The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-28

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Kendslps Report on school Attehd-
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AT the meeting of the board Of educa-
ton last evening an opinion was re-
ceived from Corporation Counsel ROD
ertson on the matter Of tuition or HAM
den pupils attending the New Haven
high schools His opinion is that the
town of Hamden is bound by law to pay
all tuition of pupils attending the New
Haven high schools with the written
consent of the Hamden board OF schooi
visitors.
The question submitted to the cor
poration counsel by the board of educa-
ton was as follows: Does the law
give the town school committee full au-
thority to contract for the tuition OF
pupils in high schools in another town
at any rate they may decide upon, and
is the town obliged to pay in full any
bill for this purpose which the town
school committee contracts and ap-
proves? Or, in other words, has the
LOWE any dulllJllly III ia W NNeANN
how much they will or will not pay?"
Corporation Counsel Robertson writes
as follows: It am clearly of the opinion
that the statute is mandatory in its ma
ture and makes it obligatory on the
town to pay any bill which shall be
contracted with the New Haven board
of education, with the written consent
of the school visitors or school commit
tee of town, for the tuition of children
who attend any of the schools in the
city of New Haven. The town treasur-
er has no choice but to pay such tuition
fees upon the order of the chairman of
the board of school visitors or town
school committee, irrespective of any
vote passed by the town in the prem
Uses, regulating the amount which the
town shall pay"
The opinion was discussed at some
length by the members of the board last
evening, some of whom thought that,
while the law gave them full power in
the matter, if the town of Hamden re-
fused to pay the full amount of tuition
at the end of the term it would be rath-
err expensive to be compelled to resort
to law. 1t was agreed that this would
be rather unpleasant, but it was
thought that if a written agreement
was procured from the school visitors
the pupils now in Boardman should be
allowed to continue 1t was finally 50
decided
The board then approved the salaries
of the teachers in the night schools,
which have been fixed by Superintend-
ent Kendall as follows:
At Boardman advanced, per night
H. E. Gregory, principal, $3.50; w. c.
Clegg, SIPS; Benjamin A. Cook, 81; A.
T. Bierkan, $1.50; Frederick Elbel, 81;
Edwin S. Pickett, $1.25; Boyd f. Maize,
slips; M. Anstice Harris, $3.50; L. H.
Farr, SLIPS; f. r. Rich, S125; Richard
Doyle, 81. Total, $16.75 per night.
Hillhouse elementary, per night-W.
H. Hackett, principal, $275; Julia Mic
olari, $1.50; K. H. Kajanjan, 81; John
Eastland, $3.50; S. G. Rosenberg, $l.25;
Myron II. Schermerhorn, 81; Genevieve
Keefe, $1.5O; Mrs. w. ]. Taylor, s1.25;
Wilbur e. Soule, $1.25; w. j. Demo,
$1.25; W. ]. Hull, $1.5O; John A. Mat
thewman, s150; Cora B. Stoddard, $3.50;
P. S. Hargrove S1.25; H. w. LOOMS,
50; c. E. Fisher, $1.25; B. E. Lee, s125.
Total, $3.50 per night.
Whiting street, per night-Mary F.
OBrien, 49,
Webster, per night-John G.. Green
spun, $2 Simon Kugel, $1.50 Total,
$3.50 per night.
Fair street, per night. Marius Spin
nello, 50; Racco Israeli, $1.25. Total,
1925 per night.
Hamilton, per night-A. J. Verdi, 50;
j. w. Mariani, $1.5O. Total, $3.50 per
night.
Penmanship--Harry Houston 1.-TWO
nights week. So each night.
The salary of Miss Caroline Town
send who has been appointed to room
/ of Dixwell avenue school, was fixed at
$500.
Miss Mary M. Donahue was appoint |
ed clerk in the Strong and Lowell dis
trcts at salary Of 5000
The resignation Of Miss Lulu Rentz
was accepted.
Following is the statistical report Of |
superintendent Kendall for the month |
ending October s, 1899, the first month |
OLA the school year. 1t shows net in |
crease of registered pupils over the cor
responding mouth last year of SOP. This
is thought to be caused mainly by the |
fact that fewer parents are sending
their children to the private schools:
Total number of different pupils Il, 1892,
of whom 500 were boys and 1882 girls.
There were therefore 1873 more boys than
girls.
Total number of different pupils reg
1stered the first month of the school
year 1889, 1890; increase over last
year, 502.
Average number registered Is, 526, one
year ago 1896; increase over last year
5S1.
Average daily attendance 14,765, one
year ago IL 1907; increase over last year,
ASS.
The figures by sub-districts are as fol-
lows:
Total number of different pupils reg
high school 789, Web
ster district 1,095, Eaton district 1880,
Wooster district 1853, Hamilton school
I 143, Dwight district 1,1SS, Winchester
district LILY, Lowell district 1859, Day
district 1866, WEIGH district 1885, Strong
district 1871, Boardman school 800; total
1882.
The approximate number of pupils
registered by grades for the first month
was as follows:
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