The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-21
Talked Of At CITY HALL.
Co-oducatIOn Of Sexes In the High
School Recommended.
CLASSICAL SCHOOL BUILDING
Probability That One Will Be Built
From the Recent 100000 Appro-
prfation- Manual Training School to
He Opened to Girls Registration.

TIE committee on High school will
make some i'm portant recommendations
TO the general committee at the meeting
to be held next Friday evening. One OF
them at least will attract considerable
interest not only from those specially in
terested in the work of the public schools
but from the public generally, because
it will involve that much mooted ques-
tion of the value of co-educatioa.
The high school is now very crowded
too much so in fact for the accomplish
ment OF the rest results. The girls
greatly outn umber the boys. and the diff
ference has beco ne more marked since
the opening of the manual training
school To which many of the boys who
had been high school pupils were trans
fei red i'm accordance with their request.
Tue co unit ee now PROPOSES TO place
the boys in rooms with girls in the same
grade BY this arrangement there will
be three rooms in which boys aud girls
will receive instruction jointly, and SIX
rooms in which only girls will be taught.
1t is believed that This system will not
only relieve 10 some extent. at least, the
crowded condition of the school. but what
is still more important that the results
obtained will be more satisfactory.
Fro "A an economical point OF view this
plan has advantages which cannot be
lost sight OF. Ia the opinion OF the com :
ittee on high school there is no good
glrs when they have reached the
high school grade. From ths time
they entered the primary school
to that Of their graduation from the
grammar depart nent they WORK together
and there existed a friendly rivalry
which was beneficial, in that it invited
both TO put iorth their best endeavors.
There is no reaso why the sane should
not be the ca when they enter the nigh
school, and IL is because they believe u
will be and that n higher standard OF ex'
Gel ence will result that the committee
will make its recommendation for Co
education.
Not to slight the Girls.
Iu the matter of manual training the
boys are not TO have all the advantages
TO themselves. The Interests Of the
girls are to be carefully looked after AMI
among the recommenia ions to be male
is Que that the manual training school
be opened to the fair daughters OF Eve.
OF course they will not tackle all the
branches. IL is not like v, 10. instanc..
that any OF them will desire "a practical
experience in forging unless there
should be among the number some TO
male Sampson who desires TO develop
her muscles by swinging n thirty rrx
poun sledge; but there are many other
trades in which they can bs given valua-
be instruction and from which tn may
be able to. support themselves later
should they ever bs thrown on their osn
resources.
There is wood CARVING. Photography
and several other trades In which wo-
man can become quite as expert AS men.
IL Is the Intention, however, TO enlarge
the scope Of training Tor girls later on.
Then sewing, dress cutting and making
and millinery work will bs added. Thus
the school will be quite AS valuable Tor
tire girls as for the boys.
The mem bers OF the general commit
tes nave been discussing these rtcon-
mendaJions in advance OF their formal
presentation and they appear favJraDly
disposed toward them. 10 il is safe To say
next fall will see the C G iucation entered
on In the high school and girls receiving
valuable instruction in the manual
training school.
Probably n New Building.
While the matter may not come up
next Friday night ther is reason to be-
lieve that in the near future steps will be
taken for placing the classical depart
Iuent OF the ii III school in u separate
'suildin0. The c)inmittee has had this
,hange in mind Tor many months. A year
ago, on account of the Gro hded condi-
tion OF the school. the committee in its
report to the city council recon- nended
the separation OF tin; classical fro n the
Engli department..
At tuat time it was proposed Z, refi5
the Summer street primar, school build
ing for the use ot the classical depart-
h.. ~ i'm Il III
o hut small it Iouked for time as
though the plan would be carried
ort The city council committee N
education which now mas the ma ia
hand has given much time TO hc sub
ject and is now favorabiy di>po sed To.
ward the erection Of "A new buildIug for
the ass ca department..
On May 10 OF the present year an ap-
preparation of S3O,O0J was made Tor the
esec lon and impi ovemeut OF school
bui,dials, and ihc pdrpUse nov is to use
Il. part ot thls fund ior tire eisssieaf scnOuf
buiidng.
Regis ration.
A. very large number of re s.ry voter
have eus n, ~ a. the city hal during he
olher mouth, OF the year, but through
strange thoughtle 'sness they never think
OF killing TWO birds with one stone by
goiI 2 into the cer6's office aud regis er-
ing. 70 man they put that matter off
10 he closing days and many to he clo.-
ing hours OF the year.
Another remarkab thing is shown by
an examination Of the two score names
now on tue books, and that is that the
citizens OF foreign birth have failed TO
prouuce their naturaliz ltion papers.
One would think, after the long
wrangling over this very matter
lew months ago, no foreign born
citizea would run the risk of losing his
vote through neglect of this simple re-
qurement; but the facts prove they are
willing to take the chances, and next
year they will probably bs as loud In
heir denunciations Of the law as they
were before.
Very Few on the Books.
Perhaps it's on account OF the weather,
or IL may De that feeling of disgust
over the doings OF the rump house at
Newport has caused it. but the fact is
that very few names have yet heeu nut
on the registry books in tn city clerks
office.
Up to date not over forty citizens have
qualified themselves as voters by regis
t<rinR, although the books have been
open since the first o, January. In les
ser degree this same apathy
has ho.n shown io .....t'.s