New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
CHILDREN ID HONOR
 CI1Y'S bENEFACT0R
Shcool Board Approves Memo
 rial to B. A. HaWley

Acting on the request of the Chamber of Commerce, the school board voted at it's meeting yester- day afternoon, to set aside a period tomorrow as memorial to Benja- min A. Hawley. who. during his life in this city, contributed to the hap piness of children.
 Although the request of the Cham Der of Commerce was that the day be set aside every year and that exercises be held. the board did not favor the idea and a long discussion followed the reading of the Cham ber of Commerce letter.
 When Superintendent Holmes was asked for his opinion he said a tablet or mem orial should be erected 50 that children may see it in years to come and have it's significance explained. He agreed to call the principals into conference today and draft a plan for the memorial.
 Secretary Burr was of the opinion that an annual observance would not be satisfactory and would peter out in time.
 Committeeman George Levitt felt that tho members of the school committee should not be asked to take action on a memorial of this kind. explaining that Mir. Hawley did not do anything for the schools and that 1t was the parks and hos pital that benefited by his kindness. He said the park board should have received tho letter.
 President King explained that it was really the children who are at tending the schools who benefited by the kindness of MT. Hawley and the board voted unanimously on the proposition of having memorial period this year. at least.
 Insurance Question
 The recommendations of the school boards insurance committee were accepted unanimously. Com mitteeman Day said he did not care to indulge in "I told you sos.' but that he was told long before the argument over school insurance that fhe city was paying too much. After the insurance companies had fought against d. reduction we find that IL has come down 10 the proper 1lgure and I would not he surprised If we got it for less If we insure on a three-year basis" he said.
 'In other words they overcharged us." Committeeman Levitt said.
 "Yes, we were overcharged,' MT. Day replied.
 Later Mir. Day moved that s con- mittee of not more than five and not less than three be appointed to investigate the proposition Of ln- stalling sprinklers in the schools. He. Committeeman s. Gerard Casale and Cor mittecman Aaron Daniel son were appointed.
 A letter was received from Sam Dektorian asking the school board to pay him $400 for a fur coat stolen while he was attending eve ming school It was referred to the finance committee.
 President King was appointed to brpear before the board of finance and taxation with request for ap- proximately s47,0oo to pay over drafts and to "wjpe the slate clean" of outstanding debts and obiga- tons This action was unanimous.
 Committeeman James J. Butler wrote the board informing 1t that he had forwarded his resignation 10 the common council. He express ed his appreciation Of courtesles extended to him and wished them success in their work. He resigned because he felt he could not give the time to the school committee and the fire board. Of which he was recently appointed chairman.