The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-09
SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS
PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD
 AND'sUPT REVIEW FEAR.

New SchoOlhOuse Every Year an AhsO- Iute Necessity-Superinten Rec Ommends New Building for Territory Bounded by State str.ct, MiII River and Water Front-saIaries for Teachers Too LovE-Needs Tabulated.
 The board of education held meet ing at its rooms, S7 Orange street, last night. At this hmeeting the an- nual reports of the president of the board, and of the superintendent of schools was presented and approved. These reports go to the mayor and will later be incorporated in the city year book.
 The committee on school buildings re- ported that the plans and specifications for new boilers in the Strong school are ready, and bids will be advertised for to be opened on March i.
 The committee recommends that Jo- seph J. Logan be appointed assistant ajnitor of the Hamilton school for four weeks, from February Il, 1907, at sal ary at the rate of $700 per annum, which recommendation was passed.
 The special committee on new school buildings reported that it had purchas- ed the site on the corner of Winchester avenue and Ivy street for the new school building in the Winchester dis trict, as authorized at the last meet ing of the board.
 The resignation of Miss Anna R. Dunham, instructor of cooking, was accepted to take effect February IS.
 Section 69 (admission to the High schooD of the regulations of the board was amended by the addition of the following paragraph:
 ''The superintendent of schools will have authority to admit to the first year class in the High school, with out examination, any pupils who hav- ing satisfactorily completed the work of the Eighth grade in the Westville Grammar school, shall be recommended by the principal of the school as uali- fled for High school work. It shall be the duty, however, of the superintend- ent to determine, by such inspection and examination as he may regard nec- < essary, that the school work done by these pupils has been of a satisfactory quality and amount"
 PRESIDENTS REPORT.
 The annual report of Hon. Eli Whit ney, president of the board, follows: To His Honor, John P. Studley, May
 or of the City of New Haven:
 The board of education presents herewith it's annual report, as required by the city charter. This annual re- port includes thu report of the super intendent of schools to the board, the reports of the supervisors to the su- perintendent, the report of the commit tee of the board of finance and the usual statistics, to all of which your attention is respectfully called.
 The past year was marked by the completion of three new school houses, the Scranton street, the Woodward and the Kimberly avenue. The Scranton street and the Woodward schools are already occupied, and the Kimberly Avenue school, though partially occu- pied. is waiting the delayed arrival of necessary furniture, on the receipt of which all the rooms will be opened. A sight has been bought on the corner of Winchester avenue and Ivy street for the new school in the Winchester dis trict; the architects are at work on the plans, and it is expected to begin the erection of the building early in the spring. That portion of the superin- tendent's report, in which he explains the necessity of building large school house each year in order to house and properly care for the constantly in- creasing school population, calls for special attention.
 The annual increase in the number of children demanding public school education, and the consequent increase in the number of school rooms, necessi- tates a constantly increasing teaching staff The superintendent appoints an average of fifty new teachers each year, or about ten per cent. of the whole number employed. These ap- pointments not only supply the demand for new teachers. but also replace those who for one cause or another have re- signed. The teachers of the district are, as a whole. faithful and efficient, and the superintendents discussion of the salary uestion should be most care fully considered.
 At special meeting of the board held on the 18th day of November the following resolutions were unanimously adopted;
 Whereas, We, the members of the board of education. have learned with great sorrow of the death of one of our most valuable and esteemed mem- bers, Judge Jacob B. Ullman, who died at New Haven, Conn.,, on the 18th day of November, A. D. 1906, and
 Whereas, We wish to pay fitting trib- ute to his worth as a friend and CO., worker and to his devotion to the in- terests of the schools as a member of this board be it therefore
 Resolved That we place on record an expression of our grief at his death, and of our appreciation of the kindness and generosity of his character, of his great interest in the welfare of the public schools, and the impartiality and broad-mindeines with which his official acts were characterized during his six years of service on the board.
 Resolved, That the board, as body attend the funeral exercises, and that the flags on all school buildings in the district be placed at half mast on the afternoon of the funeral.
 Resolved That these resolutions be spread on the official records of the nnnra and ttnt cnnies he sent to the