The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
NO INCREASE
OF SALARY.
The Sherman Matter
Finally Settled.
AN EXHAUSTIVE REPORT
Made by High School Committee
Against an Increase.
SUSTAINED BY VOTE OF IL TO II

The regular meeting of the school COM
mittee was held last night n the com
mittee room Of the Classical High School
building at s O'Clock with President
Barney in the chair.
Superintendent Tarbell. In his report,
treated of the two kinds of subjects
taught, called sometimes the legitimate
and the illegitimate Among the latter
were placed drawing, music, sewing. cook
ing. nature study and calisthenics.
They are called fads lie explained their
Importance and objects and the proper
tionate length of time taken mp by them
in the schools OF the city. and the length
OF time they had been taught in our
schools
drawing and penmanship proposed an
amendment of the bylaws to provide for
the division of labor Of the committees
and To have n separate committee on
penmanship. The committee on bylaws
submitted the proposed amendment
Henry a. Barker, while approving the
intent OF the resolution and at the risk Of
being called an ohstructionist objected to
tho character Of the legislation lie
thought 1t should come before the full
committee on bylaws and by them re-
ferred back TO the full committee. Reso.
luton adopted 26 tc 3.
The executive committee reported
through President Barney, chairman,
that there was necessity to authorize the
city treasurer TO draw from each teacher $
salary the amount agreed upon 10 be ap-
piled To- the Teachers Retirement Fund
The report of the High School COM
mittee related to the adoption OF phys
iology and the salary OF Sidney A. Sher-
man. The resolution on physiology was
adopted. The report on the salary of Sid
ney A. Sherman in view of certain opin-
ions existing in the minds of some people
was exhaustive in its treatment of the
matter.
In CONSEQUENCES or certain statements
and criticisms which have been made on
the floor of the committee and elsewhere
through the public press. the report say
the committee deem IL proper tnat full
statement of the case should be made in
| this report.
In the winter of 1856 Mr Sherman
wrote certain articls for the public press
criticising tho action of the city council.
| In March, 1885, former mem ber of the
committee. then also "a member OF the
city council. called the attention of the
High School committee to those articles,
and stated that che same were likely tc
do harm TO the cause OF tne public
schools in that members of the city coun.
ell were holding the school committee
responsible as sustaining Mr.. sherman,
ana suggested that the committee should
set itself right" by passing resolution
| condemning the action OF Mr.. Sherman.
This the committee declined TO do. but,
after full consideration of the subject,
| decided that 1t would be wise to have the
Superintendent confer with Mr.. Sherman
in friendly way and advise him to re-
frain from public criticism of mem bers OF
the city council while no was In the ON
ploy OF the city. The superintendent
conferred with Mr.. Sherman. and Mr..
sherman promised him to be more
guarded in thu framing of any further
public utterances.
The committee has never taken any
further action I'm regard to Mr.. Sher-
man $ articles in the press or other public
statements, and no subsequent action OF
the committees has in any way been
affected 10y such considerations.