The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-11
10 BE ANNOUNCED SEPT. 20
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEW
BOARD OF EDUCATION,

Mayor Farnsworth Practically Admits
That ELI Whitney VIII be Member
Mayor Thinks Old Board a Good One
Probable That six Old Members viii
Serve on the New Board.
There remains yet to be appointed by
Mayor Farnsworth, under the new city
charter, four public boards. They are
the board of education, the board of
charities and corrections, the civil SER
vice board and the board of park COM
missioners. When asked yesterday af-
ternoon If he had yet made up the per-
sonnel of the board of education, the
mayor said: "Yes, have fully decided
upon the membership of the new board
The list was completed some time ago,
but I am not yet ready to give it out,
and will not be ready to do so until
about September 90"
Although the makeup Of the new
board is as yet in great part matter
of conjecture to all except those person.
ally concerned, it may be stated with
certainty that Eli Whitney will be
member of the new board. This infor-
nation was given last evening by
gentleman in position to speak au-
thoritatively on the subject.
In response to a question as to
whether or not Mr.. Whitney would be
a member of the new board, the mayor
said: 81 do not care to give out just
yet the names of any of the members
of the new board 1 will say, however,
that Mr.. Whitney would make good
member and l have no doubt that he
will make a good member of the new
board of education"
Pressed further to give the names
of the appointees to the board of edu-
cation, Mayor Farnsworth said: When
Mr.. Morgan and myself drop out, sew
en- members of the old board will be
left who are eligible to membership on
the new board Five of these seven
gentlemen are democrats; gold demo-
Gratis, / believe. They are Messrs.
Asher, Moran, Hooker, Stoddard and
Connor The other two, Messrs Man
son and Belts, are republicans. Now I
believe that if we were to consider men
who voted for Mckinley, republicans,
then these five democrats I have men
toned would be republicans. l think
those seven would make up a good
board Mind, I don't say these gentle
men will make up the new board. ]
say they would make a good one"
1t is said that Mr.. Stoddard has re-
fused absolutely to accept an appoint
10 hoo ri sop i,,u Wiz ~
this fact and the hints dropped by the
mayor in conversation yesterday, it
seems very probable that the makeup
of the board will be something like
this: Harry w. Asher, f. A. Belts,
James T. Moran, John r. Manson,
Thomas Hooker, Walter ]. Connor and
Eli Whitney.
It has been reported that the mayor
would appoint lady as a member of
the new board and when questioned on
the matter yesterday the mayor refused
to confirm or deny the report. 1t is
said that friends Of Miss Marie Ives
has asked that the appointment be
given to her
Although the civil service and chari-
ties and corrections boards will not be-
gin their duties until December next
the mayor hopes to secure before that
time public spirited citizens to serve on
the boards, who will in the meantime
take interest enough in the work of the
boards to study the experiences of
other cities In those lines, and so be
ready when they enter on their duties
to go at their work in an intelligent
manner
A quantity of literature on the mat
ters of charities and corrections and
civil service has been received at the
mayors office and as soon as he has Sc
lected gentlemen to serve he will turn
over to them the reports from other
cities and other matter bearing on the
subjects, for their perusal.
The mayor considers these two boards
among the most important under the
city government. He stated yesterday
that he would not appoint new board
of park commissioners until the terms
of office of the present commissioners
expired.