The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-12
Teachers and Pupils Be-
gin Their LabOrS.
SOME CHANGES ARE MADE
The New East SIDE English and
Classical High School.
cHILDREN's WORK GER rIFIcATEs

The public schools opened today, and
the pupils and teachers who have been
rusticating at seashere and mountain
have once again resumed the routine
work of the school room. While there
have been some changes caused by res
ignations. these are not many. but sew
eral changes have been brought about
in the location OF teachers by the an
nexation of a portion of the town OF
Johnston.
The designations OF T. Fenner Irons.
the principal OF the School street school
in the annexed district, and Miss Susan
A. Sweet of tho same school has caused
the transference of Miss Thomas, the
critic teacher. TO the School street
school and a training school VIII be
established there. Mrs. Gushing OF the
Johnston high school has been trans
ferred to the Hone street high school.
and Miss Devereaux OF the johnston
high school has been transferred to the
English high school. Miss Bonneville
of Academy avenue has resigned. to be-
come q teacher In the model school con-
nected with the Rhode Island state
normal school.
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
The greatest interest today naturally
centres in the opening of the Hope
street English and classical high school,
which opens for the first time. and this
will do away with the high school colo
nies In the grammar schools, for there
will be plenty OF room for high school
pupils i'm high school buildings for some
time to come. While this is the only
perfectly new school building TO be
opened great improvements have been
made in some of the buildings by Su-
perintendent of Public Buildings Mans
field. and extensive repairs have been
made wherever they were needed. while
electric lights have been put into the
Point street, Candace street, Doyle ave.
nue. and English high schools for the
use Of new classes in the evening
schools. There is also talk OF wiring
the Johnston high school for an even
ing school.
1t is not possible yet to give any esti-
mate. for few days. OF the number of
pupils that will be enrolled this year,
but In all probability " Will be some
thing in excess of 10000. The enroll
ment last fall at this time was about
19. 600 and there Is no reason TO doubt
that the usual increase will take place
this year. The increase last year over
the previous year was In the neighpor-
hood of 1000. A meeting Of all the
teachers in the city will take place at
the classical high school at 10 o'clock
next Saturday and some plans for the
wear will then be discussed
WORK CERTIFICATES.
1t will be very interesting TO parents
OF children who are compelled TO work
during a portion OF the school year to
learn that the United States commits
sioner of internal revenue has decided
that certificates issued by the truant
officer permitting children to go to work
are not liable to taxation under the new
war revenue stamp law. This news
comes at thesright time. and will GER
tainly save a good many dimes to the
poorer classes who have children that
are obliged to work part of the time.
Quite a large number OF the private
schools also open today while others
will not open until Monday next
Among the new private institutions Is
the Rhode Island law school. for even
ing sessions, and the faculty includes
| Judge Bosworth Messrs. German, Bur-
bank, N. w. Littlefeld. Bassett, VIII
| cox Stearns. Steere. 1t opens October
/ 3. The dean is William Grant Webster
, The Rhode Island school OF design
| opens on the same date.