The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-14

C; Mrs. X. Greenstead. Prim A: Mir
lam Miller. Irim. A: Mary A. Knapp,
Prim. r.; Catherine s. Pollock. Prim. Il;
Ida \. Snyder. Prim. C; Jessie NJ. Gay,
Prim. C;
No. si.-Emily A. Brainard, Prin.,
Prim. C: Kate Smith, Prim Il.
No. 35-Lizzie f. Mackey, Prin.,
Gram. A and Il: Sarah Ruddy, Gram.
c Int A: Sophia y. Gay, Int. A: Louise
NJ. Barnes: IntB; Emma s. Rhodes,
Int. G; Florence Drinker Prim. A;
Clara Neimeyer, Prim b; Ellen Il.
Webb, Prim. c.
No. 36-Elizabeth r Stevenson, Prin.,
Gram. A; Lettie +. Cliff. Gram. r;
Mary Porcher. Gram. C.: Teresa Smith,
int. A; Rose Cohen, Int. Il; Anna l..
Amsden, Int C; Grace Rose. Prim. \;
Miriam Worser, Prim. A: Eva Short,
Prim. b; Gertrude De Graw. Prim. e:
Ella Il. Osland, Prm. c; Marion II.
Dyer Prlm G.
No. Anrex.--Minnie A. Rafter, Prim.
Z and =.
No, S7.--Mary f.. Hurley, Prim.
Supervisor OF Drawing.--Mrs Lucy
Booth.
THE NEW APPOINTEES.
Messrs. Wagner and McCloskey and
the Misses Chase and Haggerty are new
oIi tHc new hlSh s'iioci
staff. the others having been appointed
at previous meetings.
Prof. Wagner was assistant princi-
pal at the old high school, and prev
ious to that was an instructor in the
Colliery Engineer School of Mines and
the public schools He is graduate
Of the high school and Bucknell uni
versity. Prof. McCloskey is at present
an instructor in Williams Business Col
lege and has had twelve years exper-
ience in teaching. Miss Chase is one
of the best known Of our public school
teachers, having been an assistant at
the high school for many years. Miss
Haggcrty is principal of the shorthand
department at Williams Business COL
lege and has taught in the other de-
partments of that college.
The appointment of Prof. McCloskey
was somewhat of surprise. There
We're three candidates for the position,
j. T.. Williams, eX-principal of the Dun
more public schools: Frank Littell, of
the National Observatory at Washing
ton and Prof. McCloskey The high
and training school committee, it
seems. split on Littell and Williams and
the result was that some of them would
not agree to the report. Messrs. Davis
and Carson however, resolved to pre-
sent the report and accordingly did,
naming their choice Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Schrieffer moved to approve the
report with the exception Of the ap-
pointing of Williams This was agreed
to. Then he moved to substitute Lit
tell for Williams. saying that Littell
was Scranton man and that Williams
had not been recommended by Superin-
/ tendent Howell. A wrangle between
Mr.. Carson and Mr.. Schrefer over the
| question as to whether or not Williams
had been recommended by the superin-
tendent resulted in Superintendent
Howell being called before the board.
When acquainted with the difficulty the
superintendent said that he had recon-
mended Williams, as well as the other
candidates, but some charges had been
intmated against him and another
meeting of the committee was to have
been held yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss these charges. The meeting was
held but the charges against Williams
had not been dismissed as far as he
knew.
The superintendent did not seem to
take kindly to the position he had been
placed in and with some wrath told the
board that he did not propose to do the
work of the High and Training school
committee, but that if the board wanted
him to appoint a man he would do it
and do it mighty quick. Then ne retir-
| nJ M TOT In, hot ba
perintendent be called in and asked to
name which man he thought was the
best qualified for the position. In an
informal way it was agreed by a num-
Der of the members especially the ad-
herents of Mr.. Williams. that whoever
was the choice of the superintendent
would be appointed. Then Superinten-
| dent Howell was called in and to the
surprise of everybody he recommended
McCloskey in account of his long ex-
perience and the fact that he would
| not only be a competent assistant in
mathematics but could be utilized in
the business department.
MCLOSKEY APPOINTED.
A motion to appoint McCloskey was
carried by a vote of II ayes 8 nays as
follows
Ayes-Francois, OMalley, Davis, Car.
son, Devaney. Conrad. Jennings, VIII.
iams, Bangan. Notz. Gibbons-ll
Nays - Mitchell. Wormser, Welsh
schaeffer. Walsh Jacobs, Schriefer Ba..
ker, LargstaT 3.
Prof. McCloskey was duly declared
the appointee. The teachers commit
tee report also met with opposition. Mr.
Francois wanted the appointment o
Miss Williams at No. "a. in his ward
stricken out of the report because h,
had not been consulted about the ap
pointment. The board would not agre,
to this and the entire report was ap
proved. Mr.. Francois and Mr.. O'Mal
ley voted against the report and Mr.
Jennings declined to vote at all
Some of the changes which the repor
shows are as follows: w. r. Graves Il
transferred from No. So to succeed
Michael II. Jordan at No. .. the latte
going to Dunmore as principal of tn,
public schools of that place. Lizzie L
Mackey goes from No. 1 to No. 80. t,
succeed Prof. Graves. Josie ID. Lee
goes from No. to the principalship o
new No. 10 building. Jennie Wehrunl
a new teacher, succeeds Miss Lees a
No g. Esther Moses, who has been sub
stituting at No. IA, has her appointment
made permanent. Hattie Fellows re
cejves permanent appointment at No
10. Frances O'Connor is transferred
from No. to No. q to succeed Nelli
Bell. resigned. Margaret Jameson il
transferred from No. IA annex to No. 8
to take the place of Sophie Wade, re
signed. Louise NJ. Barnes, substitute
at No. 35, has her position made perma
nent. Mabel Watrous, new teacher
succeeds to the position at No. mad
vacant by the transfer of Jennie Bon
ear to No q.
The teachers committee recommend