The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-26
Conference Committee Reported the Situa-
ton as Greatly Changed.
TEACHERS ARE TO Be RE.eMpLOYED.
Superintendent Presented Monthly Repot---Ar-
rangemeni With Tho School Of Design TO Be Con-
iinued---G Grammar and Primary Teachers.

The regular meeting of the school
| committee was held last evening in the
| Classical high school building, Presi-
dent Barney i'm the chair, and a quo
rum present.
After the records had been approved
Superintendent of Schools Tarbell pre-
sented his monthly report, which show
ed that the enrolment of pupils in
the public schools up to November IL,
1895, was as follows: High school 2106;
grammar schools. .55O6; primary schools,
l5.Sl2; special schools, 294; kindergarten
schools, 979; total, 24,697. Increase over
the corresponding quarter Of last year:
High schools, 4S2; grammar schools, ,3l2;
primary schools, 1888; special schools,
81; kindergarten schools, l76: total, 1885.
President Barney, for the executive
committee, presented a report. which
stated that the committee at the Sep
tcmber meeting. among oJher resolu-
tions, recommended that the present
arrangement with the Rhode Island
School OF Design be discontinued, and
arrangements made for such tuition
only as will be covered by the state
appropriation for the purpose" Strict
ly speaking there is no state appropria-
tion for the purpose mentioned, but
for something over 20 years n portion
of the state appropriation for evening
schools has been applied 10 the pay
ment for evening instruction at the
Rhode Island School OF Design of pupils
nominated by the superintendent Of
public schools.
fhe executive committee then Offer
ed the following resolution. which was
adopted: That the committee on even
ing schools be and they hereby are au-
thorlzed TO arrange with the Rhode
Island School of Design for evening in
struction i'm advanced drawing TO such
pupils as shall be nominated by the
superintendent of public schools on the
terms and 10 an aggregate amount not
In excess OF what has heretofore been
paid by the city TO said school for sim
liar work, the expense OF such instruc-
non to be paid out of that portion OF
the state appropriation for evening
schools payable TO the city of Provi-
dence.
Mr. Metcalf, for the committee on
grammar and primary schools. made
the following recommendations of
teachers: Ruth f. Wright assigned to
Peace street: Stella Il. Healey, assign
ed TO Berlin street; Mary NJ. McKenna.
assigned TO Covell street; Sadie T.. Bar
rett. assigned to Manton avenue Mabel
l.. Fenner, assigned TO Putnam street;
Maude T.. Coleman, assigned to Bea-
con avenue kindergarten; A. Elizabeth
Burr. assigned to Potter avenue kim
dergarten; Pauline Tappan, assigned to
Putnam street Kindergarten; Ethel l..
Brown, assigned TO Mt Pleasant ave-
nue. kindergarten. Elsie A, Hodgson.
assigned TO Academy avenue; Gertrude
l.. Jacobs, assigned TO Manton avenue
The nominees were elected.
In addition To those the teachers in
the former Johnston schools To the
number OF 30 We're assigned To the
following schools Roosevelt street
Kelly street, Daniel avenue, Ralph
street Chattel street.
Mr.. Josin. from the committee on
high schools, made the following re-
concentrations OF teachers for the
high schools Frank A. Tibbetts, to be
third assistant; Chester +. Williams,
to be fourth assistant. The nominees
were elected.
Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on
penmapship, made a report i'm which he
commended the present system of PEN
manship employed In the public schools.