New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-14
and Enlarge.
ment of Present Building
Considered Most Eco.
nomical Solution of
Situation.

Three plans were suggested yes
terday in special report to the
school board by the accommoda-
tons committee to meet the over
crowded situation at the Senior
High school. Two were for a new
high school north of the railroad
tracks and the third was for the
undermining of the present plant.
The accommodations committee
in its summary at the conclusion
of the report favored the last
named plan. 1t stated: After long
and careful consideration of all
possible solutions of the problem OF
Senior High school housing. the
school committee concluded that
plan three is the best and least
/ expensive and will for the next
eight years best serve the needs of
the Senior high school. At the end OF
that period the demand for Senior
High school accommodation prob
ably will have increased to such
an extent as to call for the pro-
vision of second Senior High
school in some other section OF the
city
Increase in Enrolment
The average number of pupils en-
rolled at the Senior High school an.
nually has shown the following
growth: September, 1925. s71: 1926
1865; 1927, 1852: 1928. 1247 iesti.
mated.) The estimated increase ir
the pupils for the next seven years
is as follows: 1928, 1850; 1880
1850; 1881. 1860; 1882. 1875: 1888
1855; 1894, 1900; 1885. 1000.
The report of the school accom-.
modations committee follows:
The present Senior High schoo
plant reached the limit of its ca.
pacity in February, 1928. At the
present time a considerable mum.
Der of rooms are being used as
class rooms that were never intend.
ed for class room use and are un-
suited for that use. In September
1928, several classes will be without
any class room accommodations
whatever.
THE present Senior High schoo
plant in practically all respects il
far below those standards which are
commonly recognized as appropriate
for first class modern Senior High
school. Its plumbing, laboratories
wiring and lighting, gymnasium
| and baths for both boys and girls
library, cafeteria, furniture, audi.
! torium-all need to be modernized
if the school is to properly serve the
needs of the next few years.
| The figures given above clearl!
/ indicate that the Senior High schoo
! is too small to meet the immediate
needs of the city, and that within
| the next seven or eight years thu
! Senior High school membership will
| far exceed the present capacity Of
the school approximately 1850 pu.
pils) reaching a probable member
ship of approximately 1000 pupils.
When the above facts are con.
sidered together with the need for
modernization of the present school
plant, the conclusion follows that a
larger, better and more modern
! high school plant should be pro.
>ided without delay.
, For the solution of the problem
three possible plans suggest them
selves:
plan One
"(a) Continue to use the presen
i High school plant without change
or improvement for such pupils al
/ live south of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad track
and
"(b) Erect new High school OF
a new location north of the n. Y, n
! II. & II. railroad ira cks for the &C
commodation of all pupils living
north of the railroad tracks.
Plan Two
"(a) Nodernize the present Higl
! school plant and continue to use
for pupils living south of the rail
: road trackes,
"(b) Erect a new High schoo
plant on a new location north o
the railroad tracks for the accom-
mediation of all pupils living nortl
, of the railroad tracks
Plan Three
! "Modernizo and enlarge the pres
ent High school plant. bringing j
! up to d capacity of 1000 pupils.
Probable Cost
The probable cost of new
building north Of the railroad track
! With capacity Of 1000 pupils woul'
be approximately 100000.
The proba Bile cost OF new
! building north of the railroa'
tracks is estimated at Sl.o0o,0oe
and if to this there be added tn
! probable cost OF undermining tn
present school plant estimated a
/ 500, 200. We reach total cost o
/ Si.lOo,o 900.
The probable cost Of the mod
crnizing and enlargement OF tn
present plant to a capacity of 200
pupils viii be approximately 500,
! 0Q0.
/ To adopt either Plan I or Plal
II would involve the maintenance
] of two separate and distinct higI
school units TO do so would involv
a considerably larger annual cost. l
would probably be a fair estimat
to say that the additional cost in
yolyed in maintaining two Senlo
High school plants instead Of on