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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
FIRST FRESHMAN CLASS.
Pupils Who Will Share in This Dis.
tinctiOn Next Septpmber.

No. Marion Musser, James Cooper,
Frank Cooper. Roe Stout. Mary Rey-
nolds, Rose Gross, Rose Gallen, Flos-
sic Frank. Josie Corbett. Grace Lutts,
Katie Haggerty, Birtie Sheffield, Mich
ael Coleman, william Pearson, Jesse
Snover, Emma Schimpn, William
Scheldmak.
No. li-Rohert Bradley, Olive Burall.
Gertrude Barrowman. Harriet Coons.
May Davis, Grace Daniels, Helen Fow-
Ter, Christine Fellows. Bessie Fraunfel-
ter Laura Green, Grace Hinman, Ruth
Jones. Edward Morse, Katie O'Neill,
Haydn Oliver, Bertha Powell Lyman
Payne, Norwood Pitcher, Ethel Peck
Gertrude Hammond, Lester Morsa
Blanche Kellow. Talie Davis. William.
Lena Ginader, Maurice Quinn. John
Hulinger, James McAndrem, Frances
Straub. Katie Trainor.
No. Civilian Edgar, Arthur Edgar,
Alexander Hill, Vern Taylor. Harry
Wideman Grace Bell Susie Dawson,
Anna Henry, Ogwen Jones, Esther
Mackey. Susie Watkins, Carl Zeigler,
Rossman Vail, Victor Thuyer
No. 27-James Hogan. Dwight Stat
ford, Maud Capwell Harry Mailery,
Ralph Snowden. Arthur Teal, Charles
Pyle.
No. 2S-Bruce Fordham, Minnie
White, Albert Kellow. Patrick jordan.
Lyrell Grewer. Nellie Van GOrder, Lon
Wade, Nellie Cobb, Mary Cir eley.
No. 33-Mabel Sloat. Anna Russ. Way
land Gates, Charles Huendigis, Bernard
Kelly. .GeorgeW. RUckw ii. Albert Mos
as, Ray Rice, David Landau, c. X. Os-
land. Robert Matthews, Anna Clark
Rudolph Frothingham.
No35-Chales Baas. John Newing.
Eddie Sturdevant. Walter Stevens.
Lawrence Watres, Arthur Schentz.
Helen Clarke. lnez Corbin. .Orpha Corey,
Carrie Stone, Frieda Kann.
No S6-Cora Gscheidle. Mamie Hef-
ner. Agnes Lynott, Flora Levy, Nicia
Nealon. Carrie Roos. Margaret Warner,
Willie kilcullen, Albert Leuthner,
Farnham Mears William j. Schuler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

IN inishing touches are all that are re-
quired to make complete the ar
IEJ rangements for the opening OF
Scranton's new High school. The
u building is virtually completed,
the furnishing is under way, the
faculty has been selected, and the
course of the studies mapped out. Moth
ing remains now but such details as can
be easily attended to in the interval be-
tween now and the opening time in Sep
tember.
Scranton will not only have new
High school building, but new High
school. The opening of the building IN
itself. standing as 1t does ready for
comparison with any high school build
ing in the state, would be of sufficient
Importance to mark an epoch in the
educational history of the city. but the
building. is a secondary consideration
The new. school will be the greatest boon
that has ever come to the youth OF the
city. 1t will bring free college to our
very doors 1t is true ii is not college
and does not essay to furnish the thor
ough education that a college can, but
IL is i'm so many ways akin to college
that it is difficult to draw the dlstinc-
ton.
70 say that a student will receive the
fundamental principles of college
education will probably indicate the
true capacity of the new school tritely
and truely. 1t will take the student up
to that point in college curriculum
where he must begin to do his own
thinking. When that point is reached
perseverance and natural capacity have
more to do with education than the col
lege course In other words, when IA
student has completed the course at the
Scranton High school he is in a position
to take up study on his own account or
to enter an advanced class, sophomore
or possibly junior in the ordinary col
lese.
This is Just the kind Of institution this
city requires and when it becomes thor
oughly understood 1t will be- greatly APP
preciated and controllers and officers of
the board who made this institution pos
sible will have a grateful constituency
Today we present to our readers
sketches and portraits of the new fac
ulty, together with description of the
building, showing its material, construc-
libli anu - uSt VI pupii'
who will be the first to enter the new
school is also appended The faculty
with position and salaries are:
J. G. Lange, principal and instructor
In mathematics. salary 5000.
+. +. Loomis, vice-principal and pro-
fessur of Latin ana Greek, salary. 81 900.
4. II. Welles. professor of chemistry
and botany. salary $1,000
5. S. Friedwald, professor of modern
languages, salary $1,000.
Miss Leah Heath, professor Of litera-
ture and elocution. salary 81 200.
Miss Matte II. Gregg, professor Of
English and mathematics, salary $1,000.
John L. Wagner, assistant in history
and German. salary Sl.2Ov.
A. l.. McCloskey, assistant in mathe-
mates, salary $1,000.
Miss Eliza j. Chase, registrar, salary
$500.
Miss Kathryn a. Haggerty, instructor
in business department. salary $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

moved to Bres,au, the capital of the
province of Silesia. Here he visited the
Gymnasium, intending to study mathe-
matics. for which he had special in
Clination and ability. fortunately FIR
his later profession. he paid particular
attention to languages, studying not
only Latin. Greek and French, but also
Old and Middle, High German and He
brew. Before entering the University
he took i'm 1885 trip to the United
States, to see the country and some of
his relatives.
After staying for six months, he liked
the country 50 we'll that he decided to
make it his home. After doing differ
ent things for the first two years. he
commenced to give during the evenings.
private lessons and soon discovered
that teaching. especially Of modern Ian
guages, was the profession for which he
was best fitted.
Prof Friedwald has been connected
with the Berltz school in Toronto. and
was afterwards director of the Roches-
ter School of Languages. In his
lessons and book he is an advocate OF a
method which he described as "a COM
blnation of the natural or conversations
al and the classical method. and one by
which he has obtained unusual success.
During the twelve months that he
has been i'm this city he has employed
his time in teaching German and
French. privately and in the John Ray
mond Institute. Prof Friedwald is a
noted chess player, being the acknowl-
= 1t, ,t
bringing with him here the champion
ship of lower New York state. He is a
patient and persevering teacher and
has been most successful wherever his
services have been secured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

is one of the faculty of Lafayette col
lege. He was born in Wilkes Barre.
September II, 1864, being "a descendant
of the famous theologian and scientist
Rev. Thomas +. Hunt. whom the older
Scrantonians will remember. His col
lection of scientific books which des-
cended to Prof. Welles formed the nu-
cleus of what is now Il very large and
valuable library. Prof. Welles gradu-
ated as valedictorian of his class at Id
fayette in 1889, after four years in the
regular chemical course. under the
guidance of Prof. Edward Hart. one
of the leading chemists of the country.
From that time till 1892 when he was
made an instructor in chemistry at his
Alma Mater, he gathered valuable eX-
perience in practical chemical work.
being employed in such labratories as
that of Parke, Davis & Co, Detroit.
and the new Marl Tartar company, of
Brooklyn. He received his second ce-
gree as master of sciences from his col
lege during his term of teaching. He
was associate editor of the Journal of
Analytical and Applied Chemistry until
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

Eleventh ward i'm 1864 and since lS6, has
resided at 429 Lackawanna avenue He
received his early education in a Ger
man private school and the public
schools. graduating from the High
school i'm 1881, when Prof. Lorenzo q.
Lahar was principal.
Through the influence Of his professor
he went to Wcsleyn University. NJ .ddle-
town. Conn, where he took the full
classical couse, graduating in the class
of 'Sj with many honors. In September
of that year he was made assistant at
the High school to principal George w.
Phillips and two years later, when Mr..
Phillips was made superintendent of
schools, he succeeded to the principal
ship of the High school. He has taught
every grade in the High school course,
but during the last two years has con-
fined himself to the teaching of Latin,
Greek and German.
Prof Lange is master of the classics
and an able mathematician. He also
possesses executive ability that well fits
him for the responsible position he will
assume in September.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
Aim in Constructing Has Been to
Make IL Fire Proof.

The principal dimensions Of the
building are as follows: Frontage ON
Vine street, POS feet wings 4Ox94; au-
ditorium, protected on three sides by
the main building and wings 9OxlOO;
boiler house 40X4S. 1t Is virtually four
stories high, counting the basement on
the ground floor as the first story.
" Bonds to the amount of $4,000 were
issued to pay for the erection of the
building, and as the committee has
found 1t necessary to top off many dec
orations and other things that could be
dispensed with it Is safe to say that
the structure when completed and fur
nished will cost all of that amount and
possibly little more.
In outward appearance the building
Is unlike any of the other larger struc-
lures of the city. The light brown tint
of the woodwork on the many windows
is novelty to the eye of a Scrantonian
who is accustomed to see the orange
tinted West Mountain stone contrasted
only with grey or some other color that
has a tendency to deaden its general
effect. The delicate stone ornamental
tion of the entrances Is also revelation
to this locality. Another novelty will
be two ornamental flag staffs set on
beautiful bases of stone and iron. set on
either side of the main entrance and
about ten feet from the building.
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MAiN i'> NE'
The main entrance is on Vine street.
1t contains central double door and
two single side doors, all or heavy OAK
set on massive double-actlng hinges. a
hight or ten steps leads TO the main
landing, which is wainscoated to the
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suiiers which cohiiects the reception
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having the washington avenue sac
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

Professor of English and Mathematics.
school, although at the close of the
school year resident of Peru, Neb,
where she held the position of assistant
principal of the Peru State Normal
school, is Pennsylvania by birth. In
Carmichal. Green county, her early life
was spent and she was educated in the
school at Washington. that county.
Having finished the course of study at
that institution. she went to Peoria,
ILL.,. ~here she taught for some time.
A desire for higher education and to
fit herself more thoroughly for teaching
led her to resign her position at Peoria
and enter the Nebraska University,
from which institution she was after
wards graduated. a position was ten
dered her as principal of the High
school at Tecumseh. Neb., which she
accepted and she remained at the head
Of that institution of learning until
elected principal of the Peru Normal
school during the last school year.
Miss Gregg possesses pleasing per-
sonality and has been most successful
teacher She has natural talent for
mathematics and in that department Of
teaching has had brilliant results.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

graduated with honor in 1892, thus fin.
ishing his college course in three years.
While at Bucknell Mr.. Wagner was edi-
tor-in-chief of the Bucknell Mirror.
In 1892 he became principal OF No. 10
school, Scranton, but on account of i'll
health resigned January l, 1894. He was
employed by the Colliery Engineer Co.
till June. 1895. and from June to Sep
tember was again In the printing office.
In September. 1895. he was appointed
principal of Dickson borough grammar
school and in November. 1895. he was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
Prof. Howells election to the superin-
tendancy.
1t will be seen that nearly all Of Mr..
Wagner's life has been shaped by edu-
cational influences, principally those
of the great educator of the common
peOple-the newspaper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
Miss lical. Heath.

Miss Leah Heath who will direct the
departments of literature and elocution,
is a resident Of the West Side and is
best known hereabouts as a lecturer on
art and literature and a teacher of elo-
cution. She is most thorough schol-
an and has had a wide and varied edu-
cational experience. She received her
early education at the public schools,
st. Cecilia's' academy, Merrills pri-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
Miss Eliza j. Chase.

OF Miss Eliza j. Chase there is little
to say and little need be said. When 1t
is told that she began teaching in this
city when she was fourteen years Of
age and that nearly quarter of Il cen-
tury of her life has been spent In
Scranton's high school the story as far
as 1t pertains to this article IL told.
Many of our most prominent citizens
have been her pupils and as every one
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

School, School Of Lackawanna and Key
stone Academy at various times, he en-
tered Wesleyan University. In the
spring of 1883 his father grew alarming
ly i'll and in June Mr.. Wagner came
home and for eleven months had edi-
torial charge of the paper.
In January 1890, John H. Thomas APP
pointed him deputy clerk of the courts,
but his desire for more education saw
him. in September, 1890 at Bucknell
University. where he was a snecial stu
dent. BY dint of untiring work, car
ried on all through his vacations, he
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
SUPERINTENDENT GEORGE HOWELL.

Superintendent George Howell was
born ON the West Side in 1853. He
worked in the breaker and mines during
his boyhood attending the public
schools and studying at home, until 1871
when he went to Pennington seminary
for three years. Following this he spent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
THE COURSE OF STUDY.
Way in Which the Four ear Course
Is Divided.

The branches to be taught have not
been definitely decided upon, but an out
line, as given above. will indicate the
idea the board and superintendent have
In mind In shaping the curriculum.
There will be four courses and each
course will require four years. The
pupil Is given choice Of the course he
or she may wish to take up, but after
that there is nothing elective except in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
SKETCHES OF THE FACULTY.
High Schools Principal.

Prof. Jacob C.. Lange, who will con-
tinue in the position of principal of the
High school which he has held for over
nine years, needs scarcely any intro
duction to Scrantonians. He has spent,
it might be said, his whole life in Scran-
tons pulic schools. He was born in the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
A. II. WELLES,

Professor of Chemistry and Botany.
it was combined with the Journal of the
American Chemical society, which is
the official organ of the National Chem
ical society He is now secretary Of the
Lehgh Valley section of the American
Chemical society.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

return he became principal of Keystone
academy. where he has since remained
conducting the business affairs of the
academy and teaching Latin.
The Board of Control feel deep graf
ification at securing such an instructor
for the High school corps and the peo-
pie of Scranton will no doubt share In
this qualification. when 1t becomes bet
ter acquainted with Prof. Loomis' abil-
ity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
Prof, :. =. FrieiWaIG.

S. S. Friedwald, professor of modern
languaC Ces, was born July Is. 1869. in a
small town of Eastern Prussia. In or
der to give to the children more than
public school education, his parents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

who has attended the high school DUR
ing her time knows her worth 1t would
be superfiuous to dwell upon IT here.
Miss Chase's duties will be somewhat
varied, assisting in several departs
ments and doing the work of registrar.
Her experience in high school work and
her versatility admirably befit her for
these duties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
Miss Kathryn A. HaggertY.

Miss Kathryn A. Haggerty, principal
Of the business department. is. educa-
tionally speaking. a product of our local
schools She was born on the West
Side and in the public schools there res
ceived her first introduction into the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
IICartlcSS Wretch.

"What makes you SO unhappy. Maud?"
81 proposed to Harry Duane, and he re.
fused mc!'
ibid he give any reason?"
"Yes; he said 1t wasn't sudden enough"
Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

the instances indicated in the ia BILE, such
as the choice between German and
French, which is the rule followed in
nearly all colleges.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
Miss Matte ii. Gregg.

Miss Matte Fl. Gregg, who will teach
English and mathematics in the High
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22

Albert Hunt Welles. M. s.. who will
have charge of the chemistry classes,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-09-10
SPIDERS FOR PARTNERS.
A Sirup Bother Who Utilities the Services
of 5000 Insects.

A sirup bother has improved upon
the prison lesson of Bruce, says Science.
He has taken the spider into partner
ship in the working of one OF his i'm
portant departments. Flies, cock
reaches and other insects, attracted by
his sweets and encouraged by the gen
ial air of his bottling room, used to in
terfere with his work, get into his bot
ties, steal his goods and worry him to
death" Some 6,000 Spiders now make
their home on the ceiling and walls of
his bottling department.. Said the bot
tier to On interviewer:
'"These creatures know more than a.
great many people. Spiders do not care
for sweet things and never drop into my
vats or get into my bottles. I never
disturb them except to feed them oc-
casionally. They appear to know my
call and viii come out and feed from
my hand or take fly from my finger.
"They shut themselves UP - during
most Of the winter months in their lit
tie nests you see stuck like daubs Of
mud about the ceiling. When winter
comes brush away all the webs. They
prefer to weave new ones every spring.
II have been running this spider farm
only two years, but find my little part
hers Indispensable. They viii not en-
dure III the place a single fly or insect
that is a plunderer of sweets and
Sirl1nc ~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-09-10
QUEENS UNCOMFORTABLE.
The Red Tape of the palace Was Odious
to Marie AntOinette.

In Baron Rothschild's recent book of
anecdotes he tells some curious tales of
the extremely stringent rules Of ETH
quette which prevailed at the French
court in the reign of Louis XVI. Marie
Antoinette christened the Comtesse de
Noailles Mime. Etiquette" Once when
she fell from donkey in her private
grounds, she jumped to her feet and
cried out laughing: $50 and fetch Nine.
de Noailles; she will tell us what is pre-
scribed for a queen of France when
she falls off donkey"
One cold winter night, when the queen
was undressing, the maid was handing
her the chemise du mutt, when the lady
in waiting came in, to whom, as being
of superior rank, the garment had to be-
given over, says the Mirror. She could
not touch it, however, until she had re-
moved her gloves, and before that opera
ton had been performed the Duchess
dOrleans. Il princess of the blood, turn
ed up, and after her the Comtesse de
Provence, who was of higher rank still,
So that the cheInise had to be handed
down from one TO the other, while the
queen stood waiting and shivering. At
last, unable to contain herself any
longer, she exclaimed: 1T is obiousl
What r nuisance!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-09-10
LAY PREACHERS.
English Lords Who Deliver SUNDAY Dis
courses.

courses.
Emperor Williams taste for preach
ing, even where there is duty quail
fed ecclesiastic within reach, is far
more common fancy than most people
might be willing to imagine. Under the
circumstances it is difficult to under
stand the surprise which has been
caused by his insistence in delivering
the Sunday discourse during the recent
yachting trip in the Mediterranean, al
though he had on board with him the
chief of the court chaplains
Thus in England there are at least
dozen secular members of the house
Of lords who, not content with preaching
to their own households and tenants,
actually travel about in England and on
the continent preaching wherever they
can find either a congregation or a pull
Fit at their disposal.
Several of them, such as, for instance,
Lord Radstock, have incurred the wrath
OF foreign governments in consequence
of their religious zeal.
The young Earl Beauchnmp is an
ether of these lay preachers. but he con-
fines his ministrntions to the East end
Of London. Then there is Lord b. met,
married to an American wife and heir
TO the earl of Tankerville, who has been
arrested for street preaching on several
occasions.
The present duke of Hamilton does a
little in the preaching line, chiefly
among the poorer classes of London.
But none of these peers come anywhere
near the late earl of Shaftesbury so far
as pulpit oratory is concerned, the earl
being known by the nickname of 1.-The
lay bishop"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-09-10
MARVELLOUS RESULTS.

From a letter written by Rev. j
Gunderman, of Dimondale. Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract: Il
have no hesitation in recommending
DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the re
suits were almost marvellous in the case
of my wife. While l was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rives junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible par
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. A
friend recommended Dr. Kings New
Discovery. 1t was quick in its work
and highly satisfactory in results.
Trial bottles free at Henry Hinrichs'
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