The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04

year salary. lie StdLeQ that II the board desired to take from him the jurisdiction of making appoint ments according to his judgment as to the ones best qualified, 1t could do so, but if it ruled that this man resign, many others hold ing similar positions would have to quit, as they, too, hold outside positions.
 Mrs Webster stated that she did not desire to limit the authority of the school head, but that the board made the rule forbidding teachers to take outside work and that she believed it was an infraction" to the rules allowing this. man to continue. No action was taken.
 At the conclusion of the meet ing it was learned that Mrs Web- ster had reference to Charles Ban- non, an employe of the Scovi. Manufacturing Company.
 MT and Mrs Weston Carter of 23S Hauser street notified the board yesterday that damages would be claimed from the city because their son Quentin, a stu dent in the lower grades of Mary Abbott school. was injured in the yard while playing with two other companions, John Brosso and Michael Shepak.
 The letter read>that Quentin sus- tained a broken left wrist while swinging with his two schoolmates. The other two boys are orphans, being cared for by the city. The parents of the injured child ac- Mfco Hnrfrrdn ,,.fn ni L. pal, of negligence, stating that she viewed the roughness of the play and made no effort to check 1t.
 Claim was also made that the child did not receive prompt med ical attention and was later sent to the Waterbury hospital for treat ment. The board referred the mat ter to Dr Michael C., Donovan, who will make an investigation of the affair and report at the next meet ing. President John J. Walsh stated that in such emergencies the department always paid the medical or surgical expenses.
 pr Donovan announced that the enrolment in the Free Evening Schools at the end of the first week was 2,563, distributed as fol- lows: Crosby 37O, Leavenworth 5O6, Wilby 11S5, Croft 259, Duggan 1O4. and Webster 139.
 Notwithstanding the elimination of pre-nursing classes at Leaven- worth high and Continuation classes at Duggan school, this years enrolment at the end of the first week is 175 more than the en- rollment at the end of the first month last year.
 The committee on school activ- ities reported that permission has been granted the Waterbury Chap ter, American Disabled Veterans, to conduct their sale of forget-me- nots in the schools again this year during the week of October 31.
 Announcement was also made that permission has been granted to Commissioner Ernest Butterfield to use Wilby gymnasium on the afternoon of October 13 for meeting of the superintendent of schools, fields supervisors of rural education and secondary school principals of this region.
 Burton Dunfield. field supervisor in Naugatuck. has been given permission to use Wiiby High school again this year for teachers meetings on the following dates: November 9, January II. February 8, March 8, and April IF.
 The Connecticut Dairy and Food Council was given permission to continue their usual program Tn the schools. The financial report on wilby high athletics for the 1931-32 year was received. ap- proved and placed on file. Permis- sion was granted to the Parent Teacher association of Waterville to use sprague school gymnasium for it's meetings held on the sec ond Tuesday of each month. Spe- cial permission was granted to use the same gym for an evening meet ing. October II.
 Rev John Hayes of the lmmac. ulate Conception church was given permission to use Crosby gymna- sium and swmiming pool on tr'- day evenings for the sodalitv of the church. Miss Jennie O'Neiil. prin. cipal of Duggan school. received sanction to use Duggan gymnasium Thursday evening, october 1S. ana also use of the gymnasium on Monday evenings.