Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-19
HIcu soaooL ovEnrLowING.

DuSton Reports to she
Board OF Education That There
Have Been Seventy.Five scholars
Admitted More Than the school
Will Hold - Superintendent Dutson
Re-Rlected-Tlckets for the Gradua.
slon Exercises Tho Winchester
District.
Not word was said at last nights meet
ing of the board of education about the
recent disclosures in the high school regard.
ing the attempt of certain scholars to procure
ordered copies of their examination papers.
The school committee has not completed its
investigation in the matter, and Mr.. O'Brien
said yesterday that hearing in the case was
the next step of procedure. gac !.
Superintendent Dutton reported that in
the examinations for admittance to high
school there had been $50 applicants. OF
these thirty-three had been rejected and 297
accepted. Some of these, however, will not
enter the school and the incoming class will
probably number between 1856 and 275.
Upon examination this year 147 applicants
were admitted. while 1913 were admitted a
year ago. There are about 450 scholars left
In the high school. The school
can accommodate $50 scholars. It
will be seen by this that there will be about
seventy five scholars who cannot be accom-
modated in the building. These will be
placed in another building to be selected
later. The average age of the scholars ad-
mitted Is fifteen years..
The superintendent also reported that,
outside of the new Lowell school, there are
12,6O6 seats in the district. OF these,
| 1000 were occupied during the last month
and there were 1,476 vacancies.
The question Of graduation exercise tickets
was brought up. The superintendent stated
that 1t would be impossible to give ticket
erly. The capacity of the top gallery of the
| Hyperion was discussed. 1t was not certain
to the members whether ii would be safe to
admit all the gallery would hold. The ca
pacity is about 900, but there were $50 only
admitted year ago. Since then new exit
has been placed in the building.
Captain O'Brien moved the gallery be
| opened to 400.
| DR.. Carmalt thought the building commit
| tee should investigate and see how many
could safely be admitted to the gallery be-
fore tickets were Issued.
Mr.. Avis did not want to open the gallery
and take the responsibility of O panic.
Captain O'Brien said he thought the board
could Judge of the safety Of the galleries al
Il well oD the uf6 maIbnals no tuouBut coul'
mon sense should be used.
| It was finally voted to Issue 400 tickets fol
the top gallery provided the building COM
mittee found It was perfectly safe to do 20.
| The building committne were given power
| to direct Superintendent Wilson to build ar
| iron fence about the new Lowell school. The
cost for the one hundred and eighty-sever
| feet to be covered will be $445.
The board decided to hold Its next meeting
| week from next Monday night to discuss
the rules, which are as yet in chaotic
state.
Last night was the one upon which thu
superintendent of schools was to be elected
| A ballot was taken for that purpose. It re
suited In ak votes for Samuel T. Dutton ant
| one vote blank. Mr.. Dutton was declared
re- elected for the ensuing year as superin
tendent. The salary was fixed at So, 500. thu
same as last year.
| The building committee reported thu
| changes and improvements upon Winchestel
school would cost $4,000. To raise th'
building one story and make II q three story
building would cost SIC, 900 more. 1t is 30
riously considered by the committee to sci
the Dixwell school building and unite thi
school with the Winchester. The matter wa
referred to the committee on schools t.
ascertain and report how much room il
needed.