The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-19
EAST H1rEN,s SCHOOL INTERESTS.
Miss LOttie E. Street Secretary of the Board of School Nisitors--C. ". Brad iey's Interesting and Feeling Naied'c- tory Address.

A joint meeting of the East Haven selectmen, John s. Tyler. Edmund E. Woodward and Henry T. Thompson, and the board of education was held at the town hall on the 18th instant. The principal business was to make an equitable division as the law requires or the money appropriated at the last annual town meeting for the yearly maintenance Of the public schools. It was voted that $2,O75 be allowed to the union school district and $475 to the North or FoXon district. .. A committee consisting of John s. Tyler and Grove ]. Futile was appoint ed to adjust educational and financial | interests between the New Haven south school district and the town of East Haven. Some citizens In the eS- treme southern portion of the town desire the erection of 8 small school | house for the accommodation of young children. Others wish arrangements to be made with the New Haven annex school at Morris Cove, and third party desire transportation for their children at the towns expense by the electric | cars via the Four Corners to the Union district school on Thompson avenue. ! AS the school house at Morris Cove 1 was erected previous to annexation 1 many are or the opinion that New Ha- l ven should pay for its present value.
 fsspecially so from the fact that the town of East Haven has now no use tor 1t as all that portion of the town, from Stony river at Mansfeld's Point, 1 to Morris creek, which was formerly in the New Haven district, has been an- heXed to the East Haven union school district by recent act of the state leg lslature. It was the opinion of the meeting that the town of Branford should settle the claim of $100 without delay for the tuition of school children residing on the west side of that town. immediately after the adjournment ! Of the joint board the board of school visitors held their first meeting since ! the October election, every member.in- cludins Samuel R. Chidsey, the young- est member, was present. MT. Chidsey. l who is with the Security Insurance company, and F. M Sperry, were elect ed for the term of three years at the recent annual town meeting but as the town management system has been adopted the terms of all the school Of 1 ficerS will expire next July
 l The new board was organized by the reelection of Grove J. 1'uttle for pres ident and Lottie F. Street secretary. The following resolutions were unani- mously adopted
 l Wheranc CbarIac pco1lo,, ,,,l,o
 has been for many years a member of
 this board. and for three years its sec 1 retary, has now retired from the board, it is therefore
 Resolved, That we gladly take this opportunity to testify to the fidelity of
 MT. Bradley as a member and officer,
 and regret that circumstances compel his retirement at this time
 Resolved That we extend to him our best wishes for his future success ana trust that the unseen power that directs
 the affairs of men will guide and pro- tect both him and his.
 Resolved, That this minute be placed upon the records and attested by the officers and members and that the sec retary transmit copy of the same to
 Mir Bradley.
 A true copy of record.
 Attest: Grove J. Tuttle, president; Lottie F. Street, secretary; Charles W.
 Grannis, H. Walter Chidsey, Frank M. Sperry. $. R. Chidsey
 MT. Bradley responded to the com pimentary action of his late associates as follows:
 MT, Bradley responded to the compli- nentary action of his late associates as ! follows:
 MT. President, Miss Street and gentle men of the board of school visitors:
 At the outset and in reply to your highly complimentary resolutions it
 may be first in order 10 say that fre- quently it has been noticed that when individuals have been selected for pre- ferment or for advancement to any state, condition or circumstance, the an- nOuncement is made that it was unex- pected and came unsougnt
 In this case and on this occasion it is
 proposed to change in some respects the somewhat stereotyped phrase and
 franklysay that your kind and thought
 full action, which is personal to myself,
 was anticipated.
 -fo1 Aoi IhC iCttSOi ILeLl lHGFG IS any particular merit to be attached to nv
 official course, but because courtesy and lforbearance towards me have been the
 watchwords.
 Mir. Tuttie, the honored president of this board Miss Street. who was my
 hand maid in the commencement of my
 last term, her tenure of office commence ing and expiring at the same time: Mir.
 II. W. Chidsey, Nlr. Granniss. MT,
 Sperry and the new member, Mr. &
 H. Chidsey, are counted as friends and
 fellow citizens even if q separation is
 made by an arbitrary town boundary
 line. Webster says that the definition
 of the word vain Is to be proud of
 petty things or of trifling attainments.
 having a high opinion of ones own ac-
 compiishments with slight reason Now
 can say truthfullX that it was not on
 account Of vainity or conceit that I l expected to be honored in this gratify-
 ing manner. An additional reason to | one already mentioned for conferrine 2, on me this distinguished honor and cx- DectiEs something of this kind comes from the fact that you no doubt have felt assured that I have endeavored to do my duty in a correct manner in the station to which I was called, to
 the best of my ability. Consequently they are words that have a significance