The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-08
EAST HAVEN SCHOOL REPORT
JUST COMPELLED AND ISSUED BY C.
 ". BRADLEY.

One of the Most Comprehensive and Volu-
 minous Reports of the Kind Ever Issued
 bya Small Country Town--various Mat
 ters Pertaining to Schools Fully Dis
 cussed-Several Historical Sketches.
 The third annual school report and statistical account of the public schools of East Haven, together with interest ing statistical statements, just issued by Charles w. Bradley, secretary of the East Haven board of school visit ors, is the most voluminous and com prehensive school report ever issued in any small town in the state. The re- port contains, among other things. the following.
 It is apparent that there is a dlsposi- tion to shorten the time necessary to successfully accomplish all the school work. In the future there is possibil- ity that the public schools will be in ses- sion one-half day on Saturdays. It is believed that this will be reform in the right direction.
 Vertical writing has been adopted by direction of the board of school visitors and supplementary reading recom- mended
 It is difficult to equaliZe all things and give the same accommodations to every person. There, necessarily must be one objective point where churches, court house, hall of records, stores, postoffice and the school buildings are located Experience has proved that every town should primarily educate all the children, if possible, within its linn it's and that better school advantages can be obtained in a more economical manner, and with more rapid progress, by having all the school children in the district or town in one building, guided by one competent commander with the necessary assistant teachers, than the ld-fashioned haphazard arrangement, with the little red or yellow school house located on the green, with no con- yeniences, or by the wayside in some out-of-the- place, with six pupils under one roof and possibly sixty in another mile distant. Some or the residents in the extreme southern DOT tion of the town and in the vicinity of Bradford's Cove maintain that there should be an exception made in their case.
 The statement is made that there are ten or twelve school children under ten years of age, and that 1t would be prac- ticable to hire a school room and en- gage a capable but inexpensive teacher for these young children. It has been suggested that neat building. costing not to exceed $5O0 could be utilized for chapel hall and school. It is believed that many who reside in that locality would furnish some of the building ma terials such as stone, and everything necessary for the basement, without expense to the district. There is nc public building south of Morris Creek and the town boundary line. At the annual meeting of the Union school district, held in the month of June 1896, tax of seven mills was laid for the purpose of liquidating portion of the district debt.
 A flagstaff should be placed on the roof of the Union district school build ing for the purpose of displaying the Stars and Stripes on the Fourth of July and other noted days.
 The flag, as now suspended over the main entrance is in compliance with law. and signifies that, school is in ses- sion.
 The prize winners in competitive es- say-subject, Town of East Haven were as follows:
 District school-First prize, Martha Estella Coe; second prize, Olive Foote Andrews.
 North district school-First prize, Ma bel Martha Thompson; second prize, Le Roy Russell Page.
 The prizes consisted of Webster's Academic Dictionary, other valuable books and miscellaneous articles. Concerning education in East Haven in A. D. 17O0, Dodd's Register says:
 Their deficiency in regard to even a common education was very great Some of their public men, who sustain ed various offices and appointments oi trust, were unable to write their names" It seems, however, that there were few notable exceptions. Jacob Heminway (no in the name) was the rst-1704-graduate of Yale college; Il was not called university at that early period. Then followed Thomas Goodsel in 1724, John Goodsell in the same year Jared Potter in 176o. Ashael Morris ir | 17s9 and Amos Pardee in 1793. The value of school district property at the commencement of business Mon. day, october A. 1897, was:
 UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
 Edifice. outbuildings and fences .................$ 9,2o0.W | Site on Thompson avenue. .... 1,500.0t School furniture and library. 65O.0t Heating apparatus ............. 600.0( Grand total valuation. ....... s12, ,000. 0t NORTH DISTRICT. | Building and all structures. ....$ 900.0t l School furniture and library.... 50.0t Grand total valuation. ......... .S1, ,250 .0t By actual measurement the geograph. | ical center of the Union school district | on a line running from west to east. ol vice versa, is within a few rods of the | new palatial residence on "the hill' be- | longing to the Forbes family. It car now be readily noticed what magnifi- | aoot sit fnr mo school adif1aa |.