The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-12

Last nights stated meeting of the
board of control was almost exclusive
ly confined to business contained in the
reports of committees. The very little
of new business was routine and unim-
portant.
The teachers committee report was
presented by Mr.. Barker and involved
a number of transfers and appoint
ments and changes of salary. 1t was
as follows:
That the appointment of Myrtle Watrous
to No. ;, of Mrs. NJ. j. Dempsey to Nc. II,
Mabel Yost and Anne Jones to No. Is An
mex, Kate Mullen to No 81 Annex, Name
G. Kelly to No. 80. be made permanent.
That Miss Emily Evans be transferred
from Primary c. in No. II to the position
of third assistant to Mr.. Hughes, same
building.
That Minnie Rinker be transferred from
No. 81 to Primary c in No. A.
That Miss Martha Jones be transferred
from No. 81 Annex to Primary A. i'm No
81, and that her appointment be made per-
manent.
That Miss Mary Ruddy be transferred
from No IA to Primary c. in No. 30 Annex,
and that her appointment be made perma-
nent.
That Miss Kathryne Hicks be appointed
Williams be transferred from No. q 10
No 2G, and Miss Grace Hicks from No 26
to No q.
We recommend the following additional
rules regarding the pay Of teachers:
MATTER OF SALARIES.
That the salary of any teacher who has
taugh in this district for fifteen years or
more shall not be affected by change OF
grade
That anneXes located on the same lot as
principal buildings shall be regarded as
part of the principal building. These two
rules to take effect with the month COM
mencing Tan. IL. 1897.
That w. L. Schimpff, recently appointed
principal of No. %, shall receive the sal
ary which was paid to l.. A. Lange.
That the salary of the secretary's clerk
be fixed at $40 per month.
That the rule governing night school
salaries be changed to read that principals
having two years experience instead of
three in teaching night schools receive $35
per month, this rule to take effect from
Jan. /, 1897.
The report was adopted, excepting
that portion relating to teachers sal
aries, which, it was agreed between
the cnrun'tteo and members, should be
referred back to the former for recon-
ton of the board rules.
Tho committee announced that it
would make q formal visitation to the
night schools next Tuesday night
1t was recommended by the building
committee that the lots purchased of
O'Malley and OBoyle in the Third
ward be advertised for sale by the
board; that the plans originally in
tended for No IS school be adopted for
No. 10, and that the secretary advertise
for bids for furnishing the heating and
ventilating appliances. The recon-
mendations We're approved.
INSPECTION OF NO 10.
1t was announced on behalf of the
committee that the new No. 16 building
in the Fourteenth ward would be for
mally inspected Friday afternoon at .
o'clock.
Bids for furnishing and erecting the
heating and ventilating systems and
sanltares in the new No. SO and %
schools We're received from b. c.. Car
penter, of Wilkes Barre the Hunt &
Connell company and the Smead d
Wills company They We're referred
to the building committee with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing.
At the request of Mr. Barker the
board listened to the reading of a let
ter from Calvin w. Parsons, mechan-