Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-04

cooking, her salary to be $450 a year and the Friendly league to furnish the supplies at a cost not exceeding $50. This last appointment was pro- viding the appropriation to meet the expenses of it is made by the board of aldermen.
 The same committee reported as follows for the evening schools, which will open on October 13: High school, B. H. Fitzpatrick and Robert Platt, and room 2, J. E.Graft0n; grammar, 1, James B. Madigan; ?, NJ. c. Donovan; 3, Mary J. Sinsabaugh; 4, Rose McDon- aid; 5. Margaret Hennessey; G. Nora McElligott; z, Margaret Stevens; s, Margaret Moran; 9, Mary Coyle. Drawing, Charles Weeks and NJ. R. Steele. Commissioner Russell object ed to the selection of MT Madigan, claiming his salary, $1,70O, ought to exempt him from additional work. The commissioners favored giving the work to those whose salaries are not So large as M.r Madigan's. The young CT men ought to be given chance, he thought. The commissioner favored MT Kennedy instead of Mir Madigan. Chairman Hayes stated that if there were objections, why should they not begin at the head of the list? The teachers on the list, he said, were se- lected only after careful consideration. Mir Madigan was not engaged in the evening schools last year and he thought it was only fair he should be appointed this year. Those who did the work last year ought to give way this year to those who were not. MT Madigan was as much entitled to the work as MT Fitzpatrick was. Mir Con- don was selected last year. Commis- sioner Russell replied to this, and so the debate went on. The list was amended so that Mir Donovan was ap- pointed in the place of Mir Grafton and Mir Condon in MT Donovan's place. In this form the appointments were approved.
 Superintendent Tinker made an ex- cellent report on the attendance at the schools. Tn the High school there are 53o pupils, the highest in the his- tory of the school. The average at tendance is 6,500, and this wi4i be in- creased during the present month. it is expected. The net increase over last year is 300. The schools were in prac- tical working order since the second day of the term, owing to their being enough supplies left over to meet the additional demand.
 The question of inaugurating cook ing lessons was then taken up. Some difficulty seems to be expected in de- taching the pupils from their school studies and handing them over to the cooking teacher. Another point dis cussed was the grade from which 1t would be better to take the pupils for the cooking class, whether from the High school or grade 8 As the mat ter is yet in embryo it was tabled un- til the next meeting. when further fn- formation will be furnished by Mir Tinker. who meanwhile will make in- quiries.
 Mir Tinker announced that the teachers convention convenes in Hart ford October s, and it is customary to grant permission to the teachers to at tend There was no objection to this.
 Regarding the opening of school with patriotic exercises of an educa- tional character MT Tinker stated that at present the principals converse with the pupils in the higher grades in a way that carries out the vote passed at the last meeting, but that later on he will inaugurate a song book in grades 6, and 8.
 Applications for increase in salary were received from Janitors James O. Herman. who asked for $70 month; Jeremiah Kelly of the Merriman school, who desires $lO more per month: Napoleon Bernier of the Bar nard school wants $10 more than his present salary, $60. and James Me Donald, who wanted an increase from 75 cents a night for his work at the High school to S1 Kelly was raised SS aud McDonald was given what he asked. A bill for S2.40O from Gaffney S I Cronin for work done on the nronosad Walsh school was tabled for investf- gation regarding their contract. and a motion that inquiry be made regard ing the contracts for the new schools was passed. The board then adjourn ed.