Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-09
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
MrHwsns Proposes to Create New
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 once. Chairman J. A. Mulcahy presided at the meeting of the board of education yester- day afternoon. The evening school com mittee recommended that an evening school be opened in the Clay street building for the study of the English language by Germans. and that Henry Loether be ap- pointed teacher at salary of fS2 per school night. The recommendations were adopted and referred to the district com- mittee.
 The committee on teachers reported that Miss McAIahon, who had petitioned to be changed from the Webster annex to the Bank street school, was now of the opinion that after a little rest she would be able to resume the duties of her old position isnd consequently there was no need of any change at present.
 Thomas D. Wells startled the meeting ty presenting the following resolution which caused many of the members to feel that their positions were about to be snatched from them:
 Voted, that it be the sense of this board that trained inspector be regularly employed to visit the public schools of the center district"
 In supporting his resolution Mir Wells stated that the present system of visiting the schools was lnot satisfactory. He be- lieved if a competent man should be em- pIoyed who should devote all his time to calling among the different school rooms in the center district. the results would be much more satisfactory than they are un- der the present system. The school visl- tors could call as usual, but they would not get anything for their services. The $150 year paid to each school visitor, MT Wa1lc thouuhf u,nDld aarva haftAr Tnur. pose if put towards the payment of school l inspector, who would perform all the functions of the board, subject. of course, | to instruction from the source of his ap- continent.
 Turning towards Mir Wells, Chairman Mulcahy said ''Mr Wells, do you know of any city the size of Waterbury that has such an otficer?"
 ..No ST." said Mir Wells, 'I do not. This is the result of my own conviction"
 Mir Plstt thought the appointment of such an officer would tend to lessen the interest of the board in the affairs of the school and thought that the board would have to place too much power in the hands of such an officer.
 Superintendent Crosby was called upon to give his opinion on the matter. He said the idea was new to him and he could not say much on the subject, ''but, " | he added, II do hope that in the event of the appointment of such an officer the members of the board of school visitors will continue making their visits to the | schools as usual"
 What" said Dr McDonald, bursting l into a roar of laughter. without any com- pensation, Mir Crosby?"
 Dr Hayes thought this was the work of | the superintendent and did not see why all this work should not come under his duties. He said the superintendent visits the schools regularly and he believed that | was all that was necessary: The princi- l pals, he said, are instructed to report all irregularities to the superintendent. ''It is but a short time," he said, "when 6 male principal will be asked for at the Washington school. In Messrs Fitzpat rick, Madigan and Devine, the district has three excellent principals and cannot seq why an inspector should be employed tc look after the interests of the schools when such responsible men are in charge. Dr Mcdonald thought MT Wells idea ar excellent one and hoped it would be adopted He said: Those of us who are members of this board, and who are no practical teachers, are not competent tC mark the teachers. Our efficiency is 1T another direction"
 Chairman Mulcahy took exception tC this and said he would accept the marking of SIX members of the board of education in preference to that of any one man ir Waterbury. Dr Hayes asked Dr McDon aid to repeat his remarks. The doctor diC so and then Doctor Hayes said he begged to differ with him, and stated that he COD sidered the board fully competent to d' such work.
 Mir Wells said few words now ant then in answer to objections raised agalns the appointment of such an officer. I'm matter was referred to a committee. con sisting of Messrs Crosby, Platt, McDonal' and Wells This committee was sp pointed by the chair and on motion Chair man Mulcahy was added to the committee