The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-04

| tuS and other means of illustration,
| $li13.S2; printing, advertising and mis-
! cellaneous, S25S. so; fuel, $226.35; janitors
| supplies, $67; cleaning. $346.94; rent,
! $440.S0; gas, electric light power and
miscellaneous, $2114.15; school houses,
| S2190.2T; stoves, furnaces and steam,
| $42979: furniture, 421.6 so; new furniture
! and permanent repairs, $413.72; truant
/ school, $2246 IS; manual training, $3.50 Il;
| expense of lighting (evening schools,
| $S11.46; books and supplies $S49OI to-
| tai, $19072,S7. Grand total. $50 0zS7.
On the recommendation of the COM
mittee on teachers, Lucy A. Rider
was elected teacher Of grade 1 Belmont
street, and Mary A. Thompson OF
grade l, Grafton street, the. salary in
each instance being $500.
/ Elizabeth Gamble was elected
! teacher in the classical high school, the
salary being $500, TO begin Sept. l, 1899.
! NJ. Nettie Estabrook was assigned to
| the principalship of the Millbury street
| kindergarten.
| The committee on rules and recon-
mendations, to which was referred a
proposition to hold two meetings a
month, avoided the matter, referring it
/ back to the board without a recon-
mendation of any sort.
| The report was placed on file.
THE COMMITTEES.
The chairman read the announcement
! of his committee appointments:
! Committee on school houses-Comins,
Gallagher, Brooks, Sullivan and White.
Committee on teachers-Garver AL
( den, Finn, Duggan and Mrs. Lincoln.
Committee on books and supplies
Johnson, Harris, McGillicuddy, Heron
/ and Brooks
! Committee on music and kindergar-
80,
and DR.. Bray.
Committee on drawing and manual
/ training-Eames. Carver, Mrs. Lincoln,
| Hodge and Hayden
Committee on evening schools-Mc-
Gillicuddy, Wilson, DR.. Bray, Under
wood and Johnson.
| Appointment on visiting committees
Sullivan, Carver, Smith, Hague and
Phelan.
Committee on rules and regulations
Harris, Smith, Underwood, Hodge and
| EameS.
Committee on finance and printing
Smith, Harris, Comins, Sullivan and
| Alden.
Committee on private schools-Flinn,
Mrs. Morse, Hayden, Phelan and DR..
Bray.
Committee on art league, Mrs. Morse
and Dr. Bray.
Committee on high school accommo-
dations, Comins, Duggan, Carver, john
son and Eames.
| The appointment o. the committees
was confirmed, but not until Dr. Under
wood made things decidedly unpleas-
ant by remarks concerning his position.
He had been on the committee on
books and supplies last year, aid Chair
man Brooks appointed him on the COM
mittee on evening schools instead.
I'm k1aV-xx -.
| ask the chair by what particular or pc
culiar reason I was left eff the COM
mittee on books and supplies and
placed on the committee on evening
schools. When he took the chair after
being elected this evening he said he
would perform the duties of his Office
as honorably as he could. would like
| to ask
| At this point Mr.. Harris raised a
| point of order that Dr. Underwood's
| remarks were out OF order. The point
was not sustained, the chairman re-
| marking, sotto yoce, Hes hurting
| himself more than me-"
| That increased the anger of DR.. I'm
| derwood, and he cross-questlened the
| chairman.
Am 1 in order?' he asked.
! Yes" answered the chairman.
I IF l confine myself properly in my
/
| sisted Dr. Underwood. And again re-
| ceiving an affirmative answer, he went
| on, referring to the statement of Chair
man Brooks, "If that's the kind of
honor, then [ care not much for that
F., kind Of honor. Will the chairman an
! swer my question? Was it because of
any unfitness, or lack of ability, or lack
of education, or any lack of training,
] that [ was removed from the commit
nj nt1f hp
mittee on evening SCHOOLS, or was it
because I did not vote for the chair
man--for have no hesitancy in saying
voted for the defeated candidate?
Chairman Brooks-'I can not say
more than that the change has been
made, and the question now is on the
confirmation of the appointments"
/ Dr.. Underwood-"Will the chair an
swer my question? Was it because of
any unfitness or lack of ability?"
| Chairman Brooks replied that the
gentleman who had been placed on the
committee on books (Mr. Heron) had
asked for the place and understood he
was to have gotten it two years ago
from G. M. Thayer
rs that all your reason?" persisted
DR.. Underwood.
That's ALL
The appointments We're confirmed
DR.. Underwood alone voting a loud
mo"
The committee on high schools re-
ported inexpedient to act on the petition
for military drill in the high schools.
on account of the expenditure for the
purchase of arms. 1t was adopted. The
same COMMITTEES was granted more time
to consider the plan for the introduce
ton of Latin into the ninth grade.
Rev. DR.. Graver presented petition
signed by 1877 citizens for an addition or
new building at Dix street
Rev. DIR. Carver informed the COM
mittee that public spirited citizen who
does not~wish his name mentioned for
the present has ordered from r. ]. Me-
Auliffe marble bust of Lieut. Edmund
N. Benchley, which he desires to pre-
sent TO the English high school. Jan.
70 was chosen as the day. Rev. DR.. A.
5. Carver, DR.. John r. Duggan and
Charles R. Johnson were appointed to
present suitable memorial to the
donor and also to arrange the exercises.
1t was voted that the schools not
suburban should be opened at 2 O'clock.
and the superintendent will notify the
principals Immediately The superin-
tendent gave as suburban schools Tat
muck, Chamberlain district North
Pohd, North Worcester, Worthwhile.
Burncoat Plain, Blithewood James,
vile, Valley Falls and Blithewood.
The salary of Clerk Charles r, Pierce
was fixed at $1400
Henry q. Fayerweather and Michael
j. English We're reelected truant Off
: GERS at salary of $1,000 each.
AT the suggestion of DR.. Hodge. a
committee consisting of DIR. Hodge. Or.
Bray and DR.. Sullivan was appointed
20 consider the question of Investigate
ing the condition of eyes and ears of
children in the schools.
DR.. Sullivan said he knew a few in
stances where schools have been closed
because substitutes could not attend Ia