The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-04

Sec. 4. Application for admission to this
course shall be made In writing to the
superintendent of Schools on or before the
10th day of June of each school year.
Residents OF Pawtucket, who are graduates
OF the Pawtucket High school or who are
graduates of high school Of equal stand
ing, or who are equivalently qualified as
determined by an examination to be given
by the Superintendent of Schools shall be
eligible as applicants to this course.
Sec. 8. Upon acceptance by Superin-
tendent OF Public Schools and the prin-
cipal of the State Normal School candi-
dates shall be eligible to take the normal
course hereinbefore provided for.
Sec. 9. Upon a satisfactory completion
of this normal course, as evidenced by the
certificate OF the State Normal School, the
student shall be eligible for admission to
the Training School course hereinbefore
provided for.
Sec. z. The foregoing section shall not
be construed to disqualify for admission
to the Training School as at present con-
stituted. These juniors shall be eligible
for admission to the training course as
herein established In Sept. 1897, provided
they are found to be adequately qualified
therefore.
Sec. 8. The number OF students an,
nually admitted to the Training School
shall not exceed one-tenth of the number
of teachers employed in grades one to nine
inclusive at the close OF the preceding
year. Should the number of pupils at any
one time certified by the State Normal
School exceed the number of available
places in the Training School course ad-
mission thereto shall then be determined
by the Superintendent of Schools with the
concurrence of the Committee on Training
School. In this determination. the rank
and proficiency maintained by the student
in her normal course shall be predomi-
nant factor.
sec. 3. The duty of the critic teacher
under this system shall be as follows: To
supervise the work of the pupil teachers
under her charge, to advise, consult with
and airect them in the performance of
their duties; to criticise their teaching,
method and government, and to point out
the merits and demerits OF their work; to
prepare, or cause to be prepared, and to
keep for inspection program of the ex-
ercises OF each school day, specifying the
time devoted to each study and recitation.
In the first quarter of each term 1t shall be
the duty OF the critic teacher to devote az
much of her time to model teaching under
the observation OF the pupil teachers, as
the needs and requirements OF the pupil
teachers may demand and as is consistent
with the proper performance Of her other
duties. At the end of each term the
critic teacher shall furnish to the
Superintendent Of Schools, according
to form prescribed by him, a re-
port OF the work, progress and prospective
fitness or unfitness Of the pupil teachers
under her charge. Whenever it shall ap-
pear to the critic teacher that pupil
teacher is un-adapted to the workof teach
ing and that her retention is detrimental
to the best interests of the school, it shall
thereupon become her duty to report the
same to the Superintendent of Schools
whose duty it shall then be to personally
investigate and inspect the work of said
pupil teacher and II, after careful exami-
nation, his opinion shall accord with that
of the critic teacher, said pupil teacher
shall, with the approval of the Com
mittee on Training Schools he dismissed.
Provided, however, IL the Superintendent
shall be OF the opinion that the deficen-
cies of said pupil teacher may be due pc
culiarly to the departmental grade in
which she shall be placed, she shall be
given an opportunity in the other depart
mental grade OF the Training School sys-
tenn to prove her efficiency and test her
adaptability to the work of teaching. IL,
after fair trial therein no sufficient i'm
provement be manifest, the superintendent
shall recommend the final dismissal Of said
pupil teacher.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty OF the pupil
teachers under the supervision and abso-
direction Of the critic teacher to assume
full charge OF the room in which she shall
be placed, to KEEP the records thereof, to be
responsible for its discipline, management
and government, and in all respects, SO far
as her relation to the pupils OF said rooms
are concerned, to be as IL she were the reg
ularly appointed teacher of that grade.
Sec. IL. Upon the successful completion
of this course and upon the approval of the
Superintendent and Committee of Train
ing Schools each pupil teacher shall re-
ceive diploma thereon.
Sec. IL. Graduates of the Training
School OF equal qualifications with other
applicants shall be preferred In the selec-
tion of teachers of the public schools of the
city of Pawtucket whenever there shall be
vacancies therein.
Sec. 13. The combined salaries of the
critic teacher and the two pupil teachers
under her charge shall not exceed In the
aggregate the amount payable to two reg
ular teachers In the same grades.
Sec. IA. The management Of the Train
ing Schools, the method of instruction
and exercises therein, including all de-
tails connected Herewith, shall be under
the authority and direction OF the Super
intendent Of Schools, subject to the ap-
proval OF the Committee on Training
Schools.
Sec. Is. These rules and regulations
shall go into effect at the end Of the present
scholastic year.
Sec. 10. All rules and regulations incon-
sistcnt herewith are hereby repealed.
After the adoption OF the plan as VIII ole
Mr.. Littlefield said he desired to be placed
on record on the matter of the adoption
Of the plan. He had given the matter as
careful attention as possible since on the
board, and after careful examination was