New Britain herald., 1928-02-11
N0RTHEND SCHOOL
 RELIEF. IS VOTED
Commission Decides Conditions
 Should Bs Improved Quickly

the finance committee at the board'l meeting yesterday afternoon. Tht , matter was referred to the schoo accommo odations committee with | request that action be taken as sooI as possible.
 Chairman Louis ". Young of tho finance committee told of | confer. ence between committee of parsnti and his committee at which he said he was convinced that there wal great need for Improvements. I, was his opinion tho Northend district is growing and consideration should be given its needs.
 On the motion of Committeeman 8. Gerard Casale. the report was ac. cepted and on motion Of William H Day 1t was referred to the school accommodations committee. Special Meeting Probable Although there was no formal re. port from the school accommoda. tions committee, its chairman. Jo. seph M. Halloran. informed tho members that . special meeting may be necessary within . few weeks al which time . recommendation rela. tive to the high school annex will be made.
 Benjamin Franklin Scaool
 Information was given the board members that part of the Benjamin Franklin school on Clinton street will probably be ready for occupancy within two weeks. The upper door is practically completed, according to Committeeman HAlloran. 6upt Holmes felt that conditions at the school are not satisfactory. that the property surrounding the school Wal a mud hole" and the noise Of con- struction of the rest of the building would not meet with favor. Accord ing to MT. Holmes the teachers are not enthusiastic about going into the school at this time.
 Lincoln Street School for Sake
 On the recommendation of Com- mitteeman George Levitt. chairman of the boards special committee on the disposal of school property, tt was voted to ask bids on the Lincoln street school property. The board gave the committee permission to advertise that the property was for sale and to ask for bids within 10 days after the announcement has been made. The committee conslsta of Committeeman Levitt, Louis w. Young and Chairman P. F. King.
 Burr Added to sub.C Committee.
 Chairman J. N. Halloran of the school accommodations committee moved that Rule ', Chapter 2. which provides that the school accommoda- ton committee be of five members. be changed to read ''consists of ax members" This was the result of c debate last week. The board voted unanimously to accept the amend ment.
 MT. Halloran moved that Mir. Burr be made the sixth member and that also met with unanimous vote.
 Haftford- New Britain Game.
 Acting at the request of Principal Louis P. Slade that the New Britain HiEh-Hartford Public High school basketball game be played in the Stanley Arena instead of the high school gymnasium. the board decided to leave the matter with Eupt. g. H. Holmes with power to act. The game is to be played in March IT.
 Teacher Appointed.
 Alfred A. Kumerow was elected temporary physical director. Frances Barnes, temporary geography teach CT and Fife c. Partiss. temporary teacher of | special class at the Nathan Hale Junior High school. Catherine Robinson was elected teacher of English; Caroline M. Doe. physician director and Marjorie T. Clark. English teacher, all on tem- porary basis at the Central Junior High school. Louise D. Beckert was assigned to temporary duty at tho Washington school and Winfrcd K. Partridge was assigned to temporary duty at the Bartlett school.
 School Calendar
 II was presented at the meeting classes for the next school year will open on September 10. and will close Friday June 21, 1929. The Thanksgiving recess will be from Wednesday noon November 2s. to Monday morning. December ]. and the Christmas va. cation will be from Friday afternoon December 21. to Tuesday morning, January 2. Tho Easter vacation will be from Thursday night, March 2s. to Monday morning. April [. The holidays will be convention day in October, WaShingtoa's birthday and Memorial day. There will be 1S4 days in the school term.
 Routine Matters
 Mrs. Laura P. Mangan, reporting for the textbook committee. gave mo- tice of the committees intention to recommend the adoption of Neuner and Bowman's typewriting and bust. ness book to displace Fritz and FL dridge's Essentials of expert type writing.
 The board voted to allow the Greek American Citi1ens' club the use of . room in the old Burrftt school. This matter was brought up just before the close of the meet ing by Committeeman Butler.
 Robert Deming of the state board of education recommended that James E. O'Brien. Americanisation of this city, be given more clerical assistance 70 that he may have more time to accomplish great CT things. In . letter to the board he lauded Mr. O'Brieh for his work.
 Mrs. Effie c. Kimball and .. Ger ard Casale were appointed . com mittee to confer with representative of the state board of education on contracts for Normal Practice schools.