The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-07
COMMITTEE MET
TO ORGANIZE
School Board Of 1905 Assem-.
bled Last Evening for First Time
PRES'T RUECKERT REELECTED
New Tenure Of Office for Truant Officer
wAIttsmors = Committees Appointed.
Preliminary Business.
PRES'T RUECKERT REELECTED

The school committee for 1905 assem-
bled in the committee chamber al the
Classical high school last evening for or.
ganizatlon purposes.
As had been generally anticipated,
Frederick Rueckert was reelected pres-
dent of the committee, the vote being
unanimous
The various sub committees were an
nounced by President Rueckert, very few
important changes being made in their
personnel.
The only other important business was
the election OF a trusnt officer. Gilbert
ID. whittemore, the present incumbent
was reelected a resolution being passed
abolshing the system OF yearly election
as to the Office and declarating his cleo
tion on a tenure Of office similar to that
OF the secretary Of the committee. Henry
\. Rose.
CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at
s:15 by President Rueckert The roll OF
those members whose terms had not eX-
pired was called by Secretary Rose and
the several new members were promptly
sworn into office.
The new faces in the committee are
those Of Edward H. Stockwell. Ward ];
Edward ]. Oconnor Ward ?: John T.
Masterson, Ward 3: Edwin Knowles, Jr..
Ward 4: Washington l. Prescott Ward
8: John l.. Sprague. Jr., Ward q Edwin
@. Thompson. Ward s.: Herbert +.
Coghan. Ward 10.
PRESIDENT RUECKERT ELECTED.
on the call for nominations of new
officers. Prof. George Wilson rose and
briefly nominated President Rueckert
Mr.. Comstock seconded the nomination.
The vote was unanimous
President Rueckert I'm accepting the re- |
election spoke feicitousy OF the honor !
so placed upon him ana briefly touched |
upon the general situation in the city |
schools.
THE TRUANT OFFICER
President Rueckert then announced the |
next matter of business TO be the cleo |
tion Of a truant officer. citing the pro-
posed change in the tenure of office.
President Rueckert explained that on |
investigating the law he had found that
the committee was empowered TO elect |
the truant officer for any tenure OF Of !
fee. subsequently he had called a meet |
ing OF the executive committee. acting |
under the advice Of the committee on /
bylaws. and at the meeting the resolu- |
tion noted below was drafted.
A RESOLUTION.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved. That I'm accordance with the |
provisions OF sec. OF chapter 1909 OF the !
public laws. Gilbert f. whittemore be 1
and hereby is appointed trusnt officer on
a tenure Of office similar to the present
tenure of office OF the secretary OF the /
sation be fixed at $500 dollars per year. /
payable monthly.
The resolution was adopted
President Rueckert then announced the |
various subcommittee for the coming
year as follows:
COMMITTEES NAMED
Accounts-George r. A. Beane Will
liam A. H. Grant. Isaac Crocker. John
A. Vickery and Hubert +. Croghan
Drawing-George c. Wilson John l..
sprague Jr., William ". Mclaughlin,
Edwin Knowles, Jr., and Charles j.
OConnor.
Annual report-Richard y. Comstock
w. Waterman. Michael A. Rat
tigan, Washington r. Prescott and Charles
J. O'Connor.
Backward children-Winthrop A. Risk
John F. Farrell. John L. Spragu Jr..
William r. Gleason and Edward r. Car
roll
Apportionment-J A. Tillotson.
Thomas w. Waterman william r
Richard b. Comstock and John
A. Vickery.
Evening schools-P. Francis Walker.
William A. Crsnston, Clifford r. Grif-
nm. John p Reagan and Joseph j. Gun
By-Laws-John p Beagan. Richard h.
Comstock. John W Hogan. Washington
r. Prescott and Edward II. StockweH
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Executive Commttee-Frederck Rueck-
ert. P. Francis Walker. Joseph O. san
Souci, william r. Gleason and Clifford IL /
Griffin
Grammar and Primary Schools Joseph
o. San souci John y. Beagan. william A.
Crsnston, Winthrop A. Risk and Wash
lngton r. Prescott
High schools-George @. Wilson. Rich
ard r. Comstock. Clifford H. Griffin.
John T. Farrell and Edward ". stock
well
Hygiens-John l., Sprague Jr.. Win
throp A. Risk. william H. Mclaughlin.
Edward r Carroll and Edwin O. Thomp-
son.
Penmanship-lsaac Crocker. John A.
William A. II. Grant. John 4.
Vickery and John +. Masterson
Private Schools-Mchael A. RattiRA.
Joseph O. San Soucl Hubert r. \CroRhaS
John y. Masterson and Edwin @. Thomp-
son.
Committee ON Relation to the city
A. Tillotson. Joseph ].
his honor the mayor lex
)nicio). the honorable tho president Of the
common council (ex-ofriclo). the honorable
The chair OF the Joint standing commit
zee on education tex-officioD
Music William r. Gleason. Thomas w.
Waterman. John A. Tilloison John q.
Thompson. Edwin Knowles Jr
School Houses-Thomas w. Waterman.
William 4. ~ Grant. John W. Hogan.
George =. a. Bcane. John r. Farrell
Summer Schoos--John w Hogan.
George c. Wilson. Michael 4 Rattigan.
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