The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-10

I Friday and Saturday Oct, 18th, lsth aho
Goth / request that the schools be closeo
as usual Thursday and Friday or tha'
week TO allow the teachers 10 attend the
! Institute
In order that the calendar for the school
wear may be printed, action should be tax
en- at this meeting determining the dates
OF the Christmas and Easter vacations
/ suggest that the schools close Friday.
Dec 2lst. for the Christmas vacation ann
open wednesday. Jan. %, and that they
close Friday. March 22d. for the spring
vacation open Monday, April LIST.
/ request that the subject Of the teach
ing OF penmanship be referred TO the COM
mittee on course OF study for lnvestlga-
tion.
Truant officer Edward p Buffers re-
port was as follows: Cases OF absentee
ism and tardiness acted upon 50. parents
notified TO send their children 10 school
6S cases OF truancy acted upon 3, children
warned OF consequences OF truancy 3
children employed without certificates l.
work certificates issued a.
The bill OF CHM a. Co, amounting TO
sl479.17. for books furnished last year
was. after some argument. referred TO
the city council as a claim against the
city.
FAIRLAWN PETITION.
The following petition was read from
residents OF Fairlawn
ITO the School Committee OF the city
of Pawtucket:
I'VE. the undersigned, citizens Of Fair
lawn hereby respectfully request your
honorable body TO take into consideration
the need OF additional school facilities
and also the advisability OF establishing
an eighth and ninth grade In our dis
trict We. therefore. petition: First,
That the upper room In the Smithfield
ave building be furnished and occupied as
a means OF temporary relief and, Second.
That new school building be erected
I'm our district as soon as may be.
The petition was signed by John NJ.
Clark. David ] White. Herbert 8. Rich
ardson and Sc others.
Superintendent Draper recommended
that the upper room OF the Smithheld
avenue building be furnished The mat
ter OF establishing an aii-grade room
might be referred to committee for con-
sideration
Chairman Little recommended that the
property committee be given 5000 to fix
up the room as suggested.
Mrs. Tobie, as chairman OF the property
committee, suggested that work be start
ed Immediately on making the upper
story OF this building ready for occu-
pancy.
After more discussion Mr.. Millman
moved that the sum OF 500 be appropri-
ated for the work and Il was so voted
The matter OF establishing grades was,
on motion OF Mr. Milman. referred TO
the committee on promotions and tru-
ancy
The request Of Mrs William III. Jones
for an excuse for her daughter TO leave
school Friday mornings at II o'clock was
granted and the petition OF Miss Eleanor
f. Ryan. teacher, for a readjustment
of her salary was referred TO the COM
mite on qualifications
Petitions from German and Scotch resi-
dents OF the city for the teaching OF Ger
man and Scotch history In the schools
were referred to the commtte on course
OF study.
On recommendation OF the committee on
course OF study, Mis- Mary B. Tingley and
Miss Elizabeth Horton were appointed
permanent substitute teachers at n salary
OF 50 per week
The committee on books and supplies
recommend certain books for the high
school. The report was laid over TO the
next meeting. In accordance with the
rules.
PURCHASE OF BOOKS.
DR. Gormley asked some questions re
garding the purchase OF books and want
| ed TO know what books were purchased
last summer, and there was a contro
Little. the latter trying to learn how tn,
| committee on supplies learned that Their
was need for certain books. DR.. CORN
ley tried 70 find out II the superintendent
| OF schools recommended the purchase o
these books and Mr-Etttie stated tina
| they were purchased on requisition from
! the teachers DR.. Gormley stated tha
| the previous committee had made these
| purchases. after they had been recon
mended by the superintendent.
George H. Briggs was appointed janito
Of the Church Hill school at a salary O
Sl2 per week 20 All the vacancy caused b,
the resignation OF Janitor York.
On recommendation OF Mrs. Tobie, tn,
property committee was authorized q
sell old desks at not less than 25 cents
! apiece.
Mrs Tobie. reported that two bids hac
been received for the heating contract o
the Lincoln avenue school, Frank Dupre
$3.50. ano John Lennon. s525. The commltte,
recommended that the contract be award
ed 10 Mr.. Dupre, and IL was so voted Th'
plumbing OF the building had been award
ed by the property committee TO william
+. Goodwin.
EVENING SCHOOLS.
Dr. Fortier. for the committee on even
ing schools. reported that IL had been de
cided 20 open the schools on oct. 10 ant
20 continue for 20 weeks, three evening"
each week. The evening drawing schoo
was TO be established at Garden street
and an appropriation OF $500 for tn,
drawing school and s4000 for the othe
evening schools was recommended.
The salaries Of the janitors were TO b'
Increased 81 per week during the session.
OF the evening schools, and the usual de
posit of % cents 10y pupils. which would
be returned for regular attendance, woul,
be required. The committee has also de
cided to open the quincy avenue school
10 be known as St Johns school Th,
teaching OF English TO French-speakini
residents would be done in Notre Dame
/ school ~ Pleasant View. Any teachei
4 unable TO report must notify the super
\ intendent before Z O'Clock I'm the after
noon. The report az presented wa,
| adopted
Dr. Fortler reported that the commit
/ tee had recommended the appointment q,
the Following teachers for the severa
! schools:
Evening drawing school--w. A. Newell
/ principal. s. per night; &. n Springer. 81
| +. l.. browne. NJ Whitehead r. Mona
han, G.. Bartlett,-fi. r. Esten. Florence
Eaton. Raymond Smith. all az g. pc
/ night with the exception OF the last
named. who IL 90 be paid 80 cents pei
night High school-Bernard A Keenan,
/ principal. s.; William q. Holden 81
/ Francis Mason JamCe \ Horan noy na