Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-02
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nIr. Leigh Says They are Under AM
other Contract-The Board OF Educa.
ston Practically Decide They shall
Not-The Revised Rules-Principeis
vigorously OverhauIed-They sneuio
Have Backbone and Moral Courage.
which They Have Not.
A long and interesting meeting was held
BY the board of education last evening. The
new rules were pored over for q couple OF
hours, principals were arraigned for their
weak moral natures and palavering, and
married women we're again debarred from all
hope of being teachers.
The question of signing the petition for an
electric light ON the corner before Webster
school was debated from all sides. Mr..
Leigh thought the light should be placed
there II they could get 1t for nothing, as 1t
would improve the property. Some OF the
members seemed to think that the children
might need the light to find their way to and
from school. Mr.. Howarth, however, stated
this was not the fact. Mr.. Strong said he
was anxious to have it, for he owned share
in the Electric company. Senator Plunketc
explained that II the board signed the petit
tition individually it would cost something;
but If they signed it as board they would
get 1t for nothing. Mr.. Howarth insisted
upon some action, and it was finally voted
that the president and secretary should sign
for the board.
1t was decided to buy ten sets of geograph-
ical charts. "How much can we get them
fort" was asked. Superintendent Dutton
marked some figures on slip of paper and
passed 1t around to the members. "This is
q business transaction purely" Mr.. Howarth
said, as he glanced heughtily at the reporters
who sat at the end of the table.
The board passed most of the evening in
reading the proofs of the revised rules They
ran their fingers through their hair, twisted
uneasily in their seats and pored over the pa
pers for two hours or more.
Quite discussion was caused by motion
to insert general rule that no married wo-
man shall be employed by the district. 1t ia
Q great disbursement, said Mr.. Howarth,
to the hundreds Of our bright young girls for
women to stay in the employ of the district
after they are married.
"If man marries woman and can't sup
port her. he hadn't ought to marry that
woman" exclaimed Mr.. Leigh.
On general principles married women
should not be employed, said DR.. Carmalt.
No; the woman then assumes another con-
tract, laughed Mr.. Leigh.
Mr.. Howarth suggested that it should be
an unwritten rule, never violated unless I'M
Qer oXCeptlOuhi CiTcumstouGops 4Aio tAo
board seemed to favor.
Principals were savagely assaulted by Mr..
Leigh and Mr.. Howarth. They thought that
q principal who didn't have backbone
enough to complain of teacher when her
work was not of sufficiently high standard
should be quickly dropped by the district.
Mr. Leigh made q motion that principals
should Immediately make report in writing
to the superintendent whenever a teacher
4. TO- oh
ton.
Senator Plunkett said that he had person
ally known cases of deficiency which princi-
pals never limited word about.
"Whyp asked Mr.. Howarth.
Because they were afraid.
Afraid of what? asked Mr.. Leigh.
don't know, said the senator. They seem
to want to be smooth and even with every
one. They don't want to offend teachers or
their friends.
Such men are not what we want, said Mr..
Leigh. A man must have backbone and
moral courage to successfully train young
people.
These requisites President Graves thought
Ii would be very hard to find In these degen-
crate days.
Such arbitrary rules by teachers as forcing
children to stay after school If they had to
leave the room during the session were dis
countenanced.
have known of case where four children
have been forced to remain after school for
obeying the calls of nature.
Where Ia such womani exclaimed Mr..
Howarth: Give me her name and address.
The reading of the proofs turned at times
into sort of Juvenile composition GLASS. Mr..
Leigh had many authorities ''over at the
store" which he wished he had drought
around"
Maior Ctron, told CIarb uau1att RI ool1
for his horse about 10 O'Clock, and the board
adjourned about half an hour aftsrward till
next Tuesday night. Two rules had been
decided upon during the long session.