The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-28
~ IxroRrANr NEErIxa
ofths Board of Education Held Last Even.
 ing,

| VI SSessboH was HN'u iaht efeHiHE, hl
 members but Mir. F. A. Betts beinl
 present. Principal Thomas of the higf
 school and Principal Mather of tn,
 Boardman manual training school wer,
 also in attendance The matter of tho
 most importance which was considered
 was the question whether the eommer.
 cial department of the high school
 should be transferred to the Boardmaa a
 manual training school building tenn.
 porarily or permanently incorporated
 as n department of the Boardman man.
 ual training school or whether 1t should
 be left where 1t was last year. The
 board after mature deliberation voted
 to leave it at the high school and in
 structed the building committee to Ind
 additional room somewhere for the
 typewriters, as there is no room for
 them in the high school
 The board called upon Principal Ma
 ther to give his ideas on the subject.
 He said that he had no objection what
 ever to having the commercial depart
 ment come into his building. but he
 thought it should be made a permanent
 department of the manual training
 school. This would mean that the
 building would sooner reach the limit
 cf iis capacity. espe ,n,.ly In the shop
 rooms. They can accommodate about
 100 as the shops stand. So the question
 according to Principal Mather's inter-
 pretation of the matter. was whether
 the district wished 10 stand the cx- pense of enlargement of the manual training. school facilities in a compara- lively short period Of time.
 Superintendent Curtis expressed him. self as rather In favor of Incorporating the commercial department as a per- manent department of the manual training school He said that this de- partment could be transferred with less trouble and confusion than any of the other departments or courses. as 1t was more distinctively by itself than any of the others. If preferred, those who en- tered that course would be given some manual training. He also stated that practically this plan was in operation in Pratt institute in Brooklyn, where 1t met with marked success.
 Principal Thomas. when asked his opinion, said that both he and Prin- cipal Mather agreed that If the depart ment was moved to the Boardman Manual Training school building, Prin- cipal Mather should have the care and charge of 1t. The question, as he looked at 1t, was whether the board wished to change the policy of the com. mercial department or not. He then ent. on to explain little more of the course. He said that 1t was much better course than 1t formerly was and one in which he had taken great interest. It really consisted of two parts, viz: the bread and butter part and the more educational part. The typewriting, stenography and h"' sseeping is given 90 lhat tssr may earn their living. while other studies are given to give them mental train that affect their life more closely. In answer to g. question of MT. Whitney, Principal Thomas stated that if room was provided for the type writers, better work could be done than IS accomplished last year.
 MT. Thompson seemed to be rather in 'avor of making the commercial depart nent a permanent department of the Manual Training school He said that ae believed that the more manual train- ng the board coiild instill into the fpeo- ole of this city the better 1t would be or all. He knew professors in Yale ,ollege who were undoubtedly well ,ersed in book learning, but if the cur ain came down they would have to end for some one to put it up.
 "In other words" remarked ex-Mayor | iolcomb, you would have them know |. monkey-wrench from 8 saw-buck."
 When the matter came to vote MT. l Sheridan was the only member of the | 'oard who voted for the transfer. The 1 'oard then voted to let the department emain at the high school and in- tructed the building committee to find xtra room for the typewriters, as tated above.
 Owing to the fact that high school uilding will not be ready for use sep- ember 4. the opening of the high school fsA q. ferred until Septr ne. it. !, Was lso stated that the plumbing at the 'oardman Manual Training school was roceeding very slowly. Consequently be opening of this school also was post oned until September 10. Much can e accomplished in the intervening 'eek in the way of examining and lganizing.
 The list of janitors for the year '94-'95 1as presented and approved, The fol- owing are the changes: Michael Hugh- on, at Hamilton street school salary 300. instead of $1,200 as formerly. He ! allowed, however $500 this year for n assistant. The salary of Charles P. rown, janitor of Washington school,
 increased from $S50 to $S75. The sal ry of Hugh J. McManus of the Fair rect achool is increased from $750 to 100; the salary of William Graham of ls Lloyd street school from $4so to | 50.. The salary of Isaac Bishop, jan- or of the Boardman manual training 'hool, Is $S0O. The increases in salary re due to increased duties. The following additions to the list of xt-books in the high school were made st evening: Bowers trigonometry, ockyer's elements of astronomy, Bil- srhuch ohne Bilder, Die Journalisten, inna von Barnhelm, erman and Dor heR, Hoeher als die Kirche, Mademoi-