The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-30
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
REPORTS MADE Ar THE MEETING
LIST EVENING.


ment of Dwight and Eaton Schools
School Attendance for November.
The board Of education met last even
ing. Chairman Whitney presided. 9th
er members of the board present were
Messrs. Asher, Connor, Moran and
Hooker. Chairman Moran made the
following report for the committee on
schools
The committee report that the super
intendent has appointed Miss Elizabeth
Scudder as teacher in room . Carlisle
street school, to date from November Is.
and the committee recommend that
Miss Scudder's salary be fixed at $500.
The committee report the resignation
Of Mr., John A. Hall, teacher in the
Hamilton evening school, to date from
January 3, and recommend its accept
ance.
The committee report the resignation
of Miss Mary J. Barry, teacher IN room
13 Winchester school, to date from De-
cember "a, and recommend it's accept
ance
The committee report the resignation
of Miss Caroline E. Taylor, teacher in
room Is Winchester school, to date
from January 3, and recommend It's ac-
ceptance. Miss Taylor resigns to ac-
cept a position in Springfield at an IN
creased salary.
The superintendent has temporarily
assigned Miss Marian Feuchtwangar to
room New Haven orphan asylum, the
room made vacant by the leave of ab-
sence of Miss Isbell The committee
recommend that Miss Feuchtwanger's
salary be increased from $3.50 to $3.50 per
year, to date from January 3, inasmuch
as Miss Feuchtwanger Will act as prin
cipal of the school.
The superintendent has temporarily
assigned Miss Julia Smith, assistant in
room ~ Lowell school, to room 16 Win
chester school, the room made vacant
by the resignation Of Miss Taylor, to
date from January 8, and recommend
that her salary be increased from $3.50
to $500
The committee recommend that the
leave of absence of Miss Nellie Story be
extended to the beginning Of the spring
term.
The committee recommend that the
leave of absence of Miss Sarah f. Gra-
dy be extended to the CLOSE of the pres
ent school year
The committee report the resignation
of Miss Grace Wilcox of room 4 Strong
school, to take effect Monday, January
8, and recommend its acceptance. The
report was adopted.
Chairman Moran also reported for the
committee on schools as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Education:
Gentlemen-In view Of the fact that
the estimates for the calendar year 1898
were reduced by the central board of
finance $20,00O it follows that the school
expenses must be correspondingly re-
duced for the calendar year 1898 in con-
parison with the estimates made by this
board to the central board of finance as
the amount necessary to carry on the
schools for the year. Your committee
felt it to be it's duty to reduce, if possi-
BILE the expense for carrying on the
schools from the beginning Of the cal
endar year 1898. The alternative would
be to effect the entire necessary reduC
ton in the running expenses during the
fall term of 1898 In the judgment of
the committee it would not be wise or
in accordance with sound business prin-
ciples to have all this necessary reduc
tion put on to the last four months of
the year 1898, and make no effort to re-
duce expenses during the greater part
of the year, namely, the first six months
of the year 1898. 1t should be under
stood that the situation is embarrass-
ing from the fact that contracts were
made last June with teachers for the
year beginning September 1 and ending
July /, 1898-contracts covering three
fifths of the school period of the year
1898. Of course when these contracts
were made it was impossible to foresee
what the action of the finance board
would be in granting the appropriation
for 1895
The committee wish it to be under
stood that in no way, directly or indf-
rectly, does it seek to blame the board
of finance for reducing the estimates.
The gentlemen of that body had a pc
culiarly difficult task to perform, and
performed it, in our judgment, to their
best knowledge and belief. 1t is fur
ther to be understood that all of this
saving is not to be effected in teachers
salaries by any means, but inasmuch
as salaries of teachers comprise ap
proximately three-fourths of our avail
able income for 1885, it follows that
some of this feduction, more or less,
must be made in the teachers aggre-
gate salary account, Your committee
believe that whatever saving must be
made in this account can and should be
made without, any reduction Of the pres
ent salaries. OF course, at the begin
ming of the new school near next Sep
tember few additional teachers must
necessarily be employed in the primary
and grammar schools in order to take
care Of the increased number of chill
dren who will be in the schools. This
means, of course, additional expense,
for the committee are resolved that the
elementary schools must be maintained
at their present or at an increased stan
dard of efficiency.
The committee believe that certain
economies may be put into effect begin
ming next September, but these could
not be put into effect now, in the mid
die of the school year without serious
ly affecting the best interests of the 49,,
900 children in the schools.
Your committee, together with the
committee on finance of the board, di
rected the superintendent to report at
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