Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-14
INCREASED TAXATION.

ready Voted-An Appropriation Of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Voted for Repairs to the Hillhouse High School-The State Normal School and Other Matters.
 At the special meeting of the New Hs- ven city school district in Warner hall last evening, at which about 150 persons were present, 1t was voted to lay special tax of one mill on the poll and ratable estates of the town in order to provide for the $71 ,O00 already voted for site for the state normal school, for the equipment of the manual training school and for the sp- propriation of $25,00O with which to re- pair and improve the Hillhouse high school building. It was also voted to authorize the board of education to tenn porarily loan to the state board of eduoa- tion sum not exceeding $50, ,000 for the purpose of completing the state normal school.
 It was but few minutes after o'clock when the meeting was called to order by Benjamin R. English, clerk of the district, and Attorney Isaac Wolfe was chosen moderator. After these preliminaries had been disposed of Eli Whitney, jr., arose and presented detailed statement of the financial condition of the district, substan- tially as has already been printed in the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
 After this explanation had been made Attorney James T. Moran moved, as 8 member of the finance committee of the board of education, that the board of edu- cation temporarily loan to the state board the sum of $50, 1000 from the proceeds of the bonds already ordered to be issued for the construction of new high school building.
 This proposition was met with instant opposition on the part of Charles E, Graves, an ex-member of the board of ed- ucation, who questioned the legality and propriety of loaning the money to the state in any such manner. He claimed that the bonds had been ordered issued for the spe- cifc purpose of building school houses and purchasing land, and that it was not wise, good policy nor legal to use the money so obtained for any other purpose. He then offered the following as substitute and 1t was unanimously adopted:
 Voted, That section of house resolution 4s1, ing the New Haven city school district to ad- vance necessary funds for the completion of the state normal school in New Haven be and is here
 Voted, That the board of education be, and it is hereoy authorized to loan as much as may be necessary, not exceeding $50 900, for tho purpose of completing the state normal school by the first day of September, 1895; said amount to be repaid ss soon as the appropriation is available.
 The question of appropriating a sum not to exceed $25 900 for repairing and improving the Hillhouse high school was next taken up. Ex-Mayor Holcomb ex plained that these repairs were absolutely no on1 he oo possible. The place at present is in an un- sanitary condition, new closets must be prepared, the stsircases must be taken out and fire escape built. These improve ments will also make more room in the school. It was finally voted after a lengthy discussion to appropriate the amount asked for.
 Then came the great and important question of the meeting, viz: how all the money which had been appropriated should be raised, MT. Moran sug- gested that special tax of one and half mills be laid, but MT Graves opposed this plan and suggested that the best way out of the trouble was to increase the bonded Indebtedness of the district: A general diecussion of the bsst means to be adopted followed and was participated in by Eli Whitney, jr.. James T. Moran, Isaac Ull- man, Maier zunder, E E. Durant, A. Max cy Hitler and others. Finally MT. Ullmsn moved that special tax of 1 mill be laid, and this motion prevailed.
 On motion of Charles E. Graves the board Of education was instructed to pre- pare a statement showing the actual in come and expenditures of the district and submit the same at the next annual meet ing of the district. The meeting then ad- journed.
 s'THE GOSPEL OF GOOD HUMOR. ;, The Importance and Scope of Good Humor-Try to be Happy-Geod HamOr and the Gentleman-Good Aumor i'm Women-Good Humor in Great Men-Do Not Borrow Trouble. Rev. B. M. Gallaher, D. D., delivered his latest popular lecture on "The Gospel of Good Humor" in the Church of the Messiah last evening before large audi ence. Dr. Gallaher is 8 man of striking demeanor and eloquent speech. He kept his audience in one continual smile from the beginning to the end of his lecture. He ineulcates the gospel of good humor no less by the humorous charm of his person ality than by the power of his eloquenoe. AAo SHoA0 III PoA 0o ACAAo"5s
 I am here to night to speak on the ''Gos. pei of Good Humor" because think people need relaxation. Nothing sbides in g mans memory like an ugly word. Words, words, words, they cut deep and leave their sting.
 have noticed, and with wonder, that in all our schools there Is not professors chair devoted to the teaching of this gospel of good humor. And yet there is hardly anything else that better fits one for sue cess in life. Our girls are taught deport- gracefully. I can't do it., but you know how. But the rules which are laid down so carefully are all sheer nonsense. If graceful demeanor is not natural to one 1t cannot be acquired.
 Why is 1t you send your boys here to Yale collegef To stuff them full of learn ing, as a sausage full of meatq By no means. You send them to school that they may have fuller and more active life that they may be happier. We are here in the world to be happy. It should bs the aim and endsavor of our life.
 Some people seem to think it is wrong to be happy. You never hear them laugh a good, hearty laugh. I have seen some 1eacons in churches of this description. True they smile sometimes. But such smiles as two undertskers would give each other on their way to the graveyard.
 Now, why is this. I shall not be very long in telling you. It is because you are too much bound to your traditions. Ths shadow of your great Jonathan Edwards Is still powerful among you. The terror with which the old divinities were regard ed still influences us. God is jealous while His children are enjoying themselves. It is for this reason that there are 20 many Second Adventists in this state and in the eastern states. The kingdom of God is surely at hand, but not in the way we may think.
 You may say that there are some men 50 irascible by nature that they cannot be happy. But St. John will tell you differ. ent. There is nothing that man cannot do by the aid of God and his own will.
 There is another thing: Don't borrow trouble.
 "The troubles that make us fume and fret; The troubles that make swear and sweat, Are things that never happened yet"
 Keep so busy that you cannot think of your troubles. Do something that will drive your troubles from your mind and you will find no difficulty in developing . happy temperament.
 
 AT TRINITY CHAPEL.