The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-25
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SHORT REG ULAR MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT.
Residents In Vicinity of Eaton School
Protest Against Use of Grounds for
summer Play Kard-ktmney Request
Cannot be Accepted superintendent
Kendal1's Report.

A regular meeting of the board Of ed
ucation was held last night Attorney
j. Blrney futile was before the board
as representative of a majority of the
residents in the vicinity of Eaton school,
70 protest against the use of the play
grounds of the school this summer the
same as they We're last summer. 1t
was said that the noise made by the
children during their play hours was
very annoying to those who live in the
vicinity. On motion the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on buildings.
A communication was received from
the Mary Clap Wooster chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution ask
ing permission to place a tablet on Zun-
DER school bearing the inscription that
Jne building was erected on the land
where General Wooster's house stood.
The request was granted.
The opinion of Corporation Counsel
Ely with reference to the bequest of
500 from the Kinney estate was receiv-
ed. Mr.. Ely is of the opinion that the
money can neither be received by the
board of education nor by the city
treasurer.
The Women's School association was
given permission to conduct a summer
school in the Wooster school, They
were also given permission to use the
grounds at Zunder school for play
grounds the same as last summer.
superintendent Kendall's report was
as follows:
I recommend the adoption of a course
of study in history for the elementary
schools Of which hn fplIoxyino ic q n
outline:
The course contemplates no changes
from what we are at present doing. 1t
plans for certain prescribed course of
reading in grades 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. In
the third grade all pupils are to read
EggIeston's "Stories of Great Ameri-
cans for Little Ones;' in the fourth
grade all will read Eggleston's "Stories
of American Life and Adventure" in
the fifth all pupils will read Eggleston's
First Book in American History" 1t
is observed from this that the reading
in these grades relates to American his
tory. The pupils are to read Guerbers
"Stories of the Creeks really childs
history Of the Greeks, in the sixth grade
and in the seventh grade they are to
read Guerbers 'Story q" tho English"
In the seventh grade pupils study a
text book and will cover approximately
the period of discovery, of colonization
and Of the War of independence. The
work of this grade will treat of the
national period, or of the period since
the adoption of the constitution One
Of the objects of the instruction
throughout is to create an interest in
history and for historical or biographi
cal reading.
Superintendent of Streets Robert f.
Baldwin has agreed to place cans for
refuse matter near several of the larger
schools. These cans will be so placed
that they will be accessible not only to
the pupils of the school, but to the pub
lie as we'll Collections will be made by
the street department. Each can will
be lettered For good citizenship and
clean streets"
The public library officials are to place
about 450 books in the Strong school for
the use of the pupils. Numerous cities
like Cleveland, Detroit, Worcester, etc,
make great use of the public library by
means of the schools. In this way, and
also by what we may be able to do our
selves, our schools in time would be sup
piled with effective and helpful though |
modest libraries.
Mr.. Lambert, supervising principal of |