New Britain herald., 1927-06-28
JENNINGS RESIGNS AS DISTRICT HEAD Retires as Chairman of First
 School Zone CALDER HIS SUCCESSOR
Mrs. Ellen CofIey Dies at Ago Of g. Appeals From Reckless Driving Conviction-Tighters Heavily En- cd in Police Court.

Following an II year term oi service as chairman of the First School District, Judge Newell Jen- nings, in submitting his annual re- port at meeting held last evening. also announced his resignation as head of district affairs. Judge Jen- nings felt that, with his duties as chairman of the board of education, he would be unable to give the nec- essary time to district affairs.
 Judge Jennings was appointed early in the year to the board Of education to succeed Noble l. Pierce, who resigned after a serv- ice of over 40 years in educational affairs of the city. At meeting of the board of education following the judges appointment. he was elected chairman because of his wide knowledge of school matters For number of years, before the appointment of Karl A. Reiche as superintendent of schools, Judge Jennings acted in that capacity.
 After Judge Jennings refusal to reconsider his resignation. a vote of thanks for his services to the dis trict was passed by the residents.
 On motion of William J. Tracy William F. Calder. vice-president of the Bristol National bank and the American Trust Co.,. was elected chairman to succeed Judge Jen- ninss. MT. Calder has long been interested in civic and educational affairs in the city and his selection is felt to be a wise one.
 Discuss Additional Facilities
 Judge William J. Malone presided as chairman Of the meeting and William Muir served as clerk.
 Judge Jennings brought before the meeting the subject of additional facilities at the John J. Jennings school and upon a motion presented by him, it was voted that the dis trict committee be authorized to procure plans for four room ed. dition to the Burlington avenue school. The average attendance per room at the Federal Hill school, it was pointed out, during the past year was s6 pupils while the averag ge enrolment per room at the Jen- ninss school was 40. The ideal aver age enrolment is SG. At the John Jennings school during the past year. there was one room with 55 pupils. Easing his judgment on the i, average increase in enumera ton Judge Jennings did not recommend that the building be constructed this summer but thought that the addi- tional rooms would be required in 1928. The committee will request Wilson Potter. the architect who de signed the Jennings school. to sub init plans for the addition. It was also pointed out that during the past year there were 104 pupils at tending the Federal Hill school. whc should have been taken care of at the Jennings school.
 A survey made by Principal Thomas Patterson of the Federal Hill school indicated that at present there were 49 tenements in process of construction in the vicinity of the John J. Jennings school. It was found that the average for the dis trict for each tenement was Is pu- pills.
 The proposed four room addition, when approved by the voters. will be erected on the north wing of the present school building so that in later years a similar addition may be erected on the south wing, mak- ing an architecturally balanced building.
 Judge Jennings did not consider the erection of schoolhouse at the corner of Pennington and Jerome avenues feasible at the present time, as the enumeration showed that there were only 31 children living in that immediate vicinity, and the dis tance to either the John Jennings or Federal Hill schools is less than 8 mile.
 Samuel J. Large and Mrs. Betsey Tong were reelected members of the district committee. William Muir