Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-15
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
FURNITURE QUESTION DECIDED ON
TUESDAY EVENING.
j. ID. Myers Awarded the Contract to
Furnish the New Buildfng-A High
School, with FOur-Year Course OF
Study, to BE Established.

Furnish the New Building-A High
School, with a Four-Year Course OF
Study, to BE Established.
Messrs. Mccarthy, Ferry, Welsh, Rute
and Timony comprised the borough
school board attending the meeting held
on Tuesday evening. The board de-
cided to pay Contractor Cunnius $500. as
first payment on the new school build
ing. President Mccarthy read IA letter
from County Superintendent Harrison,
relative to establishing a high school
in Freeland. The superintendent dwelt
at length on the various grades of
schools that may be instituted, and in
dcated his approval of the desire to es-
tabish school of this nature with
moderate course. Mr.. Harrison also
called attention to the late act of assem-
bly,, which prescribes the course of high
schools and limits the extent of the
same, and for which an additional APP
preparation, graded according to the
course and term adopted, can be obtain
ed from the state. BY reference to the
act of assembly it was learned that a
four-year course would be the most de-
sirable to adopt at present. Secretary
Ferry offered motion, which was sec
onded by Mr.. Timony, to institute a
high school of Il four-year course. The
motion carried unanimously.
The appropriation for the high school
may possibly amount to $500, and every
board receiving this additional aid from
the state shall, according to law, employ
at least one teacher legally certified to
teach bookkeeping, civics, general his
tory, algebra, geomentry, trigonometry
including plane surveying, rhetoric
English literature, Latin including
Caesar, Virgil and Cicero, and the
elements of physics, chemistry including
the chemistry of soils, botany, geology,
and zoology including entomology.
The following bills were presented for
publishing two proposal notices, one to
contractors and builders, the other to
painters and furnishers: TRIBUNE, S1.20;
Progress, 81. so; Press, $500. The board
decided unanimously to accept and pay
the TRIBUNE's bill and return the others
for correction, owing to the rates being
considered too high.
The board decided to furnish the new
schools with single desks and seats.
Director Welsh moved, and Mr. Rute
seconded to give the order for furniture
to the lowest bidder, M. +. Naughton, at
$l.sO for all sizes. The merits of this
furniture, in comparison with the speci-
mems of other desks placed before the
board, came in for some discussion, and
it was declared to be unfit for school
room. The motion was lost and the
board decided to buy a desk Of good
quality. Secretary Ferry moved and
Mr.. Welsh seconded, to adopt the Victor
folding-top desk, manufactured by Thos.
p. Kane & Co., of Chicago. The motion
carried, all voting for it except Mr..
Rute. The order was awarded to j. d.
Myers, agent for Kane & Co., at 81. 80 for
the larger sizes, and Sa.65 for the smaller
sizes.
The board also decided to place the
order for recitation seats, teachers
desks and chairs with Mr.. Myers.
President Mccarthy suggested that
some action be taken on the question of
the proposed examination of teachers,
and stated the advisabiity of selecting a
new examining board. The suggestion
did not meet with the approval of the
board, and Director Rute offered a
motion, which was seconded by Mr..
Welsh, to rescind the previous motion to
hold competitive examination, and ap-
point teachers in the regular way.
The motion carried, all voting for it, ex-
cept President Mccarthy.
Mrs. j. M. Hadesty asked to be exon
Grated from the payment of school tax.
The matter was laid over.
The board decided to adopt steam heat
for the new school building, and in
structed the secretary to advertise for
bids for placing the same.
The board adjourned, to hold a special
meeting on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock
to appoint teachers.
Failed to Select u Chairman.
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