Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-01

aud tLree furniture drummers, tn bosrd of education rad their hands ful at the nee ing held last evening. Onl. Fglth great difficulty was quorum pro cdreo nd 1t was half past eleven wher fbss adjourn ad, Mayor Kilduff pre- kidea and th se. were present at th' First of the aeeting Commissioners
 arnlody aad Chase. Later Com emission CT Rt5ssel arrived and still late GommisgiopAr Goodenough. The frs Business sflxen ID was the considera tion of biCs for implying furniture fol He nesv eeE06is, Walsh and Russell H'ns bidy i.aqlng been opened, the sam Iles were inspected and turned an( tw std and haIf the evening was spen tgt. s54!s manner The qualities of eael 9l4eqe fully shown by the drummer rep I resenting it NO further action was < tsken by the board until next Monday eSaning, G nan q special meeting vii as held.
 Mol,ss befo1 this the presence o1 \ Hsins Rasn 9ssen and another mem ber Of the Town Plot school district Kvas noticed n the room. There was 2 SroWn upon 8gr RasmuSsen'S general ay genial facs and the cause of it was J. made known after the furniture drum Diers cep1rse0 MT Rasmussen when asked, presen d half a dozen sheets of Eyritten paper. The writing represent ed the sen.ime nts of the citizens of the Town Plot district. It called for jus ice from 1he state board of education J and wanted | committee appointed from the board to see justice done.
 Following is the paper in fuiI:
 ffA espeetully submitted to the Board Education:
 ereas. Since the consolidation IS come into effect, and, by which certain chan ;es have taken place in 1he nanagena ent of the district schools whereby fhe old board of school wis stors with tie powers and duties be. longing 70 their office have been trans Serfed 10 tile board of education, and
 Whereas, The said board in assum- ing ana exerc sing such aforesaid pow ers and duties have laid upon the chil- dren attending the Town Plot school arbitrary aud humiliating conditions and exactions as compared with the schools Of the city of Waterbury and especially vi ! those of other districts coming under their control in the same
 
 @EJrst-By arbitrarily compelling, Through fheir superintendent, the up- per grades to submit to examinations much above the standard employed in like .rales in the other schools, and without inquiring into the work or lletntaS of instruction in such grades n ouf school, and without first giving uue and proper warning of the same.
 Set and sy- By publishing or causing 70 De publ sled report in each of our three city dstilies, in which disparaging ! Fenarks Of most undignified character ire employed to describe the individual l papers and replies to the questions sub- nfted at slsd examination, accompan- kAed by 8 tabulated statement of the sge allo the marking of each pupil in .ach rEsn,sil
 lhudly Ky setting aside gradings ind s'andlne to pupils already passed ind graded n other city schools, and lnclally reecl'nized by the proper au- aoriues as such, thereby entailing voa tlase lplls great discourage is7Att IT thelf studies, together with the ss oi Natuf De time in passing our -nCies sl Ire, recognized as corn lelsn py lh former principal.
 AAeTsl eie we, the citizens of the Nssulct. in meeting legally | lolea, apA warning having been tseu ps tnes lstrict committee as per $ atatate reA Allrements, do most earn | ~s grotst against such treatment on | paH. ol saiA board and do pray sad | sdin TOT reHtA from the humiliating | aes O. such action in the following l t.H esoivefl, hrst Thai +ba said boana e mos 1espectfully requested to ordor
 puPAs- stored to their proper
 hns andfpg as per the rec
 tAe ! ipeetRe schools from
 re Aey tered the Town Plot
 ea ness like revision of grade
 sllAi ~ cred for all the schools
 ef t-e coat ol of said board
 sssc 1nal st n lnasrauch as some Of
 felnaa'is1 puplls are promoted
 we Ire sao ng properly assigned
 h. ln ast' ass work and previous
 7parat.ShAgliitiy detrimental to the
 Qper class stmition of the other pu- 3: LhereIos we ask the plivilege of
 vWlpg .th rading already estab- hed ln th Aool to remain a. before 6 cAsange o1ldmlnistration. until the Ad oE Els ye in order to allow time tt 9r pfopefis Alusting all the work ami railing pnplNto the required stand rds g. wk in the city schools. ssIhird aia committee consisting l 4 tfree pefss be chosen from ouNl rvsn eltA1ens present and defend NJ lnesei iresoIh before the board and sepoIe to q tng of the voters sub- ; k5sct 1S the fl the district commit l tee
 "ls RASMUSSEN.
 District Committaa i. TCeD'eg V M sent to each member { of 1be 3ard hat he have it fully ! digesled aneia ready for action by q next Monday ing. MT Rasmussen t asked Sop9 v question and the (
 sos at thele are two og D F pncerniLs the suhur-. T \ fs to l'a setfled and ?
 N 1taei time n vas at10ist lime to i0s thu hoard CT aFn | 4 he schools e Ae city. ' < taa his lilend there Il
 p fed that dnriae thp q past tti Fsidene Of the board V lucstz af Now FlapeT ai sx Que rsfltS of is i4atsd sss DIS 10 the effect that er Iss<s9 Eot yaceinateg .af tit & ( Fk0 thc 8aa3lIc s#-',etla s2