The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-03
REpDRT
OCihe Pujiic School Commit

! The subscribers appointed by the town meeting
in June last, 10 supeynlend the Public School for
the las, year, report
That they lost no time in enGeavoTing 10 effect
| the OBJECTS of their appointment. Winding the
schools shut in consequence OF the expiration Of the
contracts made by your former committee with
the instructors YOUR committee Immediately enter
ed INTO new contracts with the teachers before
ployed. 70 avoid the recurrence of the duicuIty
of having the school shut until new comh!ntee
could enter into The dHtieS OF their appointment,
your committee contracted with tho teachers Of the
schools TO contnuo their employment until the kst
day OF July, 1880, giving the committee who may
be appointed nt the present meeting, time enough
To make such arrangements ns they may think
proper before the expiration Of the contracts with
the instructors of the schools. Your committee a
greed 10 pay Mr.. Guild 800 per annum, and Miss
Goulding $780, which on the first of January was
increased 10 $3.50 per nnnunl. They are sensible
that these sums may appear TO portion of their
fellow citizens liberal sIiaries, and 10 Others more
| than liberal-Ogihis subject your committee have
only To say, di0 sbi ther knowledge OF both the
teachers, tine d,MSfsqured OF them, nnd the man-
ner in which those duties performed, they con
sder the SUNS paid no more than II Just conpensa-
tioa.
| AZ il il impossible 10 present 10 the town de-
tailed statement OF the rules and regulations wh'h
yonr conlmtre have adopted for the school, for
information Of this kind they refer their fellow cit
| izens 10 the records of their proceedings, regularly
kept by their secretary, and at all times open to
I the inspection Of such as will g;ye themselves The
trouble to eXar!ine them.
| The most difficult task which your committee
have had to perform, has been in deciding among
! the applications for admission 10 the school -
1 ,h.
diScharging this duty, by the following general
rules. FIRST, to admit the poorest and most dcs-
ttute, in preference to alI Others .See0,ldiy, 10
admit the children of widows who have been left
without property, with family dependent OF their
| labor for education and support. And lastly, 10
wegh well Us they could, the ability Of the par
ents Of applicants to educate their children, and
having done so, to endeayor 10 tighten the burden
of those who appeared to be the most heavily laden
with the least strength TO support IL. lonr com
mittee have at all times exerted themselves 10 keep
! the schools fall, and If applications Of needy per-
sons were not made they have admitted Others.
The number Of pupils belonging 10 the schools
/ when your committee entered on the duties Of
their appointment, were POS boys, and 100 girls.
! The number Of applicants for admission since
: iune last have hcen l45 boys and 100 girls. OF
/ these your committee have rejected % BOYS and
10 girls, Your committee have alro cauaed TO be
! expelled from the school for misconduct, bows
I and 3 girls. The number Of pupils who have vol
, UNFAIRLY left the schools have been lC boys and
l'3 girls. There remains at pre'ent IN the schools
207 boys and 65 girls.
Your committee beg leave 10 state that consider
ing all Circumstances, the improvement Of the pu-
pills of both the schools have been greater than they
expected. The difficulty Of retaining in the schools
boys md girls (particularly the former.) qualified
for monitors, Is the greatest impednent which they
perceive 10 the improvement Of the pupils, and
they do not hesate 20 say, that that difficulty Is
far as possible removed by the skill Of the nstruc-
tors in this mode OF education, and by their con-
slant and unwearied attention 10 their employment.
II this mode of instruction IL 10 be pursued, land
we do no, doubt tha, il is the best mode for such n
school, your committee think il would b a seri-
ous misfortune 10 the children who attend these
schools IN lose the services either OF Mr. Guild or
,irss Gouding.
| Yonr comnitrce further report that but a small
amount of the assessment on the parents Of chill
dren who attend this school, has been paid, and
that there has been instance Of chldren's being
rejected or dismissed with view 10 tins payment:
on the contrary, the language of your committee 20
persons having children a, the school, has uniform
w been that if convenient il proper il should
be paid If not, neither the committee their fe-
low citizens Of the town wi-hed paid.
This committee further report, jha, the expenses
Of the schoolf for the past wear have BEEN including
salarie. TO teachers, fuel, stationary rewards 70
monitors. and SOME small repairs to ;hs building.
,lg12 o.. whish more particularly appear. by Tho
report Of the treasure, herewith sabus..ad Upon