The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

There was no meeting Of the school
sommittee last evening. and just why is
one OF the rather peculiar things which
win stand an explanation Regular meet
angp OF the school board are supposed TO
come on the second Tuesday OF each
month, and last evening was the date set
xor the June meeting. But when, after
waiting until few minutes past o'clock
Al was found that there was not quorum
preseut there was nothing 10 do but ad-
sourn. and this was done.
Now AZ Is not an unusual thing for
body 30 nnd itself without quorum. es-
pecially at this season OF the year, but
there was something just little odd
about this occurrence. The fact OF the
matter Is that Ave minutes before the
meeting was called TO order there were
Ave OF the nine members who compose
the board in the meeting room, and then
khere were couple OF telephone calls
Arst for the chairman and then for Mr..
Arnold. and when a little later the chair
started IN TO count noses, II was discoV-
nred that Mr.. Arnold was not present.
There was another interesting thing OF
which notice was also taken, and that
was that OF the Ave members. including
Mr.. Arnold, who afterwards left the room.
nhree were Democrats. OF course no one
supposes there Is any politics in the school
board mt least there is not going 10 be
any this year II the Republican machine
can help IT, but still the three Democrats
who were there are wondering II the fact
that their party had a majority OF the
quorum which at one time was I'm the
rooms had anything to do with the sudden
can for Mr.. Arnold.
Of course no one who knows that gen.
1ieman will accuse him OF having any
hand in such a small piece OF politics,
but that there are men In the Republican
ranks in this city who never allow meet
ing OF any branch Of the city government
90 take place without keeping an eye on
what Is going on no one doubts. II any
Of these found tho school committee might
Temporarily be In the control OF the Demo
Gratis they would not hesitate TO break
q quorum II II could be done.
Chairman Little could not well be taken
out OF the way and there was no one else
except the other Republican member. who
happened on this occasion TO be Mr.. Ar
mold.
Those present when the meeting was
called to order were Chairman Little. DIR.
Cormley. Miss Cullen and Mr. coughlin.
There was a discussion regarding the
power OF the minority OF the board to
adjourn 10 a certain date. but IL was
finally agreed TO adjourn and leave IL TO
the chairman 10 call n special meeting
at an early date. AZ
WANT SALARY INCREASE
The teachers Of the high school are
anxious that the school board should give
them an increase in salary. Among the
matters which would have come up last
evening at the meeting Of the school CON-
mittee provided that board had been able
to secure a quorum was a petition asking
that an increase be made in the salary
OF the high school teachers. This petition
was signed by Elmer s. Hosmer. Frank
II. Mason. Charles A. Marsh. Roy Davis
and w. o. Holden.
These teachers. including Mr.. Hosmer.
the principal OF the school, have been
on the STAFF for quite a long time and in
the opinion OF many people OF this city
do not receive as large a salary as they
should. Whether or not the condition OF
the treasury OF the city Is such as to
warrant an increase In the salaries at
this time is one OF the things which must
be left to those who have the responsible
ity Of a decision.
SAN FRANCISCO FUND.
Shortly after the great disaster at San
Francisco IL became known that prac-
tically- every schoolhouse in that city had
teen destroyed and movement was
started among the different states OF the
union for the purpose OF raising funds for
the erection OF several school buildings.
Many OF the states have responded nobly
90 this need and IL appears from the re-
ports which have been received from
Walter Z. Ranger, The Rhode Island COM
missioner OF education, that the fund In
this state has already reached much
larger proportions than was at first be-
lieved probable.
Last evening Superintendent OF Schools
Frank o. Draper Intended to make a re
port to the school committee. showing
what had been collected towards this
fund in the schools OF this city. As there
was no meeting he made an informal re-
port and the figures which he gave show
there has been raised among the Paw
tucket school children the sum OF slO3 05
or this amount there was collected at
the high school s23 l6 and the other sums
were collected by the supervising princi-
pals as follows: Mr.. McFadden S29 90:
Mr.. Shea. sl3. 20 Miss Whiting, 1880 MIR.
winters s21. IA
This money will be turned into what