Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-02

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labor for education and support. And lastly, to
weigh as well as they could, the ability of the par
ents Of applicants to educate their children, and
having done so, to endeavor TO tighten the burden
of those who appeared to be the most heavily laden
with the least strength to support it. Your COM
mtee have at all times exerted themselves to keep
the schools full, and if ifapplications of needy per-
sons were not made they have admitted Others
The number of pupils belonging to the schools
when your committee entered on the duties Of
their appointment, were 2O5 boys, and l6o girls.
The number of applicants for admission since
June last, have heen | 45 boys and 100 girls OF
these your committee have rejected 20 boys and
10 girls Your committee have also caused TO be
expelled fiom the school for misconduct, 2 boys
and girls The number Of pupils who have vol
unfairly left the schools have been 236 boys and
l73 girls There remains at present III the schools
POI boys and I65 girls.
Your committee beg leave to 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 and girls particularly the former,) qualified
for monitors, is the greatest impeachment which they
perceive to the improvement of the pupils, and
they do not hesitate to say, that that difficulty is as
far as possible removed by the skill of the instruc-
tors in this mode Of education, and by their con-
slant and unweared attention to their employment.
If this mode of instruction is to be pursued, (and
we do not doubt that it is the best mode for such
school,) your committee think it would be seri-
ous misfortune to the children who attend these
schools to lose the services either of Mr.. Guild or
Miss Goulding
Yonr commitrce further report, that but small
amount Of the assessment the parents of chill
dren who attend this school, has been paid, and
that there has been no instance of children's being
rejected or dismissed with view to this payment:
on the contrary, the language of your committee TO
persons having children at the school, has uniform
ly been, that if convenient it was proper it should
be paid if not, neither the committee or their fel-
low citizens of the town wished it paid.
This committee further report, that the expenses
fthe school for the past year have been including
salaries to teachers, fuel, stationary, rewards to
monitors, and some small repairs to the building,
1882 0s, which more particularly appears by the
report of the treasurer, herewith submitted. Upon
the whole, your committee give it as their opinion
that the school under its present organization is ex
tensvely useful, and worth great deal more to
the town than it costs.
II. X. RANDOLPH,
5; {;'ii" E i: y: S!::;;s; $::;;;' Committee.
GEO. ENGs,
The council were authorized to repair
the town clock in the State House.
The report ofthe committee appointed
in April to select suitable lot for a
school house, was read and received land
the same committee reelected and au-
thorized to purchase lot if necessary,
and to draw on the town treasury for
sum not exceeding S4OO.
The committee of Finance reported
the sum of 81 1915 81, as a tax to be rails.
ed by the town for the ensuing year.
The town-treasurcr was authorized to
give Deed to w. Vernon for part of
the town common adjoining his estate in
Middletown.
b. Hazard, VIM. Hunter, r. X. Ran
dolph, III. Bull, and r. B. Cranston were
appointed committee "to comper' the
proprietors of the Long wharf to comply
with their duty in repairing said wharf.
+. +. Allan, was appointed to take
charge Of the reservoir at the foot Of
Washington-square.
r. X. Randolph committee to request
capt. S. L. Northam to repair the foun-
tain belonging to the Aqueduct Compa-
ny, or to quit claim their right to the town.
The following resolution was passed.:
Resolred--, That it shall be the duty
of the town-treasurer for the time being,
to make a report in writing ofthe state of
the Finances of the town, showing the
receipts into the treasury, and the several
sources from whence they are derived.
the payments made therefrom, and the
purposes to which such payments were
applied, to the committee on Finance,
before each annual town meeting in June.
find resolrcd further, That said report
shall be laid before the June town meet
ing annually by said committee of Fl
nance, together with their report.
Alexander p. Moore, M. ID. was cho-