The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-02

lars week until the regular appoint
ment is made
Mr. Phelan moved that the recon-
mendation as modified, be referred to
the committee on finance, but this
course was opposed by DR.. Duggan,
who thought that the matter should be
considered by the committee on teach
ers.
After further debate, in which the
motion to refer to the committee, on
finance was advocated by Mr.. Harris
and Mr.. Gallagher, the amendment Of
fered by DR.. Duggan that it be referred
to the committee on teachers was with
drawn and the original motion carried.
recommendations from the commit
tee on school houses and hygiene were
adopted, that the city council be re-
quested to erect on the Grafton street
school house lot an S-room building af-
ter the plans now owned by the city,
so changed that hall can be had on
the third floor, at an estimated expense
of 1872, 900.
That the school committee grant au-
thority to the committee on school
houses and hygiene to concur with the
committee on education of the city
council in approving the plan of new
school house at Qulnsigamond.
On the recommendation of the same
committee, 1t was voted that the school
board reliquish the four front rooms of
the old school department quarters and
that the same be sub-let, if possible.
The following appointments by the
committee on teachers were accepted:
Sarah M. Kneeland, Ledge street, grade
vi; Josephine G. Lynch, Grafton
street, grade I, assistant; Katherine 1.
Moreau, Canterbury street, grade vi;
NJ. Mabel Wilkins, Dartmouth street,
grade 1, assistant; Anna 7. Cahill, I'm
ion avenue, grade III; Mary e. Con-
nor, Woodland street, grade I, assist
ant.
The following teachers were elected
and their salaries fixed at $500 each:
Margaret ]. Carrigan, Providence
street, special school; Margaret E.
Conlon, Ward street, grades Ill; Eu-
genia G. Crowley, Cambridge street,
Pond, grades XIV; Alice NJ. Leonard,
Ash street. permanent assistant; Rose
Alba PARROT Sycamore street, per-
manent assistant; Elizabeth ]. Moran,
Oxford street, permanent assistant;
Mary b. Ryan, Canterbury street,
grade II; Mary 3. O'Neil, Salisbury
street, grade vi; Hannah 7. McDon-
nell, Thomas street, grade III; Grace I.
Chaplin, Dix streete, grade I.
The resignation of Bessie B. Wood
ward, Chamberlain district, to take ef-
feet November 26, was accepted
Leave of absence were granted tc
Clara A Harrington, Bloomingdale, II
l., from November 2S to January i
1899; Rupert H. Murray, Ledge street
TX, to September, 1899; Jennie e. Ma.
loney, Gage street, VI, to January l
1899.
Leaves of absence were granted te
evening school teachers, to John f
Conlon, unassigned, to October 1899; tt
Eta r. Larkin, Providence street, tc
october, 1892
On the recommendation of the com.
mittee on teachers, it was ordered
that the teachers named for ap-
| pointment in the day schools receive &
salary of $3.50 each.
Appointments were made to the even.
| ing schools: Harriet T.. Eames, higf
| school, assistant in stenography; Flora
| A. Barakian, Dix street, Armenian
class. Their salaries are fixed at one
dollar per evening.
The report of the truant officers fol
the month of October was read and &C
cepted. 1t was as follows:
| Number of cases reported, 1892; re.
turned to school, So; out with good ex
cuse 246; visits to buildings, 1888; mum.
Der found not attending any school, 20
arrested for truancy, 2; committed K
| truant school, 2.
Williams Choice Literature, Baldwin
Readers. by grades, were recommended
to be placed on the list of supplement
| tary reading.
The resignation of Mrs. Foster as {
member of the school committee from
ward was received. The clerk Of the
board was instructed to notify the city
clerk of the existing vacancy.
The meeting adjourned at 1880 p. m
| for one month.