The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
ANNUAL REPORT TO HIS HONOR
THE MAYOR.


Attention Called TO Principal Features
of the Years Work-ReIations OF
Boardman and HnIhouse- Minute
Pertaining to the Death of Horace
Day.
The following is the report of the
board of education to Mayor Studley:
To His Honor, John P. Studley, Mayor
of the City of New Haven:
The Board of Education presents
herewith it's annual report, as required
by the city charter. This report in
cludes the report of the superintendent
of schools to the board, the reports of
the supervisors to tine superintendent,
the report of the committee of the
board of finance, the report of the COM
mittee of the board on school buildings,
and the usual statistics, to all of which
E your attention is respectfully called.
The new High school building is APP
preaching completion, and an effort is
now being made to open it at the be-
ginning of the spring term. If this can
be accomplished the work of repairing
and remodeling the old Hillhouse build
ing can be begun in time to reopen it as
a grammar school in September.
+, The relations of the Hillhouse and
Boardman High schools, now that they
are to occupy adjoining buildings, are
demanding the careful consideration of
the board and superintendent. The aim
is to so arrange the courses of study as
to avoid duplication of plant and con-
sequent unnecessary expense, but at
the same time to preserve intact the
distinctive features of each school. All
High school pupils are, as far as pos
sible, to be given the special advanta
ges now offered by the .Hillhouse and
Boardman schools. The superintendent
has discussed this important matter in
his report and his views are endorsed
by the board.
The opening of the new Cedar street
school last September. with every room
in the building occupied, demonstrated
the necessity for it's erection.
Special attention is called to that por-
ton of the superintendent report
which treats of the increase in school
4 attendance, and the impossiblity of
foretelling, years in advance, in what
portion of the district the increase will
be greatest.
AT a meeting of the South school dis
trict, located in the Morris Cove sec
ton of the Fifteenth ward, held June
a. 1902, the electors present, by a ma
jority vote, expressed their desire to
have their district annexed to the New
Haven city school district. The neces-
sary forinalities required by the charter
of the city of New Haven were COM
piled with, and on the 18th of August,
1902, the South school district ceased to
exist, and the New Haven city school
district assumed the responsibility of
caring for the educational interests of
that portion of the city.
Mr. Horace Day, secretary of the
! board, died July 29d, and on that day,
at a special meeting, the following
minute was unanimously adopted" and
ordered to be entered on the records:
tThe members of the Board of Edu-
cation learn with great sorrow of the
death of Mr.. Horace Day, who for
nearly forty years was connected with
the public schools Of New Haven.
Mr.. Day entered the service Of the
school district of New Haven as super
intendent of schools in 1860 and 'contin-
ued in that office until 1865. In 1868 he
again entered the service of the dis
triet as secretary of the Board Of Ed
ucation and served in that capacity
continuously until his death.
T. The Board of Education expresses its
high appreciation of his long and hon.
orable service, which was characterized
by the greatest fidelity to the interests
of the schools.
Voted: That the clerk be instructed
to transmit copy of this minute to
the family of the deceased"
The grammar school in the Day dis
trict named on June %, 1894, the Day
school in honor of Mr.. Day, was re-
named, by vote of the board, the Hor-
ace Day school.
Hr. George T. Hewlett, for many
years clerk of the board, has been pro-
NOTED to the office of secretary.
i. The kind and appreciative express
sions Of the superintendent with regard
to the supervisors and their work ap-
ply with equal justice to him and his
efficient management of the depart
ment.
Respectfully submitted in behalf of
the Board of Education,
- By ELI WHITNEY,
r. President.