Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-05-01

Mr. Fox and Mr.. Dutton are intimate friends,
but no more so than is warranted by the po-
sitions which. they occupy.
As regards the statement which reflects on
the harmony existing between Miss Reed and
Mr. Dutton it is only necessary to say that
she boarded with Mr.. Dutton ever since she
came to New Haven and is still stopping
with his family. She intends to go to Ger
many soon to study the school systems there,
carrying cut plan which she has had in
view for years.
Yesterday afternoon gentleman, not a
friend of MIR. Dutton, spoke somewhat as fol-
lows about the matter: ''The whole matter
in a nutshell is just here-Mr. Dutton came
few years ago from Norwich, where he had
been principal, and was made principal
of the Eaton school, a position which
he obtained in the main by the
| influence of his father in-1aw, John G. North.
He or his friends conceived the idea that the
office of superintendent of schools, then held
by Ariel Parish, would be the thing for
him, and plans were laid to secure this end /,
which was effected by q system of
wire pulling. Three new members were
elected to the Board of Education who were
pledged to remove Mr. Parish and install Mr..
Dutton. The plan succeeded. Before Mr.
Dutton fully realized his position he asked
for $500 increase of salary and obtained it.
One of his first acts was to ask Mr.. Lewis,
principal of the Webster school, and afterward
Mr.. Bangs, principal of the Wooster school,
to resign these gentlemen were content to
remain and be removed by the Board of
Education; both of them hold their positions
still. The only reason know of for these
actions is that Mr.. Dutton has more
friends who have helped him to his
posit: han he has situations to offer them
in return for his assistance"
Another phase of the muddle is the ami
mostly between Mr.. Dutton and Secretary
Day. Mr.. Day has seen the successful at
tempts of Mr. Dutton in cutting down his
duties and transferring them to his private
clerk who rendered his valuable assistance
at election. There is one point, however, in
which the friends of Mr.. Curtiss and Mr.
Whitmore are agreed, and that is that Super
intendent buttons scheme to assume charge
of the High school until such time as the
Board of Education shall decide concerning
a proper man to fill the position of principal
is very transparent device to let the matter
rest until the next election of the
Board of Education, which occurs the second
Monday in September, when he will eudeavor
to fill the places of Messrs. Strong, Pond and
O'Brien, the retiring members, with good
men and true and who will be favorable to
Mr.. buttons principles of educational re-
form and to George L. Fox. 1t is understood
that the three retiring members are not de-
sirous of dismissing Mr.. Curtiss and in no
case would deem it proper to put Mr.. Fox
into his position over the head of the sub
master, Mr.. Whitmore.
Death of John j. CulIOm.
Mr.. John J. Cullom, aged % years, died at
the residence of his father, 16 Nash street,
afternoon after an illness of six
weeks with Bright's disease. He was pop
ular young man with everyone he met. AL
though of retiring disposition he made
many friends. He was a mechanic employed
at Martins pistol shop. His mother, Mrs.
Lawrence Cullom, died about two weeks ago
The death of mother and son is mourned by
their many friends. The funeral will occur
o-morrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock.