The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-28
The PAWTUXET VALLEY.
WARWICK.


WARWICK.
The annual report Of the School Com
mittee of the town has been made out
for the year and Is as follows:
To the Ctttzsns ot Warwick:
The report of tho school Committee for the
year ending April 30, 1887 Is hereby respect
The committee met in annual session at
Appopaug on Saturday, June 10, 1891. In the
organization for the ensuing year Dwight X.
wss
pointed the following committees On the
apportionment of the public SCHOOL money to
aon. es ss.s5S John '' il. SortSrup % % and Benjamin
On school text book. Messrs. Dwight R.
Henry L. Johnson and Oliver 6: Williams.
Dwight X. Adams was elected TO the super
intendency Of the public schools for the ensu-
The Town Treasurer reported the amount
Of public day school money for year ending
April 30, 1882 20 be Sls,2s5. y6 and is derived
from the following sources:
Town appropria on................... $4,000 90
State appropriation. .....''.'......... es4. sS
boG regisiry.... .....''..'..'...'.".. i.e3s 90. 90
balance from oi.tricts ::.,:.. ...."..... 4S2
Balance from contingent fund. 35 e1
sls,295 90
On June l3. 1891, the committee voted that
Munroe's series Of spoilers be and they are
hereby adopted for use in our public schools
for the term Of three years from date.
The committee also voted TO place Mary
schools for the term OF three years from date,
said books to supplement- Read and kel-
logg's. now In use.
to prepare scheme for the graduation from
our public schools, such as giving diplomas,
the style of the same, the requisite percentage
% .lxuff 1ra nd PAM nf mi
meeting of the committee. The text book
committee were also directed TO revise the
rules and regulations for the government Of
On Sept. special meeting OF the COM
mittee was held at Apponaug TO examine the
plans for a new schoolnouse 70 ~, be ERE erected In
building destroyed by fire. After a thorough
examination OF said plans the committee
voted 70 approve those presented by Gould 81
On Oct. 10. 1891, the committee on the divi-
sion of the public day school money reported
Oct. 10. 1881, the town treasurer reported
the available amount of public evening school
money to be Sl.549.ol, and is derived from the
the following sources:
State ap.ropriatlon ................. 45O 90
Balance from last year. 90 oil
Total. o.
October TO- 1891 the committee voted that
the teachers of the public schools of the town
tend the RHODE ISLAND Institute OF Instruc-
ton, held in PROVIDENCE during the month
of October of the current year
October 10, 1891, the committee appointed ID.
r. Adams, Francis w. Greene and Henry ID.
Heydon, TO provide teachers for free evening
schools as may be established In the town
during tho present year.
The trustees of the several districts where
evening schools are established. were instruct
ed TO provide rooms, fuel, lights and other
accommodations for such schools.
Tho committee fixed the salary of the prin-
cipals of said evening schools at 80 per
evening. and that OF assistants at 81 each per
evening. Provision was made that the same
rules that govern the day schools OF the town
in regard TO the registration OF the pupils, at
tendance. age, returns, &c, be observed In
the management OF the evening schools.
1t was also provided that the evening schools
commence on Monday and hold four sessions
per week, Monday, Tuesday, THURSDAY and
Friday evenings of one and a half hours each,
each session to commence at 7:O o'clock and
close at y.
The committee also voted that the public
mence at o'clock A. NJ. and close at IL NJ;
also commence at =. NJ. and close at =. NJ,
allowing Is minutes recess in each half day.
commencingat 1919 A. M. and 23U r. NJ.
On October 10, 1891, the committee have held
three special and four regular meetings dur
ing the year and haye approved of taxes voted
by school districte Nos. and 4, as follows:
On October IL, 1891 district No. 4, Old War
wick, a tax OF Is cents on each and every 500
of ratable property In sAid district for the
purpose of paying a note and all interest due
against said district
April 81, 1892, district No. /, Pawtucket, n tax
of IS cents on each and every 500 of the tax
able property of the district for the purpose
of reducing the Indebtedness Of said district
and all interest due thereon.
March y, 1892, the committee voted that the
school house just completed in school district
No /, Pawtuxet, for the use of free public
schools therein be, and the same is hereby
approved in its style and finish for the pur-
poses of it's erection.
The following is the result Of the school
census for 1885,. as taken by Caleb Westcott.
Number OF boys attending public schools ... l60
Number Of girls attending pubic schools ,Os3
>.,,.,,ur of hava atfandin0 Catootfc schooIs