Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-28
HOARD OF EDUCATION.

A Municipal Gift-$3 1000 for Man- l nal Training school Given by Mrs. | Reardman The Board Rec0m- meuds the Acceptance of Her Offer A New Room Opened in Ferry School-Teachers Advanced $2O,- 900 Needed for School Purposes Next Year.
 The board of education met last night and found an agreeable surprise awaiting them. After the usual business had been transacted, communication was received from Mrs. Lucy A. Boardman of 46 Hill house avenue making the munifcent offer of $S0, ,000 for the new manual training school. All now that remains for the dis trict in order to secure this needed addi- tion to the public schools of the city is to equip and provide instructors for the building.
 GIFT OF $30,000.
 The following letter was received and read:
 46 H1ILHoUsE AVENUE,
 NEW HAVEN, May 6, 1892 Chas F. Graves, Esq, President Board of Edu-
 DEAR srR:-1 have observed with pleasure the efforts of the board of education to enlarge and improve the manual training department of our public schools and to establish the, same on Tn The endeayor is in accord with growing timent in his direction and if successful will se cure to the youth of both sexes in our city ad vantages of great value.
 A committee of the board of education in a lishmenr of this institution permanent basis and the erection of q building for the purpose at
 Should the recommendation of the committee be adopted by the board of education and ap- er site be chosen for the location of the building will give as memorial of my late hushaad, and as of our educational methods, the sum of $3O, 0OO for the erection of the building, provided the school district will properly equip the same and supply the instructors necessary to % render it Of tfon.
 Very Respectfully Yours, LUCY A. BoARDMAN.
 To the above letter the board passed the following:
 heapd sea1'' of es eduoa.ioe sFs en sendsSsd eo Ess sps9 to New Haven city school district for the erection of the building for manual training: In passing brance the fact that by a donation of $10,600 some years since Mrs. Boardman gave the first impulse to manual training branch of edu- cation in our public schools, and by this second donation she greatly aids the district in estab- fishing manual training on permanent and en- during foundation.
 Voted, That the board recommend to the dis the n of the Eft h and aea that Boardman manual training school. Voted. That the secretary be instructed to for ward a copy of these votes to Mrs Boardman.
 The committee on schools reported that it would be found necessary to open an other room iu Ferry school and in conse- quence to advance the teachers as follows: Miss Nellie Story from 6B to 7, Miss s. H. Robinson from 5B to 6B, Mrs. A. H. Day from 5 to 5B. A substitute will be left in No. 5 for the present. Miss Amanda H. Douglass, who has been i'll for some time, resigned from Washington school and her resignation was accepted. The request of Mrs. F. Wayland Eel loves for permission to have the school children subscribe a cent apiece for the 1 front wall of the proposed Seamen's bethel | ito be known as the children's wall-was 1 contrary to a rule of the board and was ta. bled.
 It was voted to purchase two kindergar- | ten tables and twenty-four chairs, at cost of about $50, for the Hamilton school The matter of buying drawing desks fol the new room in the high school was re- ferred to the committee on building. The l and will cost $7 apiece as against $4, the price paid for drawing desks heretofore Twenty four desks will be needed.
 The committee on building reported tha the bids for the new Fair street school art advertised to open two weeks from las l night, and it was voted to hold the nex meeting of the board on that night. The l old Fair school building has been sold fol 1 $75, to be removed within thirty days.
 The committee on supplies submitted the following estimate of the expenses fol