The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
STUDENT DEFENDANT IN $24, 500 LITIGATI0N
THE DEP PARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Met Yesterday Afternoon and Passed on Many
 Matters of Interest
MILK FUND RECEIPTS

Announcement was made at the school board meeting yesterday of- ternoon that the gross receipts of the Thanksgiving, day football game fbetween Crosby and Wilby High schools will be given to the school milk fund with the excep- ton of sufficient money to pay the Athletic association deficits of both schools. A petition from parents Of school children in the Bunker Hill section asking for bus service was referred to the committee on and list of unem- ployed teachers have been given some night school work by the su- perintendent of schools. The board approved this last action.
 In reference to the milk fund, Supt. Donovan stated that from D. 600 to 2,700 youngsters are in need of milk and the cost of supplying this for the school year will run to about $10,0O0. Crosby High school has donated $700 to the fund, representing part of its pro- fits from the recent Crosby -Nauga- tuck game. The schools receive no money in the budget for the ath- letic activities and are entitled to receive sufficient money to meet their expenses, said President Walsh in speaking of the contem- plated plan of taking from the gross receipts of the Wilby-Crosby game enough money to place the treasuries of the schools out of fin- ancial danger.
 Last year, said supt. Donovan, 232;683 bottles of milk, costing $7,1O1.49, were given out. Up to November 9 of this year, the regu- lar schedule shows 2.6O2 bottles of milk going out daily at Q cost of $7S.06 a day.
 Grammar school pupils will be asked to aid in disposing of tickets for this Thanksgiving day classic. It is hoped to boost the milk fund almost to the $10,000 quota by the money realized.
 spokesman for a delegation Of about fifteen mothers who intro- duced a petition with 34 names on 1t asking for bus service for school children who are pupils in the Bunker Hill school but who live from "one mile to two and half miles from the school" Supt Don- ovan said that trolley tickets arc supplied to these youngsters, but was told that this schedule only call for"two ways" and that the children are forced to take their
 Atty Auray stated that the noon- day meal is the most important one and that the youngsters need a hot dinner. "Sometimes the chil- dren bring home their sandwiches just as they are packed. They play during the noon hour ana forget to eat" said one mother.
 The matter was referred to the schoolhouse committee with power to act.
 The Salvation Army was given permission to hold 1t annual drive in the schools. This consists of having the kiddies bring a pota- toe or an onion or some other vege- table which are collected by Saliva ton Army officials and forms quite a collection.
 The following transfers were ap- proved: Ann NJ. Dolan, teacher Gaffney, Grades 1, 2 and to teacher in change, Gaffney, grades f.p2 and g.; Beatrice M. Slavin. head kindergarten, Hopeville and Mulcahy to head kindergarten Hopeyille; Esther M. Phelan, as- sistant kindergarten, Hopeville and Mulcahy, to assistant kindergart- en, Hopeville; Mary c. Donahue, head Kindergarten at Croft, to head kindergarten, Croft and Mulcahy; Gertrude E. Tompkins, assistant kindergarten at Croft, to assistant kindergarten at Croft and. ,Mulcahy.
 Declaring that the unemploy- ment situation is acute among school teachers, Supt. Donovan was given permission in his request that the rule stating that only day school teachers be given night school work be waived. Hence the fol- lowing graduates. of Waterbury schools have been given work in the evening schools: Loretta Re- gan, Kathleen Dougherty, Irene Leiber, Teresa Ferrone, Genevieve Carolan, Vincent O'Brien. Maurice Connors, Charles Murphy. Edna Harmon, Mary r. Casey, Alice Me- Namhra, John Sirica, George Hayes Helen O'Brien. Ruth Mitkowsky, Maureen Slavin, Imeida Cronan,
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