Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-17

at East Farms, East Mountain, New ton Heights and Town Plot. The district schools as whole are in excellent condition. Extensive re- pairs have been made in the city schools of which the inspector of school buildings will give full report Good judgment has been displayed ill this work and the buildings were never in better condition Over 5000 pupils have been registered to date, with probably a hundred or more to be | heard from. The attendance is as fol- lows:
 City schools, 6,e1O; increase, 334. District4Schools, 1,042; increase 30. | The total increase to date is 3S4. Overcrowded rooms at Bank and Barnard have been relieved by mutual transfers. Extra seats have been placed in rooms at Webster and some pupils have been sent to Bishop street l and Walsh schools. It will be neces- sary to send some pupils from Drlggs 1 to Lincoln and Bishop street, also from Lincoln to Elm street. Many rooms at Elm street have more than their seating capacity. -,- In general the schools are we'll filled.
  cia1ly those schools north of East and West Main streets. The kindergartens have opened with an increased attend ance. On account of the non-comple- ton of the Mulcnhy school some 13o pupils are not in attendance. It is to be hoped that this building will be soon ready for use.
 There are nine unoccupied rooms, as foEows: Brooklyn. Porter street. two rooms: West End. Russell, one room at present, but it may be necessary to open this later. North End. Bishop street. four rooms: Walsh, one room; East End. Hendricken, one room There are twelve new rooms occupied this year: Barnard, one room: Bishop street, two rooms; Elm street. two rooms; Hendricken. one room; Walsh, one room; Mulcahy, three rooms: Sprague, two rooms
 Tn all 215, including three basement rooms in Elm street, are occupied. h. as much as all of the rooms in the schools located in and near the center of the city are now occupied and filled, it win be necessary another year to transfer pupils from the center to schools in the other sections.
 would report that the following qualified teachers have been engaged by the district committeeman for the ensuing year:
 Bucks Hill. Mary Madden; Bunker Hill, Imogene Bacon. Caroline Bodeh, Carrie E. Walden; Chapel street, Mar garet Hunter, Elizabeth Miller; East Farms. Jennie Selig: East Mountain, Matilda Peterson; HopeviIle, Fanella Peck; 'HopeviI1e Minnie Norton, Car rie Clark, Marjorie. Rigney; Mill Plain. Rubie Morse, F May Tatem; Newton Heights, Susie S. Chambers; Oronoke. Martha Cowan; Park Road, Anna J.. Bergin; Town Plot. Mary F. Kelley, Mary Mahaney, Anna l.. Kieley, Helen Kieley; Sprague, Jennie G. Phillips, Mary E. MacGowan, Jennie NJ. Lyons, Mabel Powers, Jennie Hayden, Jess1ca Davis, May Winship, Josephine Dillon, Viola Davis.
 The report was accepted.
 Commissioners Kent and Russell, Superintendent Tinker and Mayor Xiii duff were appointed committee to draw up estimates.
 A petition from a number of young men and women was read asking for commercial department to be estab- lished in the evening schools which open October 9. Superintendent Tin ker said that if any departure was made he would recommend chemistry. The petition was filed.
 The Rev Father Gleason pet1tioned for the use of two rooms which are vacant in the Porter street school for the use of his parochial school. Com missioner Russell moved that the pc tition be granted. The motion was not
 
 over.
 Mayor KTlduff then addressed Super intendent Tinker to the effect that he was very well pleased with the results of the last school year and hoped that the result of this year will be better in every way. During the short time the city and the schools have been travelling together under the same charter he observed that the schools were greatly improved, owing, no doubt, to the superintendence of Mir Tinker, and he hoped that improve ment would continue. He asked Mir Tinker to particularly pay attention to the high school boys, for they need it
 Commissioner Kent congratulated MT Tinker on the success some of the high school graduates are making in the world. and particularly to the suc- cess of B. Seery Hayes who won on his own merits an appointment to West Point Such thing as this could not fail to bring distinction to the high school and give it prestige. He was glad also to see that Principal Wi1by has taken personal interest in inc athletic sports of the school, for such example cannot fail to purify things and give them a good standing. He hoped that everything the athletes of the school shall win shall be won on their merits and individual talents.
 The board then adjourned.