The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-26
24,328 CHILDREN
ARE ENROLLED
Superintendent Small Rendered
Report TO School Committee.
ROUTINE MATTERS C0NSID. RED
Interesting Developments Over Several
items In thu Sill Which Mr.. waterman
Considered Excessive.

The first general meeting OF the school
committee for this year held last night
in the rooms OF the Classical High
School was more like reunion than
tnything else except for the one little
discussion that came up over the pay
ment OF a bill
At Sis o'clock the committee was
called to order by Mr. Gleason. the pres
ident. after which followed the roll-call.
The following men were present to an
swer 20 their names: Messrs. Andrews,
Beagan, Beirne. Barney. Caine. Cum
ningham. Tanning. Farrell. Grant. Hill.
Hopkins. Mclaughlin. Philbrick. Risk,
Rueekert San Souci. Sprague, Tillotson.
Walker, r. l.. Walker, Waterman. and
Wilson The roll-call was followed by
the reading OF the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting which were approved and
the consideration OF the resignation of
Arthur l.. Tanning. OF the Third ward.
After due debate on the matter IL was
decided 10 accept the resignation. The
resignation OF one other member was re-
ceived and accepted. offered by Mr..
Rueckert II was then announced that
Mr.. W. a. Cranston had been chosen
to succeed Mr.. McCartin. resigned. and
III
into office.
The next BIT OF business TO come be-
fore the house was the consideration OF
the report OF the superintendent of pub
lie schools presented by Mr. Small. This
report embodied the enrolment for the
present year and was as follows:
ENROLMENT, 24S2s
ITO the School Committee OF the City
OF Providence:
Schools have opened with the follow
ing attendance: In the high schools the
primary schools. 6515; in the primary
schools. 226: In the kindergarten schools,
1882 total enrolment, 2432s.
"As compared with the corresponding
figures OF last year. there Is an increase
OF 81 I'm the high schools. In the grammar
schools an increase OF 367. in the prim-
airy schools a decrease OF 6s6 in the spe-
cial schools a decrease OF eight. in the
kindergarten schools an increase of 81,
netdecresse OF 159. This decrease Is
accounted for in the 1-B grade. which
enrolled last year 2s23 and this year aC74.
This Is teh effect OF the now six-year
admission bylaw As result rooms
in the primary schools which have for
merly been overcrowded at this season
OF the year are In very comfortable
condition
Several grammar schools have been
=
opened. The average number OF pupils
per teacher l nthe high schools, includ-
ing the principals is: In the English.
26 In the Classical. %: In the Manual
Training. II: In the Hope. Si1. The gen
eral average In all the high schools is
23i1. The average per room I'm the gram
mar schools IL 4lia and In the primary
schools. IL. The averages will be in
creased by one or two pupils during the
/ next month. The largest enrolment is
usually about Nov. /. Several OF the
grammar rooms have an average per
room ofi+ IS and 46. and OF the primary
schools. Is. 46. a. and ~. Very few rooms
have over so pupils and the conditions
for work this year are very favorable.
HALF yEARL YGRADuATIoN.
During the summer the course OF
study has been printed and It is being
put into force as rapidly as possible
without loss TO the present pupils Re
gradatlon. with the transfer Of work
from the old 10 the new. will come grad
ually. but at the close Of the present
school year II is hoped that the new will
be largely In operation. The new course
Is the combined results OF the superin-
tendents department and special COM
mittees OF principals and teachers. Each
subject has been printed separately that
future modification and changes may be
made with the least expense.
During the transition period several
things will demand attention. A class
will gradual from some grammar
schools In February. This class will be
small, the natural result OF the old long
and short s-A period. Grade statistics
show that future February classes will
be larger. Ther care l60 pupils I'm the
present ga grade. ~ at Branch. q at
Thayer. % at Doyle. % at oxford, ~ at
Peace. i6 at MesSer. rs at Point.
First What shall be the form OF
their graduation This IL matter
which should be considered and settled
as soon possible.
Second. In September many pupils
from private schools and from surround
ing towns are admitted 10 the high
schools on examination Shall they be
so admitted I'm February
Third. The Junior department AZ the
Hope street High School admits pupils
two years before the close ~ the gram
mar school course that they mas re-
ceive six-year high chool training
Shall pupils be admitted 70 this Junior
course IN ehruary7
81 recornmend the refererce of those