The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-12
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTUCKET.
The Regular Monthly Meeting OF the
school Committee.


school Committee.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
school committee was held last evening,
Mr.. Butterworth being absent.
The committee on property was author
ized TO accept satisfactory plans Tor the
Garden street school house and act upon
them.
and ordered paid.
The committee accepted an invitation
from the High school pupils To be preseLt
nj the exercises of the school in Muse
Hall on Columbus Day.
The monthly report Of Superin endent
Fisher was received and read. In it he
recommends that the system OF making
or giving credit To scholars now in use at
the High school be adapted To the lower
grades, /. G., using the letters OF the
alphabet instead Of per centage. Also
that the signal for closing schools in bad
weather, 2-2 OH the fire alarm, be confined
TO the lower grades; and that n souvenir
Columbus Day edition OF THE Story OF
Columbus MS told by his Biographers" be
printed for the use OF the schools. These
recommendations the committee adopted.
1t was also recommended that school
for third and fourth grades be opened in
the chapel adjoining the Central avenue
school. TO relieve the crowded condition
Of these grades In the Broadway and
Central avenue schools. The considera-
tion of this matter was left To the COM
mittee on property.
Mr.. Gillian moved that the Mason sys-
tenn of mpsic be changed TO the Normal
system, aud recess was taken while the
COMMITTEES on music considered the mat
ter. Upon reassembling the after COM
mittee recommended the change, aud al
ter some discussion the matter was laid
on the table until next meeting.
The mat er of allowing a German school
I'm some Of the school rooms Saturday af-
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granted, the matter OF location beng left
TO the COMMITTEES on city property and
the superintendent.
The report of the truant officer for the
month of September Is as follows: Mum
ber OF cases of absenteeism investigated,
ia; parents notified To send children TO
school, 107; employers notified, 9; children
reported absent from school under suspi-
ciou Ia.
The monthly report of the club shows
an unexpended balance in the treasury Of
$40, 286 IL.
The committee adjourned until next
Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Teachers Meeting.
The first general meeting of the year
was held at the High School yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock, upon an invitation
issued by Superintendent OF Schools
Fisher "A goodly number OF teachers
were present. aud the meeting proved ex-
tremely interesting. Mr.. Fisher was
present and spoke upon a number of mat
ters of interest to the teachers. Offering
many valuable suggestions which could
be practically applied by them in every
day school life.
The teachers Of the High street and
Almy street schools. assisted by the
Superintendent, will receive the teachers
OF their respective grades as follows
Miss McGillicuddy. grade /, Oct II: Miss
Thompson, grade 2, Oct. 49, Miss Mason,
grade 3, Oct II; Miss Estes. grade 4. Oct.
IS; Miss Elliott. grade 5, Oct. 10; Miss
Greene, grade q. Oct. 20; Miss Robinson,
grade Z. Oct. "a Mrs. Gay grade s, Oc,.
25 Mr.. Gay, grade Q, Oct. 20.
These meetings will be held at o'clock
and will doubtless prove n source Of great
pleasure and profit to the teachers.
The Committee on Columbus Day.
The City Council COMMITTEES on the cele-
bration of Columbus Day held meeting
last evening In the City Hall. Chiel
Marshal Crocker was in attendance, and
the celebration was discussed III an in
formal manner. IL was voted to invite
the Kew n. Coats, pastor of the First
Baptist Church TO offer prayer at the ex-
ercises in Music Hall. IL was also voted
TO call upon Edward p. Tobie to deliver
al original poem at these exercises.
The Cricket Season Closed.
The cricket season was brought to n
by "A scrub game between to teams, com
posed OF men bers of the local club.
After the game tue team which represents
the club in all contests was photographed
III "A group
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning, two
persons were fined 81 aud costs for drunk
enness.
Points of Interest.
o..
Gil, Knights Of ColuC,bus, attended the
festivities in New Haven, Conn, yester-
day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
common council will be held this even
ing.
A conference Of the Democrats Of the
Second Ward will ne held NJ Hibsrnian
hall, formerly Attic hall tomorrow even
ing, for the purpose Of determining upon
plan to secure a creditable representa-
tiOn in the city council during the
coming year from this ward.