The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-05
THESCHOOL BOARD
Woodland Street Edi-
flee Is Now Sad.
ly Crowded.
MORE ROOM NECESSARY.
Supt. Carroll Outlines
Plans to Relieve
Congestion.

The April meeting Of the school COM
plittee last night was comparatively
short. Albert L. Smith created some-
thing Of a breeze by criticising the &C
ton Of the committee in voting to close
the Edgeworth street school, and or
dering & process Of disInfection, which
cost the city upward of $50. He had in
Vestigated the matter and found that
the action was uncaLed for, and that
neither the superintendent Of schools
or the board Of health had been con-
suited in the matter.
The recommendation Of Supt. Car
roll, that a committee be appointed by
the school committee. with power TO
act to provide better accommodations
for either the pupils in the lower
grades in the Woodland street school
or the pupils IN the high school section
as they may deem advisable; also to
provide quarters if in their judgment it
seems desirable for the pupils now at
tending the ninth grades at the Wins
low street, and Dix greet schools for
the year beginning September, 1893,
was referred to the committee on
school houses, 10 which was afterWard
added, on motion Of Dr. Sullivan, the
committee on high school accOmmoda-
tons.
The committee on teachers recon-
mended that Mary n. Barker be
elected supervisor Of kindergartens and
principal Of Elizabeth street kinder
garten, a [ a salary Of $1,000; Emily D.
Tillinghast teacher Of cooking, at a
salary Of $500, and that the following
teachers be elected and the salaries
fixed as designated. Everett kimbau
classical high school. $500; Bertha
Brainerd Ledge street branch high,
$500, Jacob Loesberg nigh, $500 The
recommendation was adopted.
The resignation Of Ada NJ. Carter,
Salisbury street, grade /, to take ef-
feet April 7, was accepted, and leave Of
absence granted Teresa VI. Larkin, I'm
ION avenue, grade ., until September /,
1899
Supt CARROTS report stated that the
Edgeworth street building has been
thoroughly disiufected under the direc-
ton OF the superintendent OF public
buildings. The tabulated report pre-
pared by the board Of health, showing
the number Of contagious diseases re-
ported each month, has been sent 70
each member Of the committee.
Regarding the condition Of the Wood
land street school, Supt. Carroll has
this to say In part.
The crowded condition of the Wood
land street school calls for immediate
consideration q the school committee
In five rooms there are over 50 pupils
one first grade room contains g pupils
Half attend in the morning. and half IL
the afternoon. The other primary grade
-
old building, which should not be useC
for school purposes.
No new building can be completed ir
this district for q year to come. The
question presents itself as 10 Whethe
the children in the primary grades Oh
the children in the high school classes
should be transferred. ] am in favor o
transferring the high school classes
rather than the primary grades.
The new building on Main street, nea
Gates 'ttne, is nearing completion, ant
il would be possible to send the higl
school section bodily to that building
It would probably be necessary 70
most Of the children 10 pay car fares
but the accommodations would be eX
cellent With the addition of children
who will enter during the presen
month, it viii probably be Impossible
for the children in the two first primar.
rooms to attend school more than hal
of each day.
During the present year We hav
been able to accommodate the WinslOV
and Dix street children in the first yea
of the high school at the central build
ings. 1t viii be necessary to receiv
these pupils at the central building
next year, and we shall again begin t
crowd the central buildings far be
yond their normal capacity.
1t Will soon become necessary to con
vert the entire hall of the Classica
High School building into school rooms
The east side of the building is almos
wholly without ventilation and. wit
even the number Of pupils it now con
tains is constant menace to tn
health Of the pupils. There shout
certainly be no delay in improving
these sanitary conditions.
1t would be better to rent a sullicien
number Of rooms to accommodate tn
first year high school pupils cominj
from Winslow and Dix street schools
The large building proposed oy IN
committee on school houses in the OK
ford street district would meet all tn
difficulties that confront us In IN
Woodland street WinsOw street ar
Dix street districts, but such a build
ing could be completed before Septem
Der, 1900. ! recommend that the com
mittee already proposed b authorize
TO provide quarters for the pupils nov
attending the ninth grades at Winsloy
street and Dix street schools, for tn
year beginning September, 1899
Excepting on the west side, the cit
of Worcester is finely equipped wit
ample and excellent school accOmmO
dations If the proposed new buildin
in the oxford street district is prompt
ly erected, 1t would appear that n
child In the city would be without
desk, and that no room would contai
more than fOrty-eight pupils.
New buildings and additions to build
ings are being constructed in the Ken
dali street, Gage street and Millbur
street districts. and at Qulnsigamol