Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-14
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Many Teachers Transferred and Text
 Books Changed. 'aoS sE*,-ss

Many Teachers Transferred and Text
 Booksi Changed. N'a2& sz~,1's
 There was a very interesting meeting of the board of education in the rooms of the district committee last night.r Chairman J. A. Mulcahy presided.
 Superintendent Crosby for the text book committee reported the following recom- mendations, all of which were adopted by the board: That "Jones' Latin Lessons be discarded and a more useful book adopted instead; that sixteen copies of ''The Public School System of the United States" by Dr Rice. be bought, one to be placed in the teachers library in each of the schools; that the Normal. third reader be substituted instead of the Franklin third in the third grade according as new classes are formed in that grade.
 The board voted to refer the matter of selecting pupils for the Hillside avenue school and setting a date for opening the same to the committee on teachers with full power to act It is the intention of the board to send the higher grades from the Sperry street school to the Hillside avenue building.
 The crowded condition of affairs at the Washington school was referred to the committee on teachers. The committee on teachers in reference to the appoint ment and transfers recommended that Miss A. U. Niver, principal of the Sperry street school, act as principal of the Hill- side avenue school also, and teach the first room at the latter place. The board also recommended that M. D. Tennant be Hillside avenue; also that the Misses Annie E. Coyle and Annette 0. s. Ellis be transferred to vacancies in the Sperry street and Hillside avenue schools. Other recommendations of transfers are as fol- lows: Sperry street school-Miss J. M. O'Neill to Miss Myers room, she to be acting principal under Miss Niver; Miss K. E. Egan to Miss O'Neill's room; Miss NJ. E. Lahey to East Main street school; Miss s. L. Middlebrook, substitute at Bank street school, to assist Miss Charters at Sperry street school. Miss M. A. Her. ringer, substitute at Clay street school, to new room at Locust street school; Miss Clara A. Mcknight from East Main street school to first assistants place at Locust street school Miss Annie M. Byrnes to second assistants place at Locust street school; Miss Lena Corcoran from Porter street school to Miss Tenants place at Bank street school, now a graded room; Miss E. l.. Hendrick from Porter street school to Miss Clark's room at Bank street | school; Miss Clark, who has been on leave of absence, to assist Principal Garter of the Porter street school; Miss Mary O'Con- nor, assistant at Locust street school, to Miss Ellis place at Bank street school; Miss Mary c. Coyle to Miss Corcorans s room at Porter street school; Miss Lucy | E. Burnes to Miss Coyle's room at Porter street school; Miss Rose T. Mcdonald to Miss Hendricks room at Porter street school Miss: Josie A. Flanagan to have charge of room in Porter street school where she is now assistant; Miss Lena Margraff as- sistant to Miss Flanagan.
 The recommendations of the committee were adopted.
 Miss Nellie E. Carroll was granted an extension of leave of absence
 The matter of holding an examination for teachers was then taken up. MI Crosby favored the holding of an exami, nation this year. The board was of the opinion that an examination should be held, and it is evident that the coming ex. animation will be more difficult than on former occasions.
 The chairman gave notice that at the next meeting he would ask the board tc discuss the question as to whether past examinations have been entirely satis- 1 factory.