New Britain herald., 1927-07-07

| lliC w doiliilS tOl1 StotC A>ot MAJ oNiioo
at Machias, Me-, and has been teach.
ing in a junior high school at Bucks
port, Me. Miss Topper is also an
alumna Of the Washington State
Normal school and has had a years
experience in the junior high school
at Stockton Springs. Me. Miss Cor
70. a graduate of Castine Normal
school, has been teaching In East
CRANKY.
Miss Hurtado. another Plainville
girl. has just completed her course
at the New Britain State Normal
school. Miss Whitney and Miss
Leary were in the graduating class
at the Willimantic State Normal
school. Miss Wightman. q graduate
OF the New Britain Normal school,
has taught in New Britain and Will
limantic. Miss McConville has just
completed her training at the West
field Normal school. Miss Leyon-
borg is a graduate OF the Gorham,
Me-. Normal school and has been
teaching is Suffield.
School Budget Larger
The school department budget for
1927-1s2s will be $4,000 larger than
that for last year, according to the
following statement issued by
Superintendent Staples:
1.-THE school budget for 1927-192s
calls for a tota- expenditure of 1884,
6S524 as compared with the budget
of sS1,O73 for 1926-1927. The in
crease is occasioned by several I'M
avoidable items which had to be met
at this time.
There will be a total increase In
the teaching force Of four elementary
teachers and two high school teach
ers. With the opening of the new
school there is bound to be con-
siderable increase in the fuel and
light bills The high school next
yeah will be obliged TO make provi-
sion for abodt 100 pupils as con-
trasted with one hundred last year.
This necessitated the purchasing of
new equipment which will cost
about $4,000. Other items which had
to be met this year are increases i'll
textbooks and supplies.
THE increased service which the
schools are rendering in Plainville
and throughout the nation at large
is the explanation of the increased
costs during the past decade"
Former Superintendent L. S. Mills,
who aided in the preparation OF the
budget, explained today that this in
crease was not so large as it seems.
for Plainville will not be paying out
money to Bristol and New Britain
for the tuition of high school pupils
as has been the case in the past. 1t
is not known what this amounted to
during the past year. but during
I19o5-1926 tuition and transportation
to the neighboring cities cost S11,-
600.
Eight Week Plan Adopted
The eight week plan has been
adopted by the school department
and will be placed in effect during
the coming school year. After the
fall term en~lng at Christmas, there
will be a weeks vacation following
each eight weeks Of school, This
plan, tried with success elsewhere. is
a novelty here.
The fall term will open on Sep
TENDER and close on December %.
1t will be broken by vacations on
convention day and visiting day.
two day lay off at Thanksgiving, and
free day on Armistice Day. The
winter will open on January 8. 1928.
and terminate on February "a.
Washington's birthday will be a
holiday. The middle term will ex-
tend from March to April 81, with
only Good Friday (April s. off. The
spring term will start on May and
end on June 80, Memorial day being
a holiday.
An all-day teachers meeting will
be held at the high school on Tues
day, September 6, beginning at a.
m No teacher employed in the
schools of Plainville will be excused
from attending this meeting. The
plans for the year will be fully dis
cussed and there will be sufficient
time for group organizations to plan
together the work which must be
done comparatively. The high school
faculty will attend the general meet
ing in the morning and will spend
the balance of the day with Mr..
Macdonald. No further notice of the
opening of school will be sent.
Jade1cy Truant Officer
Edward r. Madeley was appoint
ed truant officer at the meeting of
the school committee held last eve
ming. He succeeds Fred Callen, Jr
A repair committee consisting Of
Superintendent Leon c. Staples
Chairman Joseph Mccarthy, and
Frederick Bullen, to see that the