Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Pupils Markings Must Not Be
 Lowered For Bad Department.

means or d1Sc1pllHe Dy any reuuctl0ni in markings for any offense what ever, unless said marks may have been obtained by cheating or lying. No teacher shall at any time make any reduction In markings without the written consent of the principal of the school, who must be satisfied of the correctness and justice of the proposed reductions. which shall be against the conduct and department of said pupil and not his scholarship standing"
 This motion was passed under a suspension of the rules as it was thought it may conflict with them, but it was found it would not.
 Commissioner Chapman, who made the motion, remarked that he had heard of several instances in which teachers, in order to discipline pupils, punished them by reducing their credit marks in scholarship, and he did not think that was fair. Vice. Chairman Mcdonald, who presided, said he also had received some com plaints of that kind. It was the unanimous opinion of the board that this way of punishing pupils was very unfair to them, as it might re- suit in keeping them in the same grade two years.
 A communication was received from the board of aldermen approv- | ing the recommendation of the board that Janitors James H. Tyrrell and John Claffey be appointed special off, cers within their own official domin- ion.
 | Correspondence between M J. Daily & Sons and the city attorney respecting the testing of the heating machinery in the Webster school was whatever losses the city would sus- tain on account of the failure of the Dalys to have the machinery ready i for use would be charged up to them, and Clerk Fitzgerald was instructed to notify them that the apparatus will be tested as soon as possible and will be started up and used for a certain period at their expense. It was said that had the Dalys began work when it was possible for them to do so there would have been no delay and no bother with the heating appliance.
 All the blinds in the Crosby and Webster schools shall be removed and shades used instead It was generally accepted that blinds are nothing more than microbe incuba- tors. It was voted to sell the motor at the Driggs school as the tempera- tIre there is always either like that at the frigid zone or experienced at the equator on account of the motor which can work only on extremes. The same condition of things is threatened at the Duggan school and Inspector Slavin was informed to get busy to prevent the board having supply of worthless motors on its hands.
 It was also voted to begin negotia- tions right away for the purchase or land in the vicinity of the Crosby and the Webster schools.
 It is the purpose of the board to finish the incompleted rooms in the Webster. Duggan and Mulcahy schools and to that end bids for the contracts will be advertised for at the proper time. A special meeting of the board to open those bids will be held on January 2S.
 Applications for positions as teach CTS were received from Helen V. Blansfield, Ruth E. Buckingham, Ethel w. Phipps and Ella Coughlin, and James E. Herman, janitor of the Duggan school, having three more rooms on his hands to care of. was granted an increase of s30 room under the established schedule. Miss Lillian Arthur reminded the board of a long promised increase in salary she has not yet received. Her communication was filed.
 Janitor James Tyrrell of Lincoln school requested the board for an in- crease in his salary. He said he now receives $55 month. and Principal James F.. Madigan was granted the use of his school, the Webster, on February 27-2S and March 1-2 for an entertainment by the pupils to raise money for pictures and stat uary.
 Dr C. S. Rodman was heard from again on the proposition that the children of the Mulcahy school may have the use of the walks over his land provided the board takes care of his sidewalks on Baldwin street dur ing the winter. He reminded the board that the care of these walks last winter cost him $S and R. x. Blakeslee. who did the work, notified him he would not do 1t this year. He also reminded the board that dur ing the summer months his property Is the athletic field (without his per- missionD for the boys and he once received something for the turf 1t raised. but since the boys turned if into field for their gambols it de- clined to raise any more turf. This brought up the old situation that has prevailed for some years now be- tween Martin ScuIly and the boara. by which the board (not the present one) that built the MuIcahy school grieyously damaged MT Scully's prop erty.
 Commissioner Chapman moved that the board recommend to the board of aldermen that an appropri- ation be made for the purchase of land in the vicinity by which the school lot can be secured and justice done Mir Scully. This evoked some discussion. all the commissioners