nay Mid High
And Advoflhhoa
("N'll
\cnv-
Phone 92 and 93
. 21.15” El‘ 1870
' FiRST CLUE
ROBBERYOF
B. GALLAHER
en Drawer Found
Newtown Avenue
iiunt for Men in
but
':A:A:N‘"K§AIN?
ieiouS Characters
.w 1r Near Galla-
Home —- Watch
1 i ll ith Drawer
». in the robbery of
!' {Lillngher home in
lvltillleli it) the atten-
:llk I’oiicn Depart-
Ime of the. drawers
ti'tl in the Gallagher
“.nl contained articles
itigt'iitt‘l' with table
ml mvr to the police.
found by Stephen
i ll‘ of the fence near
-r heme in Newton ave—
(
t
t
l“
2 S
Hill the sideboard
night. Mr. Gregory
exit. of the Gallagher
,.. 'siivwi .‘lr. (,tt-llagher
.v liw- Ill’.‘l\'-6‘I'. 'l'l‘loz Int-
l~lvl the police of the
tm'nul the, drawer
HT ill" rtllplnye Of NIP.
\\ltllt' the Tzinn was
(:uilughcr home. he
lenn automobile
The trio eyed
suspiciously turned
lime-ti him a. second
the f.tet that a. maid
winr home noticed a
— mo men near the
. in the robbery, the
wt itlv .I. that. the. then in
' l:.t\l' lot-cu implicated
.\ good description
in the nutmnobile is in
n of the police.
"nn “ith til". police
Hw- pzmt tun wet-ks. a.
vim :« r on \\'est avenue
mil-1' untmnobilo show-
,.1 lm‘ residents in that
l :llmnl ‘J o'clock last
the police have no rec-
l'li'l'lllli. the man, said
‘1 ltiolilng character, is
stopped v”v0 little
along \i’est“ avenue.
:: :iwny, whereupon the.
. t :Tvv stopped two more
In huvu followed them
. thtu distance.
x no noticed the happen-
tiw mun while the police
Hull-wt. The fellow pro-
.all street and into a
it i»- unrlu-rstood that
tmuted the character
wt it vrnwl he. lived in
M .nivt. No arrest was
1
u“
3v .'t
'HHWL
.:i
Ii“
.l Alvseriptlon of the
rl Knapp plant with
'l.".\" lil charge of the
His.“—
1'“ embraces five
.- put-Me power house
.zllil steel construction
‘v‘llli :1 Hour area. of
e. l'vcl.
timlr center is devoted
.i. storage. and distribu-
w m-riuls. including fur,
l"tllllt'r‘.“. hat bands.
alcohol. boxboard.
'illlers, and the. thou-
nmtcrinls rang-
lo a earload of
' color, iithoxzraphcd
I» cover the boxes in
i'u‘tlvs and Knapp Felt
Ml. (in the cast are
:-:irtm- nts, 1‘. machine
r shop. and mainten—
tievotml t0 the care
.trd it.= equipment. G.
:r»- rintendent, of main-
, lilock Department is
. n'cr lloor.
-r nr the tloor near the
is :1 large steel chest
..rl‘._\ (oils of steam pipe.
.lll‘ ir.i., doors leading to
. nmpnrtments capable
. dozen hat.- pcr day.
r li()X(5 ‘tSPd are made
'l»li:.;ht£‘d department.
nth glass partitions on
'i i.” liOY department l3
Hurry Youngs.
‘: Department. located
l“t't'i\’l'S nll hats after
l ~z~cclinn. Charles Nardi
f the packing.
«mi floor directly over
':r- iuulls and connect—
1 stairway is the blow-
:‘f. The fur after sey-
. is very clean and loses
1' tent in weight. The
ilit‘illlH
hmwnp
u
A
Several .
Entered as secondmla‘ss matter at the 5an office at
South Ncrwalk, Comm, under the Act of’lilarch 3. 1879-
x
PINCHOT’S WIFE’S
“BETTER MAN” ON
STUMP, SAYS HE
Mrs. Cornelie Bryce l‘inchot.
wife of the
has an
Mrs. Gifford l’inchot.
governor of Pennsylvania,
unusually strong influence in the
politics of the state. The. governor
frankly admits she is "the better
man" as n. czmipuigner. She. plans
to become a. stump speaker in the
coming state and national cam-
paign.
Legion Commander
Praises Norwalk Post
Commander Leltoy D. Downs.
I‘nst Comander Joseph L. Brother—
ton. Vice Commander Anson F.
Keeler and Adjutant Archibald Mer—
riam of the Frank C. Godfrey Post.
No. 12, American Legion, attended
a meeting of the commanders of
the posts of the American Legion
in Bridgeport last evening, at which
time a resolution endorsing the
speech made by Senator McLean
\V’ednesday on adjusted compensa-
tion'wns passed and (I. copy of the
resolution forwarded to Senator Mc-
Lean.
It was also stated at that. meeting
by Department Commander Arm-
strong of \Vaterbury that the Nor-
wall: Post had made during the your
past, the greatest increase in mem-
bership of any of the posts in the
county.
B l' SKIS“ AVE! SMAN .
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Bella Buskrzr.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Bus—
ker of Newtown and George J. ivcis-
mun’ of Bridgeport. The. ceremony
was performed in Ilotsford. January
6. Mr. \Veisman general office
isl
manager of the ll. Jacobs and Son
Shoe company. 3
i'iTtllPTION 0F DEPARTMENTS
EN CROFUT AND KNAPP PLANT
clean fur is next passed to large bar—
rel shaped machines culled formers.
The exact qtmntity required to make
a. hat roughly a large double. hand-
ful is fed into the fornur and by
vacuum is sucked onto a large brass
perforated cone which forms a large
cone shaped body of tissue paper
texture. which is the beginning of.
hat. It is then rolled to harden it.
Sizing is largely a hand process,
assisted at certain points by mechan-
ical means. Boiling hot water and
gentle rolling, gradually increased
in \',lgor change the large tissue- like
cone to a much smaller one of
smooth, firm tclt. Edward Ban-cu,
is in charge of the sorting, Patrick
H. llaugh of the sizing. and Robert
Doulens of the muitl-rollers.
As mentioned in the description of
the blowing process, small particles
of hair are present in the fur and
these will not. combine to Vmake felt,
but find their way to the surface. In
the pouneing department the pro-
Jccting spears of fur are cut off with
rapidly rotating knives called shav-
ers, and the felt body is then pounc-
ed with fine sand paper to smooth
the surface. The fine dust which
results from these operations is in-
stantly caught by a. vacuum air cur-
rent and conveyed to dust bins. Alex
Roberts has charge of the pouncing
department. The “Grey Stock" cou-
slstu of hats sized and ‘pounced.
awaiting the dyeing and blocking
operation. All of the operatlmis
just described are under the super-
vision of George ‘V. Dykeman, Sup.
erintcndent of Back Shop opera.
tions. -
Dyeing hats is an intricate com-
bination of scientific knowledge and
practical experience in the study of
the eflect of colors upon fur of
'
(Céutiuued on Page .Flve) .
:11: Evening Sentinel,
"til Norwalk, Conn.
i "‘1emen:-—-
The Crofut & Knapp
‘- W'nved to be. Your
E . thing Sentinel and it! mfszor
. ion in making the 0pm
mob!
then-wonderful co-oper-
thdr new plant the success
section in a. mutu- piece.
‘
Pi we Cent Fare Will
lic Utility Commission, announced today that thi’flvodoenii
which has been in effect on West avenue, Norwalk, for mo -
two years under a series of temporary orders, would coatii! ‘-
‘ Rates on all other lines in Norwalk, however, will bosom
same 9n Feb. 10 as elsewhere throughout the state. ,
SAYS FOOTBALL
MAKES OOOO
BUSINESS MEN.
“Tad” Jones I‘alks to
Kiwanis About the
Game -—— Advice t 0
High School Boys
TEAM WORK
Famous Athlete De-
clares Players
Should Sink Person-
ality to Gain Victory
"l have a message. for the mem—
br-rs of the Not-“alk High school
football team. There is only one
type of man who can play football
successfully. lie, is the man that
can forget self for the good of the
team. live is the fellow who can tip-
preciate his obligation to captain.
team-members. classmates, school
and community. If a man has not
this responsibility. no coach can
make him a football player.
“lie must be a boy of clean living:
:1. body ready to sacrifice anything
the captain asks him to: must have
a. competitive spirit to meet his op-
ponents; he must have confidence
in himself; he must have self eon-
troi. never lost» his temper and if he
does to keep it under the cover of
a smile."
This was the message. of “Tad"
Jones, famous Yule, football coach.
delivered yesterday to members of
the Norwnlk High School football
squad at the Kiwanis luncheon held
—_.,
(Continued on Page 12).
SNEAK THIEF
ROBS ROOM lN
NURSES HOME
Visits Place on “Pay
Day” but Gets Only
$10.50—Breaks Win-
d o w — H e a r d. in
Room
The Nurses' Home in Connecticut
avenue was entered by a. burglar
\Vednesday evening between six and
six-thirty o'clock. during the severe
rain and wind storm. The thief
gained entry to the building by
smashing a glass window of one of
the rooms on the west side of the
building. and there is evidence that
he attempted to get into another
room as the window screens were
found to be broken.
The room entered by the burglar
is occupied by Miss Muhoney and
Miss Huh. ()ne of thc’ girls lost $9
and the other $1.50. \Vhen the nur-
ses who were in the building heard
someone in the room, they telephon-
ed ao the'poliee. headquarters. Offi-
cer Jules Bocniseh was sent to the
home, but failed to catch the man.
It is said a shot was fired at the
intruder.
It. is believed at the hospital that
the robbery was committed by some-
one not entirely unfamiliar with the
place and the customs there and
who probably knew that. Wednesday
was pay day for the nurses.
N owack Released;
Bond is Furnished
August A. Nowack of Saugatuck,
who was bound over to the Superior
cOurt by Judge\Vosburgh in the up-.
town. city court yesterday morning
when probable cause was found on a
charge of intent to break'and ‘é'nter,
is at liberty today.’ The $750 bond
ordered b Judge Vosburgh in ‘the
case was furnished for the accused
by Herbert Nowack of Saugatuck. _,
Now ck was also fined $25 and
costs 0 an assault charge. The fine
was paid by Robert Tongue.
The accused was arrested after he
had been caught attacking Mrs. H.
M. Perry of 47 Welt avenue. It'was
brought out at the hearing that he
attempted to enter thehouse through.
thd windows.
Attach Property“. .
of Harvey J. White.
An attachment. was filed this
morning. with Town Clerk Herbert
R. Smith against the property of.
Harvey J. White for $6,000. in favor
of Harry F. Cook of New Haven.
It in alleged that a bill of 85 ,‘500
is owed Cook by White. DImages
of $6, 000 are asked and the can
returnable in the Superior Court
Confirms Reports a
Increase a n d Dei-
clares it is Due to “
Falling Revenues _ ;
WAGES UP ’
Statement Shows De-
crease i n F u n" d 5
Since Men Received
More Pay Last June”
The Connecticut Company today
confirmed the report of an increase
in its trolley fares, beginning Feb.
10, and has issued the following
statement:
“The s‘ory of the Connecticut;
Company's finances immediately fol~
lowing the war. until relief was ob-
tained from some of its burden: in
1921,1ms been often told and re-
peated. Everybody now underu dands
that. during that time, costs rose so
rapidly that rates of rare could not
adequately keep the pace. The fact
that The Connecticut Company owed
the State of Connecticut slightly
over $1, 800, 000 in back taxes was ul-
so generally known throughout the
State.
"In 1922. after relief measures
had been put into effect, particularly
the regulation of severe jltncy com-
petition, the company was able to
pay over $360,000 to the State on
its back taxes. and. in 1923 $665,000
was paid on his particular item In
addition to this. current State taxes
of over $840, 000 were paid during
the two year period. In the mattér
of back taxes, due xfbce the war
period. there Itlil remains to be paid
to the State. however. about fisuflg.
000. i. , i
"In an effort to keep the street car
rate of fare at. the lowest po=sible
point, the company made a volun-
tary decrease in the then existing
rate of fare of ten cents in March.
192:3. by the introduction ot the
token tare. scllng three tokens for
25c. At the tine this was Tut into
effect, the trend of revenues was up-
ward (because of the 10 cent. fare)
and the trend of wage rates and
other costs of operation was down-
ward.
“Continued increase in riding and
a. reduction in rates of wages. to-
gether with numerous economics of
operation put into effectvnade poss-
ible another voluntary iuc'ien in
rate by the company wh , '11 April,
19:13 the token rate was ’ eduecd to
:3 for 150.
"Since the latter date, material in-
creases in wage rates Were. necu'sary
and were made in June 1923. This
marked increase in payroll costs has
resulted n an upward trend in ex-
pense 0 operation. The rate “eduo
tion of April has resulted in a
steady downward trend in revenues,
and it is obvious that a. readjust-
ment of the token rate is uupemtive.
by withdrawing the second volun-
tary decrease put into effect. last
April,- and returning to the farmer.
3 for 25¢ token rate. The following
figures will show the present condi-
tions referred to:-—-
“If the reduction of last April in
token fare. that is the reduction
from an 8 1-3 'eent fare to a 7 1-2-
cent fare, is considered in a per—
centage way. it will be seen that the
fare reduction was exactly 19 per
cent.
"From June 131: (the date of the
wage increase) to December 3131:”
1923. the decrease in revenue com-
pared with the same period of 1922
was $197, 000. of 2 per cent. More
passengers were carried than in the
1922 period, but not enough to ef-
feet the token fare reduction. If
the decreases in revenue 3y months
is considered, howver, the trerd is
readily perceived. As stated above.
the decrease for the entire ,‘perlod
(June to December) was 2 per cent.
.AG
The loss in revenue for the month '
of Novgnber. 1923 compared with
November. 1922. was 84!. 000 or 4
per cent. and the loss for the month .
of December. 1923, compared with
December. 1922 was :86 590 or 7
per cent. The decrease in Decem-
ber was at the rate of $2, 000 per
day.
"The wage moraine of Past Julie
has a most important: bearing on
this situation; The increases in
rates of pay It. that: time increased
the payroll over the name periOd
(June 1 to December p) in 1992 by
$459.000. In percentages. this is a
9-1 2 increase over 1922, and um-
ountu to a payroll increase of $2,150
a. any.
“The loss in revenue during last
Déeemberul compared with Decent»
her 1922,13! $2. 800 per (la-(y. coupled
with an increase in visions of 32.-
150 per da9 show-4h: cash condi-
compmfi' v' in
Bridgeport on the that M in W
February. Taylor and Cullen.
resent the plaintiff.
Edward Domen- mag
Turin may“
lv‘rnnk' Hendrick
"Frank Hendrick. a New York
lawyer whose physlognomy often
cause: him to be mistaken
for President Calvin Coolidge,
has launched a polemic agalnst
the Bok peace plan ‘ prize
Iward committee which he charges
with being naturally too predis—
posed .to. two:- the League or Na-
tions. so that no plan which ignored
the League could receive fav ble
conulderation. Hendrick eut ed a
pm; in the contest.
PUT OFF [DEA
9F COMBINING
HURCHES
S. N. Congregational
Holds Annual Meet-
ing—To , Raise
Money for MllSle
Thé‘umiuul business meeting of
the “South Norwalk 'fCongrcgational
Church watt held in: the Sunday
Schfifitoo‘m Tut evening, with about
duty-five members present. Rev; 1".
”#951 t - , 2.... .
? Thé bddget (for this yeI3‘wesal-md
and approved and a. motion was
made and approved to raise and pay
the $1150 deficit-from last year. It
was vote to appoint a committee to
raise 3.1600 for music for the cur-
rent \car. The most radical change
in the budget; for this year was the
putting of the Chureh School on the
regular church budget for $700. The
report for the past year showed
that the church had raised. for ben-
evolenees and its, expenses, about
$13,000.
Fifty new members were .aken
into the church last vear.
The appointing of a. committee to
take upfldze matter of consolidation
with the uptown church was .nde-
finitely postponed.
, Carlton Underwood. Lawrence R.
Patti, and'Mrs. Harry L. Hayes were
elected members of the business com-
mittee to serve three years. Dea-
cons Jolm‘IA Henry and George N.
Vi’ilson were fe-elected to serve
three years.‘ Francis K. Northrop
was elected treasurer of the Church
and the Benevolent Fund. Miss Hel-
en Swartz-was re-elected treasurer
of the Deacons' and Seymour funds.
Joseph Gorham was re-eh'cted head
usher, and George N. \"il (in was re-
elected chureh clerk:
LINCOLN COUNCIL NOTES
The regular weekly meeting of
Lincoln Council. No. 4, 0. U. A. M.,
will be held tonight in Progress
Forum Hail. There will be a re-
heat-sat of the degree team prior to
going to Bristol tomorrow. All
members who are going‘go Bristol
should be on hand tonight and
make arrangements for transporta-
tion. The committee will provide
plenty of cars to take all who wish
to go.
“SEE XE [CA FIRST”
PARIS, January 18.——A bill im-
posing a aux-tax on the hotel bills of
all foreigners who visit In France
has been introduced in the cham-
ber of deputies,» "
Classified Adages
- G Times is “ever .a.
secret. to itself. But a
genius for making and'
saving money is no
secret _ to anybody
whosé mind and eyes
‘are open to the upper-
tunities of the A—"B-C
Classified Columns.
Cl). ARTAKFSUP
5:11: Inch acted as chairman at the
’ a The program for the afternoon‘
_ ‘ while drlvlng 3 01:34:01: Ford truck
- up Woodward avenue My aft.
Qf Building Site
Also Hears Leo Davis
Talk on his Travels
-- Mrs. B a r n u m
Chosen Delegate,
The. Daughters of the American
Revolution, Nor-walk chapter, held
their January meeting yesterday in
the old town house.
Committee: were appointed to take
charge of a card party to be held
this month and a. rummage sale for
April or May.
Mrs. George R. Barnum was
chosen as a. delegate to represent
the Chapter at the National Con-
gress, “'ashlngton. in April. Alter-
naten—Mrs. Christian Snartz. Mrs.
Robert \Vay. Miss Daisy Hoyt. Mrs.
Norton R. McCausland. Mrs. LeRoy
Montgomery. Mrs. Lillian S. Ab-
bott, Mrs. B. M. Andrews. Mrs. H.
D. Shufelt. Mrs. J. Milton Coburn,
Mrs. Leo Davis. The alternates have
the privilege of attending the State
convention in March at New Haven.
The electric lights having been'
reported as unsafe, the Regent ap-
ponlted Mrs. George W. Carroll, Mrs.
George R. Barnum and Mrs..Liltian
8. Abbott as a. committee in charge
of repairs.
The subject of the Nathan Hale
monument was brought before the
society. Several suggestions had
been received by the committee ap-
pointed at an earlier meeting. One
was in favor of placing the bronze
tablet in the wall of the proposed
addition to the H‘ in sense?! This
tablet. costing fifty dollars, was
given by the school children. An-
other one suggested the northwest
corner of the Green and still another
the triangle near Trinity church. A
fourth one advised the Chapter to
kee: the monument and place it on
the Matthew's property when that
land wan bought by the city. The
matter is still um: consideration.
opened with a. song, “To You Alone,"
by one of Norwalk' 5 most. talented
soloists. Mrs. Edward R. Sherman.
This was followed by "Ah, My Be—
loved." The audience .was so de—
lighted they called-l’or a. third song.
“I Know \Vhere a Garden Grows."
wasvthen rendered. Miss Jeanette
Uhle was the accompanist at the pi-
ano.
Leo Davis was then introduced as
the speakermf the afternoon. .Mr.
Davis had only one hour in which
to take'hls audience to Africa, Eu-
rope and Asia. Beginning with his
first stop at. Maderla he quickly
went to Lisbon. That city left a
bad impression. Child welfare work-
(rs are needed there—sthe children
evidently never bathe. They sit
around the streets with faces cov~
ered with ‘ loathesome sores. and
these in turn are a resting place for
files. Gibraltar impressed him_ with
its strength, Lionte Carlo and Nice
were beautiful and Genoa was noted
as the birth place of Columbus.
Mount Vesuvius was seen in all its
splendor; the Blue Grotto was
visited and later they were fortun-
ate’enough to see Stromboli in ac-
tion.
Athens and Constantinople were
most. interesting—Damascus and
Jerusalem were‘followed by Cairo
and the pyramids. Leaving the ship
at Naples. Rome. Switzerland, , a.
tiny bit of Germany and Paris,
clos'ed'the tour.’ Like ,all travelers
the skyline of New York was the
most. beiuuful sight of all. Europe
with its poverty faded away and a
thankfulness filled his heart that
they were back again in the land of
plenty. '2.)
‘ Arising vac “ offhanksava; given
to the speaker, after which the
meeting adjourned.
McKinley- Gamp to -
' ‘In‘stall Officers
' The joint ln’ha‘il‘atiou'ot 'ofii'cérs'of
“’llliam McKinley camp and Mc-
Kinley'Auxiliary‘ will be held next
Tuesday night. Arrangements to
esters' hall, High ”street were made
last night. Prior to the installation.
a. supper will be served.
The auxiliary officers will be in-
stalled by Mrs. Anna-VValkeer New
Britain. She will be assisted by
Chief of’ Staff Mr's.‘ Ellen G: Berry of
Hartford. The McKinley camp 01-.
fleet-s will be installed by Department
Commander. Jame. Veitch' of South
Mhuch'estér. 'aa‘sdt'ed ‘b’ ' Department
Historian Edward. Smi h of Bridge-
port. ’
William W. of Lubruno place.
érhooii; shtick m'fidrae, "ago 12
”In. and new bar down. The
haul-Bah
1.
iS BURIED 1N
’GLASSAS-TRUCK
TURNS OVER
Auto Tries to Avoid
Boy in-West Avenue
and Another C a r
Hits it
Adolph Fitz of Bridgeport had a
very narrow escape from serious in-
jury yesterday in West avenue.
when the small Ford truck he was
driving, loaded with glass, turned
over. .
Maxwell Andrews of Stamford
was driving a Ford coupe down .West
avenue, in the same direction that
Fitz was going, when a basketball
that two High school girls were
bouncing as they walked down the
street. rolled out into the road. a
boy who was walking with the girls
ran out into the road. in the path
of Andrew's car and to avoid hitting
him he swerved to one side and the
truck driven by Fitz, which was com-
ing along in back, hit the Andrew's
ear and turned over.
Fitz was covered with glass when
the car turned over 'but only re-
ceived slight cuts on his wriist and
nose. The car that he was driving
was badly damaged. The only dam-
age to the car driven by Andrews
was a blowout in the left rear tire.
Car Gone, Police
Hold, his Friend
The local police were notified last
evening by the Mamaroneck. N. Y.
authorities. that they were holding
Cart Malenski of Saugatuck, in that.
city. on the charge of stealing a.
Star sedan, owned by Joseph Hertz
of this city. fro ‘min front of the
Armory in thishcity’.
The local police notified ’ Hertz.
who stated that. Malenski was a
friend of his. ’ When Hertz went to
_the Armoryto Sethimrlnlrfight.
he found it gone. but thought that
It had been put in the garage at the
Armory. by some of his friends and
did not notify the police, that the
car had been stolen. '
Malenski stated to Hertz this
morning that he went to Mamaro-
neck to visit some of his friends and
that he took Hertz’s car from in
front of the Armory to make 'l‘a
trip. as he did not think. that Hm'z
would care. He was picked up in
Mamaroneck. by the police of that
city. who were suspicious of him
and made some inquiries. He was
released upon the request of Hertz
this morning.
Wherle, Buick Agent,
to Extend Building
Work was started yesterday by
Contractor Clarence I. Finch on an
addition to the garage of Henry
“’herle, the local Buick dealer, which
is estimated will cost 320.000.
Another floor will be added. mak-
ing it a. two story building. There
will also be an addition in the rear.
It is hoped to complete the work
by April 1.
Silvermine Artist
‘Illustrates Cobb Tale
Illustrations drawn by Worth
Brehm, artist. “‘lO resides in the
Silver-mine section, appear in this
month's issue of the Cosmopolitan,
in conjunction with a. story written
by Irvin S. Cobb.
These are among the first of Mr.
Brehm's illustrations to appear in
the large magazines. He is well
known in this city and has shown
great ability as an artist.
KI‘VAKIS GUESTS
Among the guests at the Kiwanis
Club's luncheon yesterday were:
Hugh Timothy: A. C. Hoyt. Ely Ray,
mond. Edwin Hoyt. S. R. Bray,
James S. O’Boyle. Russell Frost, Jr.,
Rev. F. H. Jacobs; Rev. George B.
Ton‘tbklhs’,‘J. W. Marvin, In. Oscar
Rowland. Dr. Me on, Thomas
Tattle. M. BtAbram's, H. Jacoby. M.
Lynch. Dr. McFarland, Mr. Richard-
son. R‘. s. Van Buren. Philip Jakob
Russell Frost, H. A. Wood, Seymour
Curtis, P. N. Knapp. Dr. Dexter
Hitchcock. Attorney Ira. Gregory.
Gerald R. or. L. C.
George Mathewson.
Holds Joint Meeting
with Councilmen —4
Douglas Nash Gives
BEST, HE SAYS
Declares Population.’ 18
M0ving Toward Hill,
--Tells About East
Norwalk
The committee from the Common
Council and the Board of Education
at a meeting held last night in "
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Senior High school re-affrmed’
d cision to purchase the Andrew’s
pxqgerty in Falrfield avenlle as &
site or the new Junior High schfooL
This decision was reached after in:
various sites propOSed at the om
mass meeting held last Monday night
at the city hall were discussed. ‘
A statement from Douqu ‘E.
Nash, president of the Board. at
Education as to why the purchase
of the Andrew's site was re- affirmed.
follows:
The Statement.
“In discussing the location of 3‘
school building it is first nece-ry
to determine what grades and
what section of the city will be taken‘
care of by that building.
“Because of the distinct comdmnla
ties and distances between them. In
our city, it seems not advisable to
have one central building to take
care of all the Junior High school.
pupils. A large majority of the
children would have to ride and tho I
discomfort and expense of transmrE'
tation would more than offset an!
advantage one central Junior H3511
school might hav c.
“The town is naturally divided into!
three sections by the harbor, any
section east and one west of the:
harbor and the third to the no
These three sections can be dfvtd
for school purposes into practically:
equal ar the eastern area being
:qnewhat smaller than the Omar,
0.
'Having approximately deferral“
the areas the next problem is to
cate the center of population '
each.
“The center for the northern m
is not far from the Center achod
building and with future growth will
gradually move north of that pal}:
tion. In as much as land is alt-end!
available at this site it is the nut“
one to select for a new Junior High,
sehol building and has been recon«
mended by the Board of Education;
Population Growing. -
"The population in the eastern disv'
triet has not reached a. point wher.
the Board would commend a building
for Junior High school from the pres-
ent appropriation. There are of
present Junior High pupils enough
in that district to fill about five
rooms. In the last four years the‘
Junior High school population ofth.
eastern district has increased nearly
50 per_cent. In a very short time.
at the same rate. this district will reg,
quire about eight rooms. In addh
tion to this. more grade rooms will
be needed here. 7
"It is the judgment of the Board
of Education that in the very near
future a ten or twelve room Junior:
High school building” should be erect-
ed in that district. The room not
required immediately for Juulér
High school to be used to relieve fli-
crowded conditions which are 51-
ready appearing at Fitch and m
—untii such time as further prov!— '
sion can be made for the M‘
schools of that section.
"In the opinion of the Board the
Junior school of the western seating
811qu be located with the exceptiqu
that this one for the eastern seem
will soon be a reality. The cc
of the western section is now som-
what west of the railroad
Future growth wilt undoubtedly mm.
this center gradually westward. i";
“The railroad cuts a wide
two blocks on either side. which - {I
decidedly undesirable
sites. The slope of the hills mam"
another path of undesirable
If the school is to be located
the center of population or in I!”
with its westerly movement it we“
be on the high ground near the one;
ner of Lowe street and Flu!
road.
A Number of Sites.
oard investigated a n
e: in this location and
going over all the possibilities d
that the was no site-in the n
borhood which would fulfill our 1??”
quiremeuts. A broader or“ was th.
"The. .
Hall and.
extensively invétlgated 311633
were considered from‘ the
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