The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-08
ALL TOWNS
and CITIES
SHOW GAINS
Encouraging Report Of Sscre-
tary Of Rhode Island Institute
Of Instruction for Past Year.

Principal Daniels or the Hope street
High school. secretary OF the Rhode ISL
and Educational Institution of Instruc-
tion. which meets in this city the lat
ter part OF the month compiled a table OF
statistics in October. 1901, showing a per-
centage OF membership in several of the
towns and cities OF the state wholly In
adequate to meet the increasing expendi-
lures for the annual sessions OF the insti-
tute.
The statement was made at that time
that for several years the receipts for
membership fees had been far from suffi-
cient to meet the cost Of talent and rent
of hall: that the profits from the pro-
gram advertisements, considerable as
they were, could not meet the deficiency:
and that on many occasions the state had
been called upon to make up the whole
or large part of the Indebtedness.
An appeal was made TO the teachers OF
the state to be more loyal in their sup
port OF an organization which had done
so much for the Improvement I'm the tone
and character OF public instruction and
the future efficiency of which could be
maintained only by the systematic coop
Grafton of all public school teachers.
GRATIFYING RESPONSE.
The response TO that appeal has been
exceedingly gratifying to the officers OF
the institute. All of the towns and cities
from which returns have been received
show a gain in membership over that or
| last year and in many cases the increase
| is magnificent
Newport maintains its usual perfect re-
| cord of 100 per cent; Central Falls, East
| Providence and Cumberland are the first
| to deprive Newport of her isolated dis
| tinction. The school of Cranston are 10
be credited with largest relative gain I'm
4 membership.
| The percentage rose from 46 per cent in
| 1900 to So per cent in 1901. The largest
| absolute gain has been in Providence. Ur
e63 teachers of record October, 1901, bv2
| became members OF the institute .is
| against 436 OF the preceding year. This
| calculation takes into account only the
| regular teachers and excludes normal
teachers. normal graduates. pupil teach
| ers. student teachers and permanent suv-
| stitutes.
Providence is 81 per cent, as compared
| with 6S per cent Of last year. The gam
| has been distributed over the three grades
of schools. but not in equar measure. In
the high schools 81 per cent Gall but
eight are members OF the institute. The
| Classical and Hope Street schools have
| complete membership.
In the grammar schools % per cent (ali
| but eight are members. Doyle Avenue,
Manton Avenue. Candace Peace, Point.
Broad. Vineyard. and Federal Street
schols have complete membership. In the
primary schools and kindergartens per
cent of the teachers enrolled belong to the
Institute. OF the 6S primary sc..ools IN
the city. 43 have complete membership.
There is only one in which all or nearly
all of the teachers neglected TO join All
primary school prinpicas are members
with the exception of three.
RECEIPTS JUST SUFFICIENT.
The receipts from membership for the
| present year. together with the income
from publishers and advertisers, are just
sufficient to defray the running expenses
| of the last session of the institute. &c
| is hoped that at the approaching and sub
sequent sessions the membership will be
so much further increased that the off,
GERS will not only be enabled TO meet abb
| solutely necessary running, expenses, but
will feel warranted in planning more
profitable and entertaining sessions than
| The pest we nave had I'm the past.
There has been OF late a very strong
| feeling on the part OF the committee OF
| arrangements, who have been willing 10
| bestow their time and energies TO any
required extent to bring the sessions OF
the institute up to the very limit of ex-
| cellence, that they should have the cor
dial cooperation OF all the public school
teachers In the state and that the teach
| ers themselves, In view OF the fact that
they are allowed two days immunity from
school work every year without loss OF pay
for attendance at the annual meetings,
should feel II both a privilege and social
duty TO contribute the trihing sum OF a
membership fee towards the success OF
those meetings.
CITY AND TOWN MEMBERSHIP.
Below is a table of percentage of mem-
bership for the cities and larger towns
OF the state: