Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-12
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Monthly Meeting Held Last Eyening-som,
Changes Made.

Monthly Meeting Held Last Evening Some
Changes Made.
The School Committee held It's regular
monthly meeting last evening, all being
present except MIR. Butterworth.
The committee on property was author
ized to examine the plans and speciiica-
tions fer the addition to the Garden street
school house when they are completed
and, II satisfactory, to accept them and
proceed to act upon them.
Bil's for the current expenses OF the
month, amounting to ssl376, were al
lowed.
An invitation from the High School
pupils to be present at the Columbus Day
exercises OF the High School in Music
Hall was accepted.
The monthly report OF the Superintend-
ent, Gilman c. Fisher, was presented and
read. The Superintendent makes the fol-
lowing recommendations: That the sys-
tenn OF reporting now In use in the High
School be adapted to the lower grades
using A, b, &, ID, instead OF per cent. That
the 2-2 signal for closing school In bad
weather be confined to the lower grades
as tho pupils OF the fourth, nth and sixth
grades can go their short distances as well
as the grammar and High School pupils
can go their long distances; that school
for the third and fourth grades be opened
in the chapel adjoining the
Central avenue school. II this
can be rented at reasonable
figure, thus relieving the crowded
schools, averaging 81 pupils each-two =.
Broadway and one at Central avenue-the
people of the Central avenue district
feeling that their children are compelled
To take the long walk to Broadway before
they are really equal to 1t; that a souvenir
Story OF Columbus, rs told by his BIZ
ographers," prepared by Mrs. NJ. A.
Sanders, librarian, for the use OF the
schools OF this city-a valuable contribu-
tion to the literature OF the day, as well
as a very serviceable compilation for
local use. The truant officer reports
ia cases OF sbsenteeism investigated,
1O7 parents notified to send their chill
dren to school, nine manufacturing estab-
lishments visited and employers notified,
and III children reported absent from
under school suspicion.
The first, second and fourth recon-
mendations OF the Superintendent were
adopted, and the recommendation in re-
gard to opening new school in the
chapel near the Central avenue school was
referred to the committee on property.
Mr.. Gillian, In accordance with previous
notice, moved that the Mason system OF
music be changed to the Normal system,
and asked that the committee take a re-
cess while the committee on music con-
sidered the matter. This was done. Upon
reassembling, Mr.. Gillian reported from
the committee on music recommending
the change in the system OF music as
above stated. After some discussion the
matter was held on the table until the
next meeting.
The matter OF allowing German school
in some OF the school rooms on Saturday
afternoons was taken from the table
and the request was granted under certain
restrictions, and the ma tier of location
was referred to the committee on property
and the superintendent.
The matter OF evening schools was
considered informally.
The monthly report OF the Clerk shows
an unexpended balance in the treasury OF
sl0,266.ll.
The committee adjourned until next
Tuesday evening at s o'clock