Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Courses VIII Be Arranged 10
Give Broader knowledge.

Mayor Thoms presided at the
meeting of the board of education
held last evening Only routine
business was transacted. Commits
ssioner Castle, chairman Of the COM
mittee on school houses, reported re-
pairs necessary on Washington and
Bishop street schools, and the re-
ports were referred bacl; TO the COM
mittee for estimates of cost.
The committee on text books
recommended the purchase of $50
copies of an Introduction to Caesar,
a first years course i'll Latin. AS
Mayor Thoms was once teacher of
Latin in the Crosby school he knew
what he was talking about when he
suggested the report be tabled as
multiplication of text books did
not seem to him necessary just now.
The proposition of giving an as
sistant to the janitor of the Wash
ington school was discussed, but
nothing came of it.
Cora B. Culver applied for posi-
tiOh III Tie 6lducS dhu dh dppllCd"
ton from w. J. Reeves 20 write the
diplomas for the high school gradu-
ates this year was tabled.
There were some bills that did
not exactly meet with tie approval
of some members of the board be-
cause of the manner in which they
came up. Commissioner Kelley said
the committees to which some of
these bills belonged had no knowl-
edge of them and consequently could
not act intelligently upon them. He
thought, and subsequently, moved,
that all bills must be referred to the
committees to which they belong be-
fore they are presented FOR approval
of the board. The motion after
some discussion was approved. 1t
was feared that as the city charter
gives the board the complete control
of its appropriations the comptrol-
Ter might once in a while unwilling
ly butt in, and that seemed to De
the snag the board feared. Com
missioner Reiley's idea in making
the motion was, he said, principle
and method.
What brought this matter before
the board was bill for SOL for six
ty-three yards of carpet for the SUI
perintendent's office. No one seemed
to know anything about the carpet
only that it was on the 9oor in the
office stated. After a while it de-
that the requisition for the
carpet was made with o requisition
for 1.-THE Rise and Fall of Nations"
Introduction to Caesar" benzoln,
nails, botany, Pharaoh and Moses"
and other supplies. The requisition
was looked into and sure enough,
there was the item for the carpets.
All the bills were then approved.
Charles d. Hine, secretary of the
state board of education. communi-
Gated to the board to the effect that
the state board had recommended
courses in the high school be so ar
ranged that children no, intending
to go to college could be given a
broader education. The comnuni-
cation was tabled.
Another communication from the
state board that the school he re-
organized with a view 10 effective
of the teaching staff,
was tabled also.
Such recommendations as these
are sent out every year Ey the state
board, but usually the local boards
have anticipated them.
This was all the business at the !
meeting, but before adiourning
Mayor Thoms asked if janitors were
not to be elected at the next meet
ing of the board, and he being told |
here was none, he said there may
be some improvements 20 be made
rhe board then adjourned.