Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-12
HIGH SCHOOL SITE.
COMMITTEES Refuses To Vote Against II
Bates sPToperty-Other Business.


Bates sPIoperty-Other Business.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
School Committee was held last evening.
In the absence of the Chairman Me.
Baker was chosen Chairman pro TEN.
Mr.. Toble, from the committee on prop
erty, reported the action of that commit
tee In regard to- site for the High School.
which resulted in this committee endors.
ing the selection of the Gage lot by the
Committee on City Property of the City
Council, and in the passage OF an ordi-
nance by the Board of Aldermen provi-
ding for the purchase OF the Gage lot,
which ordinance is to come before the
Common Council this evening.
Mr.. Blodgett offered the following reso-
luton Resolved, That the school COM
mittee do not approve OF the proposition
of the City Council to purchase the Gage
lot, So called, as u site for the new High
School.
Messrs. Blodgett, McGregor and Meik-
lejohn supported this resolution and
Messrs. Tobie, Butterworth and Wilson
were opposed. MIR. Tolman spoke In
favor OF the Bates site.
TIE resolution was finally lost by a vote
OF three yeas TO four nays, as following:
Yeas-Messrs. Blodgett, McGregor, Meik-
lejohn, three; nays-Messrs. Barker, But
terwo ortb, Tobie, Wilson, four; excused
MIR. Tolman.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on fl.
nance, reported back the petition Of the
school teachers, to be paid at the school
houses, recommending that the petition
be approved and referred to the City
Council. IL was so voted.
The Committee on Property was author
ized to procure a sufficient quantity OF
desks To carry out the plan OF reseating
the pupils in accordance with the recon-
mendation OF the teacher of physical cul-
ture.
The Committee on Property was au-
thorized to purchase 300 camp chairs for
use by the School Department on special
occasion.
Mr.. Butterwortb, from the committee
on evening drawing school, gave notice
that the closing exhibition OF that school
will be given in the assembly rooms next
Friday evening, and oil interested are in.
vted to attend.
The month y report OF Gilman g. Fisher,
superintendent OF schools, was read
aud received. He thinks the interests
OF the schools would be advanced
by inviting the people to visit
them more, and recommends that
quarterly visiting days be appointed. In
regard to Arbor Day, the Superintendent
says: Il wish Arbor Day mig ht be OBJ
served In such way as to give an inn
pulse to the permanent improvement ana
establishment OF school house grounds.
Talks In the school room are well enough.
but doing something is better, I wish
that practical interest might be mani
tested not only in planting trees and
vines, but in setting out towering
plants and ornamental shrubs, and In
leading the children to wish to have and
care for flower beds and borders,
vases filed with flowers, rockeries and
lawns. | would not ask you to spend
! money for flowers or vases or anything OF
the kind, for these can be obtained by
subscription, but there Is, 1 believe, ur-
gent need at mis- time OF a small appro-
priation-say $500 the permanent i'm
provement OF school house grounds, in
cluding trees, plants, loan, labor and
grading, to be expended under the irec-
tion OF the committee on property"
The superintendent recommends that the
graduating exercises of the grammar
aah h. h.r all
and that they be by the pupils themselves.
In Capital street, first grade, there are now
70 pupils, with more to come, and the su-
perintendent recommends the opening of
the ward som on Mulbury street for re.
lief.
The matter Of the course of study was
left to the judgment Of the Superintend-
ent, as was also the matter of esta olish-
Ing quarterly public days" The matter
OF preparing for Arbor Day was referred
to the Committee on Property and the gu.
perintendent, with power to expend not
to exceed $500. Tbe recommendation In
regard to the graduating exercises OF the
grammar schools was adopted. The mat
ter Of the overcrowded condition of the
Capitol street school house, was referred
to the Superintendent.
Permission was granted to the Patrla
Club 10 use the School Committee room
on the evening OF the clubs meeting and
banquet on the 10Th inst. as a reception
room.
The matter of hiring Music Hall for the
exel cises OF Grand Army school day FRI
day before Memorial Day was presented
and laid on the table until the next meet
ing.
The use OF the upper story in the Church
Hill school was granted to the University
Extension course. Adjourned.