The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-27

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one in an outside room In the vicinity
OF Atwelrs avenue. Thayer, Branch,
Broad and Ralph have vacant rooms The
Candace pupils can be put into the ward
room by substituting larger seats for the
present ones. Lynch hall may be avail
able for the Atwells avenue room. But
I'm all other sections the school halls seem
TO be the only available places. and eight
classes must be thus provided for before
the new term begins
This Is very unfortunate condition.
There is urgent need OF additional school
accommodations in the Doyle avenue.
oxford street. Atwell's avenue. and
Academy avenue districts. The new
school building. which am informed has
not been provided for in the latter d.s-
trict should be built at once. The condi-
ton in the other districts should re-
ceive the attention of the committee at
the earliest possible moment.
In ALL three rooms will be closed and
IS Uppuet, making a net increase of IL
rooms In which TO accommodate the In
crease OF 400 pupils. To keep the new
rooms to this small number the present
rooms as far as possible will be crowded
to their limit. / recommend that school
room accommodations for the beginning
OF the new term be referred TO the proper
committee.
Respectfully submitted.
WALTER II. SMALL,
superintendent.
Providence, X. l., December 26. 1902.
The report was received and ordered
| printed with the minutes
Bills amounting To S. S.70o16 were recon-
mended 10 be paid by the committee on
accounts and they were allowed and or
dered paid.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The following report was made by Sec
retary Rose for the executive commit
! tee:
To the honorable the school committee of
the city OF Providence:
| The executive committee would report
that. acting under the authority OF a re-
solution OF the school committee passed
| December 5th. 1902, whereby a resolution
| providing for the removal OF the Offices
OF the school department from the city
hall to the Classical High school was re-
ferred to this committee with power to
act, they have caused the Offices OF the
| superintendent and secretary to be re.
|
In rooms in the second floor OF the Clas.
| sical H.gh school.
Your committee would also report tha
they were notified on December 18th
that no more coal could be furnished q
the school houses. and as many OF tn,
schools were without a supply sufficien
to heat the buildings for more than on,
day, and the English High school wa
entirely out. ~ was necessary to imme
\
They were closed on the 18th inst an.
will remain closed until January 9th
1903
In the meantime your committee hav
| arranged for a limited supply OF Goa
which is now being placed in the schoo
buildings. and we hope that any furthe
closing OF the schools for lack OF fuel ma
be avoided
In order that the schools may not los
any more time than necessary. your com
mittee would recommend that the schoC
committee take the necessary action
, continue the first term TO January S0ti
1908. emitting the recess OF one week a
the end OF the term. II all the school
| continue their session through to tina
date without the usual public examine
, tions on the last Wednesday, Thursda
, | and Friday OF the first term. and th
consequent closing OF the high and pr
, | mary schools on Wednesday and Thurs
, day there will be but small loss OF tim,
! the high schools will lose but one day th
, primary schools two and the gramma
schools three days OF school
: Therefore your committee recommen
the adoption Of the accompanying resolt
| tion.
Resolved. That the provisions of Sc,
tions and 3 OF article V OF the bylaw
be and the same are hereby suspende
Tor the present school year I'm so far q
20 permit the omission OF the recess Z
one week at the close of the first tern
= and that said first term shall continue Il
g all the schools until the 3Oth day OF Jai
$ uary, 1893 emitting the examination
= provided for In section OF said artic
= for the last Wednesday. Thursday an
d Friday OF the FIRST term, and that n
e second term shall begin on the first MOI
u day following the close OF the first tern
RESOLUTION COMMENDED.
h Mr. Waterman asked what effect a
n passing OF the resolution would have G
a the school spirit
i Supt Small believed that the effe
would be beneficial for he was of n
A | opinion that ~ was n custom OF a
~ old district system which had been COT
= tinued into system.
Mr.. Manchester was of the opinion TIT
y there would be no III effects by the pr
= posed course
: Mr.. Barney suggested that he could aC
y his testimony 90 that OF the superinten
= ent and that the members who desired 4
= formation could better obtain the san
E by attending the regular sessions OF Il
n schools
II The resolution was adopted
y The following resolution was present,
) by the committee on music.
; MAY EMPLOY SUBSTITUTE.
:, Resolved, That the committee on mus