The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-06
SCHOOL ESTIMATES.
Committee Figures
That $4,000 is
Needed.
LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR
Says Gen
erous Expenditure Must
Be Made.
LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR

members Of the school comrittee of
lo'' met for the last time as a COM
iiilttee last night. At the close of the
meeting DR.. John T. Duggan intro
ouced an order which was unanimous
~ adopted, that the thanks of the COM
Lnie'ee he rendered Chairman George F.
orooks Tor his courtesy and uniformly
impartial ruling during the wear mast.
MI Brooks replied gracefully. remark
ing the fact that the same universal
courtesy had been evident in the at
utude Of members of the committee
ana the superintendent throughout the
year, and that the uamost good feeling
mas existed at all times.
Inc principal business of last niph+'s
meeting was the presentation and ac-
ceplance OF the report of the commit
zee on ilnance and printing, submitting
estimates of expense of the department
Tor the ensuing year. The estimate Of
the committee is that $50 900 will he
required. The estimates for different
departments follow:
Instruction: Salaries of teachers
S5H,OO0; other salaries, $4,000: text
DOCKS and stationery 1872, 00O appara-
Jus and other means of illustration.
SoUVo' printing, advertising and INSECT
laneous, $500.
Care Of school houses: Fuel. $50 900;
janitors, $4,000; 1anitors' supnIies
$500; cleaning, $500; rent $500; gas
electric light, power and miscellaneous,
$4,000. 40
ordinary repairs; School houses, SIS, =
700; stoves, furnaces and steam, $4,000;
furniture, $4,000; new furniture and
permanent repairs, $4,000; truant
school, $1,000; manual training, $4,000.
Evening schools: Salaries of teach
ers, $4,000; janitors $780, expense of
ilghtlng' $l4OO; books and supplies,
$1,000; total, $4,000.
1t is a source of the greatest salts
Iacllon 10 the school committee that the
accounts Of the department are bal
anced to date. but it should be under
stood that this forced economy must
diminish the effectiveness of the schools
unless more generous expenditure is
maze in every department in the year
to come WI
The amount called for in the annual
budget presented by the committee on
finance is considerably greater than the
amount expended last year, though it
is practically the same as the amount
asked for at the December meeting one
year ago.
The motion of Rev Henry Hague to
take up the report of the committee on
teachers which was tabled at the last
meeting was passed and the matter of
paying Messrs. Jackson, Lewis. Thomp-
son and McKeon $3.50 each for extra SER
vice during the past year, placed be-
tofe the meeting for discussion. Messrs.
Hague. Carver. Alden, Sullivan and
Gallagher spoke on the subject and
argued the question of additional re-
sponsibility and additional labor. at
some length. The report was finally
accepted by vote of IS to 3, Messrs.
Sullivan, Duggan, Harris, Hague,
Hodge, Finn, Smith, Carver, Hayden,
Comins, White, Alden McGillicuddy,
Eames. Johnson and Mrs. Morse and
Mrs Lincoln in the affirmative; Messrs.
Phelan, Underwood and Gallagher in
the negative.
The report of the superintendent said:
These requests for extension of leave
of absence were granted: Jessie NJ.
Nichols. Hattie M Ruggles, Mabel S.
Chamberlain. Ida A E. Kenney.
Request for leave of absence was
granted Margaret j. Mccain and Rob-
ert T. Keenan,.
The resignation of Mabel M. Young
was accepted.
These appointments of the committee
on teachers were confirmed: Nellie E.
Willard, Ethel M. Howard, Hannah E.
Mulcahy, Harriet /. Jerome.
The salaries of teachers, named for
appointment in the graded schools,
were fixed at $3.50 EACH and that of
Harriet L. Jerome at $780,
The report of the committee on pri-
vate schools shows these figures as the
result of the annual inspection:
Number of different private schools,
10; number of school-roomS in all pri-
vate schools, 81; number of pupils in all
private schools. 2737; number of.teach-
ers employed in private schools, (about)
81.
With reference to the school build
ings, the cOmmitte reports on the con-
ditions, regarding heat, light and ven
tilation in all private school buildings.
The report further says that in most
of the French schools, it was found
that about half the instruction is given
in the French language. In one of the
largest schools, the French language is
used entirely, by both teachers and pu-
pills, in the morning. In another, the
French language is used entirely in
the afternoon, and in still another, the
French language is used entirely on al
ternate days.
The committee agrees that children
may profit greatly by instruction in a
foreign language, but does not believe
it necessary that teachers and pupils
use French textbooks in learning the
common school subjects.
Without any desire on our part to
draw any close limits, fair interpreta-
ton of the law requires that the schools
shall be, in the true sense of the word,
English schools, where the conversation
and the instruction shall be chiefly in
the English tongue.
On motion of Mr.. Hague, a vote of
thanks was rendered members who re-
tire. Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Gallagher
divided the honors in making their last
motion, to adjourn.