The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
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Mr.. Cronin az secretary OF the commit
on qualifications read report which was
| in substance as follows;
That Miss Annie Farrell be appointed a
regular teacher In the third and fourth
grades In the Lincoln avenue school.
| That action regarding vacancy in the
| High School, owing to the resignation OF
| Miss Amy s. Rhodes, be referred until
Feb. 10, and that Miss Eugenie Hunt be
assigned to Cherry street school instead OF
| Miss Ellen Holmes, who Is to remain at
Middle street. The report was, on motion,
received and the recommendations con-
| frmed.
| Mr. Emerson presented a petition signed
| by sixty-three people, the majority OF them
well known and prominent. The origin
| of the petition was said to be the report of
| the Superintendent of Schools, made at
the last meeting. The petition expresses
| the hope that the training school be main
| tained, and ''disapproves Of the policy by
which many changes have taken place In
| the last few years." The reading OF the
petition was the cause Of another argu-
ment.
The motion offered to take the report of
the Superintendent OF Schools from the
table was lost by vote OF to 8.
Mr.. Cronin gave notice that at the next
meeting of the committee he would intro
duce resolution for the complete reor-
| ganization of the Training School.
The most interesting portion OF the
evenings session was caused by Mrs.
Jolly, chairman of the Committee on
| Training Schools, calling upon Mr.. Emer-
son for the report of that committee. Mr..
Emerson of the same committee said there
was no report to make. A meeting had
been held, but aside from the records of
the meeting there was no report to be
made.
| Mrs. Jolly asked Mr.. Emerson for the
| report of the meeting and having received
1t commenced to read 1t, when she was in
| terrupted by Mr.. Emerson to raise the point
| of order that it was not the report OF the
| committee, and was sustained by the
| Chairman, who ruled that one member OF
a committee had no right to make report
without the consent of the other members.
Mrs. Jolly, however, was not willing to
| give up the floor without making her
| position in the matter clear and made the
| following verbal statement, asking the
| Committee for information: "Eleven
candidates of the Training School were
| presented for certificates with the sanction
of the Principal, all of whom were sup
posed to be qualified to teach in the
various grades. Four Of the above num-
Der, specially recommended, were voted
upon and received their certificates, the
other four did not, although in my
opinion they were the peers OF the
others and better qualified. Three OF these
pupils win continue the course, but one OF
them told me she wished to apply for a
certificate, but was informed that as there
were no vacancies and she had better re-
main in school longer and improve her
mind. calIedopOM the principal of the
training school and asked to see certain
papers, which the principal informed me
were the property of the committee on
training school, and would be produced at
their meeting, but refused to allow me to
see them. To my inquiry the next day
she replied that they were her own
private property. / desired to see
the reports of the critic teachers
81 was reluctantly allowed to see one
paper and afterward three Others. Incl
dentally the principal of the Training
School remarked that the superintendent
had no right to inspect the papers. l
claim that these girls have not been fairly
judged, and / move that that the eleven
ladies of the class be certificated."
Mr.. Emerson objected, on the grounds
that the pupils had not been recommended
by the Committee on Training School.
Mr.. Cronin inquired If the granting of
certificates rested entirely with the sub
committee, and was informed by the
chairman that the subcommittee had
power, with the principal of the Training
School, to issue teachers certificates. Mr..
Cronin remarked that there were virtually
| IolI IN
moved that the eleven be granted certifi-
Gates. After Mr.. Emerson had again OBJ
iected, Mr.. Cronin remarked that it was a
case where three members of the commit
tee could do more than nine.
Mr.. Slattery called attention to an error
in the record of the meeting of the Train
ing School Committee meeting, and moved
that the record not be placed on file. This
was objected to by Mr.. Coop on the
grounds that there was no way to prevent
any paper from being placed on file in the
room.
4 Mr.. Slattery moved that the Committee
on Training Schools be instructed to bring
in report at the next meeting of the work
of the committee from the time Of their
organization to that date. Replying to the
point of order raised by Mr.. Coop, Mr..
Slattery said that the rules under which
the committee worked were the greatest
mass of inconsistencies that he had ever
known, and being interrupted by Mr..
Emerson, inquired of that gentleman from
what source he had derived the informa-
tion on which the certificates had been
granted. Mr.. Emerson said he had not
examined each paper, but had taken the
report of the Principal of the Training
School. At this point he was reminded by
Mr.. Slattery that he had not done his
whole duty and the Chairmen reminded
the gentlemen that the proceedings were
all out of order. Mr.. Slattery protested
against an incorrect report being filed.
The question was discussed at length
and during the time Mr.. Coop said that
the names he had taken as being names
for certificates were not the same as those
In the report of Mr.. Emerson. Mr.. Slat-
terry again moved that the Committee on
Training School bring in q report at the
next meeting, which was seconded by