The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-07

when he visited the high school re.
Gently there were two rooms vacant
ct that time and said he thought
Principal Charles p. slade has don't
q fine Job. There seemed TO be ne
over.crowding. Mr.. Rodenbach sait
he heard there were not enough
seats from some but Mr.. Kennedy
asked supt. Chittenden II anybody
did not have seat and the super
intendent said as far a. he knew, oil
had seats. Mr.. Rodenbach said he
heard the report from q teacher. A
suggestion the high school manual
training room DO moved was also
made by DR.. Kennedy. When Mr.
Meegan made his motion for q gen.
eral survey, II was indicated the
Salem school fifth grade condition
will be included In this.
Evening school attendance In both
divisions Is larger this year than In
number OF years. Mr.. Chittenden
said. He said sewing, and cooking
classes will be started meeting one
night q week. A PWA class In avia-
ton, TO be taught by Theodore Dove
Of Naugatuck, will be started as an
evening school class. Aviation
mechanics will be taught.
The school enumeration Is about
half finished. Mr.. Chittenden re-
ported. Joseph Neal is doing the
entire work. On the recommends.
ton OF tho superintendent, the
board voted 10 re-Start the nursery
school. but II was stressed this Is
only for children Of persons who are
on relief or IN poor circumstances.
II will be at Prospect school. II
was discontinued last spring for the
summer. The welfare department
will share with the school depart
ment the only burden on the town.
that Of food, II Is expected. This
will DO about $50 monthly.
Registration Increases
The net increase In the total en-
rollment Of pupils In local public
schools, including the high school
was 80 on Sept. 30 as compared "a
the total on Sept. 80 last year, o re-
port by eupt. OF Schools H. u. Chit
tend0n shows. There are ASS phi.
pills In these schools. OF these oee
are in the high school and i,620 IN
the elementary schools. Last year
there were e02 In the high school
OF less than this year, and 1891 n
the elementary schools, Or s. more
than this year.
There are one or two rooms ir
Salem school where enrolment 4
high and two rooms In Central ave.
nue. where there has been falling
or. The Hop Brook enrolment q
not very large, Mr.. Chittenden said
There are 4ei pupils IN ealen
school now, $40 In Central avenue
100 In Rubber avenue, 81 In Beebl
where two rooms have been closed)
100 IN Oak street, 1871 In Hop Brook
2S3 In Prospect street, a In Nail.
vile, 10 In Pond hill and 81 II
droveside school.
There are 1877 pupils In local pub.
Ito eighth grades, i7e In seventh
grades; 1T In sixth grades; 1906 Il
nth grade: i6i In fourth grade: III
In third grades; iSo IN secone
grades, i7b In first grades, 1903 II
kindergartens and 10 In Q specia
class.
The report Of Mrs. Gertrude Mad.
igan, night school director, show
ia enrolled IN the slon-Englist
speaking classes and . sifniiar mum.
Der In the general evening schoo
classes with q steady increase
nightly In registration. The foreign.
born Glasses are the largest In /;
years. The typewFiting and comp
Eometry classes are larger than WI
can accommodate, she reported. There
ere lac registrations tor typewTit.
Ing and only 40 machines.
Pass Tests
william folmberg passed FRS
class scout tests Rt q meeting Of thu