Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-27
BOARD OF EDucArIor.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
rhe Appointment Of Teachers and
Salaries for the Ensuing Year Conn
pleted-Other Business Before the
Board-To Select a Principal for
: the High school Next Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the board of ed
ucation was held at the rooms of the board
last evening, all the members being pres
emit.
The appointment of principal for the |
high school was brought forward by Mr..
Howarth, who moved that Edward Hey
wood of Clyde, NY, be appointed to the
position at salary of s, 500 per year. In
recommending the appointment Mr.. How
,arth stated that of all the names which
have mentioned for the position none came
more highly endorsed than Mr. Haywood.
He said further that Mr.. Haywood was
graduated at Union college and has been
assistant principal of a high school in Co
hoes, N. Y, for Eve or six years and prin-
cipal of q high school in Clyde. He is
most highly recommended by the presi-
dent of Union college as well as by the
eminent Professor Draper Of New York.
Mr.. Adler in secondinR the appointment
| to the board that recently Mr.. Haywood
| had passed an examination in twenty-three
studies without any previous preparation
| and attained an average OF S5 per cent,
being one of four out of class of three
hundred to pass the examination. Mr..
| Plunkett and Mr.. Leigh, were opposed to
making the appointment last evening, in
order that the entire board might have an
opportunity to examine more closely the
credentials of the various candidates Ma
| ior Strong made the motion that the mat
ter go over to special meeting to be held
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. This mo-
ton prevailed and the matter went over.
Superintendent Curtis, in his report on
the case of the little daughter of MI. Dur
ZACH, who, her father claimed, had not
been promoted when she deserved it,
stated that in his opinion the child is as
far advanced as her ability warrants, and
er, that Mr.. French, the principal of the
school, was in no way accountable and no
| blame attaches to him in the matter.
The following designations were pre-
sented to the board and accepted: Miss
Claiborne, from room 1, Washington
school, on account of ill health, and Miss
Stevens of Edward street school, who is
soon to be married. The designations in
both cases to take effect at the end of the
present school year.
Mr.. Avis moved that the salary list, as
far as was desired by any member of the
board or the committee, be reconsidered,
and the motion prevailed. The commit
tee on schools, through Mr.. Howarth,
recommended that the salary of Mr.. NAL
colin Booth of the high school be 81 300,
an increase of $500, for the ensuing year,
instead of 1000. as voted last week. This
recommendation opened up quite an ami
mated discussion of the subject, in which
nearly every member of the board took
part. The recommendation was finally
voted upon and carried.
President Graves withdrew from the
chair, Mr.. Plunkett succeeding him, and
Mr.. Graves then moved that the salary for
the ensuing year of Mr.. Gulliver, one of
the classical teachers in the high school,
be 81 800, the same as last year, instead of
So 900, as voted him at the last meeting
of the board. The motion was lost, the
vote standing five to three, and Mr.. GULL
ver's salary will remain as decided upon
| at the last meeting.
| Mr.. Graves then moved that Professor
Jepson's salary for the coming year be
fixed at 300 instead of So, 500, as decided
upon at the previous meeting, but after
considerable discussion Mr.. Graves with
drew his motion and the work of the meet
ing proceeded.
The recommendations of the committee
to the effect that the salaries of Miss
G.. A. Wicks and Miss Woodruff both be
raised $50 each, that of the former from
$500 to $3.50 and the latter from $3.50 tc
$500, were adopted.
| The salary of Miss Gertrude F. Adams
was fixed at 81 900 instead of 5000, as last
year, and that of Miss Lillian A. Gladwir
at $500 for the ensuing year.
It was voted to indefinitely postpone the
question of the appointment of a primary
inspector and supervisor.
The committee on schools recommended
} that a kindergarten be opened in the Ham
| ilton school and that Miss Jessie Scranton
of New York be engaged at a salary o.
$400 to take charge of same. Adopted.
Principal j. R. French was reappointet
, principal of the Lowell school at salary
} of So, 500. Principal 81. w. Loomis of thu
Washington district was also reappointec
at a salary of So, 500. A. o. Abbott wa
reappointed principal of the Rosette schoo
at salary of 81 300. Principal Mark R
! Pitman of the Woolsey school was reap
pointed at salary of 50, 500. Miss Mar.
R. Pinney was appointed to No. l, Crane
: avenue school at a salary of 5000.
J These were all the changes recommend
> ed, either by the committee or any mem
Der of the board in the appointments ant
salaries as adopted at the last meeting ant
. the board proceeded to complete the lis
. of teachers by appointing the teachers il
3 the WEIGH district. The appointment
3 and salaries are as follows:
RooMs. Salaries
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