The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-12

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ride on buses there In winter.
He said, referring to the noon
hour supervision, that his boy was
on Church street during the noon
hour, instead of being at Central
avenue school. He felt the child
didn't know any better but added,
''it Is our fault If we don't de-
mand better protection for our chill
dren."
He complained that q wood stove
In the manual training room at Sa-
lem school constitutes q fire men,
ace. Mrs. Stauffer Of Pond Hill
also complained that her daughter
last Friday was walking around town
during the noon hour, and felt there
was no real supervision.
Adjustment Made
It was brought out by those pres
ent that a complaint from Pond Hill
residents made last Friday that
their children were being transport
ed to Central avenue school too
early has resulted in the bus ar
irving 20 minutes later now to pick
them up. However, 1t was said
that yesterday and today most resi-
dents did not know of this change
in the bus hours and as a result
the children had to wait 20 minutes
for the bus to arrive.
One woman who lives in a Sec
ton Of Millville where the bus does
not come, and who is almost IL
miles from the point where the bus
picks up children has sent her two
five-yesr old children to the Brad
leyville school In Middlebury and
the question was raised as to
whether or not the town would pay
Middlebury for the education Of
these children.
Says Pond Hill 1000
Burgess Fremont Hoadley stressed
that what residents Of Pond Hill
and .Millville desire most is the re-
opening of the closed schools In
those sections. He said apparently
the fact that Pond Hill parents are
virtually 1907 opposed to closing Of
the school does not bother the
school board.
He said Lionel LeC1air, driver Of
q bus which transports school chill
dren, told him he is already start
ing to worry about what he will
do on the narrow Pond Hill roads
in the winter. He added that Le-
Clair told him that the sedan, about
which charge was made last week
that it carried 10 children, had &C
tually II children in it, not 10.
It is too long to have children,
six, seven and eight years old, away
from their homes from $3.50 in the
morning until $3.50 or 4 p. m, Mr..
Hoadley said.
The protesting groups at the
hearing before the school board gave
. excellent reasons why the schools
should not be closed, he said. He
added two members Of the board
told him that If it were only for the
economy angle alone, the schools
would not have been closed. The
only other argument advanced was
that of better education at the CEN
trail schools he said. If parents in
the closed schools districts are sat-
isfied that their children are be-
ing properly education, why should
the board Of education complain,
he queried. He said a number Of
Pond Hill students have won prizes
for scholarship.
Noon Trips Suggested
One woman suggested the board
Of education have buses take the
children from the Pond Hill and
Millville districts home at noon, and
then back to school.
Mr.. Hoadley asserted the school
board said children in a one-room,
three-grade school would not get
as good education as at the more
central schools, but said the fifth
and sixth grade classes at Central
avenue school are combined and I'M
der one teacher.
Taking the school away from
Pond Hill leaves residents there vir-
tllally nothing, for they do not have
city water, have no fire or police
protection, no walks, or curbs.
Mothers Of young children gone all
Gay long worry constantly about
them, he pointed out.
Mr.. Hoadley cited enrolment fig
ures at Central avenue as follows:
First grade, %; second, 80; third,
Is; fourth, %; fifth and sixth COM
bined in one room, "a; seventh, IS;
eighth, 81.
Additional seats have been placed
in the Central avenue school so al
though there is some crowding, all
children now have seats, Mr.. Keni-
shea reported. Mr.. Mai said he I'M
derstood there is one room in Salem
school with 30 seats and 80 children.
Mrs. Wood was chosen a member
Of the committee which represents
the protesting groun.