Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
ImponrANr SCHOOL MEETING.

$IOO,OOO Appropriated for School
 Buildings and Improvements, Of
 Which $8O,OOO is Discretionary
 With the Board-The $5O,OOO Man.
 ual Training School Project Post.
 pOned.
 The adjourned annual school meeting was held last evening at Music hall. The meeting was called at 7:30 with Lawyer Daggett of the First ward presiding. The meeting proceeded to act on the following resolutions offered by the board of educa- tion:
 Voted That the bonds Of treasurer and col board of education. Voted, That the district request an sppropria- tion from the town of New Haven of Sl3,0Oo for the purchase of free books and supplies for sev- eral schools of the town.
 ratabie estate of the district be laid the grand list of 1891, the same to be payable on the first Voted, That the board of education be author ized to issue 900 of district bonds with which to complete the construction of the North Quin- Voted. That the board of education be author ized to issue $15000 of district bonds with which | to add four additional rooms to winchester l Voted, That the board of education be author iZed to issue $15 900 district bonds with which to add four additional rooms to the Oak street l Voted, That $50, 900 be issued and is hereby ap- propriated for the erection of building for | manual training and cooking schools and for the purchase of land for said building, and the board l is authorized to expend ndkto exceed, that cum for the purpose and to issue nonds to that l Voted, That the sum of $soooo for which the board of education was authorized at the annual
 district meeting in 1ssgto issue bonds for the pur
 pose of constructing grammar school in the
 ogna ss be nsed the board for the purchase of land and the cree:
 tioa of such school buildings as in the judgment of the board may be reQulreds ---sIfl All of the above resolutions were passed
 except the one appropriating $50,O fol I building for manual training and cook ing schools. This matter caused 8 long
 discussion, Maier Zunder heading those
 who favored the appropriation and Lawyer
 John s. Fowler heading the opposition. John s. Fowler at length moved that thu
 resolution be continued to the next annus
 city school district meeting, with inatruc
 tions to the board of education to publish
 sixty days before said meeting full anf
 detailed report of the object and scope O
 the proposed school, it's cost and it's annua
 expenses, and that at said school election
 for election of officers yea and nay yot
 be taken thereon at the polls under direc
 ton of said board. Mir. Graves amended
 the motion striking out the clause pertain
 ing to the taking of vote at the schoo
 election for election of officers and strik
 ing out the word tannual" before ''cit school district meeting." The smendmen
 was accepted.
 The motion as amended was that tn resolution be continued until the next cit . school district meeting, with instruction to the board of education to publish sixt days before said meeting full and d. tailed report of the object and scope C | the proposed school, its cost and its ar 1 nual expenses.
 The motion as amended then was cal . ried.
 Lawyer Charles H. Fowler then mad . the following motion, which was passed "That all future appropriations be mad 5 on recommendation of the board of educi C ton, and that reasons and objects ther, | fore be published at least fifteen days b. , fore the meeting."
 The resolutions of Max Adler for @ mal
 ual training school building was not a a lowed to make it's appearance unopposet
 In the discussion MT. John s. Fowler asl ed for more definite, detailed and specif 6 account of the way in which the mont @ thus appropriated would be spent. M
 Adler then entered upon a detailed expl
 nation of the different departments of u l. proposed school. He laid great stre upon the fact that the boys would learn
 I Q and feel at home. In the working of tl t forge, the making of the round woode @ handle and the way to be handy with joi |. l ers and carvers' tools. MT. Howarth SC
 onded MT. Adler in his explanations.
 said that there were hundreds of boys WI
 were not as quick at figures and bookwol Le as others, but who when put at manu V training felt right at home. They cou .. use their hands with better success tht , those who were quick in school work. a John s. Fowler remarked that the a " propriation was little too much to a ?, of the people before the matter was tho N oughly discussed, and mainly through |
 efforts the matter was postponed.
 Mir. Charles E. Graves expressed hil ,s self as glad of the discussion, because t subject was important and the whole thil was aired. However, the matter will of over for awhile.
 k The $60, ,000 which was appropriated t, k years ago for a grammar school in t south portion of the district was given 10 the board to do what they should deci to be necessary in the way of buildi . schools. They can build an addition to t sf High school if they should so choose.