Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-08
MIR. LEIGH WANTED TO GO.

Why khe Board or EOUc2t10n D10 Not
 Consider the Appointment List of
 Teachers Last Evening-The Bonds
 of the District Treasurer Fixed and
 Many Other Matters Discussed.
 Every member of the board of education
 was present last evening at the regular meet-
 ing of the board and the chair was occupied
 by Maier Zunder.
 A letter was read from Prof. F. R. Honey, resigning his position as teacher of geometri cal drawing.
 The question of the amount of bonds which would be required from the treasurer of the district was discussed and the bond
 was placed at $15,0
 An invitation was read from the teachers
 of the cooking school for the board to dine
 with the school. It is intended to show just what Is being done in this department. The board decided to accept the invitation and will yisit the school at half past 6 next Thursday afternoon.
 Superintendent Dutton read the report of school attendance for the year ending May
 8. He said that there were 275 less vacant seats now than year ago. Humphrey street school was shown to be in g most crowded condition. The scholars which appear on the
 register number II ,674. The greatest number
 of vacant seats approximately in any school
 was reported, as in Wooster school.
 The superintendent said that the North
 Quinnipiac street school building was in very
 poor condition. The primary department was especially faulty. The blackboards are very poor and in winter the rooms are pos- itively unhealthy. He thought something should be done about this building and also the Center street building, which is also very much complained of.
 Mr. Leigh made 8 motion that the board visit the buildings, and it was decided that \ the board would visit them on next Thurs | day afternoon, reaching there about 5 | o'clock.
 Iak tendent Dutton made, was for larger quarters | in the High school for use as 8 chemical lab- oratory. He said that the quarters now used for this purpose are small and do not accommodate the classes. The department of science has grown very much in the last five years. He thought a room should be procured at any rate, even if outside of the High school building. In this event the | classes would use it during the afternoon. The matter was tabled.
 | The school janitors are evidently active and alive to their own interests at least. A l petition was read last evening, signed by all of them saying that they did not think their pay sufficient and asking for more. It was referred to the building committee. The finance committee was directed to take steps toward preparing bonds and to re- port at the next meeting.
 It is peculiar that the old State House should delay the business of the school dis- Cb, appointment of teachers was next taken up. It would have taken some time to have gone over the list MT. Leigh wanted to be at City Hall, where the old relic was being sharply Attacked, and so asked the board to postpone consideration of appointments to a special meeting.
 Dr. Carmalt and MT. Plunkett objected to this and thought the remaining seven mem- bers should not be obliged to wait because MT. Leigh wanted to go.
 Mr. Leigh also said that he had not had time to look over the list of appointments Dr. Carmalt said that it had been out a week and that this ought to be ample time. Mayor Peck relevantly queried, "If I can't be here at the next meeting will you post- pone it @ week furthera"
 Said Mir. Plunkett: The list has been out Q week. You say you have not had time to investigate. It is the business of the com mittse on schools to enlighten you on what you don't understand. That is the way in which the business of the school districts has been carried on. Never before has the cus- tom been questioned.
 | Replied MT. Leigh: I do not think that members here now should be governed by what has been done before. I ask this as a favor and the board can grant it or not. ! A vote was taken and President Zunder refused. MT. Leigh questioned the decis- I ion. A yea and nay vote was taken and re- I suited to for MT. Leigh, Dr. Carmalt, I MT. Plunkett and Mayor Peck comprising the minority. Enough time had been wasted in | the discussion to have gone half way through
 the list of appointments.
 The board will hold @ special meeting next Friday evening to discuss and act upon the \ list.