The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-15
Schools
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sum OF Sl.4s2, was approved, The
Board also accepted the bid OF
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com.
pany for the installation OF Cara.
ra glass partitions In the girls
shower room and Carrara glass
walls in the boys shower room
for the amount Of s3,752.
To be Studied
A petition from certain parents
and residents OF the Hillcrest build.
Ing district asking for the open.
ing Of the school this fall was re.
ceived and laid on the table for
further study and consideration.
The children from this district
have been transported 10 the Wood.
ruff school by bus and II Is the
contention Of the parents that the
traffic situation on Ecorse Road
near this school building has I'm.
proved TO such an extent that there
Is no longer any danger there.
The action OF the business com,
mittee In advertising for bids
for the buildings on the Prospect
School site was approved and IL
Is expected that these bids will
be acted upon At the next meeting
OF the Board.
The Board accepted the recon.
mendation OF DR.. l.. c. Perry OF
the teachers committee for the
adoption Of textbooks in hygiene
and health for the elementary
grades, The books adopted are
those Of The American Health Ser.
les published by Bobbs Merrill
Company. Superintendent Ernest
H. Chapelle reported the reslgna-
ton OF three teachers. Ralph King,
who is to teach chemistry In the
high school at Ferndale, Norman
Cobb who will be high school
principal at Croswell, and L. p.
Cushman who has been elected SUI
perintendent at Vicksburg. No
one to fill these vacancies has yet
been secured although applications
are being received.
Approve Calendar
The Board approved the school
calendar for the year 1944-l945
which provides for the opening
Of school on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 6 and the closing on June IS.
The holiday vacation will begin
Wednesday, December 20, 1914
and school will be resumed after
the holidays on Wednesday, Jan
uary 3, 1914. Spring vacation has
been set for the week following
Easter Sunday, April 20, 1945.
The recommendation of Ralph
Cerganoff, architect for an extern
sion OF the storm sewer at the
Harriet School site TO accommo-
date storm water from the new
building and the grounds for the
sum Of 1865 was accepted by the
Board as a part OF the Federal
shared building project. The Board
also followed the lead of the City
Council in passing a resolution
making possible without penalty
the adjustment OF school taxes in
cases where the assessed valua.
ton Of any piece of property in
the school district was changed
through an appeal to the State
Tax Commission.
The introduction OF a course in
painting and decorating to be Of
tered in the high school In cooper.
alton with the Ann Arbor High
School was considered by the
Board and Superintendent Chapelle
was asked TO make a study to de-
termine the number OF students
who might be interested in such
a course. Superintendent Chapelle
also announced the introduction OF
program Of speech correction
for the children of the public
school in cooperation with the
Rackham School and the other sur
rounding schools of this area. A
teacher for this purpose has been
selected and classes will be organ.
lied as soon as school opens.