The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

Took No Action Upon Amendment to the
City harter.
The meeting of the School Committee
met last evening In regular session at their
rooms in the High School building, Mr..
Newell alone being absent. Clerk Dexter
read the records Of the previous meeting
which were approved as read. The pay
roll for the month ending March rs was
approved, and on motion the chairman
and clerk were authorized to approve the
next pay roll that will be due just previous
to the Easter vacation, as there will be
no meeting of the committee at that time.
Superintendent Draper then called the
attention of the committee to a patent
book cover, which is being introduced by
a Mr.. Holden, and stated that at present
the method In use was to cover the books
with heavy MANILA paper. The strength
of the book covers as compared with the
MANILA paper, was much greater as the
former are made of q specially prepared
felt. Some little discussion followed on
the subject and 1t seemed to be the opinion
of the committee that the covers In use at
the present time were good enough.
Mr.. Draper then brought forward new
educational chart entitled, 1.-THE Child
Life" which takes up In . general way all
the subjects that are taught In the sub
primary grade. 1t was very artistic and
attractive affair and contained one page
for each week in the school year. The
committee decided that they must forego
the pleasure of purchasing any of them Tor
the present.
The course of study in use in the schools
was then spoken of by MIR. Draper. He
stated that there were rumors current to
the effect that some of the old studies had
been thrown out under the present sched-
ule. He stated that this was not so, but
that much better progress was made now
a a.days because the st ldies were beg un ear
lier and were taught better now than
formerly. He then Iead over the studies as
they are taken up by the several grades, a
summary of which follows:
The pupils are taught the alphabet and
are taught to recognize letters In their
written and printed forms, and recognize
the letters in words which they meet in
their reading.
In Central Falls the pupils enter school
at the age of five and are then called sub
primary. At the age of six they enter the
first grade.
In the sub-primary grade the pupils read
from the ckboard, chart and primer.
They are also taught psnmanship, number
of simple arithmetic, language or simple
grammar, and spelling Of words from the
reading.
In Grade they read from the first
reader and continued the study OF penman-
ship, arithmetic, grammar and spelling.
In Grade 2 they read from the second
reader and continue the study Of penman-
ship, language and spelling, and begin the
study of arithmetic from text book.
In Grade 3, they read from the third
reader, continue the study of penmanship,
arithmetic and spelling and begin the
study of grammar from the text book.
In grade four they continue the study
of penmauship, reading, arithmetic, Ian
guage and spelling, and begin the duties
of geography from the text book.
In grade five the duties are the same as
in grade four but more advanced.
In grade six the studies are the same
with the addition OF oral lessons in his
tory.
In grade seven the same studies are fol-
lowed with the exception that the histori-
cal studies are from a text book. The
study of geography Is finished in this
grade.
In grade eight, which is the highest
grade in the grammar schools, reading,
writing and spelling are continued, the
arithmetic and the history are completed,
and physiology and civil government are
each studied one half year.
The usual monthly bills were presented
as approved by the Committee on Accounts
and were allowed as approved.
An adjournment was then taken.