Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-01

transacted business as they had arr %anged 1t in executive session. This secret session was held for the express purpose of arranging the annual jn- / crease of salaries of teachers accordlpg { to rule The first matter transacted after the secret session related to the city normal school. At the previous meeting Commissioner Larkin stood up as the champion of all young women who wished to get an education 10 De- come teachers in the public schools, and was the only one that voted against giving graduates of the school precedence above graduates of other recognized schools for teachers. de held the motion could not pass because it would operate in opposition to rule ae the department. Last evening me moved that that vote be rescinded, as f. established a rule in opposition to rule already in operation. His opposl- 1tion to 1t at the previous meeting was that if formed class and made dls- / functions and did not give local young women graduates. of other schools fair show.
 \ Commissioner Phelan maintained that the vote did not transgress rule of the department. Comm1ssfoneE Chapman, who acted as chairman and was the father of the original motion, agreed that it did violate rule, ana after a good deal of discussion 1t was referred to the committee on rules to report at the next meeting.
 June IT, circus day, was voted noll- day, the board concluding that It would be as well to close the schools that. day as most of the pupils iWOufu attend the circus
 The contract for heating and ven tilating the Bank street school was awarded the Barlow Bros Go. The bids and bidders were Libby & Blinn, Hartford, SS.450; Albert B. Franklin, Boston, Mass, $10,967; M. J. Daily < Sons, $S,198; and Rourke Bros & Co, New Haven, $7,796.5O.
 The contract for finishing four new rooms in the Drfggs school was award ed to M. J. Ashborn, whose estimate amounted to $1,575. The only other bidder was John I. McCauley ; whose figures were $1,501. 17Hetn 9tlt fH
 The following increases in salary were recommended to the board of. { finance B. H. Fitzpatrick, $1O0: Rob- ert Platt, $1OO; Michael Q. Dono- van, $50; Alice c. Mahler, $20; Octavia Elwell, $2O; Thomas Condon, $1OO: Elizabeth Clark. $50; Elizabeth Kane, $50; Leo CurIey, $50; Edmee Pretat $50; Harriet Abbott $50; Etta M. Hagar, $50; Mary A. Sinsabaugh, $50; Edith A. Mills. $50; Joseph Ken nedy. $10O; Elise Caret, $50: Harrison Allen. $1O0; Mary Tennant, Isabel Clark, Anna McMahon, Elizabeth De- vine. Marie Morot, Emma Coe, Mary : Phelan, Anna Keenan, Margaret Hen messy, Ida Hablitzel, Mary Killoughy, Catherine Bowes, Clara Russell, Min nie Moore, Annie Luddy, Katherine Kilmartin, Nora O'Rourke, Helen Mon aghan, Daisy Lord, Elizabeth Slavin, Anna LawIor, Alicia DerWin, Julia Sul- livan, Mary Ennis, Mary Scanlon, Alice Wolff. Deborah Fitzgerald and Eliza beth Holohan, $50 each; Nellie Dowl- ing. Annie Altman, Mary Conroy, Ag- nes McFvoy, Teresa Garvey, Lillian Corr, Josephine Shugrue, Katherine Brady, Elizabeth Scanlon, Mary Kane, S25 each; Mary Shanahans Mary Clark, Anna Manley, Della O'DonneL, Anita Woisard, Sara Mcdonald, Harriet Seng, Nellie Calvin. Jennie Culhane, Ella Doherty, Alice Walsh, Elizabeth Byrnes, Cora CromptOn, Elizabeth Burke, Margaret Keenan and Francis Dutton, $40 each; May White, Mabel Thompson, Alice O'Connor, Mary Mo- Donald. Loreta Henebry, $40 each; special teachers Katherine Gloster, Cecilia Moftarty and Lillian Nichols, $50. and Agnes 0. Fitzpatrick, $10O.
 Commissioner Mcdonald spoke up for the restoration of the o'clock whistle. He said the board ought to do whatever it can for the restoration of this old institution, and that a num- Der of people had spoken to him about getting the board to use it's influence in that direction.
 The resignation of Stella Hahn, teacher in the Porter street school, was accepted and application for. teacher ships were received from AnfOnios Ma ranont, F. B. Gibson and George l.. Co- burn.
 It was voted to make the salary of the school superintendent s, 200 for the year 1905 and $3, 400 for the year after. Superintendent Tinker was then reappointed by a unanimous vote. In few words Mir Tinker thanked the board and guaranteed that he would give the department his undivided and honest attention as he has in the past
 Appointments were then made as follows Sumner w. Gushing of Wake field, Mass, was appointed to the va cancy made by Thomas F. Condon's promotion to the principalship of the Barnard school at 8 salary of $9OO year. Then for the second time there came near being a storm. MT Tinker read the following report:
 To the Board of Education, City;
 Gentlemen: At an examination held on May 23-24-25 for admission to the city normal school, Miss Annie Kelley was found possessed of the necessary qualifications for admission thereto.
 The small number (two) presenting themselves for examination, and the fact that none were from the Water bury High school prompts your com- mittee to report this fact, and to raise the question as to whether the need 7 has now passed for which the school was provided. The course in this school has been very thorough and ! those who have successfully passed through the two years have, when pro- vided with schools, done great credit to themselves and to the school The course in the state normal school is less severe, and if money and absence from home is no object, it would seem as if the part of wisdom would be to discontinue the school one year from