The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-29

a training school, and the principal Of
such grammar school shall officiate as
principal of the Training School.
The Principal OF the Training School
shall have the charge of the exercises and
Instructions, and all details connected
Herewith. Said principal shall have con-
troll OF the teachers and scholars, and all
other matters pertaining to the Training
School, provided, however, that the action
OF such principal shall be subject to the
approval of the Superintendent of Schools,
and to such revision as may be determined
upon by the Committee on Training School
from time to time.
Unless an exception be made by vote
of the committee in charge OF the age OF
the candidate shall be Is years. In case OF
such recommendation the candidate must
be recommended by the master or COM
mittee of the last school they attended.
The following candidates shall be ad-
mitted without examination: Those who
have completed four years. course In the
High School and two years course In the
State Normal School, and those who have
received from any educational institution
certificate approved by the Training
School committee and principal.
Qualification of Candidates.
Other candidates are required TO show to
the Training School Committee and the
principal OF the school by examination
and recommendation that they are qnali-
fled to enter the regular and special
courses. All of the pupils so admitted
shall be placed on probation, and when, in
the opinion of the committee and superin-
tendent they have proved themselves to be
qualified, they shall be discharged.
Graduates of the school under the pro-
posed system are to be preferred in the ILL
ing of positions to which they are suited,
but 1t is understood that the committee Is
not obligated to furnish such pupils with
positions In the public schools.
instruction in connection with the
Training School shall be given to teachers
in the employ of the city, as the committee
In charge shall direct.
The direction of instruction in music,
physical training aud drawing shall be
given under the direction Of the commit
tees In these departments.
The Superintendent of Schools, In the
month of September of each year after con-
sultation with the Training School Com
mittee, shall designate certain number OF
those in the Training School building, the
number provided being not less than the
number of training pupils, to act as tram
ing teachers. Students shall be sent into
the Training School and into the rooms OF
the other training teachers for practice
and observation in teaching under his d.
rection. Three, and IL practicable four,
grades to be included in such practise and
observation.
Chairman Blodgett ruled that the system
proposed by Mr.. Emerson could not DO
adopted at the present meeting without
previous notice, except by two-thirds
vote
In recommending his plan Mr.. Emerson
was of the opinion that the plan suggested
by Mr.. Cronin was not as economical as
was possible, owing to the fact that extra
supervision was necessary, and would
incur expense. One objection to two
pupil teachers under one critic teacher
was that the pupils suffered. Mr.. Emer-
son quoted opinions of Providence and
State authorities, and Mr.. Cronin differed
with his Interpretation. An argument
between the two members Of the COM
mittee followed.
Regarding the time required for the
course, Mr.. Cronin said that he did not
believe in keeping the bright pupils back
for the dull, and quoted Mr.. Wilson to
show that there would be no incompe-
tency under the system. Superintendent
Seaver Of Boston was also quoted.
Mr.. Cronin thought that one of the
strong points in the system advocated by
him was the independence of the teachers.
1t was not intended to make the High
School subordinate to the Training School.
In his opinion the schools were too much
supervised already. Messrs. Cronin and
Emerson again varied on the statements
of Providence educational authorities.
Mr.. Cronin was opposed to the plan
which called for the placing OF all the
training pupils In each building. The
distribution of the critic teachers among
the different buildings would be examples
to the other teachers.
After some further argument Mr.. Gro
nin's plan was taken up by sections. The
first section of which read as follows:
The normal training course of the public
schools of the city of Pawtucket shall ex.
tend through two yeaJs. The first, or junior
year, shall consist of the specia onc-year
normal course provided by the Rhode Island
Normal School for teachers in preparation
the senior year, shall consist of one ears 3
course I'm practice and observation in prac.
tice schools hereinafter provided for.
Mr.. Emerson, after the reading by Mr..
Cronin Of the first section of his plan,
moved to amend by substituting his (Mr.
Emerson's) plan. The amendment was
opposed by Mr.. Coop on the grounds that
four years In the High School and one In
the State Normal School would be sufii-
cient.
Mr.. Emerson, while willing to have the
amendment read to provide for one year
in the State Normal School, still advocated
his amendment.
Mr.. Pierce remarked that the hour was
late, and moved for the sake of avoiding Q
session until daylight that Q special COM
mittee Of three be appointed to investigate
the methods Of the two systems and re-
port to the Board. Mr.. Emerson desired
to embody in the motion the opinions of
Commissioner Stockwell, Principal Tar.
bell and Prof. Wilson.
Mr.. Slattery spoke strongly against de-
lay, and as the meeting had been called for
a specific purpose, he saw no reason for
further delay The matter had already