fuai Schooi'llcportoi ,‘ ‘
Superintendent“ Describes
School System Perfectly
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4 Mead “T ' In. hook; Form. SII rin'tentlent Land’s
fiWltm City’s!“ “nail onal D e as r, tam e n t,
Easy or none to e a- d
Learn Ahont‘fl‘lteir Own Schools. ‘ n
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lapel-intention Joint Ls‘nd’s annual report is one of the
complete over issued by the school superintendent 01 any
and, when printed, makes up a fat and informative
‘ at 8 pages, generously illustrated. '
. The so tendent states in his
rreface th h is his intention to
n‘. In readable and graphic
no such pertinent Information as
ll be Interesting and illuminating
to the general public“ and he has
. re than lived up to his purpose.
The find 48 pages of the book
“mist of thumbnail sketches of
. cry public school building'ln .\‘o\r-
mm and a picture of the building.
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B—-The addition of 6-8 rooms to
the present Marvin school.
C-The abandonment of
school.
I—Tiic reconstruction of Over
River School. or better. the erection
ot-a new building in ‘he Butter
Street section. providing at least 6
class rooms.
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33hr. ds'a civr-n in t‘f‘t(‘ll case includes i—-—.\~—Thv~ ei'ccllnn of a new
,tltn. location of tllcestrut-turc. the building of 0-8 rooms somewhat
«i to of its construction. its value west of tip» present looseveit
"ltd sli sor's of items about ctluip- School and the abandonment of the year.
s“ "it and other details. latter.
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the Norwalit schools during the past
This section of the report is
a story of one progress after an.
\
‘ Noryyo'lkGets Results From Each
Dollar Spent on School System
Th9 second section consists of l‘: ll—The construction of an it room other. The various items explained [
sea. with maps. in which Nor. annex to Jefferson School, no‘. nec- are teschors' salaries. evening?
‘ lks school building program is ““SMHY 0" present site. schools. special classes and itllllt'lltr'
-“ united in great detail. All the (fr-The ultimate abandonment of facilities. I
T t'oblcml eoni'rontiug the. school Critter l-ilr-meniary School. "The. Cost of Norwalk i-lduca- In conniderin!’ the ‘question of
. rd. and all citizens. relating to u—A—«hrection of a 1'0 room tion" is u section which shows echooi costs may “.0 luflmtthni the
creased school buildings are there building In tiou‘h Norwallt. South brieil but convincinglv how ecu-l ' t ..
led ueeinctiy. and. so for its pos- Main and Grove Streets neighbor. ' b "figs" tho schools '0' the city emphasis belongs "0 .011- “0'
hi“. rcconfhcndutions are made for hood. 0 y . h . much money?" but. rather on. “How
. lr ”N10" . are. operated compared “it ea- 8y?"
il—Ahandonmcnt of Concord.
Knudsen and l'utnam.
6—-l-:nlorgcment of Washington
School by ti rooms or the erection
of a ntw building south of the pres.
ent Washington School.
T—The erection of It new Senior
High School with a capacity for at
least. 1,000 students. modern in every
respect. This item may have to take
precedence over other items listed,
depending upon increased enroll-
ment. . ‘-
A bond issue to cover the cost.
of )tem No. 1 will he requested of
thelnzq-BT legislature. Estimated
cost $450,000.
About a. dozen pages are taken up
with a discussion of what Superin-
tendent. l.ur.«i calls “The Businen of
Education." in this he describes
the many forward steps taken by
‘ Building Program.
The recommendations made by
v the superintendent follow:
.5: ‘_!-A"lef' erection of it new
“ nlor High School plant. contain-
a‘. lent 25 rooms and an audito-
.. . gymnasium and facilities for
‘1 . varied activities required. This
lid! should be located on a
'I‘ge' at e not ten for from the inter-
.. 1- ion of Taylor Avenue and Flax
- ll Rood.-
B—The erection 0’s 0 room midi-
tm to the t'enter Junior High
h'ooi‘on Main Street.
«Cw-Temporary use
nltlln Junior for
. :l purposes.
2~A—.~The erection of a 4 room
tilting in the Tierney Street.
”awberry Hill district.
clothed
of the old many
filemen‘s‘ry t t
eres
schools.
pcnscs for education in other cities.
Anti to top otttho report. a L'olli-
prchensive appendix is provided in-
cluding a financial statement of the
city‘s educational dcpartincnt. name.
and address or every teacher in the
addresses of
school Janitors and 'the school cal-
endar for the current year.
The book is a great credit to Mr.
Lund. the school board nttd to the
Schumann Art
names and
Print
Valuable.
of these books have
printed but anybody feeling on in.
in Norwalk schools should
grab of! a copy-at an early date.
There won't be any to spare in a
montll or no.
which
information
handsome typographlcni'dre'ss. . .
The Sentinel doesn't. know how
much for our men A eonstdera.
tumor all the elements presented in
this report togetlmr with the state-
meal. of costs should lead to a sat-
isfactory answer to that question,
namely that the school dollar In
Norwalk goes a. long way.
A study of tho “cuildlo"-tiiustrat-
tux and representing the school dol-
lar indicates that a very large per-
untags goes directly into "produc-
tion." that is. instruction. The other
factors are certainly in proportion
judged by sound business standards.
i Turning our attention to per cap—
lta costs in Elementary and High
Schools we find that". cost $16.60
less to oducute.tlie boy and girl in
tho Norwalk Elementary Schools
(19291026) than it did in the av.
crage representative @nnecttcut
community at all comparable to
Norwatk in size. When wet-ampere
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glowing lamp makes it the centre of an ac-
tivc group. , ‘
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Miller to meet the needs of the modern room.
See them and other Millet lamps incur dis~
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the estimated cost for ‘ Norwalk
(ms-1921) with actual costs in
other communitieabaek in 24-1925
us still find ourselves “favoured."
It also follows that Norwaik's
ability to support good schools has
not been strained in the past. grant-
ing of course that Norwslit'e ability
to pay is equal to that of the aver-
age community in Connecticut.
it ls l eresting to develop
point furl er. As shown by our fi-
gures. which by the way are taken
from the reports made to the State‘
l‘oard of Education. the average
per capita cost of Elementary
Schools in 1924-24 for a selected
group of Connecticut cities and
this i
towns was $84.40. The cost in Nor- i
walk was 807.80. The difference'
was $10.00 per pupil. With an en l
rollment of 4.120 children in the1
Elementary Schools for 19241-25. the .
total cost in Norn‘slk was $68,882.
less than in the average city or town
in Connecticut at all comparable to
Norwalk.
Abond issue for 8100.000 retired
at the rate of 5.000.
A bond issue for 3100.000 retired
at. the rate of 85.000 a year for 20
years would involve the following
annual payments including interest
at e 'per cent:
What conclusions are we to draw
from these factd? .
First it would seem evident that'
the Board of Education is not to be :
charged with extravagande in ex-l
pnnditures.
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to
811.000 87.700
10.400 7.400
10.100 7,150
0.000 6.800
0.550 - 5.500
0.200 6.200
8,900 5.000
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How il’ keep, the. candle o} Norwelk Educ-Hen burning.
8.600 5.000
3.300 5.300 I
8.000 0.000
It is clear therefore that Norwalli
could float over 8600.000 in school
bonds and absorb the cost with the
favorable difference in per capita
costs for that year (1924-25).
In other words. more than the
cost of the bond issue called for un-
der Item 1 of the proposed building
program could be absorbed out of
an annual budget made comparable
to that in the. cities and towns cited
in our study.
The final conclusion. tlicrefole.
seems to be that school costs being
what they are in Nor-walk. tlir
building program proposed will um
seriously tsx Norwalk‘s ability
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High School .
'tonranouunxrs’cannv THE
limit is snslon cuss nos-
lM)’ A’l‘ LOCAL HIGH SCROOL.’
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“America was not justified in re-
voittng against England in 177e.".
Such was the decision in a debateE
Monday in the senior history class.
Anna. Cotter. Edwin Johnson slid
l‘ranccs Fox proved such to be the
case while Marion Conley. Bradley
lmngstaff and John Hosting tried to
3 tiiy America. The main purpose
0 the debate was to review the Am-
erican revolution and it turned out
to he an excellent “info! reviewing
the subject. Professor Green. of the
class. promises sevérai more debates
for the near future.
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The regular assembly was net‘heid
this morning in the auditorium. as
is the custom of tho school..but will
his held tomorrow morning. _ ~ The
change in the program wits due to
Armistice Day which is tomorrow
and'Miss McMahon.‘ oral mastitis
instructor. will hava'seve pupils
‘tvt‘. talks and readings I an the
platform. The regular diluesday
school program will be cal-fled out
tomorrow. and. the Wrath will
hold its weekly period rehearsal dur-
lag the. cxtrmaotittlty§perlod.».
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Principal Philip Jakob announced
. yesterday that alspeskcr will be
heard at the school soon .tliscnsslnc'
the Constitution. Mt. Jakdb ia._not
sure just when this ,gpeake'r: \ will
address the pupils but he is expect.
ed lodo so shortly. - .. ., ; ~
Elana are‘ ring, nadvane‘edftbd‘tho
annual Athl to association—dines}
which will he held slithe<.tl"enter§
Junior lush schooii. nnmzammu
November 10. On the.a!tainonn:of'
.Isovembor. 10' the:L_}lWfl‘kIg‘Jfl§ll
school football team. ,wdllslaok gun
a alnst the fast: David elation and
iéuomolkiwlnsah . gut)”; "your
unique thorold align f. i . Afinflte
dance will statute‘s Mich and
the dance will policy-ear .‘
but will begcondp‘ ~ )
. the rules 0! the pi: '
be‘rs of tlgi school‘sn?
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art. invited. . y
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The Nor lk gh‘ schooiJgot ll
team wing idle Fridayafternzgn
unless Milo: Boyle of ‘V 9’ _
Just} ”hootconsentsti‘)f ‘gtm
Nom‘of the afternoohidi‘s'i’plo'n'pliy
. the locate. The Green path-Whiter”:
~. were scheduled ”pinyin ’ Lew-
is high chool elp end;
but. a i phone. Ills
WOULD YOU:
,1. BE A ' y _
y -a beauttt’tll‘fi'hmh . . ,_
.mll‘od. There “5 snotty
beauty. ‘But. no ‘ woman'ictn ).
beautttut' unless she‘ is
roe- . ..
Alan: a worm , has"! ,d Just
‘Iealth'tmprhm
mpb.nmw‘w~ .
by women for w‘me; half
.a ‘ . tasters... W."-
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.st-hool will report for its first prac-
.;iny othei' school.
’ tunes a ryhmlng head of three decks
gin mill. were found the other day
.ls‘inlng ofsohooi: The class of 10:9,
.The start to school. which is the
‘ a grand mother about Victoria Mary.
di'snt'yltallty' Ia slim. . -. . , ll
.11 “\‘r ’1‘“! |I. vi‘oin‘u.';¥" gang“:
.‘ 1‘ r“
not; a mamfiwflfihba .
' {in-fl Y's-
tlic Lewis coach showed ihlt the
boultlugton manager got his dates
tent‘uscd and held the locals up for
naught. Tho afternoon school of
Stamford has a good team and "try
should make a match for the locals.
The game will probably be played in
titantford if “is contracted. '
The basketball squad of the
lice in about two weeks. but the
members of the football team who
will try out for the quintet will be
given a week's vacation before they
are expected to report to practice.
A good team is expected to represent
the local institution 0.1a year. Jim-
mie Mead in the manager of the
team and thorn are several regulars
hit over from last year.
The girl! will also have a team
but they will not play teams front
A schedule. of in-
li‘l‘-Clnss games is being arranged
now by Miss Mary Morley. dean of February.
”7° “'1" The resignation of Miss Alice
‘—"" Light. teacher at the Center cle-
Now that the cold weather is be-
gi thing to set in. several boys of the
school are talking about having a
hockey team. There are several boys
of the school who are. good skaters
and a good team is expected.
This Editor Writes . ‘
News Heads In‘Rimn‘e
\VEBSTER. 5. D.. (APP—There ls
angeditor in Webster who has con.
nivcd with the muses. Will A. Wells.
cf the Journal. writes his heads in
rhyme. .
For all ordinary stories. Mr. Wells
ma'rinsle cross-line. following by
two pyrnmlded banks. Where ahead
in verse is not appropriate. Editor
Wells resorts to a prose caption
“hich flows in continuous thought.
When the owner of an‘ illiclIy
operated still was arrested. the .Iorn-
al said: “A great big still and hot
‘Sam and Sol made quite a haul.
and put the man' away." At the be-
a bonny bunch of Kiddies fine-—
rule; you ought to see‘thelr faces
shine"!
so Win: IN atom NB '
PRINCE. QUEEN MARY SASS
LONDON. fawn-Queen, 'Mary
enjoys a. joke equally as well as the
King. ‘
Returning from Scotland. the
Queen has been telling friends -of
sinus pith some of the retired rays
st servants whom she has known
for years. .
In one outage the Queen asked
age 20.. and was assured the girl
who still at home.
, '“And'ls there no word of s. young >
. he‘lnd 2‘" anxiously inquired the
Queen. - -
:‘fl‘ha‘ heard 0‘ nane. ‘Your am.
a 3' 'the “granny" replied.
.th as an after thought site all :
“mild. Your Majesty. is ther' our
word 9‘}: wife for the Prince of.
Wall- yet?" ' ~ .
. ‘flranay's" neiglhbors say. the
Queen's reply was a negative shake
of ber'bead and s_br;oad smile, as
”I" waited any; , . -
H' depth “.995“ V'
W.
of Education last night.
that attendance for the month
October
which is the highest mark
apparently justify expansion of evo-
ning school facilities this year.
that. unless relief appears. the over-
flow from classes at the Collier jun-
ior high school must necessarily be
accommodated in the basement by
mentary school. was formally accep-
ted. Miss Light is accepting the po-
silica in head
Children‘s home 011’ Westport ave-
nue. Miss Anna A. Keane of Dan-
bury. graduate of the Normal school
there and now teaching in
field. was appointed her successor
at a $1.800 salary. On Mr. Lund's
recommendation George Gerrisb. 46
Orchard street. was appointed to fill
the unexpired term as janitor of the
Franklin Junior and Putnamsehools
Pupils COdaled
(Continued from Page. One.)
New Attendance Record.
Superintendent of Schools John]
Lund.'in introducing the annual re-
port of tho Norwalk schools. Justr
issued. at the meeting of the Board
remarked
‘ of
the point 95.4.
set in
five years for that month. He stat.
ed at the some. time that figures
reached
Another point be emphasized “(as
teacher with the
Ridge.
left vacant-through the death or
James H. O'Hara. Hts salary. out
of which he must pay an assistant.
was continued at $2.200.
' Henry M.‘ Waters. 55 Meadow
street. was appointed janitor at the
Rowayton school to start work De-
cember ‘1 on an 3800 salary. The
'dorsiug the dispensary
booed then passed aircsoiuttpn‘éen-
and dental
clinic on recommendation of
Mary itidcr.
Alexander ilumtult-r. chairman of
the. building committee. and Mr.
Lund were elected delegates to the
meeting of the common council.
then in progress. and expected to
consider the board's request for :1
3450.000 building appropriation bond
issue.
Tracey Asks More Facts.
Dr. William J. Tracey. near the
close of the meeting. caused some
discussion when he proposed that a
report be given the public showing
more statistics concerning the exact
object of the. pubiic's money spent
through the board; the number of
pupils. repeaters. college students.
etc. Mr. Lund explained that statis-
tics had been kept as much as pos-
sible out of this year's report be-
causc the building program needed
primary copsidorstion.
In the course of is remarks. Dr.
Tracey stated as s opinion that
“youngsters are coddlcd too much."
He ventured the declaration that
the school product of today does not
compare with that of.10 years ago
and said that in his experience as a
physician he has not in recent years
treated a. pupil suffering from break-
down duo to ovcrstudy. ' g
It. was voted to spread copies of
the annual report to all civic and
public organizations and copies will
be available. for the public that de-
sirts them. ’
.‘Ietai furniture. manufactured in
the United States is finding a ready
mal-ket in tropical countries where
it furnishes better resistance. to
white. ants and other- insects than
the wooden type.
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Concerted rummaging through some
of the old attics of Charleston. spon-
sored by friends of the Charleston
Museum. resulted in the institution's
collection of oddities and antiquities ‘
being considerably increased.
Among the items obtained were: a. .
brandy bottle of Louise Plilllippe; s ;
child's dress worn in 1850; an even-
ing dress of gold and garnet striped
satin. and portions of wedding gowns
worn many years ago.
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