The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-26
An Important Meeting
Was Held Last Evening.
School Officers and Teachers
Elected for the Year.
Superintendent Tarbell Reelected.
Salary Bill Passed.


superintendent Horace ). Iarbell wa
of course, re-elected and the following
high school teachers were appointed: O.
English high school-Principal, David
w. Hoyt; first assistant Alice ID. Mum
ford; second assistants. sidney "A. Sher-
Eddy. Victor Frazee and Agnes Il. Will
lams third assistants, kebecca II.
Chase, Ellen Dodge Rosamond X.
Leavens Abby NJ. B. Slade, Florence "A.
Williams, Harriet l.. HAYWARD, Harriet
p. Fuller, Howard Day. Eva Tappen,
Susan 5. Brayton. Henry o. Tripp and
Grace II. Parker; fourth assistants.
Walter II. Russell, Earl G.. Arnold, John
A. Howland, Elizabeth j. Chase. Harriet
T.. Pierce Lillian B. Miner, Eliza M.
Pierce Frances Il. Mosher, Amey %.
Aldrich, Sybel IL. Avery, Nora q. Wright,
Isabel w. Bliss Florence j. Whiting and
Classical high school: Prip. ipal-
William 4. Peck; lst assistant-W alter
B Jacobs; I'd assistant-Charles Il. Den
mis-, .Jr.. Herbert +. Drake and Emily /.
Meader; I'd assistants-Elizabeth Ii.
Hoyt Helena +. Gregory, Harriet NJ.
Hathaway. Alice X. Sheppard, Frank +.
Lakey, Horace Il. Jacobs, Charles Il. Lii
ley, Herman Mueller; 4th assistants
Mary A. Hail. Charlotte j. Morrell, Henry
II. Waterman, Bessie ). Warner ana
Frederick Il. Frost.
Manual Training high school; Prin-
cipal- George +. Weston; lst assistant
Nina III. Paddock; 2d assis tants-Leon-
ard ii. Campbell. Arthur Ia Wheeler,
Frank A. Cook, Isaac o. Winslow, Abby
L. Marriott. William q. Hamblin, Z. L.
Bemis. w. Washington Dove sd assistants
William II. Millington, Lucy ii. Pierce,
Charles A. Davis Fred H. lnman, Alvin
Ii. Martin; 4th Observation-Disclosures r.
Rose Robert u. Day, Edith ii. Williston
and Gardner Is. Willis.
Supervisors of primary and grammar
schools-Ella NJ. Pierce, Bessie M. Scho-
field and Ida B. smith, the latter trans
ferred from Oxforu street
There are several transfers In the
teaching force of the grammar schools
made for the purpose OF assigning the
teachers 20 schools as near as possible to
their homes.
At the new Broad street grammar school
the corps of teachers will 20 rs follows:
Richard W. Smith, principal, transferred
from Oxford street; Mary Z. >. Devereaux,
transferred from Peace street; Abbie M.
Harvey. transferred from Point street; {;
Esteile A. Barker transferred from
Academy avenue and Belle nj. Rich. trans
ferred from California avenue.
Mr.. Martin > Tanning will succeed
Richard w. Smith as principal at oxford
street.
In the primary and kindergarten grades
there are numerous changes also made Tor
the convenience Jf the teachers.
For supervisor, principals and assistants
in the schools for special discipline and
instruction the following were elected :
Supervisor, Rhoda A. Esten; principal
Emma X. Osler Harrison street school,
Katherine T.. Taft, principal; Edith >.
Douglass and May 4. B. Kelly, assistants
Hospital street. Annie Il. McCloy, prlnci-
pal Meeting street, Ellen Gage. princl.
pal; Florence L. Everett, assistant; Mount
Pleasant Eliza +. German, principal ;
Mary &. Smith, Mary +. Fifield and
Bertha ;. Wallace, assistants; Orms street,
Clara +. Perry. principal; Pailas street.
5. Ida Phillips, principal.
The committee on music nominated the
following teachers: Emory +. Russell,
director; Sarah NJ. Farmer. Cora |. Hud-
son, Emma d. Williams and Grace Il.
Ralph assistants. The appointments were
confirmed.
,: The committee on hygiene nominated
the following as supervisors of physical
training: Ellen Le Garde, supervisor.
and Marion l.. Earle and Flora A. Frazer,
assistants. Elected.
A resolution was adopted fixing the
salary OF the supervisor at $1,000, an In
crease Of 500, and assistants the same as
last year.
Teachers in cooking school. Anna X.
Ruggles and Lille &. Smith; sewing
teachers, Ellen l.. Richards, supervisor
Depcy Il. Davenport, Ann H. Waterman
and Alice j. Gould, assistants.
A resolution fixing the salaries oi
teachers OF cooking and sewing as fol-
lows: First teacher. $500; second teacher,
$500; and third teacher, 5000 was passed.
Il. Gertrude Tiff was elected principal
OF the school for special instruction and
resolution fixing the salary OF this
teacher at $3.50 the same as last year.
was adopted.
For teachers OF drawing Harriette Ia
Rice. supervisor; Mary +. Richards,
Josephine l.. Hartwell, assistants.
Teacher Of penmanship, ID. Nj. Hoff. The
salaries of supervior of drawing and
supervisor of penmanship were liked ut
$780, and the assistants at $1,000.
Salaries for grammar, primary and
kindergarten schools were fixed as fol
lows:
FOR principals of :Thayer street, Doyle
avenue Candace street, Broad street,
Point street. Oxford street, Poace street
Vineyard street, Bridamam street Mes
scr street. Federal street, Branch avenue
and Academy avenue grammar schools
| $1,000 each; OF principals of tho Sisson
| street grammar school Sl500; of assistant
| teachers In grammar and primary schools
| for their first year of service S35O, Tor thelf
second year Si50 for their third and sub
| sequent year the maximum allowed for
| the maximum salaries for teachers Qi
grades to $500. grades md s62h
| grade s615, grade 9 500; of principals
| OF primary schools of SIX or more rooms
| SO In addition to salaries 60 which they
| would bc entitled as teachers; OF oil OTHER
| principals OF primary schools $50 In addi'
| tion TO salaries which they would receive
~ teachers; OF critics in primary grades,
| S75 In addition 10 salaries as teacher; oi
tho first critic I'm grammar grades, slOOo'
| a~r Of other critics in grammar grades,
$500: OF first and seconu supervisors ol
grammar and primary schools sl2JO2each
of tho third supervisor of these schools,
5000; OF pupil teachers, Tor hrst nv,
| months of training. $40 per month; fol
second five months ISD per months; ol
| kindergarten principals for one session
daily for first year, siCO; for second year,
J $3.50; for third and subsequent years,
s525; for two sessions daily, 600 In addi
tion To above rates; of kindergarten
assistants, for one session daily, for firs
year, $500; for second wear $500 for thirt
| and subsequent wears goo; for two ses
sions daily 500 In addition to tho fore
| going rates