New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

number 400 live west Of the railroad tracks, she said.
 Tt is fair that the school should be built where the greatest portion Of the population lives" she said.
 She expressed personal regret that district. where her home is located She said the Worthington school was built many years ago and she had hoped that some day there would be new school built in the district. but the greater part of the population is in Kensington and there is where the school should be built. she said.
 She said she was opposed 10 anN move which would eliminate the junior high school beca use the pu- pills ot that age are being educated at less expense to the town than they would have been if the town had to pay for their education in New Britain.
 She added that a junior high school is different from the elimen tary school because in the higT, school there is need for an audi toriun where lectures. dramatic> and banquets could be held.
 She pointed to rlainvile. where the high school auditorium has been a great hcIp to the community life of the town.
 In conclusion she urged the peo- plc to be kindly disposed to the rec ommendation.
 James Thompson asked if the S1"U.np" would cover tho entire cost. Mir. Stevens said the cost would bc approximately sl4..1l:i and the town would have 10 pay a total of sl7.303 annually. This would include the yearly interest on bo-ds and the operating cost.
 One in the audience asked if the 14 rooms are going to be for chil- dren and he wa. immediately an- swered by Miss Griswol who said that although there are nine rooms for class purposes there were no frills. She said one room was for library and study. another for man. ual training. another for cooking. and one each for sewing and for lunch.
 'Does that seem like d frillo" she asked.
 She said there is need Of a gym naslum where the boys from l6 10 Fl could go instead of falling into bad habits such as gambling.
 Again Mir. Thompson occupied the floor. He asked: Docs this sl42.oOV cover the entire amount. If you have gymnasium youll have 10 have gymnasium instructor. Why moi ask for sl5o.ooo and be done with it.
 Inc matter of transportation came mp and the question was asked if tht school authorities would furnish transportation for the children. It Was-onc of the East Berlin parents and others in the district agree andih'y with him. The point was brought out that the seventh grad. pupils in East Berlin arc not trans ported from their home school. the Hubbard school. and when Miss Griswold said she would be willing To leave the school children at that school If the parents saw fit even after the proposed new school was built. an East Berlinite said That would not be fair to District No. 2. tEast Berlin)."
 Loud applause followed this re- mark.
 Miss Griswold explained she was willing and anxious to have the pu- pills benefit from the education re- ceived in modern school and would consent to keeping the children at the Hubbard school only If the par ents wished her to do so.
 About this time the rivalry be- tween East Berlin and Kensing- ton became evident. At. one time d parent said:
 Its ridiculous to have a central high school built so close to the New Britain line" and another ask. ed. Why not transport the children Of East Berlin 10 a nearer point % and then Mrs. Savage of East Ber- lin said. We ne-d .. school but not in that place.
 Mrs. filling of kensington took the opposite stand when she sad. Tt would be inst as hard for the kensington pupils to be transport.