The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-24

gotten some one else, put Iur. tHe CItl- zens who desire Mir. Thomas reten- l ton. "To recapitulate the points have at l tempted to make: | 1.-The high school is now 8 success. 2-Much of that success is fairly at | tributable to MT. Thomas. 3-There are no charges against him. | 4-Outsde reports are not in form to make @ serious impression on the | public. | Such is the state of the case, and on | that basis we urge that you will en- danger the efficiency of the school and at the present stage you will endanger municipal reform, We believe if you see these facts as we see them you will decide to retain MT. Thomas" MT. Edward c. Cole seconded all that Prof. Hadley had said, He said MT. Thomas was a good instructor and Christian gentleman, and heartily hoped he would be retained.
 The two gentlemen then withdrew and the board proceeded to listen to the
 MT. Moran reported from the com mittee on schools the salaries recom- mended for the next year. All the rec
 concentrations of this committee were
 
 the report below.
 Among minor details of the report
 adopted were the recommendations that Ferry and Ezekiel Cheever schools
 be made part of the Lowell district;
 that Miss Crossley of Strong school be
 allowed $100 for taking full control of
 a room of 250 pupils, taken from all the
 schools of this distruct. thus saving the | oJ~, 1er airrL+ i, Io tao nh
 CTS. This consolidation is an experi-
 ment on the part of the board.
 Katharine T. Harty was allowed $1O0
 extra for doing extra htgh-grade sub-
 stitute work the past year in the Wool
 sey school.
 Miss E. E. Carlisle was appointed su-
 pervisor of the primary work in all
 the schools, with a salary of $l,S00, an
 increase of $500 over her salary of last
 year. This is the creation of a new of
 fee. Miss Carlisle is a lady of wide : experience and understanding, and she came here with the understanding that such a position would be given her. She will practically be assistant superin- tendent to Superintendent Kendall in
 the work of the primary departments.
 The school calendar was adopted
 Mayor Farnsworth thought it a pity
 that the full two hundred days could not be provided for.
 The following resignations were ac-
 cepted to take effect at the close of the
 present school year: Miss Margaret E.
 McNamara of Skinner, Miss Mary E. Andrews of Ferry, Miss Nellie Casey of Strong.
 X The maximum salary of the second half of the first grade was fixed at $500, . of the second grade ae $500, of the third
 grade at $500, and of the fourth grade at $550 This change will only increase the total amount paid in salaries about , $700. , Miss Alice Reynolds was appointed
 principal of Lowell school in place of f MT French at a salary of $l,600. She , graduated from Hillhouse high school , in 1885 and from the normal school in f 1886. She taught at the Willimantic
 normal school then at Norwich Free , academy and she comes here from the
 Rhode Island normal college, where she q had a salary of $1 1,600 She is in every 6 way competent to fill the position, and . the committee feels highly gratif1ed ir
 securing her services.
 {, Mir. Adams who takes the place Of Mir Trowbirdge at the Boardman Man |, ual Training school, has taught in the f school before. ', Miss Marion Whiting of H. H. S. was a given one years leave of absence tt 6 study in Europe.
 Miss Mary Abbott was given one |, years absence to study in Yale ', Mir. Henry Houston was allowed full Q pay for six and one-half days absence d caused by the death of his child. f MT. Arthur Booth was allowed $100 fol l. extra work in surveying. f It was stated that three new rooms a in the Cedar street school would bt
 opened In the fall
 ,, It was announced that graduates o , the Boardman Manual Training schoo n who graduate from the normal schoo
 will be considered the same as htgl , school graduates in appointment o f teachers.
 V MT. Connor of the building commit c tee reported that the work on Eatol B. school would be completed by fall. $ Mayor Farnsworth of the supply com
 mittee said that the coal contract hat d been awarded to w. F. Gilbert. ,t The financial report by MT. Hooke # shows the current expenses of the pas h year to have been $367 S9472; total ex e penditures, SIPS, ,249.41; balance on hand le S34S5.97.
 Total indebtedness--Bonds, s500,00G l. loans. s410,875.27,
 n The list of teachers for the cit, j. schools. as arranged by the board las l. evening, is as follows, with the salarie a given to each. Where there is an in B. crease over the amount paid last yea q the fact is noted with the amount o le the increase:
 m Webster District. re J. G. Lewis, principal s2,5Oo '- Webster school-12, Ada T. Somers .b S75O; F (assistant), Mary E. Andrew I S550; Il, Clara A. Hurlbut, $7O0; Il - Julia A. Malcolm, $675; g, Hattie SchuI le hafer, s65e S, Ruth Gorham, $64O; 1t Eliza A. Benham, $63O; 6, Sarah s. Vii
 son, $620; 5, Catherine M. Downes, $500 as 4 Margaret McKiernan, $560; 3, Allie l. NJ. Chapin, $53O ?, Charlotte w. Sloar L. $500; 1, Mary J. Alden, $500. rs Oak street school-4, Louise c. Vol s, colt, $62O; 3, Laura E. Lampson, $5SC l. ?, Sarah A. Lyle, $500, $40 increase; in Mary c. Warner $500. k Davenport avenue school-4, Elizs al beth M. Healy. $620; 3, Mary A. Malls " han, S55O, $2O increase; ?, Margaret I