The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-28
Considered at the School
Board Meeting.
TRUANT LAW AMENDMENT
Affects Giving Permits TO Sell
Papers and Black Boots.
NORMAL SCHOOL RESOLUTION.

The regular nonthly meeting OF the
school COMMITTEES was held In the usual
room In the Classical High school build
ing, at O'Clock last evening, President
barney In the chair. and . quorum pres
ent.
Mr.. Gardiner, from the committee on
atctu is. r.ported that II miscellaneous
bills, amounting to S37o4, had been ex-
amined and approved, and the bills were
allowed and ordered paid.
DIR. stark, from the committee on
drawing. repor tod that the committee
recommended the appointment OF Miss
Esther A. Smith as assistant supervisor
of drawing, In place OF teacher who has
resigned. 1ho nominee was unanimously
elocted.
President Barney reud Q report from
the executive committee In relation to
the management or the public schools In
the annexed Johnston, district, which
will all come under the direction OF the
school committee sitter June, cccompan-
led by the following resolution:
Resolved. That tho affairs and man.
agement Of schools and school property
within the portion OF the town OF John
ston to be annexed to the city or Provi-
denco on the 1st day Of June next, under
the provisions of an act entitled, An act
to divide the town OF Johnston and an
mex portion thereof to the city CT Provi-
dence,' passed at the January session of
the General Assembly, 1898, be and they
hereby are referred TO the executive conn.,
mittee with foil power to nct In behalf
of the school COMMITTEES In all questions
arising between the present time and the
end of the Iresent school year. The reso-
luton was adopted.
TO APPROVE AGREEMENT. ...' ss-s
Presidents Barney also read report In
relation to the new Normal school CO.
operating with the school committee In
the oonduct OF training and model
school, ana furnishing certain memo
randa, and presented the following resoiu.
tion:
Resolved, That the school committee
OF the city OF Providence approve of the
memoranda of proposed agreement be-
tween the state of Rhode Island and the
school committee to the city OF Provi-
dence. submitted May ca, lS08 by the
executive committee In relation to pro-
posed plan OF cooperation between the
state and the clty In carrying on training
and model schools In connection with
the Normal school; and that the exeou-
tive committee be ana they are hereby
authorized and directed. In behalf OF the
school committees OF the city OF Provi
denoe TO enter into contract with the
Stats Of Rhode Island substantially To
the effect OF tho memoranda OF agree.
ment.
The report was accepted and the resolu-
tion was adopted.
President Barney also presented the re.
port Of the truAnt officer, which stated
that the names Of oil children enrolled in
the public schools were obtained from the
teachers, and 90 Tar az practicable the
names OF all children attending private
and parochial schools were also obtained.
In this manner nearly 1000 names were
added to the census with corresponding
increase In the amount received from the
state. The report was received and or
dered printed.
At this point Mr.. Edwards wanted to
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