The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-28

and President Barney occupied the chair
With the exception OF the proposed new
agreement with the trustees OF the State
Normal school, only routine business, and
that OF a very brief nature, was trans
acted
Mr.. Phbrick raised a very good point
IN regard to a docket as in the case With
meetings OF the common council ana
board OF aldermen. lie spoke OF the COM
venicnce and value of docket and offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on by.
laws be and hereby Is requested TO submit
al an early date AN amendment to the
rules OF the committee providing for
printed docket Of business TO be presented
at each meeting.
Dr. liill called attention to the fact that
when the protest against the expenditures
of the school committee was under con.
sideration the printed docket had to so
and had never been revived
However. the resolution was referred 10
'ho committee on bylaws.
Mr Tanning. Of the sub-coUmittce ou
accounts. recommended bills Tot various
departments TO the amount OF S67f2. A. The
recommendation was approved and the
'+iAa hiNtltN Iaihs
cIAlRMAN's REPORT.
ln regard 10 the agreement between the
city and the trustees of the State Normal
school Chairman Barney made the fol-
lowing report:
To the School Committee OF the City OF
Providence.
For a number OF years this committee
has had an arrangement with the trus-
tees or the State Normal school, for the.
instruction ia said school of classes of
candidates for the city training schools.
This course Of instruction has been OF
one years duration, and many of the
graduates there have. while waiting for
appointment 10 the training schools, con
tinued their studies IA the Normal school
for am additional half year. lt seems
right that girls VINO have completed salts.
iactorily year and a half of study in
the Normal school and years training
in our training schools should receive tho
diploma OF the State Normal school, with
the rights and standing OF those holding
such diplomas, aud an arrangement 10
This effect has been made with the trus-
tees Of the Rhode Island Normal school
For several years last passed the state
has maintained training school for stu
dents OF the Normal school. consisting
of four rooms az Smith street primary
These four rooms have been under the
charge of two critics. who are paid IN
part by the city and In part by the state.
Under the arrangement this school here
tofore entered into between the trustees
of the Normal school and this committee.
the Normal school places six girls In these
four rooms for training every ten weeks.
This plan has worked quite as well as
could have been anticipated, but the
maintenance OF four rooms OF this Charac-
ter I'm any one building has not been found
10 work TO the best advantage OF the
school Moreover. the period OF training
Is so short as TO be of comparatively
little advantage to the pupil teachers.
and TO produce unfavorable conditions
for satisfactory work on the part OF
the pupils. Negotiations FOR a change
of these arrangements have been made
with the trustees OF tho Normal school
resulting i'm their approval OF the plan
OF training their students FOR a period OF
half p YEAR. with one girl in a room. and
two such rooms under satisfactory
critic, substantially the original plan of
training employed IN this city.
The adoption Of this plan calls for tho
use Of much larger number OF rooms
and a larger force Of critics. the adop-
ton ~ which. We think will however
result I'm better work i'm the state train
ing schools. with respect 20 both pupils
and teachers in training. Financially. the
city will be a slight gamer over the pres
ont plan while the additional expense 20
the salaries OF the critics and the larger
number Of training schools employed
largely balances each other.
The form of contract herewith submit
ted has received the approval OF the
trustees Of the state Normal school and Of
your executive committee. which recAn-
mend the passage Of the accompanying
resolution. Respectfully submitted, for
the executive COMMITTEES
WALTER n. BARNEY, Chairman.
CONTRACT AGREED on.
The following form OF contract between
the city and state WAS read by Secretary
Rose and with tho following resolution
unanimously approved;
Resolved That The president bc and he
hereby Is authorized and empowered 70
execute. in the name and behalf OF this
school committee. contract with the
trustees Of the Rhode lslnnd state Nor
nal school Substantially in Tho form pre-
sented by the executive committee as fol-
lows.
!. Said trustees agree 20 admit % the
Rhode Island Normal School at The be-
ginning OF each ran term and OF each win
ter term such pupils as said school com
mittce shall recommend from its approv-
ed list said trustees. however rceervinr
the right 10 exclude or 10 drop from said
Normal school any pupil 50 nominated
who shall not. IN their opinion. be dual-
fed % proceed With tho studies al the
Normal school course
Said pupils. 60 admitted on tho norn-
fnation of said school committees shall roe
ceive instruction Tor one year along such
= course or studies az shall be r,utuaitv
satisfactory 10 the said trustees and TO
the superintendent ~ public schools OF
said city Of Providence
On the completion OF such wear Of
study On said Nofmgi School 90 the sails.
faction 81 said trustees said pupils shall
be certified hf said frffgtcae ID, aa'id a.t,,..i
committee as hafIg satisffct0riiy COM
pleted the vourse ~ iasirurfiun af The
Rhode Island Normal rchoal prescribed
for tho class preparing FOR admission to
tho training schools maiuUiurd hy said
city.