The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-27


corresponding quarter of last year is as
follows. High schools, l42; grammar
schools, 1926. primary schools. 66'; special
schools. 2e2; total increase, 1853
EVENING SCHOOL WORK.
This year 300 more pupils have been
fought than last year In term-of IS
nights this year. against ~ last year
in the advanced schools. and % In the
common schools. without increasing the
expense of tuition.
While last year II was necessary 10
dismiss A. teachers before the Christ
mas vacation. and q teachers after this
intermission, this year only q were dis
missed before Christmas, and ~ after
that date.
The total expenses for the year i9OO-l90i
of the evening schools IL as follows:
Evening schools. s22 1876; evening school
janitors s2soe; total sS4, H. The re-
port was received.
Mr.. Gardiner from the committee on
accounts reported back ~, miscellaneous
bills, amounting 20 Ssis,l4 The bills
were approved aud ordered paid.
Mr. Reuckeri from the committee on
evening schools. gave notice of list OF
text books that he would move he adopted
ut teh next regular meeting of the school
committee. for lIse IN the evening
schools. The report was ordered re-
ceiyed.
FOR FREE SCHOLARSHIP
President Barney on behalf OF the exc
cutive committee. presented "A report and
resoluti.n in relation TO the free scholar
shin from the city of Providence i'm the
Rhode Island School OF Design. The res
: olution which was adopted, is as fol-
lows
Resolved. That the executive COM
mittee be and they are hereby authorized
10 arrange for cancellation OF the pres
ent contract between the city and the
Rhode Island School of Design for free
scholarships at said school. andtoeXecuie
- new contract with said school for free
scholarships therein along the lines
recommended by the report of the chair
man OF the committee on evening schools
and the chairman OF the committees on
drawing al AN annual expense not to
exceed that heretofore paid by the city
for scholarships AZ said school
Mr. TAFT from the committee on gram
mar and primary schools. reported that
the committee nominated for teacher
Lillian G.. Munnegle. The report was re
celved and the nominee was elected.
Mr.. Devenish. from the committee on
music, gave notice that at the next meet
ing OF the school committee, he would
move the adoption of the Beacon sons
sollectior special edition for Providence
and OF the silver song series. The re
port WAS received.
MIR. Devenish also presented the follow
ing resolution. Resolved. that the resolu
tion fixing the salaries 10 be paid 10 IN
director and teachers OF music adopted
by the school committee on June 3. lN91
I've and n is hereby amended 80 that thu
paragraph fixing the salaries of thA as
sistant teachers OF music shall read ri
follows: 10 The assistant teachers az mu
slr. each sl0oe The resolution was adopt
ed.
cIIALKsTONE AVENUE SCHOOL
AR. walker. from the committee oi
school houses. reported upon the resolu
ton directing the committee on relation
20 the city council TO request the cit.
council to remove the present Chalkston
avenue school building and erect In ~
place an elght-room primary school build
Sn0 OF brick.
The report saws IN part: "Your com
mittee are auite familiar with the defect
~ the older school buildings As regard
modern copycniences fhev surely n
rot compare with the new buildings; ye
rhey are in fair condition for school pur
poses. and your committee DO not believ
they should bc torn down simply FOR th
purpose Of erectipg new and expensiv
buildings IN their place
The committee have examined m
school t,remisesF located on Smith an
rrnrs streets and believe that better n
~sities should be afforded for the schol
err fn ~. buliding
ur nevenssh sid the present conditio
81 the school building was diegrecefu