Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-02
cHANeEs sueeEsTEn.
The Board of Education Holds
 Interestins Meeting.

C7ANG6S SOGGESTED. The Board of Education Holds an
 Interesting Meeting.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of education was held last night. | The chief business was the discussion on the report of the committee on teachers. relative to changes and improvements recommended by Principal Hovey. All the recommendations and changes were adopted. They are as follows:
 1. Certain definite changes in the time allotted to recess in the High school.
 9. Additional teachers in the High school.
 8. The establishment of a minimum standard In each study pursued by the clase; and an average standard in all studies; both of which shall be an es- sential condition of the annual pro- motion in the High school.
 4. The manner in which the fitness of pupils seeking admission into the High school shall be determined.
 On these questions your committee beg leave to report as follows:
 l. In view of the statements of Mir Hovey, assented to by Mir Crosby, that the change sought would give distribu- tion of time much better adapted to the studies pursued in the High school, and would permit Mir Klimpke to exercise supervision over the entire play ground during the times of recess with much less detriment to his class duties than that which now obtains, your commit tee favored the recommendation for the present, and permitted the change to take effect immediately, so that the su- perintendent may have an opportuniCv of observing it's result, and report the same to this board.
 Second question. On this point your committee recommend:
 First, that for the present year no changes should be introduced, but that the superintendent should supply for the teachers at present employed in the center district any urgent needs that may arise until the end of the term. Second, that further consideration be given to this matter relative to the com ing year. in order to ascertain what changes if any may be needed either in the faculty or in the course of instruc- tions to render the school more efficient and better adapted to the needs of our rapidly increasing community.
 In this connection the committee beg leave to suggest to the consideration of the board the appointment of a male principal to the Elm street school. This would relieve the teachers of the High school of the duty now imposed upon them, and leave them free to de- vote their whole time during recess to the pupils of the High school building. Third question. Your committee an average standard in all studies, also minimum standard in every study pursued by the class, both of which \ shall be an essential condition of promo tion in the High school. They would suggest for the average 70 per cent and for the minimum 40 per cent. It is quite evident that in an elementary course such as obtained in the High school all the branches of study are in a great measure inter-dependent and hence failure in one is detrimental to true progress in others.
 Again the present state of things which has come down to us from time \ immemorial, and in which pupils are permitted to make up for deficiencies outside of the appointed time and man. ner involves much irregularity. It un- necessarily multiplies the number of classes, while it decreases the number of pupils in each one, and thus demands for the few, sometimes for even one. time and attention which could other wise be devoted with equal fruit to many. It is this defect in our system which in great measure renders made quate the present teaching force in our High school.
 They would also recommend that this rule should take immediate effect so that it's provisions should determine the pro- motions of the present year.
 ! Fourth question. Your committee recommends that in the manner of ad- mission to the High school no change should be introduced which would affect the present year. They believe that any deviation from the existing plan would work injustice to both pupils and teachers.
 Your committee, however, believes that relative to future years this matter demands serious consideration. | J. A. MULCAHY, | In behalf of the committee.
 The committee recommended that in view of the fact that Mir Klimpke in tended to resume his studies at Yale next September, that the board secure a male teacher for the High school and as the attendance for the coming year promises to greatly exceed the present they advised that male teacher be secured for the summer term, They also suggested that three examinations only be made during the school year, as involving less interruption to the regu- Lar course of studies. The committees closing recommendations were that the graduating exercises take place on the evening of the last day of the school term and that they be held in Jacoues' auditorium. The entire report was ac- cepted and adopted with very little debate.
 The text book committee recom- mended that the Prang system of draw ing be introduced in the schools in place recommendation was adopted. |