New Britain herald., 1930-04-14
7HOMASCAULFIELD RESIGNS POSITION
High School Athletic Mentor Transfers to StTatfOrd
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 Thomas J. Caulfield, science teacher and athletic director at the Plainvlle High school since 12a!, has tendcred his resignation to Superintendent of Schools Leon '. Staples and it will be considered at the meeting of the school board on May 5. He plans to leave for Strat- ford at the end of the school year. and will take up similar duties tt Stratford High school.
 MT. Caulfield resides at Dalton, Mass. and came to Plainville 10 succeed Msron Gallup. He gradu- ated in 1928 from Colby colleg~ where he starred In football, being named as All-Maine center during that season. At Colby he took q science course. When he arrived l: the local high school to take up his new duties. he was faced with the enormous task of building up win ming athletic teams out of green an untried material. Despite this dis advantage, he succeeded in produc- ing fighting teams that showed the results of good coaching although their records were not impressive. His teams lost many tough battles l by close scores.
 After a year of experimenting, Coach Caulfield proved his real worth in athletics during the pres ent school term. A light but scrappy football team made an impressive record on the gridiron. He reached the highest point of his success during the past basketball season when his quintet captured the championship of the Western Con necticut conference. At the pres- ent time he is grooming his base ball team and expects to have q successful season.
 MT. Caulfield has enjoyed grea, success in his science classes an ] has produced many honor pupils. He will be greatly missed by both pupils and teachers at the high school as well as by the people Of the town with whom he came in contact. He is known for his quiet and retiring nature and his ability to handle his teams and pupils l an efficient manner.
 Miss Hurtado Resigns
 Miss Belen Hurtado, teacher of geography and nature at the Linden Street school. has also returned her contract unsigned and her resigna- ton will be considered at the school beard meeting. She has been q member of the local teaching stati for the past three years. Her fu- ture plans are undecided. She has not accepted-a a position elsewhere ds yet. She was very popular with he; pupils and was highly regarded b. the school board.
 Art Exhibit at High School A display of the work done hs the art students Of all the Plainville schools will be exhibited at the high school Wednesday evening after the Parent Teacher Association meet, ing. Some of the high school arI works include block printing, book covers, designing, color schemes posters, pencil rendering, and char. coal work.
 The Broad and Linden street l school art classes will have on dis. play water color illustrations, de. signs in cut paper, imaginative draw. ing. story book illustrations ir crayon, sand table of Alaska, q colonial house, wooden toys, posters and oil workings.
 All the work to be displayed has been completed by the art pupils during the regular class hours and as part of the art course of study
 Miss Eleanor Ingle, sponsor of the high school exhibit, will display this work in Room 42. The Broad street exhibit, prepared under the direc. tion of Miss Frances Jersey, will be shown in Room Al, and the Linder street work. completed by the art