Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-21
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some Animated Talk Last Evening
Mt the board OF Education Meeting
-Old Questions Revived-votod to
Hire the HypertOn-schoel Errand |
Boys-Contagieus Diseases-Monday |
q HALF Holiday.
The board Of education met with phase
of another one of it's old questions last
evening over the high school graduating
exercises, which will take place April 90.
The school committee came out with rec
ommendation to the effect that sounding
board and staging be erected at tho
Hyperion theater. This, after being refer
red back and forth, was finally left with
the building committee.
Mr.. Adler's motion that the Hyperion be
secured for that date was voted, as was the
motion that the staging be procured and
set up.
Mr.. Plunkett was appointed to ascertain
if the armory could be procured on the
days of June ii, 10 and 10 for the exhibit
ton of the school work for the past year.
The superintendent WAS appointed del
egate to the convention Of superintendents
which will take place in Philadelphia the
Oath and 25th of this month.
The petition of the seniors was granted
for the use of the high school hall for their
reception, the evening of April "a. &c.
Another request for the use of the hall
did not meet with the same approval, and
| was left with the school committee for
further consideration. The request came
from Theodore Spier asking permission to
give a concert under the auspices of the
High School Glee club.
The matter of contagious diseases come
| up once more for considerable share of
the discussion. The superintendent re-
| ported that Principal French Of the Lowell
school had been instructed to be absent
| until further notice from his school, ow-
| ing to the presence of scarlet fever IN his
| family. The committee he's lately been
taking active steps in the look out for con-
tagious diseases, owing to the great dan
gers which have always existed and the
general laxity.
Mr.. Leigh was earnest in this matter
and made the motion that no child here
after be sent out from school to enquire
why another child is absent, and be saved
the chance of running into the danger of
contact with any of the prevailing diseases.
This led out to broader consideration
of errand running was brought out.
Mr.. Adler said he thought there was too
much errand running and monitor work
done atpresent in school hours by scholars.
The motion was referred to the COM
mittee on schools to inquire and report.
An animated conversation took place at
this point in which the matter of con-
tagious diseases and methods to guard
against them were considered. It was
finally voted to refer it to the school con-
mittee with instructions to draw up N
ordinance as they should see ft to b
presented to the court of common council
for finding some way that school princi.
pals may be informed.
The finance committee reported on the
matter which they have had much CON
sideration for some time relating to the
matter of building new twelve room
building. The committee thought it 6
matter of sufficient importance to bt
brought before the whole board. The re-
port raised the question whether the
manual training course should not be
added to the high school course.
1t also favored broader foundation fol
the High school and that it should exist al
we'll for those who are looking forward to
factory lives.
1t also raised the question whether one
new building would relieve the pressure Of
attendance which exists chiefly in the
primary departments and closed with 9
list of suggestions.
1t was moved and voted to have the re-
port printed and discussed at tho next
meeting.
The contract for providing teachers
registers, account books, etc., was award
ed to q. J. Moffat at bid of $195, which
was the lowest of six.
| Monday will be half holiday according
| to the usual custom.