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HENDENSON' FEIEM SAWEs-On IHuTs-
day, August 4, 1898, PETER JAMES
HENDERSON, beloved father of Mrs.
Norvell Pyne. Mrs. Frederick r. Blay-
lock and Mrs. Stanley Palfrey. jr. Funeral
services at the W. W.. Chambers Co.
funeral home, 14O0 Chaplin St. N. W.,
on Saturday, August 6, at 2:30 .. m.
Relatives and friends invited. 1nterment
Cedar Hill CemeterV
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RAY, ARTHUR CLAUDE-on wednesday.
August 3. 1898. at Church home and
eIaUnE R4Y of Sos Ne Ferry ST. NJ
Rainier, Md, beloved husband of Nancy
Elizabeth Ray and father of William
and Rex Ray. Funeral services from
the W. W. Chambers Co. suburban
funeral home, 91S Cleveland Ave-.
Riverdale. Md. on Saturday, August
8. at 2 80 p. m. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment, Cedar Hill Ceme.
terry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
Educational Costs Here Among Highest In Nation

II Is grade 7 Of ieSe-ies7 that will
enter the high schools this fall.
After next fall tioSo) the decreased
enrollmentS Of the elementary
schools win be reflected In decreased
high school enrollments, and the
decreases will be cumulative as
smaller and smaller classes enter to
take the places OF the group Of
graduating pupils,
Significance Of Population Trends;
The number of pupils In a city
determines the city's need for teach
ers and the size OF teaching load
Of the teachers that are employed;
the need for buildings and the de-
gree OF utilization Of existing build
ings; the need for equipment; and
In fact, has an influence upon near
~ every expenditure requirement
The decline In school population
presents problems OF adjustment
that are somewhat diflcult 10 solve,
Teachers have been employed for
the former needs OF larger numbers
OF pupils. They do not voluntarily
resign when there Is little demand
for them elsewhere. Hence, q de-
cline In the number OF pupils re-
suits In q surplus OF teachers, light,
teaching loads, and an increase In
the units cost of instruction. In q
few years the adjustment will be
made by deaths and retirementS, but
the present problem Is acute.
There Is O surplus OF building
accommodation for the decreased
number Of pupils. Some buildings
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
ODD FELLOWS PLAN
SSH ANNIVERSARY
Prominent Speakers to At
tend Banquet Here,
October n

The s5th anniversary celebration
OF Ansantawae encampment, indie
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows, will
be held Oct. ~ at Odd Fellows hail
Leaders Of the order from all parts
Of the state will be among the guests
Of honor.
On the speakers table will be a
large tablepiece with IS candles
During the program a three-fcot
memorial candle will be lighted BY
Karl Winters, past grand patriarch
]. william Gardner Of this city
will be the POSTMASTER. The princi-
pal address will be delivered by
Judge Arthur r. ELS.
At an entertainment program fol-
lowing the encampment meeting,
the principal speaker will be former
Senator Henry Bradley, of Derby.
Casper M. Spearo is general chair
man Of the committee in charge.
Subcommittee have the following
chairmen:
Refreshments, William J. Nation:
invitations, Thomas 4 lyman; ar
rangements, Jacob o. Kanny;
speakers. Albert Weimer; decora-
tons, Walter Baribault: entertain
ment. Mr.. Spearo, and history, J..
William Gardner.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
CITY COURT FEES
BASIS OF SURVEY
Lawyers Believe Them Ex-
Observation-Disclosures
Not Made Public

Lawyers who made an official
study OF tho statutes and charter
sections governing city court fees
yesterday, will report 10 the board
OF finance that the charges which
have been In effect In the Water
bury city court since 1917 are eX-
cesSive and illegal. The survey was
made at the request OF the board
OF finance by committee OF It's
own appointment, with support OF
the Waterbury Bar association.
Although members of the commit.
tee declined 70 discuss their con.
clusions, II was learned unoffieially
that their report would point out
that the charter sets out fees OF
only 30 cents for entries and judg-
mentS In city court, unless q jury
trial Is selected.
City court, since 1894 has been
charging 81 for entries and Oil
for judgments, which are the same
costs taxed In superior court. From
1917 10 1894, the entry fee was only
%.
The committee which met yes
terday included Judges Edward
MaScolo and Theobald II. Conway;
Corp. Counsel Charles 8. O'Con-
nor; ex-Mayor Francis T, Reeves
Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis ano
Attorney Walter Il. Monagan.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

IN general, these data show an
aceeleratlng decline until iesS-ieSe,
with the decline IN elementary
school enrolment continuing but at
o slower rate during the last two
years. It Is likely to be several years
before the decline In school enroll-
lnent will be stopped and q level win
be reached or Q slow increase
started.
In the meantime, the lower ele-
lnentary school enrollments win be
more and more reflected In lower
high school enrollmentS, At least for
the next ten years, and possibly
longer. Lower high school ENROLL
ments have already commenced In
Waterbury, probably due to other
causes, but should start on q large
scale In ieSe-le40 as q result Of lower
freshmen enrollments. The rate Of
decline will necessarily be accelerat-
I'd as smaller classes from the ele-
snentary school move into the high
school.
The change In enrolment from
lS2s-io29 TO ioSe-lD37, for the sew
eral grades, was as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
Drivers Can Prevent
Crashes, Says Roach
Proper Care Exercised By Man Behind Wheel Can Cut
Down Number OF Mishaps

An automobile cannot, Of itself,
cause an accident; II 10 the man or
woman behind the wheel who can
prevent q crash, says Police Super
intendent william j. Roach In q
safety statement today. Virtually
every accident, no states, Is pre-
ventable Is all proper care and pre-
cautious are taken.
The "unforseen" accident can
usually DO foroSeen, says supt.
Roach. The human agency, not the
car, he asserts, Is the one which can
prevent accidents.
supt. Roaeh's statement follows:
"When we consider accidents, and
particularly those In which auto
mobiles are involved, we must face
tho fact that we are dealing with
effects only. Except for tho pur.
pose OF fixing responsibility and
determining amounts OF liability, IL
Is too late 10 consider causes. And,
when we do consider causes, what
are usually considered are only the
proeipitating causes" Few OF Us
who have studied or read anything
Of European history will believe
that tho assassination OF an arch
duke was the actual cause Of the
World War; that the shooting was
merely the preclpitating agency,
the causes were In existence long
before. Speaking now OF automobile
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

Presentation Of the complete report Of oriffenhagen
Associates recommending violent economy measures In
the school department starts today m The Democrat
Because Of It's length 1t will be printed by section.
Section One and Section Two are published today and
the remainder will be presented succeeding days. The
complete report Is as pages in length.
N In memorandum one the economy investigators take
into consideration the costs Of Waterbury for each pupil
per day, In comparison to other cities.
Y In memorandum two also presented today the authori
ties consider the school population trends in comparison
TO the school stats and building facilities.
Tr1.n av RoIIn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
Juvenile Gangs
Must Be Broken
Up, Says Judge

Youthful gangs which persist In
violating the law must be broken
I'D, declared Judge Theobold ID.
Conway In juvenile court yeSter-
day afternoon. He made this COM
ment after several boys had been
before him In connection with
breaking into O home Oh Meriden
road and stealing jewelry.
Judge Conway heard 10 cases In
oil yesterday afternoon. Seven
boys were dismissed after getting
warnings, while the other nine
were placed on probation.
The court informed the five
boys involved In the theft from
the Meriden road dwelling that II
they are In any further trouble
they will be sent 10 institutions.
One or two OF the group, he
pointed out, were careless In their
school attendance, and paid little
attention to home discipline.
Judge Conway announced that
In the future q regular session OF
juvenile court will be held on FRI
day afternoon. In the past, juven-
lie cases have been heard after
morning sessions Of city court.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

are old and should rightly be aban-
doned, but there are vacant rooms
In other buildings, or small classes
II all rooms are used. Moreover
the decline OF school population is,
10 some extent, accompanied BY q
shift IN the residence OF pupils,
which .accentuates the decline In
some parts Of a city.
Buildings, only partly used, are
operated and maintained with
marked increase In the per pupil
cost Of janitors' salaries, jhnitors'
supplies, and maintenance.
When elementary school popula-
tons were increasing, school admin
lstrators thought they had difhcult
problems to meet IN providing build
ings and teaching STATS TO meet the
needs. When high school popula-
tons increased, at the time the de-
preston started, they were faced
with more difiicult problems. When
elementary school populations began
to decline many administrators were
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
LUTHER LEAGUE
GUESTS ARRIVE
Annual State Convention
Opens Here at Noon
Today

The $50 annual convention OF the
Connecticut Luther League was To
opon this noon at the First Luth-
eran church hall on Grove street
Registration began at noon and the
opening convention meeting will be
held ut 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
State President Herbert Pinter Of
Waterbury will preside ut the con-
ference, Miss Edith Hottlinger, pres
ident Of the waterbury league, will
deliver the address OF welcome thid
afternoon.
The convention dinner will be
held OF 7 o'clock tonight, Sunday
school classes, discussion periods and
meetings I'll be held tomorrow
morning and afternoon, with the
conference TO end with the install
lation OF officers ut q candlelight
service tomorrow night.
Karl Sonntag 10 chairman OF the
general committee which includes
Recording secretary, Miss Margaret
F'enske: corresponding secretary
Miss Elsa Kruska; and treasurer
ktppeEb WkHgC,
Committee members follow: Ban
quet, Miss Hazel Rutishauser, Miss
Edna Bosnian, Miss Elsie Beck
Miss Elsie Kruska, Miss Elizabeth
Roeske, Miss Ida Zech, Miss Elsie
Voiles, Ward Hobbie and Robert
White; registration. Miss Anna
Woltke, Mrs. Margaret Jorgenson
and Edmund sonntag; housing, Miss
Hettlinger, Miss Elsie Bauck and
Henry Bender; recreation, John
Bender and Edward schnitzel; mis-
cellaneous meals, Miss Elsie Rake
Miss Florence Hagemat, Miss
Erma Ulrich, Miss Gertrude Volles,
Miss Elsie Herman, Miss Wilhel.
nina Litfin, Ralph Nicholas and
Fred Detlefson.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
SCHOOL TEACHERS
NAME COMMITTEES
Alexander Heads Group to
Act With Board Mem.
bers in "Crisis"

A special committee Of school
teachers to act with the board OF
education In the "crisis" precipita-
ted by the economy recommends
tons Of the Griffenhagen q Asso-
ciates was appointed last night BY
Miss Daisy Lord, president Of the
Waterbury Teachers Association.
The committee Is headed by Maj.
Newton w. Alexander, Of Wildly
high school: Earle Blanchard Of
LeaNenworth; Mary r. Grow OF
Russell, Helen Mcdonald Of Kings
bury. and Lucy Shanahan Of Tinker
school. A similar committee has
been appointed by waterbury Prin-
cipals association with Miss Lcret-
to Fitzpatrick as chairman, Thomas
Nolan Of Webster, and Mary Cong
don Of Dprague.
Miss Lord left last night for q
New York state convention ct Gyr-
acuse, where she viii be q speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

untitled BY experience and outlook
10 meet the situation, and unit cosls
rapidly assembled. Now that high
school populations are on the verge
Of beginning to decline the problems
Of adjustment will be increased. it
Is much easier 10 employ addl-
tional teachers and 10 increase sal-'
aries In order to secure teachers,
than to discharge surplus teachers
and decrease salaries In accordance
with supply and demand for teach.
ers and the value Of the dollar.
Either unit costs will continue to
soar, or the number Of positions Of
teachers and janitors win have TO be
decreased and salary schedules will
have TO be revised downward. The
policy OF waiting for deaths and re-
tirements Is likely 10 try the pa
tience Of the taxpayer.
Memorandum 8, entitled, "Super.
visory Loads" will be printed IN
Mondays Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
Cost per Pupil

Waterbury pays q higher cost per
pupil for instruction than any city
OF either group except Hartford. II
pays 92o.i7 moro per pupil In ADA,
than Ia paid by the inedlan city In
It's size group, and 1891 more than
ID paid by the cities located In Con.
necticut and Rhode Island,
Since io3S.ie3o total salary pay.
fiientS have been increased, but q
10 per cent salary reduction has re-
Gently been applied. This 10 per
cent reduction will not reduce tho
cost per pupil IN A. D. A. below the
cost In io36-io30 and Waterbury
can stili DO expected 10 remain near
the top OF the list In cost From
this II appears that salary payments
should probably DO greatly decreas-
cd II individual salaries are
too high, they should be reduced.
II there are too many positions and,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15


Board Of Education - CITY Of
Waterbury
Memorandum No. I. Unit Costs
az the Public Schools by Totals and
By Glasses Of Expenditures
Prepared by 0rlffenhagen g. As
sotiates September 10, 1888.
Unit Costs,
From data published by the
United States once Of Education,
the average cost per pupil In aver
age daily attendance "a, .. A. for
various cities can be computed. The
latest data from this source cover
tho school year lo36-ioS6. Com
PARSONS OF waterbury and other
cities are presented here on two
bazes: "a expenditures per pupil
In average daily attendance In ell
Connecticut and Rhode Island cities
from $4,000 10 10000 population
and (O expenditures per pupil In
average daily attendance In oil cities
Of the United states from 5000 to
10000 population, except III paso,
which Is q southern city where costs
are only 9S0.74, or less than half
those OF waterbury. These com.
PARSONS follow for full.time day
schools:
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S7e In 1es7-iUSU, q decline Of 2a,7
per cent over the eight-year period,
The average daily attendance In
high schools was Alas In ioS2-l0SS.
This dropped TO 4,070 In leS7.leSe,
a decline Of IL per cent over the
tlve-year period.
Prospects for the Future,
The most representative part Of
the school population Is that Of the
elementary grades, since It Is least
affected by external conditions, The
rate Of decline can best be shown
by enrolment IN grades l 10 8, In
GLIDING pupils IN special and un-
graded classes, but excluding pupils
In the klndergartens and In high
school. The following data show the
rate Of decline:
ENROLMENT Decrease Decrease
Grades from from Pre-
$,.ar IN n fn0n. 1f,Qn Vlnus Yr
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

From these data II appears that
the largest amounts Of increase
have occurred In cost OF instruc-
ton. and In operation Of buildings
In both types Of schools. The iarg.
est percentages Of increases have
occurred In operation Of elementary
school buildings. In auxiliary agen-
Giles In elementary schools, In opera.
ton Of high school buildings, In
maintenance Of high school build.
ings, and In instruction Of pupils In
elementary and high schools.
Costs By Glasses Of Expenditures
The expenditures for full-time
day schools, given under the pre-
vious heading, may DO broken down
into amounts expended for the vari-
Gus general classes Of expenditures
In the different cities: ~ from
$1,000 to 10000 population In the
United States, and ca from $1,000
10 10000 In Connecticut and Rhode
Island. Such q breakdown shows In
which glasses Of expenditures Wa
terbury ranks high or low. Ex-
pendituFes per pupil In average daily
attendance, by classes OF expedi-
lures, for full-tine day schools, only,
are shown under the heads Of gem
sral control, instruction, operation
81 plan, maintenance Of plant, aux
iiary agencies and coordinate actiy-
tiles, and flxed charges,
General Controls
expenditures for general control
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
BURBA ARRESTED

Motor Patrolman John Murphy
last night notified Konstantine
Burba, 20, Of II Harriet avenue. 70
appear In Wolcott town court 70
answer Q reckless driving charge.
Burba was notified at the request OF
Wolcott authorities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15
CAMPUS SWEETHEART

Brunette Juen Travis, who plays
Joe Penner'S college girl friend in
RKO Radios Mr.. Doodle Kicks
on" Is known In Hollywood as the
Campus Sweetheart" because she
has appeared as the heart interest
In so many college pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

more than the medlan Of the cities
from $1,000 to 10000 population In
Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Again, the principal item Of expense
q salaries. Further analysis IN an
other memorandum indicates the exc
tent 10 which this Is due to high
salaries Of janitors and engineers
and 10 too many positions and light
working loads.
Maintenance Of Plants
Expenditures for maintenance Of
plant are for labor and materials In
making repairs and requirements.
In ioS6-leS6 the cost Of mainte-
nance Of plant for full.time day
schools was as follows:
Cities from Cost per Pupil
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

The decline for elementary
schools, including kindergarten, was
SIT In io37-ie38, and probably
slightly less for grades ! TO 8, with
out the kindergarten.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

When Buenos Aires, Argentina.
opened its municipal hroadcasting
station congratulatory messages
were received from New York, Lon
don, Berlin. Paris, Rome and other
cities.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

Waterbury expends very little for
auxiliary agencies and coordinate
activities aS compared with other
cities OF It's size, but 70 the median
city among cities or Connecticut and
Rhode Island, II Is likely that more
could DO expended 10 good advan-
tage under this classification. Some
Increase has already occurred since
io36-ie3e.
Fixed Charges;
Expenditures FOR hxed charges
vary widely In accordance with poll
cies adopted by cities with respect
10 issuance OF bones, and the like.
and comparison with other citieS
would be OF little significance.
Decline Of School Populationi
For some years elementary school
population In the United states as
q whole has been declining. In
many cities the decline Is now being
felt also In the high schools, The
decline has, generally, been aecel-
Grating aS Sinailer glasses have
moved up 70 take the place Of larger
classes. II has been particularly
pronounced In the New England
states. Among oil cities OF Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts,, and Rhode
Island that reported school enroll
ments TO the Educational Research
Service OF tho National Education
association, with estimates for 1887
1898 tsee Circular No. ., May, 1889 i,
Waterbury showed the greatest de-
cline. The comparisons are as fol-
lows:
Decline In Elementary School Pop
ulation io33.34 to le37s38
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

Costs In Waterbury. In io3S-ie3e,
were s2o.is higher per pupil In A,
.. A. than were costs In Lowell, the
median city OF the United States
between 5000 and 100, 700 and S2i. 90
higher per pupil In A. d. A. than
were costs In New Haven, the
mcdian city OF Connecticut and
Rhode Island from $1,000 10 10000
population.
Trends In Unit Costs;
From data presented In the latest
report OF the board OF education,
the increase IN costs per pupil In
average daily attendance may be
computed. The cost per pupil In
A. d. A. In high schools increased
from $4,000 IN io32.io33 10 1i44.60
In io3e.io37, or i4.e per cent. A fur.
ther increase 10 eibi.0i was recorded
In ie37.ie3e. The cost per pupil In
A. d. A. In elementary schools IN.
creased from toe.33 In i032.io33 10
si02.37 In 1885, 1887. or 1919 per cent.
In io37-io39 the cost In elementary
schools rose 70 9i0B.ib.
The costs for the several school
years are shown as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

Waterbury ranks high In cost Of
maintenance OF plant per pupil IN
A. d. A.. but 1t expendS only 81
cents more than the median city Of
It's size group and only % cents
more per pupil than the Connecticut
and Rhode Island cities. However,
this would indicate O possible saving
Of several thousands Of dollars.
Auxiliary Agencies and Coordinate
Activities
A comparison OF expenditures for
auxiliary agencies and coordinate
activities In the two groups OF cities,
for fuli-time day pupils In average
daily attendance, for ioSo.i9Se, fol-
lows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

These are extremely high costs. An
analysis OF these costs shows the
class OF expenditures per pupil In
A. D. A. that have increased most.
The increases were o. follows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

Turkeys railways viii have q to-
tal Of A,sAe miles Of track shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

hcuaAn sf'''ss.ssssses..ss 1VsbU
Waterbury ranks very high IN cost
Of operation Of plant. II pays 92.e3
more per pupil n A, y. A. than the
median Of cities Of ils glze and ea,Bi
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

The amount expended per pupil
for general control "a the median Of
cities OF WaterburyS size In the
United States and only slightly
higher than the median In the cities
between $1,000 and 10000 popula.
ton In Connecticut and Rhode
Island. II n probable that little can
be done 20 reduce the cost Of gen.
eral control without serious detrls
mental results In lts effectiveness.
instruction,
Expenditures for instruction are
almost entirely for teachers sal.
aries but do include very small
amounts for materials. Such ex-
penditures, per pupil In average
daily attendance, In io36-io36, were
as follows:
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Decline in High School Population
Per Cent

The other cities as large as, or
larger than, Waterbury did not re-
port TO the association.
The report OF the board Of educa.
ton for Waterbury shows the de-
crease In school population from
1884 to 1885 to be as follows:
Per Cent
Decrease
United States .............. Ito
North Atlantic Division -. $3.50
Connecticut ................ SAT
Waterbury ................. Tl3
In 1o2o-l030 net registration In
element schools Of Waterbury was
i4,744. In le37.le3S It was l1.46S.
This Is Q decline Of 22.3 per cent Of
total elementary school enrolment
In the eight-year period.
The peak Of high school enroll
ment was In 1032-ie3S, when net
registration was 4,e67. In 1o37-lo3e
It had dropped to $3.50 or . decline
Of 5.S per cent over the five-year
period.
The average daily attendance, IN
elementary schools. was lS.A00 IN
Io2o-los0. This had dropped to TO-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-15

consequently, light average teach
Ing loads, the number OF positions
should DO decreased. This "a fur.
ther discussed In another inemoFan-
dun.
Operation OF Plants
Expenditures for operation OF
plant, for ie30.ie3e, for the groups
OF cities considered, were as follows: