Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

College Graduates Eligible to Alp. pOintment as Teachers in the l Future-SuperInten Curtis' Re-
 port-PIans For the Manual Train- | ing School Submitted to the Board Other Matters.
 A meeting of the board of education was held last evening, President Avis in the | chair. Those present were Nessrs. Hol comb, Whitney, Moran, Betts, Asher, Thompson, Morgan and Superintendent Curtis.
 The committee on special instruction then reported the following: Calendar for the evening schools, year 1893-94. Ses- sions will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 7 to9 p. m. in the months of October, Mo- vember, December, January, February and March.
 Russian schools will keep Saturday in- stead of Friday evening.
 The following are the teachers appointed for the evening schools, with salary per evening:
 PrineaIIpal7walter aIp ad Lowe P. c. yale> two
 Asslst.nt-Frank J. Brown GA. B. Yale) four
 Second assistant-Miss Rachael Stannard, Clinton, (proyisionaD, $1.5O.
 Third assistant-T. J. Lloyd provisionap' I9 as5mRqMPfnGpss R1n1 R1s La Fied ss Yale1 s.; assistant, C. E. Seashons, $i5o In Russian school on Temple street-Principal, Joseph Humber, s2; first assistant, William R. Sharton, $1 50; second assistant, John G. Green In Russian, Factory Principal, Alfred S2. T 0StRFmaD &1 50 In Italian, Hamilton street-Principal, Eugene In French-Principa', Frederick M. Cartier, In discussing the selections made for the teachers in the night schools Attorney Mo ran said that be thought residents should be selected in preference to non-residents, other things being equal; that while he sympathized with young men who were trying to put themselves through the uni versity, it was his opinion that the sons of taxpayers should be selected in preference to university man, if the former was as capable teacher.
 The resolution offered by Attorney Asher on September 15 in regard to the appoint ment of teachers then came up before the board. It provides that no teacher shall be appointed in the New Haven school district who Is not 8 graduate of a stats normal school or college. of good stand ing, and, further, that no teacher shall be appointed who has not taken three years' course in the High school, or its equiva- lent, ss 8 preparation to their normal school or college course. It wss voted to incorporate the resolution in the rules. and the matter was laid upon the table to come up at the next meeting, according to ths usual custom.
 Harry H. Hartupg of the last senior class in the High school, and who failed to re- 1 ceive diploma at commencement, having passed satisfactory examinations, was granted his diploma upon the recommend l ation of his teachers.
 Attorney Moran moved that resolution | be adopted granting examinations in spe- | cial cases of scholars who arc obliged to be absent OF account of sickness or otherwise. The resolution was passed.
 SupeJine-nient Curtis then submitted his hTsr monthiy report of the condition of the schools. Said that the term had l "p Ted under most favorable auspices.
 ,n- f'f-t,,l~Ice lad been unusually large Al rh- f~pi pinnlng of school and there had
 been large Rcc~H:ions since. The total number now registered is 4,138 Every seat is full in the Webster school and twen- ty-tour at, waiting for admission. Two
 more rooms could be filled to cay with primary pupils in the Webster district, and it looks as though @ new building would soon be necessitated. Washington, Car lisle street and West street schools are also crowded, and many pupils have to be pushed along regardless of grades and scholarship to make room for the others.
 The superintendent also brought to the
 notice of the board 8 matter concerning un-
 excused absences in the Cedar street and
 Weloh schools. It seems that the Catholics
 and Hebrews are granted absence on four
 holy days. The Russian Jews observe four
 or five extra holy days, and they will not permit their children to attend school.
 The evil has been serious, breaking up the
 schools in some of the rooms. Attorney
 Asher thought that the longer these people
 were here and the more used they became l to our customs these evils would gradually
 disappear.
 The committee on supplies was instruct
 ed to furnish sufficient supplies to the
 night schools.
 Architect L. ". Robinson then showed
 to the members the plans for the new man.
 ual training school. He said that he had
 bids on his plans from masons, carpenters,
 plumbers and steam filters, and that ac-
 cording to their bids the building would probably be lowered to $6O, ,00O by compe-
 tition for the bids. He had submitted the
 plans to Mrs. Roardman. She did not
 think that they were elaborate enough in | certain particulars, so some i'm mprovements
 had bsen made in them.
 MT. Whitney moved that the plans bs
 adopted as they stood. The motion was
 passed.
 The meeting then adjourned.