The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-28
Not /. Sufficient NumhsL Of Children Of
School Age There TO Require IL
Recommendation OF COMMITTEE
That The Mailer Be Referred 10 The Grammar and
Primary School Committee IS Adopted.
AnOthsr School SIis wan'ed.

The regular meeting OF the school
committee was held last evening in the
library of the Classical high school
building President Barney in the chair
and a quorum present. After the usual
routine business hal been transacted
the reports OF the standing committees
were called for.
Mr.. Gardiner. from the committee on
accounts. reported the examination of
S4 miscellaneous bills amounting to
s776S AZ. The bills were approved and
ordered paid.
Mr.. Reuckert. from the committee on
evening schools. made report. In
which he gave list OF the evening
schools opened. the course OF studies
outlined and spoke OF the dropping OF
certain studies because in the opinion
of the committee the number OF pupils
in attendance during the last season
did not warrant the expense Of con-
tinuance of classes In these studies.
Two schools on America street had
been consolidated. thus making a saw
ing in the teaching force. The North
Main street school for Hebrews was
discontinued. but ample accommoda- :
tions We're provided for those persons
who would attend such a school by the
street. The same number of advanced
schools had been opened as last year.
but the committee believed that IL
would be necessary to extend the ses-
sion OF the schools. The length Of ses-
sion. however had not been decided
upon and will come up for discussion
later. The report was ordered received
and printed.
SISSON STREET SCHOOL.
President Barney. from the executive
committee. presented the following re-
port Your executive committee, to
whom at the last meeting was referred
a resolution offered by the member
from the Tenth ward. Mr. Beane, stat
ing that IL was expedient to reopen Sis
son street school. would respectfully
report that Investigations. as made by
the SUPERINTENDENT and under his di-
rection. does not show a sufficient num-
ber Of children OF school age to require
the opening of said school: that suffi-
cient accommodations are given at pres
ent at Amherst street and in the new
Manton avenue grammar school for
children Of the district. except few
of tender wears near the old Sisson
street building; that there does not ap-
pear to be "a sufficient number to re-
quire the opening there of a single
room unless SO many grades are admit
ltu as 10 TcllutT t0e school practlCally
an ungraded school. This your COM
mittee do not advise
Your committee reconmends that the
matter be referred fb the committee on
grammar and primary schools. with di-
rections TO open a kindergarten and
transition school in the Sisson street
building, whenever in their judgment
Ct shall be advisable"
The report was ordered received and
referred TO the comrn4ttee in accordance
with the reeommendation.
PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SITE.
Mr. Stark introduced a. resolution
calling upon the city council to pur-
chase n site for a six-room PRIMARY
SCHOOL building in the annexed district
cf the Eighth ward. at the junction of
Webster street and Union avenue:
passed.
Mr.. Joslin presented resolution pro-
vidirg for the appointment OF a special
committee Of which the president
shall be chairman. TO examine
into the work i'm reading IN the primary
ard grammar schools. and report there
on. with such recommendation as to
them shall seem advisable. The reso-
luton was passed.
IN view Of the fact that Dr. White.
chairman OF the committee on annual
report was unable 10 he present Il was
voted that the committee be allowed 10
report at the next meeting. after which
the meeting was adjourned.