New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
UPPER WARD MEN
 OPPOSE PLANS
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that a smaller addition be built in- stead of the one proposed by the school board.
 Supt. Holmes was called upon to explain the situation in the old Bur ritt school. He said it was needed as a relief for the junior high schools. | that every inch of space in each of 1 the junior high plants is being used. 1 Next year it is the plan to house two 1 Senior High school classes, a cook | ing and sewing class there, he said.
 MT Quigley asked how important the shop work was to the education of the child. MT. Holmes answered that it is means of introducing the pupils to their future callings.
 He explained the arrangements under which the proposed 27-room room high school building would be used. Fourteen rooms are to be used by junior high school pupils as a relief for the junior high school sit uation. All college preparatory ninth grade pupils would be housed in IA of the o7 rooms and nine more would be used by the Senior High school. There would be four unused rooms under this plan.
 The courses are interwoven so | that it is impossible for the school authorities to separate the commer- ] cial from the college reparatory pupils which would make the Bur- ritt school plan impractical, he said. He followed up his remarks with a statement that pupils housed in the old Burritt school would lose much of the xtra-curricular activities and social experiences, an education out
 side of books which is valuable for
 citizen training.
 Are they qualified typists and
 stenographers after they get
 through?" Mr. Quigley asked Some Misfits
 Mir. Holmes explained school
 authorities felt they were turning
 there are as large percentage of
 misfits as there is in the outside
 world.
 Later the school training was
 praised by Committeeman Judd who said the National Bank always takes it's employees from the high school and in every case they have been
 found efficient He is treasurer ol the bank. Judge saxe also. said he l found recent high school graduate ] who is now in his employ a very efficient girl.
 Mir. Quigley brought out the pont that the city owes three and a hall million dollars for schools and if the [ addition is agreed upon the deb s will be four millions. This committe,
 does not wish to be antagonistic to ] ward the school board, he declared . but it was appointed with view 0 = keeping down the debt and still no d hinder the progress of the schoo C board.
 : Chairman kinT of the schoc D.. board assured MT. Quigley the com
 mittee was happy to have some out $ siders show an active interest 1 S. school matters. He said tn ,s temporary committee was not an $ more anxious to keep the schoC u cost down than the school boar is committee of 2 members who wer ,t responsible to the people who electe
 them
 is Levitt Guarded Every Dollar e Committeeman Levitt declare I, the board had exhausted ever $ energy to save the city money. II T, said every member of the commi, I tee had guarded the city's dollar a ,r if it were his own. He gave severs d instances where the board shave , off details in construction to sa,
 money.
 Principal Louis r. Slade was asl 'r ed his opinion. He said it would l ,u unfortunate to take away sudden 'N and separate them from the rest e' the school. Those who would be IS the old Burritt school would lo eh many of the social advantages ar 1e acquaintances which they mig al have made in Junior High scho og and they might be tempted to tai IT, course for which they were VI
 fitted in order that they may not To lis privileges.
 CT Mir. Holmes pointed out that Ne ed Haven and Hartford have spent m ed lions in school construction ana ITS New Britain did not accommoda at it's pupils it would be at the end
 the procession. Mir Holmes W
 asked 10 predict how soon the scho
 will need funds to begin its propos
 construction of an east side Juni aO High school.
 lor The superintendent felt it Wou pro be a matter of four or five years, t m- did not feel he could predict scht re- needs with any degree of accura' he When MT. Quigley asked him tas there would be requests for e bJe mentary schools he said he could ' ri answer. that the question was a ha
 one to determine.
 ing The school representative w To- discussed and Mir. Quigley cal rcd upon each of the members to To- press his opinion.
 for Hall Favorable trv Senator Hall was of the opln hv the school board had solved the
 nation in the best way and that , a plans should be approved. or Committeeman Searle faNo o, building the new addition and a av. the Junior High school plant. not Said me cl's "ou'u oe a''ine t, T, !" an economical standpoint as well s.d from the standpoint of the childre .., welfare. l don't want 10 see ia ,,1J increased because it will effect
 and my company, but in this cas-
 is necessary" he declared.
 Committeeman Ships said
 longer he listened to the scf ,rS board representatives the more ( Co., vinced he had become.
 Committeeman Kelly favored
 oT school