The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-10
new school BUILDING
Contract for Erecting One in Nineteenth
Ward Awarded 10 Spruks Brothers.
REGARDING MILITARY TRAINING
Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, Rev. N. F.
Stahl and Colonel E. H. Ripple Ask
the Board of Control, on Behalf of
Veterans, to Have Drill in Military
Tactics introduced in Public
Schools -Other Business.

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Schools ls-Other Business.
Ihere was an ar Oh eApec'a9sy uu'-
ing the nall hOur tnat preceueu 'ne
meeting OF the board OF controi last
night. Long before the appointed
hour ior meeting elSnteen mem oers Oh
the poard had reached the munlclpal
ouiialhg, ana tne "hlsperlnyS between
the groups mlyh' lnulcsse tnat some
thlnS welShty was III readiness TO Do
presented
however, "hen the ineeuu9 nsu auI
Jourueu' 'ne ueIioelH'lons 'ua' nSu
,Sooa yh, had raisa5 ths;r Hnnas
After roll call and tue reading of last
meetings minutes, the report of the
treasurer was read by Secretary Fell
lows, 1t showed that thers was de-
felt for the fiscal yesr ending July /.
Mr.. Wormser said that the report of
the treasurer should not be made to
end on July !; it SHOULD end wien the
school year ends on June /. If the re-
port were concluded on June 1, the de-.
fcit would amount to not over 50, 0OO
The recommendation of Mr.. Wormser
to amend the report so that it would
end on June |, 1894, was adopted.
Secretary Fellows report giving a
detailed account of the expenditures of
The past Year showed disbursements
amounting TO $236. 35O.SS OF this
amount $l08.S 3S was paid for teach
ers' salaries: 50, 7S5 90 was expended on
night schools; SIS, l24 70 was paid TO
janltors; $40 O3l. 50 Was paid In furnish.
ing free text books. The residue OF
Till Of expenditures was taken up by
the supplies. repairs. insurance, build
ing aud other accounts.
spRUKs BROS. AWARDED CONTRACT.
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meeting.
The teachers committee had no re-
port to make; the building committee
reported several bills. which were
passed upon favorably aud warrants
were ordered drawn for the amounts.
Here the board went out of the regu-
lar order of business through courtesy
toward committee of Ezra Grifliu
Post, Grand Army Of the Republic, No.
1877, which had come for hearing on
the subj ct of introducing into the
curriculum Of the Scranton schools a
course of military education.
Colonel +. L. Hitchcock, on behalf
Of Ezra Griffin Post, was given the
privilege of the floor. He said that the
desire of the veterans was to bring be-
fore the members of the board the
question of including as a part of the
course Of study in the public schools q
military branch whereby the children
would be trained in physical develop.
ment He said the citizen of twenty
years hence will be poor one If he
has not well-rounded body as well al
a well-rounded education.
SCHEME A SUCCESS IN OTHER PLAcEs
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next was granted the privilege OF
the floor. He said that from what h,
had seen of the manner in which tn,
mem bers of the board conducted busi.
ness he had no doubt but that all wer,
in favor of it. The sole reason tha
taxes are levied for school purposes i,
not for the benefit of the pupil individ
uallp; it is that you make him by his
education useful citizen of tn,
state. and 1t is not enough thnt
pupil knows what the fllg is bn
he should know how to support it
The military course is not new Lria
it has long been adopted, and 30 fa
there is not single word of adverse
criticism. In Boston particularly il
, has been successful, and it is now re.