The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-01
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don Jeremiah j, Hurley was given
very hearty reception by the ST. AL
phonsus Athletic Association recently,
when he told the boys some of the
things they ought to know about the
immigrants who are coming into Bos-
ton. The deputy, who is an athlete
himself, felt perfectly at home with the
boys and related many humorous IN
cidents to tighten the heavier iacls OF
his discourse. lie declares the boys
have the best equipped young mems
club OF any that he has seen in Bos-
ton.
Mai. Charles i. Hill, now stationed
at the Charlestown navy yard has
received orders to report at once at
Port Royal, Charleston, S. c., to as
sumo command of 400 marines there.
Mai. Hill is well known in Boston,
being a member Of the b. a. A. and
the Puritan club and his transfer Will
be regretted in club circles here.
He was in command of the detail OF
marines that were stationed at Pan
anna during the recent elections, and
has also seen service i'm the Philip
pines. and was detailed 10 China dur
Ing the Boxer troubles. lie is medal
Of honor man.
The practical working OF the
amended immigration law, which be-
comes operative Jan. /, will be to les
sen the number Of steerage passengers
carried each voyage and to insure their
landing here in better physical condi-
ton than often has been the case un-
der the old law Federal agents haY-
ing carefully studied actual conditions
of the traffic. scientific authorities on
hygiene having been called in 10 ad-
wise. a law has been drafted and en-
acted requiring a greater air space per
capita in steamship accommodations.
1t will put an end to inhuman condl-
tons that existed on some vessels and
that invariably were debiltating and
vitiating in their effects upon immi'
grants.
A petition against the use OF certain
streets in the business section OF the
city for parades, signed by large num-
Ter of business houses, was presented
TO the board of aldermen recently.
The petition is as follows:
ITO the Honorable Board of Alder
men of the City of BostOn-The under
,igned property owners and merchants
unfayorably affected by the occupation
Of our public thoroughfares for unrea-
sonable lengths of time by paradess,
causing the suspension OF ordinary
traffic, thereby imposing upon our
business serious losses.and annoying
delays, hereby indorse the protest re-
sently filed with your honorable board
by the Boston chamber of commerce,
and respectfully pray that in future
the board will protect the commercial
interests by refusal 10 grant permits
TO paraders to accupy the business dis
trict east of fremont street 10 the eX-
slusion of team and passenger uaf-
&c"
The school board at its last regu-
lar meeting of the year adopted an
important amendment TO that part of
the regulations governing the length
of service of the teaching staff.
The board voted that henceforward
the age limit in the case OF superln-
tendents. assistant superintendents and
teachers shall be 20 years. When any
member of the staff reaches the age
of 20 he or she will be retired and the
order. which goes into effect with the
beginning of the new year, will affect
about 80 teachers who will be obliged
10 sever their connection with the
service on Aug. 81.
The retirement carries with it pen
sion of $50 per year. under the pro
visions of the regulations, and an
additional $50 per year is derived from
an old plan whereby each teacher al
lows part of the weekly salary TO be
diverted for that purpose, making
total of $500 year.
The amendment also provides that
no person 40 years old or older shall
be accepted as an instructor in any
branch of the school system. The
amendment was adopted after an open
discussion. The members were unani-
nous in their belief that ii makes for
a decided improvement in the teaching
service.
For the second time in his 80 years
of service as president of Harvard
College. Dr. Charles w Eliot a few
days ago delivered lecture in a
scheduled college course. He made
the occasion otherwise memorable by
choosing as his topic the most urgent
problem of our industrial system today,
The relation of employers and trade
unions.
The essential point Of President
Eliofs lecture was the method which
. he in his wisdom proposed for the
regulation of differences between en-
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