The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22
Those DISMISSED PUPILS
They We're Reinstated at a Meeting of
ksy Board of Control.
AN INVESTIGATION DIRECTED
Members Of That Body Want the Recent
Trouble at the Training School Thor.
oughly Sifted-Report TO Be Pre-.
sented to the Board.

There was lengthy discussion at
last nights meeting of the board of
control over the training school trou-
BILE. The teachers committee was d.
rected to Investigate the cause of the
differeces between teacher and pupils
that have arisen there and pending its
report the suspended pupils are rein
stated. The matter was first brought to
the attention of the board by the follow
ing report from the teachers commit
tee:
At the meeting of the board held Oct s.
1891, the following resolution was adopt
ed by the board: 'In accordance with
the rules in force governing the standing
of pupils, all members of the training
school shall be on probation for three
months, at the end of which period those
who have not sustained themselves cred
itably shall be dropped"
This resolution was adopted for the pur-
pose of increasing the efficiency OF the
| training school. 1t appearing from the
report of the training school teacher
/ that certain members of the class are
not up to grade, we recommend that
junior department be added to the train
ing school, instead of dropping any pu-
pills, and that the teachers committee be
| empowered to employ an assistant
teacher, If required, at salary regulated
! by the schedule of salaries now IN force.
w. j. Welsh commented strongly on
| the action of Miss Boice, the principal
Of the training school, and was fol-
| lowed by Herman Notz, who criticised
| in severe terms the action of the princl-
| pal and argued that is was not ques-
| tion of a standard of behavior or at
tendance which had been in question,
but merely that of age
MIR. Wormser Was Surprised.
Mr.. Wormser said he was surprised
at the tone of Mr.. Notzs speech. Miss
| Boice had no power except that which
had been delegated by the board, and
all the members had an opportunity
when the rule was adopted, to object to
any part which was not satisfactory.
Mr.. Welsh said that the reason he
had raised the question was that IT
was common talk that the principal Of
| the training school was incompetent to
perform her duties. He asked that the
changes suggested in the report of the
teachers committee be not made until
/ lle cndTBeS Ildu Dteil lllNSSllbdtCu anu
the evidence laid before the board.
n. j. Jennings said the question of
dropping pupils ought not to have been
discussed until report and full copy
| of the evidence had been submitted.
He moved that the report presented
that evening be received and that Il
stenographic report of the committees
inquiry be furnished James A. Evans
seconded the motion and IL voted for
and against. Following this Mr.,
Jennings then moved that the report
by the teachers of the training school
to the teachers committee be read.
The motion was passed unanimously
and the secretary read the report from
which the following is extracted:
Miss Boice's Report.
Should never teach: Catherine
Cobb, Annie Judge, Lila Frabel, Janet
Jones. Janet Jones was dismissed Noy.
% for impudence and bad spirit In gen
eral." On Dec. 13 another report was
presented which stated I'm accordance
with the resolution Of the board of con-
troll governing cases with reference to
forming this years class in the training
school, l have rejected the following
pupils: Annie Gibbons, Mary Riddle
Annie McTige, Mary Harris Lila Fra
BILE, Catherine Cobb, Annie Judge
Janet Jones. (Signed) Laura L.
Boice, principal Scranton Training
school,"
Mr.. Jennings then moved that the
teachers committee be requested to in
vestigate the matter and that a steno-
graphic report of the proceedings be
presented to the next meeting of the
board. An amendment by j. H. viii.
Jams that pending the investigation the
girls be reinstated was incorporated in
the motion and carried. BY permission
Of the meeting Superintendent Phillips
made an address explaining various
points in the matter.
The building committee recommend
ed that two lots of building land on the
corner of Jackson street and Rebeccg
avenue be purchased from w. N. SAM
at the sum of $500. The property will
be used for improving the play ground
of the new No. 10 school. The recon-
mendation was approved of.
The secretary was authorized to ad
vertise for bids for contract in the
heating and ventilating Of the high
school.