The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-29
SPELLER B0BS UP AGAIN
The School Committee Disposed of
the Matter Last Night.
RATIFIED ITS FORMER ACTION.
Evening school Tenchers Were Appointed
and Their Rate Of Compensation Fixed
The New Textbooks Adopted-The
Columbian Day Celebration.

10 of the High School building. Presi-
dent Barney presided. The executive
committee reported that additional cleri-
cal aid was needed In the Office OF Super
intendent Tarbell. A resolution was
adopted giving the Superintendent au-
thority TO procure such aid at an expense
not exceeding $1,000 per year.
DR.. Rugg. for the committee on the
High School. presented resolution
which was adopted authorizing the use
OF the following text books in the Classi-
Drill Book In English" by George f.
Gay and "Studies in English Compost
tion" by Harriet l.. Keeler.
Evening school Teachers.
The rate of compensation for evening
school teachers was fixed at 81 80 per
evening for principals of advanced
schools; sl50 per evening for assistants
in advanced schools; principals of other
schools, 81 per evening; assistants OF other
schools, 81 per evening; teacher OF book
keeping, 81 per evening.
The following list OF evening school
teachers was reported aud ratified by the
committee:
America Street--Frank p. Gleeson, prin-
cipal: Mary Crane, Annie l.. Gray, Amelia
Carpenter, Maggie Cotton. Mary A Gill
lies, Henrietta Huxford, Lizzie McEntee.
Nellie McEroy, Dora Appleton, Kate
O'Reilly, Ida U. O'Reilly, Mary c.
Smith. Eta Carpenter, i. j. O'Connell,
Catherine A, Kane, Elizabeth Holt. Mary
+. Young, Fannie" A. Manchester, Fred
Coen.
Crnaston Street-w. J. REYNOLDS. prin-
cipal; Henry Mahoney, Annie l.. Ring,
Stella Paine, Edna NJ. Round, Ellen MUIR
phy.
Harrison Street-Stafford C. Edwards.
nj par \ Jttn n
G. Chase, Ida NJ. Arnold, Minnie G. l..
Rurlingame, Adelaide V. browne, Cassie
p. Gladding, Lucy w. House, Emma G.
Sawyer. Jennie NJ. Phillips, Edna l..
Swan. Elizabeth V. Waterman, Erminie
T.. White, Emma l.. Wheeler, Emma
Manton--Jsmes f. Rogers, principals:
Lizzie Cunningham, Nellie Deignan,
Frank Cotton. Mary +. Peckham. Katie
i. Hines, William Il. Clancy, Mary f.
Tanning, Msrgaret Sullivan, Mary J.
Mount William FL MagiIl,
principal; Kate Benson, MARY Dugan,
Maggie Doud, Nora Lynch, Katie Null
doom, Susie Padien, Margaret NJ. Ryan.
+. w. Wing, Katie McGrath, Teresa
Hunt, Matilda Corley. Jennie II milton,
Maggie Tally, Annie L. Angel, William
II. McSo ey. Maggie Beane, Maria b.
Cooney, Abhie Dwyer, Austin J. O'Toole,
Mary A. Blessing. Francis A. johnson
Public Street-Philip III. Clark, princi-
pal z. Il. Fort, II. ii. Eaterman. Annie
O'Donnell, Florence |. Carpenter, Louise
II. Donahue. Rosalind Farnham, Richard
T.. LYMAN. Jennie j. Martin, Jennie l.
McKenna, Mary l. Sweeney, Alice NJ.
Robinson.
Bridgham Street Advanced-Clifford III.
Griffin, principals; Asenath Tetlow, Pau
line II. Steere. Addie G. Chapman, Annie
V. Wicket, Norman n. Bishop.
C'anlacR StrPet-lreOrue = Ellis prin-
cipal; Frank G.. Lewis.
Charles Street - William f. Kelley,
principal; Benjamin G. Bamford. Mary
J.. Whalen, William McCready, Mary j.
Smith, Carrie l.; Sweeten. Maggie f.
Durrigan, Jennie V. McDuf, Katharine
A. Hogan, Bernard G.. O'Donnell, Annie
NJ. Burns. Mary Hogan, Eliza Boyle
Nora Mccormick. Charlotte A. Mona
CHAN, Annie Donovan. Helen G.. Cooney,
j. a. Morgan, Mary B. Kelly, Isaac
johnson.
East Street-Clifford S. Tower. princi-
pal; Elizabeth A. Holland. Catherine j.
White, Rose T. Rafferty,, Mary T. Gala
CHER, Bertha $ White. Harry St. J. Fill
mer. Jennie MacCready. Clara A. Com
berg. George l.. Rifenberg.
Hospital Street-C. Slocum Smith, ,prin.
cipal: Fred S.Cheney, lie tie l.. Donovan.
Margaret Healey, Bertha T.. Child, Mary
A. McGovern, Ida a. McGunnigle, Kate
j. Murphy, Amasa r. T. Truax, Marga-
ret c. Whalen, Mary A. Mykens, Mary r..
Hussey, Edith a. Worrall, William III.
Millington.
MEETING Street-John +. Byrne, princi-
pal; Charlotte +. Caffrey. Mary IT, Gale
Kate w. REYNOLDS, Lizzie f. Wacott.
Maud II. Perrin, Frank II. Wilde. Anna
L.Goodw n, Lottie B. Edwards, Ella NJ.
Gilmore.
Oneyville-John p Fox, principals:
Walter c. Wyckoff, Harriet f. Northrup,
Maude Armstrong, Mary r. Blanchard.
Samuel NJ L. Higgins, Edith ID. Bur
roughs, Annie Mahoney, Agnes G. Coo
ney, Ada Blinkhorn, Mary. 7. Burt,
a. Michon, Della Marie Hayden, Fannie
ID. Sadlier. Hannah r. Steere, Margaret
l.. Smith, Grace w. SlOcum, Daniel j..
Hurley, Emma T.. Cooke.
Orms Street-Russell II. Brge, prin-
cipal; Anna Tisdalt, Annie V. McGuin-
J: ID. Bennett, Mary a. Kane, Mary j.
McLaughlin, Mary l.. Moran, NJ. H. V.
McManus. John L. Wat s.
Wanskuck-James j. Nolan, principals:
Mary Callahan, j. u. Beagan, Annie j..
Raleigh, Mary f. McCann, Lillie l.. Farr,
gle J. Creamer, Catherine II. Fitz erald,
William X. Houg ton. Mary f. Nc
Caffrey, Amelia B. Abell May Il. Nc
1ntire, William p. Nolan.
Ihe committee on huance reported that
thirty-six bills had bee examined which
amounted TO S2,34I66. Toe bills were
ordered paid.
Tue committee on text books recon.
mended the use Of "Tarbel's Language
Lessons No. 2' In the schools. Chairman
Hunter &. White made "a ieng' hy report
on the antiquity of text bo ks now i'm
use in the city, citing the use OF Warreu's
Geography, Munroe's Speller aud Greene's
Grammar Tho grammar and geography
by Greene and Warren were i'm use gene
rations ago and Munroe's Speller,
which is almost "A reprint OF Leach's,
which was i'm use many years ago, is an
tque. Mr.. White thought that the adop-
tion of ''farbelrs Lessons" would be n
step In the right direction. The report of
the committee was received and the use
Of the book in the schools authorized
The Graves speIIer
Mr. West, IN view Of the fact that the
publishers Of Munroe's speller had filed