The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-29
A NEN Training SCHOOL
Recommended Before the School Board
Last Evening.
KINDERGARqENS ARE WANTED
Two More OF This Class OF Schools De-
sired, and Preparations Made for Them
Benefit Street school to he Made One
Of Observation and Training.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was neld in the High
School building last evening, President
Barney presiding. Superintendent Tar
bell submitted a report Of the work done
by the evening schools during the past
season, In which he said;
The evening schools have been in ses-
sion fifteen weeks, term of one weeks
greater length than the previous year.
Two terms OF the school of about ten
weeks each separated by a weeks vaca-
tion seem advisable. The average at
1,409 which is 342 less than that Of the
preceding winter. The loss OF young
pupils was very great.
By recent rules teachers can be en-
ployod In the evening schools only after
their names have been enrolled on the
approved list. This list is made OF ap-
plicants OF four classes, VIZ: Graduates
of the high and grammar schools, those
who have taught three years In the
evening schools and those who pass q
written examination satisfactory to til c
superintendent. The approved list
consists OF 265 from which POS
appointments were made. The plan
OF putting evening schools into day
school rooms has been continued the
and non Engiish speaking pupils have In
every case the past season been
Marked Failures.
They have started oil well, bvt have
speedily gone down. The great work TO
be done in the evening schools is to
arouse ambition. The pupils are not
children in years but are children in
mental habits, lack power Of application
In the absence Of any apprec. .ation OF the
future. Something must b. done To give
pupils greater incentive. Ii our princi-
pals had the power To impress their
teachers and their pupils VITA the value
Of time, the gain from effort, and tue
power OF knowledge, great good would
come
The total enrollme It in the day scho ,ls
during Tie last quar- er was: High
school, SC9; Rramma 4,s2o; Dri nary,
lO,9Ol; kinuergarten. 1913; total, 1878
ms Shows in the hi.n schools an an
craze OF 73 in the grammar, loss Of o.
in the primary, an Increase OF 2c5. aud In
the kiLderlh loss of Il, making a
total gam oI .O4.
DIR. Peck presented the following res
olutioD, which was approves:
Resolved. That the committee on relations to the
ap licatlon to the cn y cuun II o. authority to
tabib and maintain "A KIND rsarten IN ,he Benen
street school building.
A similar RESOLUTION to establish a
kindergarten at the Willow street s:ho n
building was presented by Mr.. Joslin
aid was approvei.
Tue following commun cation from the
COMMITTEES on grammar ana primary
schools from the trustees OF the
State Normal kchooI
was presented.
The trustees of the State Normal
sci ool. being desirous OF enlarging the
scope of the school and OF providing in-
creased facilities for Its WORK, beg leave
TO present for your consider alton and
that of the school committee oi
Providence, The following Proposition Ds,
VIZ:
l. That the Benefit Street school shall
be made school OF observation and
training.
III. In this building there shall be
three schools of observation or model
schools aud five schools Tor practics or
training purposes.
For the care and instruction of these
eight rooms the city Of Providence shall
employ on the nomii alton OF the trustees
of the State Normal school three model
aud three critic teachers for the traiui n
Of the pupil teachers, two OF these critic
teachers having charge Of t"o rooms
each and one beng principal of the whole
bu lding and in charge OF one room.
Ill. Ihtss six teachers shall receive
from the city OF Providence the res pect tive
salaries to " hich they may be entitled
under the city ordiuauces and shall lie
subjsct To the ru es anu regulations OF
o H. Ia a.. 81.
the sums received from me city these
teachers shall receive such additlousl
sums ron the trustees oil Tue State Nor
n. al school Us shall be iouud necessary
% secure the degree Of ability and tx-
perIcice required Tor tue work to be done
Ine amounts 40 paid b. tIe trustees OF
ihe State Normal school shall he suffi-
cienL 10 MAKE the salary Of the priu ipal
oi the school not les, tnan $1,000 per an
nun, the salaries OF the critic teache rs
each rot less tuan $1,000 per anuum and
the salaries OF the model teachers each
not less than $50 per annum
- -I+se principal OF tAe Nor nal sch oot
shall send 10 the school o. cn quarter or
period OF len weeks five or more Of the
pupils OF the two uppsr class.s of the
Normal school to teacn for at least Que
quarter each III t1e live rooms set apart
ior practice aud training.
luz illOuci SCuOOls sudll DO omen at all
times for the insI Ieclion aud visitation of
all teachers from the city or state an d
shall b, maze AS nearly as possibl c
models of their work.
V. The principal OF the Norm al
school and ths superintendent Of the
city schools shall together cetermi inc the
lines Of work and the methods Of iu-
struction To be pursued and shall have
joint supervision of the same.
VI Ihe trustees OF the State Norm al
school shall also provide for the lnstruc-
tion in the Normal school OF the pupil
teachers from the city of Providence I'm
classes arranged with refe eLce u their
SIP, cal needs.
VII. IL Is understood that this ar
rausement may be terminated at the
end or auy school year by either party,
three months notice vi such termination
being given.
Tue following resolution was then pre-
sented AID approved.
Resolved. That the plan OF establishing school
OF observation and tram Ing at the ISene street
school building In accordance with the prOpls ion
of the trustees OF the State Normal schuo dated
Apru "a. 'e9j be ana IL Is hereby approved ald the
comu ittee on grammar and primary schools are
hereby authorizen TO take the necessary steps to-
wards ca. ryi1g II into effect.
DIR. Rugg reaprted for the COMMITTEES
on high school the appoin meat OF Miss
Stella Fairbank as an addt tional assist
aut in the high school aud by vote OF the
committee the appointment was con-
firmed.