The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-31

the school department. II can only be
done by limiting appropriations. Such
conflicts between the school committe ee
and city council work disastrously 10 the
schools.
POWERS OF COMMISSION.
1--WE believe that II a commission or
board II constituted IL should be with
powers and duties along the lines OF the
present administration OF tho school com
mittee. The members OF the school COM
mitteo have never received any compen-
sa ton for their services and are Of the
opinion that II a school commission or
school board Is created II should be un-
paid.
There will always be a number OF
r.en and women In the community COM
petent able and interested in school
wo-'S who can and win devote the time
that is required for administering school
affairs. Love and interest In this work
schould bs the incentive. and will surely
attract public spirited citizens 10 the Of
flee "a much az any pay or salary at
tached to e.
Resolved. That in view OF the request
OF the city council for a school COM
mission for the schools Of Providence,
The school committee OF the city OF Prov
idence hereby gives expression of its
done in this regard, the results Of their
recent labors in changing the admins
trative system Of the school department
so as TO make IL conform to the ideas
OF school men and educators should be
preserved and that the administration Of
school affairs should proceed generally
along the same lines that are now being
followed by this school committee; that
teachers and school officers be placed
upon tenure Of good behavior; that the
appointment and dismissal OF teachers
be placed in the hands of the superin-
tendent of schools; that the eligibility OF
candidates for positions as teachers be
determined by rules that absolutely pre-
vent favoritism: that the appointment OF
ignitors, engineers and other employees
be placed I'm the hands of an official with
tenure OF good behavior and chosen
TO manage HIS department on strictly
business principles; that. inasmuch as
the public schools belong TO the people
and they are most deeply and vitality
concerned I'm their welfare, they should
be controlled by the people through their
Immediate Representatives and that we
deprecste any legislation tending 10 de-
prve the people of the rights they now
enjoy and have had for so years last past
in participating in the management of
their schools and OF selecting their rep
resentat tives TO administer the schools.
that If n commission is formed IL should
come dn ectly from the people and serve
without pay: that otherwise the present
administration OF the school committee
should be continued and the bylaws
and changes adopted and made in June.
1903, he given sufficient test before being
interfered with by the appointment of
a commission constituted along different
experimental lines"
COMMITTEE SUSTAINED.
Committeeman Comstock. Waterman.
Reagan, O'Connor all spoke in favor OF
tho resolution, gently whscking the coun-
ell on every occasion. The resolution
was unanimously passed
For the committee on high schools
Richard r. Comstock- presented a -reso-
luton relative to new hooks. which was
passed
Or. John L. Spraguc. Jr. reported for
the committee ol hygiene a resolution
that after Jan. the use Of
! 1lsinfectants be discontinued. this reso-
ution being passed without opposition.
Under the head of new business. John /
W. Hogan presented resolution which /
Urges the general assembly TO pass n
new factory law raising the working age |
INIT from l2 10 "a years.
The resolution also provides that law
s desired that will make n necessary
hat children to obtain work must have
IN elementary knowledge of the English |
anguage before being eligible IN work: |
,lso providing that a child under Is
Years of age must have a certificate
showing that the child has complied with |
he standard requirements in vogue In
New York and other states
The resolution. before being put 10 a
vote. was discussed by the members
Truant Officer Whittemore explaining !
.ome Of It's details, The resolution was
passed.
The meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock