The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

I Then on motion of Commissioner i Goddard the report of the commit ttees on schools was accepted. Com missioners Goddard, SchWerdtle, Boardman, Webster and Bishop yot- ed for acceptance of the report and Commissioners Hurley. Ryan, ChaI- lenger, Bell and Osborn voted against I it.
 It didn't take the board long to get down to the business of the meeting. When the report Of the committee on schools was submitted for action, pr. Deane told the members that two changes had been made since the re- port was printed tsAGiss Frances M. Walker and Catherine B. Keane should be allowed !, ssTheir names do not appear on the list as being Recommended for the increase ''
 why don't they2'' shot back Mfr. Bell
 There was a mistake made in told him.
 That started the real arguments of 1 the meeting. The mention of the l word average brought MT. Bell to l the fore immediately. 1 Who Nchanges the marks of the principals in regard to, teachers work 2s he asked.
 T don't sthtnk anyone does. said Dr. Deane.
 Who marks them 2'' l "pr- Deane. Miss Hurley and their principal z said MT xtavens.
 q didn't give any individual marks pr. Deahe .hastened to cor rect the board president. How can g, supervisor give a rat ing to a teacher whom she sees but for few minutes ?'' was MT Bells I next fIiuuiry
 s.Hasvve you any such cases2,' pr. Deane asked.
 1 ..Yes.
 1 well said pr. Deane, ..I wouldn't want to give 9 marking onf one five minute visit. do believe that if I I heard a teacher on three or four oc- | lcasions for five minutes each, would feel qualified to judge her ability
 Suppose the prencipaI gave a teacher a good mark, and the supervi- sor gave her 2 poor mark; what T then ?'' asked Dr. Osborne.
 eff you have a supervisor, I don't I believe the principal should stand above the supervisor said the su- I perintendent.
 l Well, now,v came back MT Bell, Hook at it this way; suppose you had a. man working for you Suppose he didn't do his work rightly You'd tell him where he was wrong, would mt you? The supervisor, [ am told,
 
 the teachers.
 fShe has never commented on their work he continued. land the teach CTS haven't really had a fair show If they're doing their work in an un- satisfactory manner, their failngs should be pointed out to them. All good teachers are alike to mel want to see them treated fairly, I have nc friends to aid or foes to fight.
 A supervisor who steps into 3. room | A- can't have 9 fair estimate of 9 teach CTS ability. Suppose that teacher happened to be feeling i'll on that particular day, and her work wasn't up to her standard. Is she to suffer and her work to suffer generally for that aecident?"
 Dr.. Osborne wanted to know wfa1 was the standard required to insure an increased salary. He was inform ed that so, on a scale of 100, was the required rating. Then he asked, eff a principal marks a teacher e23 and the super visor marks her 7s. she has an aver age of 8O?'' ~Yes.' answered pr. Deane. Then the supervisors marks have equal weight with the principals in determining the final average ?" "Yes"
 MT. Hurley next took a hand in the } discussion. He brought President Hayens almost to his feet when he remarked:
 7 sI have been informed today thai one principal says he marks the teach CTS low because, he says, his 80 aver age is equal to any other principals nfnety-five.''
 ssWho is he ?,' MT. Ravens inter. rupted. .sWe ought to have him be. fore this board.'' 5 MT. Hurley said that the remark Twas credited to the principal of Pros