Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-05

The monthly meeting of the School Com
mittee was held, last evening, the Mayor pre-.
siding. Rev. ]. D. E. JONES wagw;fn an;,,ous
ly reelected Superintendent Of Sobools for tho
year coinhencllfF + on the 1st of January next,
anu MS ssssb'asfy was established at S1400, the
hela tsent rate.
The Mayor brought to the attention Of the
Board the condition and the wants of the High
School, stating wherein it seemed to have fail
ed in some degree to meet the expectations of
the public, and suggesting, as useful methods
general arrangement of the studies pur.
sued in it, and the immediate promotion of
classes from the grammar schools, sufficiently
qualified and entitled to a share in its advan-
tages. The Superintendent, and Messrs Ma
gcnns, Workman, Harding, Stone, Chamber
lain and other members of the committee, par
ticpated in the discussion, in favor of the adop-
ton of such a system and plan of study as
would be of obvious and practical benefit to
those who at present find their educational ad
vantages mt other schools
1t was finally voted to authorize the Super
intendent, and the committees on the schools
interested in the change, to make such promo
tons from the grammar schools of Mr. Hunt
and Mr.. Newton, as might be thought expedi-
ent. This measure would have the effect of
giving a greater number of scholars to the
High School, and of releasing for the time
both the assistants in the grammar schools,
ono of whom coud no tr ous fprro6 to tho rb,r,r
of the primary school in Ash street, and the
other desiring leave of absence till spring
Authority was also given to make promotions
in schools of the lower grades, wherever the
necessity existed.
The committee to whom the subject of
changing the time of the annual examination
and promotions had been referred, reported
series of new rules, substantially as follows =
That the school year should commence on the
first of May, comprising forty three weeka,
and be divided into four terms INSTEAD of
three) commencing respectively on the sec
ond Monday in May, the first Monday in Sep
TENDER, the first Monday in December, and
the last Monday in February; that the annual
examination should take place at the close of
the spring term, instead of in the month of De-
cember as now, and that the regular promo
tons should be made at that time The rec
concentrations of the committee were adopted
The resignation of Sarah j. Smith, principal
of the Ashland street west primary school was
accepted, taking effect October 18th, and Mary
j. Mack was transferred to her place Sarah
A. Foster was approved, and has commenced
her duties as teacher in the Chamberlain dis
trict. The request Of the Leesvie people for
the re-establishment of a school in that dis
trict, brought to the notice of the Board by
Mr.. Curtis of New Worcester, was deferred to
another meeting Messrs. Power and Ward
were appointed as visiting committee for the
new primary school upon the Common. Miss
| A. Williams, assistant in the Thomas street
school, was granted leave of absence, at her re.
quest, till spring.
The Mayor presented a communication from
the Assessors, reporting that the whole num-
Der Of children between the ages of five and
fifteen years, in the city, on the LIST of May
last, was 4,l53. Messrs Chamberlain and
Harding were appointed to make arrangements
for the appropriate dedication of the new
school-house in Tatnuck, ON Thursday, the
18th inst. After the transaction of other rou.
tine business, the Board adjourned