The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-04
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SPECIAL MEETING HELD LAST
 EGENING.


 Rule Regulating the Attendance of Chill dren Who Have Been Exposed to Measles Upon the Schools.
 The annual report of the president of the board of education was submitted last evening by MT. Asher at a special meeting of that body. The president makes a comprehensive resume of the work done during the year and also many suggestions as to what should be done further to enhance the interest of the schools. The report was accepted and ordered printed. Superintendent Kendall's annual report report was also received, accepted and ordered printed
 The summary of the clerks report embodied in the report of the finance committee shows that the total ordi- nary receipts for the year 1S96-5 was $380, ,906.73, and the total ordinary ex- penses $372.54225.
 The total ordinary expenses for the year 1S96-7 are estimated at $393,376.
 The committee on schools recom- mended the transfer of Miss L. Etta' Platt from the substitute list to room 3, grade 9 at the Edwards street school, and that Miss Mary A. Judd be trans ferred from room 3 to room 2, grade 1c, each teacher to receive the same salary as before; the transfer of Miss May Baunan from the substitute list to that of extra teacher in Webster district; the transfer of Miss Mary J. O'Meara from the substitute list to that of ex- tra teacher in the Welch sub-district; that of Miss Jennie Campbell from the substitute list to that of extra teacher in Hamilton school; that Miss Gertrude T. Osgood be transferred from the sub stitute list to the position of teacher in room 3, grade ?, Dixwell avenue school; that Miss Mabel E. Rockfort be made assistant teacher in room No. 12 at the Zunder school; that Miss En- ma Tyler. a teacher in the Quinnipiac school, be granted a leave of absence for a month on account of i'll health and that Miss Anna Brennan of the Skinner school be granted leave of absence for the same reason until April, 1897.
 That Miss Rose Kearney be tempo rarily assigned to the room made va cant by Miss Brennan The committee further recommended that an amount not exceeding $500 be appropriated for the purchase of necessary material for the work in nature study and elemen- tary science in the primary grades, said appropriation to. be. the total amount available during the coming year.
 The committee recommended that number work be omitted during the first part of the first year: that geog- raphy in the third grade be combined with elementary science; and that the work in bookkeeping in the eighth grade be made a part of the work in arithmeHc;s that the vertical system of penmanship be introduced into the first five grades, it's use being made optional in the sixth grade; that the committee on supplies be authorized to purchase copy books for the second, third and other grades; and further that Swim ton & Maury's geographies be exchang- ed for Rand x McNally's, Frye's and Potters geographies; that the rules re- lating to contagious diseases be amend ed so as to read as follows:
 Any child who has been sick with measles may return fourteen days af- ter the appearance of the disease
 Any child who has been exposed to the measles or shall live in a house where the disease exists, shall remain away from school ten days after the appearance of the disease.
 However, when child has been sick with measles, or has been exposed to lao
 said disease exists may be admitted to school upon physicians certificate stating that it will be safe to admit the child to school. Such child shall be ad- mitted, whatever the number of days.
 The committee recommended that the consolidated Day. Washington sub-dis- trict be known hereafter as the Day sub-district and that the consolidated Strong Woolsey sub district be known as the Strong sub-district
 The committee recommended that $500 be appropriated to be used in the study of plant life, animal life, miner alogy, and for the purpose of purchas- ing pictures, nlagnifying glasses, trays for specimens, etc, at a cost of five cents for each child.
 
 recommended the Appointment of Dr. Arthur Cheney to give course of weekly talks at the Hillhouse High school on Physiological Hygiene" at q compensation of $125 for the year; that $650 be appropriated for fitting up the physical laboratory at the Board man school.
 The committee recommended that the subject of drawing be made a regular study for the entering class at the Hillhouse High school, the work to consist of o.Ne lesson per week.
 The call for the annual school meet ing, which is to be held on Wednesday, September 2S, was ordered issued It provides for tax of 4. mills on the grand list of 1896: for an appropriation of LOGO for the purchase of free books and supplies for the schools; authoriz- ing the district to borrow money to meet current expenses; to appropriate a suitable sum for the erection of @ 7chool building on the corner of Nor ton and Elm streets, which will cost at least S60, 900, according to the plans now under consideration; that s10,000 be ap- propriated to be added to the S15,000 apportioned last year for the remodel ing of Eaton school. The sum appor- toned last year was found to be inad- equate to the necessary improvements; that the bonds of the treasurer be fixed at $40,000
 Next Tuesday, the opening day of the schools. is one of the Hebrew holy