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PAGE FOURTEEN - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester. Conn., Tues.. March 15, 19T? Obituaries Teachers protest class size Mrs. Peter Lewonski 24.1, or less than the combined total Robert E. Connor William Edwards, a teacher at The administration, including prin By SUSAN VAUGHN of 125. The funeral of Robert E. Connor of VERNON — Mrs. Constance Y. Bennet, sUted Monday that 18 team cipals of the schools, was not sym The weather £ Lewonski (Lewonczyk), 88, of Hart Herald Reporter 24 Lucian St., who died Sunday at teachers at Bennet have overloads pathetic with the grievance Monday Cone also added that there are now Gassified .. .5-8-B People ...........1-C ford died Monday at her home. She About 30 teachers appeared before 15 teachers who have an overload of Pa^y cloudy, warmer today, chance Manchester Memorial Hospital, is the Board of Education Monday night beyond the 125 figure. Many of the night. Wilson E. Deakin, assistant TWENTYtEICHT p a g e s Comics . ___ 9-B Second Thought 2C was the wife of Peter Lewonczyk and students in excess of 125. Three of of thundershowers, high around 60. Manehester^A City of ViUage Charm Thursday at 10 a.m. at Watkins in support of a class action grievance teachers at the school "are upset at superintendent for personnel and ad THREE SECnONS Dear Abby___ 9-B Sr. Citizens ... 5-A mother of Mrs. Dorothy Rogers of those exceed 130 students and three Fair, cool tonight, low in 30s. Partly Editorial ........6-A SporU......... 4-5-B Funeral Home, 142 E. Center St. regarding class size at the two junior the overload" Edwards said. Seven ministration, said that the article in Vernon. have over 140, he said. He added that sunny and windy Thursday. High 45-50. -M anchester, conn., weshvesday, march is, wtt— vtft!. xcvi. No. i4o Burial will be in Riverside high schools and Manchester High teen of the 18 “strongly favor the the teacher contract regarding class National weather forecast map on She is also survived by 2 sons, 2 there are also excesses on the low Cemetery, Fair Haven, Mass. School. grievance action,” he said. The other size is a guideline and not binding. Page 7-B. other daughters, 13 grandchildren side. Friends may call' at the funeral The grievance, presented in behalf teachers present at the meeting were The article states also that “the and 12 great-grandchildren. Cone said he could not guarantee home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to of the teachers by the Manchester indicating their concern with the poljcy shall be effected to the extent The funeral is Thursday at 9:15 all class loads would be in the 125 9 p.m. Manchester Lodge of Masons Education Association, claims problem, Ekiwards said. possible within available funds in all a.m. from the Richard W. Sheehan guidelines for next year. However, will conduct a Masonic memorial violations of the teacher contract The pupil-teacher ratio has not schools by the beginning of the school Funeral' Home, 1084 New Britain he said some changes will be made in Industrial park bonds approved service Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at section which sets forth standards been a problem in previous years, year,” Deakin pointed out. Ave., West Hartford, with a Mass at the seventh and eighth grade classes. the funeral home. for the maximum number of pupils Kaplan said. He attributed part of Deakin said, “The funds don’t the Church of St. Bridgid, West Hart He said it is still too early to deter The family suggests that any per teacher. The combined total set the problem this year to a change in exist, therefore there is no memorial gifts may be made to the ford, at 10. Burial will be in Cedar mine the size of the ninth grade class Hill Cemetery, Hartford. forth as a “desirable standard” for programs. A special reading violation.” Shriners Crippled Children's program has been added at the because of students who may attend Friends may call at the funeral teachers in regular classes in secon The 21 improvement priorities as Hospital, Springfield, Mass. dary schools is 125. school this year. set out in the school board’s proposed parochial and technical schools. home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to Deakin said the teachers have no 9 p.m. Atty. Jonathan Kaplan, represen The method for achieving the bu d ^t for next year do not include , ^ , additional staff for the junior and *"B** school and George In Memoriam The family suggests that any ting the MEA, said Monday that the desired reduction in class sizes- Town official ‘delighted’ In memory of Herman R. Ames, who most violations exist at Bennet recommended by the MEA is adding senior high school,school. Deakin said. He ?'mmerling, principal, and Blaine passed away March 14, 1071. memorial gifts may be made to the Miller, assistant principal, agreed. Newington Children’s Hospital, 181 Junior High with an additional two certified teachers on a full or part- added that the MEA agreed to the By GREG PEARSON Friday at 9:15 a.m. in Hartford’s nout. Anything over 20 per cent for a Elach leaf and flower may wither time basis- and adding sections of priorities, which include addition of Miller said, “We’ve never had it so Court of Common Pleas. 676-62; Seventh, 568-68; Eighth, 780- The evening sun may set Cedar St., Newington. violations at Illing Junior High and Herald Reporter special election is great,” he said. 78; Ninth, 590-56; and Tenth, 478-42. But the hearts that loved you dearly one at the high school. classes to relieve the class load. several special elementary teachers. good,” at the high school. He said the Strong Vote Arc the ones that won't forget. “Delighted” was Town Manager Part of the reason for the turnout The turnout of voters was light Deakin also said that some of the cutback in an English teacher next Weiss said that he felt the turnout Sadly missed by Robert B. Weiss’ reaction to the might be the popularity of CB radios. through the early hours of the teachers exceeded the 125 student year will actually be beneficial and margin of approval were large wife and daughter Tuesday vote, which saw about 27.5 A local CB operator reported that referendum. Less than six per cent of Mrs. Arthur E. Calvin level “by their own request.” because of class distribution. enough to show strong community Buckley students per cent of the town’s re^stered operators were talking about the the registered voters had voted in the EAST HARTFORD - Mrs. Lillian The teachers’ project^ increase in Illing Principal Richard Lingreh voters go to the polls. backing of the project. (Continued from Page One) said that nine teachers at Illing are referendum throughout the day first three hours. M. Durkin Galvin, 71, of 24 Shannon "This is an experience that they’ll enrollment and decrease in staff at By a 10-1 margin, Manchester “The plurality of 10-1 is a strong Tuesday. students’ bill the first one he filed for never forget. I think they know now over the guideline figure because Rd. died Monday at Manchester Bennet were refuted by Bennet Prin voters have approved the Iwnd issue showing. I thought if it was 7-1 we’d Voting was closest in the first The turnout did pick up some in the the 1977 session. how bills are passed,” Norman they “want to be.’’ He said Memorial Hospital. She was the wife cipal Allan (Jone. He said the one to pay for the development costs of be doing well,” he said. “It shows voting district, where the referen late afternoon and early evening. The Survey tries Barry praised the sixth-graders for added. of Arthur E. Galvin. staff member who was given a lay off ['®®*;h®jl**ling could be done this year, the proposed industrial park. that there is great support for the dum was approved by a 760-129 largest one-hour vote was between 6- their work and their presentation at The Transportation Committee Mrs. Galvin was born July 26,1905 notice recently will be replaced with ^ ® travesty, not in the The official tally of the referendum project.” margin. The park, proposed for a site 7 p.m. when 1,297 voters went to the Monday’s hearing. will act on the bill at a later date. If to tie taxes in Hartford and had lived in East a teacher returning from leave. Cone the students.” was 7,260 in favor and 708 opposed to He felt that many backers of the near Exit 93 of I-%, would be located polls. Of the final tally, 25 of the “The enthusiasm of the students the group approves the bill, it will Hartford for the past 50 years. estimated the average academic .. required to take ac- the $15.4 million bond issue to pay for park might not vote because of the in the first district. voters were non-resident property and their interest in the hearing im move on for action in the General to prices Before her retirement in 1968, she class size next year for Bennet to be grievance within 15 days. development of the park. Passage of showing of support for the park The vote in other districts was: Se owners who are eligible to vote in pressed the committee,” he said. Assembly. If the committee votes was employed by the state Health the bond issue was required for work before Tuesday.