The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-11

1l tion of Charles P. Slade, principal of Naugatuck high school for 42 years with regret at theil meeting Thursday evening,
 "Consideration of health was giv- en as the reason for MT. Shades action. The resignation is effective in June. The board empowered School Supt. Harold E. Chlttenden 70 submit a list of candidates for .he post" at a future meeting
 MT. Shades resignation was an- uounced on the 40th anniversary ot ,he opening of the present high school. When he came to Nau- gatuck in September. 1903, he taught in the upper floor of the present Salem grammar school.
 MT. Chittenden expressed deep personal regret at the resignation of the principal, saying that the Naugatuck high school and Princi- pal Slade have long been oynony- nous.
 MT. Slade in his letter of resig- nation said:
 Through the board I wish to con- vey to the people of Naugatuck my deep appreciation of their many kindnesses shown me durnig my ions and pleasant term of service. A native Of Quincy, Mass, MT. Slade is a graduate of Harvard Unl- versity. He taught four years in Quincy, Mass, and one year at Dean academy, Franklin, Moss, be- fore coming to Naugatuck.
 When the present high school building was opened May 10, 1905, .here were 115 students enrolled The enrolment gradually increased and six years ago reached peak 1000. It has dropped during the war years and now has SIS stu dents.
 MT. Slade was honored by teach CTS seven years ago at adinner at Old Hundred Inn, Southbury, on the occasion of his 35th anniversary as principal. During his college days MT. Slade was a Harvard varsity baseball player and also played on Naug- tuck town nine when he first cme hers. He maintained keen interest in athletics during the remainder ol his career. No names of any possible candl- dates were mentioned at the open meeting of the board An hour private session was held and it was reported the principalship was dis .ussed at that time.
 Lyons Succeed Mannweiler
 Naugatuck, May 11-Samuel A. Lyons (R), succeeds Emil MannWell- CT (R). as chairman of the Nauga- tuck Board of Education. The cleo tion took place at the first meeting of the new board Thursday. MT, MannWeiler was not candidate TOT reelection,
 John Ash (D). who was elected to the board Monday, was chosen as secretary. He succeeds Michael Nolan CD, who also did not seek reelection.
 Mrs. Valesca Downs made the mo- lions for election of MT. Lyons ana MT. Ash and they were unopposed
 The board empowered Supt. Chit tenden to apply to the federal goV- arnment for .ederal aid in connec- Lion with the Naugatuck Day Nurs- cry. MT. Chittenden explained that ne as superintendent of schools had been asked to take over the man. agement of the Day Nursery. A re- cent federal act authorized boards of education and school superinten- dents to manage such institutions.
 The board authorized it's secretary to request Police Chief John J. Iormley a letter to assign patrol man to handle children going to Hop Brook School who have to cross North Church street at it's intersec- ton with Bridge street.
 The grammar school graduation will be held June 19 a! the Futile grounds and if weather is poor, 1t will be held on the next pleasant evening, MT. Chittenden said.
 The date and site of the high 1. school graduation exercises have not vet been set. This graduation form erlv was held in the Gem theater which has been condemned for pub lie assembly.
 There only two possible sites, MT Chittenden said. One is the high school auditorium which could ac- comodate only 400 persons. The other is an out-of-door site, pos sibly the Futile school grounds.
 Mr. Chittenden told the board that the borough board cut the pro- posed school budget by S6,500 anc said as a consequence he had taken S2.OOO from the fuel item, leaving s8,00O; and S4,500 from the repair item, leaving $500.
 The board expressed it's sympathy to James McCann, high school jan itor for 25 years, whose wife diec Thursday
 The board ratified MT. Chitten- dens action in leasing room in the Futile School to the United States Employment Service for USES of' flee. The lease, for one year, will net the school department $50 monthly MT. Chittenden expressed the belle the office will be of great benefi to Naugatuck citizens.
 MT. Lyons named the following committees: Operations, pr. Edwir Curran, Mrs. Downes; building Peter F. Meegan, Milton Lent; fi' nance, John Ash and the chairman
 Died Yesterday
 August Bengar, 87, died las night at the home of his daughter Mrs. Louis H. Zeun, F Moore ave nue, after a long illness,
 He was born Oct. 15, 1857 il Baltimore, Md. and resided ther most of his life. He came to Nau gatuck in 1938.
 He leaves a son, August w., o Dundolfe, Md, two daughters, Mrs Zeun, and Miss Anne c. Bedgal both of Naugatuck; a sister, Mis Elizabeth Bedgar, and a grand child.
 The funeral will be held Monda, at 2 D. m. at the John F. Teife