The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-10

, probably be mental qualifications which II
would not be well to give out for news
| paper talk.
| Mrs. Jolly said she had been surprised
to find that one of the parents OF one OF
| the young ladies had received information
| regarding the action of the sub-commit-
| tee. The explanation Mrs. jolly received
| from the principal of the Training School
| regarding the fact that young lady did
| not receive diploma was that ''She would
| have to first rub down that Scotch hard
ness" and Mrs. Jolly was indignant that
young lady should be thus assailed.
Mr.. Cronin was in favor of open session
| for the reason that suspicion was always
caused by secret sessions, and the matter
had already caused considerable comment.
| Mr.. Slattery said he should not consider
himself bound to keep the proceedings OF
| the executive session, IL one was held, from
the public.
The roll call was then taken and the vote
on the question was as follows: In favor,
Miss Kenyon, Messrs. Blodgett, Emerson,
Barker and Coop. Against, Mrs. Jolly,
Messrs. Pierce, Slattery and Cronin.
Another interesting state OF affairs de-
| veloped when Mr.. Emerson In accordance
| with his resolution offered at the last
meeting of the committee, offered his
amendment to chapter 8, section of the
rules, which would make the section read,
"No substitute shall be engaged for more
than one week in any school without the
approval Of the Committee on Qualifica-
tions."
Mr.. Cronin asked the cause of the
change, and was informed that there was
nothing in the rules to prevent the schools
being filled with substitute teachers, and
he had been informed that one substitute
had been engaged for more than six
months.
Mr.. Slattery was of the opinion that the
engagement of two teachers was small
cause for the power of engagement being
taken away from the Superintendent.
Superintendent Fisher than gave his
views on the question and said his action
on the matter had been authorized by the
Committee on Training Schools. 1t made
no difference to him whether the pow,r
was taken from him or not.
After Mr.. Emerson had again expressed
himself, Mr.. Cronin took the floor and
said, ''that he thought the report was
aimed at Mr.. Fisher and not at the Office
of the Superintendent of Schools" He
moved that the resolution be so amended
a
month the Superintendent shall report to
the committee on qualifications which
committee shall determine whether or no
the teacher should be continued"
Mr.. Cronin's amendment was carried.
the negative votes being cast by Messrs.
| Blodgett, Emerson and Pierce. Mr.. Cronin
further said he thought the motion in
| troduced bv Mr.. Emerson was directed at
| Mr.. Fisher through personal enmity.
A lengthy discussion followed regarding
whether the committee had voted t.
change the word week to month.
Mr.. Emerson opposed the motion of Mr..
Slattery in introducing an amendment,
which was carried over his opposition.
Mr.. Cronin, in pursuance of the notice
given by him at the last meeting, submit
ted the following plan for the reorganiza-
tion of the Training School. The lines
taken by Mr.. Cronin are substantially a.
follows:
the Reorganization Plan
The normal training course of the public
schools of the city of Pawtucket shall ex-
tend through two years. The first or the
junior year shall consist of the special OF
one-year normal course provided by the
Rhode Island Normal School for teachers
the second or senior year shall consist of a
one years course in practice and observa-
tion in practice schools hereinafter pro-
vided for.
The Superintendent of Schools, with the
concurrence of the committee on training
schools, shall designate one or more of the
public schools of the city of Pawtucket as
training schools, in each of which two
haI hn oil cot ~ for froi N
ing purposes Each training school shall
be under the supervision of critic
teacher, and each room of each training
school shall be under the immediate
charge of a pupil teacher subject to the
direction of the supervising cri tic teacher.
The training school course shall provide
for both primary and grammar training.
Primary training to be given in grades one
to five inclusive, and grammar training in
grades six to nine inclusive.
Each pupil shall be trained in two grades
of the department in which she shall enter,
one term of five months to be devoted to
each.
Residents of Pawtucket, who are gradu-
ates of Pawtucket High School, or who
are graduates of a high school of equal
standing, or who are equivalently qualified
as determined upon an examination to be
given by the Superintendent Of Schools,
shall be eligible as applicants to this
course.
The number of students annually ad-
mitted to the Training School, shall not
exceed one-t tenth of the number of teach
ers employed in grades one to nine in
elusive at the close of the preceding year.
The duties of the critic teachers under
this system shall be as follows: To su-
pervise the work of the pupil teachers
under her charge; to advise, consult and
direct them In the performances of their
duties; to criticise their teaching, meth
DDS and government, and to prepare or
cause to be prepared and to keep for in
spection q program OF the exercises OF
each school day, specifying the length
and time devoted to each study and reel
tation, and to point out the merits and
demerits of their work.
In the first quarter of each term 1t shall
be the duty of the critic teacher to devote
as much Of her time to model teaching
under the observation of the pupil teach