Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21

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 MT. O'Brien moved that MT. Loomis be de- clared elected principal of the Washington school He afterwards withdrew the motion and formal ballot was ordered, which re- suited as follows:
 Whole number of votes 2
 John J. Clerkiu.
 A. c. Johnson
 Mir. Welch announced that the Board had made choice of MT. Loomis as principal of the Washington school for the year ensuing.
 MT. O'Brien moved that the election of MT. Loomis be made unanimous and it was so ordered.
 MT. Bennett moved that the salary of MT. Loomis be fixed at $1 800.
 Mr-Plunkett stated that some of the best applicants for the position had said that they would take the position for $1, 800.
 MT. O'Brien said he thought the salary should be fixed at this time so that the new principal would know what he was going to get.
 MT. Plunkett moved to amend MT. Ben nett's motion by making the salary $1, 800.
 Mir. Graves moved that the motion and amendment be referred to the Committee on Schools to report at a future meeting, and it was so ordered.
 Mr. Zunder brought up the question of the truant school and said he thought it should be abolished. He said he thought there were very few cities that Had truant schools, and he did not think they were necessary; they resulted in evil rather than good. He thought, however that the truant school had been very ably managed by MT. Loomis.
 MT. Peck said that it seemed to him that there should be some place for these incor- rigible boys. They were like rotten apple in a barrel that diseased all the good ones unless they were assorted out.
 Mr. Plunkett thought this was a matter that required careful consideration before any action was taken.
 By unanimous consent the matter was left with the Committee on Schools to consider and report at future meeting.
 The question of 8 new speller was next taken up. The books under consideration were "Mellone's Speller" and aspeller entitled Selected Words" in process of publication by Sheldon & Co. It was stated that the latter book would not issue from the press in less than two weeks. The committee had previously reported in favor of Mellone's book.
 MT. Zunder moved to adopt the previous recommendation of the committee.
 Mr. Welch said that under the law any change in text books must be by atwo-thirds vote.
 A yea and nay vote on the question was then taken and resulted as follows:
 Yeas-Welch, Plunkett, Peck, Graves, Zun- der, Harrison.
 Nays-O'Brien, Bennett.
 The requisite two-thirds having been se- cured the recommendation of the committee was adopted and hereafter the Mellone speller will be one of the textbooks in the public schools.
 Mr. Zunder stated to the Board that the repairs and alterations made on the Dixwell avenue school building during vacation made it quite well suited and desirable for school purposes as any building of the kind in the city The sanitary conditions have been entirely changed, the building has been renovated and painted and all causes of complaint have been entirely re- moved.
 This being all the business that the Board was called together to transact, an adjourn ment was taken until the first Friday in Sep tember unless sooner convened.
 THE NEW PRINCIPAL.
 Henry w. Loomis, the newly elected prin- cipal of the Washington school, commenced to prepare for college in the Sufield Com mercial Institute at the age of q. While thus engaged he taught school during the winter months and still kept up with his class. After a course of study he came to New Haven and finished fitting for college under Tutor Colton of Yale. While await ing an examination he was invited to teach 8 class in Amos Smiths private school, WHICH was IOcaIou nearly opposite IHo pres ent Washington school, where he is soon to enter upon the important duties of prin- cipal. Before the close of the term he was engaged to take charge of MT. Smiths school for the next year. His throat became affected during the year and he was advised to take an ocean voyage, which he did by shipping before the mast on B "horse jockey" bound for the La Plata. He came back restored to health and again his favorite occupation of teach ing and taught for several years in academies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. In 1862 he enlisted in the First Connecticut Heavy artillery, was promoted to lieutenant and when mustered out of service was acting ord nance officer of the regiment. At the close of the war he again turned his attention to his favorite pursuit, teaching for four years in Fair Haven and bringing up the school from about fifty scholars to 175. For the last twelve years MT. Loomis has had charge of the Whiting street school and for some time has had the supervision of the evening school in the High school building.
 In connection with his other duties Mir. Loomis has given attention to theology by study in the theological department of Yale. Four years ago he was licensed to preach, and occasionally has preached at the Second church in Fair Haven, at East Haven center and other places Grand Sacred Concert At Pot Island.
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