Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-08
BoaTd of Education.

General NIerxVin Declines a Position on the BOard-GeneraI SIOat Meta Can d[daLe-Ch1nges in Teachcrs-Other Matters.
 A meeting of the Board of Education WAS held last evening. Present, MsEsrs. Wslch | (presidine), Osborn, Zundsr, Bushnell, Gi1e and Sweeney.
 A communication from General s. E. ksr- win declining election ss member Of the Board was resd as follows
 NEW HAVEN, April 6, 1880. Horace Day, Secretary of the Board of Education: Dear sir.Ysu have officially advised me of my election as member of the Board of Education to fiji the unsxpirea time of General Walker. It has been intimated appointment would be forsstallins
 nomination for the position at the fall election. You well aware this result is not of my seeking, neither do desire nomination in ths fslt for this must at times put Asids his feelings and pFeIu- dices and accspt trusts from his fellow men, even though aisasteful tc himseIf However, do not be-
 eve shall be censtred considered siss in duty when perpetuation in office is looked uron by many with distrust and would hardly become to aeain l accspt en office that have already filled for nine years. Thanking the meubsrs for the compliment remain, Very respectfully yours, s. E. MERwIN, JR. Mir. Bushnell handed the secretary letter, l which he desired should bs read in this con- nection.
 Mir. Sweeney desired to know who the let ter was from and what it was about. Secretary Day said 1t was from General Frank D. sloat.
 Mr. Bushnell said as there was objection he would recall the letter and pass it to the re- portsrs for publicatios. He thought, how ever, that Nr. swsensy's action was uneour- teous to member of the Board The letter was then returned to Ir Bush nell and by him passed to the reporters. It read as follows:
 NEW HAVEN, April 8, 1880. N. T. BuGhneu, Eaq: Dear sir-Having some cause for believing that the Board Of EducAtion which position hs was gently elected and consdering the possibility that my such event you will confer upon me . favor by au- | if elected. No person asked me whether I would accept son that 1t would be agreeable to ae and had been
 invited to the vacant place by unanimous expression
 would have prompted to decline sh. % honor. appreciate ths disttnSuish"d consideration mani
 worthy of thsir support for such sn important
 off and sincerely thank them for their good opinion
 prohibit me from giving ths psce omsnts favor ! able consideration.
 FRANK D. sLoAr. The Committee on Schools reported the following changes in teachers. Julis E. I EecR, CrAnkIerrad rom Nc. D to No. In Skln- ner school, vics T. Elsipe Terrell resigned, at | salary of $500; Emma s. Beach transssrred ! from No. to No. 5, Skinner school, vice Julia B. Peck, at . salary of $500; Minnie E. | Somers, transferred from Ne. 3 to No. in Webster school, vics Nsttie Leonard, changed | to No at her own request on account of ill 1 health, Miss Somors to receive $500, Miss
 Leonard $450; Lizzie E. Woodend to No. 2 Woelssy school, vice Eugenie Hathaway on
 sick furlough. The appointment for balance
 of year from the time she began, about Feb l ruary 21st.
 Mr. Gtls reported that the Hallock street l school would be in readiness about June l.
 The Finance Committee, with the clerk l added, were authorized to contract for coal for the year ensuing.
 Mr. Swssnsy said aS the letter presented by
 the chairman of the Committss on Schools (BushnslD was to be printed in the papers,
 he asked that the same be read.
 MT. Bushnell said if the Board desired it he
 had no objection
 The letter of General Sloat WAS then read Superintendent Parish reported that the pressure of scholars on the public schools was
 not so great at present as at some seasons of l the year, which he accounted for from the fact
 that some of the older scholars were at work
 and some of the younger children were kept
 out on account of sickness last term The
 shortness of the present term wss another
 reason why the children had not returned tc
 school. Adjourned