The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-26
The SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The New Members Took the Oath OF
Office Last Evening.
SCHOOL SESSIONS TO Be CUT.
IL isa Matter Of Importance IL the Eye
sight of Pupils Ii Involved In the
Ouestion-The Board VIII Meet to
Organize Early In December.

There was good attendance at the
regular monthly meeting OF the school
committee last evening. and considerable
important business was transacted. The
meeting was called to order by ex-Presi-
dent Walter III. Barney, after which the
roll or members, whose terms had not as
yet expired, was read by the clerk. The
oath was then administered TO the follow
ing new members: James Campbell,
Ward /; George B. Peck, Ward 2; j. III.
Nolan, Ward 3; w. X. White and j. w.
Rice, Ward 4; NJ. w. Gardiner, Ward D;
Walter II. Barney, Ward 9; Moses IL.
Bixby, Ward z; Charles X. Stark, Ward
s: Hunter C. White, Ward o; Dennis
O'Reilly, Ward 10.
The monthly report OF superintendent
Tarbell was then read in which he stated
that letters expressing grateful recogni-
ton had been sent to the teachers OF the
public schools for their services Oh Column
bus Day, and also TO the members OF the
Grand Army who assisted In looking out
for the children. The report showed the
number OF cases Of tardiness during the
past quartir to have been lO,2lS The en-
rollment for the past quarter has been AS
follows: High school. 954 grammar
school, As, AS; primary, $50; Kinder
garten, 2ls: total, 1880. This enroilment
is an increase over that OF last year OF 40
in the High school, IL in the grammar
schoois, 437 in primary schools. making a
total increase OF 49S pupils.
The passage of the following resolution
was recommended by the executive COM
mittee:
Resolrcd, That section 3 Article ], and sec
tion one of Article XVII. OF the bylaws be
and they are hereby suspended until the regn-
Lar mo nf
last Friday in December. so as To permit "a
change in the hours OF opening ana closing
the afternoon session and 10 omit or shorten
the afternoon recess.
A communication from this commit
tee was also read advising the passage OF
the above resolution calling the atten-
tion of the school board to the danger of
serious injury to the eyesight OF both
teachers aud pupils in the public schools
by the prolongation OF the sessions in
the afternoon into the semi-darkness OF
the late hours in the afternoon and
recommended that the committee on by
laws be ordered to take up the subject
with direction TO report at the last reg
ular meeting on the last Friday in De-
cember. The executive committee also
advised that the committee on by
laws should consider the question OF
giving legal sanction To the practice
of closing the schools in the Tenth Ward
at li.30 o'clock in the morning instead of
at noon, and the opening OF the after
noon session at 1:30 o'clock instead of at
2 o'clock, aud after an amendment had
he n offered by Mr.. West, in which the
words "omit or" were struck out and
the phrase Ito shorten the afternoon re-
cecess" included, the resolution was
passed
The following appointments were re-
portJ1 by the committee on grammar and
primary schools aud were confirmed by
the committee
AIdrich street (annex). Maria c. Brow,
nell Somerset street school, NJ. Matilda
Miett; Doyle avenue school, Edith Il.
Freeman; Branch avenue school. Mary
T.. l.. Lovegrove.
dation of the committee that kinder
garten be established In the Charles street
school building
Ida NJ. Thompson was appointed first
critic teacher of the grammar grade, with
the maximum salary.
The following appointments were rec
commended by the evening school com
mittee and were confirmed: America
street, Fannie q. Hunt East street.
Henry w. Barry, Maud NJ. Phillips
Hospital street, Mary l.. Pratt; Meeting
street, Sarah NJ. Cameron Mount Pleas
ant. Harry c; WhiiPple Kate A. kiernan,
V. Hackett, Miss McMilleu aud Arthur
Mowry Orms street, Mary L. Cawley
Potter's avenue, Herbert +. Casey
Bills amounting 60 S2.34S AZ were re-
ported as having been examined by the
finance committee and the bills were ap
proved and ordered paid.
The following resolution was then Of
fered by Mr.. West and adopted;
WHEREAS, Chapter il03of the Public Laws
passed April 81 1892; provided that the schoo
commttee shall meet for organization the mrs
Tuesday in December. at an hour, the same to
be fixed by the school committee
Rssolued. That the hour be fixed at O'Clock
T.. NJ, for said organization.
DIR. Peck moved that the committee or
text books be instructed to look into
Meservey's system of single entry or som,
other suitable text book for the teaching
OF book okkeeping in the upper grades of tn,
grammar classes and the committee wa.
ordered to report at the next regular
meeting.
Intentions to Build.
The following notices OF intention "a