The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-25
SESSION
OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Annual Report tPresented--Resolution
Expressing Appreciation of LabOrs
of Retiring rIembers Adopted.

ed by the city council sum less Dy
$50 900 than the estimated actual cost
oAthe schools, but happily we are con-
ndent that money viii be provided To
meet the expenses OF the duM school
wear. We cannot for a moment believe
that the conditions and trials of last
year are TO be again experienced.
The report was ordered received, ard
was then adopted and ordered printed
President Barney cOmmunlcated- 10
The committee the resignation OF Mr.
IL. Edward Thurston, member or the
school committee from the Ninth ward,
and II was accepted.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Mr. Reuckert from the committee on
evening schools. reported list OF per-
sons VINO had been appointed as teach-
ers in The evening schools. and the
nominations were confirmed and the
teachers were elected.
President Barney. on behalf of the
executive committee, reported that
Naude w. Hersey and Mabel X. Lynn
+ hau been appointed as assistant teach
I ers i'm the schools for special discipline
! and instruction. The teachers were
| elected
Mr.. Metcalf. from the committee on
( grammar and primary schools, re-
| ported that Helen Seabury had Deen
| appcinted an assistant teacher In me
J grammar ana pflHldFy SShooio' ''~
1 was elected.
| MIR. Hin offered the following reso-
! luton: Resolved. that, inasmuch as "
] ir highly desirable that members OF
the school committee should be pres
! eut at all public exercises held In our
school buildings. we disapprove OF Vhe
| holding OF such exercises on the even
/ ings designated for the regular meet
| ircs of this committee. and direct the
! committee on bylaws TO report an
! amendment to the bylaws fOrbdding
| the holding of such meetings on such
evenings. without the consent OF thls
committee first had and obtained
therefor. The resolution was referred
luo the committee on bylaws.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Nrr Manchester, OF the Seventh ward
said tnat as he was about To retire
from The school committee, he wished
to tender his resignation as n member
az me board of trustees OF the Teach-
ers' Retirement Fund, ana the resls'
nation was accepted.
(Alr. stark in the chair.)
President Barney took the loor,anc
said that II was with a feeling of al
| most personal bereavement that ht
! .4.,4+4la4ed- losing some OF the mem.
bers who were mere Tor the last tlm'
/ inns evening one of these, whose
term of membership is second alone t
that of Mr.. Metcalf, the patriarch ol
the committee, was Mr.. Henry V. "A
Josiin. and his work on all importan
! committees had been OF almost incal
culable value. Mr.. Manchester, wins
retlres. had also performed valuable
serv ces. President Barney then IN
reduced the following resolution:
Resolved. that we daS.re 10 express
our appreciation Of the long-continued
faithful and efficient labOrs i'm behalf o
the public schools of this city OF tn
member of the First ward. Mr.. Henr,
V. \. Joslin, and the member from
the Seventh ward, Mr.. Silas ii. Man
chester; and that the termination o
their membership i'm this body deprive
the city of experienced. faithful ans
highly valuable servants, whose los
I will be most seriously felt by th0s
who have been associated with then
in this committee and by all who ar
acquainted with the work of the schoo
department. and interested in the con
tlnual progress and welfare OF our pub
lie schools
Mr.. Hiu seconded the resolution, an
sp-ke In words Of praise of both Nj
Joslln and Mr. Manchester, after whic
the resolution was unanimously adop
ted, every member rising.
r MIR. JOsLIN's REMARKS.
Mr.. Joslin respon led briefly, an
- spoke OF his sincere regret OF the sepa
- ration bstween himself ami his co
r. leagues on the committee He briefly re
e viewed some Of the leading Incidents {
. the last few years IN his connectio
s. with the school committee. and then II
f turned HIS thanks TO tfs president fc
10 his support a. all times. and said thl
g no man had done more for the publ
4 schools than President Barney Car
10 plause). He then thanked his a'
e sociates, the superintendent, the seer
g tary and members OF the press.
President Barney appointed as men
8 bcrs of the special committee TO exam
ine into the work In reading in u
X primary and grammar schools, Nj
,, stark OF the Eighth ward Mr.. Catlin
the SeConl Mrs. Kendrick OF Il
g Fourth, and Mir. VI. G. White OF IL
g / Ninth.
; on motion OF Mr.. Edwards, the scho
u ! committee then 9diOurppd