Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-14
NOT REIISTlIED.
Misses Perry and Bode
Not Taken Back
BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Plans Adopted For Four Room School
House at Fairlawn.

The regular meeting of the school COM
mittee was held last evening with Chair
man Barker presiding and all Of the mem.
bers present but MIR. Wilson.
Mr.. Tobie withdrew his resolution pre-.
sented at the last meeting providing that
the principal of the Training School act
as supervisor Of kindergartens.
The amendment to the bylaws pro-
viding that in case of any vacancies In the
grades In which Misses Kate Perry and
Kate Bode taught or any grade lower that
they be given the preference was taken
up. Mr.. Hartford moved the commit
tee GO into executive session.
Messrs. Meiklejohn and McGregor OBJ
jected and said the teachers preferred that
the matter be talked over In open meet
ing. The motion was lost on a roll call
vote as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Barker,
Tolman and Hartford. Nays-Messrs.
Tobie, Coop, McGregor, Meiklejohn and
Blodgett. Chairman Barker said Supt.
Fisher would answer any questions the
members might ask. Mr.. Meiklejohn
asked for Supt. Fishers reasons for dis
charging the teachers. Supt. Fisher said
he was ready and willing to 60 into de.
tails fully, but he thought the Board
should 60 into executive session as every
member Of the Board would wish IL the
ladies were their sisters or daughters.
The teachers had already been given ad-
vertDipg that was painful to them and he
thought 1t was for the best interests of
the schools that the teachers should 60.
he was willing to have his statement pub
lished and would defend his action In
open or executive session. 1t would have
q bad moral effect on the schools to REIN
state the teachers.
Mr.. Blodgett said he was In favor of re-
instating the teachers, but thought the
matter had been talked over enough.
Mr.. McGregor said he was In favor Of
the teachers as they were perfectly COM
petent.
The resolution was then lost on q roll
call vote as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Nc.
Gregor and Blodgett. Nays-Messrs.
Barker, Tolman, Meiklejohn, Coop, Hart
ford and Tobie.
The amendment to the bylaws to the
effect that no teacher after having served
three years shall be discharged or not
recommended for rcappointment unless
the reasons for dismissal be given at the
February meeting of the committee and
the teachers notified in April was taken
Up.
The teachers are elected in June and
this would give the teachers three months
notice. Mr.. Blodgett asked how the COM
mitteU could act In case II became neces-
sary to discharge teacher after February
II the amendment was passed. Chairman
Barker took the floor and opposed the
amendment saying the committee was
getting on dangerous ground as the
amendment altered the whole tenor Of the
bylaws. 1t was the same as hiring the
teachers In April instead Of June as all OF
tho tepchers having served three years
would know who was going to be hired
and who was not. 1t was all very well to
be sentimental, but sentiment Is not
business. On motion of Mr.. Blodgett the
resolution was referred to the committee
on qualifications to report at some future
meeting.
Mr.. Tolman of the committee on books
recommended that the sum of 81 ,235.99 be
expended for books land stationery, and
the recommendation was adopted. This
action takes every cent allowed that ac-
count.
Mr.. Tolman also recommended that the
sum OF e200 be spent for chemicals, ETC.,
for the High School and on motion OF Mr..
Blodgett this was taken from the evening
school account, OF which there is about
n 900 left.