Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-10
Fair Haven.

Schools ana SchOlafS-The Large Hn-
 crease of Girls and Boys as Conn
 pared with a Generation ARO-Other
 Matters.
 The new school building on Lloyd street, a handsome four-room structure, is fast pro- gressing and will be ready for occupancy in September. twill be great accommodation in the district and much relieve the overcrowd- ed Woolsey and East Grand street schools. Many an old resident of Fair Haven, and not 50 very old either, can easily recollect when in 'tDragon" there was no public school build ing of any size, and when, later, Sloan's academy, popular private school, was all the rage. The old church on East Grand street was converted into school building, and had been in use but little while, comparatively speaking, when up rose the towering walls of ''Woolsey," one of the finest school buildings in this city, now 80 we'll fixed with school ac- commodations-none of them having seen but a generation. Woolsey has been in use but few years, and now in the Lloyd street section, where blackberry vines and low un- dergrowth had undisputed sway twenty five years ago in the struggle for the s'survival of the ittest," the walls of another school building-smaller than Woolsey, but first class of it's kind-are rising, making needed addi- tion in the line. Here, where the blackberry vines grew rank and abundantly, is 8 we'll pop to the ''out in the felds' place it was formerly. And Ferry street, a section built up rapidly in the last ten or fifteen years, is now to have 8 new school building of good size, the growth of population demanding it, and when the dis trict gets in building funds again, which will be about next fall, theswork of erecting this new building will commence. The children of this section now go to school either at the Woolsey school on one side, and or Edwards and Humphrey street or Skinner schools on the other, and in either case it is 8 long walk for the younger pupils and the little shavers They 'love to go to school, however, is the testimony of parents, and the parents tell of instances to prove this, such as cases where not a school day is missed in ever so long, except where their devotion to books and teachers is broken through by ''ills which flesh is heir to-" The new building on Lloyd street, as is the case with that now so nearly completed on Hallock street-which in couple of weeks or so will be ready to take all the surplus pupils who now climb the steps of knowledge down in the basement of the Washington schools thought to be one of the very best in design of all our school buildings; highly improved as they of advancement something new is found out in the course of long and competent observa- tion and experience works undoubtedly in this case. Everything has been done to give as good light and ventilation and good accom- modation as could be wished for. friend of the children, MT. Gile of the Board of Edu- cation, had hand in this work and gave Iiberally of his personal attention, and drew upon his valuable practical knowledge in as- sisting the architect to design the plans, which the architect young MT. Robinson, a gradu- ate of the s. s. s., spared no pains to make as perfect as possible. Fair Haven is full of children, and perhaps some future dark horse for the Presidency will be found among their number.
 The Rev. Father Harding, the Catholic clergyman residing at the Orphan Asylum on Highland street, says that the work of laying the foundations for the Catholic protectory for boys on Fair Haven Heights will begin next Thursday. That is now the expectation. He believes in good 'shome rule'' for boys, and if they can't get it there or it proves un- availing, that they should have place where they can be under good influences. Men have been at work on the Heights for some time past sinking hole for the pump which is to supply the future protectory with water, and the work is just completed. The result is very satisfactory, excellent spring water being obtained at a depth of seventy feet.
 The subject of the biennial convention of the Connecticut Sunday School Teachers' Association, which is to be held in the South church, New Britain, May 18th, 26th and 27th, was brought before the First and Second church Sunday schools yes terday, and the following delegation were ap- pointed from the church: Superintendent James P. Smith and Mrs. Henrietta Harrison Second Congregational, Fair Haven East, Lucius Rowe and Lucius P. Deming.
 Rev. MT. Bray, of Bridgeport, occupied the pulpit of the East Pearl street Methodist church, yesterday, by exchange with the pas tor, Rev. MT. Parkington.
 Rev. MT. Kelsey, pastor of the College street church, preached in the First Congre- gational church, East Grand street, yesterday afternoon, by exchange with the pastor, Rev. MT. Hart.
 The singing of Miss Carrie Lake, who sang on trial in the First church for the first time one week ago yesterday, gave such universal satisfaction that the committee have secured her services for one year from May first. The action of the committee will receive hearty from the congregation who at tend this place of worship.
 The subject of running the horse cars of the Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad | on Sunday, at suitable hours for the accom- modation of persons desiring to attend ser vice in the center of the city is again being agitated, and meets with much favor among the l patrons of the road, especially those who reside n the 11th and 18th wards. The prejudice against running the cars on Sunday seems to | oe fast wearing away, and those living upon he line of roads making Sunday trips would l hardly know how to get along without them. |