The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-29

The session of the school committee
tion OF a considerable amount of routine
business
The salaries Of the supervisors and a
number OF teachers Of the evening schools
were increased as a result Of the read
justment of the schools which largely in
creased the number of pupils.
DIR. =. Francis Walker. for the commit
tee on evening schools. introduced the
amendment providing that the cOmpen-
sation 10 be paid TO the evening schools
supervisor and teachers per evening be as
~ follows: To the supervisor. $3.50; prin-
cpals OF high schools. SO: principals Of
Academy avenue. Brigham street Can
dace street and Federal street schools, s4
principals OF all other common evening
schools, for their first season as such
principal. 81 so; for subsequent service as
such principal, SO; 10 the principal teach
er Of music, 50; first grade assistants in
the high schools, 81; second grade as
sistants in the high schools. $3.50; third
grade assistants I'm the high schools. 50;
fourth grade assistants, $3.50; fifth grade
assistants 50; first grade assistants in the
- common schools, Sl.50; second grade as
sistants, 81.
AS the school committee did not re-
ceive from the city council the amount
called for by the estimates of the several
committees. II was necessary to scale
down the amounts apportioned to each
committee to meet the difference between
sS63. III asked for and s750,000 appropri-
ated by the city council from the tax
levy which is S6s2S per cent. of the
school committees estimates. The allot-
ment is as follows: Committee on draw
ing. estimate $4,000, apportioned $S473.12
education Of backward children, estimate
$3.50, apportioned s2214.11: evening
schools, estimate s39 coo. apportioned $685.
s6292; executive committee. estimate
54.9S6, apportioned $13457614; grammar
and primary schools. estimate s456.27O,
apportioned s396170.12; high schools. es
innate s125.922, apportioned $l09.S35. So;
hygiene. estimate $1,000 apportioned
sS47S.12; penmanship. estimate $1,000. APP
portioned s1O41.94; school houses. esti-
mate S74,243. apportioned $64.463.71.
superintendent Small called the atten
tion of the committee to the imperative
need for the completion Of the Technical
high school without further delay. as the
work of the pupils is being seriously in
tsrfered with.
UNLESS work is begun very soon and
rushed" said the superintendent I'm his
report. "the high school situation in Feb
ruary will be very serious. There are
some $50 s-A pupils, most OF whom will
them will enter the high schools. The
only room for them will be that made by
the pupils who give up high school work
during the next four months and the
four unoccupied rooms at Broad street
grammar building This will not be suf-
ficient.
"The needs Of the high school pupils
demand that present difficulties in the
Technical high school construction be
nj ha ho ~
20 completion in the shortest possible
time"
A communication from Commissioner OF
Education Walter f. Ranger, as secretary
OF the trustees OF the Rhode Island Nor
NAL school stated that the draft OF the
proposed contract between the state and
city In relation to the compensation OF
certain critic teachers was found to con-
tain certain provisions not entirely salts
factory 20 the board of trustees; and for
this reason Il was voted not to adopt the
proposed agreement I'm its present form,
but to refer the matter again 10 the spe-
cial committee having IL I'm charge, with
a view OF further conference with the
school comittee. No action was taken on
this.
Superintendent Small reported that tho
enrolment of pupils on Monday, Sept 10,
was 25 go an Increase OF 3G3 over the at
tendance on the corresponding day last
year. The increase is reduced by the
number OF pupils who have left the pub
lie schools I'm Olneyvile and entered the
new French parochial school on Mount
Pleasant
The following named persons were nom
mated for permanent appointment I'm the
evening schools, their service TO date
from oct. 1.
J. Cunliffe Bullock. Bessie @. Burns.
Daniel r. Geary. Mabel $. LeNaley. w.
Louis Frost Mildred A. Carnes. Barbara
@. Keegan. Bernard w McElroy Mae l..
Stewart. Laura G. Brant. Cynthia VI Nc
Gilvery. Harry J. Delaney William l..
Mcdonald. Margaret Kelley. Helen c.
Baxter, Johanna l.. Clifford, Alice II.