The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-02
NOT YET.
South Enders
Must w ait
FOR A HIGH SCHOOL
The School Board Refuses
to Be Rushed.

lively discussion and very long session
last night. There was an attempt
made to force the consideration of the
question Of new high school for the
south end of the city, but the board
voted u to to lay the matter on the
table.
The question of finances for the main
tenance of the schools for the remain
der of the year also came up at differ
ent times for discussion, but no action
was taken.
Just before the board was ready to
adjourn, Rev. Henry Hague, one of the
comnitteemen from ward s. offered a
few suggestions relative to the regula-
tlon OF the salaries of those teachers
whose salaries are not now regulated
by the rules of the school board. He
thought there was field for reform
IN this direction, and especially on ac-
count OF the financial condition of the
department. He suggested finally that
the matter be referred to the commit
tee on rules for consideration, and that
the committee report at a later meet
ing scheme to correct the inequali-
Ties that now existed, and to prevent
their repetition in the future
Rev. Mr. Carver of ward l approved
OF the intentions of the committeeman
from ward 5, but remarked that he had
unsuccessfully endeavored to bring
ABOUT such a reform himself and that
other members had considered the mat
ter with but little success. He thought
II lmpracticable to regulate the sala-
ries of the special teachers and those
above the graded work, by a rule or
system.
MI. Hague allowed that fools some
times rushed in Where angels feared to
Tread, but he wasn't to be staggered
because somebody else had tried and
1alled The subject was still worthy
of consideration, and he hoped his mo-
ton would prevail The matter was
nnally put over for one month, Mr..
Hague agreeing to the postponement of
the matter.
The south end high school matter
came up for consideration on motion of
MT johnson of ward Z, that the pre-
ample and resolutions of the commit
tees ON high school accommodations
and school houses and hygiene sitting
Jointly, for the establishment Of new
high school in the southerly section
of the city be adopted.
| Dr. McGillicuddy moved an amend
ment, that the committees be instruct
ed to take such measures for the es-
adjustment of a new high school in the
easterly section of the city, as well as
4 in the southerly section.
Other amendments of a like nature
might have been offered as long as
4 the compass held out, but DR.. Duggan
4 brought the matter to a vote by moving
that the motion by Mr.. Johnson be laid
on the table. This motion not being
debatable, was put to the board after
4 a few words between Mr. johnson and
! o. IN In oF
1 latter's motion, and then the board
! voted to lay the motion on the table,
IL to 9, as follows:
Yes-Comins, Duggan, Eames, Cal
lagher Carver, Harris, Hague Mrs
Lincoln, McGillicuddy, Miss Morse,
Smith, White, -.
Nays-Brooks, Hayden, Heron, Hodge,
johnson, Phelan, Sullivan, Underwood,
/ Flynn, g..
Present and not voting, Wilson
Later in the evening a motion was
offered by Mr.. Harris of ward 2, that
the committees on school houses and
hygiene and high school accommoda-
| lions, sitting Jointly, consider and re-
! port upon the necessity OF additional
high school accommodations for the
city 1t was adopted without debate.
Bearing upon the question of
additional high school accommo-
dations, Mr.. Brooks of ward s
| submitted a report that the Pc
tition of George A. johnson and 81
others for a new high school building in
| Salem square be acted upon adversely,
and the petitioners given leave to with
draw. The report of the committee
was accepted.
| The report of the committee on rules,
that the first u sections of chapter 8,
pages 80 and 80, of the regulations con
corning the duties of the janitors, be
l.
/ fished in the appendix to the rules and
regulations a copy of the duties of
! janitors, as it shall be prepared by the
superintendent of public buildings, was
the cause of a brief debate on the con-
troll of school janitors. The committee
acting on the opinion of the city solicit
tor, framed the report as substituted,
but Mr.. Johnson took exceptions to the
general proposition involved, that the
school department had no jurisdiction
over the school janitors.
| This gave DR.. Hodge the opportunity
| to denounce the present methods of
sweeping and cleaning in the school
| buildings. He declared that in most of
1 the houses the rooms and halls were
swept dry and the desks busted with
out the use of any moisture. Most of
the rooms were unfit for occupancy by
the scholars after they had been treat
ed by the alleged cleaners.
| The report finally went over for a
month
| Without debate, the recommendation
of the committee on rules was adopted:
/ That chapter ~, section 1, page 10 of
the regulations be amended by adding
That all teachers in the evening
schools, except principals high school
/ teachers and special teachers, shall re-
ceiVe, when elected, the minimum sal
airy of one dollar per evening. After
three years of satisfactory service, the
salary shall be advanced twenty-five
cents per evening" and after two years
of further satisfactory service, an addi-
tional twenty-five cents per evening
shall be paid, the advance in all cases
/ first having the approval of the COM
mittee on teachers. The maximum
salary shall be one dollar and fifty
cents per evening.
The same committee recommended
change requiring school principals ito
report monthly to the superintendent
janitors." This recommendation was
adopted without debate.
There was one recommendation on the
superintendent report that provoked
diScussion-tlle recommendation for
modification of the report of the COM
mittee on teachers, submitted and
tabled at the previous meeting, that fif-
teen members of the substitute force be
permanently assigned for teaching in
different sections of the city, and that
their compensation be equal to the
average amount received under the old
! system.
superintendent CarrollSin last nights
report, suggested that the report be
amended, in that only ten substitutes
should constitute the permanent sub
stitute force, that the salaries of these
teachers be fixed at eight dollars per
week unless assigned to a regular va