Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-03
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Report Of Committee on Schools-A
 Discussion of the Color Work as
 Carried On In the schools-The
 Bonds Awarded Concerning the
 District Finances.
 The regular meeting of the board of edu- cation was held last evening, all members being present save MT. Morgan. The fol- lowing recommendations of the committee on schools were adopted:
 The committee recommend that the | salary of Hias Emily Coxeter be fixed at I $500 per year during the time che performs the duties of assistant principal at the ! Humphrey street school.
 The commmittee recommend the grant, ing of half holiday to all the schools on February 22. It was also voted that the superintendent be authorized to attend the annual meet ing of the department of superintendents of the National Educational association to be held in Richmond, Va. Feb. 20, 21 and go
 The following from the committee on special instruction were adopted: The committee recommend the appropri- stion of $400 for the purchase of color ma terisl according to the reputation of the supervisor of drawing.
 The sum appropriated last year was $500. Some new manuals for the use of teachers have been published and are deemed neces- ! sary for the successful carrying on of the work. There was considerable discussion over | this recommendation, several members of | the board thinking that 1t was rather at- ' $>,, ,k{n tho fnr "a ! to teach color work. President Avis in l defense of the work said that nearly all l our designers and decorators had to be i'm l ported from Europe. He thought that the | development of artistssof this kind in our | country would be most desirable. The finance committee reported that l $15, 900 of the bond issue had been award ed to s. Harrison Wagner, $6O,ooO to H. l 0. Warren < Go.
 Superintendent Curtis was authorized ! to take back to the high school any girls ! who had entered the state normal school | under:any misapprehension in regard to
 ths rule that was passed to the effsct that | no person who had not taken the full course in the high school or equivalent in l addition the normal school course should
 be hired by the New Haven city school district.
 Principal Thomas has made arrangements for the Washington birthday exercises and
 has secured the use of the United church.
 The committee on supplies recommend si the purchase of additional exercise pa | per to the amount of $1G0.
 A communication was received from the New Haven Turn Ver.in inviting the
 board of education to be present at the ex-
 hibition of physical culture to be given at
 the Hyperion February 19. The board
 voted to attend.
 Secrstsry Day said that all the outstand-
 ing notes and obligations of the district
 amounted to $130, ,0s5. All the notes are at 4 per cent. interest, except one short
 time note of $15, ,000 at the City bank at 5 per cent.
 The district will receive $45, 900 from
 the state March 1, which will pay the $18,-
 GOO note at the City bank and the running
 expenses for the month of March. The
 present, balance fin the bank is $38, 900,
 which will meet all expenses for the month
 of February. Thus sn arrangement for
 borrowing will be necessary until April l.. Several teachers who had been sbse mt
 from their schools owing to the death of
 relatives, requested that no deduction be | made from their salaries owing to such ab-
 sence. The rule of the board provides
 that deductions shall be made except in
 case of death in the immediate family of a
 teacher. cousins and sunts not being in } cluded, except they live in the house with
 the teacher. As none of the cases up last
 evening were deaths in the immediate
 family, the board decided to abide by the rule.
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