. glowing tributes were paid to Miss Nellie F.. Hills, who retired last week as ! principal of the Forestville school after a continuous service of half a century in the same school, serving first in the capacity of teacher and later as principal.
 Superintendent of Schools Karl A.
 Reiche stated that her departure
 from school activities was a loss not only to the district which she served ; but to the entire city as well. He added that her resignation had been discussed at a special meeting of the board of education Monday eve , ming and all members believed that her appointment as principal emeri- tus for the term of one year would be but a small indication of the city's appreciation of her services.
 He added that it would undoubtedly be necessary for Miss Hills success
 or to solicit advice from her and i that in reality her retirement would not be effective for at least another
 year.
 Judge Newell Jennings, who is chairman of the board of education. 1 also paid tribute to the teaching
 ability of Miss Hills. Judge Jen- 1 nings was superintendent of schools
 before the engagement of Mir. Reiche.
 | Judge William J. Malone Of the
 city court, who graduated from the 1 Forestville school also spoke on the
 services rendered the city by his , former tutor and added that it
 seems like losing an integral part
 of the village to have Miss Hills re-
 sign as principal He believed that the city would be legally covered by paying Miss Hills salary for the
 next year by giving her leave Of l absence for that period and this 1 opinion was confirmed by Corpora ! ton Counsel William N. DeRosier, ] who had been consulted.
 On the motion of Councilman W. l Raymond Crumb it was voted to include in the estimates for the l school year the sum of $500. the city's portion of the retiring princi- , pals salary. The balance of $500 I must be taken care of by the Forest vile or 18th school district and it is believed that the matter will be brought before the voters of that district at their annual meeting to be held this evening.
 A reception in honor of Miss Hills is to be held on Saturday, June 25, during the afternoon and evening and it is anticipated that hundreds of her former pupils will call at the Forestville schoolhouse to pay their respects.
 Consider School Dept. Estimates
 At joint meeting of the city council and the board of education held prior to the adjourned meeting of the city council last evening, es- inmates for the school year 1927-S were presented by Superintendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche. who is also secretary of the education board.
 The total estimated cost of oper- ating the schools for the coming year was given as $S29.70249. This is an increase of $11.S544e over the amount exended during the year just ended.
 The estimated expense involved for teachers salaries is $2S5.022. an increase of s9,474. over last year. The schools for which a decrease is shown are East Bristol (5th Ave. schooD. Stafford. Edgewood. North Chippens Hill and Fall Mountain. 4 decrease of $104 is shown for the clerical staff of the board of educa- tion and a decrease of s1o0 fin the clerical staff at the high school. :
 The total amount estimated for incidentals in the list prepared by the board of education is $31.3SO.49, an increase of s1,OSo4s. The only decrease under this heading is cred ited to transportation.
 The Superintendent of Schools. Karl A. Reiche. is granted an in- crease of $500. and two clerks in his office are granted increases of s1O4 each year. At the high school, one new teacher has been engaged for & salary of $l,60O and salary in creases for cs teachers aggregates s2,142. The increase for janitors in the high school building amounts to SIPS.
 In the grammar schools the in- creases indicated are as follows: Federal Hill. new teacher $1.0o0, in- creases $e00.. North Side. salary in- crease S1o0; South Side and Park Street schools. new teacher S1.o00.