The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-15
FOR MIR. THOMAS RETENTION
PETITIONS FROM TEACHERS AND
 PUPTLS OF HTLLHOUSE

ATeseuUeu tO bue DOAEli Oi
 Evening-Ask That He be Retained as
 Principal of Hillhouse High School
 Teachers Believe That His Resignation
 Would be Serious Loss to the School.
 A regular meeting of the board of education was held last evening, with Messrs. Asher, Morgan, Connor, Betts and Moran and Superintendent Ken dall present. MT. Moran of the com mittee on schools reported the resigna- tion of Sister Helena Charlton and of tions of teachers in Hamilton school, and of Miss Lizzie M. Connor from the position of teacher in the Cedar street school, the latter resignation to take effect June 1. The resignations were accepted.
 MT. Connor of the building committee reported that 1t would be impossible to make the Improvements at first con- templated in Eaton school without ex- ceeding the appropriation for that pur- pose, but said that some Improvements would be made He announced that the plans for Dwight school alterations would be advertised for next Tuesday.
 After the committee reports had been made and accepted, two petitions were laid before the board, asking that MT. Thomas be retained next year as prin- cipal of Hillhouse high school, one of the petitions being signed by the teach CTS in Hillhouse and the other by the | pupils in the two lower classes of the school. The petition from the teachers referred to the esteem in which MT. | Thomas was held by them. It then set forth that nearly all of the teachers | in Hillhouse had taught for some time here and elsewhere and had a wide &C., 1 quaintance with the schools of the | country and continuing was as follows: ''It is the unanimous opinion of this body that in its present condition Hill house high school has few if any supe- riors. Superintendent Curtis in the last year of his superintendency of New | Haven school declared that he regard i ed the result of the teaching in Hill house as being as good as possible un- 1 der the conditions under which the | teachers are obliged to work and that | he believed that hardly another high school could be named in which the at tainments are so much in advance of the conveniences furnished for their ac- complishment. Since MT. Thomas ap- pointment as principal the high school 1 has so risen in excellence that the corps of teachers feel that no change is nec- essary. The discipline of the school is perfect and that the work of instruction is carried on well is attested by the high | stand attained in colleges ands normal 1 schools by graduates of Hillhouse. MT. Thomas Is not only an efficient princi- pal possessing the rare ability so to manage a large school as to avoid fric- 1 tion, winning the hearty cooperation | of the teachers and pupils in his ef- forts, but is also an excellent teacher and scholar of wide attachments. He is progressive and has introduced many | important improvements in the school
 He possesses the respect and regard of those with whom he is most intimately associated and who, therefore, have the best opportunity for forming a just es- innate of his character, ability and at tainments."
 | This petition is presented without the solicitation or knowledge of MT Thomas We believe that this criti- cism now presented against MT Thomas has its root in incidents not of recent occurrence and also believe that his enforced resignation would not only work a grave injustice to him, but would entail a serious loss on the school as we'll as work harm to the profession of teaching. We respectfully ask per mission to place this expression of our judgment before you.'
 The teachers names affixed to this
 petition are as follows:
 Clara M. Walker, Clarence Warner
 Eleanor E. Cutler, Mary Adele Allen
 Gertrude Phillips, Susan Hoyt Evans
 Mary w. Storrs, Marion P. Whitney Susan S. Sheridan, Annie s. Johnson Annie A. McAllister, Carrie M. Hills
 Genevieve B. King, Elizabeth w
 Cleaveland, Charles Zimmerman Charles F. Sargent, Susan Almina Ba-
 con, James c. Richardson, Grace A | Weeks, M. Emma Woodruff, George A Booth, M. w. Marble, B. W. McFar-
 land, William H. Hackett and Lucy
 M. Whitmore.
 The petition from the pupils of Hill
 house simply asked that MT. Thomas
 be retained as principal and asked that the petition, after having been duly con-
 sidered by the board be handed to Mir | Thomas as a proof of the respect and
 honor which the pupils feel for him. The communications were ordered placed on file and will be considered by
 the committee on schools.
 Superintendent Kendall submitted tc
 the board a report of the registration
 of the city schools for the month Apri
 15 to May 15. The report showed ar enrolment of 344 more boys than girls
 and an increase in the total enrolment
 of 408 pupils over the enrolment of the l oo,racnopdIpor r1arioJ of