Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Two New Teachers RsceIve Ap-
 peIDlmsnls For Blah SehssL

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 At the meeting of the board of edu-
 cation last evening Superintendent
 Tinker announced the following ap-
 pointments and trasfers:
 Mabel Pierpont. fourth grade.
 Webster; Anna Halpin, sixth grade,
 Mulcahy; Anna Coughlan. Bishop and
 Porter Kindergarten; Kathleen Mo-
 Donald, first and second grade,
 Washington; Beatrice Slevin, kin- dergarten. Driggs and Lincoln; Kath- ryn Madden, principals assistant. Clay street; Lily Monohan. fourth grade, Webster; Mary Fitzgeralds third grade, Duggan; Margaret Coyle. third and fourth grade, Hamiltoni Elizabeth Ennis. second grade, Hen- drlcken; Elizabeth Kane, fourth grade, Walsh.
 Transfers-Margaret Fitzpatrick, from second grade. Croft, to second grade Webster; Mabel Benham, from kindergarten Driggs to kindergarten Sprague; Josephine O'Donnell, from sixth grade Walsh to sixth grade. Webster.
 It was voted to appoint Edward J. Finn, Jr, and Miss Julia Hayes sub stltute teachers in the Crosby high school and also that the superintend- ent may engage two other substitutes their appointment to remain during the pleasure of the board. The ques- tion of salary aroused some discussion but 1t was finally left to the commit tee on teachers to adjust.
 The scarcity of land adjoining the Clay street school site was discussed also. This matter was mentioned in Superintendent Tinker's report and 1t was referred to the committee on school houses.
 The following report concerning the evening school was received from MT Tinker.
 City, Sept 24, 1908. To the Board of Education.
 Gentlemen: I would submit the following report in regard to the opening of the evening schools and the need of additional teachers in the high school.
 The clerk informs me that there is balance in teachers salaries of $6S,60S and that on the basis of the pay roll of the first half of September, $66,181 will be required for the fall term, leaving balance of $2,427. If the evening schools up to the close of the year continue thirty-five nights, 1t is estimated on the basis of last years expenditures, that they will require $2,100. The evening schools would then open October 19, and con- tinue thirty-five nights in 1908. Un- der the new appropriation the schools could continue forty-five nights, as usual, in 1909, making a total of eighty nights.
 On May Il the committee on teach CTS unanimously made the following report: The committee on teachers to which was referred the investiga- tion of the need of additional teach CTS for the fall term, would report that they have looked into the mat ter carefully and after considering the. present size of the high school and probable increase next fall, and the number of pupils per teacher, and the needs of the school as presented by Principal Wilby, would recoms mend that authority be given to hire the three additional teachers request ed. At the present time there are b37 pupils in the high school, an av- craze of 32 pupils per teacher, which Is much too large-many of the classes numbering AZ to 45."
 At the present time, September. 1908, there are over 725 pupils in the nigh school, an average of nearly 40 per teacher, and large number of he classes number 50 to 55, which Is nore than there are seats for in any 'ne room. Nearly 150 pupils are us- ng the Assembly hall as a study 'oom. If the school has proper lumber of teachers, this study hall ,an continue to be used until larger recommendations are provided. At present. there are two regular substi- ute teachers at work and Principal NllDy states that as soon as possible nere should be two other teachers. md he also requests that a student assistant be given to MT Allen in the SNSS u0Pui tnCHl dt expense or a '2b per year. If this is done the chool would have the services. of hree additional teachers, inasmuch s one substitute would take the lasses Of MT Field, resigned. I am I the opinion that the requests of 'rincipal Wilby are reasonable and mould be granted. According to the gures submitted by the clerk there re sufficient funds in the appropria- ion for teachers salaries" to pro- fde for these additional teachers. rom November 1, which would be as oon as they would probably be able report for duty.
 The report was fined and after the sual bills and pay rolls were approy- d the board adjourned, with the un- erstanding that at the next meeting ne committee on school houses shall ave something definite to report re- arding the proposition of building school in the northwest side to take he place of the Lincoln school.
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