The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
THE EVENING SCHOOLS.
The Annual Visitation by the CON-
mittee,

Illlllets
The annual tour of inspection OF the
evening schools by the members OF the
committee was made Ia, / evening. The
start was made from the City Hall at z
o'clock, the following-named gentlemen
constituting the party, Chairman A. +.
Blaisdell, Secretary Charles X. Stark,
James Campbell, George Is. Peck. Dennis
Il. Mccarthy, Walter Ii. Frost, Francis
A. Horton and Thomas L. Cosgroye OF the
committee; Supt. Tarbell, Chairman
John II. kendrick of the Council com.
mittee on education, Visiting Principal
William III. O'Neil and the representatives
of the local papers.
The Orms Street School was first visited
and inspected. Neil Andrews Is the prin-
cipal of this school and has nine assist
ants. The attendance has been extremely
good in the school, averaging about ~
the first ten weeks, with a falling 10
about ninety during the last three weeks.
The Candace Street Advanced School was
next visited and the result OF this inspec-
tion was eminently satisfactory. The ses-
sions are held in the two lower rooms OF
the Candace Street Grammar School and
have been well attended. George ;. Ellis,
principal, has perfect control OF his schol-
ars, the average number OF which is about
fifty.
From this point the visitors went di-
rect TO the Wanskuck school. located in
Y. M. G. A. hall, Veazie street. James
Nolan Is principal of this school and has
fourteen assistants. Sixteen OF his
scholars will enter the evening. high
school next year, great progress having
been made by them in their studies. The
average attendance in this school Is about
145, and the ages of the scholars ranges
from 1879 years to lS.
A long drive over the hills and down
Douglass avenue was then taken by the
committee, with the Charles street school
as an objective point. John +. Byrnes Is
principal and has fourteen assistants.
The average attendance is ITO. There Is
also in this school a class OF fifteen Armen-
ians, under the tutorship of Isaac John
son, all of whom are making rapid
progress. Better quarters are needed for
this school, the heating being hardly ade-
quate and the steep stairs being danger
Gus in case of fire. 1t has been stated,
however, that these rooms will be discon
tinued next year and better ones fur
nished.
The Meeting street school, j. A. Will
liams, principal, was next visited. In this
school there are six assistants, and the at
tendance ranges from 80 to l4l:
The East street school was the last one
visited, and here the visitors were enter
tanned with music. Clifford >. Tower is
the principal and is assisted by Harry st.
John Fillmer and seven young ladies' AT
the request of the chairman of the COM
mittee the scholars assembled in one room
and joined in singing America" Hold
the Fort" and Comrades" The latter
selection seemed to catch the popular SEN
timent, and the walls fairly shook with
the chorus.
The heavy storms and the inclement
weather have done much TO lessen the at
tendance in these schools, although so far
it has been all that could be expected. In
all the schools good order prevailed, and
the general appearance of the scholars was
that of quiet studiousness.