The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-31
City Saves $1,512
 At Rockville School
Transfer of Teachers and Closing of Room Bring
 Economies -Stagger System Attacked

that being Mir Membrino. There was but one other equivalent to him In training, added tho school head, but he had already worked last year. Tho commissioners stated sho understood there were some who graduated in June who have been given work whilo others who hnvo been out considerably longer are still without assign monts,
 Tho superintendent is given au- thority to mako those appoint ments stated Superintendent Con- don and ho has done it to tho best of his ability.
 Commissioner Martin Seully stated that tho imputation of pol.- itlcs was unfair to tho board and did tho superintendent m injustice. Continuing tho commissioner said that tho situation In tho school do. partmont is much the same as It 10 every place whore people are employed. Some are Idle, others on short time, but every place whore anything is being done It N necessary to keep G few regular hands. The factories are altornat- Ing and doing all in their power to tide through this period of dopros- sion with aB little suffering as possible and yet they are not giv- Ing general satisfaction.
 Commissioner Webster stated that tho stagg0r system is doplor- able. "ft is not for the best if,- terest of education, but # wo are committed to it, we should admin iHter it ably and 1 can't soo any reason why somo arc Kept ana others have been given no work, except for politics. If wo arc mere: iy fIguroheads, let's act our partg," concluded Mrs Webster.
 Commlssloner Harry Doehelll stated the superintendent was do. Ing the best he could and that tho board had no right to interfere, seeing that he has tho authority to use hlB own Judgment.
 Tho committee on school aetiyl' ties granted permission to the Alder 4. c. basketball team to use Barnard gymnasium Tuesday eve: nings and tho Scars, Roebuek and Company basketball team Maloney gym Monday evenings. Harrison S. Allen, Loavenworth high prlnei- pal, received permission to uBe tho Croft gym on the evening of Fob:: ruary 21 for G class dance. Floydl c. Evans, director of instrumontal music in the high schools, received sanction to use the Wilby gym nasium and auditorium on the evening. of February go for a con. cert to be followed by dancing, Tor fund. The Waterville Parent Vaa ala as Aaaaaiatlaa RaaaiVad pars mission to ugo tho Spraguo gym for used for school purposes. c. liar. rlson was granted sanction to uso sprague gymnasium on the eVe' ming of February i7 for an enter' tainmcnt and dance for the bene- flt of tho school milk fund. t'Inans eiai reports received from Mrs Jennie Phillips, eprague principal " A petition from Michael Fibre for permission for his son to at' tend Mary Abbott school in pref. oreneo to Webster was received and on a motion by Commissioner Nathan Freedman tho matter Of changing the lines between thos6 two districts was referred to tho rules committee. The eommiss sionor claimed that thero are many children attending Webster who arc nearer to Abbott. Chair. man John Walsh stated that this would affect about six. children.
 Tho Now Haven railroad was given permission t0 allow ono Of their r0pregefitatiVes Mir MeMahon. Co speak in the schools on precau- tlonary measures, on tho hishWay, Ing to citizen'B safety.
 guporjntendent Condon was granted permission to attend the national superlntendonts conven. ton to Dc held in Minneapolis February 24.