Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
BOARD OF EDUcATIoN.s
The Mulcahy School Building May Be
 Ready October 20.

 Those who have personal interests In the early completion of the Mulcahy
 school may have their anxiety relieved sooner than they expect. Last evening at the meeting of the board of educa- ton, Architect Asheim invited the
 board to inspect the school, and re-
 marked that he thought he would have it ready for use on October 20. This
 opened up a discussion which resulted
 in the board accepting the invitation.
 Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock the board will visit the building. Mean
 while every effort will be directed to-
 ward opening up two or three rooms of the building next Monday. The architect thought that by superhun1an efforts he could have the building ready by October 12, two weeks from Monday, but Commissioners Kent, who presided. insisted that the school l should be ready by next Monday; thar 1 1t was imperative the children should l be taken off the streets.
 l Commissioner Chapman gave notice 1 that at the next meeting of the board l he will move to have changed the rules
 relating to the salaries of those teach CTS who graduate from the city nor. IL.
 presented petition to the board ask | ing that their salaries be increased to
 S4OO. and that this figure be the inc | itial one hereafter. The petition was. l tabled. as Commissioners Chapmans
 motion covered the matter.
 The evening school will open Octo- l Der 12 and the following teachers were l appointed: Principal, B. Fl. Fitzpat- 1 rick: high school department Robert 1 F Platt. Thomas J. Condon; grammar, l James E. Madigan, Joseph Kennedy. Leo !. Curley. ". !. shannahan. Elizas
 beth Deyine. Jennie Kelley. Margaret l cowan Annette Ellis; mechanical
 drawing. 2. Candee and F. Bissellf 1 free-hand drawing. Mrs M. R. Steele. l Italian. Antonio Mannoni; Swedish. l Josenh D. Danielson; chemistry, Hars
 rison Allen.
 Superintendent presented the follow. 1 ing as the testimonial to Miss Birrell. l voted by the board at the last meet. | ing.
 1 tion city of Waterbury. Conn. held 1 September 16. 1903. the resignation of l Miss Jennie E. Birrell. teacher in l the public schools of Waterbury, was I presented and accepted with the res
 grets of the board.
 I ssIn accepting this resignation the ] board was not unnindful of the fact that 1t closed the public career of de.
 voted. conscientious teacher whose life work in our schools covered q
 period of rty-eight well spent years, 1 We desire to express our appreciation
 of this fact, and that it may be made
 a matter of record as testimonial of 1 her personal worth and the lovfna l tribute of a host of pupils during these
 long years of faithful service.
 Voted. That this testimonial he en. l tered on the records of this board. and
 a copy. signed by the members of tht
 hoard of education. city of Waterbury. l Conn. he given Miss Birrel1." l Applications for positions as teach.
 CTS were received from Miss Elizabeth llMaloney and Miss Catherine Curley. The Dime Savings bank requested l the board to purchase the lot in ths rear of the Lincoln school owned by 1 the hank. The communication wa referred to the committee on approprt l ations. The price asked by the bank | is S5.00O.
 I Principal Plat of the Barnard l school informed the board that tht l fence near the school is in a very bad and dangerous condition. The matter was referred to the committee on aD. I prepriations The bills and pavrollf sl were approved md the board nd I fourned to Thursday afternoon. wher | the MuIcahy school will be inspected.