Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-17
Board of Education.


 The Eaton School PrtacipalshIp-EIec- l tion of Principal E. B. Clapp, of yvest- vfl1e-The East Haven West school Distrtct-Their Application Favorably COnsidered-Report for a New School Building.
 The Board of Education met last evening present., Members Welch, Zunder, Peck, Har- rison, Bushnell, Gile, Maher Plunkett, Par- full Board, as it was on the carpet to elect new principal for Eaton school
 Adelaide L. Arthur was appointed to No. Edwards street school. at $500 per annum
 Fannie M. UIlman was appointed to No Fair street. $45O Miss Bushnell being ill.,
 It was decided to omit school January (Monday), and, in place of it, keep school one day longer in June-June 29.
 The committee appointed to secure better accommodations for the Fair street ungraded school reported that thelr examination con- frmed the idea that the premises now occu- pied are not suitable for the purpose.-the yards and grounds not being hardly sufficient to accommodate the four rooms of the Train ing school, and it being found undesirable that the class of children in the ungraded de- pertinent should be brought in contract with the other pupils also that the rooms are actually unsafe in having no adequate means of escape in case of fire. Also, the average height of the ceilings in the rooms not being over seven feet, the number of cubic feet of air possible is far below the proper supply for the health of so many children. The teacher also reports great discomfort in sum- mer on account of proximity to the roof. The committee tried to rent rooms elsewhere without success, and gave that up as in- practicable.
 The consideration of the subject led fur ther to an examination of the Whiting street school, which the committee report as ob- l jectionable for school purposes being almost | surrounded by stables and breweries.. The report adds: s.Should not the un- | fortunate children be provided with whole | some accommodations, and plenty of ihgt | and air, and be under such care and su- pervision that, though coming from cheerless l and unhappy homes they may be trained ! for good citizenship under favorable aus- pices The majority of the children who ! frequent these schools live in the central and lower parts of the city, 45 out of 60 now registered at Fair street being so located. ! In view of the facts we beg to offer the fol | lowing resolution
 ttResolved, That the finance committee be authorized to sell the Whiting school house and purchase 8 lot centrally located for 8 I school house adequate to the needs of the ] schools"
 | Report is signed by N. T. Bushnell and M. Zunder.
 l The committee who visited the West school Four Corners) district, in the annexed part of New Haven. reported to the Board l favorably to having the said district annexed provided the city district get no debt by it. The matter was discussed and the following memorandum drawn up by MT. Day was adopted:
 Memorandum: The Board of Education will inter pose no hindrance to the union Of the West schoo district to the city district provided that part the indebtedness of the West district shall be i'm posed upon the city district and also that the entire property of the West district be transferred to th district.
 Superintendent Parish reported the status of the schools and the attendance, and that there had been little scarlet fever and lit tie in the line of measles and humps, but not much, and that five of six teachers were off duty from oyerwork, necessitating run ming substitutes in their places. Mir. Parist offered some concluding words in view ot this being his last meeting with the Board af superintendent. They were replied to in fit ting words from the president.
 MT. Parmelee moved that the Board pro ceed to elect principal for Eaton schoo from January 1st, to fill the unexpired term of the present incumbent MT. Dutton re gently elected superintendent. An informa ballot was taken, resulting as follows, Mir Gile voting for Mir. Clapp.
 | Whole number of votes ..-.- q