The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-04
ORGANIZER.
Officers of School Committee
Elected Last Night.
President Barney and Secretary
Rose Reelected.


At s:15 o'clock last evening secretary
Henry B. Rose called the school com
mittee to order in the philosophical lee
ture room in the high school building
and after the roll had been csllen the
work OF o-ganization began.
The oath was adm istersd TO the fol-
lowing new members Charles A. Car
lin, Ward 1; Thomas w. Bicknell. Ward
2; John j. Devenish, Ward 3; Edward ID.
Harvey. Ward q; Jacob II. Berton, Ward
q; James NJ Gilrain. Ward 4, and also
TO the follow ing reelected members:
Marinus w. Gardner, Hunter &. White.
Charles Il. Stark, Walter II. Barney and
Moses II. Bixby.
Walter IA. Barney was then reelected
president OF the committee for the en-
suiGg year on the nomination of Henry
V. A. Joslin. After the reelection OF
secretary Rose, president Barney an
nouDced the following standing commit
tees for 95- '9j:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Walter II. Barney, chairman; Alfred
Metcalf, Lester Z. Hill, Joseph y. San
Souci, John j. Devenish.
COMMITTEE on RELATIONS TO TIE CITY
COUNCIL
Silas n. Manchester, chairman; Dem
mis- II. Mccarthy, His Honor the Mayor,
the honorab BILE president OF the Common
Council, tbs honorable chaiTmau OF the
Joint standing comn ittee on education.
Committee on Grammar and Primary
Schools Alfred Metoalf. chsirmen, sec
ond Wara Elisha Dyer, First Ward; Den
mis- +. Mccarthy, Third Ward; William
Filth Ward; Hoffman >. Dorchester,
Sixth Ward; Moses ~. Bixby, Seventh
Ward; Lester 8. Hill, Eighth Ward; sjiias
II. Manchester, Ninth Ward; George }.
West, Tenth Ward.
Committee on High SchoolI-lienry
V. A. Joslip. cheirmsn; james ii. Smith,
George j. West, William X. White, Hun
ter &. White.
Committee on Evening schools-Hun-
ter {. White, chsirman; Charles II. Stark,
Joseph o. San Souci, Hoffman 4. Dor
chester. William A. CrGnston.
Committee on By-LRws-George j..
West, chairman; Henry V. a. Josiin, Il.
Francis Walker William A. Cranston,
Frederick Rueckert.
Committee on Text Books Charles r.
Stark, chairman; harinus W. Gardiner,
Hunter Q. White, Charles A. Catlin, James
NJ. Gilrain.
Committee on Finance Marinns w.
Gardiner, chairman; II. Howard Pepper,
John 4. Raftery, Edward ID. Turner,
Frederick Rueckert.
Committee on Hygiene-Elisha Doyr,
NHlktI
Rueckert, Jacob W. Berton, Edwin B.
Harvey.
COMMITTEE on DRAWING AND PESMAN-
SHIP.
James H. Smith, chairman; Hoffman s.
Dorchester, Dennis 4. Mccarthy, Helen
NJ. &. Kendrick, Thomas W. Bicknell.
COMMITTEE on MUSIC.
Moses III. Bixby, chairman; Henry V. A.
A
Kendrick, John J. Devenish.
COMMITTEE ON SEWING AND COOKING.
Helen M. G. Kendrick, chairman;
Charles X. stark, William ID. Fiagg,
Alfred Metcalf, Jacob W. Berion.
The remainder OF the business OF the
even in, WAS the presentation of the fol-
lowing resolution by Mr.. West: "Re-
solved, That the executive committee be,
and il is hereby directed fort lwith to
furnish the Philosophical lecture room OF
the High School building with su bic
seats and desks for the Ise of the men,
bers of the school committee " The reso-
luton was passed.
Chairman Dorchester OF the sixth dis
trict presented the following resolution,
which was amended by Mr.. Deve nish and
passed as amended: "Resolved, That the
committee on Hygiene he, and it is
hereby directed TO inquire into the ven-
tilstion ana sanitary condition OF the
California avenue primary school build
ing, with power TO report their findings
and conditions to the committee on re-
lations with the City Council, who are in
such event requested and directed 10
transmit such findings and recommcnda-
tions to the City Council or the joint
standing committee OF the City Council
and city property as they shall deem ex-
pedient.
Mr.. Devenish's amendment was to the
effect that the State street school build
ing should also be reported uron.
The committee then adjourned.