New Britain herald., 1930-11-13
state Orders Alterations

the drawing or plans for the school According 70 the committeeman the move starled several months ago when the school accommodations committee vas authorized 10 make plans, 4 committee representing the parents ia the district appeared a. me board meeting and presented arguments for q new building. The school was old. is unsanitary and he New Britain committee has been notified by the state board Of edG- cation that the building would have Q be repaired and altered before hat body would approve it as d school site. he said.
 Mir. Levitt called attention 10 the fire hazards which. he said, make ne building unsafe for children. He said that in case Of fire great diff fculty would be experienced in get ing the children out in safety. There are no gymnasium and auditorium, such as may be found in modern who said that any repairs 10 the present structure would entail great axpensc and would only bo tempo rary.
 Plans Already Drawn
 He told his fellow members the school accommodations proceeded according 10 it's instructions and at he present time there is a plan ready 10 be submitted 10 the board, but he suggested that the matter be held up until a special committee has explained to the mayor the fact that the building need is in the emergency class.
 Mir. Levitt argued that a bull5- 5ng erected at this time would cost much less and would supply work or skilled laborers. He said the men skilled in building trades have been hit hard by the depression. He eX- pressed confidence that If the mayor were appriscd Of the conditions at he school he would have different attitude.
 Secretary Burr moved that Supt. Holmes and Chairman King be members Of the special committee. with the school accommodations init. but Judge SaXe moved that the motion be amended 10 include MT. Burr. Mir. Levitt laudcd Secretary Burr as d man who has moro active knowledge Of the schools than any of the other members.
 Later in the meeting when a pc f.tion from Councilmen Samuel Sahotsky, William W. Greene and Frank L. Conlon asking for an abandonment Of the portable school building at the Stanley school was load. Committeeman Levitt said;
 Here we have councilmen asking or a new building and the mayor advising against this action.'
 Chairman King said he was m optimist and he believed conditions 'Tere improving, but he felt that present conditions may have had an feet on the size Of classes entering -chooIs
 Mir, Burr sad the board might aS Aell recognize the growth Of school population in tho Stanley school dis ret. He believed the need for ac- commodations in his section is scc- end only 10 that in the Northcnd chool,
 The members were told Of plaaa Tor the erection Of 8 school build ing on the Oak street plot.
 Committeeman Joseph M. Ward S ilan for the installation of thrift courses at the Senior High school vas approved. Under this plan the pupils will be given such instruc- ion and information as may seem suitable for habits Of thrift
 The following temporary teach ITS were employed: Martha F.. Wit kin, Israel Putnam; Molla N. Peck. T.. o. Smith; Dorothea B. Meyer, Benjamin Franklin; Mary Reynolds, Bartlett; Catherine Boilard, Lincoln school.
 Mayor Quigley said today he learned through the press that q new school was contemplated but when he communicated with Chair man P. r. King of the school board, the latter said ne had no definite ln- formation in the matter. Yesterday he mayor telephoned to School Superintendent s. H. Holmes and Epon learning that the meeting was 10 be held, he dictated letter and sent 1t to the committee by mes- senger.
 T shall be pleased 10 meet with representatives of the school board 1t any time and hear their argu- ments in favor of a new building. |" he said. T have not inspected the present bdilding but l believe neces- rary renovations can be made now at | moderate cost This is not the time to erect school buildings"
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