The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-01
Sup0rint0ndent's Report Shows
Enrolment Of 24,355.
ENLARGEMENT OF Tech URGED
Matter Of Increasing Teachers Salaries 10
Be Reported On Next Meeting Ap-
pulntmsnt Of Teachers.

since It's adJournuienl on JUNG
2ith last was held last evening in the
committee room at the classical hish
school
Mr.. Comstock briefly touched upon the
question OF the desired general increase
In salaries. urging the need OF prompt ac-
ton In the matter one way or another.
President Reuckert for the special COM
mittee appointed last spring TO consider
the subject, said that meeting Of the
committee had not as yet been held. but
that such a meeting would occur in the
near future and that report would De
ready for the next meeting.
Superintendent Small and Prof. Wilson
set forth the present great need Tor an
enlargement OF the Technical hlgn scnooi'
Already the enrolment Is 425 and the nor
NAL capacity OF the present sccommoda-
tions Is but 22s.
In February a still further increase In
the student body is anticipated and the
congestion thereafter will. II is thought
overtax and defeat the ingenuity OF the
desperate teachers.
The meeting was called 10 order at $50
o'clock. President Rueckert In the chair.
Roll call showed % members present.
The records OF the last meeting ware
approved and the committee stood ready
to take up the Regular reports.
A SLIGHT INCREASE.
Superintendent Small then presented his
report on the condition OF the schools.
The report. which was received, follows
I'm part:
To the School Committee OF the city OF
Providence:
Schools opened Sept r. with the follow.
Ing first days enrolment: In the high
schools, 1907; in the grammar schools,
SAG: In the primary schools, 1853; In the
special schools, 221; in the kindergarten
schools. 11ss; total enrolment, 24.S55.
This Is but slight increase over the
figures OF last year for the corresponding
date. Flrst-day figures do not adequately
express the situation, inasmuch as many
rupils do not enter until the second week.
There is a. steady growth in attendance
for the entire first month. This has been
sp' cially true In several kindergartens.
so that they have been divided into two
sections. one fot the morning and one for
the afternoon. The first grades are
crowded in several pars OF the city. but.
On the whole, the primary situation Is
q mfortable and will be entirely so when
grades above "A can be removed and
placed In grammar buildings
MIXTURE AT CLASSICAL.
The serious situation is I'm the high
schools The first days attendance OF 1907
is an increase OF "a over the correspond
Ing attendance last year. Others have en-
! tered since. There is some room at the
English. Hope street has 532 seats. all
| filed, but there is opportunity for increas-
! ing the seating within the building
At the Technical there are 425 pupils.
/ with a normal seating capacity OF 2ss.
| The makeshifts OF last February take
) care or some OF the surplus. Ninety pupils
are cared for in the Classical building.
! This has necessitated taking one ot the
| rooms used by the executive department
J OF the school committee and restoring the
room TO It's former use as n school room
IT has been necessary To leave in IL.
however. two large department cases for
! which there was no room elsewhere. The
supervisors using this room have been put
/ into a recitation room taken from the
/ Classical school
The Technical school now has all IT'S
seats occupied. ito hall used as a school
room drawing room. shop room, and two
! classes in the Classical building. II 4,
| also obliged to use the Classical drawing
roam daily from 1880 to p. m. The
Classical building now contains the exec
| utive department OF the school commit.
tee. n part OF the Technical school and It's
own school. a mixture which Is not con
! duclve to the best work for all concerned
AS PERMANENT TEACHERS
In accordance with section 10. article T.
OF the bylaws. I nominate for permanent
appointment in the day schools the fol-
I lowing named teachers. who have sue
cessfully comy~eted their probationary
year OF service. such permanent appoint.
ment 20 date from Sept. 10. 1904
Susan McElroy, Irene X. O'Reily
! Mary G. Dunn. Grace O. Adams
/ nominate for permanent appointme
IN the evening schools the followins
named teachers, who have successfully
completed their probationary year OF ser
vice. such permanent appointment 10 dat,
from oct. 3. 1901
Mary f. Rannon. Alice NJ. Barrett
Mabel l. Bartlett. Bessie r. Birch J
Earle Brown, Mary A. Carlin. Jeannett,
r. Carroll. Helen l.. Cooney. John L. Cur
ran. Albert A. Dowd. Katherine r. A
Flood Eleanor NJ. Cannon. Harriet l.
Cannon. Rebecca v. Greene. Mary r. II
Hall, Alice s Hayden, Mary r. Clifford
Elizabeth A. Holland. Ella O. Holmauist
Bertha r. Hopkins, Jennie A. Hughes
Charles IT. Kingman. Ralph T. Larry
Marie L. 1aviolette, Bessie A. LOTUS
Jacob A. .Aattuck. John j.. McAlear
Mabel n. Miller. Eugene A. Mccarthy
Mary Y. McHugh. Emma r. McKenna
Mary f McNln, Emeline A. Orswel
Ellen ]. Parker. Uhaldo L. NJ Pesaturc
Florence G. Reynolds. Stella IT, Robbles
John j. Staley. Howard NJ. Tracy. Rich
ard n. Tucker. Earl Vanderbilt. Edwin n
Walsh. Mary r Walsh. Helen " Water
man Albert r. White. Louis whittelse,
Arthur T.. Young Joseph J. Young
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
nominate for positions IN the gram
mar and primary schools the followin
named persons taken from the ellgibl
list:
Frances NJ. Mccarthy. Miriam a
Clarke. Mabel NJ. Wallace. 60 date fror
, Sept 70 1904. and Caroivne - Flags
Ethel L. Carpenter. Bertha Z. Feeiey.
. date from Oct. 3. 1904.
, nominate for position IN the kinder
I gartens: Alice NJ. Carpenter 20 date fror
, Sept a. 1904 Ida A. Beidsn, 20 ds,
> from Sept. ~. isn4. and Florence Meoorne
y 20 date from Oct. 2. 1874
7 nominate Tor position IN the Mig
4 school Frank Y. stark 20 date fror
Sept. r. 1904.
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