The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-24
TIE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Important Business Transacted Last
Night at Annual Meeting.
NEW TEACHERS FOR NEXT YEAR.
Teachers for Special Instruction Appoint
ea-saiaries of Substitutes and Pupil
Teachers Fixed Papers Read by su-
perintendent TarbelL

The school committee came TO order at
d. m. last evening and in the absence OF
President Barney. III V. A. Joslin was
elected president pro tenn.
The records were read and approved.
Superintendent Tarbell then read his
annual report. In opening he COM
m ,pted favorably upon the work of the
sc ,ools Ia the Columbus celebration an d
the spirit OF patriotism engendered by
that training.
lie commented favorably upon the gen.
eral discipline in the schools
Closely upon the Columbus day cele-
bration came the preparati IN for the
Worlds fair exhibition. Such work is u
great stimulus alike to teachers and
scholars IL called for origin Al research,
and even though IL interrupted the regu-
lar work IL may be counted as help
rather than a hinderauoe.
The Matter OF Substitutes.
The number of substitutes for the year
has been 470 and the number OF days en-
pIoyment has been 3024 IL therefore
aprears that the average time OF substi-
tuting on one call has been "a days. and
that 16 substitutes are upon me average
in daily service-4L in the grammar
grades and III i'm the primary grades.
IL will be noticed that the regiments OF
substitutes in the grammar grade has
been more than the full time of two
teachers every month In the primary
departments the demand for substitutes
has ranged from six in October To seven
teen in April
The difficulty of furnishing substitutes
Is great.
Mr.. Iarbell did not feel that the sub
stitute system was success. The sub
siitute comes to the school without ex-
perlence or authority. H. would be far
better to dismiss the scholars and give
them "a holiday, but the parents would
not he satisfied with such system, aud
therefore the idea may be abandoned.
The subject OF poor teachers was then
discussed. A poor teacher wno is young
and entering on her work IL ~ subject for
criticism and helps to the end that better
result may be Obtained. But TIE case is
different with old teachers who by age
have become untitled for work. 1t seems
~ hardship 20 them that they should be
discharged and frequently they are kept
TO the aetriment of Lhe scnool system.
Good teachers have sometimes failed
to render effective assistance. Such per-
sons know that they ought not TO teach,
but poverty compe,s them to do so.
What snail We do about it? / suggest
that they be made permanent substi-
tutes. Let the receive extra wages.
They would be more valuable than mex
perienced girls. The -MoIhx- -hut-aot-
wholly desirable teachers would thus be
helped.
Substitutes are becoming hard to find.
The supply is growing less, aud the de-
mand greater.
School property has made remark
able advance In value. Large amounts
have been added to our resources. Since
January, 1890, 5000, ,0O0 in value has been
added. and within one Year $500, 900 more
will be added. Better teachers are also
being employed. Our teachers are earn
est and progressive.
Schoo. Enrollment.
During the year now ended the enroll-
ment in the public schools has been:
High school, go; grammar schools, 5.634;
primary schools, 10. 20l; kindergarten
schools, 2l5; total. q. .02O; less duplicate
3,24S; actual enrolment,
Is, 772 This Is an increase OF 934 over
last year.
Mr.. Rice said that the report seemed
TO him TO be OF sufficient Importance to
merit some attention on part Of the com
mittee either now or at u not distant fu-
ture time.
Mr.. Rugg agreed with Mr.. Rice. He
felt the necessity of some action regard
Ing incompetent teachers and substi-
tuteB. He moved that the Superintend-
Dnt's report be referred to "A special com
mlttee consisting or the conlmi tee on
high school aud the com mittee on gram
mar aud pri mary schools. So voted.
appointment of Teachers
Horace S. Tarbell was re- elected super
lntendent Of Schools
Supervisors Of primary schools, Bessie
NJ. Schofield and Ella NJ. Pierce.
The committee on grammar ind pri-
mary schools recommended the follow
Ing changes and new appointments.
Thayer Street Grammar School - Il.
Linda Hunt from Highland avenue to
Room IL; Rebecca Is. Armington from
Arnold street To Room III.
Arnold Street Primary School-Mari-
stta p. Pearce. principal and critic, trans
[erred from Beneit street.
East Street Primary Schoof--Adeiiue
z. Darlington, fIom Arnold street TO
room 3.
Mawney Street Primary School--Ellen
NJ. Hopkins. principal, transferred from
fhayer street.
Doyle Avenue Grammar School-Na-
'A4t&h os &AtAAroASf kt.AA. iAaAl ucCliutu
,lection). principal, new appointment;
Elizabeln Passmore, from Benefit street
20 room Ii.
Veaz.e Street Primary School-Annie
carnoe. from Branch Avenue Grammar
lchooi TO room 2; Aunle t. Endell, from
Benefit street To room 8
Branch Ave ne Primary School-Anna
V. Rice, room 2, new appointments
Chaikstone Avenue Primary School
Pauline 4. IiDgIey, from Benefit street, |
loom A.
Elm Street Primary School-Elise 4.
Magnus, room 4, from Smith street.
Marion Wiggin. room 9, new appoint
nent.
Oxford Street Grammar School,. N.
Ham, priacipsi, nee A. &. Barrows re- |
signed NJ. Eshel Stone To room from
>iesser street.
Peace Street Grammar School-Mary
:. >. Devefeaux, rJom 8 from Oxford |
'tiest; Mary Al. Fiat, room 8. from teu- |
,fai street s.nool.
Flain Street Primary School-FaanielB b. |
brigntman principal and critic, from |
Berlin street.
Vineyard STREET Grammar School
Ene Northrop. room 3, from Peace street
grammar school.
Potters Avenue Primary School
Phoebe A hathbo assistant. room 4.
Lew department.
Aesssr street Grammar School-Laura
L tiencn. loom 4, from Bridxnam s.reet: |
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