Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-12
1ARcEAmoUNr OF BUSINESS.

accept her resignation, to date from the end of the last term, on account of her health. Miss Tucker, teacher in the Skinner school, who has been on leave of absence to California, wrote from there to Superinten- dent Dutton that her health forbade her re- turning to take her old position.
 The foregoing resignations were laid on the table, according to the rule.
 J.1D. Plunkett told the board that he had seen MT. Sanford, who at the last meeting of the board was appointed the assistant prin- cipal of the High school and afterwards re- fused the position, and that he said he was very sorry that he had been unable to come to New Haven.
 MT. Graves had also seen him and charged him with using his appointment here at 8 larger salary than he was getting in Stam- ford as lever to get an increase of salary there. MT. Sanford denied it, and said he would not have come here even if his salary there had not been raised.
 MT. Sanford's resignation was after some discussion accepted.
 A new text book, Lockwocd's sLessons in English" for high schools and academies, was recommended by the committee on schools to be introduced in the High school. It was adopted. The book will be used in the third and fourth classes. The committee appointed by the board to look into the mismanagement at the gradua- ating exercises at the Hyperion reported that after due and thorough inquiry they found was due more to want of proper under standing between the agents of the board and the managers of the Hyperion than to any other cause. The committee thereupon recommended as follows:
 First-That the use of rush tickets St graduating Second-That tickets be issued to the extent of section thereon,
 Third1That after o'clock the manager of the he Signed: THOMAS o'BR1EN, MAYER ZUNDER, P s. BENNETT. The committee also suggested to the board ' the sdvisability of distributing the tickets in \ the following manner: Seniors as now nine each, commercials as now five each, juniors \ as now one each, third class as now one each, High school teachers two each, prin. cipals three each, special teachers five each, \ teachers one each, city officials two each, school officials four each, ex-members of the board two each, press four each, members of \ the board four each, superintendent twenty \ five, principal of High school twenty-five, the balance fairly divided among the prin- \ cipals of the different schools to be distrib- uted as they deem best.
 The matter was laid on the table for fu- \ ture consideration.
 At the last meeting of the board a commit \ tee was appointed to investigate the charges \ against Superintendent Dutton, preferred by Hobart l.. Hotchkiss of Westville, who claim | ed that be had by dishonorable means in- \ duced teacher to leave the Westvil1e schools The committees report was accepted. It is as follows:
 We have made careful inquiry concerning tue ac- ton CT the superintendent in employing teacher who was under contract with the Westville dis triet: -
 full expectation both of herself and of the superin-
 tendent that she would be released by the Westylle school. Her resignation was tend9red at the close
 usually made, and she took it for granted that her resignation would be accepted We fully concur with the Westville board that
 school boards and superintendents should carefully refrain from any action that might encourage them
 policy of this board in accepting the resignation of
 lady teachers 1t was quite natural that super
 difficulty or ground of complaint in this case and while 1t is to be regretted that mistake should
 caused thereby to tSeswestvilIe school we exoner, frOm all Intention to induce
 the teacher to break faith with her employers. Mr. Hotchkiss superintendent of the schools at West vile, and Mir. Dutton concur in this statement amicable termination of the difficulty involved. J. D. PLUEKETT, committee on schools recommend the following
 the rule; Miss Lillian E Bradley from % No Eaton S
 to No: 4 A, at salary of S350; Miss Mary E. Egan I rs
 Adams from Cedar street to No. 2 Eaton, ,$3OO Kate
 Y. Futile from Cedar street to No, Lloyd, SS5O; Mary A McArthur from No. Skinner to No. 1
 Humphrey; Lila M, NorthEop h from No 4, Hunaph-
 s9 NS Skinner m ssG9 Janit6 sG GTrowbrdge from from Cedar schoolto No. 3 Carlisle $500.
 Superintendent Dutton made report of the number of scholars registered in the va rious districts since the spring term began as follows:
 Webster district o4l, High school 6e1, Eaton zoo,
 Wooster 1,771, Dwight S25, Winchester 1,1l1 Skin ner 1375, Washington 1901, Welch 1926, Woolsey year.
 Principal Whitmore of the High school
 made the following statement in regard to the
 number of pupils in each class of the High ' school:
 Fourth class.RSys 5a5 girls 11s; total s44. Third ' Boys 35. girls 70 total lo5. Senior class-Boys 20
 tota 2s Whole number of boys a9O, girls s8l; total N ever attended the High school.
 Superintendent Dutton said that he was trying to
 hated before entering school and he had made ar.
 arrangements with Town Agent Reynolds for all who
 that they were V vaccinated. Mr button Rad ne
 doubt that this kept quite good many children out ' A letter to Superintendent Dutton from Principal
 statement (givsn abovel you wl observe that while
 we have Tn the school 581 seats there in actual
 attendance 6s1 pupils The ratio of boys to girls has 
 time. think in the history of the school the num-
 Der of boys admitted to the fourth class is greater
 than the number of girls. For the proper efficiency
 of the schools incrsased and better accommodations ' are necessary.
 \ Maier Zunder for the committee on school build
 ings, reported that the committee had been on the \ lookout for place where the scholars in the Web
 ster district could go to school while the build
 ing in that district was being built. The commit
 tee had looked at the factory Park street. but
 put it in order would cost between $2 900 and 8 000
 more than the district would be willing to pay It | was not a desirable place anyway.
 The committee had then inspected the old State
 House and arrived at the conclusion that that was \ the most available place. Mir Zunder said it a ' safe place and it's use would save considerable ! outlay of money. In his opinion it would not cost
 much more than $sOO to fix it up The building would \ seat 565 pupils without disturbing the Historical
 society CT the janitor. There 600 scholars in \ the Webster district.
 The committee does not want the State House \ only for about six months, for by that time the \ new school building will be up and ready for occu- ' pancy The committee has no other place than the State House in view.
 On motion of Mr. Plunkett the matter was again
 referred to the committee school buildings with power to act. The committee will now do all in its ' power to get the old State House.