The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-01


patrol in the choppy waters Of tn
Salem school in the same room, and
Mrs. Chittenden said this was not
true, true, that there is only one
grade per room in that school. He
said enrolment as of yesterday in
theesecond grade there was AZ and
in the first grade, SO and said that
an additional teache rto assist chill
drne in those grades has been pro-
cured, but two grades are not taught
in the same room there.
When Mr.. Hoadley said his chill
dren are very dirty when they return
from Central avenue school, Mr..
Chittenden said eight bags Of cal
cium chloride have been placed at
the playground there to keep the
dust down. The school department
recently spent about $500 in proyid-
ing an exit to the Central avenue
school cafeteria, he reported.
Mr.. Hoadley and others present
insisted there is certainty of trou-
BILE when winter SHOWS make the
IldITOW Z
He said that apparently many chill
dren who reside fairly close to Cen
trail avenue school at the cafe
terra and felt the cafeteria was in
tended primarily for those who live
long distance away. Mr.. Chitten-
den said, referring to the cafeteria
discussion, that this is true, that
the principal has been instructed to
make every possible effort to pre-
vent those children who reside near
the school from spending the noon
hour at the school.
Mai Talks
Albert Mai said the majority of
Millville residents still feel that the
school there should be reopened. He
reminded he was hammered at at
the last session for being financial
" interested He said his father
and mother served in the capacity
of janitor there for 81 years and
did get $10,500 but reminded that
this $10,500 was for services given
| over 81 years. He said he explained
to his mother after the last board
session what had happened and she
was much enraged about 1T and
wanted an apology" AT the previous
session, DR.. Kennedy asked Mr.. Mai
if he were interested in the welfare
of the children or was his interest
due to the fact that his parents had
got $lO,500 from the school depart
ment.
Mr.. Mai said he has been warn
ed to discontinue his efforts to get
the school reopened, saying he had
been told he might lose his job in a
few months if he did. (He Is en-
ployed in a local factory. He said
that he feels as citizen Of this
country and resident OF Nauga-
tuck he has the right to fight.
when you receive, as President
Roosevelt said, a stab IN the back,
I think 1t is carrying 1t little too
far" he added.
He said the public in general SYM
pathizes with residents of the outly-
ing section, and that many Millville
parents still feel their children are
not getting the individual attention
which they should.
Supt. Chittenden said school
bus has been going out to the
Gunntown district for several years
and although the road is very mar
row, no trouble has occurred, he
said. Mr.. Mai said 1t is impossible
for bus and a car to pass on either
this or the Allerton road when there
is snow. The board did not take any
action upon the matter.
Consent Unofficial
Neither did the board officially
act on the leasing of the Beebe
street school to the draft board.
Supt. Chittenden indicated unoffi-
cial consent from individual men,
bers was received before it was leas-
ed. but said the government re-
quests formal lease be signed.
Under the lease proposed by the
government, the school would be
rented for one year at $500 per year,
with option of renewal each year on
80 days notice.
The board members felt that this
was a "one-way" agreement, and
that the board should be given the
opportunity to discontinue the lease,
after a year, If the school had to
be used for school purposes.
Mr.. Chittenden said the borough
attorney thought that if the pro-
posed lease were accepted, in view
of the fact that it has no definite
stopping point, it is almost in the
nature of a sale and should have
the approval of both the school and
borough boards first.
The education board members
felt that the limitation clause
should be inserted, and asked the
superintendent to investigate 1t fur
ther.
The board approved a request
from Beacon Falls that Mrs. Ger
trude Madigai night school super
visor here, be permitted to act In a
similar capacity for year for the
recently instituted Americanization
classes In Beacon Falls. That town
will pay her salary for the work
there, and will probably be recon-
pensed In part by the state, Mr..
Chittenden said.
Canvass Completed
The house, toulouse canvass IN
connection with the school enum-
Grafton has been completed and
the working OF checking up is now
In progress, and the totals are ex-
pected 10 be reached about Decem-
Der I, Mr.. Chtitenden said,
There are now 800 high school
students enrolled as compared 10
e47 q year ago. OF these III are In
the futile house and 7e2 In the
high school proper, rs compared 10
rs IN tie futile house n year ago
aud e72 Ia tie high school last