The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-12

1t is estimated that nearly $4,000
pupils will this morning report for
study in the public schools of Scranton.
The number will be about 700 greater
than attended the opening session at
this time last year.
Tnc yastncss of the public school
system of a city of the size OF Scranton
may be appreciated from the statement
that the city employs 297 teachers, in
cluding the corce at the High school,
and has 81 school buildings and . oc-
cupied annexeS for overcrowded build
ings. These figures show an average
of about "A pupils per teacher and 1873
pupils per building, assuming that the
seven annexcs have a capacity Of two
average-sized buildings.
During the summer vacation all the
buildings have been thoroughly re-
paired and renovated. Each pupil
will have Il single seat, the old system
of seating two pupils together having
been abolished in every building. 9th
er improvements have been made
gradually or recently until now no city
in the country excels Scranton in point
of general equipment. sanitary pre-
cautions and other arrangements for
the mental and physical welfare of the
rising generation.
NEW BUILDINGS.
No new buildings are to be opened
tomorrow, although one, No. 9, in the
Eleventh ward, is we'll under way and
will be ready for occupancy about
Jan. /. During the last two years,
however. the following modern and
built; Nos. 6, in the Eighth ward; 10,
Nineteenth ward; 13, Fifteenth ward;
Is, Twentieth ward Is. Fourteenth
ward; 10. Fourth ward; %, Third
ward, and 2S, Thirteenth ward. The
need of even more facilities is shown
in the existence of one annex on the
South Side, two in Petersburg, one on
the HILL" one in the North End and
two on the West Side.
There will be no confusion this morn
ing in assigning pupils to their proper
grades. as all the promotions We're
made at the close of the spring term.
Each pupil knows which grade and
room he or she will enter and this
knowledge will save the teachers much
trouble. During this week all pupils
will be admitted without permits, but
thereafter permits must be secured at
the office of the superintendent of
schools in the city hall. This rule is
to prevent the overcrowding of rooms
where the enrollments will be system
atized this week.
Some of the buildings will receive in
certain rooms more pupils than they
can accommodate. This is the case
every year, however, and the over
| crowdinE will be overcome by proper
distribution under Superintendent
Howelrs direction. The building:
which will most likely require his at
| tention today and tomorrow are: No
II in the Fifth ward; II in the SeconC
ward; SO in the Ninth ward, and S6 il
| the Seventeenth ward.
| FORCE OF TEACHERS.
The force of teachers is about tn,
same as last year. The only change il
a principalship is at No. building
where William Fitzgerald succeed
| Professor John p. Quinnan, retired. Al
the 1897 teachers, excluding the few
who have resigned on account of re
moval from the city, retirement or mar
riage have reported, excepting Mis-
Amsden, of No. 36, and Miss Lizzi
Evans, of No. IS. Miss Amsden is 4
at Brooklyn, n. Y, and Miss Evans i
| Wales, where she went last summer o
account of i'll health. Their places wi
be occupied temporarily by Miss Burk
and Miss Lulu Leader, respectively.
The office of the secretary of the boar
of control will be open at o'clock thi
morning for the purpose of receivin
contract signatures from teachers VIII
have neglected this important obliga
tion. TO comply with the law it
necessary for teacher to sign a cor
tract before he or she can draw a sal
AIRY. Before contract can be signed
the teacher must show his or her Gel