The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28

committee received the report OF Super
intendent Small upon enrolment for the
new school year. showing the total regis
tration, exclusive OF the Technical high
1 school, Is 26,163-a gain OF S93 over last
year, With the technical high school
pupils there will be gain OF nearly 1900.
II appointed special committee to In
vestigate the delay In repairing the Tech
nical high school and referred petitions
from principals OF grammar schools for an
increase of $500 I'm their salaries and of the
superintendent OF school property and
the school Janitors for % per cent. in
crease. to the committee on salaries.
resolution was adopted requesting
the committee on relations with the city
council TO call the attention OF that
body 10 the unsanitary condition :. of
the basement OF the Hope street hikh
school, where the walls are covered With
mold, the floors are rotten and the boys
lavatory in a bad condition.
TEACHERS APPOINTED.
Upon recommendation OF Superintendent
Small the following appointments were
made:
For permanent appointment IN the eve-
ming school. the following teach
ers, who have successfully completed
their probationary year of service, to
date OF Sept 30: Marietta l.. Allen,
Ida M. Bassett Charles p. Bennett.
Robert *. Bennett, Bessie r. Bloom.
Armen ID. Bogosian. Grace L. Cripps,
Margaret c. Gleason. Mary l.. Heck, Les
lie s. High, Frederick c. Keyes Mary NJ
Lee, Mary f. Ternan Mary L. Reilly,
Alice l.. Wallace, Laura f. Horton, Flor
ence II. Minard. Milton A. Smith.
Evening schools: Samuel ~ Baker
Eleanor G.. Blair. Edward w. Bradford,
NJ. Isabel Hall, Edmund j. OConnor.
Henry B Selleck, and from the eligible
list for positions in the evening schools:
Violet NJ. Bishop, Herman Copeland
Henry T.. Fowler. Matthew Gormley, Jr,
Eva j. Hesse Marie r. Howard. William
G. Hoffman. NJ nelen w. James. Harriet
G. Lane. Antonia Maicaccio. Charles w
LittlehelG. Robert l.. Munson Frederick
w. O'Connell Frederick H. Pierce, Alice
NJ. Potter, Mary NJ Rowen, Ethel r.
Robinson, Everett H. Sweet. George r.
Thurber, William L. Wright, Jr. All
these positions are for one year and are
TO date from Sept 80
High schools: ]. Madison Gathany, to
date from Sept Q. and Elton NJ Adye. to
date from ct 7.
For positions in the grammar and prl-
mary chools from the eligible list
sarah L.. Norton. Barbara G. Keegan
Mary A blessing. Eva r. Greenblatt
Lortta NJ Calvin, Rose NJ. Mccardell
Bessie Il. Grammont, Katharine A. La
velle, Katherine l.. Casey, Margaret NJ
NJ. C2nfey
The committee on accounts reported
which was allowed.
APPORTIoNMENT PLANS.
me committee on apportionment re-
ported as follows: Drawing sSsS624 ed
evening schools. SS4. .s91. 40. executive. siS6.,
1851. grammar and primary schools.
&0l 27016 high schools Sill. .f37. %. hx-
siene; slDOs3 music, s3SsO.07. penmanehip.
NI5.OO. The report was adopted These
amounts aggregate $103.551 less than the
estimates which were made by the sew
eral committees. 1t is estimated that the
committee will receive $4,000 additional
from sources other than the appropria-
ton which the city council made.
Mr.. Waterman presented the report of
the committee on school houses, reconl-
mending that the salaries OF the janitors
OF the Bellevue avenue, Chester avenue.
Friendship street, Harriet street Plain
street. Ring street, Somerset street. War
rem street. Federal street, Public street
and Africa street schools be fixed at $35
per, month. and that the janitor of the
Atrells avenue school be $40 per month.
providing that no janitor OF any of these
schools shall have the care of more than
one building: also. that the janitors of
the Technical high school be paid as fol-
lows: Head janitor, SEQ per month: three
$50. and one janltress. $50 per month.
on motion OF Mr.. Prescott the resolu-
tions were referred TO the committee on
salaries.
JANIToRs' PAY
Mr.. Waterman also presented a petit
tion. signed by the officers of the Jani-
tors association. asking for an Increase
Of 10 per cent I'm wages Referred to the
committee on salaries.
Mr.. Prescott presented the petition OF
several jantresses who asked that their
pay be Increased from 500 to 500 per
month, and Mr. San Souci presented one
from several janitors, irrespective of the
petition which came from their associa-
tion. Both were referred to the commit
tee on salaries.
Mr.. Knowles presented the petition OF
the superintendent OF school property.
asking for a 10 per cent Increase OF sal
ary. Referred TO the committee on sal
aries. The same disposition was made
OF a petition from the principals OF the
grammar schools. asking that the maxi
mum OF their salaries be fixed at $3.50
per annum. an Increase OF $500.
A resolution was adopted fixing the
salary of the truant officer at $1,000 per
annum, providing he also serves as the
agent of the school committee, under
chapter 6s OF the General Laws
SUPT. SMALL'S REPORT.
Relative to the unfinished condition OF
the Technical high school. Superintendent
Small informed the committee that a.
promise has been given that the Tech
on Oct. T. but that IL IL is opened at that
time the school will still lack power. and
that all departments depending upon
power must wait; that IL will lack heat.
as the heating plant Is not complete. and
that the school will be forced to close II
a cold. unreasonable day should come:
that the committee on city property has
refused to eXpend any more money un-
I'll all present undertakings are cleared
away. which leaves the new carpenter
shop entirely unfurnished and prevents
one-half tho entering class from receiv-
ing instruction in this subject: that the
smlthing department must remain closed,
for the reason that a, former committee
on city property neglected to contract for
anvils. vises and special tools. and the
preset mt committee has refused TO pur-
chase these supplies; that a large part OF
the girls work In domestic science Is Inn
possible because an estimate on Kitchen
furniture was omitted by the contrac-
tors and that the orders for school fur
niture had to be cut regardless of effect
on the efficiency OF the school. which ell
minated furniture for the girls work In
botany and biology: black window shades
for darkening rooms for work In physics
have been omitted. workmen ruined other
shades and there is no provision for re-
placing them. - -
PROF. WILSON SPEAKS OUT.
Pof Wilson In advocating an inquiry
said i'm part:
"one month OF the school year has al