New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
better kindergarten; fireproof stair

better Kindergarten; freproof stair ways.
 "Old Burritt school needs: A mod ern heating plant; fireproof stair ways; modern electric wiring and fixtures: new floors.
 While the foregoing list seems large. it is by no means an over drawn or unreasonable statement of the improvements actually needed to modernize these schools of the second class. The longer these inn provements are delayed, the more out of date and unsatisfa ctory these schools will become. It would seem to be wise policy to lay out and follow a plan of gradual improve ment which within ten years will remove these schools rom the sec ond class to the first class. As an initial step toward that end. a care full estimate of cost for such pro- gram should be secured. Until these older buildings are modernized and , improved. it is 10 be expected that parents having children in these schools will continue to be dssatis- fled with the school accommodations i provided for their children.
 l More School Room Needed Senior High school needs: The 1 time is so close al hand when the i Senior High school will need more ! room to accommodate it's member ship that a solution for this prob lem should be found as soon as pos | sible and measures taken to provide the additional room needed. This matter together with the Junior ! High schools needs was discussed at the school committee in May. For that reason no detailed discussion is here presented.
 Junior High school needs: It Is well known 10 the committee that the Junior High schools have al. ready reached the limit of their ca pacity and that it will be necessar! 10 reopen the Old Burritt school il September 1927 to serve for Junior High school shop needs. The lirVi
 of the capacity of the Junior Hie1 schools will then Gin September 192D have been reached. lnlos' the need for more room is me
 within the next year, 1a2T-192S. I
 will be necessary to place a part 0
 the Junior High school pupils upol
 half time schooling. an unfOrtunat
 and wasteful and disastrous polio,
 10 follow.
 "Elementary school needs Th
 Northend school is now too small tt
 accommodate the children who liv
 in it's district. A portable building
 is to be used for the coming yea
 as a makeshift relief. This schoo
 should be enlarged as soon as pos
 sible. The purchase of land nca
 the junction of Oak and Ale
 streets provides a site for anothe elementary school in that locality
 believe the erection of this schoc
 should be deferred until after tn
 effect is seen Of the opening Of tn
 new Benjamin Franklin school O
 Clinton street which will indirect
 ly afford relief for the Smalle1 Elihu Burritt, Washington, Bartlet
 and Lincoln schools.
 "The relief of the Junior Hig
 school situation. which will doubt 1 less involve the use of the Roose
 welt school for Junior High schoc
 purposos makes 1t necessary 10 fin
 a solution for the accommodation ( . elementary school pupils now hous ed in the Roosevelt school. pla s for dong this should be determine
 as soon as possible. There ar
 three possible solutions: The .en lareemont of the Smith school; th enlargement of the Chamberlal school; the purchase of new to and the erection of new school. ' This question of school accom-
 modations is one which is alway
 before the committee and the pub . lie. To say that it is a difflcu] I question is to state it mildly. Nev l Britain, like any other city whic 5 doubles it's population In approNi mately twenty years, must prompt
 and generously provide new school sufficient in number and size to mee the needs of the increasing schoC l enrolment. That New Britain ha = done this thus far is a credit to tn I city and source of pride to ou