The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-15
CRANST0M.

The school committee held the regu-
lar monthly meeting in the town hail
Monday evening. The meeting was
called to order shortly after $3.50 by
Chairman Barn. A request from the
Pawtuxet Baptist church for the use
OF Commercial street school house Tor
a military entertainment, was granted
on the condition that no alterations be
made and that the fee OF 50 be paid.
A check for $25 was handed in by Mr..
Pearce the money being derived from
the hire OF the Shaw avenue grammar
school Supt. Amy. in his report IA
vored the kindergarten and commenced
the one at Edgewood, and said no town
was complete without one. There was
a marked improvement in penmanshlp
in the town schools and the attendance
OF both teachers and scholars exceileht'
He also recommended that the present
system OF no recess be continued Proi.
Fulton's report on penmanship was
read and states that he has almost COM
pletely done away with the copybook
system.
Mr. Reeve had a number OF communi-
cations from principals and one from
Principal WhitmOre was read, all were
in favor of non-recess. A motion py
Mr.. Reeve 10 continue the present sys-
TEN was seconded by Mr.. Clemence and
carried.
Mr. Balm of the financial committee
presented the financial report: Receipts
were $42 S5S.S4; expenditures, A3.OO5f0;
overdrawn, $146.S6 A thousand dollars
more will probably be required to nm
ish the school year.
A motion was made by Mr.. Reeve
and carried after much discussion tnat
the committee ask for $3s,0OO for the
coming year. Data he had prepared
showed that this sum would likely be
sufficient. 1t was agreed that the town
should bear the expense of the gradu-
alton exercises. inasmuch hall rent
and printing. and hitherto borne by
the children. IL was stated that $1,000
n year was paid the town OF Johnston
for tuition Of pupils in Thornton dis
trict.
IL was agreed on n motion by Mr..
Reeve that the tuition fee for non-resl-
dent pupils should be raised from SiS
TO $50 in the High school and in the
grammar grade sl5 to s25, commencing
with the comming school year.
Mr.. Reeve moved that n committee
from the school committee be appointed
to meet n similar committee from the
town council to arrange line or ac-
ton for the coming financial meeting.
Messrs Reeve Pearce and Clemence
were appointed. Mr.. Clemence in tro-
duced the question of the facilities or
the Spragueville school. He stated that
at present there are scholars sufficient
to file an extra four room building ana
that as proviso for the
future growth OF the district that six
room building be erected. Mr.. Clemence
moved that the committee ask for an
appropriation Of $4,000 to erect six
room building between Knightsville
and Spragueville. easy of access 10
both villages. for grammar school pur-
poses. motion was made by Mr..
Reeve that an additional $500 be asked
for an addition 10 the High school,
which sum would double the facilities
OF the school. Mr.. Clemence intro
duced the question OF the Knightsville
school The building he said. was old
and delapidated. i'm fact, the oldest
school building I'm the town, IL being
with cellar and having TO
depcsd for heat on od-fashioned wood
stoves He moved that $4,000 be appro-
priated for repairs which would include
cellar. steam heat painting. shingling.
new porch. new doors, etc. Several !
bills were approved and the meeting |
then adjourned.