New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1928, Page 6

OLNES ANALVES “SCHO0L ROBLENS (Continued from First Page) 1936-37, 1.164. Average dally at- Sendance, 1927-28, 1,243. *“The Nathan Hale junior high #chool Increased in average daily at- tendance by €7 pupils, or approxi- mately §% per cent. Average daily attendance, 1926-27, 1, Average daily attendance, 1927-28, 1,291. “The elementary schools show an ncrease in average daily attendance ©f 358 or 4 3-10 per cent. Average daily attendance, 1926-27, §,305. Average daily attendance, 1927-28, 8,663, “The total average daily attend- | ance for all schools for 1926-27 was 31,733, and for 1927-28 it was 12,- | 321, an increase of 538 in all schools for the year, or more than 5 per cent. “It is interesting to note that the | est per cent of increase was in the sepior and junior high schools, and that these are the schools which are now in need of relief from over- crowding. An increase of 8§ per cent yearly in the senior high school means that in six years (in 1933-24) the school may be expected to have &n average number belonging of ap- proximately 1,775 pupils. | “The increase of 6 1-10 per cent the average daily attendance of {the two junior high schools indicates junlor high school membership of @pproximately 3,650 pupils in 1933- Senior and Junior ‘High Problem *In the last 14 years, New Britain has provided only one additional {building to accommodate its rapidly fncreasing Junlor and Senior High {Bchool membershtp, at a cost of 18225,000. T refer to the Nathan Hale unior High school annex. The result /of this is the present shortage of #chool rooms for Senior and Junior High schools. with the prospect of en increasingly serious lack of room in the near future. “That there is need for immediate | action Is too plain to need further demonstration. Until relief is pro- | vided, pupils of Junior and Senior | High schools will suffer serious loss | and injustice because of a shortened | {school day and a curtailed program of studies. Those comparatively few | which these boys and girls can | give to school will be passing, and | lean never be made up . The losses ‘sustained will stand as a record of the results of delay in the solution | of the problem of high school ac- gommodations. ‘The first step in the solution ef | this problem should be the erection ‘of an addition to the present Senior High school, which will make the | 8enlor High school a completed and | modernized high school, with a ca- pacity of two thousand: pupils. This plan of procedure seems preferable to all others so far suggested, be- cause (1) it is the least expensive way in which to provide sizeable and modern high echool plant; (2) it is the least expensive to administer; (3) it prevents the separation of pu- pils of the Senior High schood, and 80 promotes mutual good will, un-| derstanding, and appreciation | among all Senior High school pu- pils representing all sections of the | city; (4) it offers at least a tem- porary relief for the present and prospective overcrowding of the Ju- nior High schools. “It May not be out of plac: to| correct an impression which inay be | in the minds of some to the effect | that while the city 1s obliged to| 'maintain elementary schools, it is mot under any obligation to main- tain a high school. The presence in the Senior High school of tuition pupils from Newington and other towns, is the answer to this impres- School slon. It is true that New Britain is ot obliged to maintain a achool. But it is also true that every boy or girl in New Britain or in any | other town in Comnesticut who de- | sires a high school education is as- sured of such education by the state board of education, and the town or city in which he resides must pay for it, together with necessary trans- portation to and from school, if the school is in some town other than |that in which the pupil lives. (In certain small towns in Connecticut, | the state deplrtment of educaion is | responsible for one-half of the ex- pense for high school tuition and | transportation. This provision would not apply to New Britain.) What is the Matter With the Pres- ent Scnior High School Plant? | “This question may be answered | briefly as follows: "It is too small. It has been so inadequate for some time that all vailable space that could by any means be used for school room pur- | poses has been converted to that use, including rooms in basements |and elsewhere that are entirely un- | suited for classrooms. | “The continued growth of the | school will within a year make it | necessary to divide the school into | two sections, giving onl a half day of schooling to each section. | Al science laboratories, includ- |ing those for general science, bi- | ology, chemistry and physics need to {be provided with modern furniture |and equipment. “All toilets need to be modern- |ized and made to conform to the | present plumbing code. | “The electric lighting and wiring | needs to be overhauled and improv- |ed in order to make it safe and | efticient. It is well known that the wiring of the Academic Bullding Is not only too light to carry the cur- rent required to adequately light the building, but also involves a con- |stant risk of fire from overloaded wires. “The auditorium, with a present capacity of approximately 700, 18 |too small. In any properly equipped | Senior High school it is vitally nee- | essary to have an auditorium which will permit all of the pupils of the school to meet in general assembly at the same time, to promote mu- tual understanding and apprecia- | tion, to build up a sound public | opinion in the school, and to insure a fine school spirit. Here in the au- ditorium is where principal, teach- ers, and natural leaders among the | pupils wicld an influence of incal- culable value and mportance which goes far beyond the achool and af- fects the life of the community. For vears the inadequate size of the present auditorium has made it im- possible to assemble the entire school, with a consequent loss to the student body. For years it has been | necessary to so curtail admissions to | graduation exercises that friends and relatives of the graduating pu- pils have been barred by hundreds. The school needs an auditorium that will accommodate the entire | student body at one time. If the school is to have a class room space for two thousand pupils, the auditorium should also accommo- date two thousand pupils. “Nor should such an auditorium serve school needs alone. It should be so designed, equipped and man- aged as to serve community needs and purposes as well. Concerts. conventions, lectures, dramas, should all be accommodated, and at such a rental as will make it possible for New Britain to have the best which the country has to offer. This would not only meet a real community | need, but would bring to the city | increased patronage for hotels and merchants, and make New Britain a city of even larger importance than it now is. “The gymnasium facilities are entirely inadequate. They need to be increased and improved if we are to comply with the legal re- quirement of two and one-half hours YOU MUST SCRUB FOR HOURS TO GET LITTLE ALICE SO WHITE S CLOTHES NO INDEED 1 DON'T SCRUB A BIT —=OR BOIL EITHER NEXT WASHDAY for whiter clothes — and "no-work” washdays WHAT WHITENESS / AND SO EASY/ NO WONDER EVERYONE PRAISES RINSO THE GRANULATED SOAP NSO NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER U, 1028, por week of physical tralning for high |esch pupll in the school. “While the general atructural conditions in the academic and vo- cational high school buildings are sound and safe, it is true that there 19 much need of refinishing for the walls and ceilings throughout the twe bulldings. This is due to two reasons, one, because of the fact that the schoel repair appropriation has never been large enough to make the necessary renovations, and two. because for the last few years it would have been wasteful to make extensive renovations or changes in view of the expectation of the more general changes that would be involved in the enlarge- ment of the plant. “There was a time when a school house consisted of four walls, con- taining only plain rooms having thirty or forty desks, and black- boards. Such a school house will no longer meet the needs of the pres- ent day. The schools have changed and the school houses must change with the school needs and activities. This is particularly true of high schools. The modern high school should be planned to meet the needs of classroom use, expanded courses of study, special subjects and extra curricular activities. It must also have a spaclous auditor- ium with a well equipped stage, and ample gymnasiums for boys and girls, with adequate bathing facili- ties. Furthermore, it must be plan- ned and equipped to serve not only pupil needs, but the general public as well. The Cost of School Bulldings “The opening of the Robert J. Vance school in November and the Benjamin Franklin school in April added two fine school buildings to| our school plant and at the same time gave relief to aggravated con- ditions of overcrowding and part time schooling in the Monroe and Washington school districts. “The Lincoln, Roosevelt, Robert J. Vance and Benjamin Franklin schools are buildings of which New Britain may well be proud. They are representative of the best and most modern in ‘ hool planning and equipment. The reduced cost of the Vance and Franklin schools has been most gratifying to the school committee. \ Che following statement shows thy relative costs of the Roosevelt, Lincoln, Vance and Franklin school, giving the approxi- mate cost of the buildings and cost per pupil: Roosevelt ...... $280,419.93 $467 Benj. Franklin.. $179,583.23 $300 Rebert J. Vance $258,769.83 $323 Lincoln $303,199.09 $378 “A ditference of 36 per cent be- tween the cost per pupil of the Roosevelt and Franklin schools is shown in the above tabulation. This reduction has been brought about in large measure by the omission of the basement story in the Vance and Franklin schools. School Expenses “The general increase in school costs as indicated on the above table is a matter of concern to school committees and the public generally. ‘The condition is not peculiar to New Britain—it is widespread and is a subject of general discussion. “Since approximately 80 per cent of the entire school expense is for salaries, it is safe to say that economies of any considerable amount can be effected only in the item of salaries in one or more of the following ways: “Reducing the salary rates, In- creasing the number of pupils per | teacher and so reducing the total | number of teachers in some or all | grades of schools, | “To reduce the salary rates would | I result (1) in a discontented teach- ' ling staff, and (2) in a distinct dis- | advantage in competing for the' services of able teachers in the open market, and (3) the loss of many of our strongest teachers. “The increase in the size of ' classes in elementary grades, when we consider that the average num. ber of pupils per teacher is 35, would be an experiment of doubtful value. ‘he increase of the size of classes Knowing How to Dress — to Buy. 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X~ in Junior High schools, where the average number of pupils per teach. er is 25 and in the Senior High school, where the average number of pupils per teacher is 19, is a mat- ter which in my opinion deserves serious and careful consideration. “I appreciate fully the cordial support of the school committes as well as the intelligent cooperation of the entire school department staff, through another school year. “Respectfully submitted, “STANLEY H. HOLMES, “Superintendent of Schools.” Comparison of Costs In comparison of per pupil costs based upon average daily attendance in several Connecticut cities, Mr.| Holmes submitted atatistics which revealed the following: Bridgeport, $86.65; Hartford, $125.72; Meriden, $108.34; New Britain, $89.29; New Havem, $87.10; Stamford, $115.84; ‘Waterbury, $113.67; average, $108.34, Figures prepared by Mr. Holmes show that “all school costs” per pupil in this city increased from $40.26 in 1916-17 to $89.29 in 1926-27. The costs in high school jumped from $59.58 to $146.41 dur- ing that period and the costs in ele- mentary schools increased from $36.51 to, $7! tage of increase for high schoel was 144, fer elementary scheels 114 and for all schoels 121. The attendance at high schoel went frem 1,098 to 1,790 and at clomnentary achoels from 9,943, The increase in sttendance for all achools’ was from 7,343 to 11,. 733. In dollars, for all schools, the increase was from §295,580 te $1,047,656. Runaway Girls Are Suspended by School Northfield, Mass., Bept. 14 (UP)— Marian Mullen, 15, of Broekiyn, N, Y., and Mary Shapleigh, 14, of Buf- falo, N. Y, whe were found in Exeter, N. H,, last Sunday after they had disappeared from Northfleld seminary, will be suspended for one year by seminary autherities. Previously it had been reported the girls might be expelled as a re- sult of their escapade. 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