The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-09
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING IN THE ROOMS LAST
 NIGHT.


 In HiIIhouse Revised Commercial Lawand Geography Added.
 The board of education met in their rooms on Center street last night. All the members were present except Messrs. Manson and Hooker, who were out of the city. The superintendent, c. N. Kendall, and the committee on schools presented their reports, which were adopted. The superintendent's re- port follows:
 I report the transfer of Miss Anna J. Baldwin from the substitute list to room Webster school; the temporary transfer of Miss Ada Judson of the sub- stitute list to room 8 Roger Sherman school; the transfer of Miss Minnie Merritt from the substitute list to room IA Winchester school; the transfer of Miss Nellie Coxeter from the substitute list to the position of assistant teacher in Winchester school to take the place of Miss Pierson, resigned; the transfer of Miss Jennie Burlington from room la Winchester to the Shelton avenue annex; the transfer of Miss Catherine Schmahl from the substitute list to room Ferry street school; the tempo rary assignment of Miss Grace John son from room Woodward school to room Woolsey school; the transfer of Miss Esther Crocker from the substi- tute list to room Woodward school: the transfer of the following teachers in the Dwight school: Miss Louise Schmahl from room to room and Miss Clara Brocket from room to room 4.
 All of the above transfers date from the beginning of the present school year.
 The report of the committee on schools has to do principally with changes in the teaching department It is as follows:
 The committee recommend that Dan- iels' New Latin Composition and Con- stocks Virgil be adopted for use in the Boardman Manual Training high school.
 The superintendent has appointed Miss Clara Klebe of the substitute list to room Humphrey street school and the committee recommend that her sal
  beginning of the present school year.
 The superintendent has appointed Miss Rhena Andrea as assistant teach CT in the Welch school for the fall term and the committee recommend that her salary be fixed at the rate of $500 for the fall term, to date from the begin ming of the present school year.
 The committee report the resignation nf NT r .a St. Francis orphan asylum school, to take effect at the beginning of the pres ent school year, and recommend it's ac- ceptance.
 The committee announce this resigna- tion with reluctance, inasmuch as Sis ter Jerome has been considered as one of the most faithful and efficient teach CTS in our entire corps, and her resig- nation is a loss to the New Haven pub- lie schools.
 The superintendent has appointed S. M. Gertrude Roche as principal of St. Francis orphan asylum school and the committee recommended that her salary be fixed at $500 to date from the beginning of the present year.
 The committee recommended that Miss Ida Story, room 6, Woolsey school be granted a leave of absence for the fall term.
 The committee recommended that Miss Nellie H. Story, assistant in room 19, Strong school, be granted a leave of absence for the month of September. The superintendent has appointed Miss Catherine Galbraith as assistant teacher in the Skinner and Roger Sher- man kindergartens and the committee recommend that he salary be fixed at S400 to date from the beginning of the present school year.
 The committee recommend that Miss Florence I. Bigelow, assistant teacher in sewing, be granted a leave of ab- sence for the month of September.
 The committee announce the resigna- tion of Miss Fannie A. Terrill, of the substitute list, and recommend it's &C., ceptance.
 Miss Susan H. Evans, teacher in the Hillhouse High school, has requested a leave of absence for the fall term, and the committe recommend that such leave of absence be granted.
 The committee recommend that $35( be appropriated for work in drawing for the present school year.
 The superintendent has appointed c C. Bushnell as teacher in the Hillhoust High school in place of $. W. Kinney resigned, and the committee recon mend that his salary be fixed at $500 to date from the beginning of the pres ent school year.
 The superintendent has appointed Miss Grace Allen as teacher in tn, Hillhouse High school, and the com mend that her salary be fixed at $60 to date from the beginning of the pres ent school year.
 The superintendent has appointed Dr Arthur Cheney as instructor in phys iIogy in the Hillhouse High school and the committee recommend that hi salary be $15O
 The superintendent has appointed Miss Martha Potter teacher of drawing in the Boardman Manual Trainin, High school and the committee recon mend that he salary be fixed at $150
 The superintendent has appointe' Miss Grace E. Daggett as teacher o drawing in the Hillhouse High schoo and the committee recommend that he salary be fixed at $50.
 The committee recommend that Mis- Eliza B. Thompson, teacher of sewing