Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-02

that will interfere with our present ar
rangements for truancy."
| The committee on teachers recon-
I mended the election of the following
| teachers at the salaries named: Owen
| H. Conlin, principal of Lamartine street
school, $500; Charles E. Burbank, class
ical high school, $500; Oliver R. Cook,
/ classical high school, $1200 Harry w.
! Dunn, classical high school, $1,000 Alice
| G. Beede, English high school, $780, Geo.
| F. Cole, English high school, $llOO;
| Stephen S. Colvin, English high school,
$1,000; Eva M. Tappan, English high
school, $1,000; Elmer H. Willmarth, man
ual training, $500. The elections We're
made by ballot as recommended.
| The same committee recommended
that the following teachers be elected
and their salaries fixed at $3.50 year;
| Grace E. Baker, Dartmouth street,
! permanent substitute; Margaret }. car
! rigan, Providence street, special school;
Margaret E. Conlon, Ward street, per-
nanent substitute. Winnifred G. Crane,
Abbott street, permanent substitute; Eu-
! genia G. Crowley, Cambridge street,
grade Q; Sarah R. Everett, Woodland
| street, assistant in grades and o.;
Alice NJ. Leonard, Ash street, permanent
substitute; Elizabeth J. Moran, Oxford
! street. permanent substitute; Rosealba
! PARROT, Sycamore street, permanent
Substitute; Mary B. Ryan, Canterbury
street, assistant, grade /; Mary e.
| O'Neil Upsala street, permanent sub
| stitute.
| The committee on music and kinder
garten reported, recommending that a
training class for Undergraduates be es-
tablished next September" On motion
of Mr. White, who made the report, ac-
ton on the recommendation was post
poned until the April meeting, to give
| gate the matter.
| DR.. Finn, for the committee on even
ing schools, reported that these schools
would close for the year, on Friday eve
ming, March IS, and that an exhibition
of the work of all the schools below the
high school would be given in the hall
Of the English high school, on Thursday
evening, March II, the program consist
ing of an exhibition of the work from
z to 8, and an entertainment at o'clock.
The closing exercises of the evening
| high school will be held at the hall of
the English high school on Friday eve
ming, March Is. DR.. Finn extended an
| invitation to all the members of the
{ committee to attend the exercises. The
I invitation was accepted.
The committee on finance recommend
ed that $3.50 be appropriated for the
| school exhibit as presented at the meet
| ing of Feb. L. The recommendation
| was adopted and the president of the
| board was authorized to appoint a spe-
! cial committee of seven to make the
necessary arrangements for the exhi-
| bition. He will make the appointments
! before the next regular meeting of the
| committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Brooks. it was
| voted to request the city council to
! build the S-room and 4-room buildings
during the coming year from plans now
| owned by the city, and 3-story buildings
| from the same general plans. This vote
was passed in order to save time. that
would be spent in securing new plans
for school houses.
In reply to questions, Mr.. Brooks
stated that the plans now owned by
the city had been prepared by Architect
Bell for the 4-room buildings, and by
Architect Patston for the S-room build
lngs. They were models of their kind,
and the erection of the proposed new
buildings should be hurried as much
as possible.
On motion of Mr.. Hague, the teachers
of cooking, physical training and man
ual training were instructed to prepare
a statement of the work done in their
department, giving a schedule of the
studies, the hours Of work and the at
tendance and such other information as
Will enlighten the members Of the COM
mittee on these matters.
Mr.. Phelan called the attention of the
committee to the deplorable condition of
the shrewsbury street school house, and
then moved that the question of provid-
ing better accommodations for the
pupils who attend this school. be re-
!, ferred to special committee consist
ing OF the committee on school houses
and hygiene and the visiting committees
on the Shrewsbury street and Gage
street buildings, this committee to re-
port at the next regular meeting The
motion was adopted
4 On motion Of DR.. McGillicuddy, the
committee on school houses and
hygiene was empowered to act for the
entire committee in the selection of a
site for the new school house in the Bel
mont street district, acting in conjunc-
ton with the committee on education
of the city council. In explanation of
4 this motion, DR.. McGillicuddy stated
that the committee on education of the
city council was anxious to have this
question settled, and was to make a
tour of inspection of sites this after
noon and would meet Friday night to
adopt report to be submitted to the
city council next Monday evening. If
1t could be certain that the school com
mittee would agree to the site selected,
II felt sure that the construction of the
school house would be pushed rapidly.
Ii the committee had to wait a month.
the erection of the building would he
delayed that length of time The mo-
| ton was passed without any discus
sion.
In response to a request from the
! civic Club, the Use of the English high
school hall was granted for lecture to
j De given by Henry l.. Clapp of Boston.
on School gardens"
| Inst hafnra ,,ooa+;,,a- =
Mr.. Carver said the Public School Art
| League had requested him to ask the
| school committee to change the rule
which provides for the membership in
the league, so'that it shall read that the
! Woman's Club shall be represented by
a delegate instead of by the pres!
dent He stated that this move was
Inade because the league wanted a
member from the Womans Club who
was enthusiastic in it's work. The rule
was changed as he requested.
superintendent Carroll in his month
! " report, gave the following informa-
ton; Mary A. Flynn of grade of the
/ ward street school requested an extern
SION OF her leave of absence to Septem-
Der, 1888, and Mary E. Whipple Of the
English high school to the same date.
Both requests were granted.
me resignation of Hattie e. Henry of
| grade 4, of the EdgeWorth street school
to take effect April 4, was accepted.
The report stated that in compliance
with the vote passed at the February
meeting requesting the superintendent
| to correspond with the Consolidated
| street Railway Company in reference ia
reducing car. fares for the children in
the public schools, conference was had
| with the officials of the street railway
company, and "the company consents t.
issue. for the use of pupils attending the
| high schools, SO tickets for 81, to be used
! during the hours Immediately preceding
/ and following 70 q, y,