New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1919, Page 2

satisf N AND MOON OINTMENT | '™ DICK RELIEF FOR SPANISH UENZA, COLDS, SORE “Th ROAT, CATARRH. Sop nolnt chest and back, snuff up each nostril, and take a on the tongue several times a Anoint with Sun and Moon ent, for tired body feeling, matism hardening of the arteries nerves, stiff joints, tired feet and | = all size 40c, large rs 76¢. lared only by A. W. Lowrie. r sale at Dickinson Drug Co. in 4 and dren with tions. year, pler in which satisfa than ty-five reasonable ir taken ctory Schools e tember, 16 ages, entitl The g from mt er public of sel would ctory eighteen on pupils e .d into nere last school 1918, showed 21 population of 14,711 .children between ‘0“““ high and trade school plant. years of { are the limits of compulsor tendance are { Connecticut, to be provided by the city | adequate | incre: 1918 629 children were to be the number unit that n of . Squipment necess&ry for the | plishment of eff Overcrowded. census, completed a school age. These ages 3 hool at- 14,711 chil- the law and ed, the under school ccommoda- ing the ps n Septe was If all th aken care the minimum rooms additional schools, hool accommodate them in a | anner would be not less | the basis of thir- per room, which is of calculation some portions of number has been and the parochial schools, but it seems safe to say that not less than or 475 must and for al pr(v\ de for the single school noted that all ditio fmthr‘ rochia filled A natural N tria Coat $249.50. Hudson Seal Coat $198.50. A Coatee of Squirrel $19 of i1 .50 is filled The tional 1imit Zast fully In the The Horsfall Co. ASYLUM HARTFORD. Luke 93 ST., and schaol stant CITY ITEMS Hupert has moved his office to ain street.—Adv ht. H. B. Hinman ition as assistant ment 100 in the 1S recently fice |the ¢ the of pup Elihu has ace | has accepted | 12 foreman of | 11¢ Stanley Works. ‘i'o?flfl discharged form the |\ uated meeting of Benefit evening, hall, at 27 be electe the Stanley will be The | has o society ~hanic's s will bar; —Advt k Mildred Wells has accepted a | pn in the dictaphone department Stanley Wor McInerny i her recent illness. Wilbor of this red from his wounds, and has taken up his duties as “Y” r with the Army of Occupation. er Deming, former Wesleyan ball star has been secured as for the Stanley Works basket- am Mary ly nurse i Red o yard. filled school pils—i waiting school lack o shoe counter recuperating | | which |is in mas city has! provid Lincol trict eral immed MacDonald, formerly is now en- °0- oecupl at Charles- 5 “Th in N. Nellie O'Brien is spending the ond at her ho on Tremont four school fillec dancing school 30 Jazz ley school and Tuesday, s -Advt. lessons FORMING ORCHESTRA. orchestra A nes is being formed N the cf the employes of the Stanley B, and rehearsals are held twice bk placed conference room and it is hoped ithin a short time, a first class ptra will be formed. An invita- [lhas been sent throughout the nviting all musicians to become ers of the new orchestra. echool A piano has been of Street occupied and some filled with hool nursery, \|§f‘1">{‘l“i‘ for the | tion center, and the other for the of- ' of the R portabie s rooms, pied, but the school, three-fou be taken them n school r be 1 schools to the the parochi overcrowded conditions, a total number of 142 pupils for whom the-public schools have been sudden- and provide three school rooms. unexpec Report “At the present follows: to the li Grammar hool h the scl Smalley rooms are occupied corridor T rooms. a b use. is t school atte public s t < as Burritt ockwell ed, a ba nt use, a of in Ct Stk the ground Northea verflowed The to is ts g now fuil list of cannot f room “The relief for is now a prospect aof a proposed addition for its Street of whic e n makes it additional urgently nceded diate futt ed. e Osgood ro and tt chool i All th more ty. “In summary—there are rooms in the are not occupied at the present timo for school room purposes. the four rooms on the first floor of the Old Burritt school, voted to the uses of the day nursery the Americanization attendance department, room in the Lincaln Street school of these additional limit and that within the present week one The ove purposes portable school hool, Monree capaci ther rooms in order to meect cven the ent needs of school planned for and provided in the very future in the needs of this growing increase— children— by the public school: ot less than twelve ad- rooms are needed to increased enrollment year. It should of the pa- in the city are now of their capacity rths of the schools, because of s dismissed al h ctedly called upon to On Buildings. time the The high s mit of their school and ave also reached ccammodations. 1001 has every overcrowded. school all regular and six basement in uke as school is room in con- new Elihu Burritt rflowing. in the Ola rooms are used two are used by and two other rooms Americaniza tuation hools ar capacity Prevoc: the The room ooms The asement ecight department of The Bartlett ndance chools. school is now overcrowded in spite of a erable number red to the school in April, 1918 school is much over- ment room ing in s wel] as the school house sit- school play- cansi transter Rockwell d school is into a located Stry in ot The accommodating 7 capacity—and a candidates far be accommodated for open air the Camp district school, through the buildir will doubtless needs. school immedia: school has le that rooms this distr The Elm buildi probat school will ba t in the Streot is fully are. room hool ese ced Hill oms e is 0w T are n for more The four-room occupied should district other is rooms be order to take care of ection of only fiv entire city which These ars at present de- center, and and a the singla It is plain to seo that neither the capac- ity nor pled rooms ean afford mccommodation e Things That Count”, nday evening sermons dist church.—advt. A sories at the for n the loci ay pupila 014 Burritt or ation of these unoccu- living outside of the Lincoln street districts, Ry 1 . tive and complete education and train- | Jutomobile repair of | the “ealls hool that [ authori- situation 6 an in- fbén of the em of the swhich will unless’ in- are pro- at certain of ool buildings ed for further £ relief should cases either by Bfidings on new ioca- rginz nearby scheols e district lin In the 8 high school it is probable eration should now be giv- | Plan for the erection of a #hird building to accommodate the sembly hall and gymnasium and li- brary, tézether with possible quarters | for certain additional phases of trade chool instruction, as for example, work, plumbing, and also to complete the equipment of the heating plant in the rear of the vocational high chool in order to supplgsheat for the and carpentry, | This plan would also permit of the transformation of the present library, assembly hall -.and gymnasium into { much needed additional classrooms. “The problem of the grammar and provocational schonls difficult of i solution. It is possible that the pre | ent assembly hall might be trans | formed into classrooms and that the basement gymnasiums might be used for shop instruction, if a third build- ing were provided for assembly hall and mnasium purposes, thus plac- ing the assembly hall as near the ground level as possible—a change much needed for the sake of the safe- ty of the pupils. “It is also possible that a better plan would he to make no further | changes in the present plant, but to provide for a second grammar school center in the northern section of the city, accommodating in both the new grammar school and the present pre- votational-grammar school, not only the seventh and eighth grades, as at present, but also the first year pupils of the high school, thus making both of these schools junior high schools and relieving the senior high school of some five hundred pupils. If this plan were chosen the new Elihu Bur- ritt school could he used for the junior high school in the north end of the city, if a new elementary school building were provided to replace the Elthu Burritt school Elementary School Needs. “We now come to a consideration of the elementary schools. The Smalley School building should, T believe, be enlarged by the addition of not less than twelve additional school Tooms. This bullding is undoubtedly capable of succesful enlargement and the school 1ot is ample for indefinite en- largement without need for an addi- tional purchase of land. In this build- ing the use of three basement rooms, the library room and the two rooms which have been carved out of the corridors as school rooms should be discontinued. Thus it will be seen that a twelve room addition would actually provide only six rooms more , than are now in use. { “The Bartlett School should be in- creased in size by the addition of not les: ht more rooms, or a new building should be erected in such a location as will take care of the prospective increase in the school pop- ulation of this district. To increase ze of the Bartlett School would require the purchase of a consid an t of land to enlarge the lot and also would probably involve considerable structural changes in the present building to make it safe and sati 3 to location of fire- proof rwa a relocation of the heating plant, and more satisfactory ting. The best solution, although more expensive, wonid undoubtedly be to abandon the present plant and build a new and larger building in a better location. e Tho Lincoln Street School in ny respects the most unsatisfactory school building in the city. The ioc tion and the school lot are unsatis- factory. The present building would probably not lend itself to satisfac- tory enlargement. The school lot is too small—the purchase of additional land would be necessary in case of en- largement. The six school rooms on the north side of the building are too near the tenement block located on the adjacent lot. The older part on the south side of the corridor, including the tower, should in any event, be torn down and new fireproof stairways should be provided. As in the case of the Bartlett School, it would probab be better in the end to sell the proper- ty and build a new and larger school better location. Rockwell School is a he he the lim ent location m be Relief for this school provided partially by the promised addition to the Camp School and partially also by an addition to the Northend School, which ought to be increased by at least elght more school rooms. The Northend School 1ot would permit such enlargement with- | out the purchase of more land, if the addition were made on the front of the present building. This wonld leave a fair sized playground on each side of the building. “Both the East Street and Smith school should be clther enlarged or & new buflding should be provided at such a point ax will be convenlent for the accommodation of the overflow from both buildings. A total increase of not less than ten rooms should } third High | | reached | of possible size on the pres- | { roof of the {even an approximate i ot "SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1016, Fovided for pder to care for br future. B Buildings Must Be Built. third building built Bligh school it would involve the idonment of the present open-air pol building and the provision of quarters for this school. This night be done the school pro- on the these two the needs we plan Building hool uilding the as to vide for s roo if open-air new best to continue plan now by which the domestic scic of the High school are he ble for the preparation of for open-air pupils. In open-air school should obably kept near the center of the city order to be as convenient of acc possible for pupils from all parts of the city. “The Elm Street used as a veterinar ginally purchased as lief for the Grammar school the time when tI P Grammar school building was in cess of erection. At present it dispensable for school use. If the Prevocational Grammar school plant were enlarged, or if a second mar school center were provid the north end of the city, the the Elm street building for room purposes should probably discontinued, although it would possible to consider whether it not properly be used as a school de partment storehouse for school sup plies and in part for a shop for the school repair department. Accommo- dation for both of these purposes much needed, ‘“The Monroe S8ireet chool is lo- cated in a growing section of the city and should be further enlarged, if en- largement is feasible, by the addition of at least four more school rooms to provide for the needs of the district. The building is now overcrowded and it has been necessary each vear for several years to transfer considerable numbers of children who properly be long in the school to the nearest school building where any room could possibly be found. This policy is not only disturbing and unsati ctory to parents, but is also unfair t{o the chil- dren who are kept moving from school to school each year. “The Osgood Hill and Stanley schools both need further enla ment, The growth of the Osgood Hill district makes a further increase of room particularly district, with oll nee 1 responsi- the meals any event, t 1 school, forme stable, an eme was gency re- d vocational is in- is a school population from non-English-speaking a kihdergarten is much need- ed. Tt is impossible to locate & kin- dergarten in the Osgeoéd Hill for the reason that all of the fonur rooms aré now used and needed for the regular grade work of grades 1 to 6, inclusive. Meeting Halls Wanted. Yn addition to the large needs already enumerated there Is 2o ques- tion of the need for praviding gvm- nasfums and assembly halls for such of the distriet schools as are now without these very essential features of a modern school plant. The Elihu Burritt school is the only one of the elementary. schools now having either a gymnasium or assembly hall. It seems unnecessary to set forth to the committee the real need which exists in every school and district for both of these. An assembly hall whero schaol may be aseembled for gene exercises {8 an cssential. Its educ tional influence and value are iacal- ¢ulable. It is unfortunate that the pupils in no one of our elementary schools with the siagle exception of the Elihu Burritt schoel can he brought together in school assembly at any time during the school year. The development of school morals and the inculeation of patriotic spirit are made possible In the assembly hall as in no other way. Further- more, the neighborhood needs in each district make it desirable and necessary that meeting places be pro- vided where neighbarly acqualntance and real Americanism may be culti- vated. Bolsheviem Is not likely to long survive the influence of the pub- lic school assembly hall, which is open for free public use by the citi- zens of the district. These the real strongholds of democracy. In order to carry a full program physical education for the chil suitable mnasium space i needed in each building. It need not be sald that physical education is a fundamental essentlal in education and that it is just as as necessary to have a suitable place for such In- struction as it is to have the regular school rooms for instruction in other school subjects. In addition to neighborhood use of such gymna- siums for young people and adults in after school hours and evemings turnishes an additional means = for wholesome public recreation and the upbuilding of sound character and stable citizenehip. We cannot afford to ignore the neighborhood c¢enters thus be provided in the assembly halls and gymnasiums in the various districts. New Britain needs them sadly. It is manifestly ‘coming homes, the entire 1 of dren which would impossible to state estimate of the | cost of o building program such as has been set forth. It hawever, |none too soon to take up the cons and to e steps eration of such determine upon In carrying out some program of building increase and improvements which will keep New Britain abreast responsibilities and in step with educational improvement in in gen- eral. a program the succ Summary of the Schools. Additlonal school rooms needed follow: High schools or )"n-\ ocational-Grammar hools. East Strect and Smith schools 10 or 12 Smalley school Bartlett school . Lincoln Street school Northend school Monro eStreet school Osgood Hill school Stanley school Assembly halls a8ors and gymnasiums | needed East Street school Smalley &chool. for | seems | ori- ng | pro- | Gram- | be | might | necessary and in this | W, in | considerable degree made up of pupils | school | Bartlett school. Lincoln Street Monroe Street Rockwell school Northend hool. Smith .\("h‘vo' Osgood school school ol ADVISE PERMANENT GARDEN COMMITTEE T.W in Gnarge Bel'eve War, Staaley sch Measure Should Be Continued | Chairman t Camp { with his commerce. 1 offi of nd compilec Herbe "5 committee, the chamber of rden committee, in the .tary Sprague last night, the report of the com- mittee to be submitted at the next meeting of the common council. A recommendation is to be made askin hat a permanent committee be ap- pointed supervise the work that an appropriation be made for the | work. rman Camp's report | follows “The res the fondest e mittee. and i land available in clos certain sectio of the have been readily put effe of the wrden work most gratifyin It has made self reliant and independent. “The effect of the gardens in the purchasec of real estate. BEvery home buyer today insists on having land enough attached to his house to raise his own getables, and parts 0 has a house for sale with- out suflicient land, finds it an almost hopeless proposition of. This means much for future de- velopment of New Britain and make for healthicr and better conditions. “Your committee believes that home gardens. The committee agencies, which should not be mobilized, but should become manent institution in New F We believe they have proved value beyond question and the gratify- ing fin i report of our treasurer, : speaks Sec | | [ ults have been bevond even had been more proximity to it it would to us The L people seen s living the also for to our permanent recommend honorable body that a garden committee or hould be created feature of the city government, and that the board of finance and taxation be requested to provide in their budget an annual | appropriation for the | home rdens he committee also desires to call especal attention to the home canning service which has been performed under the able direction of a special woman's committee headed by Mrs. M. Pascoe. The expenses of this work, provided for by the home garden committee, have been small, and every one who saw the canning hibit at the New Britain tent at the Berlin fair was impressed with the splendid work done. If a perma nent garden committee is appointed it would be prepared to continue the canning work as it has been provided for in the past.” 8 a 1 THRIFT STAMP SALES IN SCHOOLS IS $80,000 Through city thrift stamps to the value of were sold. Substantial so made through the parochial ‘-(‘hunl, so that the approximate total of the school sales of stamps is $30,- 000. The following shows the Academi High school, $10,5 East Street, $4,167; Bartlett $1,311.2 Elihu Burritt, Smith, $3,657.26; Open Vocational High, $6 $811.90: mar, $6,700.25; 429 Stanley, Street, $3,222 Ol1d Burritt, 491.25; Osgood $1,800.50, the public schools of the $234 Trad Gram- $1,- Tonroe Hill, total . 8. FRESHMAN RECEPTION. | The annual Freshman reception held in the High school and the class of 1922 | formally welcomed as a part of student body of the school by the class of 1921. The auditorium was packed with members of both clas: and friends, and an entertainment was given by a troupe of colored | minstrels. Following the show dancing was enjoyed in the gym. until 1:30. Chapman’s orchestra fur- nished the music. the CITED FOR BRAVERY, The parents of C. L. Johnson of this city have been notified by the war partment of his citation for bravery during the T tle of Chateau Thierry in July. A decoration for his service s awaiting the local man and hs will be decorated before leaving France. At the time of the battle at Chateau Thierry, he connected with the 102nd In but he has sinc been transferred to the infantry band of the same regiment. | de- ACTORY STORE The Corbin Screw Stanley Works OPENI Corp.. division of the can Hardware co-operative store open for business on January 20. E tensive repairs are being made in the gtore, which is the- former Gaffney Bros. d a first class grocery and meat market will be started. /On the evening of January 20, the members of the Stanley Workers' -operative society will meet in tha store and elect directors for the coming year and Ameri- will Portralt next a Roosevelt's Glven with York American plement, one nawspnper slze, ready for framing fine quality puper duced in beaulful gravire, Sunday Amerlonn edition limited, o apder from your newasdonlsr today——advt in Gravare, Sundey's New special separate Printed artistically on repro- paga | met | and | pectations of the com- | has been | the | will | their | itself. | | commission | New Britain | | I i | | | | o ba of great aid in the prosecution - BOYS’ EXPRESS WAGONS HERBERT L. MILLS Hardware 336 Main Street “THE WONDERS OF CANADA MONTREAL, QUEBEC and the FAR FAMED SAGUENAY” Colored Views of surpassing interest and beauty. lllustrated lecture. SUNDAY EVENING, 7:30 ) RED CROSS HALL 425 West Main Street Everyone Welcome. Silver Offering. Sunday Evening 1-19. — Rev. Adams of Hartford will preach. John Coleman R S T o e WS T R L TS DML TS P9 MTo8 s T . “THE THINGS THAT COUNT” A Series of Sunday Evening Sermons at the Methodist Church that T am proud of this organization, whose men have proved most efficient and trustworthy in the trying days we have been through and have been loyal and self-sacrificing in the de- niands of both country und company “In the year and orc-heif since the First Liberty Loan, the Stanley Works { corporation and its employees have subscribed for war gifts of various kinds almost $100,000 and have bought War Savings Stamps and have subscribed and been allotted Liberty Loans to the extent of over $1,600,- coo. “Standing back of your government with such confidence and liberality is to be commended, indeed, but I be- lieve you rendered your country a greater service when you worked without interruption of any kind as a unit to produce the greatest amount of war material possible. Your ac- complishrent has been unparalleled and every man or woman who helped has reason to be proud of the service. r loyalty and faithfulness to any during the period of the war and in its behalf, I most cordial- | 1y thank you. BLANKS FOR NITRATES | Applications to Be Presented 16 Gov- FACTORY OFFICIAL THANKS EMPLOYES President Moore of Stanley Works Praises Their Loyalty With the cancellation of some of the war orders, and the pending sus- pension of all war werk in the Stanley Works officials, President E. the city through A. Moore, have issued a message of thanks to the employes for their co-operation during the w. Their financial support given the gov- ernment during the war Is also com- mended in the letter which has been given each employe of the factory and office force. Durlng the war, gifts of $100,000 were given by the employes to various war work funds, and $1,600,000 worth of Liberty Bonds were purchased by the em- ploves. President Moore's message follows: “The armistice has been signed, and it has not only resulted in a ces- sation of hostilities of the troops In the field but a quick suspension of the work of the great {ndustrial army here at home. Many of you have been loval and patriotic soldiers in that army. You are either an Amer- jcan citizen, if possible, or have taken the necessary steps to be one. “Ths government has seen fit to cancel some war orders and to sus- pend others sooner than we had anti- cipated. We have asked 1 the men ernment Representatives By Farm- ers Now at Herald Office. The Herald is in receipt of a num- | ber of blanks which may be obtained on application by farmers who desira {a supply of nitrate of soda, which Is being distributed by the department of agriculture. The applicants must agree, in filling out the blanks, to use the nitrate on their own farms and not resell “except as a land holder or owner ta my tenants for use on my land and then at a’price not exceed- ing the actual cost of the nitrate.” who went into active service to come 3 % back to us, 450 in all. Changing | The nitrate is sold by the government for $81 a ton from war manufacture to the wa 481 e S peace may require a little time and | The blanks, properly filled {must be received by January patience, and it is possible we can- 3 T K one of the following committee: W ot continue to employ all who have Loj : . King, Fast Hartford; George Pat- helped out in the war emergency. We tison, Simsbu W. P. Calder Bris- shall, however, endeavor to make the ‘ s et £ ' | tal; J. W. Alsop, Avon; B. A. Brown, changes required by the government 3 ith the least inconvenionce and loss | 378 Church street, Hartford to thusa who Lave so nobly done théir M duty during the past months. Your service has been performed with a high sense of your duty and privilege as a unit of this nation. You have had the consciousness that you have been standing baok of those chosen by this demoecracy to do its fighting. You have the reward of knowing that you have done your duty, Your loyalty to eountry and compa has permitted this company out 25 by HARTFORD ATTO SHOW. The Hartford Automebile Dealers’ assoclation, Inc.. has secured the Broad street state armory, Hartford, for the annual motor car show the week of February 22 to March 1. Ben F. Smith, who successtully engineered several past shows of the organiza- tion will manage the forthcoming event which promises to outstrip all previous exhibitions. There is to be a separate section for passenger cars, trucks, trailers, tractors and acces o thank you for your patriotic serv- | soriex. Weather permitting the trac- ice, for you Rave that to vour coun- |tors will be demonstrated outside the of the war. It 18 not fitting for me | try 1 do however, want you to know # building.