The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-22
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SAMUEL F. .iVIs fs ASAIN ELECTED
 PRESIDENT OF THE HOARD.

Board for the Coming Yosr- Building Committee Instructed to Proceed With
 the Building of Grammar Schools.
 The first meeting of the new board of education was held last evening. all the members being present excepting Messrs Whitney and Hooker, who were absent up in the Maine woods. The first business that came before the meeting was the organization fop the coming year. Commissioner Mor- gan was elected temporary chairman, and by the unanimous vote of the board Samuel k. Avis was reelected presi- dent of the board for the coming year. Messrs. Asher and Betts were appoint- ed committee to bring in nominations for the several committees. They re- ported as follows:
 Committee on finance-William D. Morgan, James T. Moran, John T. Man- son.
 Committee on schools-Harry w. Ash- CT, James T. Moran, Thomas Hooker. Committee on buildings-Frederick A, Betts. Walter J. Connor. John Y. Man. son.
 Commit on supplies-walter J. Con. nor, Thomas Hooker, Frederick A. Betts.
 Committee on special instruction Eli Whitney. jr.. Samuel R. Avis, Will liam E. Morgan.
 Committee on special construction Frederick A. Betts Walter J. Connor, John T. Manson, Samuel R. Avis. Eli Whitney, jr.
 This committee has charge of the con- struction of the Boardman manual training school
 Secretary Day was instructed to cast the ballot for the committees nominated which he did, and they were declared elected
 Miss Hattie L. Rice, formerly a teach- CT in West Haven, was appointed sub- stitute teacher at a salary of $400. Miss Lillian Daniels was appointed to room 6, grade 5b. in the Fair street school. Leave of absence was granted to Miss Dugan of the Hallock street school. MT. Moran moved that the building committee be instructed to proceed to the work outlined by the district meet ing in regard to the construction of grammar schools In the Webster and Strong districts, the enlargement of the Winchester school, the building of kindergarten school on the Dwight school lot and the sale of the Cedar street and Dixwell avenue school prop- critics. I his motion was carried. They were also Instructed to purchase a lot in the Webster, district that will be- suitable for the school. A lot will not have to be purchased in the Strong district.
 MT. Betts in speaking of plans for the new buildings thought that 1t would be a good idea to select three New Haven architects who should be asked to pre- pare plans; that these plans should all be purchased by the board, those being rejected being purchased for price that would pay the architects for their time. He thought by this plan more satisfactory plans and specifications could be obtained. He stated that some of the board had looked over the Sacred Heart parochial school on Columbus avenue, and that it was the most sat- isfactory school building in the city.
 There was some informal talk about q new high school, but any lengthy cons sideration of the matter was left until the full board shall assemble.
 Mr. Moran thought, however, that the plans which had been prepared were for an ideal high school and he did not feel prepared to say that New Haven was ready to build an ideal high school. These plans contain all that the teach ers' ideas combined, with the elabora- tion the architects could accomplish. These plans would build building as large as the Consolidated railroad of. fees.
 MT. Betts thought that the new high school ought to be built with the idea of eventually combining it with the Boardman manual training school. Mr. Avis advanced the idea of using the old high school building as a central eighth grade school. There are twenty-four teachers now engaged in teaching these eighth grade pupils. If the plan was adopted twelve could do 1t, thus saving $6O0O. This would be the interest on $150,000 at per cent, which would fur nish a good share of the money for the new school.
 The board then adjourned.
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