The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-12
ABOLISHED BY THE BOARD,
NO MORE MEETLA 0tS OF STUDENTS
 IN THE Il f2H SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

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 Of Secret Societies, Athletic Associationsl
 and High School Publications.
 The regular fortnightly meeting of
 the board of education was held last evening. After the transaction of rou- tine business the question of how to deal with the secret societies and ath- letic associations in the two high schools was taken up. It was the almost unan- lmous opinion of the board that that had been carried too far and that the only to deal with them was to shut them off entirely. Superintendent Cur- tls said that they had been carried td excess and were proving detrimental to those connected with them. MT Betts strongly advocated the abolishment of the societies and he thought that this would be practically brought about by forbidding the scohols to hold their meetings in the high school buildings. He thought that this would show thai the board did not approve of them and that If they carried them on it would have to be outside of the building and in the face of the disapproval of the | board, although he did not believe thaS the high school pupils cared any more for the opinion or wishes of the board now than they did last year when they manifested such an independent spirit in regard to the promenade. It seemed to be the opinion also of the commissioners that the societies en- gendered much ill feeling among the pupils themselves. As an extreme case. the story of two girls living near each | other in Fair Haven was cited. Thew had always been the closest of friends. both before entering the high school and after When 1t came to the soci- ety elections one was chosen and the other not. Consequently they do not speak now, and one goes home by the Fair Haven and Westville road and the other by the State street road. The members of the board recognized that some of the meetings of the pupils were beneficial, as, for instance, the meetings of the boards of the editors of the different school publications. But they did not feel that any discrim- nation could be made, and as result of the discussion the following vote was passed by the board
 Voted, That the superintendent noti- fly the principals of the high schools that hereafter no meeting of the pupils of those schools shall be held in either of the school buildings for any purpose not connected with their studies, except  the pricipals of the schools.
 Miss Helen c. Doolittle was appoint- ed substitute at salary of $300
 The following changes in the rules of the board with reference to removal from one sub-district to another was adopted:
 In case of such removal pupils of the eighth grade may be allowed to remain in the school they have attended until the end of the school year. The Eaton sub-district will hereafter take in both sides of Chapel street.
 The principals were authorized to prepare for the celebration of Wash- ingtons birthday on February P in the usual manner, with the appropriate ex- ercises in each school.
 Miss Sanford was appointed teacher of German in the Boardman school one day week at $20 per month, or If her services can be secured, for two days Q week at $30 per month.
 The usual appropriation of $500 for color work in the primary and grammar grades was made.
 It was decided that the beginning of the morning session hour at the Board- man school shall be changed from 3 a. m to 8:30 a. m and to close at Il 80.
 It was voted to revise the rules of tha board with reference to unexcused ab- sences.
 The following amendments were fpro- posed to the rules and regulations of the board:
 The high school of the district com- prises the classical the English and the scientific departments, each with course of four years, the commercial department with courses of two and three years, and the manual training department with a course of three years.
 At the close of each school year pu- pills in the highest grade of the gram- mar schools may be examined for ad- mission to Hillhouse and Boardman Manual Training high schools on the recommendations of their principals. But the grammar school principals shah recommend no pupil for examination whose age is under twelve years and who has not attained satisfactory standing in the prescribed studies
 Only candidates who attain an aver- age standing of 75 per cent. in these examinations shall be admitted to the high school.
 All applicants from other schools shall mass a similar examination and shall be required to bring certificates from the principals or teachers of the schools thev have attended stating that they have attained satisfactory standing in subjects required for admission
 Diplomas will be given to pupils who have completed either of the prescfib- ed courses and who have attained the standing indicated by "C' in the literal scale.
 Tn the high schools five instances or absences or tardiness in any one term shall render the delinquent H. able to suspension