Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-22
4 rnorzAorED MEETING

of ahe Hoard Of RducntiOn Lass Night Tho High school Graduation Kxsr. cIses-KxamlnaslOA for the High schooI-A Proposed Change Defeated. At the board of education meeting last night. which lasted until nearly eleven o'clock, Superintendent Dutton read the res- ignation of Miss Gertrude Hal, who formerly | taught in room of Dwight school, but has l been in i'll health for the past school year. | This was accepted and also the recommends l tions of the school committee that the even- ing schools be closed the evening of February l 28 and the request of the Alumni association for the use of a room in the High school building once 8. week for the purpose of trying to get together graduates for discus sions.
 It was voted that the graduating exercises be held in the last week of the term, Thurs- day night, April "A. as last year.
 Whether the senior and junior classes should occupy the stage alone, and the ques- tion about the number of tickets allowed to each, aroused some discussion. Some thought it would be better to have the entire school seated on the stage, as in past years, thereby giving more room in the house, as there would be difference of about $50. After considerable talking the recommendation that the seniors and juniors have the stage to themselves was approved and also that the members of the graduating class have esch three tickets to the parquet and two in faIn- l fly circle. sions to the under classes was withdrawn by 1 the committee.
 l The most active controversy was over the recommendation that all candidates for the high school be examined.
 The committee was vigorous in it's defense and others just as strong the other way.
 Dr. Carmalt said that he was very sorry that such step had been proposed; that 1t | was going backward in the true theory of ed ucation. There is nothing so bad as the l practice of crRmming up, for examinations, and it offered moro chances for favofitism. F Mr. Plunkett expressed himself as in har- mony with the doctors views, and made some remarks about the1 youthfulness of the committee.
 MT. Howarth replied that the committed was willing to admit it's youth and all that, but they believed there was g business prin.
 ciple back of the motion; that the receiving
 teacher ought to be the examiner rather than
 the one who is sending forth a pupil. In 1large classes often 1t will happen that easy
 questions will come to some, but the hard
 ones must be met in the examination.
 After more discussion the motion was put l to the house and lost.
 The next recommendation was to make the
 numbering fin the different schools core
 spond to the grade of those rooms, but the
 question of what the effect would be on ths
 salaries made trouble and the motion of Dr.
 Carmalt, that it be referred back to the com mittee and have them ascertain what this effect would be, was carried.
 Tho most important recommendation from the committee of buildings was to put in [ } new telephone system for th,
 schools. The telephone company had agreed to put in complete system, copper circuit for the schools at a cost of $550 for fourteen
 telephones and $S0 additional for every extrs
 one, ordinary price of this system being $1 900. It was voted to accept this offe for three years with privilege of extending i , for five years.
 Mrs. Charles F. Blakeslee was appointed
 janitor of Lawrence street school The meeting was adjourned till next Fri day evening.