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THOMAS W. BICKNELL, Commissioner of Public Schools."
BARRINGTON .- Name? Princes Hill Family and Day School .- Loca- tion ? Barrington Centre .- When established? October 3d, 1870 .- Principal's name? Isaac F. Cady .- Number of teachers? Male 1, female 1. - Number of different pupils in attendance during the last school year 62; male 37, female 25 .- Number of boarding pupils? 4. Day pupils? 58 .- Average attendance for the school year? 40 .- Number of pupils belonging in Rhode Island? 57 .- Number under five years of age belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Number over fifteen years of age belonging in Rhode Island? 18 .- Grade of In- struction ? Mixed .- High school? 25 (in part) .- Collegiate? 7 .- Number of years in graduating course? From four to eight, according to previous attainment .- Number of graduates of the school the last year? 2-Number of graduates of the school since its establishment? 2 .- Number of volumes in library ? Appleton's Cyclopædia, lexicons, etc. ; about 50 volumes .- Extent and value of apparatus? Small, say about $150 .- Estimated value of lands and school buildings? $8,000, including residence .- Amount of invested funds? Nothing.
Annual Income .- Not precisely estimated. From endowment fund? Nothing .- Tuition? $1,063.50 for 1872-3, and $1,330 for 1873-4.
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EAST GREENWICHI .- Name? Greenwich Academy -Location ? East Greenwich .- When established ? 1802 .- Principal's name? Rev. F. D. Blakeslee, A. B .- Number of teachers? 13; male 8, female 5 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 201 ; male 123, female 78 .- Number of boarding pupils? 121 .- Day pupils ? 80 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 116 .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 116 .- Grade of Instruction - primary? None. Grammar? Yes. High school? Yes. Collegiate? Yes, (somewhat) .- Number of years in Graduating course? 3 .- Number of graduates of the school, the last year? 6 .- Number of graduates of the school, since its establishment? 123, all we have a record of .- Number of volumes in library? 2,500. Extent and value of apparatus? Ordinary academic, $1,000 .- Estima- ted value of lands and school buildings? $80,000 .- Amount of invest- ed funds? None.
The "year" mentioned in the report ends June 24, 1874.
Annual Income .- From Tuition, board, &c., and other sources.
EAST PROVIDENCE .- Name ? Watchemoket Private School .- Location ? Chedel Block, Watchemoket .-- When established? April 22, 1872 .- Principal's name? Annie E. J. Hazard, formerly Rice .- Number of teachers ? £ 3 females .- Number of different pupils in attend- ance, during the last second year? 75 ; 45 male and 30 female .-- Num- er of day pupils? All .- Average attendance for school year? 50 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 73 .- Number under 5 years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Number over 15 years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 25 .-- Grade of instruction- Primary? 24. Grammar? 50 .- Number of graduates of the school since its establishment? 2 .- Number of volumes in library? 20 .- Extent and value of apparatus? $600 .- Amount of invested funds? $600.
Annual Income :- Tuiton and other sources? About $600.
JOHNSTON .- Location of school? Olneyville .- When established ? 1872 -- Principal's name? Clara Manchester .- Number of teachers? female 1 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 100 ; male 54, female 46 .- Number of boarding pupils ? None .-- Day pupils? 100 .- Average attendance for school year? 60 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 100 .-- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 4 .- Num- ber over 15 years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Grade of instruction ? Primary and intermediate.
Annual Income :- Tuition and other sources ? $435.
NEWPORT .- Number in Catholic schools? 540 .- Number in private schools? 264.
NORTH KINGSTOWN .- Name? St. Paul's Parish School .- Location ? Wickford .- When established ? 1871 .- President, or principal's name ?
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EXTRACTS FROM SCHOOL REPORTS.
Mary E. McGary. - Number of teachers? Female 1 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 23 ; male 10, female 13 .- Day pupils? 23 .- Average attendance for school year ? 16 .-- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 23 .-- Number un- der five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 1 .- Number over 15 years of age, belonging to Rhode Island? 6 .- Grade of instruction ? Primary, 10 ; grammar, 6.
Annual Income .- Tuition and other sources? $500.
Name? Village School .- Location? Wickford .- When established ? About 1840 .- Principal's name? Mary M. Tourtellot .- Number of teachers? Female 1 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year ? Male 2, female 20 .- Day pupils ? 22 .- Aver- age attendance for school year? 16 .- Numbers of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 20 .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Number over fifteen years of age," belonging in Rhode Island? 16 .-- Grade of instruction ? Primary, 1 ; grammar, 21.
Annual Income :- From endowment fund ? None .- Tuition and other sources ? $400.
PAWTUCKET .- Name? Young Ladies' School .- Location ? Walcott St .- When established? Sept., 1873 .- Principal's name? Harriet E. Hewitt .-- Number of teachers? Female 1 .-- Number of different pupils in attendance. during the last school year? Female 18 .- Number of day pupils? 18 .-- Average attendance for the school year, nine months? 13 .- Number of pupils. belonging in Rhode Island? 18 .-- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 9 .- Grade of instruction ? Grammar.
Annual Income :- Tuition and other sources ? $700.
PROVIDENCE .- Name ? English and Classical High School .- Location ? Corner of Westminister, Eddy and Fulton sts .- When established? Feb. 22, 1864 .- Principals' names? William A. Mowry and Chas. B. Goff .- Number of teachers? 12; male 10, female 2 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? Male 212 .- Number of boarding pupils ? Board in private families .-- Average attendance for school year? 175 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 197 .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? Nearly 100 .- Number of years in graduating course ? 4 in Grammar. and 4 in High school. Number of graduates of the school, the last year? 16 .- Number of graduates of the school, since its establishment ? 86 .- Number of volumes in library ? About 2000 .- Extent and value of apparatus ? Philosophical, chemical, and astronomical ; $1000.
Annual Income .- About $17,000.
Name? Warner's " Bryant & Stratton" Commercial College .- Loca- tion ? 164 Westminster street .- When established? January 1st, 1863. Principal's name ? W. W. Warner .- Number of teachers ? 8 ; male, 6 ; female 2. Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last
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school year? 250 ; male, 220 ; female, 30 .- Number of boarding pupils ? None .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 222 .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 177 .- Grade of instruction ? Includes such branches as all men ought to be skilled in .- Number of years in graduating course? 2 .- Number of graduates of the school, the last year? 7 .- Number of volumes in library ? 1,000. Extent and value of apparatus? $3,000.
Annual Income .- Tuition and other sources? $12,000.
Name? New England Boarding School of Friends .- Location ? Hope Street .- When established? 1819 .- President, or Principal's name ? Albert K. Smiley .- Number of teachers? 18; male, 12; female, 6 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 264; male, 167 ; female, 97 .- Number of boarding pupils? 264; day pupils, 0. Average attendance for school year? 206 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 89 .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 0 .- Number of years in gradnating course ? 4 .- Number of graduates of the school, the last year? 7 .- Number of graduates of the school, since its establishment? 87 in full course, about 2,000 in all. Number of volumes in library? 3200 .- Extent and value of apparatus ? $4,000 or $5,000, estimated roughly. Estimated value of lands and school buildings? $700,000 .- Amount of invested funds? $135,000.
Annual Income .- From endowment fund? $8,300 .- Tuition and other sources? $47,000, estimated.
Name? Fountain Street Academy .- Location? No. 125 Fountain Street .- When established ? September, 1871 .- President, or Principal's name? Brother Pacian .- Number of teachers? 5 ; male, 5 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 250; male, 250 .- Day pupils? 250 .- Average attendance for school year? 201 .- Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 248 .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 56 .- Grade of instruction, grammar? 190 in grammar department. High School? 60 in High School. - Number of years in graduating course? 5 years .- Number of graduates of the school, the last year? None .- Number of graduates of the school, since its establishment? None .- Number of volumes in library ? 500 .- Estimated value of lands and school build- ings? $40,000.
Annual Income .- From endowment fund? $2,500.
Name? St. Patrick's School .- Location? Davis Street .- When es- tablished? 1844 .- President, or Principal's name ? Rev. C. Hughes .- Number of teachers? 10; female 10 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 570; male, 288; female, 282. -Average attendance for school year? 470 .- Number under five years of age? 8 .- Number over fifteen years of age? 7 .- Grade of instruc- tion-Primary ? 4 rooms. Grammar? 2 rooms. Intermediate ? 2 rooms. -- Number of volumes in library? About 400 .- Estimated value of lands and school-buildings? $30,000.
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EXTRACTS FROM SCHOOL REPORTS.
Annual Income .- From endowment fund .- Tuition and other sources ? Nothing.
Location of school? 34 Meeting St .- When established ? Sept., 1866. -Principal's name? R. A. Haskell .- Number of teachers? Female 3. Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? Male 10, female 21 .- Average attendance for school year? About 20 .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? Usually between the ages of 5 and 12 years .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? Usually between the ages of 5 and 12 years .- Grade of Instruction ? Primary and grammar .- Extent and value of apparatus? $500.
Annnal Income :- Tuition and other sources? Probably about $800.
Location of school? 17 William St .- When established? 1873 .- Number of teachers? Male 1, female 1 .- Principal's name? Sarah A. Potter .- Number of teachers? Female 1 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 25; male 17, female 8 .- Number of day pupils? 25 .- Average attendance for school year ? 20. Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 25 .- Grade of Instruc- tion ? Primary.
Name? Misses Ewins & Stevens' School .- Location? 182 Pine St. -When established? 1841 .- Principals' names? Margaret Ewins and Abby F. Stevens .- Number of teachers? Female 2 .- Number of different pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 20; male 8, female 12 .- Number of day pupils? 20 .- Average attendance for school year? 17-Number of pupils, belonging in Rhode Island? 18 .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island ? 10.
Location of school? 24 Plane st .- When established ? Principal commenced teaching 51 years ago .- Principal's name? Miss Sarah Packard Phillips .- Number of teachers? Female, 1 .- Number of dif- ferent pupils in attendance, during the last school year? 25 ; male. 10, female 15 .- Number of boarding pupils? None. Number of pu- pils, belonging in Rhode Island? All .- Number under five years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? 3 .- Number over fifteen years of age, belonging in Rhode Island? None .- Grade of instruction ? Primary and Intermediate .- Number of graduates of the school, the last year? None .-- Number of graduates of the school, since its estab- lishment? Not known .- Number of volumes in library ? None .- Ex- tent and value of apparatus? None to speak of .- Estimated value of land and school buildings? School building is a cottage on leased land ..
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ABSTRACTS OF SCHOOL REPORTS.
NAMES OF TOWNS FROM WHOSE REPORTS EXTRACTS ARE TAKEN.
Barrington 19, 33, 39, 85
Bristol 19, 33, 47, 51, 63, 66, 91, 114, 140, 150
Burrillville 34, 63, 67, 91, 94, 97, 136, 141, 150, 162, 162
Charlestown
18, 34, 39, 136
Coventry .54, 39, 51, 67, 115
Cranston
.. 18, 20, 34, 39, 100, 136, 141, 151
Cumberland.
.21, 35, 40, 51, 68, 115, 141
East Greenwich .. 21, 35, 40, 51, 63, 69, 89, 97, 152
East Providence 22, 40,51,64, 70
Exeter
35, 40, 47, 51, 85, 112, 152, 162 Foster .41, 52, 116, 153
.153
Hopkinton
36, 41, 47, 52, 86, 97, 102, 116, 136, 142, 154
41, 52
Johnston
18, 22. 36, 41, 53, 64, 71, 89, 103, 116, 156
Newport .23, 42, 52, 58, 72, 89, 91, 98, 103, 117, 137, 143, 157
New Shoreham.
.42, 54, 118, 137
North Kingstown.
24, 42, 48, 64, 118, 137, 157
North Providence.
42, 73, 144, 158
North Smithfield.
.37, 43, 48, 54, 87, 145, 159, 162
Pawtucket.
25, 43, 55, 75, 89, 118,137
Portsmouth 37, 55, 118, 138, 159, 163
Providence
26, 44, 56, 60, 76, 113, 118, 146, 159, 164
Richmond.
44, 56, 65, 107, 133, 160, 163
Scituate 19, 37, 45, 56, 65, 78, 88, 93, 109, 134, 138, 160
Smithfield
19, 38, 45, 65, 79. 109, 134, 138
South Kingstown .27,38, 45, 65, 93. 138, 160
Tiverton. 19 46, 63, 65, 88, 134, 161
Warren
19, 28, 38, 46, 49, 57, 79, 88, 99, 134. 139, 148, 161
Warwick.
.48, 57, 81, 139, 147, 161, 163
Westerly.
46, 49, 57, 65, 81, 135, 140, 161
West Greenwich
29, 38, 46, 58, 135, 140
Woonsocket. 29, 49, 58, 82, 88, 89, 94, 95, 100, 135, 164
Glocester
Jamestown
. 18, 41, 53, 70, 116 Lincoln.
INDEX OF APPENDIX.
A
Absenteeism · 19, 57 Appropriations of State 20, 21,28 Attendance of Pupils . 19, 44, 57, 61, 67, 73
Apparatus 18, 91, 97, 114, 115, 134, 144
Books
B
33, 74. 144, 147, 154
C
Children, cultivation of their moral and social natures .43, 63 employment of. 21, 27, 32, 33
methods of teaching . .59
their need of education. 52, 60
Citizens, (See duties of Parents and Citizens.) taxation of 55
Classification of Pupils .29 Condition of Schools. 39, 113, 162
Cost of maintaining Schools See Expenditures.
D
Discipline. .: 44, 47, 59, 118, 153, 160, 161 Duties of Parents and Citizens (See Citizens; see Parents.) . 51, 155
E
Education
.58
Compulsory 22. 23, 28
Employment of Children 21, 27, 32, 33
Expenditures
56, 58, 85, 116, 134, 135
L
Lectures
64, 65
Libraries, free
.89
M
.63
Meetings, Educational
N
Names of Teachers and Schools Officers .]
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.
0
Ordinance recommended to Town Council of Woonsocket ..... .31, 32
P
Parents, (See Duties of Parents and Citizens.) responsible for success of
Schools . 52, 53, 54, 56, 57. 60, 75, 142
Promotions ..
97, 157
Pupils, expulsion of ....
.. 49
obedience of, how secured
49,50
promotion of
44, 90, 97, 143
rules and regulations for 101, 105, 108, 112
R
Rules and Regulations for day Schools 100
Rules and Regulations for evening Schools 83
S
Sanitary condition of our Schools 113
School houses
114
hygiene 131
Superintendents 136, 158
Schools, evening. 66, 85
.89
high ..
industrial 20. 27
length of.
40, 102, 103
polytechnic. .78
primary. .90,114, 141
success and failure of. .39
system for 45, 65
technical .62
ungraded 163
vacation 164
other than public 164
140
Teachers ... 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 44, 45, 49, 51, 56, 62, 95, 138, 143, 145, 146, 147,
150, 162, 163
names of.
rules and regulations for 100, 104. 107, 109
Text books. (See Books.) list authorized by committee 33, 36, 37, 38
.1
uniformity of .. .34, 35 Truancy. (See Absenteeism.) Trustees 100, 138, 140, 151, 155, 162 Ventilation. 114, 118, 119, 120, 134
Studies T
grammar
.91
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