Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Seniors of the Class of '92 Will be Allowed a Post.Graduate Course Superintendent Curtis Re-elected- Changes in the Makeup of Commit- tees-A Special Meeting to be Held
 Next Wednesday.
 Two petitions were presented te the board of education last evening asking the board to reconsider it's former action in discontinuing the postgraduate course at the high school. The first of these peti tions was signed by thirty-two members of the present graduating class, while the second was from citizens and taxpayers, parents and friends of the present gradu- ating class. Among the signers were s. A. York, A. N. Wheeler, J.W. Pond, John c. Punderford, Theron A. Todd, H. s. Holcomb, Henry H. Benedict, F. M. I Brown, David s. Gamble, Curtis Wilcox and about thirty others.
 Attorney s. Harrison Wagner appeared before the board to favor the granting of the petition. He made an exceedingly | forcible plea and advanced several very | strong reasons why the course should not be discontinued. The petitions were then | tabled.
 President Graves called the attention of l the board to the overcrowded condition of | the high school and said that something must be done at once. He said that this matter had come up over and over again | for the past four or five years, but it was | never so serious as at the present. time and that one of two things as necessary to be done. "Either," said he, "you must increase your facilities or else you must devise some way to stop the growth of l New Haven and the birth of it's children" :" | A long discussion on the subject was participated in by all the members of the board, after which the matter was referred to the committee on special instruction to investigate and report to special meeting l of the board to be held next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The question of the petitions against the discontinuing of the postgraduate course was then taken from the table and still further discussed. MT. Plunkett stated that he was emphatically opposed to granting the petitions, as he did not see why the pupils should receive special in- struction after their course had been com pleted.
 After considerable discussion Major Strong moved that the board adhere to it's former action in the matter. Immediately MT. Asher offered as an amendment that such of this years graduating class as were preparing for college during the next two months and that the present senior class be notified that their term will close in April next year and no postgraduate course be allowed. After a long debate Major Strong said he was willing to accept the amendment and it was unanimously carried.
 Virgil G. Curtis was unanimously re- elected superintendent of schools for the ensuing year at the same salary as las year.
 MT. Plunkett rendered his resignation as member of the finance committee, ani Eli Whitney was elected to fill the vacan cy. MT. Plunkett was then elected mem Der of the committee on supplies.
 Upon the recommendation of the com mittee on schools, Miss Julia Smith wal assigned to room No. il, Lowell school Miss Lillian Preston as assistant in No. 12 Lowell school; Miss Louise Thompson tt No. 3, Woodward school; Miss Annie s Brennan as extra teacher in Rosette stree school, and Miss Gertrude M. Kent to tn George street school.
 The use of the hall in the high schoo was granted to the Connecticut Valley Ar and Industrial association for the purpos of holding meeting of the association il this city May 28.