Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-09-03
sUPT TINKER's REPORT,
Regarding the Attendance at school
the Opening Day.

at the meeting of the board of educa-
ton last night very little business was
transacted Commissioners Kent,
Chapman and Russell were the only
members present commissioner Kent
presided.
Joseph FL. Madigan, who lives on
lGrandview avenue. just outside the
city lines, was present at the meeting
and wished to know why his two chill
dren were sent home from the Russell
school yesterday Mr. Madigan, who
Lives at one end of the Park Road dis
trict, said that he would prefer to send
his children to the Russell school rath-
er than the Park Road school, for the
distance is much greater to the Park
Road school and i'll stormy weather he
has to keep his children home from
school, while if they were going to
the Russell school they would be able
to attend more regularly.
Commissioner Chapman asked Mr.
/ Madigan why he didn't attend the
i meeting of the board of education
which gave hearing to the taxpay-
ers in the Park Road district to see
/ whether they desired the school closed
! or not. Mr. Madigan said that he
didn't know anything about it until
after an account of it appeared in TIE
| newspapers.
Superintendent Tinker replied that
1t was not a question of one or two
boys leaving the Park Road school and
going to the Russell school, but 1t
/ would probably be a case of many
more wanting to do the same thing, if
permission were granted to two, 1t
is question of where the line should
be drawn. A certain number of chill
dren must be kept at the Park Road
school in order to insure the efficiency
Eof the school There are 60 children
/ at the school; at least Is Of these
should be transferred to the Russell
4 school. The children in certain
part of the Park Rroad district should
i be allowed to attend the Russell school
4 or the two highest grades at the Park
Road school should be transferred to
4 the Russell school To treat Justly
all persons, either one of these plans
should be adopted, so Mr. Tinker stat
ed. He confinued 'sShould we cut
out two or three scholars from each
grade in this school, 1t would mean q
mixed country school, which would
mean that the teacher would find it
impossible to do anything with the
| grades or classes. / take the same
stand In this matter that I did last
year. / am still of the opinion that
the Park Road school ought to have
been closed, but of late much has been
done by the committee to bring things
up to much better standard.
There is but one thing to do and
thar ls to re-arrange the district lines
or enlarge the district geographically.
II the Center district line. could be ex-
tended up West Side Fiji for half A
mile or SO, it would be d good thing
and would bring many children to the
Russell school"
One OF the rules of tile board of ed
ucatlon is to the effect that all children
IN the outside district above the sixth
grade are permitted to attend the civ
lscnoois One person stated that the
residents of the outside school district
DO not pay one-quarter as much taxes
as people in the city district do and
1 Ihey want all the privileges which the
4 latter have. The matter was referred
to superintendent Tinker and he wSll
report on the matter Friday night
commissioner Russell asked SUPER
intendent Tinker why pupils from the
South Brooklyn district were SEM
home from the Bank street and Porter.
street schools. Mr. Tinker said thev
hadn't vaccination certificates. but
4 they Were at his Office The difficultv
was settled yesterday ana the children
VIII be allowed to attend the schools
to-day
The following report was submit
ted by superintendent Tinker;
waterbury, Conn, Sept 2, 1902
Board of Education:
4. Gentlemen:--I would report that the
city schools opened the day with an
attendance of about $500. These
figures will be increased during this
have visited every school in fine
i city including the district schools. and
have found them ready for occupancy.
Inc buildings and grounds were never
IN better condition. The report Of the
i Inspector Of buildings win give the
board information in regard to the ex-
ttens1ye repairs made in and about the
i CRY schools during the past summer
IN the district schools found that
i lhe wishes OF the board had been fully
4 carried out. j VIII enumerate the
more important improvements made
In these schools.
4 Wateryille: Land adioinino tba
school property has been purchased
ana plans drafted for four room adj
dition to the present structure. The
lfont yard has been graded and made
INTO beautiful lawn New SINGLE
desks have been placed in two rooms
flpes nave been laid to carry the wasfe
water from the building and two
a QYa10 In<7 rxt- p.
floor 'iie iirst
Town Plot: A telephone has haen
placed In this building. On account
OF the change in committeeman tbe
rooms have not been kaIsomined. bnt
this viii be done during the Christmas
vacation - 40
i Park Road The grounds have been
graded and fenced in. The school
room has been vanished and kaTso-
mined, partition removed and new
curtains hung. The blackboards have
been enlarged and re-coated.
Oronoke: School room neatly.
painted and kalsomined, shades mt
up and blackboard lowered and re-
dressed. Window placed I'm cellar
wall and new cutters on roof.
Oakville: The grounds have been