The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
HYGIENE
OF the Eye and Ear
Discussed.
TESTS IN SCHOOLS
Will be Made and Results
Given to Parents.

The feature of the monthly meeting
Of the school committee last evening
was the brevity of the session. Onlv
Two hours were required, and that is a
record for the school committee. And
IN that time almost half hour was
spent in discussing rules for omittine
recess at the discretion of the principal
affer the chairman had decided the
proper procedure would be to refer the
matter to the committee on rules, which
was subsequently done
a recommendation to pay the teach
ef OF the Chamberlain school trans
portation brought into discussion the
aavisability of closing the school and
transporting the pupils to the citv. The
Recommendation was adopted but one
81 the members gave notice he will urge
tpe Closing of the school later
On the recommendation of the prin-
Sipal,a committee was appointed to pre-
pare course of lectures to be given in
me hall of Ledge street school, the only
scnool except the high schools in which
here is a large hall
line special committee on investiga
tion of eye sight and hearing of chill
dren reported the adoption of cards and
having secured DR.. David B. narrower
10 deliver lectures to the teachers.
Engl1sh high school hall was given for
the lectures.
When the meeting opened the follow
ing failed to answer to their names:
Messrs. Alden, Duggan, Finn, Harris,
< Hayden, Sullivan, Underwood. Wilson
and Mrs Lincoln. All came in within
a. few minutes except Messrs. Finn,
Harris and Wilson
Superintendent c. F. Carroll read his
report, which was adopted and or
dered printed. The report of the re-
gent entertainment at Blithewood
school for the purpose of raising funds
with which to decorate the
building, was made. About 500
was realized. The superintend-
emit said that while such enter
tainments might not be helpful in the
City proper, there is no good reason
why the enterprise should not be en-
couraged Whatever tends to bring the
Incorporation OF the parents and teach
ers is helpful.
The report stated that the new fire
alarm system win enable the chief OF
the fire department TO give the no.
School signal at 10 minutes notice and
Sthus relieve the school department Of
Embarrassment. In regard to a lecture
course at Ledge street school, the re-
port says in part:
Our public school system attains its
) best success where there is co-opera-
tion between all those who are directly
interested. The three parties in re-
sponsibility are the school committee,
teachers and the public.
There is still large gap between
the home and the school. Parents are
practically strangers to teachers and
comparatively few have any real idea
of the work of the school room or the
manner in which the work is per-
Formed.
A little more than year ago there
was spontaneous movement on the
part of some of the members of the
school committee and citizens, look
ing to the formation of an education
Y society. 1t was proposed to organize
a course of lectures for parents in
different parts of the city, upon fami-
( liar themes relating to children. Such
courses have been established in many
of the larger cities. The only expense
attendant upon such a course of lee
lures would be the Acost of heat and
y light 1t is probable that the lamps
now used in the ward rooms at the
caucuses would tor the present serve
the purpose. Parents might be invited
to such a course of lectures through
the children.
The lecturers for such courses are
usually selected from college profess
sors, physicians, lawyers and others who
would be able to reach the people and
to interest them in the public schools,
l offer the recommendation that a
sub committee, consisting of three
members of the school committee, be
appointed to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of organizing such course of lee
lures as has been proposed above-this
committee to act with the principal
of the Ledge street school, the principal
of the other buildings in the vicinity
of the Ledge street, and the superin-
tendent.
Chairman Brooks appointed for the
committee Messrs. Hodge, Heron, Phe-
Ian, Hague and Mrs. Lincoln.
Requests for leave of absence were
granted NJ. Estelle Bean, grade 8, Dart
mouth street. Mary A, Flynn, grade 8
Ward street, and Leonora Vinal, Eng
lish high school, all to Sept. 1.
After the passage of motion to give
the use of English high school hall fol
the lecture course contemplated by the
principals, Mr.. Johnson reported that
the absence of a railing on a retaining
wall at the Greendale school has caused
+ two accidents, in each of which frac-
z ture of a bone was sustained. 1t was
stated by the chairman that Superins
& tendent of Public Buildings Charles H.
Il Peck has attended to the defect.
The following teachers were elected
and their salaries fixed: A. Clarke
Thompson, high school, $500; Mary j.
M. Alice Dodge, grade 2, Adams square;
Sarah l.. Gallagher, grade s, Ward
street; Anna H. Griffin, grade 4, Provi-
oence street; Cora B. James permanent