The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-28
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.


now II the school committee rad sny
legal right to make contract with the
state concerning the normal school, with
there was u brief discussion over the mat
ter.
Mr.. ii. q. White moved that the whole
IN matter be referred to the executive COM
mittee with instructions TO apply TO the
General Assembly for the necessary au-
thorfty to make the contract
THE TRUANT LAW.
The executive committee also presented
D report In reletiou TO the tTuant law
and recommending certain changes IN
the present. law and submitting draft
general statutes. The main change pro.
posed is shat all children she'll attend
school for at least one term each year, In
stead OF for 50 days, az the present law
provides. ibis would make only about
l5 days additional.
ton which was as follows: That the
school committee of the city of Provi-
dence approves of the amendments TO the
present truant law rocomm ended ty the
executive committee, and that said exec
uttve committee te and they are hereby
requested and direossd to apply to the
General A ssembly at its coming May ses-
sion for the passage Of said amendments
to said truant law.
The report was adopted, but when the
question came upon the passage OF the
resolution Mr.. Edw ards objected. and he
character. He had not had tims to oon-
slider the act, and be moved that the con.
sideration Of the matter be laid over un-
til the next meeting.
SIR. II. U. White hoped that the motion
would not prevail, and he WAS supported
by Mr.. Josliu.
The motion to postpone consideration
Was lost by rising vote 10 to 9. and the
resolution was then adopted.
HIGH SCHOOL REPORT.
Mr.. Jcelin, from the committee on high
school, read the report Of Supt. Tarbe II,
which showed that In the opening next
September the new High school on Hope
street will Afford an opportunity. II the
plan meets with appoval, of Offering to
the pupils of the eighth and ninth gram
mar grades who are planning to take COL
leRtate courses o more satisfactory prep
arAtion for these courses than the High
be done be giving two recitations per day
In Latin during the first year OF the
oourse. making in effect i've years Latin
course. The Superintendent says he has
prepared aud submits IAN outline Of the
past two years of q proposed six years
High school course. You Will notice that
IL provides for two years In French and
one year In Latin before the usual four
years course commences. A weekly lesson
In algebra IL included, which, while not
intended to carry the student far into the
difficulties Of the subject. will serve to
give him In the way by which they may
be most readily assimilated, the funda-
mental concepts Of ths subject The same
general remark may be made about
geometry and physics
The committee on high schools adopted
the plan, and the report was received.
DIR. Walker presented q report from
the committee on hygiene relative to
medical inspsction In the public schools.
The committee did not deem tt expedient
to establish such q system at tha present
time. but recommended that observations
OF pupils be made In thrse schools and
the recommendation was adopted.
The committee thon adjc urned.