The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-04
TOW.v MEETING.

The freemen Of the town assembled at th
Court House on Tuesday last, at 10 O'Clock
a. M and HEsRy Y. CRAssros, esq. was che
sen Moderator. The officers Of the tow
elected for the ensuing year, with few es
ceptions, were the same as those of the last.
sWa. ENNIS, esq, declined a reelection a
member Of the Town Council
The present Town Council arc Thcophi
lus Topham, William w Freedom, David NJ
Coggeshall, Eeazor Treyett, and Nathan
Hap,Ipett.
assessors Of Ta1es. Anthony " Taylor
Nathan b. Hammeu, Stephen Bowen, iona
than T. Almy, and James B. Phillips
BY the report of the Commissioners Of th
School Fund, il appears that the property
now vested in the fund consists of 20 Share
in the Merchants Bank, cost $1,000, and nov
worth $2l20; 90 Shares High Street Bank
Providence, on which is paid $500; cash OF
hand $50 AZ, total $2G75 ~. sl srt.e'si
BY an extract from tho Report Of tho Pub
lie School Committee IL appears, that since
the commencement Of the public school il
this town on tho 2lst May. 1897, the number
of applications for admission has been 40l
boys, 900 girls, of whom there have boen re.
jected as not coming within the provisions Of
the law 80 boys and 10 girisAs suspended for
further consideration 81 girls and the same
number boys whole number admitted 332
boys and l76 girls. OF the pupils admitted
there have been withdrawn or dismissed, 14l
boys and So girls, leaving the number enti
tied to attend, eco boys and lG5 girls. The
average number that attended during the past
year was 205 boys and leo girls s9s
The Committee in their Report remark,
,hnt they feel great pleasure in stating, that
the schools for boys and girls as now cstab.
lishod, are in course Of successful operation
and afford TO the formerly uneducatcd part Of
our community all the benefits resulting from
School upon tho Lanca,tcriap system under
the bes1 instructors, The pnpils have a fair
opportunity Of acquiring education in roading,
writing, arithmetic, grammar and geography
and in the female school sewing is included
In both a watchful attention is bestowed upon
The morals and manners Of the pupils; and To
tho abilities, attention and perseverance Of
tho present able instructors, tho town is
greatly indebted for its present success As
it regards the late ngitated question whether
this is free school or not, the Committee
state that by statement Of receipts and ex.
pcnditures herewith made, II will bo seen
TINT the trifiing sum paid by the scholars is
not sufficient to dofray the expense of sta
tionary and fuel usually furnished by scholars
oven in free schools, so that instruction is on
tircly free, and in many cases, books, station
ary and fuel, are furnished at the expense of
the public. With most citizens il would be |
considered sufficiently liberal if the public
should provide buildings and instructors, and
call upon tho scholars to furnish the rest, but
the town is now doing more than that,by sup.
plying thom with books, &c. considering uni
formity in books and studies in tho different
classea, necessary to the success of,hc school
The following is an abstract Of tho receipts
and expenditures fthe Committee since their
first appointment on the Goth March, 1897.