The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-07
CENTRAL FALLS
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS SESSION

The monthly meeting Of the school
! committee was held last evening with
all the members present and Chairman
! Freeman presiding
| Applications for appointment as school
census cnumerators were received from
! rdisphore Laliberte, Alphonso Choquet,
John Downes Charles p. Baker and
L6Onidas Pouliot
Mr. Choquet was appointed enumer.
, ator in the Second and Fourth wards
anu Mr.. Baker In the First Third and
Fifth wards
The resignation of Miss Helena v
Asfdith, teacher in the Dexter street
school, and Miss Alice r. Spaulding,
teacher In the Washington street school,
were accepted. Miss Whitaker was ap-
pointed TO the Washington street school
vacancy and Miss Latham 10 the vacancy
IN the Dexter street school.
Lottie Bloomfield made application for
position as supervisor OF drawing and
the application was filed
lt was voted 10 close the schools for
the Christmas holidays on Friday Dec. q,
until Wednesday, Jan. .
Jehu Downs vas elected truant officer
NJ salary Of $400 per annum.
The monthly reports Of tho trCant offi-
ccr and superintendent OF schools were
read and ordered filed. The latter follows.
Dec G. 1906
The public school enrolment at the close
OF he month Of November was l7G0. an
Increase of As pupils over the number re-
Ported AT the December meeting year
ago. The average membership for tho
past month was 1890. The average attend
urco was 1892 These figures represent !G-
Creyses of - and 81 respectively, over
corresponding figures for the month OF
November, 1905. The present membership
e all the schools Is 1912. Two thousand
ono hundred eghty-nine days absence
and 2tl cases OF tardness are reported by
the teachers for the past month. The nrst
quarter OF tho school year closed Mo- l6
There are reported by the teachers for
thc quarter 1873 days absence Of pupils
aud i42 cases OF tardiness. | have made.
during the first quarter, i9i visits among
the schools
Three hdndred thirty-nne pupils arc IN
rolled among the evening schools at the
prcsont time. ono less than was rcot rtcl
year ago This enrolment is divided
a'a ong the several schools and classes
follows: Elementary schoolsBroad
street, 102; Garfield street. III; Kendall
street. " high school class. 22. drawing
class ~. The average attendance among
the several schools for November was as
follows: Elementary schools-Broad
stIeet, 80; Garfield street 1903, Kendall
street, So; high school class. 81; drawing
class. 10; total 2i6.
Schools were closed for the ThanksgiV-
inP recess Thursday and Friday. Nov. 20
and b. I'm accordance with , custom
which has been followed during the pas.
few years several schools furnished
money and provisions for Thanksgiving
dinners for needy families The supplies
of the Central Falls school children were
in most cases, through the
4 Associated Charities TO families in this
city
DISSATISFACTION EXPRESSED.
At a meeting OF Club Rspublicain |
siding, the recent action OF the board |
Of license commissioners in granting |
certain licenses was discussed.
The dissatisfaction which has been
so strongly expressed In many quar-
ters was again in evidence at last
nights meeting.
While some of the members were OF
the opinion that perhaps there had been
too many licenses granted in the past,
ship that some men who had kept or
derly places and conducted their busi-
ness In conformity to the laws should
he deprived OF their licenses at this
time.
1t would seem from the feeling that
rcCNais throughout the city on this
ques dat when the new ctty gov
ernment is inaugurated an attempt
may be made To bring about some
changes in the personnel of the board.
CASES CONTINUED.
The liquor cases against the pro-
prietor OF the resort in Lincoln, which
was raided by the state police Two
weeks ago, were continued In the dis
trict court this morning until Dec. 10.