New Britain herald., 1928-08-20

De aQOeQ 10 the present nigh school,
buildings to take care of the imme.
. date needs and that new high
school be built in the northern sec
ton of the city. These matters were
fully discussed by your committee
and it was felt that we should again
meet with the school accommoda-
tons committee on Tuesday evening,
August 18th, in the mayors office, in
order that your committee might
obtain further Information from the
school committee.
Your committee met as scheduled
on August 14th and discussed with
the school accommodations conf
mittee, superintendent Holmes and
Principal Slade Of the High school.
the propositions advanced by the
members of your committee. The
first proposition that the old Bur-
rift school be taken over and used
as commercial high school was
declared by Superintendent Holmes
as not being practical Or possible as
the greater part of the old Burritt
school building is now being used by
8AOP NioSSSt9 ioAA1 l4IC NSllt1G al y ullIOI
High school, Further, that the stu
dents taking the commercial course
at the Senior High school took up
otter courses and that it would be
absolutely impossible to divide the
school. During the discussion over
this proposition the fact was brought
out that the new unit proposed to be
built at the Senior High school
would only be used in part as a
Senior High school. Mr.. Holmes
stated that approximately IA rooms
of the addition would be used by
Junior High school pupils, the over
flow from the Central High school,
four rooms would remain vacant for
a time and the remaining rooms to
be used Immediately for Senior High
school purposes.
Favor North End School
THE proposition was then adj
vanced by Mr.. Ships that smaller
unit than the one proposed by the
school accommodations committee
be built to take care of the immedi-
ate needs. Messrs. Nurczyk and Ia
parma Gu>dICtu tHe saint pIOpOsl-
ton and that new high school be
built in the northern section of the
city
These propositions were discuss
ed at length, Superintendent Holmes
and the school accommodate
committee objected on the ground
that it was not practical or sensible
to build only for Immediate needs
and If small addition was built to
take care of only the immediate
needs at the senior high school, |
then an appropriation would be
necessary to build to care for the
needs of the junior high school lu-
pills. 1t was also brought out dur
ing this discussion that in very
short time there will be need of new
elementary schools or additions to
present buildings as the public
school population is increasing at
the rate of approximately three
hundred per year, this will necessi-
tate the building of ten room school
houses or additions each year while
this growth continues.
The proposition TO build a high
school in the northern section was
froWned upon by the school COM
mittee as being too expensive, The
cost of new high school in the
northern section of the city was es
timated at $1,ooo,ooo with the
necessary overhead for teaching
force. fuel, lighting. etc, the cost
would be prohibitive at this time.
Your committee. after discussing
the facts. figures and evidence ad-
'aneed by the school committee and
its representatives, voted to recon-
mend to your honor that the school
board be authorized to proceed with
their plans for the building of the
addition to the present high school
addition Not Unanimously Annro,.,1
his was not unanimous vote OF
your committee as some members
eli that the investigation and sur
iey had not been complete due to
ne snort time within which the
committee had to do its work and
hey felt that in order to present
proper and complete report. that
survey Of the entire school situa-
ION should be made before any de-
,ision is reached as to the building
u the High school addition or any
other public school. One of the
'easons advanced by a. minority
member of the committee was that
lis understanding was that this pro
posed addition to the Senior High
school was to be used for Senior
High school purposes only, and, the
statement made by superintendent
Holmes that fully half of the rooms
we're to be used for Junior High
school purposes would add strength
o Messrs. Ships. Nurczyk, and
lapatka's stand for the building of
b smaller unit to the present High
school. This member contendcd
hat the city has now an outstanding
2ond issue of SO. 900 for schools,
proposes to expend $5AO,OoO for a
lew High school addition and faces
approximately an expenditure of a
million dollars in the near future for
L Junior High school and elementary
schools. a possible bonded debt of
proXimately 100000, therefore it
S necessary to make 4 further and
more complete survey of the school
situation in New Britain.
Respectfully submitted for the
George A. Quigley. chairman,
Henry p. Smith, secretary"
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