Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
GOOD BYE TO CITY NORMAL SCHOOL.
Voted Out of Existence by Board of Education-Con-
 tract Let for Finishing School Rooms.

Mcdonald recommended would only tend to make the school weak. It would be like putting an apprentice to do the work of journeyman, he said. Tt is the children we look out for, not the teachers; they can take care of themselves" said Commissioner Larkin. He opposed letting down the bars in any manner for the chil- dren would unquestionably suffer.
 Superintendent Tinker explained the method of teaching used in the City Normal school, which in brief was that one assistant superintends the work of two teachers.
 Commissioner Griggs said it was not question of standard of schools. It seemed to him that the School was established at the public request. That was evident from the large number of applicants at first They were to the number of fifty, but gradually that number decreased until today there were only two applicants It was ev- fdent then the school has outlived its usefulness. He asked if it was ad- visable to lower the standard of q school in order to be able to maintain 1t as would be done by accepting Com missioner McDonald's amendment
 
 Commissioners Phelan. Lawlor and Gr1ggs then went into dissertation on the methods and results of examina- ton by ones own teachers and teach CTS from ou side, after which Commis- s1oner Phe said that Bridgeport maintains gch a school as that in question an one year they had only one candidate, another year 1t had none, yet 1t was maintained and to-day it Is running at high standard.
 Commissioner Mcdonald maintained that he takes as much interest in the children of the schools as any of the commissioners. In fact that in that respect he took no second place.
 The amendment by Commissioner Mcdonald was then put and the result being doubtful, the roll was called, and the vote being a tie, Commissioners Chapman preferring not to vote, Mayor Elton cast the deciding ballot against the amendment. The motion was then put and carried in the same manner. Thus the city normal school for thelsec- ond time was voted out of existence
 Then came the question of educating the successful candidate of the two ap- plicants. Miss Kelley, and after a good deal of discussion 1t was decided to leave the matter in MT Tinker's hands
 Commissioner Phelan as chairman of the committee appointed to inquire into the conditions of the Bunker Hill school, reported that they were inade- quate for the demands and recommend ed the erection of a new and larger building.
 Commissioner Larkin presented a resolution by which the present system of paying the teachers would be sub stituted for one of merit. He said that at present a good teacher may be receiv- ing a very low salary and second class teacher may be paid first class salary. He did mot think this was right. His motion was referred to the proper committee.
 Commissioner Larkin also moved that the method of electing the board of education be revised At present he said, new lot of men Is often elect ed and consequently the pupils Of the way, probably the teachers themselves, because the new board knows nothing about school conditions The change is too abrupt, he thought, for the bene- fit of the department. As there is plenty of time to consider this, and 1t being a matter worthy of considerable attention, it was laid over for the pres- ent. ,i.. fsak
 The following were placed on the waiting list: saF
 Wesleyan university, Miss Helen |. Gilbert.
 New Haven state normal school, Miss Mary A. Dorsey, Miss May Kershaw. Miss Mary K. Kilduff, Miss Emma J. Manville.
 City normal school, Miss Rose ". Carroll Miss Mary J. Mitchell. Miss Margaret McNamara, Miss. Anna G. Phelan, Miss Anna M. Sweeney.
 New Britain normal school, Miss Bertha Coerr, Miss Margaret Lyman. Miss Margaret Myers, Miss Margaret Mcdonald.
 Wheelock kindergarten school, Bos- ton. Miss Mabel Benham.
 New Orleans Kindergarten, Miss Es- ther Buchner.
 Contractor Edward 8. Flanagan was awarded the contract for finishing whatever number of rooms are desired in the Mulcahy school. His bids were as follows One room, $959; two rooms S1 .16S; three rooms, $1 ,473; four rooms, $1, ,730; four rooms and recitation room. etc, $1, ,S25. He was lower in all of his bids than any of the other bidders.
 Fire escapes will be placed in the Washington school as soon as possible.
 An invitation from the Queens Daughters to attend the fair which opens in City hall Wednesday evening was received, but further than placing 1t on file no action was taken.