The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-31

but inasmuch as the work would bt
troublesome apd could be done only by
our best teachers. some additional com
| pensation should be gived TO such teach
| ers recommend that the committee on
grammar and primary schools be author
| lied TO nominate two teachers Tor suct
work at the beginning of the next nal
| year, and to increase The number as the
success OF the plan may justify. Respect
| fully submitted.
II. ;. TARBELL. Superintendent.
| Dec. 30. 1909.
Mr.. West submitted tne following res
| olutipns and they we're adoDtee:
"RcsOlUed. That the recommendation
| OF the superintendent ~garding the es-
tablishing in grammar SCHOOLS OF rooms
for individual work be and the same here
by are approved. And
"Resolued. That the committee on
grammar and primary schools be and they
hereby are aushorizeds,n rected to estab-
lish from time To time sich number oil
rooms for individual work as shall be ap-
provA by tle superin endent, and
Rcs0IUed, That rules respecting the
rank of assistant teachers III the gram
mar schools be and the same hereby are
amended so as to read AS follows:
II. Assistant teachers OF the first
grade in grammar schools shall be those
having charge Of pupils doing the work
of tue last year in the grammar school
course.
"2. Assistant teachers of the second
grade In grammar schools shall be those
having charge of the pupils doing the
work of the year preceding the last In
the grammar shool course aud those as
signed rooms established for indivId-
ual work"
The members from the Third and Tenth
districts spoke OF The wretched condition
of the Julian, Federal and State street
schools and Mr.. West then presented the
following resolutions:
ResolUed, That the COMMITTEES on re
lation Co the city council be hereby au-
thorized TO cali the attention OF the city
council to the condition OF Julian, Fed
eral and State schools. The resolution
was approved.
The chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
special instructions presented report
nominating Cora l. Hudson as teacher OF
music, vice Mary Muir Harrison re-
signed, and recommended that she be
paid the maximum salary allowed for
that position. Mary |. Richards was
nominated as assistant supervisor of
drawing, and it VAS recommended that
she be paid a salary of $500 per annum
Mr.. West calico the attention of the
school committee TO the fact tnat the sal
airy or one Of The drawing assistants was
fixed at $1,000 and the other at $500, and
thought that the salary of both should
be equal. He asked II both supervisors
were TO do the same class of work and
urged that Miss Frazer, one of the assist
ants, should not be made in any way sub
ordinate To the new assistant supervisor.
During the lengthy discussion that fol-
lowed il was stated that IA report had
been m de current To the effect that an
attempt would be male to placs Miss
Fraser in secondary position and give
the new assistant preference.
Mr.. West presented "a resolution author
iZing the committee on relations To the
City Council TO Instruct the City Coun-
Gil TO equal ze the maximum salaries of
the assistant supervisors OF drawing, and
after considerable discussion Mr.. Joslin
amended the resolution To the effect that
the maximum salary be fixed at $1,000
aud the resolution was adopted as
amended. 1t was then voted to fix the
salary of Miss richards at $500, the same
rs Miss Fraser's.
The recommendation that the assist
ant supervisor of music he paid the maxi
mun salary allowed by che ordinance
$500 WAS approved.
The report Of the committee on finance
showed a total of forty-four bills amount
ing to $3.50 IL and by action of the board
the bills were ordered paid.
A resolution was introduced by DIR.
Hill calling for the abolshing of Section
l, Article V. in the rules aud regulations
aud after considerable discussion, the re-
solution was approved. This admits OF
the abolishing or the school recess OF one
week in February and provides for the
closing OF the schools one week earlier in
June. "A vote OF the meeting was taken
twenty-five voting for The resolution aud
none against it.
Mr. West presented the following which
was approved:
Resolved. That the COMMITTEES on High Schools he
directed 10 Investigate imm edlately the causes of
the lack IN proper heating In the Hga schools and
10 report the result OF sdcn investigations with such
as may bs necessary TO either
branch OF the City Coudcil
The secretary read communication
from the manager of Lieut.. Peary, the
Arctic explorer, asking for the co-opera-
ton OF the committee IN special matinee
to be given by Lieut.. Peary on Jan. Z, in
this city. IL was voted that the bylaws
be susp snded in order TO allow the tickets
TO be placed on sale in the schools.
Evidently laoorng under the impress
siou that he had not done his full duty to
his constituents Mr.. West wound no the
meeting by presenting the following reso-
luton
Resolred, That the committee on text books be in
ms committee. what Will be the OF Introducing
fr text books In the primary and grapina ar grades
the probable cost or maintaining system OF free
he a toDks In SAID grades. and also give public
Hearings on the question OF the ieasibl.Iy of intro
lucing free text books.