Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School Supplies Must be Uniform
Size and Standard Goods.

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be more pleasing to the teachers OF
the public schools than all the other
items of business put together. That
was the passing of vote making 1t
obligatory upon teachers hereafter
when pupil brings to- school any ar
ticle Of supplies not furnished by the
department, it shall be accepted, pro-
vided it is uniform in size and UP to
the standard in every other respect.
1t was said at the meeting that there
is an impression that some teachers
have their favorites where supplies
must be bought by the pupils and ii
they are not bought there the goods
are rejected by the teachers.
Mayor Thoms presided at the meet
board he recommended that the prin-
cipals shall see in future that all
exits and fire escapes in the schools
shall be open while school is in ses-
sion. Also that all doors be hung to
open outward and that Inspector OF
School Buildings Slavin shall report
to the board any infractions of these
rules. The matters were referred to
the committees on rules.
The evening schools shall close on
Thursday evening and Vice-Chair-
man Mcdonald will present the diplo~
mas to the graduates.
Superintendent Tinker sent in the
following communication which
speaks for itself:
To the Committee on Teachers, City
of Waterbury:
Gentlemen: In regard to the rec
concentration of the State Board OF
Education that the High School or
ganization be made more effective, ]
would submit the following extracts
from the reports of Professors Judd
and Gregory, who inspected the
school. There should BE occasional
faculty meetings at which general
school problems, including changes
in course Of study, are discussed
With such number of good teachers,
the exchanging of ideas must be very
beneficial"
Professors Gregory and Judd sent
the following joint letter to Principal
Wildly: 1--WE believe that the va
rious lines of work which we observed
would be much better co-ordinated
and the general efficiency Of your or
ganization would be greatly promoted
If you would call together the teach
ers of your faculty in general and de-
partment meetings. Experience leads
us to believe that no school, so large
as yours can be completely unified
without these aids to your individual
supervision and administration.
In regard to the above suggestions.
Mr. Wildly informs me that 4 has
been his practice to discuss matters
pertaining to The work. with the
teachers individually, and they in
turn have discussed the same subjects
among themselves, but it is planned
to arrange the work during the COM
ing year, so that the whole of the
principals time can be given to su-
pervision and organization.
Departmental organization is most
successful when there is an ample
corps of teachers, so that the work
of each teacher is confined wholly OF
for the main part, to the teaching OF
a single subject. think it would be
wise as suggested, to have general
faculty meetings at least once in two
weeks, and on the alternate weeks to
have meetings with the heads of de-
partments, taking them in rotation.
/ / would recommend that the fol-
( lowing be designated as heads of de-
partments-James f. Grafton. an
cient languages; Harrison Allen,
science; Joseph +. Kennedy, mathe.
MATES; Michael Donovan. English
Eta NJ. Hagar, commercial branches;
Elizabeth G. Kane. history. II would
also be my recommendation that al
least once a month, the head OF each
department meet with other teachers
4 in that department for general dis.
cussion Of their work.
| believe that the spirit of school
loyalty and interest would be great.
ly strengthened by the holding o.
occasional general meetings of pupils
and teachers in the assembly hall"
/ The communication was accepted
and filed.
Commissioner Mcdonald said II
I would be good idea to make type.
writing and stenography a first zeal
study and bookkeeping the second
year. thus reversing these studies
The matter was referred to the com.
mittee on text books.
/ A communication from the super.
intendent TO Commissioner Monagar
was read showing that If pupils pre-.
fer one study to another IL is useles.
to force the other upon them. For in.
stance II a pupil prefers botany oil
bookkeeping where Is the use in try
ing to get him or her to take vi
chemistry or any Of the so-callet
dead languages" The eommunica
! ton was filed.
Principal Leo Curley Of the Walsh
school complained that small boyi
and big boys break windows and rails,
the deuce sometimes with thing
around the school house. The mat
ter was referred 20 the police depart
ment.
Commissioner Castle speaking ful
the committee on school houses an,
hygiene reported that one boiler vii
hardly suffice to heat the enlarged
briggs school and to put in a boiIei
in the addition would COS; about 81.
geo. Both boilers could be couples
/ in extremely cold weather.