The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-10
An Increased ATTENDANCE
Over One Thousand New Pupils in
Public Schools Of the City.
HIGH SCHOOL BREAKS RECORD
No Figures Can BE Given rs Yet. but
Superintendent Estimates That In.
crease Is PropOrtionntc with Last
Year, with O6O New Students.

From incomplete reports received up
to yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Superintendent Phillips estimated that
there We're over a thousand new pupils
in attendance at the public schools,
which opened yesterday. Last year
the increase was 960 over the former
year. MIR. Phillips thinks there is n
proportional increase this year. In
several schools overcrowded rooms are
reported. but 1t is thought that when
the proper distribution Is made all the
overcrowded rooms will be relieved.
The high school broke all previous
records by enrolling 1S0 pupils. Ninety
of these came from the Junior high
schools Nos. l. g. IA and %. Forty are
last years juniors. who will from this
years graduating class. There are
twenty-siN young ladies and fourteen
young gentlemen In the graduating
class. The high schools temporary
quarters are in Liberty hail, Washing
ton avenue. Thirty-siN new seats Will
be necessary to accommodate the In
creased attendance.
No. ~ school Opened.
No. 81 building. on Columbia avenue.
was opened for the first time. with
Professor J. Il. Hawker as principal.
and the staff of old No. - and Dickson
avenue annex rs assistants.
Several changes in the staff of teach
ers was made necessary. two by res
ignations. one by death. one by an ac-
cident and several by sickness. The
vacancy at No. 4. caused by the death
of Miss Maria Walsh. will be filled by
transfer. Miss Anna Rose succeeds
Miss Anna bartholomew at No. &c.
Miss Bartholomew having gone to Salt
Lake City, to teach in a conservatory
of music. Miss Belle Doud is substi-
tuting at No. -. in place of Miss Mar
garet Lewis. who is ill., Miss Jennie
Durkin is assisting Miss Jennie Lees at
No. 3. until Miss Lizzie Penman. who
was injured in n runaway accident,
can resume her place. Miss Sarah
Ruddy Is substituting at No. for Miss
Florence Colvin. who Is i'll. Miss Rose
Bechtold is temporarily filling the va
cancy at No. 16, caused by the resigna-
tion of Miss Eliza Ward. Miss Agnes
Miss Sarah Rogers, who Is i'll. David
Owens is substituting at No. II. Gram
mar Il.
Al the Training school.
The training school opened with a
small attendance, but in a few weeks
it is expected that the number will be
increased to thirty.
Mrs. Lucy Booth. supervisor of draw
ing. will meet the teachers of the diff
ferent grades in Liberty hall as fol-
lows: Primary C. Sept. IL; Primary
Il. Sept. lS; Primary a, Sept. 16: In
termediate c, Sept. III Intermediate Il.
Sept. IS; intermediate A, Sept. 49,;
Grammar and Preparatory, Sept. 20.
ST. Thomas college also opened yes
terday with the largest enrolment Of
students in the history of the institu-
tion. The new rector, Rev. ID. j. Mac
Godrlck was highly gratified by the
attendance. and pleased with the out
look for the future.
The Farr compulsory education bill
cannot be made operative until next
spring. when the county assessors
make their returns, as no appropriation
was made for special census.