The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-01-16
ST PAUL'S ELECTS
PARISH OFFICERS
Annual Meeting Held Last
Night-Sprague Gym
Is Now Available
WATERVTLLE

The annual meeting and election
Of officers of st Paul's Episcopal
parish took place last night at st
Paul's parish house on Manville
street. The report of the present
officers were formally read and
presented and there was a discus
sion of current problems, particu-
larly those caused by the neces-
sity for assuming the expense of
sewer assessments and connections
as the result of the installation Of
the new sanitary sewer in Thomas
ton avenue.
All of the parish officers were
reelected including Senior War
den William A. Faber, Junior War
den Wilfred E. Pierpont, Sr, Clerk
Clifford D. Northrop, Treasurer
Homer c. Senior and Assistant
Treasurer Leon Totten.
The vestrymen for the coming
year are Edward M. Cookson, Les
ter A. Davis, Charles H. Draper,
Frank j. Cookson, Samuel Gibson,
Percival MacMullen, and Isaac
Buxton.
Wilfred e. Pierpont and Clifford
IL WcIC laAlCO uSAO6heOo
to the annual diocesan convention,
with Percival MacMullen and
Frank /. Cookson as alternates.
Rev Raymond M. d. Adams will
continue as rector.
Sprague Gym More Easily
Available For Community Groups
The board Of education at yes
terday meeting received a ruling
from the corporation counsel of
the city which is of particular in
terest to Waterville people since 1t
involves conditions governing the
use of school buildings for outside
activities.
When the Sprague grammar
school was constructed Waterville
was q separate, self-governing
school district, and the structure
was intended to serve not only
school purposes but also commu-
nifty needs. 1t was therefore,
equipped with an up-to-date stage
and equipment as well as the usu-
al facilities for gymnasium work.
After it's completion 1t was used
extensively by all sorts of organ
lied local groups and admirably
served its purpose as q community
center.
After the Waterville school dis
trict entered the full taxation dis
trict the control of local school
facilities naturally adhered to the
procedure governing that of all
other city schools and much of the
value of the local gymnasium as a
community center was diminished
because of the restriction involv-
ing use for outside activities. The
most prohibitive restriction was
the expense even when an organi-
cation could qualify for use of the
gymnasium. The usual conditions
were the payment to the school of
ten per cent of the gross receipts,
plus fee of $500 to the principal
for supervision and $500 to the
Janitor. Even then use was permit
ted only to organizations of a COM
munity nature.
Now the counsel has ruled that
the activities committee of the
board of education may grant per-
mission to certain groups for out
side use provided there is no con-
flict with school usage. Athletic
associations may use the building
for games where the admission and
profits go to the expenses of the
associations. Entertainments may
be staged by school children il
the profits are used to purchase
pictures or other extra furnishings
for the school; items not ordin-
arily included in the ordinary
budget. Community associations
and political groups may use the
buildings for meetings, entertain
ments and dances provided the ar
mission fee is only sufficient for
the expense of the organization.
If permission to use the building
Is granted the board may impose a
charge for light, heat and janitor
service which should not exceed
five dollars.
Ryan Funeral
The funeral of the late William
Ryan of IA WEIGH street, will take
place from his home at $3.50 o.
clock tomorrow morning, proceed
ing to st Michaels r. G. church.
where q high mass of requiem will
be celebrated at 8 o'clock. Burial
will be In Calvary cemetery.