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From*Beginnin&To End Last winter, with a big job ahead. Last week, the finishing touches on the new Roaring Brook school. 3ur Short History of New School Finds The Hero Is The Community There will be many histories of the new Roaring Brook school, both oral and written, as many probably as there are citizens in the district, handed from generation to generation in the locality, but the one we hope no one forgets, though very likely no one will write it definitively either, is the history of civic effort that went into the production of this institution. ^ forever, it was hoped, had had to be reopened; the Annex, the \chicken coop\ which had been erected in the desperate days of i932 as a temporary affair, could not be abandoned, and Kipp Street school, which had been closed, likewise forever, in 1929, (Continued on Page 13) fe hope that this history is not forgotten, because the situation of inadequate school facilities is going to be faced by some sub sequent generation, and they may read in the story of the Roaring Brook school the lesson they need to solve the same prob lem as satisfactorily. We can retell the story only s£f tchily, and we can begin, in order to limit it, only as far back as 1936. That was the year the School Board first proposed a Roaring Brook elementary school. King Street school, which had been closed in March, 1929, MILLWOOD \West Ender\ in his Millwood column this week discusses the situation at the new play ground to be developed on Route 100 by the Recreation Commission. By all means read it. Don't Duck Talks at Sun, Ceremonv The New Castle News considers it owing to its readers to warn them that they will be making a serious mistake if they plan to avoid, in order to take an after lunch nap, the short dedication ceremonies and appear at the de dication of the new Roaring Brook school Sunday, March 18, only for the inspection after wards. \Dedication\ ceremonies is a half misnomer, for the larger oart of that program will be de voted to a preparation for, and the dissemination of, information pertinent to the inspection tour. We have had the advantage of an advance peek at the speeches to be delivered. Here is an ex ample from one of them: \We do our arts and crafts teaching in the classrooms; (Continued on Page 22) No Nays At Hearing On Water Connection If there is any political validity to the old saw that silence gives assent, then absolute silence must give absolute assent, and the Mount Kisco - New Castle water main hook-up is the currently most popular project in Town. New Castle Super visor Robert Stewart opened the advertised public hearing on the approval of the connection Tuesday, March 13, at the Town Board's regular meeting, waited in silence for a decently long time for comment pro or con, and when not even a pin had dropped, closed the hearing and opened the Board discussion on the enabling resolution. Since the project has been ex haustively discussed over a period of the past two years, ap proval was quick and unanimous. (Very probably the recent lesson preached by the turbid water situation, that the Town had only one source of water — outside the Guinzburg reservoir which the Town has accepted only on a temporary basis — on which it was completely de- lV^w Sr»honl T« On Pendent had much to do wiih .^tUUUl J .O \Jll the complete lack of opposition.) Til** Official IVfiYirl The approved resolution in AXAtr v/inwdi summation directs Lawrence G. Rice as engineer and Town At torney Roderick Travis to pro ceed with plans, specifications, estimates and the preparation of a contract for the prosecution of the work. The land for the pumping station required by the connection has already 'been ac quired, some materials are on hand, the agreement with Mt. Kisco on the project has been jointly signed and other neces sary approvals, from the state Water Power Control Commis sion and New York City, will be secured by Mr. Stewart. Next step in the long job of getting the connection in operation will probably be the call for bids, not expected for some time, since plans and specifications have to be prepared. Another currently warm town issue came in for a brief mention before the Board when Supervi sor Stewart reported that Town Engineer Oliver Knapp had been directed to secure the engineer ing data needed before further steps can be taken on certain (Continued on Page 15) Though the new Roaring Brook school i s practically complete and is ready for dedication this week and occupancy next, it still demands a major portion of the Chappaqua Board of Education's attention. At its March meeting Tuesday, the 13th, the Board had on its agenda a complete reor ganization of the cafeteria staff ing of the Horace Greeley school as affected by and extended for the new school, and the problem of additional bus riders necessi tated by added bus routings. The new school will require a staff of five: a cook, two full- time food handlers and two part- time food handlers, for the serv ing of 400 daily meals. Mrs. P. A. Pischetti from the Greeley staff will be promoted to the cook job at Roaring Brook school and two new full-time and one new part-time food handler will be appointed. Meals served at Gree ley school will decline 400 to 200, with a consequent reduction in staff, but the total of the two schools will be 600, a gain of 200. Miss Bessie Winters will also be transferred to Roaring Brook from the Greeley staff. Concerning bus riders for school busses, the Board laid down a policy of approving riders for all busses carrying Roaring Brook school children if they can be provided, while maintaining (Continued on Page 15) NOTICE The price of The New Castle News, as you notice, is ten cents on the news stands and $3.50 a year by mail sub scription. Readers and new subscribers may, however, re new or begin subscriptions for one year at the old price of $2 per year or $3 for two years, for a. limited time, as they have been informed by mail. This may be done even though a subscription is now in effect, the renewal to take effect when the present one -expires. See the. subscription blank printed elsewhere in this issue. Child Contest Is At Finale Week Well, it's over. Practically. Our 1951 \Charming Child\ contest closes at 6 PM tomorrow, Satur day, March 17, St. Patrick's day in the evening. All photographs must have been submitted by then, for, hard on the heel; of the closing hour comes the judg ing, in order to have thing; ready for the grand awards of $100 to the prizewinning boy and girl, and the honorable mention awards, in time for Easter. We were talking to the publish er, Mr. Gleason, the other day and he asked us \You (that's us) which do you think would be preferred by the proud par ents, a $100 Easter outfit, or a $100 check?\ Being aware that March 17, St. Patrick's day, has been dealt a low blow by there being placed on the calendar two days before - (Continued on Page 19)
