The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-31

Five Reidville school teachers transfers, announced at yesterdays meeting of the Board of Education, havo made 1t possible to close one room In tho school building at Q saving of $1,5t2 to the city.
 The transfers were aB follows'
 Nora E. o'Rourko, Rockville school, principal, grade g. to prin' clpal, grades and 8.
 Doris Lynch, Reidville school grades 6 and [ to grades 6 and G.
 Laura c. Barton, Rockville school, grades 3 and 1 to grados
 Mary l.. Haggerty. Rockville school, grade. 2 to grades 2 and B Dorothy oConnor, Roidvili,; school, grade 6, to Roosevelt school, grades 1, s and c, and Tn charge of building.
 Tho board accepted the rosigna- tlon of Anha r. Cunningham teacher at Roosevelt school.
 Thomas J. Condon's report fol'
 Acting in accordance with thu wishes of tho Board of Edueatiof that substitute work should Do dis tributod aB far as possible amont tho young mon and women seek ing high school positions, have as signed the following aB subgti tutes in day high school work foi on indefinite period Of time:
 Leavcnworth High School
 Mary l.. Lawlor, history
 Thomas Purcell, clvies
 James Coleman, electricity
 Kiem Kennedy, Engllah.
 HaRitah
 Lucy Hanion, English
 Josephine fitzgerald, sohoFal
 Froderiek Parker, algebra and
 S'vviTli, Wilby flight School
 Nicholas Mambruno, bookkeep'
 Margaret Fitgmaurlee, English
 Anna Hermann, Freneh ana
 Ali of these young men and wo: men have been properly eertified by tho State Board of Education to teach tho subjects assigned to them.
 1t may be of interest to the board to know that Blnce tho intro' duetion of tho so.ealled "staggei system" in September of 103!, ll0 young men and women. candidates for high school positions. nave boon apportloned some work ah enumerators or as substitutes m the day and evening high schools.
 During tho past week two teachers have been released from evening high school because Of res dueed attendance of pupils thus affecting h financial saving or
 Commissloner Florence E. Web. ster severely criticized the staBgor system in retaining some or tho substitute teachers in tho high schools whilo others were droppad limiting that "poIities' was tho
 Superintendent condon m. nounced the list Of substitutes who have been assigned to Wilby ana LeaVenwerth high schools in place of some who served tho past torm' Tn answer to tho eommisBlo ner,,B question aB to how many substi- tutes were retained, who havo already taught ono term or more tho superlntendent answered eight.
 Tho school head was then asked on what basis no operated, when there are Bomo who have equl lva' iont training who have received no work, Tho commissioner added that # thls is just c dopregylo n measure rathor than an educational one. all should Do given c chance.
 Chairman Walsh then stated no believed that this matter was not dobatabie, adding that the charter gives the superintendent tho right to mako appointments.
 Mrs Webster was Of the opinion that some have been doing nieht school work and now have peer assigned to day. schools, whlle others who have been assigned no work arc still minus asslgnments;
 Superintendent Cond9n stated that substitutes are assigned "e. s cording to his judgment SC as to ,,ossibie. There are 10 positions ln Inc day and night schools and iast year they were divided into three shifts giving aii an equal chance. At the school heads sug. gestjon it was altered to two shifts as 1t was his feeling that t Ie not for the best interests Of the children to have their teachers changed too Frequently. He added that while no was anxious to help em ployment, no felt obligated Co the parents and tine children thefi' selves. ...a that at Crosby there is only one toacher who has continued more than one term, he being induced 70 drop his regular work to adopt this program. TWO out of five were kept ct Wilby and five out Of II were retained at Leayenworth while eight new ones were put ln'
 Iri answer to Commissioner Web. ster's question asking # there gre not some who have been doine evening school work who nave beeI, aDpOinted t0 day school work,