Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-06-28
THE MAMIE SELECTED.

The New Manual Training school to
be Called the ssBoardman Manual
Training School''-The School Dis
trict Accepts the Roardman Gift of |
100000, and Records a Vote of
Thanks to the Donor-The Lowell
school Temporarily Closed.
A special meeting of the New Haven
city school district to hear the report of
the board of education on the subject of
manual training In tho public schools, and
to authorize an expenditure of money for
the erection of building for that purpose,
was held in Music hall yesterday morning.
Professor Brewer was elected chairman.
President Graves of the board of education
read the action of the regular meeting and
of the action of the board. The gift of
Mrs. Lucy II. Bosrdman of $50, 900 for a
manual training school was announced,
which Mr.. Graves stated had been accepted
by the board and could be considered in
connection with the action of the meeting.
Ex- Senator ]. D. Plunkett moved that the
report of the board be accepted and its
recommendations be adopted, and in con-
nection with this motion James D. Dewell
offered the following vote:
S fo the
triet By Mrs Lucy r. Boardman in the letter Of
May 16. 1882, to the board of education for the
erection Of a manual training school.
tender rs ehanFs to &s
this noble act, and express it's HIGH appreciation
has manifested in public education by this gift,
as well as by her former gift OF $4,000 for the
Voted, That the $4,000 given by Mrs. Board
man is hereby appropriated for the erection of a
manual training school and that in accordance
| building be named the "Boardman Manual Train
Voted. That the $50, 600 be and is hereby ap-
propriated for the purchase Of land and the nee.
essary equipment Of said building and the board
Of education is hereby authorized to issue neces-
Voted, That the clerk of the district be instruct
ed to furnish copy Of these votes to Mrs. Board
The motion and the vote were passed unani.
mously, whereupon Maier Zunder offered the
Voted, That the board of education be and is
hereby Instructed to present to the adjourned
a report as to the necessity of a new high school
| and to embrace In the call for that meeting the
question Of asking an appropriation for that pur
| pose.
In explanation of the above Mr.. Zunder stated
that the needs OF the city demanded new high
school building and that It was the time now te
He said that Of the $500 900 raised two years ase
and erection Of new buildings only about
$200, 600 remained, and while this was sufficient
to erect new school building yet another ap
district should not be without funds At thu
conclusion of his remarks the vote was unani
| mously passed and the meeting adjourned.
l ACTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUcAT1oN-$3o0 c
voTED-LovELL SCHOOL CLOSED FOR TIL
TERM.
Immediately after the meeting of the schoo
district had adjourned the board Of education re
paired to their rooms on Center street and vote'
to appropriate $4,000 for the WEIGH manua
training school, to be added to the $780, 900 givel
| to the school by Mrs. Boardman.
| The board also voted to close the Lowell schoc
| for the present owing to the prevalence of seal
| let fever in that section of the city.