The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-09
the COMMITTEE
|. FEELS PROVOKED
Education Dept. Of Council Re.
sents Tech School Hold Up.
SUPT. SMALL TEllS0f NEEDS
Committee viii Push Matter 10 Finish and
Find Public Feeling Ahou: Manual
Labor Department.
SUPT. SMALL TELlS0f NEEDS


the Techpical High school and the extent
to which the opinions Of Alderman Rey
rolds simple life proposition is favorably
regarded is 10 be ascertained by the city
council committee or education in very
short order Various councilmen have ex-
pressed their opinions in regard to the
matter and most OF them are unqualified
supporters OF the proposed extension OF
the facilities for the school.
Naturally being chairman OF the com
mittee on education Councilman II. G.
Smith has very decided opinions on mat
ters OF the hold up but he is not alone in
stating that the need FOR increased facil-
ties is a crying one deserving OF imme-
date attention.
Councilman Makepiece OF the Second
ward, who recently expressed himself in
unmeasured terms in favor OF the indus
trial training at the technical school, has
said: "Only the fact that Industrial train
Ing in public schools 10 being taken up
throughout the country Is needed to-
cor vince any public minded citizen as 10
its desirability: only narrow minded per-
sons can contradict It's worth.
The standing attained by the graduates
oi our technical school IL a principal rea-
son why We should meet the demands OF
this institution, while as 10 question OF
rlously doubt that"
SUPT. SMALL'S REPORT.
Tho needs are summed up in a letter
from Superintendent OF Schools Small
IT part he says: Every high school pu-
piI at the beginning OF the day and dur
Ing all study hours must have a seat and
desk for books and personal belongings.
The Technical High school was originally
equipped with 2ss desks In six rooms
TO meet rapid growth a desks have
been placed In one corner OF the hall and
81 seats have been placed in a small room
on the second floor. the totab seating ca
pacity thus extended being 2S5.
The number OF pupils belonging on
Febl5, 1906, was AZ. III more than present
seats. or 1874 more than originally planned
foi. These pupils use the desks in the halI
and In the small room OF the Technical
building and in two school rooms and one
SIR ali room in the Classical building. The
number OF pupils has outgrown the ortgi-
nal plan 81 per cent.
Every pupi. must have a place for
wraps. working garments. etc. These are
furnished by lockers, not In a locker
room. but built into corridors or wher-
ever there Is space.
These do not equal the number or pu-
rils: no more should be added TO the pres
ent conditions. Outside garments are
thrown over desks. chairs settees and
benches
ENCROwDING ON CLASSICAL.
The lines OF the work at the school
are academic scientific and manual
training. Each requires rooms for reel
tation and work. The academic Is done
in the regular schools largely.
The scientific is done IN the labora-
tories as far as conditions allow, but !
there are not enough. Work in physics
In done in a school room, the chemical |
laboratory barely suffices.
The botany work has been crowded /
into q small recitation room in the /
Classical building. In drawing there is I,
no adequate room. The girls have never |
had a drawing room but have used a |
corner of the assembly hall.
The boys drawing room has been so /
crowded that new room has been fitted /
up on the third floor OF the Classical |
building. The bench work has increased !
so that benches have been put into \
corner OF the assembly hall. but the girls /
bicycle room ir the basement OF the /
Classical building has been fitted UP for
another room. The sewing. dressmaling I
and millinery work OF the girls Is all |
done in the Classical building occupying
one large and one small room.
These all combined utilize four large /
rooms. three small rooms and one bicy-
ce room In the Classical building, even
after the Technical building is crowded
Beyond its original limit. and the assem-
bly, room has been turned into bench
room. a study room and a drawing room,
DANGER TO HBAIHW.
"of the f72 students. ~ will graduate
in June, leaving AZ. some Of whom will
not return at tho opening Of the next
school year. In September n class of
from l50 to i7J will enter. There is little
doubt that the membershlp of the school
will then be 900 to bS pupils. In Febru-
airy. 1896 another 100 st least will want to
entey
THE September Increase will demand
one large and two small rooms now used
by the school department I'm the Classical
Then every available inch in
all the buildings will he used for school
purposes.
II have not mentioned the danger to
health 10 which the pupils, especially thA