Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-06

MEETING OF THE School COMMITTEE
The monthly meeting of the School Commit
tee was held last evening. The reports upon
the schools were full and satisfactory, indicat-
ing, however, comparatively small attend
ance during the month of March, on account of
the prevailing panic.
In behalf of the committee to whom the SUBJ
Ject OF Superintendent of Schools had been
referred, the Mayor submitted report setting
forth that whatever objections may have exist
ed heretofore against filling the office, they now
appeared to be removed, and recommending
the early election of Superintendent The
report was accepted, and an informal ballot
was taken, with the following result:
Whole number of votes II
Rev. j. ID. E. Jones had 10
VIM. s. Greene,
Nathaniel Eddy,
e. Is. Metcalf, 2
Werden Reynolds,
And, on formal ballot, Mr.. Jones received
fourteen out oftwenty votes, and was declared
elected. In announcing the result, the Mayor
took occasion to urge the serious importance of
extending to the new Superintendent cordial
and unanimous support. The subject of defin-
ing or revising the duties of his Office was refer
red to a special committee, consisting of the
Mayor and Messrs. Goddard and T. X. Earle.
The following teachers were elected perma-
nent teachers of their respective schools;
Mary e. Waterman, assistant at the High
School; Ellen j. Wilson, Chamberlin District
Ellen s. Barnes, North Pond; Emma NJ Tag
CART, Providence Street; Emma J. Capp,
Sycamore Street Secondary Martha G. Big
Glow, Pleasant Street Secondary Rebecca w.
Taylor, assistant Main Street Primary EN-
ma L. Brooks, assistant Ash Street Primary
and Margaretta 2. Williams, Burncoat Plains.
The examining committee reported that
they had approved of Abby L. wetherell as
teacher of the Tatnuc School, and Esther G..
Chenery (promoted) as principal of Summer
Street North Primary.
DIR. Workman submitted the following reso.
lutons
In the opinion of this Board, due regard to
the health of the children and youth in our
schools, requires some fixed limitation to the
number of studies and the length of lessons !;
and, believing that six hours in a day, if dill
gently employed, is as much time as the schol-
ars in any of our schools can safely contiu-
ously, and proftably devote to study ; there
fore,
RESOLVED, 1st That no scholar shall be re-
| quired to pursue more than three branches of
study at the Same period of time.
Resolved, I'd, That the number and length of
lessons should be SO arranged as not to require
a continuance of study out of school hours.
The mover of the resolutions accompan-
ed them with suggestions relating to the in.
furious influences of excessive, mental exer-
ton as evidenced by the testimony of phys-
clans, and reports of public sanitary institu-
tons. The papers on motion of T. X. Earle,
were laid on the table for consideration at a
future meeting.
Various other subjects relating to school
economy were disposed of, when the Board
adjourned.
FREE BANK.-The subscribers to the stock
of new Bank, to be established in this city,
under the great banking law of the State, held
their first meeting yesterday afternoon, the
requisite number of corporators being present
The Hon. Isaac Davis was elected Chairman,
and Timothy w. Hammond, Secretary. II
was voted that the name of the Bank, be, the
Worcester Safety Fund Bank that the Capt.
tai be one hundred thousand dollars, and that
books for subscription to that amount be i'm.
mediately opened The following gentlemen
were elected Board Of Directors. Hon. AL.
exander H. Bullock, Edward II. Hemenway,
John Smith, Draper Ruggles, Edwin Conant,
Charles L. Putnam, Timothy w. Hammond.
The Corporation voted TO adjourn, to meet
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