The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-02
Several Cases Of DipNthsrii
Have Developed There.
SALARIES OF HIGH SCHOOLS.
City Council 10 b Asked 10 Furnish More
Accommodations for Pupils Change
10 Bylaws.

The school committee met IN regular
session last evening, one week later than
usual. owing TO Wsshington's Birthday
holiday, in the lecture room OF the Class
ical High school, President Barney in
the chair. and a quorum present. The
records OF the last meeting were ap-
proved.
Supt. Tarbell presented report Of the
enrolment OF pupils for the quarter end
ing February l. 1901, as follows: High
schools. 1857: grammar schools, b2H:
primary schools, 1880, special schools.
s95. kindergarten schools. l249; total, 2S,-
0is
This shows an increase over the cores
ponding quarter OF last year as follows:
High school, 4ss; grammar schools, l.;
primary schools. ss7: special schools, 4s:
kindergarten schools. S2l; total increase
s9i The report was received.
Mr. Andrews, from the committee on
accounts reported that SO miscellaneous
bills had been examined, amounting 20
ordered paid
Mr.. Reuckert, from the committee on
apportionment, made the report OF the
committee. In the. absence OF Chairman
Gardiner This showed that the following
sums had been set aside for the support
of the schools for year ending September
30 1902:
ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR.
For salaries. c.225; fuel, $4,000; even
ing schools. $4,000; books, supplies and
apparatus S45. 900: water. $500; lights,
$1,000; tuition I'm state Normal School,
$40. 1000; miscellaneous items. sl1.552; con-
tingencies, 5000: Observation-Disclosures
furniture and repairs, S67, $50; total, T2S,-
pos
a resolution was adopted approving the
estimates as made by the COMMITTEES on
apportlonment, and the same was ordered
TO be communicated 10 the city auditor
Mr. Cstlin, from the committee on
drawing, introduced resolution In
structing the executive committee TO pur-
chase an equipment of models for draw
ing, at an expense not TO exceed nine
dollars for each grammar school. and
$3.50 for each primary school; laid on
table until next meeting.
Mr.. Catlin also introduced resolution
providing that Prangs system of draw
ing be adopted I'm the public schools OF
the city: read and passed. thf
Mr.. Metcalf from the committee -
grammar snd primary schools, nontnat-
ed for teachers: Emma Schaffer, Lena
NJ Arnold, Helen f. Sullivan. The nom
inees were elected.
FOR MORE ACCOMMODATIONS.
A resolution was adopted directing that
the city council be requested TO increase
the size OF the Greeley street school build
ing from four to an eght-roon build
ing
Also a resolution was passed directing
that the city council be requested 10 pur-
chase a site and the erection thereon of
an eight-room primary school building
i'm the Mount Pleasant district OF the
Tenth ward
Gen. III. G. White, from the committee
on high schools, submitted the following
Resolved. That the schedule fixing the
salaries 20 be paid to the teachers In the
high schools adopted by the school COM
mittec on May rs. 1897, be and hereby is
amended so that the paragraph fixing the
salaries OF first assistants shall read as
follows: To each first assistant In service
OF January l. 1901, this present annual
salary, 5000: to each first assistant elect
ed subsequent to January I. 1901. not ex-
ceeding one male and one female assist
ant In each high school: for the first
year service $1,000, for the second year
service. N7OO; for the third year and
subsequent years. $500.
The real intent OF the resolution is to en-
able the committee to employ a first as
sistant female teacher in the high
schools. ,ttr
A RECORD OF VISITORS.
Gen. White also presented the foliow-
ing
Resolved. That the principals of the
several public schools be, and they are
hereby requested and directed 10 keep In
books, 10 be furnished for that purpose.
an accurate record OF all official visits
made to their schools including visits OF
the superintendent supervisors. supervis-
ing teachers. directors and teachers OF
special branches and members OF the
school committee. such record to include
the name and Office OF the visitant the
room visited. and the date and length Of
the visit. Nt
For the purpose OF such records. all
teachers are hereby requested and di-
rected TO make report OF all official visits
TO the principals OF their respec,ive build
ings." The resolution was passed.
The report OF the committee on hieh
schools on text books. laid on the table
at the last meeting. was taken up and
the recommendation OF the committee
auopltd Win minor amendment.
President Barney announced that he
had received from the superintendent Of
health the following communication:
Since December ! dlphtheria has been
reported from II families. the children of
which attend the Bourn street school
There has also been a case In child who
though not living IN the district. visited
the school AZ there is very little diph.
theria I'm this section Of the city surround
ing the district ~ seems 90 me very cer-
tain that the trouble Is in the school
There are undoubtedly a number of chii-
dren attending who. though not STICK vet
have tho Infection about them and are
liable 90 give the disease 10 others. under
the circumstances IL seems 10 mo advisa-
ble 10 close the school for few weeks. II
may he argued that by so doing the chiI
dren will be free to meet each other IN
play un the streets. and this 20 n certain
extent IN true. But " would be only m
small ncighborhood groups and IN any
event the city would not then be re-.
fo' Over Foy yssrs.