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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1957

Page

3

Per-Pupil Cost Rises In State School Aid Now

The per pupil cost for public education rose from 254.37 to 285.27 in the year ending last June. Superintendent Edwin A. Cox reports to the State Education department that town aid will total 697,664 for the year, based on 8,485 pupils. The grant breakdown includes 57,000 for the first 600 pupils and 433,675 for the next 7,885 at 55 each, with additional funds of 178,185 for 8,485 pupils at 21 each and 3,302 pupils at 9.50 each totaling 28,804. The report notes projected increases anticipated as the General Assembly considers higher grants.

Edwin A. Cox State Education Department Board of Education Council General Assembly Cox W. Howard Wilcoxson Archibald Dorothy Deering Donald Johanna Marks North Avenue Raymond Eileener Long John Marie Silva Curtis Place Anthony and Margaret Edwards Filippo and Marie Nizzardo Sedgwick Avenue

Townspeople React to Council Recall Provisions

Provision for recalls of council members, eliminated by error in two of the three proposals for changing the size of the Town Council, has been provided for in an amendment by Representative William Smythe. Legislation expected to pass without opposition in the current General Assembly session in Hartford. The Board of Education accepts the Honeyspot school playground rebuilt with state funds. Roosevelt forest reopened after drought closure. New Cub Scout Bob Cats join Pack 78 and a Boy Scout troop upgrade. Christchurch Stratford girls pursue nursing careers. Bridgeport Hospital Nursing School to accept applicants from Allen Street area.

General Assembly William Smythe Hartford Board of Education Theodore Lockwood Roosevelt Forest Jeffrey Bruneau David Schwartz Bob Cats Eli Whitney School James Grosner Christchurch Stratford Allen Street Bridgeport Hos- Honeyspot Toopital School of Nursing

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