Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-20
THE SCHOOL INTERESTS.

Specially Interesting Meeting O1
 The Board of EducatiOn-A Lively
 Discussion over The Appointment oi
 New Principals - NIT. Thomas Alp.
 pointed Classical Teacher In The
 High SchooI-A Bridgeport Teachers Case Tabled.
 A full attendance was at the Board of Ed ucation's meeting last evening. The follow ing bids for the furnishing of two uppel rooms in the Welch Training school wer, read: Charles E. Brown, $1 1,64S; Larkins & Langley, $1, ,622; w.. Robinson, $1 ,655. H B. Smith & Co. offer to heat the rooms and put in ventilating apparatus for $325. The bids were referred to the building committed with power to act Mir. Peck stated that 8 dressing room could be finished off for the teachers of the school at an expense of $100. His motion to have the dressing room fin ished off was seconded by MT. Dutton, who thought it would be great advantage to the teachers. The matter was referred to the building committee, who will report at the next meeting.
 A letter was read by the secretary from Sarah E.. Porter stating that she did not de- sire reappo1ntment as teacher in the High school, she having resigned.
 A communication was next read by the secretary from Henry E. Jones, who desires an appointment as teacher of mental arith- metic in the higher rooms of the schools of the city. He has been giving free instruc- tions in room 12 of tho Skinner and Dwight schools for some time and has proved that he can teach very successfully. He stated that he would require salary of $1 200 per year to devote his whole time to the matter.
 The secretary next read letter from Hen ry w. Farnam, one of the trustees of the Boardran gift. The donor, Mrs. w. W. D. La. Id af $10,0 900, the income of which is to be paid over to the Board of Education yearly to provide instructions in the use of tools and the manual arts for scholars of the higher rooms in the public schools. Following is the letter of MT. Henry W. Farnam to the Board:
 Hon. H. M. Welch, Chairman Board of Education,
 Dear Sir-I have the honor to inform you that Mrs. William w Boardman, of this city, has re- gently contributed trust fund in order to provide the means for furnishing more practical educa tion for the children in the public schools of New Haven, and has appointed MT. Cornelius $. More house MT. Henry B. Sargent and myself as trustees trustees shall pay over in seini-annual payments the 18th day Of July and January in each year the net income of said trust fund of S10,C00 to the Board of Education in furnishing instruction to the pupils in such public schools under the control of said Board and said Board shall designate in the use of mechanical apparatus and in the manual arts.
 
 amounts to S1o,OOO and shall stand ready from July 15, 1885, to pay the income of this fund comply with Mrs Boardman s deed. Mrs. Boardman kindly has given her check for $500 with the re- come of her fund to provide for instruction in the manual arts during the coming school year.
 Hoping that this sum will be productive of great good to the children of school district and that it will be of assistance to the Board of Education in ready begun in the direction of manual training I am Yours very respectfully,
 Secretary of the board of of the Boardman
 fund for manual training.
 Mrs. Boardman's deed was then read by ex-Senator Plunkett. The Board then voted to accept Mrs. Boardman's generous offer and MT. Plunkett was ordered to prepare prop CT vote of acceptance.
 Secretary Day then read his finance report for the month of June. Salaries for teach CTS, s16, ,943. 76; salaries of janitors, $1,- O13 33; and other expenses amounting in all including salaries, to $20, 0,065.S5. The report was voted accepted.
 The Board voted to increase the salary of Miss Julia Flanagan of Hamilton school $50, which will now be $500 per year.
 Alter much discussion it was voted to ap- point Miss Isabella Trumbull of Woolsey school, of Fair Haven, to the position left .-acant by Miss Sarah E. Porter's resignation St the High school.
 A communication was next read from Mrs. an IaSSel, or the klndergarIen depart ment of the Welch Training school, stating that she did not desire reappointment.
 The patrons of the kindergarten have re- ouested Mrs. Van Tassel to open a private Kindergarten and have promised her their support and assistance.
 The Committee on Schools recommended that MT. Isaac Themas, the present principal of the Winchester school, be appointed teacher of classics in the High school in place of MI. Fox, resigned. MT. Thomas is getting salary of &, 900 at the Winchester school, but would be willing to accept the salary paid MT. Fox, $1 800. The committee also recommended that MT. George B. Hurd a principal in one of the largest schools in Bridgeport, be appointed to MT. Thomas place, left vacant.
 Mir. Harrison stated that there were numer- ous letters of recommendation from promi- nent men in Bridgeport on the table. He then read letter of recommendation from Robert E. DeF9rest, of Bridgeport, stating that MT. Hurd was man in every way fitted for the position of principal of large school.
 MT. Dutton and Mir. Zunder both highly commended MT. Hurd from personal experi ence had by both gentleman with MT. Hurd
 Mir. O'Brien said that he thought it would be best for the Board to lay the matter O