Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-07
NEW SCHOOL RUILDINGs.

NE" SCt1OOL n nO1AD4NUSs A Large Central Building te be Erected Before September to Re- lieve the Overcrowded Webster District The New Quinnipiac Buflding-Changes Among Teachers -Buying Free Scissors. '
 Every member of the board of educa- ton was in his seat last night when Presi- dent Graves called the board to order. Architect L. w. Robinson and Superin- tendent Curtis were also in attendance.
 The most important feature of the meeting was the passage of a motion, recommended by the school committee, for the immediate erection of large school building in the center of the city to ease the overcrowded condition of the Webster and other adjoining districts and to serve as headquarters for the manual training department. The need of the new building centrally located has been felt for some time and it is probable that it will be located somewhere in the vicinity of Meadow street or the Derby depot. This building will enable the board to concentrate the small schools,
  Cedar street building in one structure. It will be the largest of the public school buildings.
 The new structure will be erected in a hurry. MT. Adler moved that the matter be referred to the finance committee to have the new building ready for occupancy at the opening of the fall term. This motion caused a smile, but MT. Ad- Ter declared he was in earnest. We have talked this matter up and considered ii carefully, said he. I will give the commit tee two weeks to buy lot, a month to pre- pare the plans, another month to arrange the contracts This will take us to the first of May, and they will have five months from May to September in which to erect the building If the finance committed cannot do it in this time the school com. mittee can.
 Mr. Adler's motion was passed with DC opposition and the committee will proba- bly, report upon the selection of 8 lot al the next meeting of the board.
 Architect Robinson showed the plans for the new Quinnipiac school building te the board, and explained the mode of ven. tilation, heating, light and other details. Superintendent Curtis for the commit tee on schools recommended that B. B. Holmes, Harvard graduate, be appointed teacher of mathematics in the high school to succeed E. D. Scott, who has resigned at salary of 1900.
 This was adopted as were the following recommendation of the school committee The transfer of Miss Hettie Cooper o1 the Shelton avenue school from room te room at change in salary from $490 tt $45O; Miss Reed of the same school iron ! room to room 5; Miss Henrietta Pratt, |, | substitute, to room of the Shelton avenue l school, to take the place of Miss Ford, whs is i'll, at salary of $470.
 In the Webster school, Miss Mar, ar1 Mah'edn"9 of $500; Mss a; Louise canfs1; si from to at salary of $500; Miss Saral Wilson from to at a salary of $550 | Miss Ruth Gorham from to 8 at salar, of $62O; Miss Hattie Schulhafer from t | 9 at salary of $630. These changes wer caused by the resignation of Miss Eva S Griffin of room 9.
 l Lottie w. Sloan, a substitute, to room 3 Oak street school, at a salary of $500, tc succeed Miss Robinson; Miss Laura Lam son to 3 at salary of $490. l Miss Margaret E. Smith was appointe, substitute in Webster school l Miss Winifred Hackley was appointed a l $75O to succeed Miss Herrick, who has re signed.
 On recommendation of the school com mittes, the board voted to purchase IA l pairs of scissors, five inches long, at cos of $500, for use of the drawing and sew ing classes. Of these about fifty pair will be given to each building.
 An assistant teacher will be droppe from the German-English night school be cause of the falling off in the attendance
 It was voted to purchase two mimo graphs or copying presses at cost of $1 each; 100 feet of lumber for the manua training classes, and $21.67 worth c colored paper for the drawing classes. Principal Hurd of the Winchester schoe
 was away day and half to attend
 funeral and no reduction was made in h
 pay, upon recommendation of the schot
 committee.
 The salary of the janitor of the Fla
 street school was increased $75, as 8 ne
 room has been added to the building.
 Miss Margaret E. Roland, Miss Bessi
 M. Coin, Miss Mary E. Flynn and Mis-
 Alice M. Fink, all of the training schoo
 were appointed substitute teachers in th Cedar street school at $500 salary.
 Alice M. Heath and Emma D. Clark (
 last years class in the training school wi
 be given diplomas and graduated upo
 recommendation of the school committee
 as they have passed satisfactory examin,
 tions.
 The board voted to oppose the constru
 tion of any part of an electric railwa
 through Wall street, because of it's inte
 ference with the High school.
 The finance committee recommends
 that $199. 80 be refunded to the Sillima
 estate on account of taxes over paid fc
 four years.