The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-06
The STUDY OF LATIN
School Committee In
PRODUCES it In
Ninth Grade.
IT WILL AID BRIGHT PUPILS.
Much Routine Business
Done at Last Nights
Meeting.
IT WILL AID BRIGHT PUPILS.

The September meeting of the school
board was held last evening, the first
since the summer vacation, and was
well attended.
In the matter of school accommoda-
lions, the superintendent reported that
the new buildings on East Kendall.
Gage, Millbury streets, Quinsigamond
and Gates Lane were all occupied yes
terday. As a high school building has
already been ordered by the city coun-
Gil at the south end, it has been deter
mined that the Oxford street district is
the only part of the city in which
school accommodations will be called
Tor in the immediate future.
AT the July meeting of the board, a
vote was passed adopting the recon-
mendation that Latin be introduced in
to the ninth grades. This vote went
into effect yesterday. The accomrnoda.-
ton of the high school pupils was
treated in detail in the superintendent's
report 1t showed that in the Belmont
street district the high school pupils
nave been located In the Belmont street
building. The two east rooms on the
third moor and the two central rooms
adjoining are used for high school pur
poses. The Harlow street building is
occupied by chisdren in the graded
schools, sent by transfer from Adams
square and Belmont street. The branch
hlgh school n the Millbury street dis
trlct is located in the new building.
AT the Tune O1aatipcr eol,ao1 -.
mittee asked the city council to add
TOUR rooms to the new Woodland street
building for the accommodation of the
hlgh school pupils of the first year liy-
ing in that locality. At the July meet
ing the council voted it inexpedient to
act upon this request. After thorough
investigation, the high school commit
tee felt compelled to send the high
school section, at least for the present
to the new building at Gates lane The
Gates lane building is new and Of the
highest merit in all particulars
AFTER DR.. Finn had moved the adopt-
ION OF the report of the superintendent.
Henry F. Harris opened a somewhat
protracted discussion Of the advisabiitv
of introducing the study of Latin into
the ninth grades. He was not in favor
of taking formal action upon the sub
Ject until the matter had been present.
ed in detail to the board as recommend
ed and proposed by the subcommittee.
Rev. DR., Austin S. Carver, who was a
member Of the committee, explained
that it was the purpose of the commit
tee which had in hand the scheme for
the introduction to so reduce the work
in the various branches in the ninth
grade that Latin could be introduced
advantageously.
The question of the adoption Of the
recommendations of the committee was
finally passed, although several mem
bers of the board opposed the innova-
ton
The committee on teachers made the
following report, and the recommended
tions were in each case adopted and the
salaries fixed as reported:
designations, Frank NJ. Greenlaw,
classical high school; Bertha Brainerd,
high school; Mary I. Healy, Mason
street, grade l; Louella l. Jackson,
Woodland street, grade 6; Sarah A.
Russell, Grafton street, grade 1; Sarah
M. Sherman, Ledge street, grade 9, as
sistant; Ina M. Sprague, English high
school Agnes Mcmahon, Grafton street,
grade 8; Carrie e. Howe, unassigned.
Requests for leave of absence-Edith
M. Brown, Downing street, grade VI
Ito Jan. /, 1900; Alice G. Draper,
y
1890; Ida A. z. Kenney, Dartmouth
street, grade ] Ito Dec. 4, 1890; Jessie
NJ Nichols, WinsloW stRet, grade TX,
assistant Ito Dec. T. 1885, Mary C.
Smith, Providence street, grade II Ito
Oct. /, 1899; Clara H. Walker, Free
land street, grade III (to Sept, J., 1900
Appointments-He ]. Simpson
high school; w. Frank Hyde, manual
training department.
nop1Y,oitfpa on teachers renOro-
mended that Helen ]. Simpson receive
a salary of 5000; that w. Frank Hyde
receive a salary of 500; that Frederick
A. Sweet be employed as a substitute
in the high school, and that he be paid
at the rate Of 500 year; that Sidney
Peterson be employed as a substitute
in the high school, and that he be paid |
at the rate of $500 year.
Observation-Disclosures A. Hagerty, |
Gage street, grade II, to East Kendall |
street, grade IL; Alice X. Rafferty, |
Ward street, grade Hill, to Cauter- |
bury street, grade II; Mary e. Hackett |
Greendale, grade l, to Freeland street |
grade III; Mary A. Fleming, Malvern |
road, grades III, to Grafton street, |
grade III; Helen F. Walker, Ash |
street, grade V, to Woodland street, |
grade VI; Alice NJ. Leonard, Ash
street, permanent assistant to Ash
street, grade V; Alice A. Sargent, |
Adams spare, grades VII-VI, to Ash |
street, per. assistant; Josephine NJ |
Flagg, Upsala street, grade V, to |
Greendale grade Hill; Abigail L. |
O'Hara, Ledge street, grade VIII-VII, |
to Ledge street, grade l, assistant; An /,
ma G.. Taft North Worcester, to Mason |
street, grade /; Mary Mcbride, Cam |
bridge street, grade V, to Downing
street, gradeVI
Notwithstanding schools: Josie |
NJ. Kendall, high school; Jacob F. |
Kempfer, high school; Anna O'Connor. |
Chandler street; Ruth M Goddard, high
school; Harriet T, Eames (substitute), !
high school.
Requests for leave of absence-Even- |
ing schools: Nellie M. Brown, high
school, to Dec. l. 1899
Action on all matters laid on the table |
at the July meeting was deferred until |
the October meeting, and the matter of |
the acceptance of the plans of the new
high school building to be located on
Richards street, was left to a Joint
committee consisting of the committee
on new buildings and on high school
accommodation