The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-01

WEST HA AYEN'S SCHOOLS.
The Important Change Consequent
 Upon Legislative Action.

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 Upon Legislative Action, Among the bills to be passed at the recent session of the Connecticut legis-
 lature was one affecting the school sys-
 powers it to elect a school board, whose
 power shall be separate from the rest of
 the town, or in other words, gives it it's
 own board of education. Heretofore the schools of West Haven
 have come partly under the supervision
 of the board of visitors of the town of
 Orange, West Haven being a part of the | latter. All that was allowed 1t was a
 district committee, whose power and du-
 ties were divided with those of the board
 of visitors. All along there has been a l growing feeling that, as West Haven employed so many teachers in her schools, and as she had so many schools, she should also have her own board. With this idea in mind petition, asking | for power to elect her own school board was prepared and presented to the legis- l lature; being happily passed by that | body. The election of the new board will take place in September. The annual meeting of the electors of the Union school district of Orange was held at the town hall in West Haven Thursday evening. The recent act of the legislature providing for a change in the form of government of the district and providing for the choice of a dis trict committee, a clerk, treasurer and collector, by regular election on the third Monday of September, was accept ed by the meeting. Messrs Clarence E. Thompson, William s. Luce and John Brown, the present district committee, were appointed to act from now until September as were also Clerk Tolles, Treasurer Barnett and Collector Thom- as. The sum of $100 was appropriated for library and apparatus and the ques- ton of laying school tax.
 Following Is the list of teachers en- gagged for the ensuing year with the changes, if any, in salaries.
 Edgar c. Stiles, 1S9S-9, 1,600; 1S99-1900, | $1,S00
 Clara M. Sutherland, 1S9S-9, s70O; 1s99- l 1900, $750.
 May L. Ingham, 1s9S-e, $500; 1S99-19O0. $650
 Hattie L. Haven, 1889, $500; 1S99-19Oo, $500.
 Rita E. Lord, 1s9s-9, $40; 1S99-19Oo, $500.
 Alma F. Pagels, 1s9s-9, $500; 1s99-19oo, $500
 Lucy M Nickerson, 1889, $500; 1S99- 19O0 $500.
 Charlotte E. Hyde, 1S9S-9, $500; 1S99- 1900, $500
 Matte F. Cane, 1s9s-9, $45O; 1S99-19oO, $475.
 Ellen c. Smith, 1s99-9, s45O: 1S99-19OO. s450.
 Mary A. Moore, 1s9s-9, s475; 1so9-19OO, SAFE.
 Elsie M. Warner, 1s9s-9, s45o; 1s99-19OO, $45O.
 Katherine l.. Boyle, 1S9S-9, $425; 1S99- 1900 s45O.
 Edith Mackrille. 1SsS-9, s4Oo; 1Ss9-19OO, s425
 Annetta c. squires, 1s9S-9 s4Oo; 1S99- 1900 $4OO.
 Julia E. Nash, 1SsS-9, s4Oo; 1S99-1soO s4OO
 Mary F. Allen, 1s9S-s, s4OO; 99-19oo not re-engaged
 Mabel D. Curtlss, 1S9S-9 s3So 1s99- 1900 ,$400. Susan T. Newell, 1s9s-9 ssSO; 1S99-19oO, s4O0. Grace l.. Hunt, 1S9S-9, s95o; 1s99-19oo, 1850.
 M. Josephine Johnson, 1Sos-9, $500; S99-1900, s342.
 May T. English, 1s9S-9, s34e; 99-1oOO, 400 , Richard E. Lyon, 1S9S-o, $500; 1S99- 900, $500.
 Daisy C. Allen, 1s9s-9, $500; 1S99-1oOo. lot re engaged.
 Charlotte c. Pierpont, 1S99-1900, s350. Alice E. Hammond, 1S99-1900, $350 Harry Houston, penmanship 1S99-1900 200
 The chairman of the district commit ee of West Haven Is Clarence F. thompson of West Haven, who has his and real estate and loan office n this city The expenditures for the asst year, which were all under MT. 'hompsons' supervision, amounted to bout s35, GOO, which shows the import r nee and extent of the school system of Vest Haven. Of this sum about one hird was expended in building an addi- two rooms to each of two of the chooIs There are about thirty teachers I the West Haven district MT. Thomp- on has rendered valuable service to his own, having served as chairman of the istrict committee for many years,
 VARIOUS ITEMS.