The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-13
TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WORLD'S FiIR MEDAL F0R SCHOOL
EXHIBIT RECEiVED YESTERDAY.

A New School on Norton Street-School
Calendar for Next ear-Commencomen
Exercises of Hillhouse High school
Only S2OO OF Appropriation for Repairs
Used This Year.
A regular meeting of the board of ed
ucation was held last evening at the
board rooms on Center street, Mcssrs.
Asher, Moran, Hooker, Manson Nor
San, Connor and Farnsworth being
present.
Mir. Moran of the committee on
schools reported the resignation of Miss
Emma j. Ford of the Shelton avenue
school, to take effect July /; the resig-
nation of Miss Hattie NJ. Dennison of
Hallock street school, to take effect at
the end of the present year; the resig-
nation OF Miss Mary e. Weld of the
Humphrey street school, to take effect
at the close of the present year. The
designations were accepted on the rec
| ommendation os the committee.
The committee recommended that
Miss Bessie S. Loveland of Strong
school be given a leave of absence for
one year on account of i'll health; that
Miss Margaret T. Healy of room u Day
school and Miss Edith f. Johnson of
room 4 Greenwich avenue school be
given leaves of absence not to exceed
one year. The recommendations were
accepted.
| The building committee reported that
| Superintendent Kendall had reported
that there was great need of four new
rooms being fitted up in Strong school,
and requested that the board take aC-
ton on the matter so that the suitable
number of teachers might be had Mr..
| Connor of the committee stated that
| the fitting up of the rooms would cost
about $1,000
! On motion of Mr.. Moran the building
committee was empowered to fit up the
! four rooms, as requested, to be ready
for occupancy at the opening of the
school year next fall, it being under
stood that the expenses Of fitting up the
| rooms go in with the item for repairs
and alterations
The committee also reported that Su-
Iperinte! dent Kendall ha | commended
that q school building be erected on the
! lot recently purchased on Norton street
in time for the opening OF school next
Gall
On motion of Mr., Hooker the building
committee was instructed to prepare
plans for the school and be ready to
submit them at the next annual district
meeting.
| of hC httitI
ing committee was ordered to have
plans and estimates prepared for alter
ations in Dwight school and present
them at the next annual district meet
ing.
Mr.. Farnsworth of the committee on
supplies reported that the bids for the
contract of furnishing coal for the city
schools had been opened and that the
contract had been awarded to w. r.
Gilbert, the lowest bidder. Bids were
also submitted by MCCusker &, SChroe-
der. About 2,f00 tons of coal will be
required. Mr.. FarrsWOrth announced
that the bids for the contract of fur
nshiug other supplies would be opened
June Is.
The report of the special tax com
mission was presented in pamphlet
FORM and on motion of Mr.. Moran it
was adopted in concurrence with the
board of selectmen and the board of al
dermen.
The committee ON schools suggested
that the calendar of the present school
year. according to which school closes
on Monday, July q, be changed so that
school would close the Friday before.
1t was voted by the board that this
change be adopted
Superintendent Kendall reported that
the graduation exercises of HilIhouse
high school would be held at the Hy-
perion June q at 10 o'clock a. M, and
that DR.. Henry Van Dyke of New York
would make an address on that ocCa-
sion on Democracy and Culture" At
this point Mr.. St0ddard asked if it was
to be democracy in a political sense,
and said if it was he would like to hear
it.
Some amusement was created by Mr..
Asher asking Mr.. Stoddard on which
side he was this week.
MI Kendall announced the school
calendar for next year, and said that
school would begin on Tuesday, Sep
tember next, and close June %, 1897.
The fall term will end December "A.
The winter term will begin January a
and end March 26. The spring term
will begin April and end June 90 The
examinations for entrance to Hillhouso
high school will begin June 90 next and
close Friday, June 26.
MI Kendall then presented to the
board the medal for the New Haven
schools exhibit at the worlds fair and
also a certificate of award, the two
having arrived yesterday. The medal
is of bronze and is enclosed in a plush
lined aluminium case.
The board voted that the superinten-
dent be authorized to have the cartiti-
cate framed and hung in the board
rooms, and that the secretary of the
board should be the custodian of the
medal. with authority to pass it around
among the city schools for inspection
by the scholars.
On motion of Mr. Moran it was voted
that the board hold a special meeting
on Monday, June -, to act on the re-
port of the committee on schools and
on the appointment of principals and
instructors in the schools for the ensu-
ing year.
The board then adjourned. In con-
nection with the report of the building
committee, Mr.. COnnOr stated that of
the appropriation OF $12,0O for school
repairs made for the past year the COM
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