Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Annual Promotion of Teachers Ap-
 proved By the Board.


 the absence of the mayor, presided The meeting was brief. Superinten- dent Tinker recommended number of books, histories, etc, for use in the High school, and the recommendation was adopted. He also announced the annual promotion of teachers for recommendation by the board, and this report was also approved. A mo- tion made by Commissioner Mcdonald was passed. It was to the effect that a motor lying idle in the basement of the High school shall be made to do duty in the Driggs school to work the fans, the ventilation in that school being very poor.
 Commissioner Goodenough was of the opinion that the board should not endorse any bill paying for these fans until they do what was promised for them, and he did not think any payment could be collected. The mat ter stopped at the suggestion.
 Superintendent Tinker reported as follows:
 T desire to submit the following re port in regard to the training class and the teachers waiting list. The pres ent number on the waiting list is eleven. In June the following young ladies will graduate from the Normal schools: Ella Doherty, Margaret Kee- nan, Helen Thomas, Alice M. Walsh and Helen Webb.
 If these are added to the waiting list, and 1 would so recommend. there will be sixteen young ladies ready to take positions. It looks now as if not more than three or four of these will have positions next fall. This would leave twelve on the waiting list.
 Tn June, 1902, twenty young ladies will graduate from the training school, and, as I am informed by the princi- pals, about ten from the State Normal schools. Thus the waiting list at that time will number between forty and forty-hye applicants. Insomuch as the number who will complete their courses of preparation, year after year, will be many more than the possible vacancies in the city schools, the wait ing list will be steadily increasing. Probably many who will graduate in June, 1902, will have to wait three years or longer before they receive permanent positions.
 T have brought these facts to the attention of the board so that they may clearly understand the situation and take whatever action they deem advisable.''
 The report was adopted. He also submitted the following, which was approyed:
 would report as follows in regard to the Waterbury training school: As outlined in the annual report, it will be necessary to open additional practice rooms at the training school in order to secure the proper amount of train ing for the new class which will enter in September. I would recommend that the lower room in the annex be equipped with tables and chairs for this purpose; that three additional practice rooms be opened in the main building and that Mary R. Nelligan be appointed as an assistant to the prin- cipal to have charge of two rooms. This arrangement will insure the best results and save $1, ,250 annually to the city"
 The examination. for entrance to the training school will take place on June 4, D and 6 at 9 o'clock in the morning, in the High school. The conditions shall be as last year, that is to say, the candidate must be graduate of the local High school, the Convent de Notre Dame or some institution of sim liar degree in educational standard. To pass the candidate must have an average of 70 per cent in each of the studies that constitute the examina- tion.
 As the circus will visit the city on the 29th of this month, it was voted to close the schools all day that day.
 The following are the recommends tions for promotion from grade c to B: Frances Bowe, Helen Hanley. Catherine O'Donnell, Mary Freeman, Susie Curtis, Stephania Heringer, Net tie Rice, Frances Anderson, Frances Fallon, Mary Phelan, Annie Bergin. Annie Keenan, Cecilia McCau1ey. Mary Clarkin, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Marie Bebus and Bessie Myers. Also the fol lowing from grade B to A: Mary J. Russell, Elizabeth Hart, Emma Hen drick, Kate Seery, Minnie Keenan, Mary Charters and Annie McGivney.
 An application from Mrs Mary Vor- his Thatcher was received asking for an appointment in the High school She was well recommended, having wide experience as we'll as having done substitute work here last year. The application was filed. It was sub stantially agreed that Attorney Will liam H. Chanler, prominent attorney of the New York city bar, will address the graduation class on Graduation day, this form of exercises to take the. place of the old style.
 Inspector McGrath, at the request of the board at the last meeting. an- nounced that for the piano in use in the High school there has been paid in rent $190; that it can be bought for $225, though it's original cost was $400.
 Commissioner Goodenough said that if the High school was given a piano he would raise an awful row; he thought the training school should be given a piano first. Chairman Hayes asked in some surprise if the training school had not already a piano, The trouble over the Bishop street school piano was on the verge of breaking out when Commissioner Mcdonald moved that the report of the inspector regarding the piano be filed. The clouds then cleared away.
 The following bids for furnishing to the schools 1,300Ntons of coal were re- ceiyed: Miller & Go, $6.23 per ton; John Byron, $629; City Lumber and Coal Go, $6.25; Waterbury Lumber and Coal Co, $6.35; John McElligott, $6.27 gross, $5.97 net; Brass City Coal Co S6.34. It was voted to award the con- tract to the Miller Coal Go.
 The pay rolls as follows were then approved: Teachers, $5,911. .S8; jam itors, $40; officials, $123.32. This con