The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-28

Just when last nights board of con-
troll meeting began or ended would be
a difficult question for the members
themselves to answer this morning, but
for the fact that the entire session of
two and half hours was confined to
business contained under the head of
reports of committees" Councils are
unruly, sometimes, but they have lost
the real distinction for unruliness as
last nights session of the controllers
showed
There was q wrangle over teacher
appointments, over the hours for high
school sessions and over the act of Mr..
Casey, as chairman of the text book
committee in personally ordering 500
dictionaries at SIPS each without au-
thority of the committee or the sup
erntendent of schools. There were
other avenues of turmoil and nobody
was sorry that the meeting concluded
at 1926 O'clock after having transacted
business that ought to have been dis
posed of in a few minutes.
designations were received from Miss
Louise Brainard, No. 81 school, and
Miss Minnie S. Gibbons, No. II school,
and referred to committee. Their
places were filled before action was
taken on their designations or that of
Miss b. C. Durkin, No. 16, whose let
ter of resignation was read at the last
meeting.
Mr.. Carson, of the teachers commit
tee, made the following report.
The teachers committee present the fol-
lowing report: We recommend that resig-
nations of Miss b. c. Durkin, No. 16, and
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That Miss Annie e. Griffin, be transferred
from No. s to No. 81 That Miss Mary e.
Keenan, be appointed to No. 8. That Miss
Eliza j. McNally and Miss Alice Gerrity
be appointed to No. 16. That Miss Mary
i. Mahon be appointed to No. 13. That
Miss Kate Jordan be appointed to No. %.
A MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Schriefer presented a minority
report signed by four members, al
though he and others had agreed, it
was stated, to the foregoing at meet
ing of the committee. The minority
report contained the following:
We, the minority members of the teach
ers' committee recommend the following
appointments: Miss Alice Gerrity, pri-
mary A, No. 16, to I'll vacancy caused by
resignation of Miss Durkin; Miss Kellow
be transferred from No. is annex to new
room in No. 16; Miss Mary Daniels to an
mex No. Is, vacancy caused by transfer
of Miss Kellow; Miss Kate Jordan, new
room at No. %: Miss Mary Mahon, new
room at No. 10: Miss Annie Griffin be
transferred from No. to primary a at
No. 81; Miss Mary Keenan, to No. s to fill
vacancy by transfer of Miss Griffin; Miss
Mary Riddle to primary b, No. II, va
cancy by resignation of Miss Minnie Glib
bOns.
Fl. ]. O'Malley, p. j. Langan, John De-
vaney, o. b. Schriefer.
Then ensued nearly three-quarters of
ar hour of debate pro and con on the
reports as a whole and in part, Presi-
dent Jennings relinquishing the chair
to Mr.. Welsh for g period and entering
into the oratorical struggle. 1t was
ended by the tedious process of aye
and nay voting which resulted as fol-
lows: Miss Kelly was substituted for
Miss Mahon at No. 13 on motion Of
Mr.. Williams, Miss Lucy Cook for Miss
Gerrity at No. 16 on motion of Mr..
Jennings and Miss Mary Daniels for
Miss McNally at No. 16 on motion OF
Mr. Davis.
The majority report of Mr.. Carson
was then adopted excepting as changed
by the motions of Messrs. Williams,
Jennings and Davis.
Mr.. Langan, chairman of the high
and training school committee present.
ed the following report:
Having exc mined the curriculum pro-
gramme We respectfully recommend the
adoption of the following daily pro-
gramme:
First period. $50 to 9.15
Second period, 9.l5 to 10
Third period, 10 to 10.45.
lntermission, 1045 to H.
Fourth period, II to 1l.45.
Fifth period, 1l.45 to 1890.
OPPOSED THE REPORT.