The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-09
CRANSTON.

The annual meeting OF the Cranston
school committee, was held last evening in
the town hall. Knightsville. Chairman
Dutemple presided. Superin tendent Of
Schools Valentine Almy read his report
which showed a falling off OF attendance
on account OF lack OF fuel and plenty OF
work The Auburn district is over
crowded. he said. and he spoke OF the
steady growth OF the high school. and
mentioned the need OF better transporta-
tion facilities between the different sec
tions Of the town.
He recommended that two more rooms
be opened I'm Auburn and that n change
of study Of grammar and arithmetic be
adopted In the lower grades He believed
English should receive more attention In
the grammar schools. He favored med
ical inspection Of the schools. and spoke
at length on that subject. He also IA
vored not admitting pupils 10 the fourth
year OF the high school who have not
passed in their previous studies.
The report was accepted and the various
recommendations were ordered placed In
the hands OF the special committee TO
whom they belonged.
Reports were also made by the super
visors OF music drawing and writing.
They were accepted and ordered on Ale.
The clerk read the report for the year
TO be handed to the council. which was
received and placed on file.
II was voted that the sum Of $3.50 for
grammar school and $50 for high school
be set aside for laboratory supplies.
Upon recommendation Of the superin-
tendent, the committee voted to have the
graduation OF the high school Wednes-
nd of gra mn M S0h ls
on Friday, June 2s.
The audited bills were then ordered
paid,
The building committee reported pro
gress on the plans for the new high
school.
Next came a special hearing OF two
citizens from the Edgewood district Mr..
f. Il. Con and Mr.. Armstrong. They
came before the committee and urged
that certain principal OF a grammar
school In their district be not reappoint-
ed They made no charges against the
man but asked for an Investigation re-
garding his fitness for holding his position
This request was received and laid on
the table until the appointment OF teach
ers.
Tuition for out OF town pupils was fixed
at $50 for kindergarten and intermediate
grades: s26 for grammar and $50 for high
grammar. and $40 more in the high
school fee than previously charged. The
committee then went into executive ses-
sion
The following teachers were appointed
for the coming year Chas. NJ. Poor.
Marion u Fulton. Ethel r. Tower Flor
ent whitmorc. walter II. Tabor. Jennie
LeGarde (drawlng). VIM. ] Reynolds.
John X. Fenner. sara l. MacCormack.
Warren r. Bowen. Alton c. Churbuck.
Harriet J. Miller tmusio>. Eulalia J.
Town. Sara A. Bown, Jennie f. Rath-
burn, Bessie Baron. Ellen NJ. Murphy
Nettle NJ. Heald. Florence Ryan. Flor
ence CARL. Barbara c. Marr. Jennie NJ
Phillips. Margaret whalan, Edith Will
kinson. Viola Brownell. Fannie T. Bailey,
Hattie G. Holt Laura Watts, Anna
Cunningham Annie H. Peck. Edna Rob
erts Edna NJ Wood. Alvin Estes
Mary Hines Florence Dorr, Carrie
Weekes. Alice r. Matteson. Eva Bennett.
Elizabeth Carpenter. Ella Taylor Mary
]. Richardson. Helen 8. Mory. Ada y.
Haven. Lillian Stubbs. Caroline Slade
Abby A. Mattison. Grace Murphy. Eliso-
link O. Kimball Grace L. Mann Julia |
Goisel, Emma Crandali. A. NJ. Latham. |
Mary r Bosworth. Francisco Firany. /
Abbie A. Haven. Ellen Mullin. Helen |
Gertrude Bicknell. Lucinda Burke. r. \
Minnie Mills. Clara Wooiley
In regard 20 the request for q refusal
10 re-appoinf one Of the grammar mas
ters II was resolved that for lack OF evil
ience against the said master there was
nothing 10 warrant the passing OF his
appointment