The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-31
NEW TEXT BOOKS
ADOPTED BY BOARD
Lively Debate Ensued After Committee
Report Was Read.
WAS OPPOSED BY Mr.. JENNINGS
President Mitchell Thought He Was
Exceeding the Bounds Of Courtesy
and Told Him to Take His Seat.
George steele Named as J nitOr Of
High schOOi..Saiaries OfTwO Jani.
tors Were Increased.

sessions of the year. The adoption OF
/ text books was the matter that caused
! the trouble and before 1t was disposed
of several of the controllers were
/ warmer shan even the parspiration in
duCing atmosphere warranted. The
report with regard to the text books
was as follows:
The text book committee report that
I they have cOnscited teachers of the dis
, trict and recommend the adoption of the
! rci,aw!rg text books for the Scranton pub
lie gchuo!s. Harpcr's Barnes and Ha-
! 2cn's readers; Buffers Biographies; Tar
bells prdmmars Nos. and ., and Whit
ney & IGcEwcods No. 3: Mines arithme'
tics. Montgcmery's histories: Swintoh
sr,allcrs: Stowells physiologies: Hun
al.ohras: Bardcen'S writing books, ant!
/ Wales vertical system of pcnmanshlp
, (senetD ". S. Langstan, George
! NitchoiS o. T.. Schreifer, +. J. Langan.
/ 4. walsh, e. s. Jacobs. committee.
| The new books in this list are HaZ-
! ems readers, Tarbcll's and Whitney
, 4. T.ackwood's Grammars. Hull's aigre-
bras and Valcs' vertical system OF
/ .cnCansHip.
! the REPORT ATTACKED.
/ when this report was read Mr. Jen-
] uinTs r,uGr and attacked II on the
, ground that bids for books should be
advertised for: hat committee nt
+ school teachers should have been call d
i IN to consult with the committee about
/ the selection Of the books, and that
: the prices of the books did not accom-
, pany the report. He also had some
! Caustic things to say about the short
notice given the members of the conf
nttcc for Wednesday nights meeting
! when the committee adopted the text
BOOKS.
/ Mr.. Jennings remarks brought re.
! piy from President Mitchell, who de-
/ Tended the action of the committee in
! a speech OF several minutes duration.
He quoted the prices the books will
cost the district. said the men who
will Furnish them are willing to take
/ the new and secondhand books now
( In possession Of the district in exchange,
I aad took exception to the inn
putation that there was any
/ thing savOrnE of a SNAP" about
! "Wednesday nights meeting. He also
stated that the opinion OF fifteen Of
, with regard to the books but their
names were not made public for
reasons which the committee deemed
good and sufficient.
During the remarks Of President
Mitchell, he said some other things
which Mr.. Jennings believed were
meant for him, and when the presi-
dent finished Mr.. Jennings promptly
| took the floor and retOrted in a way
that brought the president to his feet
also.
NO PERSONALITIES ALLOWED.
You will refrain from personalities"
he said, as he pounded his desk with his
gavel
Il am answering you, and will be as
personal as / think necessary to do so.
YOU Rave TO right to interrupt me. Wiat
l said | am responsible for"
Il am also responsible for what I
have said" was President Mitchelrs
! answer. and will maintain my posi-
ton even If have to name you"
This brought forth another vehement
rejoinder from Mr.. Jennings, which
brought the presidents gavel down a
number of times with suddenness that
Knocked jump out Of several of the
controllers.
you sit down." was the presidents
command to Mr.. Jennings You can't
ihduige in any personalities here; I'll
not allow it,"
Mr.. Jennings did not sit down. but
ne dld start on a different tack and
notice Given of the committee meeting
ana departure from the old custom of
advertising for bids for books and of
bringing In the teachers of the schools
10 meet in conference with the members
OF committee he asked that Suucrin.
tendent Howell be brought before thr
board to give his opinion of
the books they We're considering.
This was not done. Speeches
or conciliatory nature were
made by Controllers Wormser and Glib
bons and then the report of the commit.
tee was put and adopted, Controllers
Jennings and Casey being the only ones
10 vote against 1t. On motion of o, Is.
Schriefer the president and secretary
were directed to execute con .racts for
the hooks adopted.
JANITOR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr.. Gibbons wanted to know If a ian.
itor had been appointed for tn, High
school and Mr. Wormser Informed him
that the High school committee. which
rad the matter in charge, was unable
~ agree upon suitable person, Mr.
N"iSh thtrcupon moved that the board
proceed to elect one, which Mr.. Worm
ser agreed would be the shortest Way
out oJ thc difficulty. He :irst moved
mat the salary OF the janitor which
the committee fixed at 800 a month.
i" approved. That portion of the conf
niitter's report was adopted ana MIR.
Walsh Then named George Steele OF the
Ninth ward as Il candidate for iautor.
Mr.. Gibbons named George C:ow,ier.
The vote resulted as follow:
3tceir-Mi.chell, Francois, Carson.
Wornscr, Walsh, Schaefer. Jacobs. win.
ihins, Schrleier, Dar;.er, i.aEgstuit-ll.
'foWdc"--oM Mdl.'r, Davies, Casey, De.
rannsy, Conrad, Wash, Jennings. Ian.
San, NdtE. GihDens--lO
Mr.. steele was declared elected. lie
is rlachinist and was formerly en-
poNeu in the shops Of the Dickson
Manufacturing Company.
The building committee made a report
awarding to Nj. J. Ruddy for t2.rD5, the
contract for grading. building a retain
ing wall, etc. OF No. 13. The committee
also recommended accepting the orpo-
osition of the Economy Light. Heat &.
Power Company for heating No. 33.
The report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Nota the Evanrel-
tor