Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-16

though the entire increase of pupils was put upon the fourth floor. It will thus be seen that our present condition is worse than that of year ago. In the situation there are two causes for congrstulation. CD All the available space in the building is now occupied. (2) Such measures have already been taken towards providing 8 new school building as give us reason to will not have to be endured for 8 much longer time than is necessary for the erec- tion of building such as the city needs.
 l again recommend that pupils be ad- | mitted to the high school wholly upon the | recommendation of the principals and l teachers of the grammar schools. The l reasons of this recommendation will be given at length in a special report to be prepared by the teachers and principal of the high school.
 also recommend that the rule requir- ing the parents or guardians of pupils in the high school to reside in the district be repealed. d) Because under it's working the school is deprived of upwards of $2, 1000 income without any relief from over crowding. For 1t is not difficult to see that even forty out-of-town pupils, dis tributed, as they would be, amongst the thirty-six recitation divisions of the school would not be any incumbrance."
 THE WEIGH TRAINING SCHOOL Superintendent Curtis's report reviews briefly the founding and history of the Welch Training school, now no more. He says also of it.
 That the Welch Training school has met the expectations of it's founders and justi- | fed the expenditure required to equip and maintain 1t, there can be no manner of | doubt. During the nine years of it's ex- istence it has graduated 2e2 young ladies, | 178 of whom are ROW employed in the city schools. It has not only provided the 1 schools with trained teachers but 1t has disseminated progressive ideas, and edu- cated public sentiment up to the para mount necessity of professional prepara- l tion on the part of those who would enter the teaching ranks.
 MANUAL TRAINING.
 l "While instruction in woodwork has been given to boys in the seventh grade, ss thoroughly as the conditions would allow, we are all looking forward anxiously and l longingly to the consummation of our l wishes in the erection of the building do- mated by the generous and public spirited Mrs. Boardman, and to be dedicated to the purpose of instruction in mechanic arts. | "We have now strong assurance that the Boardman Manual Training echool will be completed and equipped ready for occu- psncy on or before September 1, 1894, so that hereafter the boy who wishes to enter the industrial world will have the same op- portunities given him for preparation that have heretofore been given only to those who desired to prepare for business or for l profession"
 CONCLUDING REPORTS.
 Reports are given as follows: Of Sumner
 B. Merriek, principal of the manual train ing school; of Miss Poison, regarding the
 work in the cooking school; of Jennie R.
 Messer, supervisor of sewing; of Stella
 Skinner, supervisor of drawing; of George
 A. Booth, supervisor of penmanship; of
 Professor Jepson, instructor in music; of l Giles Potter, agent of the state board of
 education, and prominent events and cele-
 brations by the schools are appropriately
 referred to.
 l FINANCIAL.
 The report of the finance committee, by
 Samuel Hemingway, chairman, made to
 the board of education last night shows as
 follows among the multitude of items:
 Paid for salaries of school teachers, $22l,
 123; janitors, $22 .OOG; rent of Hamilton
 school, $1, 800; printing annual report of manilla pads, s974; writing, practice and
 music paper, $792; insurance of school
 property, $4. 4.673; repairs and improve. ments of buildings, total $5, ,619; for build
 ing new Fair street school, $31, ,5S0; Win
 chester school addition, $1,374; Rosetts
 school additions, $2, ,444; uee of telephone
 $700. The value of all real estate owned
 by district, $95s, s,0S5. The bonded indebt
 edness of the district (at per cent if
 $300,000
 THE BOARDS REPORT TO THE DISTRICT.
 The board of educstion's report to the , district rehearses what has been done tt secure state normal school for New Ba , ven, and the results, and adds:
 Our district derives great and immediat advantage from the establishment of thi
 school. There will be in the first year ! saving of at least s5.0O0, which has beer
 previously expended in carrying on ou own teachers training school. Our owr
 young ladies are accommodated to 8 mucl } fuller extent than before, and mucl
 larger number can avail themselves o1 training school advantages. Many young ladies are brought to us from outside th city and in some cases new families added | , ble relief will be brought to our higl l school by the existence of normal school
 There are several important matter |, which require the attention and action O
 the board in reference to the norma
 school. A site is to bs selected and pur
 chased; this site must be satisfactory tt the state board of education. Upon thi site the state will erect building costin not less than $100. 900. Another impertan , l ia ho rot pf <ha <;o, , of the high school to the normal school
 This has already been referred to the com ; mittee on special instruction for considera tion. It seems clear that there ought to b special course in the high sohoo
 for those who enter the norma
 school and desire to fit them l l selves for tea ,hers. This cours can probably be made thorough and com
 plete in three years, thus relieving th ? be necessary to adopt some principle as t. in our list of teachers. It would seem tha in this matter the graduates of our higl school should nave the preference.
 The report speaks with feeling words O :, the loss to the district and the city sus
 tained in the death of Major H. H. Strong
 who served for eleven years ss @ membe ] of the board, and pays fine tribute to hi r memory and services.
 , The report then speaks;of the manua 4 training school and what has been done il this respect. It adds:
 l "The districts owes large debt of grst , itude to Mrs. Lucy H. Boardman for he t timely and generous gifts which have 8
 greatly aided in the establishment of thi , new branch of study"
 SUCCESSFUL FALL OPENING.
 IT. IohnsOrs 4, Son Anen tho Fall C. m,