Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-30
THE PIHIIO AhDE MUSIC.
Beard of Education Discussed
 Ownership of One.

i
 to the Webster School-Ilong Discus i
 sion on Subject by the BCurd-ESti- |
 mates Presented for the Next School 1
 Year.
 The board of education held d very lirely meeting una morning. The piano in the BisAoD street school played a prominent if unimportant, part i'll the meeting, and Commission. CT Hayes and I'rincipal Madigan sung d rather discordant uuci. Mayor Xiii duff presided, and ull the members eX cCpting Commissioner kilmartiu were present. The first vote passed was that the teachers be ,;a.i semi month ly. beginning next January. The fol lowing was submitted by Superintcnd- ent Tinker:
 herewith submit q table showing the distribution of pupils for the month of September, 1900: The total number is 7,O61. showing an increase of 2G9 over the year 1899 and of $50 over the year 1898, anu average year ly increase of 4.,5 for the past two years. Such an increase calls for the | annual erection of q ten-rOOn building. 1 The VIII. grade is the largest i'll the | history of tie school and promises q i record-brcaking class i'll the High i school. Tho ", H.. l. ;:Ii,; s. P. grades ! show very large increases. which later will make larger classes all along the line. Tn the High school the enter | ing class shows a decrease but is still as large as that of I69S, the second year class shows good increase, while the third year class is nearly five times as large as that of 1898. NIr Tinker remarked that the local High school stands third highest ill the state. New Haven and Hartford being ahead. The mayor suggested that the matter of outsiders paying tuition fees be investigated. This remark was caused by Commissioner McDon- aid stating that a boy living in Wa terville bOasted that he was the only one from that village attending the To- cal schools who paid a tuition fee. AS
 far as Mir Tinker was aware, every outsider pays the regular fee.
 | It was voted to allow the pastor of
 the Lutheran church TO use the Bank street school annex for Sunday school purposes and the question of granting the same clergyman the use of room
 in some school centrally located was
 referred to Mr Tinker. The length
 of time school book holds intact was
 considered at great length. Mir Tinker
 stated that the average life of a school
 book is about four years. Last year
 the average cost for supplying school | books was so cents per pupil. The year before it was S1.25. The biggest
 cost is felt in supplying grades ", VI. and VII.
 l An application was received from l Thomas Sheean. 14S North Willow street. for an appointment as janitor. At this point Principal Madigan. of l the Webster school. entered the room. The question of estimates was taken up. but as it indicated to be a lengthy on. Mr Madigan was asked to state the purpose of his presence. He arose to the question in a minute and stated that he was present to procure justice for himself and the teachers under his jurisdiction. He said that some time ago q piano was bought for the Bsl- op street school. when he was princi. pal of it, from the proceeds of ser ies of school entertainments supervised by the teachers and himself. and in which the children of the school ap- Denred. When he was removed to the Webster school and alI but two of the teachers of the Bishop street school went with him. it was their unanimous agreement that the piano should go with them. And it did. But a few weeks ago Inspector of Schools Me Grath Aamoved the piano back to the Bishop street school. upon the order of Commissioner Hayes As the in strument is not the property of the schools. he claimed that it should be ,.o turned and furthermore. he would liLo to know who gave the inspector o, o,-o,' the board of education. to re- mova ina piano. in View of his claim +bo+ if u-,s not school property.
 Commission TT Mcdonald said he was of tho onin Ion that the piano be- lonped to the oh, 'dren of the school. | upon the grounds. |. "t me entertain ments in which they aL oeafea pafd Tor it. To this MT Madig2n saiu that the did not pay or give one penny toward paying for the pial'o. me teachers worked and helped pa. lof u: Then Commissioner Hayes jumped from his chair and buckled 1n+o me MT Madigan held his ground undaunted. He maintained it was nst in the province of the 1n- spector to remove the piano or inter- fere in the matter Ipy way.
 "Who gave him the leoWer to do It: asked Commissioner Ha!Te
 He said it was pr Hayes, ana De- lieve the inspector is here 70 repeat who gave him the power. or t>ld him to remove the piano." said Mir Mau>" gan. The inspector appeared In me room in response to the challenge. b1t he retired without being questioned. { It was shown that the piano was de- !, .Ieretf te tfies Bishop street seifeof f in AIr Madigan's name. Commissioner cl apman thought to. throw oil C>u the trc ulbled waters by moving that a pi- | ants be bought for the Bishop stre et sch pol. in view of the Tact that it is at ,l pres ent the training school and that 1t ol !ght to be part of it's equipment. Com missioner Goodenough made q moti,p pn to return the piano to the Web ster school This motion was out of | order and Commissioners Hayes and i Goode uough went at it hammer ana ] to1,gs. ' Commissioner Mcdonald said l 1t WI as plain, that the rfano does not be- long to the schools, yet he wouldn't favor buying q piano for the training school. because X the other schools would then have 10 have pianos. Com missioner Goodenodgh's motion was lost Commissioners Hayes, Mcdonald