The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-29
EAST PROVIDENCE
Schedule Of IntersChoIaStIc
League Games,
School Committee Held Regular
Meeting Last Night.

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East Providence
The Interschoiastic league baseball
scheduie for the season has been adopted
ana according 10 n the local high school
tean VIII pmy seven games away from
home and six here. The games In whtch
the local team viii participate are as fol-
lows.
April 10. Manual at Adelaide park: April
,s Classical az Adelaide park: Aprt ~,
cranston at Cranston: May 3, Woonsocket
o. woonsocket; May g. Pawtucket al East
Providence; May 10. English nj Adelaide
mark: May L. Hope at East Providence;
Nav 20. Cranston at East Provdence'
MAY "A. Manual at East Providence; May
81 English at East Providence; June ],
Hope on the Hope grounds; June B. Paw
tucket at Pawtucket: June Z. Classical
at East Providence.
'rhe first game will he played at
Adelaide mark. while the boys viii wind
rp the season at home after playing their
return game with the Pawtucket team.
They are getting I'm some good practice
work now. and II Is more than likely that
the team this year will be stronger one
than the school has had before in num-
her OF years.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
school committee was held I'm the town
hall last night. All OF the members were
present except Mr.. Bradley, who is In the
South for his health Chairman George
r. Dean presided
George j. Norton appeared before the
committee and said the Bay View Fire
company at Armingtons corners had an
S0-pound bell which the residents OF that
section unanimously wished placed on the
schoolhouse there, where II could be used
both for fire and scnool purposes.
MIR. Norton was asked what he thought
II would cost 10 put on the building
suitable belfry in which TO hang the bel.
He reslied he though $50 would cover the
expense. The matter was referred TO
superintendent Allen T. Keith for inves-
iigation.
The resignation OF Robert Healy as
stock clerk OF the school department was
.rcad and accepted.
Superintendent Keith presented the
financial report OF the department up 10
date II showed receipts OF S22. .s5T as and
disbursements OF S1S621i.
The superintendent also presented the
school report. II showed that 2237 pupils
were enrolled I'm the schools OF the town
during the present term against 1854 for
the term before The average attend
ance was shown TO be 1853. The days
absent footed up 5957 and 4ss Of the pu-
pills in the schools had not been late dur
ing the term, and 536 had not been alb
sent. There were is2 who had been Meth
or absent Eor late. and lsa who had been
neither late nor dismissed
During the term the music tea cher
made "a visits TO the various schools and
the drawing teacher had made il3. The
superintendent had made 81 and the com
nittee had made seven.
A communication was received from
Alice 8. Johnston. rendering her resig-
nation teacher I'm the high school.
While the resignation was under discus
sion the fact was brought out that during
her IS years OF service at the high
school Miss Johnson had not been absent
or late n single time during tho whole
period. The resignation was accepted
with regret and the clerk was instducted
10 write TO Miss Johnson and tell her
that her resignation had been accepted
with the greatest reluctance and thank
ing her for the good service she had
rendered while a teacher in the schools
OF the town.
IL was voted that books on hygiene be
purchased for use on the desks OF each
OF the teachers OF the town.
superintendent Keith stated that he
had been in consultation with the prin-
cIpals OF the grammar schools OF the town
and that all Of them were agreed that
IL was better TO have the graduation
exercises as simple as possible as other
wise great deal OF time was expended
In preparation which IN their opinion
could be spent TO better advantage in
pursuing regular studies. Tho sugges-
ton OF the superintendent was adopted
and this year there win be no elaborate
H.
graduation day. All the graduation ex-
srcises IN tho various schools will also
he held on the same day this year
Miss julia Barry was placed on the list
~ approved substitutes Superintendent
Keith stated TO the committee that az
times he had been forced 70 call into
active service ell OF the substitute teach
ers ia the town on account 81 the great
amount Of illness which had been prevs
lent among the regular teachers.
He also stated that ne had Arranged
for an art eNhFbtt TO be held Apr11 ls and
teachers Institute TO be held Apasl %
After The transaction Of some other tslsa-
meas of routine nature tho committee
adjourned.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate trarxarti,ns
were presented for record at the Office OF
the town clerk yesterday.
Philip p. Durfee and Mary A D,rres
or Providence mortgased TO the trustees
Of The Southern New England conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church bots
u, II sT. 2CS and all but the westerly
two feet I'm width OF lot Se on the Tris-
tam Burgess plat. with all the buildings
and improvements thereon for $3.50
George $. Baker OF Provsdencs trans-
ferred TO Julia G. Hopkins OF Boston,
Mass. mortgage given by Samuel A VII
cox for s150o.
David r. 0on Transferred 10 Eunics J..
Read of seekonk mortgage OF Thomas G.
Whismarsh for 500.
TILE GOLDEN CROSS.
The regular meeting OF Fraternity CON-
mandery T.. o. q. c., was held last night
m ODD FeEows hall There was large
attendance Of tls members and consider /
able routine business was transacted 1
There was large delegation present /
from Northern star commandety Of /
Providencs and after the business OF the |
session had been dispossd OF interesting
REMARKS were made 81 a number OF the
yisitos II was reported that a number
of the members ~ inc commandsry had