Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-08
RoARD OF EDUCATION.

prestdent Graves Re.elected-The
Various Committees ReaPPointed-t
Tuesday to be a Holiday I'm the Pub
lie SchoOls-Other Business Trans. |
acted.
The first regular meeting of the new
board of education was held last evening.
Although all of the members have been
70 elected, they organized as q new board
to custom.
Secretary Day called the meeting to order,
and Mr.. Graves was unanimously elected
chairman and unanimously re- elected pres
ident of the board. Mr.. Graves said:
thank the gentlemen of the board for this e1-
preston of their confidence, for the third or
Fourth time so kindly renewed.
The board will pardon me for calling its atten-
one Of more than ordinary importance, placing
upon US new burdens OF responsibility. We have
IN the nrst PLACE to erect and establish manual s
tons to the other schools.
We have to select site for a high school, and
we must have in view the advanced require
ments of modern education. We must also have
day, but as it shall be quarter or half century
hence. Add to this the care and mans gement Of
our our whole system OF schools with Its teacners
we have enough to tax our wisdom as well as
our patience.
With all these duties upon U.s. it Is a cause OF
congratulstion, not only for ourselves, but for
the district that the board is entirely harmonious
without factional or personal ends but ready
after fair and full discussion and deberatiOn, to
act as one man in carrying out such measures as
the best interests Of the district seem to require
The board then proceeded to the election
of the committees for the ensuing year. A
short recess was taken for the purpose.
When the board came to order the rules
of the board in regard to the election of
the committees were dispensed with, and
it was unanimously voted that the commit.
tees remain the same as they were at the
close of last year. .z-s
The committees are:
On fnance-Samuel Hemingway, Harry w
On schoois"Jossphi D. Plunkett, ELI Whitney
On echool buiIdings-HoraceH H. Strong George
F. Hocomb, Richard N. Sheridan
| On boovs and supplies Samuel r. Avis, Horace
Il. Strong, Joseph D: Plunkett:
on special Observation-Disclosures Il. Graves, Sam
uel K. Avis, Samuel Hemingway.
A committee from the Knights of Col
| umbus waited on the board and asked that
the board declare holiday for the child
laid over until after the report of the com.
| mittee on schools.
The committee on schools recommended
! that Miss Brown of Hamilton school be
| granted two weeks leave of absence on &C
count of the illness of her brother; thai
Miss Woodford Of Woolsey school be giver
her pay for time lost by enforced absenc.
on account of health orders; that Miss AL
den of Oak street school be assigned t.
Webster street school; that Miss Mary G.
Warner be assigned to Oak stree
school; that Miss Helen g
Warner be appointed at Shelto,
l oohoo1. hok In of u
YAM of Winchester school be increased t.
$500; that Miss Jessie Hine be assigned t.
No. 2 Eaton school; that Miss Agnes Hal
be appointed extra teacher; that Mr.. Dick
| inson of Grand avenue be granted on,
days leave of absence without loss of pay
that Miss Boyce of the German-EnglisI
school be assigned to the Fair street school
The recommendations of the committe
were adopted.
| The resignation of Miss Graves of Web
ster school was read and accepted. His
Graves has been in the service thirty years
but was forced to resign on account of il
health.
The petition of the Knights of Columbu
committee was granted, and Tuesday vii
be a holiday in the schools.
DR.. Anderson, physical instructor a
Yale, offered, gratis, to instruct the teach
ers in calisthenics and gymnastics. Hi
services were accepted.
The matter of investigating the charge
made that the presence of training teacher
at the Welch school was detrimental t
the pupils, was referred to the committe
on special instruction.
Several other matters of minor in
portance we've disposed of.
The board then went into executiv
session and the location of the new hig
school was discussed.