Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-14
TEACHERS RATINGS DETERMINED.
Made Last Night by the
Board of Education.


Before the meeting was called to order
j. w. Webster spoke about the news
paper criticisms of the boards action in
going into executive session Saturday.
Clerk Smith hoped that no one sus-
pected him of divulging any of the
boards doings. He referred them to
the scant reports of the meetings given
in the city newspapers. The board in
answer said that they had every conf
dence in Mr. Smith, and in explanation
of Saturdays misunderstanding said it
was not customary for the clerk to be
present at the meetings of the board of
school visitors. However this may be it
is certain that the clerk has legal right
to attend such meetings.
Chairman Mcdonald then called the
board to order. Judge Webster in
Donahue, principal of the Bishop street
school, had notified him through a
friend that she would not object to be-
ing transferred to the High school.
John Henderson, jr, said he was of the
opinion that the board should proceed
with the appointments in the grammar
grade of the High school building and
defer appointments to the High school
until ali others had been disposed of.
This plan was followed.
The following appointments were
made in the High school: Third gram
mar room, Miss Ellen J. Wilton and
Miss S. H. Cairns; second grammar
room, Miss Emma Mccarthy and Miss
Mary Ann Donohue: first grammar
room, Miss J. E. Birren and Miss
Mary E. Smith. DIR Hayes was not in
favor of taking Miss Donohue away
from the Bishop street school, as it
would leave that school in a weakened
condition. Third intermediate room,
Miss Mary A. Cass and Miss Mary E.
Smith. Miss Wallace, whose position is
taken by Miss Cass, will be transferred
to another school at the next meeting.
The next appointments were in the
Elm street building. Miss N. F. Tiff
fanny will take Miss Arthur's place, the
latter going to fill the vacancy left by
the transfer of Miss Cass to the High
school. Miss Seery of the Long Hill
school takes Miss Arthur's place. The
following retain their former positions:
Miss NJ. A. Irgersoll, Miss Mary Cleve-
land Miss Rosa E. White, Miss Edmee
Pretat, Miss Lucy NJ. Pierpont and Miss
Agnes C. Douglas.
The appointments in the Clay street
school were as follows: Principal, B. H.
Fitzpatrick; assistant, Miss Matte l..
Walsh, intermediate rooms, Miss N. E.
rooms, Miss N. E. Arthur, Miss Callaghan,
Miss Josephine Fitzpatrick, Miss Jennie S.
Barbour, Miss S. M. Weston, Miss Annie
N. Moore. Here John Henderson, ir,
said that the parents of the American
children seemed to desire teachers
whose ancestors were Americans In
reply DIR Hayes argued that all of us are
in a literal sense foreigners, even the
descendants of those who came over on
the Mayflower. In conclusion he said
that we were all joined together because
oil
tinue to be true Americans.
Next in order were the appointments
of the Porter street school. Mr. Hender-
son moved that the appointment of
principal be postponed and that Miss
| Maher assistant principal of last year,
be appointed to her old position in the
intermediate room, which position she
wishes. Rev Father Mulcahy thought
that a male teacher would be far more
suitable for the position of principal
| Mr. Henderson thought Miss Carter to be
woman possessed of enough governing
power to control the boys of this school,
Father Mulcahy wished her appointed
as assistant principal in the Bank street
school under M. J. Nelligan, at the same
salary which she received last year.
When the debate ended DIR HAYES
read an application from Joseph Savage
for the position of principal of the Porter
street school. The applicant is % years
old, is a graduate of Assumption col
| lege, Ontario, and attended the Grand
seminary at Montreal for two years.
The board promised to consider the APP
plication ana then adjourned until 1880
Thursday evening.
The following ratings have been fixed:
All teachers whose percentage is over
$50 receive an increase in yearly
salary of $50; all whose percentage is
from 900 to $50, an increase of $25
Several of the teachers have reached the
maximum.
Fifty dollars increases: Jennie P. Bar
bour, Mary V. Bangs, Josephine Fitz-
patrick, Ella F. Maher, Anna N. Moore,
Mrs M. J. Nelligan, Jennie NJ. O'Neill,
Katherine Seery, Lizzie C. Stanley.
| Twenty-Five dollars increase: Mary l..
Bowe, Nellie A. Browne, Nellie E. Car
roll. Elizabeth D. Clark, Mary Cleve-
land, Annie F. Claffee, Minnie E. Con-
nor, Lena Corcoran, Mary Coyle, Jennie
M. Dudley, Alice T. Fitzpatrick, Mary
A. Gaynor, Margaret L. Grimes,
Elizabeth G.. Kane, Elizabeth keenan,,
Annie E. King, Emily w. Kelley,
Adeline Long, Alice G. Mailer, Mary P.
Mahon, Elizabeth L; Mccarthy, Annie
Maggie A. Moran, Gertrude T. Moran,
Edmee Pretat, Isabel Prior, Annie F.
Slater, Mary y. Tenant, Nellie F.
Tiffany, Clara NJ. Toucey, Nellie Tracy,
Jennie Tracy, Matilda L. Walsh, Susie
NJ Weston, E. Ella White.
The following teachers have reached
the highest grade: Nettie E. Arthur, J.
E. Birrell, Anna E. Cairns, S. H.
Cairns, Kate NJ. Callaghan, Mary A.
Cass, Isabella Cowan, Agnes G.
Douglass, Agnes G.. Fitzpatrick,
Lizzie O. Hart Emma r, Hon
drick, H. w. Hill, M. A. Ingersoll,
Fannie A. Maher, Emma J. Mccarthy
Edith A. Mills, Ellen A. Mulville, Lucy
NJ. Pierpont, Mary j. Russell, Kate G.
Slater, Mary E. Smith, Ella T. Smith,
Julia NJ. Wallace, Nellie s. Wallace.
Rosa E. White, E. j. Wilton, Mrs J. E.
Wilder. Principals, and assistants In
the High School room have special sala-
ries and are not included in this list.