The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-27
need OF a.
new ROOMS
IN SCHOOL

meeting last night: ~ recommend that
the following schoolhouse construction be
taNen into consideration:
First. The enlargement OF the Court
land street school from four to an eight
room building
Second. The erection OF new iO-room
building near the junction OF Atwefs :
avenue and Lily street. The reason for
this recommendation Is that this section
or the city is filing up rapidly. The new
America street building will have all but
one room filled on Feb. 5th. All other
buildings in this section are overfowing
The growth is so rapid that in September
the old rooms In tho flre station will be
used again for school purposes.
Third. The erection or a new building
IN place of the old Branch avenue pri-
mary school The present building is an
old wooden building with l50 children
gathered In two school rooms, I'm con
Junction with which two small inadequate
rooms are used as recitation rooms. Four
teachers are employed 10 care for these
children. Only three would be needed in
proper school rooms. To care for this
district two small rooms on the top floor
OF the grammar school building are also
used. These rooms contain but 25 pupils
each. In new bul.ding only III teachers
would be needed. The new building would
at the maximum salary, afford a saving
of s1i2o I'm teachers salaries besides Civ
ing better accommodation 10 the pupils
There Is no room for growth in this sec
tion
NEW ONE AT THAYER STREET.
Fourth A new eight-room building
near the present old Thayer street pri-
mary school There are many children in
this section who would attend a public
school II ono were convenient They have
20 attend Montague. Arnold or East Man
ming. all at quite a distance. Montague Is
overcrowded and should be relieved. The
Thayer street primary school IL used for
disciplinary and special schools.
Fifth. The erection OF n four-room
brick building in place OF the old damaged
East street building. To place the present
building In proper condition would neces-
state a considerable outlay The neces-
eary work includes the removal Of the
eanitaries To the basement. nav floors.
new stairways and additional windows
This would make II into a fair four-room
building. Under no conditions ought the
third floor 10 be used for school purposes
NEW 1o-RoOM BUILDING.
Sixth. The erection OF a 1O-room build
Sng at the junction OF Plain and Public
streets The primary schools I'm this eec-
sion are oil crowded. families are increas-
ang and the need OF additional room n
imperative.
These recommendations ask for addi-
lion TO CORTLAND street, four rooms Ea at
street. new or old. four rooms; two new
eight-room buildings. 1e rooms: two new
10-room buildings. 20 rooms: total a.
rooms.
The ~ rooms arc all for primary schools
and should be erected within the next two
years.
The school committee was called to
order at $40 by President Rueckert and
q quorum being disclosed by roll call the
report OF Superintendent Small was re
ceived
The report follows
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
"fn accordance. with section 10. article
VII. OF the bylaws | nominate for per-
manent appointment in the evening school
Elizabeth F. Cole. who has successfully
completed her probationary year OF ser
vice. such permanent appointment TO date
from oct. .. 1905. Through an error this
name was omitted from the list submit
ted to this committee on Sept 20. 1906,
and is reported now to correct tho list.
II nominate for positions In the gram
mar and primary schools the following x
named persons taken from the eligible
HIST: Bessie NJ. Alden, Mabel NJ. Stratton.
Marie r. Powers. Beatrice Gle, Helene
Schultz. Mary +. Budlong. Viola u. Ploett =
ner. Annie T. Wood. Martha X Cole.
Hannah r. O'Hara. Stella III. Robblee. to
date from Feb s. 1906. such positions to
be for one year as per section 2. article
VII. OF the bylaws"
The nominations were confirmed and the
teachers elected.
Mr.. Marsh OF the First Ward called at
tention 10 the need Of consideration for
school accommodation in the First ward.
Supt Small said as soon as the East
street school is done there will be no
crowding OF the other schools In this dis
trict.
ON motion OF Mr. Comstock the report
on Accommodations was. referred To the
committee on grammar and primary
schools.
REPORTED BILLS OF sS537.i9.
Mr.. George r. A. Beane. chairman of
the committee on accounts reported q
schedule Of 20 bills amounting TO ss5s7 20.
which was read and approved. tho bills
being ordered paid after some discussion.
The balance to the credit OF the depart
fnent Prof Wilson OF the First ward
asked the authority by which the evening
school committee made trip to New
York and Brooklyn AT an expense OF over
sco0
DIR. p +. Walker. chairman of the COM
rnittee. said that the committee had been
Instructed 10 fully investigate the advisa-
bllity OF establishing an evening trade
course in the Technical High school. and
as satisfactory knowledge OF conditions
in the few places where such courses are
IN vogue could not be obtained without In
rpecting such conditions. the committee
had unanimously agreed TO take the trip.
He said he with the rest OF the commit
tee felt that the general committee had
conferred the right 20 make the expendi-
sare when the direction was given 10 con-
sider the question.
Richard y. Comstock said he believed
that in the absence OF the proper author
ity under the bylaws a bad precedent
had been established He even suggested.
that II the subcommittee could thus
make expenditures. the committee on high
schools might decide 20 inspect the high
schools I'm San Francisco. lie said IN the
future the committees should seek the
authority OF the general committee before
Undertaking any more junkets.
Dr. Griffin another member OF the even
ing school committee. explained the mat
ter "a Dr. Walker had previously done