The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-23
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SUI'T. KENDAL'S REPORT TO TnE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Two General Courses Recommended for
Pupils in Boardman Manual Training
School-More Buildings Needed for
Grammar Grades-Resignationo of Teach
ers-Clerk Hewlett's Leave of Absence
Extended-Principa Pitman Not a Can
didate for Recollection.
Superintendent Kendall reported to
the board of education that he had in
vestigated the advisability of transfer
ring the scientific course of the high
school to the Boardman Manual Train
ing school. as per order of the board,
and that he found after due eXamina-
ton o. the subject, that the change
would not be advisable. He did recon-
mend, however, that an optional course
be opened at the Boardman school as a
preparatory course for the scientific
school.
This would give those who wish to
take scientific course a chance to take
course oe manual training.
The report recommended that there
be two courses of study in general at
the Boardman Manual Training school,
one to be called a general course and
the other a scientific course. Each
course to be four years. The report,
however, recommend that diploma be
given at the end Of three years if so
desired. The advantages of the recon-
mendations are recounted at length and
states the studies each should include.
The adoption of these courses of
studies, the superintendent believes,
will further foster public opinion IA
vorable to the Boardman school.
The report further recommends that
section ia of article TX of the rules of
the board of education, Which reads no
graduate of any normal or training
shall be appointed teacher in the dis
trict who has not taken course of
three full years in the New Haven high
school, or has not taken an equivalent
course of study elsewhere, be amended
by inserting the word -four instead of
three" 1t eXceots those young wo-
men who are at present members of the
Boardman school or of the three higher
classes of the Hillhouse high school.
This feature Of the report will come up
for adoption at the next meeting.
The report recommended that the
graduating exercises of the Hillhouse
high school take place Monday, June %,
which was passed upon and adopted
The attention of the board was called
to the necessity of the completion of the
Strong school, also to the building of
new school house on the "old town
farm in the Tenth ward. Both recon-
j. ~ Il
ing committee.
The board extended the leave of alb
sence granted two weeks ago to Clerk
Hewlett, until July l. Mr.. Hewlett is
much improved, but will not be able to
resume his duties on June /, as con-
templated by the vote of the board at
the last meeting
The following designations We're ac-
cepted by the board: Miss S. Alice
Darrow, from Woo1sey school, and Miss
H. Rosa Burwell from the Quinnipiac
street school.
A communication was received from
Mark Pitman, principal of Woolsey
school sub-district, to the effect that he
would not be candidate for reappoint-
ment to the position he now occupies,
having determined to take charge of a
boarding school for boys at the opening
of the next school year. The communi-
cation closed with the best wishes for
the success Of the New Haven public
schools and for the boards work. The
letter was accepted with vote of
thanks to the writer for the long faith
full services in the school.
Principal D. D. Lambert of Day dis
trict was voted his salary for the time
absent crom his school during the
month of April
The committee recommended that
Eaton school be closed Cor the present
year on Tuesday, June s. This action is
taken in order that there may be ample
time in which to complete the repairs
contemplated by the board before the
first of September.
The committee further recommended
that the eight higher rooms in the
Eaton school be transferred at that time
to the rooms in the Skinner school re-
Gently occupied by the state normal
school.
Superintendent Kendall reported that
the whole number of pupils in attend
ance upon the school was in the month
OF ADrll If, foo, III Tie corresponding
month of 1895, 14,344. Average register
ed, 1928; last year, 1864. Average
daily attendance 1925; last year, 12,0S5.
Percent, 93.1; last year. 91.8.
Mark Pitman, whose resignation from
the principalship of the Woolsey
school has been accepted by the board,
has been engaged in his present position
for twenty-eour years, and is one of
the most popular instructors in the dis
trict He is held in high esteem by the
present members of the board of educa-
ton as we'll as by the eX-members.
Principal Pitman will go to Wallingford
to take charge of preparatory school
for boys. which will be opened by the
authorities Of Rosemary school. Mr..
Pitman will have entire charge.