The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-12
Considerable Business Was
Transacted at the Regular
Meeting Last Night.
Gilman G. Fisher Unanimously
REFLECTED Superintendent
of Schools.
THE NEW HIOH STREET BUILDING.
Plans For the New Structure Presented and
n Adopted Other Matters Of an Important
Nature Acted Upon.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
School Committee was held last evening
and as predicted in yesterdays TRIBUNE
reelected Superintendent Fisher and Miss
Davis as clerk. Tho unanimous vote ac-
corded Mr.. Fisher Is a deserved compli-
ment to that official and demonstrates
decisively that the new blood infused
into the committee are not there for the
purpose Of wrecking the public school
system, but to elevate it from the rut of
ancient ideas into which 1t had drifted in
the past. Chairman Blodgett presided,
and all the members were present except
Mr.. Emerson.
Bills for the current expenses of the
month were allowed and ordered paid as
follows: Supplies, s52.4O; ianitors' wages,
S8.33; repairs and care, s264.59; fuel and
gas, S2526 incidentals, $3.50; reference
books and apparatus, S13; furniture and
furnishings, s25.08; advertising and print
ing, s2.75; text books and stationery,
S1S0.62; total, sS59.35.
A bill Of SIS for stamps for mailing $50
copies of the annual reports, at six cents
each, was referred to the committee on
books and supplies.
"A COfuIuuulCdtlOu lIOm
Bebby, asking permission to make group
pictures of the school children between
now and the close Of the term, was pre-
sented, but no action was taken.
The matter of the election of superin-
tendent then came up, when Mr.. Coop
nominated Gilman c. Fisher, the present
incumbent. This motion was seconded by
Mr.. Cronin, and Mr.. Fisher was unani-
mously reelected. His salary was fixed
the same as last year-S27.5O.
Mr.. Slattery nominated for superintend
ent's clerk Miss Florence Z. Davis. This
motion was also seconded by Mr.. Cronin,
and Miss Davis was unanimously re-
elected. Her salary was also fixed the
same as last year-s12 per week.
Mr.. Pierce from the committee on prop
erty, made a report as to the number of
ink wells needed in the rooms of the first
grade, and also that % new desks for this
grade are needed in the Grove street
school, to take the place in part OF the
kindergarten furniture now in use in that
room. Some discussion followed, but no
action was taken on the report.
Also from the same committee presented
plans for the new schoolhouse on High
street, prepared by Albert c. Humes and
recommended their adoption. The plan
contemplates four-room brick school
house, with two rooms on each of two
floors, and on the third floor a hall, which
may be used for general school purposes,
or for the evening school, or, If necessary,
may be easily converted into two rooms.
1t is also planned that an extension may
be made at any time, which will double
the capacity of the building, and that
without disturbing the architectural
beauty of the building. The plans were
examined by the committee at some
length, and were accepted, and the COM
mittee was authorized to prepare estimates
of the cost Of building in accordance
Herewith.
Mr.. CroDin, from the committee on
qualifications, recommended the appoint
ment of w. &. Bliss of East Providence
as substitute teacher of the High School
during the absence Of the principal, Will
liam w. Curtis, and the appointment OF
Mary j. O'Neill as assistant at the South
Woodlawn school. These recommends
tions were adopted.
The committee on the High School was
authorized to procure diplomas for the
graduates Of the school.
Mr.. Slatterly, from the committee on the
High School, recommended that the ad-
dress of His Honor Judge Pardon L. Til
linghast at the dedication of the High
School be printed by itself and also as an
appendix to the annual report. This mat
ter was referred to the committee on the
High School.
Mr.. Coop, from the committee on the
Training School, recommended that the
following pupil teachers be given the .di-
ploma of that school, and the recommenda-
tion was adopted: Susie +. Almy, Adaline
III. Bliss, Bessie B. Boles, Margaret A.
Clark, Elizabeth M. Fletcher, Matte b.
Jackson, A. Maude McGrath, Hattie ID.
Munroe, Mary j. O'Neill, Mary l.. Pea
cock, Bertha A. Rogers, Katherine +. Nc
CHM.
Mr.. Coop, from the committee on books,
asked an appropriation of $50 for sundry
supplies for the Superintendent's Office.
This request was granted.
Mr.. Coop moved that the vote be recind-
ed, by which William w. Curtis, Principal
| OF the High School, was granted leave OF
absence during the present time, with loss
| OF his salary during the time.
Mr.. Coop said that to him IL seemed due
to Mr.. Curtis and TO his position that he
should be allowed pay during this absence.
He has worked well and faithfully, and his
service should be thus rewarded.
| Mr.. Cronin was opposed TO this. II
would be bad precedent to establish. IL
this teacher Is allowed pay for leave of
absence, there would be no justice I'm re-
l fueiuO the aame priviIoOe IN auv tsocher