The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-02
VALLEY VILLAGES
The Warwick School Commit.
tee-- Congregational Church
Observance Of New Year.

The members OF the warwick school
committee met on Saturday afternoon at
their room in the town hall at Apponaug
All were present with the exception OF
DR. Mack. Following the reading OF the
the reports OF the truant officers OF the
town were read and were ordered received
and printed in the yearly reports
Superintendent OF Schools Glover re-
ported that the pupils who had been re-
ported as delinquent in their studies at
the Providence schools from the town
had been TO see him and better reports
had come since. He said that he had in
vestgated the tardlness in the schools
and had found that the greatest amount
OF tardiness was registered at the Comm
icut school.
At Crompton he said there had not been
a single record made during the term. He
added that the teachers were going TO
cooperate with MIN in the lessening OF the
fault. lie said there should be time
when pupils should be admitted into the
schools and suggested that the times be
At the beginning OF the school year In
September and in March. He said that
the constant starting of children TO
school, when they had never attended be
fore at any season was detrimental TO the
other scholars I'm the same class.
Upon n motion OF Mr.. Hall the report
was received and ordered recorded.
The resignation Of Miss Mary Craig. az
teacher at the Natick school was re-
ceived and accepted with regrets az Miss
Craig who has secured a position IN one
~ the schools a. Maiden. Mass, was con-
sidered one OF the best teachers In the
town
II was voted 10 accept the offer Of the
state Woman's Relief corps which have
offered 20 give a flag TO the new high
school
John C. Brown and Joseph Perkins
were reappointed truant officers. Louis
I,empise and Henry G. Budlong were re-
appointed census enumerators. the salar-
les OF the same TO he the same as that OF
last year After auditing all the bills the
meeting adjourned.
CHURCH FUNCTION.
At the Riverpoint Congregational
church vestry on Saturday evening tho
Sunday school held its annual New Years
festival the same being attended by the
mentors OF the school and their friends
TIE children were entertained I'm the frs
part OF the evening and NJ about 3 o'clock
the curtain on the stage went up and
showed lighthouse scene. with the keep
er pacing back and forth. Soon cano,
laden with boxes OF candy hove In sigh
and two longshoremen. The candy was
distributed 60 the members of the school
and their friends. Later In the eveninl
Superintendent n. VI. Clarke presented
Samuel r Whlpple. who has been libra
ran OF the Sunday school for 20 years
with n beautiful watch chain and charm
AIso . beautIfuI tribute In the form OF .
morocco volume, In which the schoo
thanked him. The volume also contained
the autographs Of all the members of th'
school Mr.. Whipple was completely taker
by surprise at the gift but managed q
thank his friends In a hearty manner. \
social time followed
VILLAGE NOTES
The Firemcn's Social club held New
\ Years dance IN old Fellows hall In Riv
erpoint on Saturday evening
I Court Mercier. Forresters of America