The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-01
Meeting OF
SCHOOL BOARD.
Much Business Transacted al
Last Nights Session.
MANY REPORTS WERE MADE.
Some Important Suggestions Made BY The
Executive Committee.
FULL POWER FOR SUPERINTENDENT
IN The Mater Of iho Appointment. Transfer and
Removal Of Teachers In The Public Schools.
Other Matters Considered.

The school Committee met I'm regu-
Iar session last evening. in the regu-
lar room at the Classical High School.
President Barney in the chair and "a
quorum present.
President Barney announced that he
had appointed Mr. William NJ PBOWen
OF The Ninth Ward on the committee
on accounts. committee Oh apportlon-
neut and committee on bylaws, in
place OK Mr.. Massic. resigned.
The report Of superintendent Tar
bell was substantially report OF stat
.stic3 obtained regardingscholarsh
ana nationality in The High Schools OF
tae city. Also the proportion of pupils
oi several nationales 10 the number OF
inhabitants OF that nationality.
Mr. Gardiner made report as fol-
lows: Estimate of the amount ofmoney
which VIII be required TO maintain the
public schools from the present time
until the end of the fiscal year ending
Sept. 80. 1893: Salaries, S2iGll3; 1ani-
tors, $21 $50; labor and repairs. $500:
tuition Normal School. Si12S: evening
schools. $i4,32S; bills $4,000; total.
23,19g The assets are: Balance.
Slg9, ,674; receipts expected. $1,000: loan
new, $4,000; total, $2il,64. Deficit,
$N2.125; September bills, $4,000; deficit.
Sll7,l25." The report was received.
Mr.. II. g. White, from the committee
on evening schools, presented report,
requesting that i'm eases Of severe
storms the mo school, signal be given
i'm the evening, and he offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the board OF fire COM
missioners be and they hereby are re-
quested TO strike the signal for no
school," at 6:45 p. m. upon the request
Of the supervisor of evening schools.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Philbrick. from the committee on
summer schools. presented the petition
OF the committee on Fairgrounds Of
the Providence Free Kindergarten AS
sociation for the use OF some OF the
school yards and school rooms during
the coming summer, and he offered
resolution granting the prayer of the
petitioners. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Devenish OF the Third Ward pre-
sentei the petition Of a number of resi-
dents of Corliss Heights for improved
school facilities i'm that locality. The
petition was read and referred to the
committee on relations To the city coun-
ell.
presented a report calling attention to
the need OF more school facilities In
the Ninth Ward and calling attention
to the necessity Of making arrange
ments FOR teaching English to foreign
born pupils, and he offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved. That the city council are
hereby urged TO provide without furth-
er delay sufficient school rooms I'm the
Ninth ward to afford all children of
school age residing therein public school
instruction during all the days and
hours of the school year
Resolved. That the executive conf
mittee be hereby directed to hire any
suitable quarters i'm the Ninth ward, in
which necessary schools can be estab
lshed and maintained until the neces-
sary school houses shall be furnished by
the city council. The resolutions were
adpoted.
President Barney read a report of the
executive committee in relation TO eN-
aminations ana IL was suggested that
II the ward committees would occasion
ally invite citizens not members OF the
school committee 90 inspect the work
i'm the schools, a marked gain would
be made i'm the interest taken in the
schools by the public and In the inteli-
gent discussion and criticism OF the
methods employed. The report also
SAYS. We ttti lndl TINS tblllilllAtt
would act wisely and greatly relieve
themselves from oppressive duties ana
unCalled for demands upon their time,
~ they would take the one further step
OF placing The appointment, transfer
and removal Of teachers entirely i'm the
hands of the superintendent as their
executive officer and hold hun strictly
accountable FOR results. such action
would place our committee nOminally
us well as actually cut of politics I'm all
its appointments. and would give final
notice To the world that the days I'm
which appointments could be obtained
cr positions retained by anything ca
cept merit are now over.
Mr.. H. g. White announced that the
members Of the school committee or
tho Ninth ward had elected Mr.. IA. I'd
ward Thurston as chairman OF the
ward committee. In place OF Mr.. John
q. Nasslc. resigned.
Mr.. Joslin introduced thr following:
Resolved. that the following shall bc
the device of tho zeal Of this commit
toe. to-wit.: Around the margin of the
same. raised circle containing tbc
words "SChool committee, city of Prov
idence. II. r.; within which circle a
reprcSentation Of .ssr landing Of RoE-
er Williams and his associates with
ihe motto. What Cheer" and The date
1896.
Resolved. that the secretary shau o.,
cx-otncio keeper OF the seal of the
school committee.
THE resolution was adopted
ON motion Of MIR. ManChDNcr. the
school committee then adjourned