The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-06
RECTOR EMERITUS
 TOSPEAK SUNDAY
Rev. Wm. J. Brewster to Preside for Pastor, Rev.
 Henry E. Kelly
LETcHFIELD

| " second Sunday in Advent, will be holly communion at a. m, church school at 9:30, and morning prayer at l0:45. As the rector, Rev. Henry E. Kelly, will be going to St. George;s church, Bridgeport, after the o'clock service, to assist at the cele- brat1on of the tenth anniversary of the dedication of the new Church of St. Georges parish, Austin Purves. Jr., will off1ciate at the church school service, and Rev. William J. Brew ster, rector emeritus, at the 10:45 service.
 Illustrated Lecture
 Everett V. Meeks, dean of Vale School of Fine Arts, will give an H. frustrated lecture at the Woman's Forum Frdiay afetrnoon at three thirty, in the Congregational church house. The subject of Dean Meeks' talk will be 'The Romantic Revival l-V1ctorianiSm in Architecture and Decorative Arts" Hostesses for the meeting Friday will be Mrs. Harold Randall, chairman, Mrs. w. B. AL len, Mrs. Charles Barber, Mrs. Philip Hunt, Mrs. R. WlMacC Comiskey, Mrs. Edward Pikosky, Mrs. Philip Plumb and Mrs. Louis B. Wilson.
 There will be demonstration of meat cookery methods at the Crutch Frozen Food locker on East street by Miss Reba Staggs, well-known cook ing school lecturer and member of the staff of the National Live Stock and Meat board Information on buying problems will be a part of this demonstration.
 The annual Christmas party of the Mary Floyd Tallmadge chapter, D. A. R., will be held at the home of Mrs. James Grover Wednesday, De- cember Il, at 3:30 p. m. Donations, such as food, groceries or money for the local Red Cross, will be accept able at this time.
 The Daughters of Isabella will in- stall officers for the coming year at a dinner meeting at the Litchfield Hills inn, Monday evening, Decem- Der g.
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 The next regular Grange meeting will be held December 12. The pro- gram includes Mrs. Tibbetts, Mrs. Willard Vaill, Mrs. George Dudley, Mrs. Donald Gaylord, and Miss Mary Koltko.
 The American Legion Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday evening, De- cember 10, with Mrs. James Burke. A pot luck supper will-b served fol- lowed by the regular business meet ing.
 "Ted" Barry suffered severe in jury to his hand yesterday when he caught his fingers in the chains on the wheel of his truck. It was feared he might lose four fingers.
 All night parking of cars in any street or road in Litchfield has been prohibited due to the interference caused to trucks removing snow.
 The local high school basketball club will open it's home season to- night when Del Knox's team meets Bethel. The newly band will make it's debut
 ervision over children staying at the schools at noon hours.
 There is a perfectly good school | just going to be put up there" MT. Hoadley said. Chairman Emil Mann weller said the board thinks that in the long run the more centralized education will be good thing and repeated if it isn't of benefit the board will reconsider its action. He added the board is willing to listen to any constructive suggestions.
 Homework Discussed
 MT. Hoadley also asked the super intendent if there isn't considerable homework given to students in the high school who take the college course.
 He said his daughter, taking this course, gets from 21a to three hours homework almost every night and more over the weekend and he felt it may be too much. He asked if it is necessary.
 MT. Chittenden said at least two hours of homework is necessary in the college preparatory course, as the pupils take four subjects and in a six-period day only have two 45- minute periods for preparation. AS a result the outside work is neces- sary. He added that if MT. Hoad- ley's daughter were among the 6O6 taking the commercial course or the 208o taking the general course, the amount of required outside work would not be as large as some subjects in these courses do not require outside work. Mrs. Valesca DowneS, board member and a former teacher in the local high school, agreed with MT. Chittenden in these statements. MT. Hoadley explained his daughter got .94%o average in her first year but he felt it took too much work for her to maintain this, that she was miss ing other activities. MT. Chittenden said he wished there were more of such conscientious workers than there are.
 School Enumeration
 The enumeration of children here between the ages of four and 16 showed there were 2,450 this year as compared to 2,503 last year, decrease of 59 However MT. Chit tenden pointed out that .his year there were 104 who are not attend ing schcci and who are four years of age, as compared to 86 last year an increase this year. He also pointed out there are only four in tie ages of IA and 15 who are rot attending school and said these are not doing so because they are in Ill health. He emphasized that prac- tically all pupils who are in gram mar school come to the high school now because of the law requiring pupils to go to school until they are i6 years old.
 Of the 245o enumerated, 23l5 ore