The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-12
COL. W. E. MORGAN EXPLAINS
DID NOT PROMISE MISS IVES TO
 MAKE WAY FOR HER.

Wooster Street Schools-The Delegation Assured That Their Alleged Wrongs Will be Righted-Many Transfers of Teachers-Supt. Kendall's Suggestions as to Methods of Admitting Candidates 10 the High Schools Adopted.
 Frank Wittstein and about twenty other residents of Congress avenue be- tween Meadow street and Hill street, were before the board of education last evening making complaint that their children were now attending the Fair and Wooster street schools. This they thought an injustice, and asked that the board make some provision by which the children could attend either the Zunder or the Welch schools, both of these being a short distance from their residences
 The committee on schools gave a hearing yesterday afternoon to a rep resentative of these citizens, and as sured him that their grievance would be remedied as soon as the board could arrange to open rooms in the Cedar street school. MT Wittstein could not satisfy his constituents that their all legged wrongs would be righted, hence the visit to the board last evening. The complainants object to sending their children to the Wooster and Fair street schools for reasons other than distance. They say that the children must cross \ several lines of street railways to get to the schools. They also say that the children are obliged to encounter scenes in the Fair street district that are not calculated to elevate the tone of their morals so as to give them proper con- captions of the duties of American cit izens.
 The committee on schools brought the matter up later at the board meet ing.
 MT Farnsworth said that he wished that the district was rich enough to close up Fair street school until the neighborhood became better fitted for children to pass through T am dis gusted every time I pass through Fair street at the scenes I see there,' he said. There is no part of our city so thoroughly un-American and fruitful of vice.
 The committee on schools and the board find themselves in peculiar sit uation. There are seats to spare in both the Fair and the Wooster street schools, and the Congress avenue res idents are clanloring for transfer. So anxious have these people become that they have threatened to move, and the landlords employed counsel to go be- fore the board of education last even ing to lay the matter before it. The rooms in Cedar street school will be opened next week.
 Just before the close of the meeting W l. Morgan, the retiring member, who was not renominated, addressed the board. saying: Gentlemen, this is the last meeting that I shall attend with you. My attendance upon your sessions has been pleasant There is one thing, however, that wish to say at this time. You have heard that l was waited upon by the talented Miss Ives and asked to give way to her. You have also read, for I have been gazet- ted and otherwise published as having done so. What I want to say to you tonight is that I did not enter into such an arrangement. I simply drop- ped out Of the harness. At your next meeting Miss Ives will probably be with you, and you will allow me to add that when contemplate her pres ence here am heartily glad that I am going at this tirne.'
 The committee on schools made the following recommendations;
 That Miss Edith Adams of Eaton school be granted a leave of absence for one year fer the purpose of study ing; that Miss Frances Barney be transferred from room 3 Eaton school to room 1, vacated by Miss Adams; that Miss Barney's salary be increased from $500 to $500 per annurf; that Miss Emelie Clarke be transferred from room 2 Skinner school to room 3, Eaton school; that Miss Annie O'Donnell be transferred from the substitute list to room 2 Skinner school that Miss An nie Huity be transferred from the sub- stitute list to the position of extra teacher in Eaton school; that Miss Ada Judson be appointed as teacher on the substitute list at a salary of $500 per annum, dating from September IA, 1S96; that Miss Fannie Terrill be transferred to the position of extra teacher in the Winchester district from the substitute list: that Miss Mabel Bromley be trans ferred from the substitute list to the position of extra teacher in the Lowell district; that Miss Mary A. Judd's sal ary at the Edwards street school be in creased from $500 to $500 per annum ,(change of grade), and that Miss Jen- nie A. Larkey's salary at the Edwards street school be increased from S660 to s670 per year (change of grade); that Miss Emily Richards be transferred from the substitute list to the position of extra teacher in the Day district.
 The committee further reported that 1t had been necessary to open two ad- ditional rooms in the Strong school and recommended the transfer of Miss Nel- lie Robinson, to grade ', Strong, from room Il at the Woolsey school; the transfer of Miss Carrie Parsons from room 10 to room Il Woolsey; of Miss Jennie Griswold, from room to room 10 Woolsey; of Miss Emma Mcdonald, from room s to room Woolsey; of Miss Rose Moriarity, from room Ferry street to room Woolsey, and that her salary be increased from S460 to $500 per annum: that Miss Gertrude Grady be transferred from substitute list to room 3 Ferry street school; that Miss Sarah F. Grady be transferred from room ? Woodward school to the Lloyd annex school and that Miss Behtra Palmer be transferred from the sub stitute list to room ? Woodward; that TN- l.