New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
OLD SCHOOL TO to ON AUCTION BLOCK
Education Board Votes to Sell
 Abandoned Properties

Acting on the opinion of Corpora ton Counsel John H. Kirkham rela- tiye' to the legality Of disposing of the Bassett homestead and the old Burritt school the board of educa- tion at its meeting yesterday after noon voted to ask the common coun- cil for it's approval on the sale of these two schools and the old Lin- coin school on Lincoln street.
 Judge Kirkham's opinion, as print ed in last nights Herald, pointed out the fact that the school committee could dispose of the property and use the money derived therefrom for school buildings.
 Provision was not made in the order Of business for the disposal of the Lincoln school but at an in- formal gathering before the meeting
 1t was decided to include that in the recommendations
 Following is the report of the committee which has been investi- gating the contract with the state board Of education:
 The committee has examined contracts for practice schools in con- nection with normal schools at Salem, Mass, Bridgewater, Mass, North Adams, Mass, Providence, Rhode Island and New Haven, Will limantic and Danbury, and has com- pared these contracts with the con- tract betwen the state board of edu- cation and the school committee of New Britain.
 "The committee is of the opinion that the contract with reference to the use of the Camp school as a school for practice and observation is satisfactory, but recommends that it be redrafted to include the Stanley and Monroe or Vance schools, which are now being used as practice schools, but are not covered by the existing contract; and that letter be addressed to the state board of education requesting d conference for the purpose of drafting a new contract"
 A letter from the fire board. sug- gesting the need for private fire alarm boxes In the schools so that the department could concentrate its efforts on the fire when it knew 1t was one of the schools that was in danger, was received and referred to the finance committee.
 Principal Marcus White Of the State Normal school, wrote the board informing it that the equipping Of the Stanley school building, a state training school, has been taken care of. It was the opinion of the board that since the matter has been taken care of these was no need for further action by the committee unless it's attention is called to some other needed changes.
 Mrs. Fife G. Kimball, 8 member Of the text book committee, reported the Committees recommendations in the absence of the chairman, Will liam J. kerin. The recommendation relative to Whitbeck's Industrial Geography for use in the junior high schools, was approved.
 Two permanent teachers were en- ployed in the Central Junior High school and temporary teacher was appointed to the Senior High school by the teachers committee with the sanction of the board. The teachers are Evelyn McGlauflin, eighth grade arithmetic at salary of sl600; Ken neth H. Benson, grade eight, science and arithmetic, at a salary of $500, both at the Central Junior High school.
 Miss Grace NJ. Wierman, tempor- cry art teacher, appointed to the Senior High school at a salary of SlS50.
 Since a committee to look into the matter of a field for the annual New Britain-H Hartford High school game was not appointed by President P. F. King last month, the matter was laid over for another month.