The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-26
COMMITTEE
PRESENTS
REPORT.
Annual Recommendations Made
as 10 Public Schools -Naw
Buildings Needed.

last evening lasted scarcely ar hour, and
me most important matter was The pres
entauon OF the annual report 10y Mr. Me-
Crilis. chairman OF the subcommittee.
frcsident Barney occupied the chair
AVID miscellaneous bills Ia the amount OF
M2.t6i4 Were Ordered paid
General White reported from The COM
mltlee on High schools the apnointmcnt
or blhel &. Jameson "A teacher IN the
IIieh school; also the adoption of Adams
Commercial Geography. both OF which
were approved.
Mr. Fanning called attention To the con-
ditions m the district On smiths hni.
4 new primary school has been ordered
by the city council, and under the ar
rangemcfts the contract tor takes the old
huild.ng. N is necessary that some ar
rangemenis should be made for tho pu-
pills, and he pTseented the following reso-
lItiou. Resolved. That the executive
committee be authorized 90 hire suitable
TEMPORARY school accommodations for
The pupils in tn. present Gladstone
avenue primary school Passed
NEXT YEARS APPoRpIoNMENTs
Mr. Rueckert presented report from
the committee on spporiionmont recon-
mendine passage OF resolution making
appropris tious for the fiscal wear ending
Sept 70 1902. follows: Executive COM
nlittee, silt.65S.I9; school houses s5561l91:
evening schools. SO $3.50: grammar and
primary schools S29i. .Sib5 50: high schools
Ssa 10; music. $Soo0 domestic science
slA5. hygiene. s14Oo: education OF back
ward children, $3.50: drawing Siso: total
6e3S6 The resolution was passed
AIR. Rueckert also reported from the
committee on evening schools the fol-
lowing nominations of teachers: Robert
l.. Barrows. Franklin Il. Cushmsn Es-
telle Il, Franklin, Clara \ Cromberg. I'll
len NJ. MacCaliion. Eugene l. Mcintyre.
Mary &. McKenna. Laura NJ. Thomas.
William G.. Troy. Virginia Alary Ehslo
Pesaturo. James c. Bright The nomina-
tions were confirmed
SUMMER SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Philbrick presented report from
the committee on summer schools. call
ing the attention 10 the work OF the past
summer. The committee stated that ow-
ing 60 the limited fund appropriated for
the work n was found inadvisa bic 70 ex-
tend Il. The committee preferred rather
10 improve as much as possible the char
acter OF the instruction az the schools
previosly established. In addition 10 the
school on Charles street and the play
grounds on Atwelrs avenue and Willard
avenue. the committee maintained
cooking school on Meeting street from
funds collected by DR.. Helen q. Putnam,
who once more gave practical evidence Of
her unTamitting zcai in this Gauge. Ac-
compsnylng the report was a statement
from the director OF the summer schools
The committee deplored the fact that
no appropriation had thus far been made
TO. a continuance of the work so faithful
~ begun and continued by private funds
and considered IL q lack of foresight for.
II an Interruption i'm the work Is per
mltted. the city of Providence. which
now stands abreast OF the leaders. Will
take a backward step
The report was referred 10 the com
mittee on annual report
MIR. McCrillis presented the following:
Resolved That the bylaws be amended
so as 20 require each standing committee
to present 10 the school committee on or
before the regular meeting i'm September.
a report Of the work OF the past school
year Such report when received TO be
referred TO the committee on annual re-
port. Referred 10 the committee on by
laws.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The committee i'm its annual report calls
special attention To the fact that the
average attendance I'm the schools. has In
creased much more rapidly than the I'M
crease Of population. even of school popu-
laton. for whereas the school popuistiu
has Increased S61 per cent the average
attendance has increased 5t.g per cent--s
remarkable increase showing the incress-
cd popularity of the public schools com
pared with other schools and the increas-
ed steadiness OF attendance in these
schools.
The school department occupied during
the year one English High school. one
Classical High school. one Manual Train
Ing High school one Enghlish and Ciass-
ga! iligh school 6 Grammar schools. rs
Primary schools. - kindergarten rooms
located in various primary school build
iuR eight schools for individual work,
three a,hoOls Tor backward children.
oue evening high school and 10 advanced
and common evening schools. among
which were one for Italians Que Tor l1e
brews and two for Armcnians.
Ia addition TO these, bS arrangement
with the state board of education the de-
pariment had at the state Normal school
about g0 pupils. or enough 10 hn about
eight MONS
We have gained u rooms during the
past year and have good prospects OF q
ncw school rooms during the nest year.
We however viii abandon ON the com
pietiou of these buildings ten rooms
making our net increase for the year to
come go - rooms.
4 siN-room house should be built as
soon az tho necdful steps can Ice taken In
the Italian section of the Ninth ward,
north of Atwell's avenue, and an sddi-
tional school building is needed In the
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