Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-15
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
 STIR THE LEGISLATURE.
State Board of Education Comes in Adverse Comment Amendments Were Plentiful on the RessIution for State Aid for Schools First Week in July nay See the Closing Hours.

l Hartford, June 15-The house me
 at 1O:3O this morning and immediate
 ly proceeded to dispose of calendal matters
 | The bill under discussion when ad
 Journment was taken yesterday was
 first considered. It provides that when
 ever q town school committee, board Of school visitors or board of educa
 ton of any town employing not more
 than twenty-five nor less than eleven
 teachers, shall appoint superinten-
 dent Of schools. The state to pay half
 the salary of said superintendent pro yided that not more than S4O0 shall be
 paid to any town for one year. A pro
 vision which requires the certificate of approval of the state board of educa-
 ton for eligibility as superintendent, met with much objection.
 An amendment was offered by Rep resentatiye Hull of Monroe, which pro vides an alternative proposition that superintendent shall be eligible If he shall have had at least five years sue cessful experience as a teacher or stl- perintendent, provoked a lively dis cussion in which the state board of NNUtatAcAA NoLhC lUI duNrISt comment.
 Representative Thompson of Orange said that there was evidently some thing wrong with the state board, Judging from the manner in which it had been opposed on almost every edu- actional matter coming before the house. He thought there was some thing which needed correction.
 The amendment was adopted by a large majority.
 Another amendment offered by Rep resentative Bidwell of East Hartford making sixty the maximum number of teachers required for the appointment of superintendent and the maximum amount of salary to be paid by the state for the purpose $500 to any town in one year.
 Amendments were offered by Chair man Isbell of the educational commit tee and Representative Warner of Woodbridge. This committee had re- 5ected the proposition of Representa- tive Bidwell, permitting towns employ ing up to one hundred teachers, to par ticipate in the state aid and it submit ted the bill under discussion. as a sub stitute. The amendments were lost as well as three others, which were offer ed and the bill as amended by repre- sentative Hull was passed by a coUi- forable majority.
 The senate to-day after long discus sion passed bill appropriating SJ6l. 0O0 for public roads and improvements during the next two years. This is s6,10O in excess of the amount recom- mended by the appropriation commit tee and $111, 900 in excess of the amount appropriated by the legislature two years ago. The automobile bills were made the special order of the day for next Wed nesday. Among the measures adopt cd was one which provided that any agricultural fair association which has paid a dividend within four years, should not participate in the state ap- The regular appropria- ton resolution of S45,000 for agricuI- tural fairs was then passed.
 A bil to fix the final adjournment | was brought but was not pressed. A motion to hold no Friday sessions was | defeated A resolution fining the | length of speeches on measures to five | minutes was passed. Representative | Kenneally said that it would be possi- ble to complete legislative business on the first Tuesday fin July if the house would hold sessions on Friday.