The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-31
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Action in Regard to Text Books and
Appointment of Teachers.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Providence School Committee was held
in the High School last evening, twenty
two members being present Mr.. Henry
Y. a. JoSlin was sworn in, and became u
member from the Eighth Ward.
The chairman of the committee on dual-
ifCatons, Alfred Metcalf, reported the
following appointments, which were con
firmed: Herbert A. Blake fourth assist
ant in the English and scientific depart
ment, High school Carrie Schmitt, as
sistant Chester avenue primary school
Mary j. Tillinghast, assistant, Camp
street primary school; Annie L. Hoyt,
teacher OF sewing. \ resolution was also
adopted regarding the establishment of a
kindergarten school in the old school
house on Beacon avenue.
Mr.. BiXby, for the committee on music,
urged the passage of a resolution direct
ing the secretary OF the school committee
TO apply to the Common Council for au-
thority to appoint supervisor of music
with a salary OF 81 1000 per year. After "A
short debate the resolution was passed.
The COMMITTEES on drawing reported
that seventy-one appointments had been
made to the Rhode Island School of De-
sign Chairman Day of the finance com
mittee reported forty-one bills amounting
to ~, ,52l.l6, which were ordered paid.
The committee on bylaws, through
"a
tion making the president of the school
committee eX-otlicio member of the com
miltee on qualifications, in place OF the
chairman OF the committee on education
of the CITY Council, aud another dividing
the ninth district into the fourth and
ninth districts, moving chat further con
sidcration be indefinitely postponed, which
was passed.
DR. l.. =. Hill, I'm behalf OF the chix~man
of the committee ON free text books, pre-
scented a report and recommended that
further consideration of the same be post
poned indefinitely. George J. West urged
that action be taken Immediately, and
spoke at length on the result of his iuves-
LEGATIONS IN other cities 4 roll call was
demanded which resulted in indefinite
postponement 10y vote of IL TO s, rs fol.
lows;
Ayes-prc,ldent Barney, J. f. Kendrick. Mrs
a. T.. Aldrlch, NJ. II. BiXby. a. r.. Biai-deli. r.
4. Chase. \. &. Day, l.. =. Hill, g.. ~. Holmes,
Alfred Mctcalf. a.. B. Peck, g.. g. Phillip-. j.
IT. smith, g. IL. stark, "a.
Nays.-W. r. Follmar, J. II. johnson. H.V.
\. Joslin, y. $. LovDtt ID. r. Mccarthy, r. A
Peck, j. o. san souci, q. j. West, s.
At this point i'm the meeting DIR. L. =.
I'LL rose and defended his action regard -
ing the attempted appointment of twenty
eight teachers In the Mount Pleasant
evening school, resulting. by an interposi-
tion of the school principal In the appoint
mcnt OF but fourteen. These ho claimed
were insufficient 10 meet the demands Of
the pupils who averaged nearly twenty
TO teacher, the ratio allowed being ten
y y. kondriCk, at the rcquset uf H. G..
White presented certain amendments TO
the 10y laws which were referred To- the
committee ON bylaws. The intended
effect of these amendments 60 the by laws
of the school committee Is 90 reform the
methods of appointing teachers. by re
moving all the temptations 20 trading
and log-rolling that tue present methods
invite.