Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Evening School Attendance Has
 Fallen Off Considerably.

education last evening not a word
 was said about the removal of any
 school janitors, but report is in the
 air nevertheless. The schools arc
 going to be conducted on metropoli-
 tan methods and any ianitor who
 will not like the change will be at liberty to resign.
 Mayor Thoms presided at the meeting and all the members were present except Commissioner GallonG and Commissioner Kelley, who could not very well be there and be off on his wedding tour at the same time. There was not much business to be transacted principally, as 1t was re- ported afterward, because of the ab- sence of Commissioner Kelley. It is reported that this board has some beneficial changes in view, though they may be thought somewhat raGi- cal at first, and that the first heard of them will be next Thursday, when the committee on rules shall meet. By that time Commissioner Kelley is expected to have returned holle
 Superintendent Tinker reported that owing to a falling off in the at tendance of the evening schools five teachers had to be dispensed with. This is an unusually large number. One or two was generally the ut most, but the schools are larger this year than ever before and it may be that the lack of employment has driven most of the non-English speaking pupils to their homes in the old country. This seemed to be tine fact, as two of the five teachers dis pensed with were teaching in the Duggan school, where the non-Eng fish speaking element is strong.
 Edward L. Futile, city treasurer, complained to the board that his children have been going between Driggs and LiI.coln schools for no apparent reason that he could see but with the consent of the principal of the Driggs. He did not think this was right. The board did not seem to think it was right either, but in the discussion that resulted it was shown that after folks leave dis trict their, children continue at the school, whereas they should be trans ferred to the school in the district to which they have removed. When the principal finally discovers that the child does pot belong in his dis trict he gives a transfer to the new school. But this was rot the case with the Futile children. The mat ter was referred to the committee on school attendance.
 The matter of buying outright the lot adjoining the Crosby High school was referred to the board of finance Last year the board voted to buy the property. accepting a bond for the deed. The price was S14,500. with the agent for the property, E. w. Mooring, to collect the rents. It is the purpose of Cile board to have the money paid as soon as possible and the city to take possession.
 In this matter of additional school room it was the mayors idea that in a year or two the west end may De able to get along without the Lin coin school. One thing was quite evident, that it would be impossible to keep the school in its present loca- tion, principally because of the rail- road running so near by. The chil- dren attending Lincoln school might be divided between the Russell and the Driggs, or a lot may be pur- chased farther west, as that district is growing rapidly.
 Nothing was said about the Oron. oke school district and it was taken for granted that the teacher and her three pupils are getting along as we'll as could De expected under the circumstances.
 The board then adjourned.