The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-28

FHEo MANSf16GOt FrOps
graduate department, and In various
other places. His teaching experience
includes evening drawing schools, fiv'
seasons with classes OF teachers at tn,
Hyannis Summer Normal school, ant
weekly lessons TO the students In TIT
private kindergarten training school II
New Haven. but his strong claim Is tina
he has had eight years OF city super
vision of drawing, three years In Nortl
Adams, a city OF Is. 900 inhabitants. ant
FIVE years in New Haven. a city OF los.
600 Inhabitants In this city he has con
Quoted the drawing without assistants
He knows how to work. to plan. to lead
TO inspire. The best recommendation o
his strength lies in the fact that the New
Haven committee has already reased hil
salary from $500 TO $500 In order TO retair
him In that city OF possible. As TO hi.
recommendations. have them from
Henry T. Bailey state supervisor OF
drawing in Massachusetts for many
years, from Principal Baldwin OF the
Hyannis Normal school. from Superinten.
dent Hall of North Adams. from Superin.
tendent Beede OF New Haven. from the
principal of the kindergarten training
school, from professors in the Yale
graduate department and in the Yale
School OF Fine Arts, and from the Pain,
and Clay club of New Haven They al
speak of him in the highest terms.
Believing that this committee and this
city want strong director OF drawing
at fair salary. and believing that this
man. In his combined education and ex-
perience is specially qualified. nominate
for director OF drawing Mr.. Frederic L.
Burnham.
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Mr. Ballou said he had no objections
10 Mr.. Burnham's qualifications as he be-
lieved that they were amply sufficient
We have, he said, other teachers in
this city who are well fitted 10 fill this
position and think they should have
some consideration here tonight. I have
letters and recommendations regarding
local instructors he said, "and would
be glad to read them here tonight at the
proper time"
Mr.. Gamer said that he thought the
superintendent had spent a great deal OF
time on the nominations but possibly
some of the recommenda tons OF the local
candidates have not been gone over as
thoroughly as possible. would like to
ask the superintendent about the rela-
tive experience OF the man from Connec-
ticut and the local candidate, Mr.. Rose.
Superin tendent Small explained that
the man ne recommended had more ex-
ecutive training and that Mr.. Roses ex-
perience along that line was not as large
in comparison.
Mr.. Waterman said his opinion was the
Same now as long ago when the fatal
mistake Of sending TO Illinois for man
to run our Manual Training school was
discovered. That mistake was a dam
aging one TO our schools that was only In
n measure repaired when we cha lgcd
the name the other day.
/ think 1t a shame to ignore our loca
teachers when there IL a promgion ir
sight ' II certainly is dice oursging tC
send out of town everytime a good po-
snion Is vacant.
! There are women teachers that are oe
serving OF the place and should have
as much money as the men ] hope ",
won't confirm the nomination.
/ WELFARE OF THE DEPARTMENT
! Mr.. BeaEan said this was not a po
sition that outsiders or local people were
/ TO be considered in. Nothing but th'
welfare of the schools should be cons!d
cred The superintendent has recon
mended man. He only has the welfar'
/ OF the schools at heart and we Should
not undertake to dictate whom he SHOULD
choose local or otherwise. ] think We
( should endorse his selection"
Mr. Comstock referred TO statemen
OF Mr.. Waterman's regarding n remarl
OF local manufacturer. who said tina
I the boys turned out of the schools now
cant tell II a plan Is upside down o
not" II they have been under these loca
! teachers right long. / think that's {
! good argument for the man that Is th'
| superintendent nominee.
| would be pleased II we could max,
a selection from the city of Providence
but | think the superintendents tudg
l ment is good and that hs has the in
terests of the schools At heart.
A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY.
| Mr.. ]. W. Hogan said that the election
Of this officer was a joint responsible,
/ Of the superntendent's and the commit
! tees. I have no candidate but I am
home ruler in the modern~sense OF tn
word with a local application. he said
| Before vote for an outside man
want TO be thoroughly assured that W.
have no one here that In not fitted for tn
work"
/ don't want to dictate TO the superin
| tendent but think that one OF the loca
people should have n chance to make
| beginning. We ought not to say thes
people are failures before they have fail
ed.
/ don't want to think that all the none.
/ spent by the city has been wasted.
Mr.. Rose and his case parellels the New
Haven mans with the exception OF tn
executive experience.
Mr.. F. f. Bafiou referred 70 numbe
OF recommendations he held for local peo
pie. which he would give at length IL de
sired
MR.. BURNHAM ELECTED.
BY a roll call vote OF 10 10 3 the com
mittee confirmed the appointment
The vote was az follows: Ayes-Messrs
Rueckert. Beasan, Beirne, Carroll, Com
stock. Cranston, Cunningham. Doupsey
Farrell Griffin. Matteson. Mclaughlin
san SoucL Sprague. T'illotson and Wilson
--is Noes-Messrs. Ballou. C~ocker. Gain
er. Grant, Hogan. Martin. Risk and Wa
termsn-s. Absent-Mayor Miller. Meesrs
John r. Kendrick. Roswell G. Smith, DR.
Gleason, DIR. Hili NJ. A. Rnttigan. DIR
Walker. Robert i. Walker and @. +. A
Peane
Mr. Wilson for the committee on draw
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