Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-31
Board of Education.

Special MeettnR-ImpOrtant Changes
 Proposed In the High SchOOl-Mr. Har-
 r1son's Resolutions.
 4 special meeting of the Board of Educa-
 tion was held last evening. Present, Mir.
 Welch (presiding), zunder, Peck, Harrison.
 Parmelee and Pond.
 than two dollars were abated. The taxes of
 Jennie l.. Ward were also abated. The recommendation of the Tax commit tee that the tax of Peter R. Carll be abated
 was read. The entire tax amounts to about $7, 200, and the school tax is about one I seventh of this amount. It came before this 1 board with the recommendation approved by I the Board of Aldermen and Board of Select
 men.
 MT. Parmelee said that he thought that the l building erected by MT. Carn was public
 benefit to the people of New Haven; if MT. Carll was to be benefited by the abatement
 he was ready to vote for it. If not, not. MT. Pond said from what he had learned ] the property had not paid anything on the investment and, from what he had learned, this place of Mir. Carlrs had been made 8
 frst.cIass place and he hoped the property would not go out of Mr. Carll's hands. He
 said that MT. Carn was paying his interest
 and on the first of January next he would
 have to pay about $5,ooo. If he was obliged
 to pay the taxes he could not pay his in tereSt.
 MT. Peck and Mayor Welch concurred in | the views of the other gentlemen and on l motion the tax of MT. Carll was abated. tho OoIHo reported that the improvements on the Ed wards street and Winchester school buildings were nearly completed and the improve l ments made would greatly increase the facil- 1 ities of the other schools. MT. Peck reported that the training l school was ready for the skaters and that it ! would be ready for occupancy, from present | indications, by the first of January next. The annual report of Superintendent Dut- ton was next considered. MT. Zunder said that the report met with his approval. Mr. Harrison offered the following resolu- | tions, which he moved be laid on the table until the next meeting for consideration Resolved, That the special class in the High school be discontinued. Resolved, That until the farther order of 1 the Board the sessions of the High school l shall be from o'clock 8. m. till o'clock D. l m. with intermissions at the discretion of the | principal not to exceed twenty minutes in | the whole.
 Mr. Harrison advocated the adoption of 1 the resolutions He thought the special class was nuisance. He also advocated his second resolution in the interest of the health l of the scholars.
 l Superintendent Dutton thought the resolu- l tions were in the interest of both scholars and | teachers. He said five hours teaching without any recessor without giving an opportunity l for dinner was detriment to all concerned. He thought the changes proposed would pro- | duce better work on the part of teachers and better education on the part of scholars. Mir. Welch said that the privileges given to ! children in the High school were very great l and the parents of children should sppre- ciate this fact.
 The resolutions were then tabled for fu- ture consideration.
 l It was voted that $500 copies of. the an- nual report of the Board be printed for gen. eral distribution, and the Board then ad- iourned.