New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-02
MAKE few CHANGES
IN SCHOOL STATS
Practically Same Corps Engaged
for Term Opening in Fall
CITY BASEBALL LEAGUE
Organization Meeting to Be Held In
Council Chamber Next Monday
Ntght-s,O0 Take Part tn Health
Day Program.

A1Sht-S,OOO TAKE Fart IN heAltn
Day Program.
At . meeting OF the board Of ed
ucation last evening. Superintendent
of Schools Karl A. Reiche reported
that practically the same corps Of
high school and special teachers had
been re-engaged for the school year
1s29-3O.
The special teachers committee
was authorized by the board for
substitute service in the physical ed
ucation department for e,e next
seven weeks of this school year
Such an arrangement was made ne
cessary by the death several weeks
ago of Physical Director George F..
Buckley and the subsequent promo
ton Of his assistant, Martin Ander-
son.
The superintendent was authorized
to arrange for one years service
with the educational research serv-
ice department of the superinten-
dence department of the National
Education association.
MIR. Reiche also reported that spe-
cial arrangements had been made
with DIR. A. 3. Bracket, school ply
stefan, for the examination of school
children during the next seven
weeks
Upon the recommendation of Mr..
Reiche, it was also voted that pupils
who find 1t necessary to be excused
during 3 school session will not be
considered as in attendance during
that session unless the pupil has
spent at least one-half of the ses.
sion in the school.
school Attendance Report
The report of the school attend
ance report indicated that SO cases
were investigated during the month
Of April with the following results:
Two pupils were found to be not le.
eally absent. eight pupils had a le-
Ultimate excuse for being absent,
seven pupils had an illesitimate ex-
cuse for their absence, and 1S were
classed as truants.
Medical Inspection Report
The report Of the medical lnspec-
ton department for the month Of
April showed 4,303 inspections made
by DIR. A. 6. Bracket and the school
nurses: 665 Dressings were attended
and Is home visits made, bringing
the total number of cases for the
month up to 1898. OF this number
f, 1873 pupils were excluded from school
p! for conta gious disease causes.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid: Board of educa-
ton. 5000: cooperative course
$ss.oa, drawing. $.s.4e; graduation
| $227.99; health school, &2.7o; home
| economies. $69.43: manual training
$64S1; music. 1884; physical ed
ucation, $61.c0; high school. $780,
Of.
Baseball League Plans Progress
Plans for the Bristol City baseball
league are rapidly progressing and
on next Monday evening an organ
ization meeting will be held In the
city council chamber. At that time
representatives Of the West End,
Via pic GVUl fSCN DcpdItuIc OHO L VI =
estville teams will be present. 1t
is hoped to have a six team leasua
and 1t ID possible that Terryville will
be asked 10 supply one Of them.
Such . step would increase inter-
est. 1t ID believed by Mayor W. Ray
mond Crumb, who stated this morn
ing that his interest wsa non official.
but rather personal.
A constitution and bylaws Of the
league have been drawn up, outlin-
ing the object Of the organization
and outlining the regulations which
will be made effective when the
league is officially opened on May 20
The officers Of the league will con-
sist Of 4 president. a first vice presi-
dent. a secretary and treasurer. all
of whom shall be elected by the exc
cuti,c board. Such officers will hold
office for one year until their sue
cessors are elected ana qualified.
One manager will not he permitted
ID tamper or decker for the services
Of the player of another team and
each player will be obliged to sign