Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-09
CHANGES IN THE SCHOOLS.

TIe8Onb6O 10 the nOdEu-OOAM RA0AMsS
of school Management.
The full quota of members attended the
meeting of the board of education last
night, at which important business was |
transacted. The appointment of teachers
to vacant positions and of janitors for the |
coming year came up before the board.
The annual report of Chairman Graves
was read by the secretary. The report of
the superintendent will not be ready till
Friday. The board took active measures
to prevent carelessness in the management
of the school buildings.
A considerable number of changes were
rendered necessary by the sickness or de-
parture of teachers. Sister NJ. A. Conegan
was appointed in place of Sister Emma
Hayes at the Orphan asylum. In conse.
quence of the resignation Miss Smith of
the Rosette school who was away on leave
of absence last year, the following pro
to 4; Miss O'Meara, &c to 3B; Miss Kill
10y, 1B to &c: Miss Hofacker, to 4B
and Miss Margret E. Bolan, substitute, be
appointed. Adopted.
All the above changes are in the Rosette
street school,
In the Washington school Miss Fannie
H. Butler, who is i'll, sent in letter of
resignation, as did also Miss Della j.
Donohue.
In the Woolsey street school Miss
Alice D. Speer presented her resignation.
These designations were accepted. In
this school changes were then made as
follows: The committee recommended
that Miss Lizzie Catlin be changed from
SC to Ga, Miss Molly Nader, ga to-. sc;
Miss Mccartney, "A to ga; Miss Cline IL
to &C. Miss M. E. Smith was appointed
assistant in No. 10, and Miss Barbara
Kenney "A, and Miss M. E. Flynn and
Miss Annie E. Morris as extra teachers.
The last three have been substitutes. The
recommended changes were adopted.
Miss Alice M. Finch was appointed ex-
ira teacher in the Woolsey district and
Miss Eva A. Lee at Grand avenue school.
Miss Flanagan being promoted from to
ga in the Eaton school a corresponding in
crease of salary was voted. Miss Bonney
was changed from "a to 2 and Miss Shee-
han appointed to "a in Eaton.
Leave of absence was granted Miss
Blanche E. Parker of Wooster school till
January 1. ..-
The committee recommended that Miss
Beers of the training school, class '91, be
appointed substitute in Wooster school at
salary of $500; adopted.
Professor Honey was hired to teach
drawing one hour and a half daily in the
high school and in the eighth grade in
grammar school at a salary of 5000.
Owing to the. resignation of Miss Har-
riet M. Gum from No. II Winchester
school the following changes were made
Miss Taylor GA to IA, Winchester
school.
Miss H. Feuchtwanger, 6 to GA, Shelton
avenue school.
Miss Donovan, SC to 6, Winchester.
Miss Studler, "a to 5B, Shelton
Miss Brown, to ga, Shelton.
Mrs. Pratt, to 5, $500, Shelton.
The committee recommended that limit
of the training class be changed from thir-
ty-6ve to forty members. Superintendent
Curtis said that the number of applicants
was already far in excess of the capacity
of the training school. Besides the new
applicants there are several candidates
from last years class, who attained the
required percentage but were crowded out
for lack Of room. AS there are forty-one
persons already attending the train
| ing class the board voted that the class for
| the year 1892 do not exceed that number.
Mr.. Leigh objected to attendants on the
| high and training schools who come from
out of town and crowd out the New Ha-
ven residents On motion the board in
| structed the committee on finance to in
| vestigate into the number of foreign atten-
| dants.
| Miss May G. Torbett, the stenographer,
| was engaged for another year and her
| salary raised to $780,.
After this business was concluded the
building committee presented its report.
The following changes were made in the
| janitorial force of the public schools:
Washington school, in place of Thomas
| O'Brien, Charles B. Brown, at salary of
$3.50.
| Oak street school, Thomas Hannah, sal
| airy raised to $500.
Davenport school, in place of Thomas
Hannah, Thomas O'Brien, at a salary of
$500.
| Ferry street school, in place of George
| a. Case, Francis Ray, salary raised from
$500 to $500.
| Lloyd street school, in place of James
L. Hull, William Graham, salary raised
from $500 to $3.50.
| Center street school, G. B. Burwell,
salary not yet fixed.
| Quinnipiac street school, not appointed.
| Clerk Hewlett of the board of education
was given three weeks vacation as soon as
| the present stress of work at the opening
of the school year is over.
At this point Mr.. Leigh brought up the
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prevails in many of the school buildings
The children are told by the principals to
clean out their desks after the afternoon
session. The contents of the desks are
thrown out promiscuously on the floor and
| the janitors find it almost impossible to
gather the litter.
Captain O'Brien also drew attention to
the reckless waste of pencils by the
scholars. 1t is customary to have the
81, 81 81 x@o., IS Ios-,
length and as finely as needle. AS soon
as they are used they immediately get
broken off. In this way considerable loss
is caused to the city during the year.
Another member of the board referred to
the free advertisements that are displayed
on the walls of many school rooms. This
is in direct violation to the manual of
rules for the benefit of public schools.
After some discussion as to the best means
of remedying the evils the board voted to
put copy of the manual of rules into the
hands Of every principal, teacher and
janitor of the city district, with the under
standing that any violation of the rules
will incur the immediate censure of the
board. It is hoped by this means to secure
great cleanliness and economy in school
affairs.
The annual report of Superintendent
Curtis was ready to be taken up, but it
was ordered that the report be first printed
before it is brought officially to the notice
of the board at special meeting to be
held next Friday evening The following
facts in regard to the condition of the pub
lie schools during the past year are copied
from the report:
Number of school buildings, 80; number
of seats, Is, 26S; number of children be-
tween and 16 years of age, 1S, 521; num-
Der registered during the year, Is, 105;
average daily attendance, 10,945; total
number of absences, 341, $3.50; increase
from last year, 1884; total number of
tardinesses, 5,46S; decrease from last
year, 175; number of cases of truancy,
1,196; increase, 20; number of perfect
sessions, 12,O07; average age, nine years,
eleven months.
Special teachers in music, drawing, etc.,
7; principals, IA; assistant principals, 1;
associate principals, 1; high school teach
ers, 81; grammar grade teachers, so; gram
mar school assistants, 10; intermediate
grade teachers, rs; primary grade teach
ers, 1879; kindergarten teachers, 4; extras,
8; substitutes, %. Total, 342.
/ The distribution of school children in the
district is:
l IN puohc schools ........................ 13,03C
Total attending. ID, 92s