The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-11
SPECIAL SCHOOL
FOR NETSBOYS.
Work on tn. Cd Central Station
Progressing Rapidly.
Excellent Arrangement Made For the
Instruction OF the Young Merchants.

The work of renovating the old Central
police station at Canal and Haymarket
streets, and transforming it into special
school for the newsboys and bootblacks Of
this city. has fairly begun. and in q
short time the interior of the old build
ing will present quite different appear
ance
Visiting Principal Gilbert Y. White.
moro. in an interview, stated that mia
original plan had been altered in some
respects, owing to new Information which
he had recently gained. The original de-
sign was to open the special school for
newsboys and bootblacks. the hour of
which would be such that Ii would not
interfere with the business of the former
class. They would bc allowed To sell the
morning papers until or $780, Then
they would remain in the school room two
hours, being dismissed la tiHc To receive
their New York dailies. which aprcar
about noon.
Ihe bootblaoks, however have no hours
in which business is particularly thriv-
ing. In fact, the opportunities for the
average small boy with his box and
brushes have been considerably lessened
by the erection of the easy chairs and
boothlacking parlors in the principal
streets. 1t was Mr.. Wbittemure's inten-
tion to have the bootbiacks share the
Same quarters WITH Iho HSWsOoys In the
old police station, but In Wow of tho
facts of the case, ne has decided that they
shall attend the public school Of the ward
in which they live and keep the regular
school hours.
AS it has been arranged. the boys In the
special schools. besides having full op.
portunity TO sell taeir papers, will bo
given half hour for lunch between the
close OF the morning session and the ar
rival OF the noon papers from New York.
while after the sales of the evening
papers are completed they will have "a
period for supper before going to the
evening school, whore they will make
up the five hours required by law.
Tho teacher will remain mt the building
from nino To half past four. the hours
required in the city common schools, ana
opportunity Will be given thoss who NAV
wish To do more studying than has been
marked out for tho paper boys Under
this system there will be no evasion OF
tho school law and every boy or girl un-
Ger the specified age Of fifteen years will
DO compelled 10 attend some of the city
schools for certain number of months
in the year.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
building. Arrangements tor heating
and lighting have been made and the
school will te in full working order
some time this month. Mr. Wnittemore
months ago and has been considering the
scheme fUr u number OF s1asoBs
since tie police department vacated the
old building some two years ago II has
tccn put 90 no practical use. Inc United
Train of Artillery used tho court room
Gs drill hail while their own quarters
were undergoing alterations but aside
from this tic building has remained in
disusC.
THE EVENING SCHOOLS.
The regular evening schools Of the city
will fcgln work tais evening Rcgistr,.
tinn mas tcon going on at the evening
high ST h OF for several days last wesk.
nud The entering class bids fair to DO a
large one.
Notifications were sent out yesterday nv
Visiting lrlncipal Wbittomoro Co tie
evening school tolchers who arc en-.
gagged fdf the IrcSent season.
lncrc have boen number of removals
nnd large number have cxpress,d their
desire not tu c0ntinuc In tho sarylc.
hence thcro arO large number of now
names ou the list. Several took tho cx-
animation for service as teachers given bv
the school committee ana attained n very
high standard. 80 high, In fact, that as
Mr. Nuittcmore stated In his address 10
no tclcntrs nt special meeting called
recently it seemed no moro than right
ttat all the teac ers should be- subjected
In f. al lar