Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-10
The New Normal School.

Plans Under Examination by the Board
 of Education.
 Though the meeting of the Board of Edu- cation last evening was for the special pur- pose of considering plans for the projected Normal school building to be built on the corner of Congress avenue and Vernon streets, there was some desultory conversa- hon, based upon reports made by commit t- tees.
 Mr. Welch reported that the bills audited last month amounted to about $22, 900.
 Superintendent Dutton made mention of 8 considerable number of cases of sickness among school children, their troubles being principally whooping cough and measles. He said that it had been an annual custom to make inquiries as to whether there were evil dences in the way of ill health that the chil- dren suffered from too much study. MT. Curtiss had recently made such inquiries, and while the responses were generally such as to show that the children were not overtax- d, there were @ few cases in which the answers to inquiries led to the idea that the parents favored some amelioration of the tasks.
 The subject of ventilation was discussed by Superintendent Dutton, MT. Peck and MT. Strong of the Board, and MT. Zunder and MT. Harrison threw light on various sanitary matters connected with the school buildings. MT. Plunkett in speaking of the school fund said that it was expected that 75 cents pupil would be paid this year. There would be shrinkage of $100,000 after the fore closures were settled.
 Some information WAS given by the super intendent and MT. Zunder showing the trou- bIe encountered in having good system for taking care of the hats and extra clothing of school boys. Some boys throw their hats in out of the way places, and in Bridgeport sev- eral hats had been taken out of the sewers.
 The matter of children standing outside and waiting for the schools to be opened at twenty minutes of 9 in the morning and if teen minutes of 2 o'clock in the aft ernoon led to an opinion, apparently acquiesced in, that no matter what the rule there would al- ways be children ahead of time at the doors.
 The expediency of teaching drawing bein g discussed, Mrs Dutton said it was useful part of the curriculum. In this opinion Mir. Harrison concurred.
 Superintendent Dutton mentioned with favor the kindergarten system of teaching, and spoke of the enterprise of Hartford in introducing the methods which eventually are to lead to the industrial feature of an education.
 The Board receivs sd Leoni w. Robinson, the architect, who exhibited plans and speci- fications for the Normal school building. He said it would cost between $25, 1000 and $50, = GOO. It would be three stories high, with stairways five feet wide and the ventilating fues would have an area inside of five square feet. The building would be 85 by GA feet, fifteen feet longer than the Ferry street school, which is of similar design. The rooms will be 25 by 30 feet in size and 13 feet higa.
 MT. Welch made some suggestions for sub- stituting Long Meadow stone trimmings fer stone of more costly character, thus saving $1, ,OOO, and finally, after all had given their views, vote was passed to have the com roiEtoo Mr Rnhincnn f,,T fected plans, modified as agreed upon, the plans to be submitted for approval very soon. The building will be handsome and conven- ient