The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-08
SCHOOLS.
Bill II Discussed By
Committee,
A SUBSTITUTE.
Appointments Made and
Salaries Fixed.

The March meeting of the school
board was held last evening, all but
two of the members being present.
Nothing of special interest was deyel-
oped during the meeting, and an adj
journment was effected before $50
o'clock. A large portion of the time
was devoted to a rehearsal by men,
bers of the special committee appoint
ed at the last meeting to attend the
hearings held on the Myers and Hunt
bills providing for instruction on tenn
perance and hygiene in the public
schools. DR.. Carver and Prof. Hodge
gave lucid accounts of the several
hearings, after which the bill which
has been proposed as substitute was
read.
The request of Clara II. Walker,
Freeland street, grade 8, for extension
of leave of absence to September l,
1899, and of S. Elizabeth Goddard, Dix
street kindergarten, for leave of alb
sence to the same time, was granted.
Superintendent Carroll submitted his
report for the past month, which doeu-
ment reviewed exhaustively the course
of the legislative hearing on the alco
hol instruction bills.
REPORT OF TRUANT OFFICERS.
Number of visits to buildings, 224;
number of cases reported, 241; number
of absences without excuse "A; out
! with good excuse, 1877; number found
not attending any school 8; arrested
+, for truancy, /; committed to truant
school, /.
| DR.. John T. Duggan called the atten-
/ of l,n rl n
| ing in the Chamberlain district. He said
| that he understood that there were
four families who support the school, one
family with four children, one with
three and two with one each. There are
% children in the district the remand
er being conveyed by their parents into
the city or to other schools. The fami-
lies who support the school desire that
the board defer the closing of the
school until the end of the present
| school year.
The committee on school houses and
| hygiene reported leave to withdraw on
the petition of Henry G. Fish and about
ITS others for additional accommodation
of the Dix street school. Mr.. Phelan
moved to refer the report back to the
committee as he thought that a petit
ton signed by so many prominent cit
liens ought to receive greater attention
at the hands of the committee. After
some discussion the motion was lost
and the report of the committee was ac
copied.
The committee on school houses and
| hygiene requested that the chairmen of
the school houses confer with the prin-
cipals in regard to needed repairs on
their buildings, and report to the COM
mittee on or before April is.
Charles r. Johnson said that he had
| been informed that no guard rail had
| been placed on the retaining wall at
the Greendale school house
Mr. Comins said that he had spoken
about the matter to the superintendent
that time an order was introduced in
the common council and passed provid
| ing for the same thing.
The following appointments were con-
| frmed:
John F. Cannon, Millbury street,
grade 8, assistant; Leila M. Ayres
| Woodland street assistant in kinder
garten; Rose NJ. Callahan, Millbury
| street assistant in kindergarten il.
Mabel MCGOWAN, Ward street, assistant
| in kindergarten; Annie T. Mellen, Quin-
! sigarnond, in kindergarten; Florence G.
Perry, Canterbury street, assistant in
kindergarten; Mary H. Woodward,
Cambridge street, assistant in kinder
garten.
John F. Cannon to receive a salary Of
$3.50 and the teachers named for APP
pointment as assistants in kindergar-
tens to receive a salary of $3.50 each
| The following teachers We're elected
and their salaries fixed as designated:
Chester r. Porter, classical high school,
5000; Frank NJ Greenlaw, classical high
school, $1,000; Ina NJ, Sprague English
high school, $500; Marion F., Simpson,
English high school, $500; Frances M.
Hunt, high school, $500; Florence e.
Keith, high school, $3.50; Anna L. Har-
rington, high school, 500.
The salary of Ruth M. Goddard,
teacher of stenography in the evening
high school, was fixed at the rate of 81
per evening on account of increased re-
sponsibility.
During the winter a great deal of
sickness prevailed in the city and for
several weeks the ten substitutes regu-
larly employed could not fully supply
the places of absent teachers. Under
these circumstances the superintend-
ent, as is his custom called upon certi-
fed teachers next upon the list.
Under normal conditions it appears
that the 10 substitutes will practically
be able to fill these temporary vacan
cies. Recently, on several days. only
one substitute in addition to the 10
regularly employed has been sent out.
While there is no doubt that two ad-
ditional substitutes could be employed
with advantage to the schools, yet as
the question of expense has been G@
emphasized in connection with this
matter, the committee on teachers rec
ommends that the number of perma-
nent substitutes be not further in
creased.
The committee on rules and regula-
tions submitted amendments to the
regulations providing for two sessions
in the grammar schools, from . until
IL a. m. and from 2 until D. m. during
the entire school year. The amend
ments are to be printed and sent to the
members at once.
Messrs. Carver and Hodge gave vivid
and lucid accounts of the hearings re-
Gently held on Senate bill Al, relating